Using the Friendship Face-Breaking Fist on Gu Yue

Tang Wulin was battered by Lan Kai's relentless combo. Even though his right arm was covered in golden dragon scales, he still endured a significant amount of pain.

In particular, Lan Kai's attacks were all aimed at his joints—a tactic even Wu Zhangkong wouldn't use when whipping them with his spinning top.

However, Tang Wulin was thick-skinned and tough, and his tolerance had been greatly tempered by the Golden Dragon King seal. This level of pain was not enough to make him stop his assault.

Meanwhile, Xie Xie returned under Gu Yue's murderous gaze, launching a surprise attack from Lan Kai's rear. His second soul skill was already brewing, ready to transform him into a little spinning top at any moment.

As for Gu Yue... she was busy condensing her own ultimate move: Elemental Storm.

Gu Yue felt not a shred of worry or guilt regarding the fact that her attack might drag her teammates into the fray.

First, regarding Xie Xie, Gu Yue was absolutely certain that even if he activated his second soul skill to become a little spinning top, he would only be repeatedly swatted away by Lan Kai.

As for Tang Wulin, he was thick-skinned and possessed decent combat intuition; it wouldn't be a problem for him to take a bit of damage and retreat from the attack range.

Moreover, Gu Yue's attitude toward Tang Wulin had changed since the beginning; she no longer held any superfluous emotions. If anything, after learning that the Golden Dragon King power seal resided within him, she felt even more excited.

If not for her wariness of the suspected Sea God power seal within Tang Wulin—which might attract Tang San, the countermeasures he left behind, and a certain Sharp-Horned Alien with an unclear stance—she would have devoured Tang Wulin long ago to reclaim the Golden Dragon King's power and become the new Dragon God.

Let alone letting her attack graze Tang Wulin, she wouldn't have felt a hint of hesitation or guilt even if she had to strike Tang Wulin and Lan Kai together.

Coincidentally, the ultimate move Gu Yue was brewing with such fanfare was the Wind-Fire Twin Tornado, a combination of wind and fire attributes where the wind amplified the destructive power of the fire.

Having grasped the Heart of Elements, Gu Yue could ensure that once released, the Wind-Fire Twin Tornado would continuously absorb those two elements from the air to replenish itself, making its destructive power grow ever stronger.

However, to ensure this attack would be highly effective against Lan Kai, Gu Yue deliberately accumulated power with great fanfare, causing Wu Zhangkong to frown.

Yet, Wu Zhangkong soon understood Gu Yue's intent. This was an unadulterated open conspiracy; she was intentionally letting Lan Kai see her charging her attack to disrupt his mental state while fighting Tang Wulin and Xie Xie.

If it were a normal soul master entangled by two capable opponents while discovering a third was busy hand-crafting a nuke, they would surely panic, their thoughts oscillating between "running away," "blasting the two people nearby," and "blowing up the person hand-crafting the nuke."

If they were a hesitant soul master, they probably wouldn't be able to make a choice at all.

However, Lan Kai was no normal person, and Tang Wulin and Xie Xie combined couldn't cause much trouble for him while he remained in his base form.

Facing Xie Xie, who had begun to spin like a top, and Tang Wulin, who was lunging at him with the Golden Dragon Claw again, Lan Kai calmly raised his left hand to block Tang Wulin's wrist, easily stopping the attack to Tang Wulin's shock.

Lan Kai then turned with a roundhouse kick, precisely striking Xie Xie's wrist. In pain, Xie Xie instinctively let go, and the Light Dragon Dagger fell. Lan Kai followed up with another spin and a second roundhouse kick, causing Xie Xie's Shadow Dragon Dagger to drop as well.

Immediately after, Tang Wulin, failing to realize that his right arm's power was compromised by the repeated strikes to his joints, rushed at Lan Kai again, attempting to supplement his control with Blue Silver Bind.

Lan Kai tilted slightly, parried the Golden Dragon Claw once more, and then delivered a rising elbow strike to Tang Wulin's exposed center, sending him flying backward.

At the same time, Gu Yue realized her open conspiracy was useless; Lan Kai was simply on a different level than Xie Xie and Tang Wulin. She immediately pushed the Wind-Fire Twin Tornado forward, letting it advance toward Lan Kai automatically.

According to Gu Yue's estimation, given the current power of the Wind-Fire Twin Tornado, even if Lan Kai tried to fire a beam, he wouldn't necessarily be able to break the constantly expanding vortex.

However, Lan Kai chose not to use a beam. Instead, he ran straight toward the Wind-Fire Twin Tornado and raised his right fist, seemingly intending to shatter it with his bare hand.

The next moment, scorching flames erupted from his right fist, and the fire elements in the air defected in an instant, converging upon his hand.

"What is this?!" Whether it was Wu Zhangkong and Zhang Yangzi on the sidelines, Xie Xie clutching his wrist in a mask of pain, or Tang Wulin kneeling on the ground gasping for air, everyone widened their eyes at the new ability Lan Kai displayed.

Not only the light attribute, but he had mastered the fire attribute as well?

And unlike the fleeting ice-attribute attack he used against Wu Zhangkong earlier, the level of this flame far surpassed Gu Yue's control over fire elements.

Would he master even more attributes in the future?

"Strium Heavy Punch!"

Facing the no-longer-expanding Wind-Fire Twin Tornado, Lan Kai threw a punch. With a blast, the vortex dissipated instantly.

Lan Kai did not stop; he kept the flames wrapped around his fist and charged toward Gu Yue.

A faint purple glow shimmered on Lan Kai's body, causing his speed to surge.

Even though a panicked Gu Yue hurriedly used spatial power to teleport and create some distance, she couldn't stop Lan Kai from accelerating and reaching her.

Then, the flame-wreathed heavy punch slammed into Gu Yue's face. With a textbook Friendship Face-Breaking Fist, he sent her spinning through the air. She bounced a few times on the ground before her back hit the edge of the Sparring Arena, leaving her with the classic "mouth open, eyes closed" expression of defeat.

However, although Lan Kai's punch looked terrifying, he withdrew all the flame power the moment he made solid contact with Gu Yue.

Given Gu Yue's current strength, if she had taken a full-force Strium Heavy Punch, she would likely have cosplayed as a flaming-headed captain before turning into a soul ring and soul bone.

"Alright, Teacher Wu, can this practical test end now?"

Glancing back at Tang Wulin, who had yet to stand up, Lan Kai called out to Wu Zhangkong.