Below the Soul Arena stage.
Yu Xiaogang, Flander, and Zhao Wuji were all feeling extremely heavy-hearted.
Although the zuzong's sudden display of the "teleportation" soul skill had caught the Shrek Seven Devils off guard from the start, Zhu Zhuqing had managed to stop it in time and keep them occupied, which wasn't too far off from the original plan.
Then, Dai Mubai would lure Yu Tianheng into the encirclement, drawing the enemy in to focus their attack on the Royal Fighting "power attack" type Soul Master. Everything was going so smoothly, but unexpectedly, Tang San made a "mistake," resulting in Dai Mubai being injured.
The battle situation began to deteriorate from here, and now Tang San was even staggering, looking like he might faint at any moment.
Flander looked at Yu Xiaogang with concern, "Xiaogang, what's wrong with Xiaosan? Wasn't Dugu Yan's Azure Phosphorus Poison already neutralized?"
Yu Xiaogang also frowned, and said in a deep voice, "According to Xiaosan, Dugu Yan's Azure Phosphorus Poison is just snake venom, one of the Five Azure Phosphorus Poisons. Logically speaking, realgar wine should be enough to deal with it! Now, could it be...?"
Suddenly, Yu Xiaogang seemed to have guessed something, and his pupils shrank.
"Master, have you thought of something?" Zhao Wuji looked at Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang nodded, his already stiff face showing a pale smile, a helpless bitter smile.
"Dugu Yan may have gathered all five Azure Phosphorus Poisons. But her martial soul is the Azure Phosphorus Serpent, so how did she release the other four poisons?"
"It was that purple iron egg. When Dugu Yan released her third soul skill, she also threw a purple iron egg into the area covered by the snake venom." As a level 78 agility-type battle soul saint, Flander's eyes were extremely sharp, and he naturally saw Dugu Yan's little actions clearly. It wasn't until Yu Xiaogang mentioned it that he finally understood.
On the Soul Arena stage,
Tang San was drenched in sweat, his head spinning. He knelt on the ground, facing off against Dugu Yan.
Although he had just eaten the antidote sausage Oscar had prepared for him, it clearly had little effect. The other Shrek members tried to come to his aid, but were blocked by Yu Tianheng and others from the Royal Fighting Team, struggling to defend themselves.
Meanwhile, the zuzong used the Blue Silver Empress technique, easily binding the kitten's hands and feet. His control-type, naturally agile, and skillful techniques were not unfounded.
At this moment, the zuzong was holding the kitten in his arms, watching Dugu Yan and Tang San with great interest.
Dugu Yan's lips curled into a strange smile as she glanced at Tang San, a seductive glint in her green eyes. "Little brother Thousand-Handed Asura, are you trying to say, 'The Azure Phosphorous Serpent Venom is only one of the Five Azure Phosphorous Poisons. If all five were gathered, you'd be a little wary, since my venom isn't quite there yet,' right?"
She was extremely resentful when her clan leader broke her venom at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Although they later made peace, she remained unsatisfied. Now, having defeated an enemy who tried to break her venom in the same way, she felt incredibly relieved.
The purple iron egg her zuzong had given her contained the other four of the Five Azure Phosphorous Poisons: the Azure Phosphorous Centipede, the Azure Phosphorous Scorpion, the Azure Phosphorous Gecko, and the Azure Phosphorous Toad.
Dugu Yan clearly remembered that when she first entered Soto City, her zuzong had asked her if she could collect the other four poisons of Bilin. Without much thought, she readily agreed, and with the help of the young masters and ladies of the major families in the Royal Fighting Clan, she quickly collected them all.
Who would have thought that she would need them now?
Upon hearing this, Tang San's pupils shrank, and he looked at Dugu Yan with disbelief, his tone weary, "Could it be that you—"
"You guessed right, little brother Thousand Hands Asura, I really have gathered the five poisons of Bilin!" Dugu Yan's smile became even more obvious, and she changed the subject, "Xiao Wu, it's your turn to shine."
"Alright, watch me, Xiao Wu!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Wu, who had been guarding Ye Lingling's side for a long time without making a move, suddenly had her third purple soul ring shine brightly.
"Third Soul Skill—Teleportation!"
The next moment, Xiao Wu appeared in front of Tang San.
Tang San was startled. A familiar figure came into view. Although the person was wearing a rabbit mask, Tang San recognized her from her spirit, figure, and hairstyle—it was Xiao Wu. A girl he had longed for but could never have. He had asked himself more than once if Xiao Wu were with him, would he still accept Meng Yiran? The answer was—no.
Just as Tang San was slightly stunned, Xiao Wu's second yellow spirit ring suddenly lit up.
"Second spirit skill—Charm."
Tang San was hit, temporarily losing his ability to resist.
Not satisfied with this, Xiao Wu unleashed her "Super Invincible Finishing Move—Eight-Stage Throw."
After a brutal beating, Tang San was thrown off the arena.
However, perhaps due to Tang San's extraordinary willpower, he barely regained a sliver of consciousness the moment he was thrown out. Using his last bit of strength, he released the Blue Silver Grass and threw Oscar, who was protecting Ning Rongrong behind him, towards the unguarded Ye Lingling. If Ye Lingling was eliminated, there might still be a chance to win with the follow-up tactics devised by his teacher, Yu Xiaogang.
"Whoosh!" A whooshing sound rang out as Flander, his spirit activated, flew into the air and caught Tang San, preventing him from suffering further serious injury upon impact. At the same time, this effectively announced Tang San's elimination.
Yu Xiaogang stared at Tang San, unconscious in Flander's arms, his head buzzing, his eyes vacant, his mind blank.
His disciple, whom he had always praised, had lost, and inexplicably at that. He hadn't even had a chance to use his newly acquired "Third Spirit Skill—Spider Web Binding." Was
his strategy flawed? Why was it being broken again and again?
Wasn't the plan to use "Realgar Wine" to neutralize Dugu Yan's snake venom, then have Ma Hongjun release his evil fire to suppress the clan leader, ultimately securing victory?
Was he, Yu Xiaogang, truly destined to be a useless piece of trash?
"No, now is not the time to give up!" Yu Xiaogang, regaining his fighting spirit, shouted loudly at the arena, "Ma Hongjun, it's all up to you now! Proceed according to the original plan. Oscar, quickly finish off the 'Nine Hearts Begonia' Soul Master!"
Ma Hongjun nodded in the arena.
With Tang San's Blue Silver Grass helping him, Oscar was also thrown in front of Ye Lingling, though he landed face-first. Fortunately, the two were already very close.
Looking at the beautiful girl in front of him, who seemed untouched by worldly affairs,
Oscar swallowed hard. He really couldn't bear to lay a hand on this beautiful young girl, but for the sake of final victory, he couldn't care less.
However, unexpected things always happen.
Ye Lingling's face remained frosty, but she showed no fear, remaining cold and aloof. Although her physique wasn't as good as Oscar's, she had, after all, studied physical techniques and special soul power control skills under the zuzong for four months. While the zuzong hadn't taught her the "Instantaneous Movement Technique," he hadn't held back much in teaching her physical techniques, teaching them entirely in her own style.
Dealing with Oscar, who was also a support-type soul power user without offensive soul skills, was no different for Ye Lingling than dealing with an ordinary person.
Ye Lingling gathered soul power beneath her feet, charged forward, and shot towards Oscar.
"Ah!"
Another brutal beating ensued, and Oscar was once again thrown off the soul fighting arena.