Huo Yuhao spent a full half hour praising Tang San.
Compared to everyone who had taken the stage before him,
Huo Yuhao was definitely one of a kind.
The Holy Spirit Cult had either made threats or shouted about killing people.
But as soon as Huo Yuhao took the stage, he had gone on and on, buttering up Tang San.
Anyone who didn't know better would have thought Huo Yuhao had come to meet his idol.
Tang San was thoroughly pleased with all this!
But when it came to the fight, he wouldn't deliberately hold back.
"Little Brother Huo, since you're one of my Tang Sect's people!"
"Then let me see how strong you are."
"Actually, I'd also like to find out what my Tang Sect's future members are made of."
Blue Silver Grass appeared in Tang San's hand as he spoke earnestly.
He had already learned a great deal about himself from Huo Yuhao.
If they kept chatting, they might still be at it when night fell.
So Tang San had no choice but to interrupt him.
Still, since Huo Yuhao was so sensible and belonged to the Tang Sect, Tang San would go easy on him.
"Good. I'll give it everything I've got."
Huo Yuhao's gaze instantly sharpened.
When he entered battle mode, his entire bearing changed.
Even Tang San couldn't help frowning!
He sensed a dangerous aura from Huo Yuhao.
"Something's not right..."
"Huo Yuhao and I are both Soul Grandmasters, so why does he feel even stronger than Dai Mubai?"
A bad feeling arose in Tang San's heart.
His instincts told him
he might lose this fight.
"Damn it!"
"Why would I think that?"
"Huo Yuhao is my junior. If I lose to him today, won't I be utterly humiliated?"
Tang San shook his head, forcibly suppressing his wild thoughts.
He felt the reason he was overthinking was that Yu Xiaogang had stacked a poison debuff on him before he took the stage.
If Yu Xiaogang hadn't said those things, he might not have had all these doubts.
Whatever happened, Tang San had to win this fight.
Not only because he couldn't afford the punishment for losing,
but also because he didn't want to embarrass himself in front of the Tang Sect's younger generation.
From Huo Yuhao, Tang San had learned just how exalted his status was ten thousand years in the future.
Not only were his speeches passed down throughout Shrek Academy,
but countless devoted Tang Sect fans also respected him from the bottom of their hearts.
The one who had left the deepest impression on Tang San was a girl named Tang Ya.
She was not only the Tang Sect's sect master ten thousand years in the future,
but also the one who had guided Huo Yuhao.
Tang Ya had personally recruited Huo Yuhao into the Tang Sect.
Her greatest wish in life was to become as strong as Tang San and carry the Tang Sect to greater heights.
There was no denying that Tang Ya was a sect master with a strong sense of responsibility.
Now she was watching the fight from outside the arena.
If Tang San lost,
his imposing image would come crashing down.
Tang San would rather die than let that happen.
"Yuhao, if you can beat Tang San, you'll have something to brag about for the rest of your life."
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was raring to go!
Back in their era, Huo Yuhao wouldn't even have been qualified to meet Tang San, let alone fight him.
But now, Tang San was standing right in front of him.
As long as Huo Yuhao beat him,
his name would resound throughout the entire continent.
Even Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, who had lived for a million years, couldn't help getting excited at the thought.
This was a perfect chance to make a name for himself in a single battle.
"Brother Sky Dream, I'll definitely win."
Huo Yuhao's eyes shone with determination.
Although he admired Tang San,
when it was time to fight, he wouldn't hold back at all.
"The fight is finally starting!"
"This Arena Tournament is also a chance for Huo Yuhao to fulfill one of his dreams."
Su Yu watched the scene,
a playful smile unconsciously curling his lips.
He knew the tangled history between Huo Yuhao and Tang San better than anyone.
In the era ten thousand years later, Huo Yuhao was a bona fide child of destiny, yet Tang San had treated him as a pawn to revive the Tang Sect.
What's more, Tang San had scolded him like a dog.
It could be said that Huo Yuhao had never gained the upper hand against Tang San.
But now, the tournament had matched Huo Yuhao against Tang San.
That gave Huo Yuhao a chance to finally hold his head high.
At the same level...
Huo Yuhao would completely crush Tang San.
A child of destiny was in a league of his own compared to a transmigrator like Tang San.
The greatest cheat Tang San had was nothing in Huo Yuhao's eyes.
The Tang Sect Hidden Weapons were mere outdated junk by the end of Tang San's life.
Huo Yuhao's cheats were the truly absurd ones.
His very first Soul Ring was a Million-Year Soul Ring.
What could Tang San possibly use to fight Huo Yuhao?
Besides, Huo Yuhao had the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion now.
Even if Tang San used every trick he had, he could only become a stepping-stone for Huo Yuhao.
Su Yu didn't even need to think about this fight.
He could just bet on Huo Yuhao.
"First Soul Skill, Spiritual Detection."
Huo Yuhao seized the initiative.
With Sky Dream Ice Silkworm boosting his Spirit Eye Martial Soul, his spiritual power was extraordinarily strong.
In an instant...
His spiritual power enveloped the entire arena.
Every move Tang San made was within Huo Yuhao's detection.
"How terrifying his spiritual power is!"
"I'm actually being suppressed by him."
Tang San's expression changed drastically, turning grim at once.
Although Huo Yuhao's move hadn't directly harmed him in any way,
Tang San had truly felt Huo Yuhao's strength.
Every move he made next
would be seen clearly by Huo Yuhao.
It would be no easy task to land a hit on him.
"Blue Silver Entanglement!"
Tang San swept his hand out.
Countless Blue Silver Grass vines surged toward Huo Yuhao all at once!
But with his formidable spiritual power, Huo Yuhao predicted every point of attack in advance.
He easily dodged Tang San's assault.
That was the benefit of having powerful spiritual strength.
"Just what you'd expect from the first sect master of the Tang Sect."
"His Blue Silver Grass is absolutely brilliant."
Tang Ya gazed on with admiration.
Watching Tang San wield Blue Silver Grass with such consummate skill, she wanted to cheer him on.
But then she remembered that she was now a student of Shrek and was on good terms with Huo Yuhao.
Tang Ya immediately abandoned the idea.
Huo Yuhao would surely be upset if he found out.
So Tang Ya could only suppress her excitement.
"I have to learn all I can from the senior's combat experience."
Tang Ya watched without blinking, unwilling to miss a single spectacular moment.
Wang Dong snorted.
Seeing that Tang San couldn't even touch Huo Yuhao, she couldn't help a flicker of disdain crossing her eyes.
"That's it... and he's a God King?"
"I'd say he's nothing special..."
"He can't even beat Huo Yuhao."
Wang Dong was on Huo Yuhao's side.
Seeing Huo Yuhao take the upper hand, she was secretly delighted.
Shrek had made Tang San sound so incredible.
Now it seemed they had exaggerated everything.
And they called him a genius? Wang Dong figured that if she took the stage, she could knock Tang San flat in minutes.