"Are you the only one?"
"That works, too. Young Master Dai won't use his third Soul Skill, so don't accuse me of bullying someone weaker."
Seeing that Tang Wu was alone, Dai Mubai said arrogantly.
He didn't take him seriously at all.
"Don't get too cocky. If you end up flat on your back, you'll be eating your words."
"Until the very last moment, neither of us knows who'll live and who'll die."
Trading trash talk before a fight was a piece of cake for Tang Wu.
"I've never met anyone as arrogant as you in my life."
"Hey, well, now you have."
"Come on, Brother Wu! You've got this! Beat that lecherous tiger flat and teach him a lesson!"
Xiao Wu cheered Tang Wu on from the side.
She raised her little fists and punched the air a few times, looking thoroughly fired up.
Before the Soul Fighting match began, both sides announced their Martial Souls.
"Dai Mubai, Martial Soul: Evil Eye White Tiger, level 37 Power Attack System Battle Soul Master."
"Tang Wu, Martial Soul: Blue Silver Seed, level 33 Power Attack System Battle Soul Master."
Over these six years, Tang Wu had quickly cultivated to level 30.
His talent had always ranked among the very best on the continent, and unlike Tang San, he wasn't obsessed with Hidden Weapons.
He spent all his time cultivating, so naturally his level was higher.
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Wu's first Soul Skill flared to life, and Explosive Burning Chili rapidly grew around him.
Then he spun rapidly, flames igniting around him as the air temperature shot up.
He was like a human-made fire tornado.
"It's Brother Wu's Phantom Rotation Technique! For close-combat Soul Masters without ranged attacks, this move is practically their natural enemy!"
Watching the scene, Xiao Wu excitedly shouted from outside the arena.
When the technique was first created, she'd suffered from it more than anyone.
Now, seeing someone else experience the misery she'd once endured, she couldn't help feeling gleeful.
Tang Wu moved incredibly fast. Boosted by the flames' force, his speed had reached a whole new level.
At the same time, flames burned at both his elbows. It was—Flame Elbow Strike!
This was the ultimate technique Lao Da could only comprehend while crashing his plane, yet Tang Wu performed it with such ease.
I really ought to elbow you.
Man!
"What? Aren't you a plant-type Soul Master? How can you use fire-type abilities, too?"
Dai Mubai was shocked.
Tang Wu was too fast. Dai Mubai could only catch a flash of red whirling before his eyes.
By the time he came to his senses, his body had already slammed hard into the wall of the Rose Hotel.
Bang!
With a muffled thud, Dai Mubai slid down from the wall. He glared at Tang Wu.
"Fine, fine, it seems I really did underestimate you. From here on, I won't hold back."
"White Tiger—Possession!"
As the tall, imposing White Tiger possessed him, Dai Mubai's already muscular body grew even more massive.
Dagger-like claws sprang from both his hands.
Right from the start,
Dai Mubai used the effect of his first Soul Skill to boost his strength, defense, and speed.
Then he cupped his hands around his mouth like a megaphone.
"Second Soul Skill, White Tiger Intense Light Wave!"
A black-and-white beam shot toward Tang Wu with blinding speed.
Tang Wu's footwork was nimble. He easily dodged with a backflip.
The White Tiger Intense Light Wave shot straight beneath him, but didn't so much as graze him. His movement was casual and graceful.
"Coming right at me..."
Seeing Tang Wu rapidly close in, Dai Mubai crossed his claws in front of himself, ready to strike him head-on.
His claws were just about to hit their target when a confident smile curled across his lips.
I've won!
The final victory belongs to me, Dai Mubai!
But just as Dai Mubai was gloating, convinced victory was within his grasp, Tang Wu dodged backward instead of pressing forward.
As he evaded, the thing that had been hidden behind him all this time came into view.
It was a small object, about the size of a toy car.
Anyone who'd read the first two chapters knew what it was: Tang Wu's Second Bomb had returned!
"You're way too slow!"
Dai Mubai didn't take the Second Bomb seriously at all.
However,
unseen by him, Tang Wu's second Soul Skill had quietly lit up beneath his feet.
Dai Mubai tried to dodge, only to discover in horror that no matter how hard he struggled, his body wouldn't move.
"What the hell is happening?"
"Why can't I move..."
And so,
he could only stay frozen in place, helplessly watching the Second Bomb draw closer and closer.
Bang—
The expected pain never came. Dai Mubai quickly opened his eyes and found that he wasn't hurt.
He mocked Tang Wu.
"That's it? That's all you've got? I thought it'd have more power."
"Just a lot of thunder and not much rain. All flash and no substance! Hahaha~~~"
But right then, he suddenly caught the smell of something burning and couldn't help asking,
"Strange. Where's that roasted-meat smell coming from..."
Not only that,
Dai Mubai could also feel the air growing strangely hot for some reason.
As though the source of the fire were very close to him.
Only when he looked down did he see it.
What? It was just roasting a chicken. He'd thought it was something serious.
"..."
Dai Mubai: (●-●)
Tang Wu: (●-●)
The onlookers: (●-●)
Dai Mubai stood motionless, his eyes vacant, as if his phone had lost its connection.
He and Tang Wu stared blankly at each other.
Only when he started to feel a little charred did Dai Mubai snap out of it.
He let out a shriek like a ghost wailing.
"Ah! It's burning, it's burning~~~"
"You despicable bastard! How could you pull such a dirty trick? That's so underhanded!"
"Just you wait! I won't let you off next time!"
After throwing out that threat, Dai Mubai hurriedly fled the Rose Hotel lobby.
Things are urgent—we need to kill the traitor Astra...
Sorry, wrong channel!
Things were urgent. If he didn't find a nearby water source, he'd have to say goodbye to his little brother.
Yamegē, I don't want that kind of thing~~~
"Young Master Dai, wait for us!"
Seeing Dai Mubai run off, the twin girls hurried after him.
"Xiao Wu, no matter how many times I see that move of yours, it still feels completely impossible to counter!"
As soon as the fight ended, Tang San walked over and spoke with a complicated look in his eyes.
Even Tang San, Tang Wu's older brother, had spent a long time envying the way Tang Wu's first and second Soul Skills worked together.
"Okay, brother, you two go check out the room. I'll come up a little later."
As he spoke, Tang Wu gave them a meaningful smile.
Xiao Wu and Tang San had no idea what was about to happen, but he knew it all too well. He could already imagine the awkward looks on their faces.
After the two left the lobby, the sly Tang Wu had the manager arrange another guest room for him.
When they entered the room and saw the suggestive decorations and the unmentionable sexy outfits inside, Tang San and Xiao Wu both blushed bright red. Neither dared look at the other.
Tang San spoke up first.
"Xiao Wu deliberately waited before coming upstairs. You must've known all along that the Rose Hotel was a couples' hotel, didn't you?"
Tang Wu merely shrugged. He neither admitted nor denied it.
Instead, he played the cryptic one. "Who knows..."