Heaven Dou vs. Shrek (Six)

The Shi brothers held firm against Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Fire Line.

Layers of Tortoise Shell Barrier spread open, their dark golden membranes glowing red-hot under the flames. The brothers gritted their teeth and held on.

Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire burned at an extreme temperature, scorching the tortoise shells until they began to melt, but the two brothers did not budge, protecting their teammates behind them.

"Let's see how long you can hold out!" Ma Hongjun cackled and activated Phoenix Bathing in Fire. The flames instantly grew stronger.

The fighting was deadlocked across the battlefield, and the sides seemed evenly matched. But with Oscar supplying them, Shrek had far greater staying power.

Dai Mubai had failed to defeat Yu Tianheng after a prolonged assault, and his breathing was growing labored. Oscar immediately raised a hand, and a Recovery Sausage sliced through the air, landing right beside him. Dai Mubai snatched it up and took a bite. Most of his Soul Power instantly recovered, and his tiger claws gained another surge of strength, forcing Yu Tianheng back again and again.

Tuo Mushuo had slowed down after being poisoned, but he too caught a Detoxifying Sausage. The bluish-purple discoloration on his arm quickly faded, and the poisonous mist thickened again. With Oscar there, the Shrek team never had to worry about running out of steam.

Tang San stood behind Dai Mubai, his Purple Demon Eye active as he watched every corner of the battlefield.

He had been waiting all along, waiting for an opening.

Just as Xiao Wu turned sideways to dodge Zhu Zhuqing's claws, at the instant her previous movement had ended and her next had yet to begin, a cold light flashed in Tang San's eyes.

"Blue Silver Entanglement!"

Several strands of pale blue Blue Silver Grass burst from the ground and shot toward Xiao Wu like pythons. At the same time, others branched off to coil around the Shi brothers' ankles and Dugu Yan's wrists.

The Parasite Soul Skill activated silently. Blue Silver Grass seeds hidden among the grass erupted all at once, and a vast blanket of leaves spread in an instant, enveloping half the Heaven Dou team.

"Not good!" Dugu Yan's wrists were bound, and the poisonous mist faltered instantly.

The Shi brothers' feet were entangled, and their Tortoise Shell Barrier immediately wavered.

Xiao Wu was about to use Teleportation to dodge, but layer upon layer of Blue Silver Grass surged toward her like a tide, instantly winding around her ankles.

But at that moment, Tang San abruptly changed targets.

Xiao Wu had never been his true target.

"Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon!"

Tang San gave a low shout and pulled with his fingers. The Blue Silver Grass tightened instantly, and using the force of Xiao Wu's struggle, he shot forward. Three Bone-Piercing Needles flew from his sleeve, aimed precisely at Lin Chen's shoulder, waist, and leg.

He had calculated it perfectly: Lin Chen was using all his strength to maintain Chaos Suppression and could not spare a hand to dodge.

But just then, the pink figure suddenly vanished.

Third Soul Skill, Teleportation!

Xiao Wu forcibly broke free of the Blue Silver Grass. Her figure flashed, and she appeared out of thin air beside Tang San.

Driving her Waist Bow to its limit, she kicked viciously at Tang San's side, her foot whistling through the air.

Tang San was startled and hurriedly turned sideways, but he was still a fraction too slow.

Bang!

The kick landed squarely on his waist, sending Tang San stumbling forward several steps and nearly pitching him to the ground. The Bone-Piercing Needles veered off course, grazing the hem of Lin Chen's clothes before embedding themselves in a tree trunk behind him.

"Tang San, if you're going to fight, then fight. What kind of skill is a sneak attack?" Xiao Wu stood beside Lin Chen with her hands on her hips, wrinkling her nose and snorting.

Tang San steadied himself, a trace of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. His gaze grew solemn. He had not expected Xiao Wu's Teleportation to be so fast that even his Purple Demon Eye had nearly failed to catch it.

Seeing this, Dai Mubai was about to rush back to help.

"Don't worry about me!" Tang San shouted, rapidly pulling with both hands. "Second Soul Skill, Parasite!"

The Blue Silver Grass surged outward, spreading wildly like a living thing. It raced along the ground and over stones, instantly covering more than half the battlefield. The Shi brothers, Dugu Yan, and even Yu Tianheng had Blue Silver Grass wrapped around their ankles, slowing their movements at once.

At that moment, the battlefield control of the Control System was on full display.

"Oscar!" Tang San called.

Oscar understood immediately. He threw out two Detoxifying Sausages and two Recovery Big Sausages at once, landing them precisely in Dai Mubai's and Tuo Mushuo's hands.

"Brothers, press forward!" Dai Mubai bit through the sausage, his Soul Power instantly returning to its peak. He drove White Tiger Demon God Transformation to its limit, his body swelling a size larger as he smashed toward Yu Tianheng with the force of thunder.

Tuo Mushuo also caught the sausages and unleashed his poisonous mist at full strength, sending it pressing toward Dugu Yan.

The situation reversed in an instant. Heaven Dou's side was restrained by the Blue Silver Grass, forced onto the defensive at every turn.

Lin Chen stood amid the formation, his gaze sharpening slightly as he looked at Tang San across from him.

Sure enough, Tang San's ability to control the battlefield truly was in a class of its own among those of the same rank.

Still, it was time to end this.

The black Soul Ring beneath his feet began to glow faintly.

The instant the black Soul Ring lit up, Lin Chen's figure suddenly blurred.

"Third Soul Skill, Void Shift."

Before his words had finished, he had already vanished from where he stood.

Tang San's pupils contracted. He drove his Purple Demon Eye at full strength, but could not catch the slightest trace of him.

A spatial Soul Skill! Alarm bells rang wildly in his mind, and he shouted, "Oscar, look out!"

Oscar was clutching a third sausage, about to throw it to Ma Hongjun. He froze for a moment when he heard the shout.

Just then, the air behind him twisted slightly.

A foot shot out soundlessly, striking him squarely on the wrist.

"Ow!"

Oscar let out a scream, and the sausage flew from his hand.

Before he could react, he took several heavy punches between the shoulder blades.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Three punches. They were not particularly powerful, but they precisely dispersed his Soul Power.

Oscar pitched forward and crashed heavily to the ground, his whole body aching and numb. He could not even move a finger, much less make sausages.

Lin Chen stood behind him and slowly withdrew his fist, his expression calm.

He had not struck hard. He had merely scattered Oscar's Soul Power, temporarily depriving him of his ability to provide supplies.

Food System Soul Masters were not good at close combat to begin with. Dealing with him had taken no more than the lift of a hand.

"Oscar!" Ning Rongrong cried out. Without stopping to think, she activated her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and sent a beam of amplification light crashing toward Lin Chen, hoping to force him back.

But Lin Chen merely tilted his head slightly, and a Chaos Shield silently spread open.

The seven-colored light struck the gray shield and vanished like a stone sinking into the sea, without raising so much as a ripple.

Lin Chen turned and walked toward Ning Rongrong, one step at a time.

He did not walk quickly, but every step felt as though it landed on one's heart.

The gray Chaos Suppression contracted with full force, bearing down entirely on Ning Rongrong. It pressed on her until she could barely breathe, and even the light of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda dimmed.

"Y-you, stay back!" Frightened and angry, Ning Rongrong retreated again and again, clutching a protective Soul Tool in her hand but not daring to use it.

She could feel that the young man before her was far stronger than she was. If she fought him, she would be the one to suffer.

Lin Chen stopped three steps away and looked down at her. His tone was calm, but carried an unquestionable force:

"Will you dismiss your Martial Soul yourself, or shall I help you?"