Yu Tianheng's voice was filled with resentment and rage.
He swung his fists and charged at Dugu Yan.
A cold, fierce glint flashed through Dugu Yan's eyes. Her long serpent tail swept out like a thick leather whip, lashing viciously across Yu Tianheng's chest.
Smack!
The sharp crack rang out across the grounds, and Yu Tianheng flew backward like a heavy punching bag.
"What's going on? What the hell is going on?"
"Dugu Yan, you... what did you do to me?"
After crashing to the ground, Yu Tianheng ignored his injuries and stared wide-eyed at Dugu Yan as he questioned her.
Dugu Yan thought for a moment, then suddenly smiled. "Yu Tianheng, are you asking why circulating your soul power feels so difficult and sluggish, why it isn't even a tenth as smooth as usual?"
"Uh..."
"That's right."
Yu Tianheng hadn't expected Dugu Yan to be so frank, without concealing a thing.
"That's the effect of Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison."
"I forgot to tell you, my poison techniques have improved quite a bit. I injected the Jade Phosphor Serpent Poison directly into your acupoints, so even that initial contact left you deeply poisoned. Why else would I have told you to bleed yourself to remove the toxins?"
As she spoke, Dugu Yan spread her hands, looking as if to say that she had warned him, but he hadn't listened.
Yu Tianheng: "..."
He was so frustrated he wanted to cough up blood.
Yu Tianheng struggled to his feet and said bitterly, "Fine, fine, fine. Dugu Yan, I, Yu Tianheng, lost today."
"But I'm not a sore loser. Starting today, I will no longer be captain of the Heaven Dou Royal Team. I also announce that I'm leaving the Heaven Dou Royal Team and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy!"
"But don't