Of course, he wasn't trying to drive off the Mandala Snake. He was trying to keep it from losing aggro.
Gangzi hadn't been poisoned yet. They couldn't waste this snake.
The arrow flew out and struck the Mandala Snake's scales, producing only the clang of metal against metal and a shower of sparks.
It didn't deal even a speck of damage.
No wonder the gap between Soul Masters and ordinary people was so vast.
Even a hundred-year soul beast was difficult for ordinary people to handle.
Seeing this, Ye Fan spoke to Yu Xiaogang on Tang San's back as he ran.
"Grandmaster, this snake's hide is too thick. We can't break through its defenses or shake it off...
How about you bear with it, and we work together to make that pig of yours... your Martial Soul blow its cylinder again?"
If Yu Xiaogang didn't pull his weight, they would soon be caught.
Especially... with Yu Xiaogang dragging them down.
At his words, the other two also turned to look at Yu Xiaogang.
Their eyes were full of expectation.
Yu Xiaogang's aging face darkened.
Blow it again?
Wouldn't that leave me with absolutely no chance of surviving?!
This little bastard wants to get me killed!
At that thought, he stared ahead expressionlessly.
"Hmph, foolish. That move is for saving my life. How could I use it so casually?
Today, I'll teach you a truth of the Soul Master World. Running away is nothing shameful. It's so we can come rolling back stronger next time.
This is called a strategic retreat!
Don't worry about me. Keep moving!"
With that, Yu Xiaogang instantly summoned Luo Sanpao.
Who knew where he found the strength?
He leaped off Tang San's back, landed astride Luo Sanpao, and shot ahead like a wisp of smoke.
He looked so dashing that he might not have been injured at all.
If one ignored the red liquid spilling out and covering Luo Sanpao's entire back...
Ye Fan and Xiao Wu: "..."
This guy certainly didn't hesitate to run.
Tang San was even more dumbfounded.
He hadn't expected it. Yu Xiaogang looked quite honest and didn't talk much.
As it turned out, he was just old and didn't speak much truth!?
He could have simply admitted he was scared, yet he made it sound so righteous...
Riding that thing would ruin the crotch of his pants!
Still, this gave Ye Fan the opportunity he needed.
Ye Fan smiled faintly.
Two crisp syllables left his lips.
"Conceal. Obscure."
In an instant, the scents and figures of Ye Fan and his two companions were hidden.
In the Mandala Snake's world, the three of them suddenly vanished.
The only strong scent left belonged to that boar rider up ahead!
Hiss!
The Mandala Snake hissed and charged toward Yu Xiaogang!
It was going to have this dinner, no matter what.
When the Mandala Snake charged over, Tang San thought their battle was unavoidable.
He was just about to use Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track in combination with hidden weapons and go all out against this monster.
But to his surprise, the snake didn't even glance at them. It charged straight past them.
The three unconsciously slowed their steps until they were certain the Mandala Snake wasn't targeting them.
"That snake... what's going on?"
Xiao Wu watched the Mandala Snake's retreating figure and asked in confusion.
It didn't look as though its eyesight was bad.
Tang San shook his head.
He had no clucking idea.
Only Ye Fan, who had done a good deed, looked utterly delighted.
Watching those two figures running beneath the twilight sky, he couldn't help remarking,
"What a selfless Grandmaster... Could it be that he knows Mandala Snakes like pork with a stronger flavor, so that's why he ran so fast?"
Tang San: "..."
His cheek twitched twice.
That explanation sounded like bullshit.
But the other two accepted it quickly.
Because they couldn't think of any other explanation either.
It wasn't as though Tang San hadn't suspected Ye Fan. After all, Ye Fan had always looked down on Yu Xiaogang.
But... there was no evidence at all.
The snake had attacked Ye Fan first.
Still, at this point, dwelling on that was completely meaningless.
"Let's hurry and help Teacher!"
Tang San hurried after him.
He knew that Yu Xiaogang only had one fart's worth of strength left today. There was no way he could beat that snake.
Ye Fan and Xiao Wu exchanged a glance.
"We'll do what we can."
Ye Fan's remaining Soul Power was only enough for a few more Word Spirits.
He needed all of them to protect himself.
He could only offer Gangzi moral support!
The Mandala Snake was incredibly fast. In just a few breaths, it caught up with Yu Xiaogang.
Seeing the Mandala Snake drawing closer and closer, Yu Xiaogang hurriedly revealed his Soul Rings.
Who would have thought... that he, the fastest runner, would be the one it targeted?
Yu Xiaogang glared at the huge snake behind him, grinding his teeth.
"Damn Mandala Snake... You won't stop chasing this Grandmaster. You've got quite the discerning eye, haven't you?
Since you insist on pursuing me, take this!"
Then Yu Xiaogang's first Soul Ring instantly lit up.
If he kept pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger, he would really become a pig!
"First Soul Skill, farting like thunder... Earth-Shattering Luo Sanpao!"
"Take this! This is my last... everything!"
At that moment, Luo Sanpao beneath Yu Xiaogang's legs began swelling rapidly, his speed dropping in an instant.
His bulging belly instantly lifted his four short legs off the ground.
The Mandala Snake seized the opportunity, opened its bloody maw, and sank its teeth into Luo Sanpao's rear!
Awooo!!!
Luo Sanpao let out a cry of pain.
"Sanpao!!!"
Yu Xiaogang's eyes nearly split with fury as he pulled a fire starter from his pocket.
All that damage would eventually be transferred to him!!
At that moment, he made up his mind.
"Die, you beast!"
Yu Xiaogang hurled it with all his strength, sending the fire starter through the gap into the Mandala Snake's mouth.
At the same time.
Luo Sanpao's charge had also reached its peak.
Bang!!!!
A thunderclap erupted out of nowhere.
The Mandala Snake's body swelled instantly.
It bulged as though it had swallowed some gigantic boulder.
Thick red and yellow smoke continuously drifted from its mouth.
It struggled a few times, trying to straighten its body, and even Yu Xiaogang was thrown off Luo Sanpao.
But before long, the Mandala Snake collapsed to the ground.
A yellow Soul Ring slowly rose.
Viewed up close, the inside of the Mandala Snake's mouth was already cooked... and still giving off wisps of fiery heat.
The snake stayed in that position, dying on Luo Sanpao's backside.
The three who caught up from behind stared dumbfounded at the scene before them.
Ye Fan hadn't expected... that Gangzi would actually manage to show off.
Level twenty-nine Big Burner Gang had solo-killed a four-hundred-year-plus Mandala Snake with a farting Soul Skill.
That achievement gave him every right to brag.
Yu Xiaogang looked at the still-steaming Mandala Snake, and a smile actually appeared on his zombie-like face.
"I, I killed a four-hundred-year Mandala Snake!"
His heart raced, his hands trembled.
Yu Xiaogang stood up and shook himself.
He completely ignored the river of blood flowing behind him.
The others paid no attention to Yu Xiaogang, who was still grinning foolishly, and gathered in front of the Mandala Snake.
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