A Punch Shatters Tang San's Dream!

"Dugu Yan, I have already found a way to neutralize your poison... It is not too late to surrender now. Out of respect for your grandfather, I will not make things difficult for you; otherwise, you will suffer a miserable fate!" Tang San stood up, his Purple Demon Eye flickering with an eerie light as he spoke coldly to Dugu Yan.

"Heh? Such arrogant words!"

Dugu Yan sneered, "Try breaking this move of mine first!"

As the words fell...

Dugu Yan vaulted with her serpentine body, and while she swept backward, she flicked her fingers toward Tang San in mid-air...

"Swish, swish, swish..." The venom rained down, covering Tang San.

"Hmm..."

Tang San frowned, but in the eyes of his Purple Demon Eye, this rain of venom was clearly visible...

The trajectory, the arc...

He could even dodge them with ease...

But, one cannot defend forever without eventually making a mistake.

He had to engage in close-quarters combat; he could not let her maintain her distance.

Only by closing the gap would he have a chance to make her succumb to his poison again!

Thinking of this, Tang San steeled his heart. Stepping with the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, he dodged the venom while nimbly maneuvering closer to Dugu Yan...

If he encountered something he couldn't fully dodge, he would barely deflect it with his Mysterious Jade Hand, then quickly neutralize it with the internal energy of his Mysterious Heaven Skill.

Just like that, in a dance of retreat and advance, the two of them had traversed more than half of the Soul Fighting Platform...

Finally, seeing that he was getting closer and closer to Dugu Yan...

"Now!"

Tang San's left hand dropped as if unintentionally, and his index finger moved twice without a trace. Xiao Wu, who had been standing in the back looking for an opening, keenly captured this subtle movement.

He had led Dugu Yan across most of the Soul Fighting Platform not just to dodge venom or seek a close-range opening, but also to force Dugu Yan to change her position, compelling the others from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team behind her to expose themselves.

Just as his teacher had taught him, a Control-type Soul Master must maintain control over the entire battlefield at all times!

"Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon!"

The moment he closed in on Dugu Yan, Tang San channeled his power and clawed at the air toward her...

"Hum!"

In an instant, an invisible force enveloped Dugu Yan, forcibly pinning her in mid-air and even pulling her toward Tang San...

"What?" Dugu Yan's pupils constricted.

Before she could react...

"Puchi!"

The clothes on Tang San's back suddenly tore, and immediately after, several spider legs lunged toward Dugu Yan...

It was Tang San's soul bone, the Eight Spider Lances!

"Puh..."

The speed of the Eight Spider Lances, combined with the forced restraint of the Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, left Dugu Yan with no time to take any countermeasures.

One spider leg pierced through Dugu Yan's shoulder like a spear...

"Yanzi..."

From afar came Ye Lingling's cry of alarm. She lunged forward to close the distance, and in the next second, the healing of the Nine Heart Begonia was about to fall upon Dugu Yan.

"Don't even think about it!"

A flash of pink light erupted as Xiao Wu punched Ye Lingling back. With a flurry of fists and kicks, she rained attacks down like a storm, not seeking to defeat her, but merely to interfere and prevent her from using the Nine Heart Begonia to heal Dugu Yan.

"I advise you not to move recklessly!"

Tang San turned his head, easily dodging the "poison arrow" Dugu Yan shot while enduring her pain. Looking at this woman who still refused to admit defeat, his voice was cold and sharp: "This thing of mine has a rather nasty temper. If it tears you to shreds, don't blame me!"

"Tang San, you are despicable!" Ye Lingling, who was struggling against Xiao Wu in the distance and being pushed back step by step, gritted her teeth.

"I am despicable? Heh..."

Tang San sneered, "You forced me to reveal my trump card; you have brought this death upon yourself! That I didn't kill you immediately is already out of respect for your grandfather! Otherwise, you would already be a cold corpse by now!"

At the end of his words, his tone rose sharply!

As he spoke, he looked coldly at Dugu Yan again and said indifferently: "Surrender! Otherwise, the poison from my Eight Spider Lances will take your life in an instant!"

"Poison?"

Dugu Yan lowered her head, seemingly suppressing a laugh, before suddenly looking up at Tang San with mockery and sarcasm in her eyes: "You just said this is some kind of spider poison, right?"

As the words fell, a powerful and overbearing suction force suddenly erupted from Dugu Yan's body, like a whirlpool, like a black hole, like a gluttonous beast that could never be fed, like the ultimate poisonous predator!

It opened its greedy fangs, forcibly stripping away and continuously extracting the potent poison contained within Tang San's Eight Spider Soul Bone!

The situation reversed in an instant!

The roles of attacker and defender had shifted!

"What?!"

Tang San's pupils constricted, his expression turning incredibly grim. A wave of intense weakness swept through his entire body, causing him to tremble uncontrollably. He could clearly feel his soul power, his poison, and even his life force being drained away!

He tried to pull back, but... he couldn't break free!!

The Eight Spider Soul Bone was out of control, unable to be retracted!

"You forced my hand!"

Tang San's face darkened, and he prepared to use the Eight Spider Lances to counter-drain...

Poison?

He could absorb that too!

But just as his mind stirred, ready to devour.

"First fist damages the heart meridian!"

"Seven Injuries Fist!"

"Break for me!"

BOOM—

A punch landed squarely, blood sprayed on the spot, and bones shattered inch by inch. That pinkish, shit-green figure was blasted directly off the Soul Fighting Platform.

"No! Xiao Wu..."

Tang San's heart shook violently, and he whipped his head around.

Only to see Xiao Wu spraying blood, falling from the Soul Fighting Platform, and the one who had dealt such a heavy blow to Xiao Wu was, shockingly... Ye Lingling?!

That Nine Heart Begonia Soul Master who possessed no offensive capabilities?!

"How is this possible!!"

Tang San was horrified, but before he could react.

"Seven Injuries Fist! Second fist injures the lung meridian! Die!"

Ye Lingling dashed forward, cutting directly into the circle where the Lion, Bear, Tiger, Leopard, and Wolf were surrounding Dai Mubai;

Her eyes were blood-red, her gaze splitting, and the muscles on her snow-white arms were trembling uncontrollably. She seemed to be suppressing some kind of pain, and with another sharp cry, she threw a punch with fierce and overbearing momentum!

CRACK... BOOM...

Dai Mubai's White Tiger Protection Barrier was shattered in an instant. The black stripes on his body faded rapidly, his soul power fell into chaos, and his third soul skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation, was forcibly knocked out of existence!

Before those small fists, the Third Prince of the White Tiger of the Star Luo Empire was as fragile as paper.

Immediately following!

"Seven Injuries Fist! Third fist destroys the liver and intestines! Kill!!"

Within that slender body, an endless fighting spirit seemed to erupt. The moment the punch was thrown, Ye Lingling's face turned as pale as gold paper, and blood surged from her mouth.

Yet, under the continuous healing of her Nine Heart Begonia martial soul, she recovered rapidly.

And that third punch, carrying terrifying power, landed squarely on Dai Mubai...

The delicate fist seemed unremarkable!

But the moment it landed, Dai Mubai's pupils constricted...

"San, this woman's soul skill... is not right..."

He whipped his head around, but only managed to utter a hoarse, blurred sentence before, in the next second, he was sent flying uncontrollably as if struck by a massive force!

Blood sprayed wildly, his right chest cavity collapsed, and he flew directly off the Soul Fighting Platform!

"Xiao Wu!!"

"Boss Dai!"

At this moment, Tang San's eyes were crimson, and a biting killing intent erupted from his entire body. Like an Asura from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, his scarlet eyes glared at Ye Lingling, his killing intent boiling!

"San, calm down, Xiao Wu is fine!"

Just then, Oscar's voice came from below.

The companions from Shrek Academy quickly rushed to the side of Xiao Wu and Dai Mubai...

Oscar even summoned his martial soul...

"Quick, Xiao Wu, eat my big Sausage..." Oscar hurriedly shoved the Sausage toward Xiao Wu's mouth.