Tang Hao's Defeated Flight

The result was that the Jadeplume Terrorshroom struck him with its tail, sending him flying backward as he spat out a mouthful of blood.

The Jadeplume Terrorshroom steadied itself and roared again, as though mocking Tang Hao.

Tang Hao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his face filled with fury.

"I want you... dead!"

Spirit Power surged from Tang Hao's body, and two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red Soul Rings all emerged.

Lightning flickered across his Clear Sky Hammer.

"Clear Sky Nine Jue: Slash Jue, free and unrestrained as the body moved, flashing in and out in an instant!"

Tang Hao accelerated instantly and charged forward, smashing his Clear Sky Hammer viciously onto the Jadeplume Terrorshroom's head.

The lightning attribute on the Clear Sky Hammer naturally took effect on the Jadeplume Terrorshroom as well.

Lightning was indeed a powerful attribute, but when used against the Jadeplume Terrorshroom, it would send it into a Catalyzing state.

Tang Hao froze when he saw the Jadeplume Terrorshroom enter its Catalyzing state after absorbing lightning energy.

"What?! This beast can actually absorb lightning?"

Catalyzing: Fungus King's Swift Dance!

The Jadeplume Terrorshroom continuously shook its head and swung its tail, its attacks coming without end.

"Clear Sky Nine Jue: Tremor Jue, use force against force, kinetic shock buffering!"

Tang Hao fought as he retreated. At this point, he could clearly feel his body weakening and his mind growing muddled.

The surrounding spores had been taking effect all along. Tang Hao had underestimated how terrifying they were, and he had not expected Lan Yu to drag him into a war of attrition.

The instant Tang Hao lost focus, the Jadeplume Terrorshroom let out another piercing cry.

Catalyzing Plumage!

Clusters of Grass Element energy shot out from the Jadeplume Terrorshroom's tail feathers like missiles, locking onto Tang Hao.

"Damn it! Cloak Storming Technique!"

Tang Hao could only use the Cloak Storming Technique, doing his utmost to block the incoming Grass Element Missiles.

But constant defense inevitably led to failure. Several Grass Element Missiles still struck Tang Hao.

Grass Element power exploded, tearing open bloody wounds. Lan Yu secretly activated Parasitize, and fungal threads silently entered Tang Hao's body.

As a Title Douluo, Tang Hao was highly sensitive to his own condition. The moment he sensed something wrong, he immediately mobilized his Spirit Power to resist the fungal threads' invasion.

Seeing this, Lan Yu immediately used the fungal threads to drain Tang Hao's life force and Spirit Power, growing mushrooms around his wounds.

"Clear Sky Nine Jue: Collapse Jue, meteor radiation, mountains collapsing before me! Ah..."

Tang Hao's hammer struck the ground directly, and the shockwave spread outward, kicking up clouds of dust.

He did not dare linger any longer. He turned and fled, cutting a thoroughly miserable figure.

Seeing Tang Hao escape, Lan Yu also let out a sigh of relief.

"Why didn't you chase after him?"

Lan Yu rolled his eyes at Bifulong. "Do you not know what the Jadeplume Terrorshroom is like?"

After its Catalyzing state ended, the Jadeplume Terrorshroom was already sprawled on the ground like a corpse. It would probably need quite some time to recover.

"Right, how did I forget that?"

"Besides, he still hasn't used his trump card. If I push him too far, he'll really fight me to the death."

Lan Yu did not know whether Tang Hao could still use the Great Clear Sky Hammer. He did not want to gamble on it.

Elsewhere, Tang Hao cut away the mushrooms around his wounds. He was truly ruthless toward himself, not making a sound throughout.

"Huff... Damn it, I miscalculated. I absolutely can't let him grow stronger, or Xiao San and I will both be in danger."

That was what he said, but for now, he could only tend to his injuries first.

The next day, Lan Yu walked out of his room to find Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong already waiting for him.

Zhu Zhuqing looked as though she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"If you have something to ask, just ask."

Before Zhu Zhuqing could speak, Ning Rongrong said, "Was last night's commotion related to you?"

"That's right. I fought a Title Douluo, and I won."

"Keep bragging. No matter how strong you are, there's no way a Five-Ring Soul Wang could defeat a Title Douluo."

"Believe it or not, that's up to you."

"You... weren't hurt, were you?"

"Seriously? You actually believed me?"

"I do!"

"Sigh, you're hopeless."

Lan Yu ignored Ning Rongrong. After breakfast, he took Zhu Zhuqing to Soto City's Great Soul Arena.

"Are we registering for Soul Fighting? I've wanted to try it for ages. Zhuqing, let's form a team."

Zhu Zhuqing looked to Lan Yu again, and he nodded.

"Yes. The two of you will team up for two-person Soul Fighting. Zhu Zhuqing, you will also take part in a solo Soul Fighting match to temper your control over your power and gain combat experience."

"Yes!"

"Aren't you participating in Soul Fighting?"

"There aren't any opponents here who can be matched against me."

Lan Yu took out a Gold Soul Emblem. Most of his expenses over the years had been earned at the Great Soul Arena.

"A Gold Soul Emblem! Is that real?"

Ning Rongrong stared in astonishment. She knew how difficult it was to obtain a Gold Soul Emblem at the Great Soul Arena.

"It's only a Gold Soul Emblem. It isn't that difficult. As long as you maintain a perfect winning streak, it actually doesn't take that long."

Ning Rongrong's mouth twitched. Who dared claim they could remain undefeated at the Great Soul Arena? That was far too pretentious.

"Zhu Zhuqing, I don't require you to earn a Gold Soul Emblem. A Silver Soul Emblem will be enough.

Soul Masters should still focus primarily on cultivating Spirit Power. Enough real combat experience is sufficient."

"Yes, I understand. Rongrong, let's go register."

"Oh, okay!"

Elsewhere, at Shrek Academy, Oscar woke up to find his room completely covered in mushrooms.

Even the door was blocked by mushrooms. It took him quite a while to get out of the room.

When he finally came out, he discovered that it was not just his room. Mushrooms had grown everywhere throughout Shrek Academy.

Shrek Academy had rented half a village for its campus. The other half of the village was perfectly normal, with no trace of mushrooms at all.

Flender gathered everyone together, his face livid.

"The world of Soul Masters follows the law of the strong preying on the weak. If you aren't strong enough, you'll be bullied. This is an example of that.

Your first lesson today is to clear away all these mushrooms. Begin."

Flender tossed the work to the students with just a few words. Tang San cursed inwardly, Damn Lan Yu!

Oscar suddenly thought of something. "Do you think these mushrooms are edible?"

"They are. They just don't have much flavor."

"Hey, how do you know that?"

"The person from yesterday was Xiao San's and my classmate."

"What?! So he's the same age as you? That's way too monstrous!"

"Xiao Wu, don't mention that guy anymore. And I'd advise you not to eat these mushrooms either. Who knows whether his mushrooms are poisonous now?"

"That's true. If you're hungry, you can try my sausages."

No one paid him any attention, leaving Oscar deeply embarrassed.

"There are too many of these mushrooms. Watch me burn them all away in one go. First Spirit Ability: Phoenix Fireline."

The fat man, Ma Hongjun, set the mushrooms ablaze himself. His flames were indeed hotter than ordinary firewood flames.

Even Bifulong's most ordinary mushrooms gave off an enticing aroma under the high temperature.

"Wow, that smells so good! I really want to taste it!"

The moment Oscar finished speaking, countless spores burst open in the flames.