Wait, what was going on?
By any measure, Lan Fozu of the Spirit Pagoda had held the advantage just now. She had won the clash of attacks too, so why was she the one who fell?
And... something seemed wrong with her condition...
"...Do people from Shrek Academy always like using low-down tricks like poison?"
At that moment, a voice sounded out. At some point, Huo Yuhao had crouched beside Lan Fozu.
He pressed several acupoints around her heart in quick succession, then pulled a long black needle all the way out of her chest.
Then he took out a Purple Pearl and gently channeled Soul Power into it. A faint pink glow fell over Lan Fozu.
The black blood at the corner of her mouth seemed to have met its natural enemy. It dissolved into black mist and dispersed into the air, and her blood returned to its normal color.
Soon, a fine layer of black droplets appeared on her skin, accompanied by a thick, fishy stench.
Once he had finished, Huo Yuhao raised a hand and sent Lan Fozu off the stage. He gave Tang Shan a smile that was not quite a smile. "Or is it only Tang Sect people who like poisoning others behind their backs?"
...Poison?
The spectators understood at once. No wonder... no wonder...
Tang Shan ignored Huo Yuhao's mockery. Eyes bloodshot and breathing like a bull, she stared at the Purple Pearl in his hand.
There was no mistake. Anything that could cure the poison of Yama's Invitation so quickly had to be the Qiluo Immortal Pill she had wanted all along...
No wonder so many Soul Beasts had appeared out of nowhere in Sunset Forest. It was his doing!
"...Huo Yuhao!"
Tang Shan growled, "It was you! You're the one who took