Gu Yuena Joins the Matchup, Absolute Mental Immunity!

Damn it, Tang Wulin was so upright it was downright wicked!

"Alas! A gentleman born among scoundrels! That is no fault of the gentleman!"

Huo Yuhao let out a long sigh. The blood-red gleam in his eyes had yet to fade.

"Tang Wulin, surrender."

"You're taking all the fun out of this."

Tang Wulin pressed his lips together without a word. Tears fell like rain, and the pain and guilt in his eyes were enough to break anyone's heart.

He stared stubbornly at Huo Yuhao and refused to surrender.

"Alas. I still need the Golden Dragon King and the Dragon God to draw fire from the Divine Realm later, so I can't let you die here. Looks like I'll have to give you a little hope."

Undead Magic erupted in an instant.

A faint figure slowly appeared before Tang Wulin.

"Childish. It's only your sister's soul, isn't it?"

"You're standing before the heir to Undead Magic, the Soul Dao Controller. Beat me, and I'll separate Na'er's soul for you. If that puts me in a good mood, I might even find a way to bring her back to life on her own."

Whoosh!

A dazzling Golden Light burst from Tang Wulin's eyes.

"Is... is that true?"

"Right! How did I not think of it? Senior Yuhao, you're the Soul Dao Patriarch and the founder of Undead Magic! If I beat you, I could live to see my sister come back to life!"

Huo Yuhao fell silent. Revive Na'er?

Undead Magic could indeed do it. Na'er's soul had, in essence, separated from Gu Yuena's and become a human soul.

But without Gu Yuena's power as a medium, it would be difficult.

And if he couldn't manage it, he could simply tell Tang Wulin that Na'er was Gu Yuena.

"When I, Huo Yuhao, give my word, not even four horses can pull it back."

"If I say I can do it, I can."

The moment he finished speaking, Huo Yuhao stopped hesitating and clenched his fist viciously at Tang Wulin.

Bang! Splurt!

Pain like his soul being torn apart instantly spread through Tang Wulin's entire body.

"Aaagh!"

Tang Wulin spat out a mouthful of blood.

"No, I can't lose. I have to beat Senior Yuhao and bring Na'er back!"

"Golden Dragon Body!"

Roar!

A ringing dragon's cry shook the heavens. Dense golden dragon scales once again covered Tang Wulin's body.

"Gaaah!"

In the next instant, Tang Wulin charged at Huo Yuhao through the powerful soul attack, heedless of everything. A phantom Golden Dragon flickered around him as he ran straight through Huo Yuhao's Psychic Control.

"This is ridiculous. Is the Golden Dragon King already starting to take shape as Tang Wulin's Second Martial Soul?"

"He's pushing straight through my mental pressure."

"Now this is interesting. An opponent who fights back and can withstand an attack—that's a good opponent!"

"Psychic Parasitism, Psychic Control!"

Huo Yuhao instantly widened the gap between them again. Terrifying Spiritual Power then battered Tang Wulin like an endless tide, and the dragon's shadow around him visibly dimmed.

I can't get close, I can't break through his defenses, and I can't even touch the hem of Senior Yuhao's clothes!

Before Tang Wulin could react, Huo Yuhao decisively raised his right hand.

Whoosh!

Bang!

A gigantic Gray Palm descended from the sky.

"Aaagh!"

Tang Wulin collapsed to the ground, spitting blood. His body was covered in wounds, and he was weak all over.

"Senior Yuhao, I lost."

"I really do admire you! Ever since I was little, I've wanted to become a Soul Master like you!"

"Could we... shake hands?"

As Tang Wulin said it, his whole face flushed crimson. His gaze darted away, and he lowered his head in shame, unable to meet Huo Yuhao's eyes.

Huo Yuhao covered his face. He had not expected someone as honest as Tang Wulin to start lying when pushed this far for the sake of reviving his sister.

"Heh. Catch me. Catch me, and I'll shake your hand."

To Huo Yuhao, the honest, straightforward Tang Wulin was painfully green at this sort of thing. He was not even half as convincing as Huo Yuhao had been when he frightened a Peak Soul Emperor in Blood Valley.

"All right, enough playing. Go down and let this sink in. Challenge me again in the next matchup."

The smile vanished from Huo Yuhao's face.

Whoosh!

A dazzling green light burst from Huo Yuhao, and terrifying Ultimate Ice swept across the entire Heavenly Screen Arena.

In an instant, Tang Wulin felt as though he had fallen into an ice cave. Years before he was meant to, he experienced the cold of the Far North and shivered uncontrollably.

Under the crushing weight of the mental assault, the cold, the pain, and everything else, Tang Wulin's eyelids grew heavier and heavier.

Through the frosty haze, a figure with long silver hair slowly appeared.

[Third-Generation Silver Dragon Form Gu Yuena has joined the matchup to aid Dragon-God-Form Tang Wulin!]

"Fire Element Control!"

Fwoosh!

The ice and snow melted in an instant. As the newcomer released fire elemental power, the terrifying Ultimate Ice slowly broke apart.

"Gu... Gu Yue!"

When the ice on Tang Wulin's body melted, he stared wide-eyed in shock at the silver-haired figure before him.

"You've disappointed me. You actually wanted to end your own life."

"That's cowardly. That's irresponsible. Is that how you repay Na'er for leaving?"

Tang Wulin's eyes reddened instantly, and the passion that had quieted inside him surged back to a boil.

"I'll hold off Huo Yuhao's mental attacks. You beat him with your strength!"

Tears filled Tang Wulin's eyes as he nodded frantically.

"Okay!"

Whoosh!

Without another word, Tang Wulin unleashed all his strength and charged wildly toward Huo Yuhao.

"Gu Yuena?"

Huo Yuhao frowned slightly. An ominous feeling suddenly rose in his heart.

"Third Soul Skill, Psychic Cont—"

Before Huo Yuhao's mental attack could land, a terrifying Spiritual Origin stirred within Gu Yuena's Spiritual Sea and enveloped the entire Heavenly Screen.

Everywhere Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Power swept was blocked off.

"This... this presence... it's her!"

Inside the Spiritual Sea,

Tian Meng looked terrified.

"I couldn't have forgotten it. It has to be her!"

"Years ago, after the Ferocious Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest captured me, the Evil Emperor, ranked second among the Ferocious Beasts, nearly took on the whole forest alone to get his hands on my delicious body. Then a trace of a presence from the Lake of Life frightened him away. She's the owner of that presence!"

"Yuhao, this is bad. Spiritual Power and soul attacks probably won't work on her. We'd only have a chance if Elder Yi were here, but he's been barred from the match."

Huo Yuhao's eyes narrowed.

"Damn it. These two from the third generation are nothing but walking stat monsters. One's invincible in strength, the other's invincible in Spiritual Power and Soulforce. How the hell am I supposed to fight them?"

With his Spiritual Power and soul attacks rendered completely useless, Huo Yuhao had effectively lost more than half his strength.

Most of his abilities came from Spiritual Power and Soulforce. With both countered, only his Third Martial Soul, the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion—the Ice Empress—could still play a part.

"Senior Yuhao, I just want to brush against you. Really, just a brush!"

Tang Wulin raised his hand, and the Golden Dragon Claw shot toward Huo Yuhao.

Hum!

Dazzling green light flashed. In the next instant, Huo Yuhao's aura transformed and erupted, and a blood-red Soul Ring bearing four full markings appeared.

"Ice Emperor's Wrath!"

It was the Ice Empress's strongest single-target Soul Skill. If even this failed, Huo Yuhao truly had nothing left.

A long green scorpion tail appeared behind Huo Yuhao and collided with Tang Wulin's dragon claw.

Terrifying force erupted, instantly freezing Tang Wulin into an ice sculpture.

But a power within the Golden Dragon Claw that surpassed even the Golden Dragon King Bloodline swept through Huo Yuhao's body and sent him flying.

Splurt!

If I didn't have a Ferocious Beast Soul Bone, that claw would have shattered me, wouldn't it?

It hurts. It hurts so much. How long has it been since I felt pain like this?

It's actually making my blood boil!

"Heh, hahaha... you haunt my dreams..."

The moment he locked Tang Wulin down, Huo Yuhao was ready to unleash everything and end this matchup.

"Silver Dragon Spear!"

Roar!

A point of silver light arrived first. Then the spear came like a dragon, reaching Huo Yuhao in an instant.

Roar!

Just as the Silver Dragon Spear was about to touch Huo Yuhao, a Golden Light descended. A terrifying surge of Soul Power blocked the strike.

"Hmph!"

"I may want to watch you get beaten, but only if I'm the one beating you!"

"I won't let anyone else gang up on you!"