Douluo Continent: Simulating Douluo Dalu III to Trap Tang San

The two Soul Rings circling Ning Rongrong rose together and enveloped the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Fourteen rays of colored light burst forth at once, settling on her and her six companions.

A sense of lightness and warmth spread through the Shrek Seven Devils, instantly boosting their strength and agility by thirty percent.

On the Rose Squad's side, Gong Qianqian stepped forward first. Icy white vapor rose from both her eyes, and in the blink of an eye, a chill rose from beneath her feet, turning into a mist that enveloped her until she looked like a figure made of fog.

Gong Qianqian then tapped her toes against the ground, and her First Soul Ring flashed. In an instant, a wave of extreme cold burst outward from her in every direction, freezing the entire arena into a platform of ice. The whole frozen platform had become her domain.

After completing the sequence of movements in one smooth flow, she drew the cold surrounding her back into her body, revealing herself once more.

The Shitrek Seven Devils, caught inside Gong Qianqian's domain, instantly felt their Soul Power suppressed by at least twenty-five percent. The Soul Power inside the three who had yet to reach the Soul Elder level began to freeze. The remaining four Soul Elders were no exception; their Soul Power was simply freezing more slowly than the others'.

"Fatty, give us some fire." Tang San immediately thought of how fire countered ice and called out to Ma Hongjun.

But when he turned around, he found Ma Hongjun curled up and shivering. Ma Hongjun said shakily, "Th-Th-Th-Th-Third Brother, my f-f-f-fire w-w-went out..."

On the Rose Squad's side, the other three immediately grew annoyed. Number Two, Gong Xiao, spun her Golden Bamboo Staff around and around in her hand before saying, "Number Four, what's wrong with you? You do this every time and never give us a chance to fight. Keep this up and you won't have any friends."

Gong Xi'er chimed in from the side. "Exactly! Hurry up and dispel your domain. The seven of them have perfectly ordinary Martial Souls. It was already bullying enough for you to take the field with an Ultimate Martial Soul, and now you've activated your domain too. Are you trying to leave them no way to live?"

Gong Qianqian refused to take that lying down. Looking at Gong Xi'er, she said, "Number Five, your First Soul Skill isn't much weaker. Once you use Pink Devour, doesn't it cover the whole arena too? Yours causes hallucinations and devours people's Soul Power. It's even more vicious than mine, yet you've got the nerve to criticize me?"

At that moment, Gong Miaomiao, whose presence had barely been felt all this time, spoke timidly. "What about me, then? Aren't I the most hard done by, coming out to fight with you? Since I started fighting team battles with you, I haven't had more than ten chances to make a move."

Gong Qianqian spoke again. "Then what do we do? Thaw them out and take our time fighting them?"

Gong Xi'er said irritably, "What good would thawing them out do? They're a bunch of pathetic weaklings. Shitrek really is just like a pile of shit. You've already frozen them half to death. Even if we thaw them out, they won't have any fight left in them."

The girls went back and forth, but their words grated on the ears of the Shitrek Seven Devils. Every sentence sounded like mockery.

Yet the expressions on the faces of the Shitrek members failed to convey what they wanted to express. It was impossible to tell whether they were gnashing their teeth in anger or chattering from the cold. Either way, they were shivering so badly that they could barely speak.

Gong Xiao suddenly had an idea. "How about this? Let Old Six warm them up a little, and we'll see what happens."

"Can we really do that? The young master said not to let Old Six make a move!" Gong Miaomiao said timidly again.

But Old Six, Gong Niuniu, suddenly spoke up. "It's all right. I won't use my Martial Soul. I'll just breathe a little fire on them."

Chapter 59: Golden Bamboo Staff vs. Soft Bone Rabbit

"Why don't I do it?" Gong Xue, who had been watching the fun from the side, volunteered.

Gong Niuniu immediately said with disdain, "With that impure flame of yours, Number Eight? Can you neutralize Fourth Sister's Ultimate Attribute? Don't embarrass yourself. Don't forget what the young master said: you're not allowed to make a move."

"You... damn Number Seven, I'm never talking to you again." Gong Xue huffed and marched off to the side without another word.

Watching them argue endlessly, Gong Lan said, "Enough. Old Six, go breathe some fire on them. If you don't, I'm afraid Sister will freeze them into popsicles. I'll explain it to the young master. Besides, he told us to give them a beating. If we win like this, we won't have completed the task at all."

"All right, I'll listen to Big Sister." Old Six, Gong Niuniu, stepped forward and swept her gaze over the Shitrek Seven Devils.

Her expression hardened, and it seemed as though two flames had ignited in her eyes. She opened her mouth, drew a deep breath, and breathed a raging fire at the Shitrek Seven Devils.

In the blink of an eye, a sea of flames swallowed the spot where Shitrek's team stood.

As the flames rose, warmth spread through the Shrek Seven Devils' bodies, and their frozen Soul Power slowly began to thaw. Even their masks melted, revealing their true faces one by one.

What powerful flames. Fatty's trash fire can't compare at all. Tang San silently compared Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Flame to Gong Niuniu's fire. The difference was immediately clear; there was simply no comparison.

Before long, the Shitrek Seven Devils finally thawed out. But they had all suffered frostbite, and even after being thawed, they seemed to have little fight left in them.

At that moment, Gong Xiao stepped forward and pointed at the Shitrek Seven Devils. "You don't accept this, do you?"

The Shitrek Seven Devils didn't answer, but their expressions said it all. How could they accept it? They had lost before they even had a chance to fight. But even if they refused to accept it, they no longer had the strength to continue, so there was nothing to say.

Gong Xiao smiled faintly. "I know you don't accept it, so I have a proposal. One of you can fight me one-on-one. We'll treat whoever fights me for free and restore him to his peak before the match. If he can beat me, we'll count this match as our loss."

The Shitrek Seven Devils' eyes lit up when they heard that, and they thought they could accept the offer.

After the seven monsters discussed it, they chose Xiao Wu to fight Gong Xiao.

Xiao Wu stepped forward. On the Rose Squad's side, Gong Miaomiao took a few steps out and immediately used Holy Light Healing, the companion skill her Chrysanthemum Martial Soul had awakened when she absorbed her First Soul Ring.

Golden light slowly rained down over Xiao Wu's head, and before long, she had recovered.

"I didn't expect that girl's Chrysanthemum Martial Soul to be of the healing type, or that her healing ability would be so strong," Tang San analyzed as he watched from the side.

But Gong Miaomiao's display led Tang San to mistake her for a healing-type Soul Master, indirectly concealing her strength.

Ning Rongrong nodded beside him. "My Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda also has some healing ability, but even if I used it, it couldn't take effect immediately. Still, healing isn't the main function of our sect's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, so it's not a fair comparison."

"Um, could you heal my teammates too?" After being healed, Xiao Wu pushed her luck, brazenly asking Gong Miaomiao to treat the other Shitrek members.

Gong Miaomiao gave her a cold look. "Are you dreaming of eating farts?"

"You..." Xiao Wu was left speechless by the retort. She clearly wanted to say something, but when the words reached her lips, she didn't know what to say.

"What do you mean, 'you'? You ugly rabbit, I begrudged the Soul Power I wasted healing you. Who the hell are your teammates?" Gong Miaomiao glared at Xiao Wu again, then returned to her team.

Xiao Wu stamped her foot hard. Her rabbit's fiery temper flared, and she pointed at Gong Xiao. "If you're going to fight, get up here! Once we're done, I still have to go back with my teammates and get our injuries treated!"

Looking at Xiao Wu, whose mask had burned away to reveal her true face, Gong Xiao's eyebrows twitched. This damned rabbit is pretty arrogant. I'll teach you a lesson in a moment. But I've never seen such an ugly rabbit. I wonder how it took human form without even making its face a little prettier.

But how could Gong Xiao know that Xiao Wu's face had been disfigured and left paralyzed when Gong Yu slammed her around?

Back at the junior academy, there had been no high-level healing-type Soul Masters. The two- or three-ring healers they found had merely healed Xiao Wu's injuries; they had no ability to treat the deformities in her face. Besides, facial deformity wasn't an injury, so how could it be healed?

Gong Xiao stood at the front, facing Xiao Wu, and their fight began.

Both released their Martial Souls at once. Gong Xiao held the Golden Bamboo Staff, one yellow and two purple Soul Rings pulsing around her. Xiao Wu was possessed by her rabbit, two yellow and one purple Soul Ring shining together.

Xiao Wu flashed forward and charged straight at Gong Xiao.

Gong Xiao swung the Golden Bamboo Staff, spinning it ceaselessly in her hand until it became countless rods that slowly formed a circle. She had spun it into a blossom of staff shadows.

The Golden Bamboo Staff hummed as it whirled through the air. Gong Xiao moved with strange footwork, her body turning nimbly several times. Just before Xiao Wu could get close, she brought the staff crashing down on the arena.

With a bang, the Golden Bamboo Staff stirred up a powerful wave of air that rolled toward both sides of the arena from the point of impact.

Under the force of that strike, a crack three or four meters long appeared in the arena floor.

The force of the staff rushed at Xiao Wu. She had planned to use her speed to force her way in and hit Gong Xiao with a Waist Bow, but faced with the Golden Bamboo Staff's fierce assault, she couldn't even get within striking distance of Gong Xiao.

With no other choice, Xiao Wu's Third Soul Ring flashed. She immediately used her third Soul Skill, Teleportation, appearing behind Gong Xiao in the blink of an eye. She whipped out her scorpion braid and looped the black braid around Gong Xiao's neck.

"Excellent, she's bound to win." Seeing this from a short distance away, Tang San took it upon himself to assume Xiao Wu had victory in hand. After all, he had seen her begin her Eight-Stage Throw the same way.

Gong Xiao felt a powerful tug on her neck, and it seemed her whole body was about to be pulled off the ground.

Gong Xiao was naturally strong, and Xiao Wu's pulling force could do nothing to her. If she wanted, she could even pull Xiao Wu toward her instead. But an idea flashed through Gong Xiao's mind, and she decided to go along with the pull and turn Xiao Wu's plan against her.

As Gong Xiao flew toward her, Xiao Wu planted one foot against her lower back. Using her First Soul Ring skill, Waist Bow, she drove her upper body with her waist, threw her neck back, and thrust her foot forward, sending Gong Xiao flying into the air.

Her scorpion braid slipped free, and Xiao Wu leaped after Gong Xiao's airborne body.

Chapter 60: Gong Xiao's Second Soul Skill

Just as Gong Xiao's body reached its highest point, Xiao Wu caught up. Xiao Wu was about to seize Gong Xiao's waist with both hands and use the power of Waist Bow again.

But then Gong Xiao showed a strange smile. She suddenly spun and casually swung the Golden Bamboo Staff, striking Xiao Wu's slender waist.

When Gong Xiao had decided to turn Xiao Wu's plan against her, she had already activated Dragon Elephant Prajna, circulating her Qi and blood throughout her body to form a defense.

Thus, although Xiao Wu's first Waist Bow had kicked Gong Xiao into the air, it had done her no harm at all. Gong Xiao had cultivated Dragon Elephant Prajna to the completion of the third layer and had recently begun cultivating the fourth, so she could easily withstand the force of Xiao Wu's kick.

Since she hadn't been hurt, Gong Xiao had no intention of letting Xiao Wu succeed with a second Waist Bow. She spun away from the hands reaching for her waist and struck Xiao Wu's slender waist with her staff, sending tears streaming from Xiao Wu's eyes.

Having failed to launch a second Waist Bow in midair, Xiao Wu lost her leverage. The pain from the blow to her waist made her lose control of her body, and she fell involuntarily toward the arena.

Gong Xiao, meanwhile, used the staff's impact against Xiao Wu's waist to cushion herself and steady her free fall. Then her Second Soul Ring lit up.

In the blink of an eye, golden arcs of lightning wrapped around Gong Xiao's body. She spoke softly: "Second Soul Skill, Rushing Thunder Flash."

In the next instant, Gong Xiao, who had been falling slowly through the air, shot forward with a whoosh. After leaving several afterimages in the air, she was already on the arena floor, moving as fast as lightning.

Gong Xiao's Second Soul Ring came from a Flash Thunder Leopard nearly seventeen hundred years old. After absorbing its Soul Ring, she had made up for her lack of speed and gained the Flash Thunder Leopard's monstrous swiftness.

If she pushed her speed to its limit, Gong Xiao could even flash from place to place. The speed she was using now was merely average.

"Unyielding Staff Technique." Seeing Xiao Wu about to fall, Gong Xiao unleashed the Unyielding Staff Technique an instant before she hit the arena, striking her pert backside with the staff.

Gong Yu had passed the Unyielding Staff Technique on to Gong Xiao, but she had only just mastered the first move. She was still practicing the second and had made little progress so far.

Xiao Wu cried out in pain as another blow landed, but before she could react, she was knocked back into the air.

Gong Xiao became a series of afterimages again. When she reappeared, she was already waiting for Xiao Wu in midair. As Xiao Wu neared the highest point of her ascent, Gong Xiao struck again, this time hitting her in the stomach.

Pain stabbed through Xiao Wu's stomach, making her double over. Now that really was a waist bow. It hurt so much that she foamed at the mouth in midair.

Xiao Wu fell toward the arena again, and with the added force of that blow, she fell even faster.

But Gong Xiao's attack wasn't over. She flashed again, bursting forth at even greater speed. This time she left no afterimages, becoming a streak of light as she whooshed back onto the arena.

Just as Xiao Wu was about to hit the ground, Gong Xiao struck her into the air again, then rose after her and struck her once more.

Back and forth it went, with Gong Xiao constantly changing angles. She was so fast that her figure darted from point to point like lines connecting them, gradually forming a polyhedron.

Ever since Xiao Wu had jumped into the air to launch her second Waist Bow against Gong Xiao, she had been unable to touch the ground again.

The spectators in the stands watched in a daze. Xiao Wu was being knocked through the air like a ball, from one direction to another and then another, back and forth without pause. Just how deep did their hatred have to run for her to be beaten like this?

"I'd rather provoke Number Four and Old Six than ever provoke Number Three," Gong Xue said mildly from the side. She could hardly bear to watch now, and she even observed three seconds of silence for Xiao Wu in her heart.

Hearing Gong Xue's words, the other five members of the Rose Squad nodded instinctively.

But after nodding, Number Four, Gong Qianqian, and Old Six, Gong Niuniu, exchanged a glance. Weren't they the Number Four and Old Six she was talking about? Why had they nodded along?

"Enough! Enough! Stop hitting her!" On Shitrek's side, Tang San watched Xiao Wu's miserable beating, his heart twisting as though cut by knives. At one point, a red light even flashed in his eyes, killing intent that had practically taken solid form.

Boom...

Xiao Wu's body crashed heavily into the ground. After Tang San shouted, Gong Xiao had indeed decided it was enough, so her First Soul Ring lit up and she gave Xiao Wu her first Soul Skill, Golden Single Strike.

Gong Xiao hadn't dared use her full strength in that blow, afraid she would kill Xiao Wu with a single strike. She had used only thirty percent of her strength, but even that was already considerable.

Under the Golden Single Strike, Xiao Wu fell straight from the air like a ball that had been hit away, smashing a large crater into the arena.

Although Xiao Wu wasn't dead, she was barely clinging to life. Her face was bruised and swollen, and nearly every bone in her body had been shaken apart.

The remaining six Shitrek monsters ran straight to the crater. Tang San jumped in and scooped Xiao Wu up. Red light flashed in his eyes again, killing intent burst forth, and his face twisted savagely as he roared, "You... you dared hurt Xiao Wu! Anyone who hurts Xiao Wu must die!"

With that, Tang San laid Xiao Wu flat to one side and used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to charge at Gong Xiao like a madman. His hand brushed over the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, ready to take out a Hidden Weapon at any moment.

But to Gong Xiao, Tang San's actions were nothing less than outright provocation.

"Hmph... that rabbit couldn't beat me but wouldn't admit defeat, so I beat her within an inch of her life. Is there a problem with that?"

Gong Xiao snorted coldly, but then she saw Tang San use Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track. It was the first time she had seen an outsider use it, and she grew even angrier. "Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track! You're an outsider, yet you dared secretly learn the young master's Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track. You deserve to die!"

Gong Lan and the others had always regarded the Tang Sect's secret arts and skills as Gong Yu's possessions. Without his permission, they didn't dare pass those things on to anyone. Seeing Tang San use Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, they immediately concluded that he must have secretly learned Gong Yu's technique.

"Anyone who dares secretly learn the young master's secret arts without permission shall be killed without mercy!" Killing intent burst from Gong Xiao's eyes as well. At that moment, she truly intended to kill Tang San.

Her Second Soul Ring lit up again. She enhanced herself with Rushing Thunder Flash, added Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track on top, and activated Dragon Elephant Prajna, whose fourth layer she had only just begun to learn. In a flash, she appeared directly in front of Tang San.

She then channeled Dragon Elephant Prajna into both palms and, using the momentum generated by Rushing Thunder Flash and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, slammed both palms into Tang San's chest.

Chapter 61: Pink Rose's First Soul Skill

Bang.

After taking Gong Xiao's two palm strikes, Tang San felt a powerful force penetrate his chest. His internal organs were instantly thrown into turmoil, and his entire body was sent flying backward.

Gong Xiao was simply too fast. Before Tang San could react, she was already upon him, delivering two smooth, flowing palm strikes to his chest.

He had only just sensed the Godly Zhuge Crossbow inside the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges and was preparing to take it out, intending to rush forward in one burst and shoot Gong Xiao dead. If he could, he would also shoot all her teammates dead to eliminate future trouble. After all, if weeds were cut without removing their roots, they would grow again in the spring breeze.

The general principles of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record once said: once you have determined that an opponent is an enemy, so long as they have a way to death, show no mercy. Otherwise, you will only bring trouble upon yourself.

Anyone who dared hurt his ugly Xiao Wu had a way to death, so they all deserved to die.

Unfortunately, before he could take out the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, he was struck by both palms.

Tang San flew backward to the edge of the arena, but he didn't stop there. Without slowing in the slightest, he traced an arc through the air and flew toward the spectator stands.

"Little San..." In Shitrek's private box, Yu Xiaogang saw his beloved disciple knocked out of the arena and grew anxious. He immediately ran out of the box toward the stands outside.

On the arena, the remaining six monsters saw Tang San knocked away. Apart from the crippled Xiao Wu, who lay flat on the ground, the others sprang to their feet in fury. Gnashing their teeth, they charged over to fight the Rose Squad to the death.

"Oh? One of you can't win, so now you want to gang up on us? Fine! I was bored stiff because I hadn't had a chance to fight!" On the Rose Squad's side, Gong Xi'er saw the furious expressions of the five monsters and immediately stood up. "Come on, then! First Soul Skill, Pink Devour!"

Gong Xi'er took small steps, gliding forward as though dancing ballet. A pink rose materialized in her delicate hand, and three Soul Rings pulsed beneath her feet, one yellow and two purple shining together.

The Yellow Soul Ring then flashed, and a pink rose made of energy emerged from the Pink Rose in her hand and floated upward.