"Dugu Yan, I've already found a way to counter your poison... You can still surrender now. For your grandfather's sake, I won't make things difficult for you. Otherwise, you'll die a horrible death!" Tang San rose to his feet, his Purple Demon Eye flashing with an eerie light as he spoke coldly to Dugu Yan.
"Oh? Big words!"
Dugu Yan sneered. "Let's see you break this move first!"
As soon as she finished speaking...
Dugu Yan's serpentine body suddenly shot backward. At the same time, she flicked her fingers at Tang San from midair...
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..." Droplets of poison rained down over Tang San.
"Mm..."
Tang San furrowed his brow, but the droplets of poison were crystal clear to his Purple Demon Eye...
Their paths, their arcs...
He could even dodge them with ease...
But if you kept defending, sooner or later you would slip.
He had to get in close. He couldn't let her put distance between them.
Only by closing the gap could he get another chance to poison her!
With that thought, Tang San steeled himself. He stepped into Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, swiftly dodging the droplets of poison as he maneuvered nimbly toward Dugu Yan...
Whenever one came at him that he couldn't dodge, he would reluctantly slap it aside with Mysterious Jade Hand, then swiftly neutralize it with the inner force of Mysterious Heaven Skill.
And so, as one retreated and the other advanced, the two of them raced across more than half of the Soul Fighting Platform...
At last, as he drew closer and closer to Dugu Yan...
"Now!"
Tang San's left hand seemed to slip down casually. His index finger made two tiny, almost imperceptible movements. Xiao Wu, standing behind them and waiting for her chance to strike, caught the subtle signal at once.
He had led Dugu Yan across most of the Soul Fighting Platform for more than just dodging her poison and looking for a chance to close in. He had also meant to force Dugu Yan to change her position and expose the other members of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team behind her.
Just as their teacher had taught them, a control-type Soul Master had to keep the entire field under control at every moment!
"Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon!"
The instant he neared Dugu Yan, Tang San circulated his power and clawed at her from midair...
"Hum!"
In an instant, an invisible force enveloped Dugu Yan, forcibly lifting her into the air and pulling her toward Tang San...
"What?" Dugu Yan's pupils contracted.
Before she could react...
"Pfft!"
The clothes on Tang San's back suddenly split open. A few spider legs shot out and thrust toward Dugu Yan...
They were Tang San's Soul Bone, the Eight Spider Lances!
"Pfft..."
With the Eight Spider Lances moving so fast and Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon keeping her firmly in its grasp, Dugu Yan had no time to counter.
One spider leg pierced straight through Dugu Yan's shoulder like a spear...
"Yanzi..."
Ye Lingling cried out from afar. She sprinted forward, rapidly closing the distance. In the next instant, the healing power of her Nine Heart Begonia was about to reach Dugu Yan.
"Not a chance!"
A flash of pink light, and Xiao Wu punched Ye Lingling back. Her fists and feet rained down like a sudden gale, not to score a hit, but to distract her and keep her from using the Nine Heart Begonia to heal Dugu Yan in time.
"I'd advise you not to move!"
Tang San tilted his head, easily dodging the "poison arrow" Dugu Yan shot at him through the pain. Looking at the woman who still refused to surrender, he spoke in a frigid voice. "This thing of mine has a nasty temper. If it tears you to pieces, don't blame me!"
"Tang San, you're despicable!" Ye Lingling gritted her teeth as she fought Xiao Wu in the distance, steadily losing ground.
"Me? Despicable? Heh..."
Tang San sneered. "You made me reveal my trump card. You've earned a death sentence! I didn't kill her on the spot only for her grandfather's sake. Otherwise, she'd already be a cold corpse!"
His voice rose sharply at the end!
Then he turned his cold gaze back to Dugu Yan and said flatly, "Surrender! Otherwise, the poison from my Eight Spider Lances will kill you in an instant!"
"Poison?"
Dugu Yan lowered her head, as if holding back a laugh. Then she suddenly looked up at Tang San, her eyes full of mockery and scorn. "You just said this was some kind of spider poison, right?"
As her voice fell, a powerful, domineering force of suction suddenly erupted from Dugu Yan. It was like a vortex, a black hole, a glutton that could never be fed, the ultimate poison-type predator!
Its greedy claws spread wide, forcibly drawing the deadly poison from within Tang San's Eight Spider Soul Bone and devouring it bit by bit!
The situation reversed in an instant!
The tables had turned!
"What?!"
Tang San's pupils shrank. His face grew deathly pale as a wave of weakness swept through him. His body trembled uncontrollably. He could feel it clearly: his Soul Power, his poison, even his life force, were being stolen!
He tried to pull away, but... he couldn't break free!!
The Eight Spider Soul Bone wouldn't obey him. He couldn't retract it!
"You forced me into this!"
Tang San's face darkened, and he was about to use the Eight Spider Lances to drain her in return...
Poison?
He could absorb it too!
But just as he focused his mind and prepared to devour it—
"One Fist Damages the Heart Meridians!"
"Seven Injuries Fist!"
"Break!"
Boom—
A fist sank into flesh. Blood sprayed as bones shattered, and that pinkish, shit-green figure was blasted straight off the platform.
"No! Xiao Wu..."
Tang San's mind reeled. He whipped around.
Xiao Wu was sprawled in a pool of blood, having fallen from the Soul Fighting Platform. And the one who had grievously wounded her was none other than... Ye Lingling?!
That Nine Heart Begonia Soul Master who couldn't attack at all?!
"How is that possible?!"
Tang San was aghast, but before he could react—
"Seven Injuries Fist! Second Fist Damages the Lung Meridians! Die!"
Ye Lingling sprinted forward and plunged straight into the melee where Lion, Bear, Tiger, Leopard, and Wolf were surrounding Dai Mubai.
Her eyes were bloodshot, her gaze murderous. The muscles in her two snow-white arms trembled uncontrollably. She seemed to be suppressing some kind of pain with all her might. Then she let out another sharp cry and threw a punch, its force fierce and domineering!
Crack... boom...
Dai Mubai's White Tiger Protection Barrier shattered in an instant. The black stripes on his body swiftly faded, and his Soul Power fell into disarray. His third Soul Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation, was forcibly knocked out of him!
Before those tiny fists, the Third Prince of the White Tiger of the Star Luo Empire was as fragile as paper.
Then—
"Seven Injuries Fist! Third Fist Shatters the Liver and Bowels! Die!!"
An endless battle intent seemed to erupt from her slender frame. The instant her fist flew, Ye Lingling's face turned the color of gold paper, and blood surged from her mouth.
But the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul continuously healed her, and she recovered swiftly.
That third punch, carrying terrifying force, fell squarely on Dai Mubai...
Her delicate fist had seemed unremarkable!
But the instant it struck him, Dai Mubai's pupils contracted...
"Xiao San, there's something wrong with this woman's Soul Skill..."
He whipped around, but all he could manage was a hoarse, garbled murmur. The next second, he was flung backward uncontrollably, as if struck by a runaway carriage!
Blood sprayed from his mouth. The right side of his chest caved in, and he flew straight off the Soul Fighting Platform!
"Xiao Wu!!"
"Boss Dai!"
Tang San's eyes were bloodshot. A fierce killing intent burst from his entire body. Like Asura rising from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, he glared at Ye Lingling with crimson eyes, his murderous intent boiling over!
"Xiao San, calm down. Xiao Wu's all right!"
At that moment, Oscar's voice came from below.
The companions from Shrek Academy had rushed to Xiao Wu and Dai Mubai's sides...
Oscar had even summoned his Martial Soul...
"Quick, Xiao Wu, eat my Big Sausage..." Oscar hurriedly shoved the sausage toward Xiao Wu's mouth.
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