Yan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. His face was swollen beyond recognition, but he gave Hu Liena a confident smile and shook out his wrist.
As he turned his head, his gaze swept over Sasuke, who stood with his arms crossed, watching coldly.
A crimson glint flashed through Sasuke's eyes. He did not cast Genjutsu on Yan to interfere with his thoughts. Instead, he planted a suggestion in Yan's mind.
The suggestion was simple: it made Yan think a little more clearly, so that when he saw Tang San's Great Iron Hammer coming straight for his face, he would know to dodge.
Yan's eyes went blank for a moment, then returned to normal.
"Tang San, I haven't lost yet!" Yan roared. His black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring flared beneath his feet, and he thrust out a hand. "Fifth Soul Skill: Flying Sand Frenzied Flame!"
A storm of shattered stone and flame erupted across the arena. Wherever it passed, it left broad swaths of ground scorched by molten rock.
"Fourth Soul Skill: Magma Surge!" Yan unleashed another skill, burning through a vast amount of Soul Power.
Tang San merely sneered at the rolling magma and fiery tornado bearing down on him. He crouched slightly, and black light burst from his right leg.
"Extreme-Speed Right Leg Soul Bone Skill: Shadowless Speed! Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track! Fusion Skill: Without a Trace!"
This was a new footwork technique Tang San had created by combining the Ten Thousand Year Right Leg Bone Hei Ranbai had given him with his own ingenious Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track. Its unpredictable movements far surpassed the original technique.
He darted about several times, casually swinging the black Clear Sky Hammer in his hand and smashing several fireballs filled with magma.
By the time Yan reacted,