Tang Ya: Lu Chen, You're Too Sly

Just then, Jiang Nannan, standing beside Wang Dong, pointed at Huo Yuhao. "It should be that grilled fish seller."

Although it was not her first time seeing Huo Yuhao, her impression of him still remained from when he had sold grilled fish.

Back then, Beibei had even fought Xu Sanshi over it.

As for Lu Chen's battle, she had watched it two days ago.

His speed had been incredibly fast, nearly reaching the terrifying level of teleportation.

Even as an Agility Attack System Spirit Master, she might not have been faster than him. Moreover, she knew Tang Ya and Beibei well; neither of them could possibly keep up with that kind of speed.

The only explanation was that the inconspicuous grilled fish seller had played a role.

"Huo Yuhao?"

Hearing Jiang Nannan's guess, Wang Dong stroked his chin and turned his gaze toward Huo Yuhao.

On the other side, Lu Chen's battle against the three members of the Tang Sect continued.

Seeing Beibei hold Lu Chen back with Huo Yuhao's help, Tang Ya gave Huo Yuhao an approving look. "Well done, Yuhao!"

Without Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection and Spiritual Sharing, she and Beibei truly would have had no way to counter a Spirit Master like Lu Chen, whose speed and strength were both exceptional.

Just then, Beibei's shout rang out beside Tang Ya's ear. "Xiao Ya!"

Beibei's Second Soul Ring lit up, and countless tiny electric serpents sprang from his palm. They intertwined and spread through the air, forming an enormous net of lightning in an instant.

The electric net crackled as it covered the entire battlefield.

This was Beibei's second soul skill—Thousands of Bolts of Lightning. He could control electric serpents filling the sky and form them into a net. Not only did it possess lightning's paralyzing effect, but it could also restrict the enemy's movements over a wide area.

With Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection guiding it, the net's path of contraction precisely blocked every route Lu Chen might use to evade it, sealing him in without a gap.

Hearing Beibei's call, Tang Ya immediately understood. Purple light burst from her Third Soul Ring. "Third soul skill—Salix Snake Web!"

Blue Silver Grass vines covered in barbs sprang forth at her command, weaving another tough vine net beneath the electric web.

Lightning and vines overlapped. One paralyzed, hindered, and scorched; the other entangled, bound, and poisoned. Like a Heavenly Net, they fiercely closed in on Lu Chen at the center.

This was a soul skill combination she and Beibei had only recently begun practicing, and Lu Chen was the perfect test subject.

Watching from outside the field, Xiao Xiao could not help crying out, "Senior Beibei and Senior Tang Ya work together so well! The class monitor is going to get trapped!"

Wang Dong narrowed his eyes slightly. With the lightning web added to the Salix Snake Web, even a Spirit Ancestor or Spirit King might not be able to break free easily from such a control combo.

Bang!

Two muffled impacts landed almost simultaneously.

Lightning erupted and the vines tightened. Lu Chen's figure was instantly trapped between the two nets, in a predicament where escape seemed impossible.

"How about it, Lu Chen?" Tang Ya placed her hands on her hips, her brows curling as she raised her chin. Her tone was brimming with confidence. "Double control—surely you'll admit defeat this time, right? You can't run from that next feast!"

Yet Lu Chen, trapped in the center, showed no panic at all. Instead, he chuckled softly, and the ordinary-looking katana in his hand let out a clear hum.

"Admit defeat?" Lu Chen lifted his eyes with a smile. "The battle has only just begun."

"Sit upon the frosted heavens, Hyorinmaru!"

As soon as Lu Chen's words fell, Hyorinmaru instantly completed its Shikai. Extreme cold surged forth along the blade.

Bone-piercing cold swept across the entire field, and frost spread rapidly along the Blue Silver Grass vines at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the blink of an eye, the tough vines were covered in a thick layer of white frost, turning from supple to brittle.

Even the arcs of electricity under Beibei's control dimmed considerably beneath the extreme chill.

"Not good!"

Seeing this, Tang Ya hurriedly withdrew her Blue Silver Grass, preventing the frost from spreading onto her body.

Without its flexibility, the Blue Silver Grass was easily torn apart with a slight exertion from Lu Chen.

The frost-covered Salix Snake Web shattered instantly, turning into fragments of ice and broken vines that scattered in every direction.

"Ultimate Ice is way too unreasonable!"

Tang Ya's eyes widened as she spoke helplessly. The soul skill combination between her and Beibei had been so easily broken by the cold radiating from Lu Chen's Martial Soul.

Even Beibei's expression became grave. He resumed his fighting stance and quietly said to Huo Yuhao, "Yuhao, keep Spiritual Sharing stable. Don't let the cold interfere with it."

Lu Chen weighed Hyorinmaru in his hand, his gaze sweeping across the three of them.

With Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection in play, his Flash Step could not fully show its advantage. If he wanted to end this battle, the best way was to remove Huo Yuhao, their "eye."

Lu Chen pushed off the ground and activated Flash Step once more. His body became an afterimage as he charged straight at Tang Ya in front of him.

"Again?" Tang Ya gritted her teeth and summoned Blue Silver Grass before her once more. Beibei also flashed forward at the same time, lightning surging over his dragon claws.

But just as the two of them believed Lu Chen was going to force his way through the front.

Lu Chen's figure suddenly changed direction halfway there!

Flash Step's explosive force was pushed to its limit, drawing a tricky arc as he bypassed Beibei's defense and rushed directly toward Huo Yuhao in the rear.

"Not good! Yuhao, watch out!" Beibei's face changed drastically. He turned back to rescue him, but he was already half a beat too slow.

Huo Yuhao's heart tightened as he tried to dodge.

But how could his speed compare to Lu Chen's Flash Step?

In the blink of an eye, Lu Chen's Hyorinmaru was pressed against Huo Yuhao's chest.

So it really was because of Huo Yuhao!

Seeing Lu Chen turn his attention to Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong thought to himself.

Lu Chen's actions also confirmed Jiang Nannan's guess.

It was because of Huo Yuhao that Beibei and Tang Ya had been able to track Lu Chen's movements.

"Yuhao, you're eliminated."

Lu Chen lightly tapped Huo Yuhao's shoulder with the flat of his blade as a signal.

Left with no choice, Huo Yuhao could only dismiss his Martial Soul and leave the battlefield dejectedly.

Without Huo Yuhao as their core, Beibei and Tang Ya immediately lost all support.

Lu Chen's Flash Step became elusive and unpredictable once more, and the two gradually began to struggle.

Before long, Beibei and Tang Ya were defeated as well.

"Senior brother, senior sister, thank you for going easy on me." Lu Chen sheathed his sword, a faint smile on his face.

Beibei gave a bitter smile and dismissed his Martial Soul. "We accept the loss completely. Without Yuhao's Spiritual Detection, we simply can't keep up with your rhythm."

Tang Ya also listlessly put away her Blue Silver Grass, puffing out her cheeks in dissatisfaction. "You're too sly. You actually went straight for Yuhao..."

"Taking out the scout first is the easiest strategy on a battlefield." Lu Chen shrugged.

At that moment, the others outside the field also walked over.

Xiao Xiao's eyes sparkled as she looked at Lu Chen with a face full of admiration. "The class monitor is amazing! He won even in a one-versus-three!"

Wang Dong walked over to Lu Chen's side, still sounding somewhat haughty. "It was only because Huo Yuhao's soul skill countered you. If there had been one more person protecting Huo Yuhao, our feast definitely wouldn't have gotten away."

Huo Yuhao scratched his head awkwardly, unsure whether Wang Dong was praising his soul skill for countering Big Brother Lu or calling him weak for getting eliminated so quickly.

"Alright, it's only one feast. When we have time later, let's get together again."

Lu Chen had thoroughly enjoyed that fight.

He had been lying in the infirmary long enough to feel like his whole body was rusting. After moving around a little, he felt much better, so he no longer cared about winning or losing.

"Yay! Long live the class monitor!"

Hearing that there would still be delicious food to eat, Xiao Xiao jumped excitedly.

And none of them noticed that, on a treetop in the distance, a crow had watched every one of their movements.