Furious thunder erupted overhead. Yu Tianheng let out a fierce roar and twisted in midair, the lightning coiling around him swelling at the same instant. A moment later, countless lightning dragons materialized around him and lashed out in every direction, covering an area so vast that no one could evade them!
Yu Tianheng's third Soul Skill temporarily sent him into a berserk state, its tremendous power increasing his attack strength by one hundred percent and his soul power by fifty percent. Unleashing his second Soul Skill in this state clearly meant he wanted to end the battle quickly. As the lightning dragons struck, Dugu Yan and the others immediately retreated. Xiao Wu and Dai Mubai had nowhere to dodge and took direct hits, letting out agonized screams!
"No! Xiao Wu!"
Tang San had wanted to shield Xiao Wu from the lightning dragons with his blue silver grass, but Qian Renyue kept him tied down, burning his blue silver grass relentlessly and leaving him no way to save her. "Still worrying about someone else? Worry about yourself first!"
Qian Renyue gathered soul power in her foot and kicked Tang San in the abdomen. Caught off guard, he was sent flying a considerable distance. He steadied himself, and the Eight Spider Lances Soul Bone emerged from his back. Clang, clang-
The loud scrape of the Eight Spider Lances against the ground rang out. Qian Renyue's lips curved slightly as she put away her short sword, sliding it back into the Silver Hairpin. A moment later, she flew toward Tang San, her aim unmistakable. "Third Brother!"
Ning Rongrong continued using her Soul Skill to enhance Tang San, while Oscar produced a sausage and tossed it to him. The two had escaped disaster only because Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing had protected them. Zhu Zhuqing had blocked a lightning dragon for Ning Rongrong. Although she had not lost the ability to fight, she was already extremely weak.
"Leave her to me, Third Brother! Go deal with those others!"
Ma Hongjun blocked Qian Renyue and turned back to call out to Tang San. He could not handle Dugu Yan and the others alone, but if Tang San went instead, he would surely find a way. Their only option now was for him to hold Qian Renyue back. He refused to believe he could not even stall an ice-attribute Soul Master!
"I'm counting on you, Fatty!"
With things having reached this point, Tang San had been forced to resort to even his worst fallback plan. To keep Ning Rongrong and the others from suffering further harm, he could only deal with Yu Tianheng and his teammates first.
Yu Tianheng had unleashed his strongest move, leaving his soul power nearly depleted. As long as they rendered his team unable to fight, they still had a chance to turn the tables!
His eyes bloodshot, Tang San rushed toward Yu Tianheng at tremendous speed!
Bang-
Yu Tianheng was no match for him. Tang San restrained him, then flung him across to the other side!
"Tian Heng!"
Seeing this, Dugu Yan stepped forward, her serpentine figure weaving around Tang San's attacks. Unfortunately, she had still underestimated the unique properties of the External Soul Bone, the Eight Spider Lances. Tang San had no intention of getting bogged down fighting her. He punched her near the shoulder, sending her staggering several meters back!
Osler felt a sinking sense of dread. Qian Renyue's earlier assessment had been right. This Tang San really was a madman!
He attacked alongside the brothers Shi Mo and Shi Mo, and the four became locked in a melee. Ye Lingling had wanted to heal Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, but Tang San's blue silver grass had emerged from beneath the platform at some unknown point. Deep-blue vines suddenly wrapped around her body. Alarmed, Ye Lingling struggled but could not break free. She frowned, and before long, the thorns on the vines released their poison. Her body went limp, and she collapsed to the ground.
Even surrounded by three opponents, Tang San still held his own. Osler and the others had already expended a great deal of soul power in the earlier fighting, and none of the three was a ranged Soul Master. With Tang San's Eight Spider Lances keeping him at bay, Osler could not get close. The brothers Shi Mo and Shi Mo were naturally in the same predicament and could only cover Osler as he attacked. Both sides fought fiercely. In a flash of lightning and sparks, Qian Renyue and Ma Hongjun traded punches, a sudden gust lifting the loose strands at her temples. Both of them had nearly exhausted their soul power as well. Now, the only wild card on the field was Tang San. She spun into a roundhouse kick, driving her low-heeled leather shoe into Ma Hongjun's face. "Aah-"
Ma Hongjun cried out in pain and crashed to the ground!
"This is bad!"
Oscar felt a deep sense of alarm. Without Ma Hongjun holding her back, Qian Renyue would surely target him and Ning Rongrong!
"Third Soul Skill, Netherworld Slash!"
The weakened Zhu Zhuqing unleashed one final strike, then collapsed from exhaustion.
A black-and-purple blade of light flew toward Qian Renyue. A faint flicker of emotion stirred in her eyes as she turned sideways to dodge Zhu Zhuqing's attack. "First Soul Skill, Thousand Absolute Ice Prisms!"
Three ice prisms formed. Qian Renyue sent one each toward Ning Rongrong and Oscar, then hurled the remaining one at Ma Hongjun, who was still struggling to get up from the ground.
As expected, Oscar and Ning Rongrong were struck. Their bodies and nerves went numb, and they toppled straight toward the ground!
Fortunately, Oscar protected Ning Rongrong, allowing her to fall onto him and escape any superficial injuries.
"Leave him to me!"
Qian Renyue once again fused the Silver Frost Sword and slashed at Tang San. Clang-
Osler and the brothers Shi Mo and Shi Mo immediately moved aside. The collision between the Silver Frost Sword and the Eight Spider Lances was deafening. Caught unprepared, Osler and the others were temporarily deafened by the piercing sound!
Meanwhile, in the VIP section of the spectator stands.
Compared with the ordinary stands, the nobles' section was much quieter. Still, when Tang San's External Soul Bone appeared, they could not help exchanging a few hushed remarks. Now, Qian Renyue and Tang San were the only ones on the field still capable of fighting, and both had been major dark horses in the one-on-one matches. It truly was difficult to predict who would win. Even if they lost their bets this time, however, it would hardly matter to them. After all, a match this spectacular might not occur even once in an entire year.
"Third Brother, in this situation, Yueyue has spent more soul power than that Thousand-Hand Asura. Could she..."
As a Titled Douluo, Lion had discerned the true situation on the field at a glance.
Qian Renyue's soul power level was no higher than Tang San's, and she had used a Fusion Soul Skill while fighting Ma Hongjun. No matter how one looked at it, she must have consumed more soul power than he had...
"She won't lose."
Azure Luan spoke calmly.
Others might not know, but he knew perfectly well what Guang Ling had given Qian Renyue.
Qian Renyue had yet to unleash her third Soul Skill, and she had not used the trump card she kept as her last resort. So what if she had consumed more soul power than Tang San? He might not be able to withstand that single blow from her strongest move.
"..."
Seeing not a trace of worry on Azure Luan's face, Lion said nothing more and continued watching the situation on the platform.
At the same time, elsewhere, Ning Fengzhi rose and walked over to the railing. He could not help marveling, "Uncle Jian, this disciple of yours really is full of surprises!"
"Mm." Chen Xin's reply remained expressionless, though inwardly, his heart had already blossomed with joy.
Who wouldn't love having such an outstanding disciple!
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