Huo Yuhao Beats Little Scumbag Senseless! Li Chen vs. Zhao Wuji!

"Xiao Wu!"

Tang San roared.

The giant ape was as big as a hill, yet incredibly fast. It snatched Xiao Wu and ran straight into the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Even their level 78 teacher, Zhao Wuji, had been injured by two swipes 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 away, nearly disappearing from sight.

"Oscar!"

Tang San spun around, frantic.

Behind him, Oscar immediately activated a soul skill: "I have a flying sausage!"

Oscar produced a flying sausage and tossed it to Tang San.

Tang San ate it, gained the ability to fly for a short time, and sped after Er Ming.

"Little San..."

Oscar and the other members of the Shrek Seven Devils watched Tang San go, worry plain on 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 raced into the forest, his face taut with anxiety.

"Hiss!"

Just as he began to close the gap with the giant ape, an enormous spider suddenly dropped from above.

A human face marked its swollen abdomen. Its body was purple, and saliva dripped from the fangs in its hideous mouth.

"A thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider?"

Tang San's heart sank. This was bad.

He had yet to obtain his third Soul Ring. Against a thousand-year soul beast, he would probably be at a disadvantage.

But he could not go around it now. Gritting his teeth, Tang San had no choice but to fight his way through!

Then,

A figure descended from the sky. A dazzling flash of snowy frost swept past, and an ice spike pierced straight through the thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider. It died on the spot, leaving behind a purple Soul Ring.

The chill faded from Huo Yuhao's right hand. He planted one foot on the Man Faced Demon Spider's corpse and looked down at Tang San.

"What?!"

Tang San was stunned.

Who was this person who had killed a thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider in a single strike?

He looked so young, too. Where had a genius like this come from?

"Thank you for helping me, friend. My name is Tang San. I have something urgent to attend to, but I'll repay you properly the next time we meet!"

Tang San pushed down his shock and flew past him. Xiao Wu was still waiting for him!

"Who said you could leave?!"

Huo Yuhao stretched out one hand, blocking Tang San's path.

"Friend, what's the meaning of this?"

Tang San narrowed his eyes. His hands turned pale as jade, hidden weapons at the ready.

"Didn't you say you'd repay me? Then give me your head!"

Huo Yuhao gave a cold snort. His Spirit Eyes soul skill activated the instant he looked at Tang San!

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 dropped straight out of the air and slammed into 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 over and over, only to come back to life!

Tang San struggled to lift his head.

Huo Yuhao had already reached him. He seized Tang San by the collar and hauled him up.

"Is there some misunderstanding?"

"We've only just met. I don't know how I offended you."

Tang San panted, shocked and furious.

"Little Scumbag, you had fun killing me, didn't you? Never thought this day would come?!"

Huo Yuhao punched Tang San in the face. His collar tore apart, and he flew backward.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

The blow shattered the eye socket on one side of Tang San's face, leaving half his face swollen.

He crashed through a tree before coming to a stop. Coughing up blood, he could not even get to his feet.

So strong...

I'm going to die...

Who the hell is this guy?

When did I ever kill him?!

Questions whirled through Tang San's mind. Cold sweat broke out across his body, and adrenaline surged as he desperately searched for a way out.

A Dragon Whisker Needle appeared in Tang San's hand.

Huo Yuhao grinned viciously and walked toward him, cracking his knuckles as he went.

Tang San watched through his one good eye. The moment Huo Yuhao came within reach, he struck!

Whoosh!

The Dragon Whisker Needle shot toward Huo Yuhao's chest. Tang San scrambled up at the same time, ready to use the opening to escape.

But

in the next instant,

Huo Yuhao's hands also turned pale as jade, even more lustrous than Tang San's. He spread his index and middle fingers and caught the Dragon Whisker Needle between them.

"What?!"

Tang San's remaining eye widened. Had he seen that right?

How did this man 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 fell to the ground with an agonized scream!

In sharp contrast,

Huo Yuhao let out a sinister laugh.

"Hahaha!"

"Little Scumbag, how do you like it now?!"

Huo Yuhao grabbed Tang San and lifted him. "Don't worry. I won't let you go that easily. I'll make you beg for death!"

Rage burned in Huo Yuhao's heart.

It was Tang San who had trapped him in the Great Love Valley and slaughtered him countless times. Tang San had nearly gotten Dong'er killed, too!

If he failed to avenge this, Huo Yuhao swore he was no man!

Tang San dangled from Huo Yuhao's grip like a helpless chick. With the Dragon Whisker Needle buried in his body, the pain left him unable 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!"

Just then,

Zhao Wuji arrived with five of the Shrek Seven Devils.

Seeing the state Tang San was in, Zhao Wuji demanded grimly, "Who are you? Put Little San down! I'll leave your corpse intact!"

Zhao Wuji's Mighty Vajra Bear Martial Soul Avatar manifested. His Soul Sage cultivation gave him the confidence to threaten Huo Yuhao.

"So you're the First-Generation Shrek Seven Devils. And you must be Little Scumbag's teacher, Zhao Wuji."

To Zhao Wuji's surprise,

Huo Yuhao paid him no mind at all.

What a joke.

Huo Yuhao might have only just reached Soul Emperor, but his combat strength went far beyond what his level suggested.

With his Spirit Ice Twin Martial Souls,

Huo Yuhao could overwhelm an ordinary Soul Sage even without Electrolux and the Snow Empress as his Soul Spirits.

Besides, Zhao Wuji was only a Soul Sage from the first Douluo era. He did not even have a Soul Core.

"If you know that, put Tang San down already!"

Ma Hongjun and the others shouted.

"Teacher, why waste words on him? Hurry up and save Little San!"

Dai Mubai urged him on.

Zhao Wuji frowned. Something about Huo Yuhao gave him a bad feeling, but he reminded himself that he had a decisive advantage in level.

Forget it. He would go all out!

Zhao Wuji unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar, his body swelling to enormous size.

Huo Yuhao gave a soft snort and was about to strike when Li Chen suddenly jumped down from the tree.

"Yuhao, you go play with Tang San. I'll have some fun with Zhao Wuji."

Huo Yuhao looked at Li Chen in surprise. "Zhao Wuji is still a Soul Sage. 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, dumbfounded, then flew into a rage.

"Oh, wonderful. Now you're picking who fights whom? A mere Soul King dares to challenge me!"

Zhao Wuji leaped into the air and threw a punch at Li Chen.