The Innately Evil Tang San Brat, I'll Personally...

The "Hundred-Thousand-Year" Soul Beast, the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, joined the battle!

This thing obviously had not existed in either the original story or this moment. As for where it came from, naturally, it was Xu Yuan's [Mirror Flower, Water Moon].

From this moment onward, sink into the Eternal Mangekyo's illusion...

Kamui!

"Hisss, hisss, hisss~~"

The giant serpent coiled itself into a towering arch. Its three pairs of crimson wings spread wide, making it look exceptionally vicious.

Its abyssal maw gaped open. Its "Hundred-Thousand-Year" cultivation had given it a row of razor-sharp fangs that gleamed with ghostly white light.

The giant serpent opened its mouth, and a faint red mist spread through the air, filling it with a poisonous, fishy stench.

Zhao Wuji's body froze on the spot. Even with his Mighty Vajra Bear Martial Soul Possession, his entire body still felt as though it had fallen into an icy abyss.

"Damn it, how did we run into a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in the outer region?!"

Zhao Wuji's teeth chattered, beads of cold sweat appearing on his forehead as an unprecedented terror engulfed him.

A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast stood on par with a Titled Douluo. In a one-on-one fight, even a Titled Douluo would struggle to win.

Unless one of those veteran Super Douluo took action.

As things stood, Zhao Wuji and Shrek Academy's six students did not even qualify to serve as speed bumps.

What was more, this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast appeared to have mutated. Phoenix-tail Crested Serpents had always been nonvenomous snakes.

Unless a Titled Douluo happened to pass by and was willing to help.

Or another Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast appeared.

Zhao Wuji maintained his Soul Sage form, his mind racing as he searched for a way to break the deadlock.

Yet the "Hundred-Thousand-Year" Soul Beast, the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, did not attack immediately. Instead, it watched him with apparent interest.

Within the group, the six Shrek students wore bitter expressions.

Ma Hongjun and Oscar had gone pale as clay. Zhu Zhuqing's pretty face was solemn, while Ning Rongrong hesitated...

She was considering whether to use her trump card—the glazed jade token she had always kept hidden close to her body—

The Sect Summoning Token!!

Just as Zhao Wuji and four of the Shrek students faced their great enemy with grim expressions, a new development arose within the group.

Tang San gave Xiao Wu a look. After a moment of hesitation, she still nodded slightly as her love-struck mind took over.

Yesterday, in the town, Tang San and Xiao Wu had awakened from unconsciousness only to discover that their teammates had abandoned them.

Not only had passersby pointed and whispered about them, but according to Zhao Wuji, no one had even helped them get revenge.

Tang San immediately came to a conclusion...

What kind of bullshit teammates were these? They had already earned death!

And now that they had encountered a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Tang San, who had been a Tang Sect disciple in his previous life, understood one thing very well.

When a wild beast attacked you in the wilderness, you did not need to outrun the beast. You only needed to outrun your injured teammates.

As for how those teammates got injured, that was none of your business.

The Tang Sect's supreme art, Hidden Weapons Hundred Solutions, was unleashed—

Target locked...

Ma Hongjun, Oscar!

If Ma Hongjun had been able to control his Evil Fire, and Oscar had not egged him on, they would not have provoked the hostility of a strange Soul King.

Then how could Tang San have been publicly humiliated?

And there was only one reason he chose those two for revenge rather than the weaker Ning Rongrong.

Tang San could not afford to provoke the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

As for Zhu Zhuqing, she was an agility-attack Soul Master. Cat-type Martial Souls were known for their swift reflexes, so the chance of success was too low.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

Willow Leaf Knives, Locust Stones, Bone-Piercing Nails, Coin Darts, and other hidden weapons formed a long chain and struck the two men's legs.

"Ah!!" ×2

Ma Hongjun and Oscar screamed. Their legs were wounded, and they collapsed to the ground as blood immediately poured from the injuries.

The sudden turn of events stunned the still-hesitant Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, leaving them rooted to the spot.

Zhao Wuji caught sight of it from the corner of his eye. Veins instantly bulged on his forehead as he demanded in shock and fury:

"Tang San, what are you doing?!"

Ma Hongjun and Oscar clutched their wounded legs, staring at Tang San in utter disbelief.

They were teammates from the same academy!

Why would Tang San strike at them so viciously?

Tang San reacted just as quickly. The moment he attacked, he grabbed Xiao Wu's hand and retreated rapidly.

Only an afterimage remained where he had stood—it was Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.

Hearing Zhao Wuji's question, Tang San's face darkened as he sneered in a gloomy tone:

"The feng shui at Shrek Academy is terrible. Ever since I joined that shitty academy, strange things have kept happening to me."

"This tiny dump cannot even help its students get revenge. Goodbye!"

Before his words had even faded, Tang San activated two soul skills.

"First soul skill—Waist Bow!"

"Second soul skill—Parasitism!"

A white Soul Ring empowered Tang San, while the second yellow Soul Ring caused the Blue Silver Grass beneath everyone's feet to grow wildly.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~"

Blue Silver Grass with thorny edges surged madly upward, binding Zhao Wuji and the other five in the blink of an eye.

Tang San's villainous act of backstabbing his teammates was also witnessed in full by Xu Yuan and the other three, who had been observing in secret.

March 7th stood with one hand on her hip and said in shock, "Oh my god, this guy Tang San is way too vicious."

"I think this Tang San has way too many schemes. He is even deeper than Lushaka, that ocean planet."

Sparkle, however, found it amusing and explained, "March, you are too innocent. Traitors wear their hearts on their faces."

"A silly girl like you would probably help count the money after bad people sold you off."

Teased by Sparkle, March 7th immediately refused to take it lying down.

March 7th raised her little pink fist and retorted, "Sparkle, do you think I'm a complete idiot?"

"Aren't you?"

Sparkle skipped around inside the [Mirror Flower, Water Moon] illusion Xu Yuan had created, without forgetting to keep grinning mischievously.

March 7th flew into a rage and chased after Sparkle, the two of them playfully scuffling.

Jingliu was also deeply displeased. Having come from the Cloud Knights, she despised nothing more than harming one's comrades:

"Facing a great enemy, yet he first sabotaged his teammates. Despicable."

"Little brother, how are you going to punish him?"

Jingliu knew that the "Hundred-Thousand-Year" Soul Beast, the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, was an illusion and also a test of human nature.

But human nature was the one thing that could least withstand testing.

Xu Yuan had long since made his plans. He said seriously, "Innately evil Tang San brat, I'll personally..."

After he had gone to great lengths to mess with Pathetic Wretch's mentality, driving him down the path of corruption and making him backstab his teammates.

The notification from his golden finger finally sounded.

[Main Quest Honkai Progress Bar: 22%. Reward: [Soul Power Level +3], Soul Ring Sealing Card ×1]

The next second, a mighty surge of energy emerged.

Xu Yuan's Soul Power immediately leaped three minor levels in succession. His aura soared like a rainbow before he swiftly stabilized the power.

He was now a level 66 Soul Emperor, only four levels away from becoming a Seven-Ring Soul Sage.

Xu Yuan was quite satisfied with this reward. After all, solid strength would always come first.

To forge iron, one had to be strong oneself!

At that moment, another change occurred on the field.

Rogue Rabbit Xiao Wu held Tang San's hand and likewise glared resentfully at the Shrek group as she said:

"Third Brother stood up for you yesterday, Fatty, and what happened? You actually left Third Brother and me unconscious and ran away."

"The Great Star Dou Forest is my territory, Sister Xiao Wu's territory. All of you... will stay here and become fertilizer!"

"Er Ming, come out here!!!"

Rogue Rabbit Xiao Wu had already lost her head. With love-struck madness clouding her mind, she used her trump card without the slightest hesitation.