The arrow hit the ground and exploded, poison mist billowing everywhere!
It was the Man Faced Demon Spider's Poison Extraction effect.
Caught off guard, Dai Mubai inhaled the poison mist.
His movements immediately slowed.
In that instant,
a second arrow tore through the air.
Second Soul Skill: Soul-Piercing Spider Spear!
The arrow pierced Dai Mubai's protective Soul Power.
It struck his shoulder, and blood poured from the wound.
It carried a persistent bleeding effect that ignored 50% of the target's defense.
Dai Mubai groaned and fell, unable to fight.
Dai Mubai was taken out in seconds!
"Mubai!"
Ma Hongjun's eyes reddened as Phoenix Flame burst from him.
"Phoenix Fire Line!"
Ji Feng didn't even look at him. His body shifted slightly.
The Third Soul Ring flashed and vanished.
Third Soul Skill: Sunset Glow!
A laser beam shot out, striking Ma Hongjun before he could react.
It wasn't an attack, but a slowing effect!
The Earth King's Magma Burn effect triggered.
Ma Hongjun's speed plummeted by 90%, as if he'd sunk into a mire.
Just then, the two Wind Demon Hounds rushed back to help.
Their crossing wind blades struck him and sent him flying out of bounds.
Ma Hongjun was taken out in seconds!
Less than a minute into the match,
four of the Shrek Seven Devils were already down!
Only Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing remained.
The entire arena fell silent.
This overwhelming show of strength was terrifying!
Tang San's face darkened as he circulated the Mysterious Heaven Skill at full power.
At last, he was certain.
He recognized the black-robed man's fighting style.
That precision, that calm, that ability to kill with one strike.
And the way he controlled Soul Beasts as if they were his own limbs.
It was just like that person!
"Xiao Wu, Zhuqing, fall back."
Tang San stepped forward, but didn't bring out his Clear Sky Hammer.
His Mysterious Jade Hand, however, was already moving in secret.
"I'll handle him."
Beneath Ji Feng's mask, the corner of his mouth lifted slightly.
At last, they were facing each other.
He waved a hand, and the four Wind Demon Hounds retreated to the edge of the arena.
He left the battlefield to the two of them.
"Who are you, really?"
Tang San stared hard at the mask.
He tried to see through it with his Purple Demon Eye.
But the mask seemed to be shielded by a special kind of Soul Power.
"Beat me, and I'll tell you."
Ji Feng deliberately altered his voice, making it hoarse.
"As you wish!"
Tang San moved, using the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track!
His body became a series of afterimages as he closed in on Ji Feng.
At the same time, his First Soul Ring lit up.
First Soul Skill: Entanglement!
Blue Silver Grass burst from the ground and wrapped toward Ji Feng's feet.
Ji Feng didn't dodge or even use a Soul Skill.
He simply loosed an ordinary arrow.
The arrow suddenly split apart in midair!
Passive: Punishing Shot at full stacks!
Three arrows formed a triangle, cutting off Tang San's routes.
Tang San jolted in surprise and slapped two arrows aside with his Mysterious Jade Hand.
But the third skimmed past his cheek,
leaving a thin line of blood.
"What a fast arrow!"
Tang San was stunned by the technique behind the splitting arrow.
He had never heard of anything like it.
But he didn't let up. His Second Soul Skill activated.
Second Soul Skill: Parasite!
The arrow that had grazed him had somehow carried Blue Silver Grass spores.
Now they sprouted instantly on Ji Feng's shoulder, twining around him!
"Got you!"
A cold glint flashed in Tang San's eyes as his Third Soul Ring blazed.
Third Soul Skill: Spider Web Restraint!
A larger Blue Silver Grass web dropped over Ji Feng's head.
Two layers of control!
It looked as if Ji Feng was about to be completely bound.
The spectators held their breath.
Inside the Imperial Fighting Team's private box,
Yu Tianheng shook his head. "It's over."
"Once Tang San gets you under control, no one can break free."
Dugu Yan nodded as well. "What a pity. Those four dogs were pretty good."
Ye Lingling watched in silence, her fingers tightening slightly.
On the arena,
Ji Feng looked at the web dropping over him and suddenly smiled.
"That's it?"
Soul Power surged from his shoulder, snapping the parasitic Blue Silver Grass to pieces.
At the same time, his Second Soul Ring finally shone.
Second Soul Skill: Multiple Arrows!
He didn't shoot an arrow. Instead, he imbued his arm with the Soul Skill's effect
and swung it with force!
His longbow swept like a blade, carving out an arc.
A burst of Soul Power in the shape of an arrow tore the web to shreds!
"What?!"
Tang San's pupils contracted. His Spider Web Restraint
had been broken through with brute force?
How terrifying must his attack power be?
Ji Feng didn't pause after breaking the web.
He activated his First Soul Skill again, unleashing Punishing Shot in a rapid volley!
Arrows fell like rain, covering Tang San.
Tang San pushed the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to its limits,
weaving through the arrow storm by the skin of his teeth.
But doubt was growing in his eyes.
This archery... this rhythm...
The scene in the Star Dou Great Forest, when someone had stolen his Soul Ring,
came rushing back to him!
"It was you!"
Tang San suddenly looked up, his eyes veined with red.
"In the Star Dou Great Forest, you stole my Man Faced Demon Spider!"
"You got me captured by the Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch!"
"Was it you?!"
He roared hoarsely, no longer his usual calm self.
Ji Feng's movements faltered for a moment. He neither admitted it
nor denied it.
But his silence was as good as confirmation.
"So it really was you!"
Tang San flew into a rage, his killing intent soaring.
Old grudges and new hatred exploded in that instant!
He stopped holding back. The phantom of a Clear Sky Hammer appeared in his left hand.
Though he couldn't use it openly, he poured Soul Power into it.
The power of his Mysterious Jade Hand surged!
"Show me your true face!"
Tang San threw caution aside and took two arrows head-on.
He rushed up to Ji Feng and reached straight for his mask with his Mysterious Jade Hand!
Ji Feng seemed to be "too slow" to dodge.
Crack!
Tang San ripped the mask away, breaking it!
The black hood was torn back as well.
A young, handsome face with a cold smile
was exposed to everyone!
It seemed as if every light in the arena had turned toward that face.
Time itself seemed to stand still.
Tang San's hand froze in midair.
His eyes widened to their limits, bloodshot and rimmed with red.
His lips trembled, and the words scraped out of his throat,
hoarse, twisted, and filled with utter disbelief:
"Ji... Feng?!"
"You're Ji Feng?!"
Boom—!
The entire Soto Great Soul Arena fell silent for a moment.
Then an uproar erupted like a tsunami!
"Ji Feng? Which Ji Feng?"
"The one the Imperial Fighting Team kicked out before!"
"The Ji Feng Yu Tianheng called a good-for-nothing?!"
"Wasn't he only in the twenties? How could this be!"
Inside the VIP box,
the entire Imperial Fighting Team was struck as if by lightning!
Yu Tianheng sprang to his feet, knocking over his chair.
He stared fixedly at the face in the arena.
The face he had mocked, looked down on, and personally driven away.
At this moment, however, he wore a Gold Soul Fighting Badge.
He had taken on seven alone and crushed Shrek!
He had fought him to a standstill!
"N-No... impossible!"
Yu Tianheng cried out, his face deathly pale.
"How could this be!?"
Beside him, Dugu Yan, Shi Mo, Yu Feng, and Osler—
all stared in stunned disbelief, as if they'd seen a ghost.
That "good-for-nothing" they'd ostracized and looked down on—
he was actually the "Ghost" who'd caused a sensation throughout the arena?
The mysterious powerhouse who'd won twenty matches in a row and earned two Gold Soul ranks?
The staggering contrast hit like a massive hammer,
smashing into the heart of every member of the Imperial Fighting Team.
Especially Yu Tianheng.
He remembered the mockery he'd once hurled at him.
He remembered saying, "You're not qualified."
His face burned with shame.
The man he'd called useless and personally kicked off the team
was now standing in the middle of the Soul Fighting Arena,
receiving the attention and gasps of the entire crowd.
And he could only watch from here.
An unprecedented wave of humiliation and shock
overwhelmed him.
In the arena,
Ji Feng faced Tang San's overwhelming killing intent,
the uproar of the crowd,
and the Imperial Fighting Team's stunned gazes.
He slowly picked up the shattered pieces of his mask from the ground,
then casually tossed them aside.
Then he raised his head
and looked toward the VIP box.
His gaze met Yu Tianheng's vacant stare.
A distinct curve lifted the corner of Ji Feng's mouth.
He said nothing.
But his eyes said it all.
Yu Tianheng shuddered and sank back into his chair,
his face ashen.
Ji Feng had already turned back to Tang San.
"Now you know."
He rolled his wrist, and the light of his Hou Yi Martial Soul blazed.
Three Soul Rings rose in succession: yellow, purple, purple!
The optimal configuration stunned the entire arena.
"Then..."
"Let's continue."
He drew his longbow, the arrowhead aimed straight at Tang San.
Old grudges and new scores would be settled in this battle.
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