"Xiao Wu!"
Tang San roared.
The giant ape was as big as a hill, yet terrifyingly fast. It grabbed Xiao Wu and raced straight into the Star Dou Great Forest.
Even Zhao Wuji, their level 78 teacher, had been injured by two swats from the Sky Titan Giant Ape despite activating his Martial Soul Avatar.
Now,
Tang San watched helplessly as the Sky Titan Giant Ape carried Xiao Wu farther and farther away, on the verge of vanishing from sight.
"Oscar!"
Tang San turned back urgently.
Behind him, Oscar immediately activated a Soul Skill. "I've got a flying sausage!"
Oscar produced a flying sausage and tossed it into Tang San's hand.
Tang San ate it, gained the ability to fly briefly, and sped after Er Ming.
"Xiao San..."
Oscar and the other members of the Seven Monsters watched Tang San's retreating figure, worry written across their faces.
They had come to help Oscar obtain his third Soul Ring. None of them had expected to encounter a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Tang San flew deeper into the forest, his face tight with anxiety.
"Hiss!"
Just as he began closing the distance to the giant ape, a huge spider suddenly dropped from above.
A human face marked its bloated abdomen. Its entire body was purple, and saliva dripped from the fangs in its vicious mouth.
"A thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider?"
Tang San's heart sank. This is bad.
He had yet to obtain his third Soul Ring. Fighting a thousand-year Soul Beast would likely put him at a disadvantage.
But he could not go around it now. Tang San gritted his teeth and braced himself for a desperate fight!
In the next instant,
A figure descended from the sky. A dazzling flash of snowy frost streaked past, and an ice spike pierced the thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider. It died on the spot, releasing a purple Soul Ring.
The chill faded calmly from Huo Yuhao's right hand. With one foot planted on the Man Faced Demon Spider's corpse, he looked down at Tang San.
"What?!"
Tang San froze in shock.
He killed a thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider in one strike. Who is he?
He looks so young. Where did this prodigy come from?
"Thank you for your help, friend. My name is Tang San. I have urgent business to attend to, but I'll repay you handsomely the next time we meet!"
Tang San suppressed his shock and flew to the side. Xiao Wu was still waiting for him!
"Who said you could leave?!"
Huo Yuhao spread one hand and blocked Tang San's path.
"Friend, what do you mean by this?"
Tang San narrowed his eyes. His hands turned a pale jade-white as he readied his Hidden Weapons.
"Didn't you say you'd repay me handsomely? Then pay me with your head!"
Huo Yuhao snorted and fixed his gaze on Tang San. His Spirit Eyes Soul Skill activated instantly!
Spiritual Confusion!
A pair of eyes filled Tang San's vision. He staggered, utterly unable to resist the mental control of Huo Yuhao, a Soul Emperor.
He plummeted straight out of the air and hit the ground.
Huo Yuhao sneered and ended the Soul Skill. He would not kill Tang San so easily. He wanted Tang San to experience the same Hell he had: being killed again and again, only to come back to life!
Tang San struggled to raise his head.
Huo Yuhao had already reached him and seized him by the collar.
"Is there some misunderstanding?"
"This is the first time we've met. I don't know how I offended you."
Tang San panted, shocked and furious.
"Little Scumbag, you had a great time killing me, didn't you? How does it feel now?!"
Huo Yuhao drove a fist into Tang San's face. Tang San's collar tore apart, and he went flying.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
The blow was devastating. The eye socket on the side Huo Yuhao had struck shattered, and half Tang San's face swelled up.
He smashed through a tree before coming to a stop, coughing blood violently. He could not get up.
So strong...
I'm going to die...
Who the hell is this guy?
When did I ever kill him?!
Questions swarmed Tang San's mind. Cold sweat broke out all over him, and adrenaline surged as he frantically searched for a way out.
A Dragon Whisker Needle appeared in Tang San's hand.
Huo Yuhao grinned savagely and walked toward him step by step, cracking his knuckles.
Tang San watched with his one remaining good eye. The moment Huo Yuhao reached him, he struck without warning!
Whoosh!
The Dragon Whisker Needle shot toward Huo Yuhao's chest. At the same time, Tang San scrambled up, ready to use the opening to flee.
But,
In the next instant,
Huo Yuhao's hands also turned pale jade-white. The color was even more solid than Tang San's. He spread his index and middle fingers and caught the Dragon Whisker Needle between them.
"What?!"
Tang San's remaining good eye widened. He wondered if he was seeing things.
How does he know the Tang Sect's Mysterious Jade Hand?!
"Here's your needle back!"
Huo Yuhao flicked the Dragon Whisker Needle into Tang San's chest. Tang San collapsed with a howl of agony!
In stark contrast,
Huo Yuhao let out a sinister cackle.
"Hahaha!"
"Little Scumbag, how does it feel now?!"
Huo Yuhao hauled Tang San up. "Don't worry. I won't let you die that easily. I'll make you beg for death and never get it!"
Rage filled Huo Yuhao's heart.
Tang San was the one who had imprisoned him in Great Love Valley and slaughtered him countless times. He had nearly gotten Dong'er killed, too!
If he failed to avenge this, Huo Yuhao swore he would no longer call himself a man!
Huo Yuhao held Tang San like a helpless chick. With the Dragon Whisker Needle buried in his body, Tang San was in too much pain to speak. Cold sweat beaded on his forehead.
Nearby, Li Chen watched quietly from a tree.
Kong Deming had gone after the Sky Titan Giant Ape.
"Stop!"
At that moment,
Zhao Wuji arrived with the other five Monsters.
Seeing Tang San battered like that, Zhao Wuji said grimly, "Who are you? Let Xiao San go! I'll leave your corpse intact!"
Zhao Wuji's Mighty Vajra Bear Martial Soul Avatar appeared. His Soul Sage cultivation gave him the confidence to threaten Huo Yuhao.
"Looks like you're the First-Generation Shrek Seven Devils. You must be Little Scumbag's teacher, Zhao Wuji."
To Zhao Wuji's surprise,
Huo Yuhao did not take him seriously at all.
What a joke.
Huo Yuhao had only just become a Soul Emperor, but his combat strength was far beyond what his level suggested.
With his Spirit Ice Twin Martial Souls,
Even without Electrolux and the Snow Empress as his Soul Spirits, Huo Yuhao could crush an ordinary Soul Sage in battle.
Besides, Zhao Wuji was only a Soul Sage from the first Douluo era. He did not even have a Soul Core.
"If you know who he is, put Tang San down!"
Ma Hongjun and the others shouted.
"Teacher, why waste words on him? Hurry up and save Xiao San!"
Dai Mubai urged him on.
Zhao Wuji frowned. Something about Huo Yuhao gave him a bad feeling, but then he remembered how far above him his level was.
Forget it. I'll go all out!
Zhao Wuji unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar, and his body swelled to enormous size.
Huo Yuhao gave a soft snort and was about to strike when Li Chen suddenly leaped down from the tree.
"Yuhao, you go have fun with Tang San. I'll have a go at Zhao Wuji."
Huo Yuhao glanced at Li Chen in surprise. "Zhao Wuji is a Soul Sage, after all. He's twenty levels above you. Are you..."
"I'll be fine. I'm a Soul Engineer, remember?"
"All right."
Huo Yuhao nodded and stepped back.
Zhao Wuji stared in disbelief, then flew into a rage.
"Oh, wonderful. Now you're picking which of us to fight? A mere Soul King dares to act up!"
Zhao Wuji leaped into the air and threw a punch at Li Chen.
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