"Tang Hao, Tang San... wasn't that what we went to Holy Soul Village to take away a few days ago..." The Ice Empress caught on and looked at Beiming Yuan in surprise.
Beiming Yuan smiled and nodded, then continued watching the spectacle.
"First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Entanglement!"
By then, Tang San had already launched his attack on Dai Mubai, releasing countless vines laced with paralyzing poison from his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.
Dai Mubai's wicked eyes flashed repeatedly. Surging Soul Power covered his body as he swung both claws, sweeping aside every vine that reached him.
But there were so many Blue Silver vines that, even going all out, Dai Mubai still struggled to block them all. Some had already wrapped around his body.
Dai Mubai instinctively tried to tear the vines apart with his tiger claws, only to find them so tough that a single strike couldn't break them.
"Blue Silver Grass vines are this tough?" Dai Mubai was a little surprised.
But he quickly responded. His First Soul Ring lit up: White Tiger Protection Barrier.
A white shield appeared around Dai Mubai, keeping the vines that continued to rush at him at bay. He kept exerting himself, tearing apart the vines wrapped around his body.
"Second Soul Skill, White Tiger Fierce Light Wave!"
Dai Mubai's Second Soul Ring lit up, and with a tiger's roar, a milky-white ball of light shot from his mouth.
The white ball of light struck the incoming vines head-on and exploded.
With a thunderous blast, the Blue Silver vines shattered and scattered. A powerful shock wave of energy swept through the entire hotel lobby, leaving it in ruins.
Tang San's face paled slightly, and he stumbled back several steps.
A Martial Soul and its owner were one to begin with. When a Martial Soul was damaged, its owner would also suffer a certain degree of harm.
"Tang San, the power of your Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul did take me by surprise, but a Beast Martial Soul's attack power will always be greater than a Tool Martial Soul's. You can't beat me."
Dai Mubai looked at Tang San with a haughty expression.
"That tiger sure is confident." Ning Rongrong, who stood some distance away, curled her lip and looked at Beiming Yuan beside her. "Your Ice and Snow Fan Martial Soul is really powerful. Even the Blue Lightning..."
"Tool Martial Souls and Beast Martial Souls of the same quality are both powerful. What matters most is their user," Beiming Yuan said.
Although his voice wasn't loud, it didn't escape Dai Mubai's ears.
Hearing someone contradict him, Dai Mubai was displeased. He instinctively turned to look, and when he saw Beiming Yuan and the two women nearby, he was startled.
The Ice Empress and Ning Rongrong in particular were unbelievably beautiful. He'd visited brothels-no, he'd known countless women, but he'd never seen one as beautiful as either of them.
As for Beiming Yuan, Dai Mubai automatically dismissed him as a pretty boy.
This brat does have a handsome face. I bet all he can do is run his mouth, with nothing but fancy moves...
Dai Mubai glanced at Beiming Yuan contemptuously, then turned his attention back to Tang San. "Tang San, give up. You can't possibly be my match."
"Not necessarily." Tang San smiled, and his Second Soul Ring promptly lit up. "Second Soul Skill, Parasite!"
"Swish, swish, swish-"
As soon as Tang San finished speaking, a dense mass of vines sprouted from Dai Mubai's body, as though some kind of parasitic plant were growing on him.
"My Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul is poisonous. Earlier, it only paralyzed your skin, so you couldn't feel the seeds taking root on you."
"So you've lost."
Holding Blue Silver Grass in his hand, Tang San looked calmly at Dai Mubai, his face full of confidence.
"Pfft~" Ning Rongrong couldn't hold back a laugh. "Beiming Yuan, this tiger is hilarious. One moment he was saying Tool Martial Souls are inferior to Beast Martial Souls, and the next he's tied up like a rice dumpling."
"That's called a mummy."
"What's a mummy?"
"A corpse wrapped all over in white cloth that can move."
Why is it them again? Hearing Beiming Yuan and the two women, Dai Mubai felt even more annoyed. He felt he'd lost face.
Even Tang San and Xiao Wu noticed Beiming Yuan and the two women in the distance and instinctively looked over. Both were surprised at first sight.
"Hm? She..." Xiao Wu suddenly met the Ice Empress's gaze. Fear instinctively rose in her heart, and she quickly lowered her head.
For some reason, the Ice Empress made her feel as though she'd seen right through her.
"No... it can't be." Xiao Wu was panicking now, terribly afraid.
"Hmph!" At the same time, Dai Mubai snorted coldly, and his Third Soul Ring lit up. "Third Soul Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"
In an instant, Dai Mubai's presence surged, and his body grew a size larger. His strength, attack, and defense attributes increased substantially.
With such an enhancement, the vines wrapped around him shattered in an instant.
So strong. This is a thousand-year Soul Skill... Tang San's pupils contracted. Facing a formidable enemy, he had even prepared to use his trump card.
Once he unleashed the Tang Sect Hidden Weapons, Dai Mubai would be gravely injured if not killed.
Just as Tang San's hand landed on the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, Dai Mubai suddenly withdrew his imposing presence and voluntarily recalled his White Tiger Martial Soul.
"Tang San, your Blue Silver Grass is very strong, but I'm a level thirty-seven Soul Elder. My Soul Power and thousand-year Soul Skill are hurdles you'll struggle to overcome at the Soul Grandmaster level."
"You're quite good, far better than that pretty boy over there who only knows how to talk strategy on paper."
Dai Mubai spoke calmly, glancing at Beiming Yuan behind him, whether deliberately or not.
Being talked about twice by Beiming Yuan and the women had put him in a very bad mood.
Seeing this,
A cold glint flashed in the Ice Empress's eyes, while the Snow Empress, hidden from view, had already gathered a ball of ice and snow energy, ready to hurl it down at any moment.
"Hm? Why did it suddenly get so cold?" Dai Mubai couldn't help shivering, feeling a chill settle over his heart.
It wasn't a very pleasant feeling.
"Xue'er, Bing'er, I can handle this little matter myself. You don't need to take care of everything personally," Beiming Yuan transmitted to the two women.
"Mm."
Both women answered softly.
Beiming Yuan was just about to say something when Ning Rongrong called out, "Hey, you tiger, who are you talking about? You call him a pretty boy just because he's good-looking? I think you can't even beat a Soul Grandmaster. You're obviously suffering from kidney deficiency!"
As soon as she said that,
Everyone's lips twitched.
Quite a few people looked shocked. They hadn't expected the seemingly well-bred Ning Rongrong to be so "forthright" when insulting someone.
"You wouldn't know it to look at her..." The Ice Empress glanced at Ning Rongrong in surprise. She hadn't expected such a contrast either.
Still, since the girl was standing up for her Xiao Yuan, she could accept that contrast.
"This girl."
Beiming Yuan shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"What did you say?!" When Dai Mubai heard the words "kidney deficiency," he flew into a rage, his eyes bloodshot and his breath coming like a bull's, as though a sore spot had been exposed.
The twin women nearby, however, wore strange expressions. As far as their circle knew, Dai Mubai really was getting weaker and weaker.
As the saying went, lies didn't hurt; the truth was the sharp blade.
And that blade had stabbed Dai Mubai right in the heart.
"You can't even hear me from this close? I really was right to call you weak." Ning Rongrong planted her hands on her hips, the very picture of a little demoness.
The onlookers nearby turned their heads away, holding back their laughter.
There wasn't a thing wrong with what Ning Rongrong had said.