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Pa!
Soundstep activated—Ye Lan instantly appeared not far from Tang San.
Tang San was startled by Ye Lan's sudden appearance.
Fortunately, the Purple Demon Eye was extraordinarily powerful. Tang San reacted immediately, stepping into his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, and reappeared on Ye Lan's opposite side.
Dodging Ye Lan's attack, Tang San began darting around him using the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, while his hands continuously launched various hidden weapons at Ye Lan.
Willow Leaf Daggers, Flying Locust Stones, Coin Darts, Bone-Piercing Nails...—these hidden weapons flew at Ye Lan, some straight on, others at angles.
Facing a barrage of hidden weapons aimed at his vital points, Ye Lan's body was soon surrounded by a golden glow, and twelve Blue Silver Grasses burst out once more.
Living Blue Silver Grass—Fully Activated!
The external brain, "Eight-Faceted Exquisite Heart," activated!
The Blue Silver Grass wrapped around Ye Lan, forming a spiral spherical shield. The rotating Blue Silver Grass on the sphere's surface spun rapidly, creating an impenetrable defense!
Each hidden weapon that struck the spinning Blue Silver Sphere was instantly deflected by its high-speed rotation.
Seeing that his smaller hidden weapons had no effect, Tang San suddenly ducked down. With a burst of explosive sound—
—a seven-foot-long massive crossbow bolt launched from Tang San's back.
Through a gap in the grass, Ye Lan noticed this weapon was different. Not wanting to gamble on its power, Ye Lan decided not to take the risk.
The Eight-Faceted Exquisite Heart operated at full capacity, guiding the Blue Silver Grass with precise control.
Eight strands of Blue Silver Grass rotated in a counterclockwise spiral toward the incoming bolt.
Though the bolt traveled with extreme speed, the moment it entered the vortex of Blue Silver Grass, it was instantly swallowed—like a meteor crashing into a black hole.
Tang San clenched his fists tightly—he hadn't expected that his most powerful weapon, the Back-Mounted Flowering Crossbow, would have zero effect.
With a hardened expression, Tang San summoned a small black hammer with his right hand.
He leapt straight toward Ye Lan's spiral Blue Silver Sphere.
"Die, Ye Lan!!"
Seeing the Clear Sky Hammer in Tang San's hand, Ye Lan planned to let him taste true despair.
"Blue God Prophet!"
Five eighteen-meter-tall Blue Silver Priests erupted from the ground! Compared to them, Tang San charging forward looked like a firefly facing a full moon.
Tang San didn't believe that larger Blue Silver Grass could stop his hammer—after all, his innate full soul power was fully infused into the hammer.
Bang!
A massive force rebounded from Tang San's palm—his small black hammer was shaken loose from his grip by the Blue Silver Priest. He couldn't hold onto it at all.
Looking at the bruises forming on his palm, Tang San looked up at the towering Blue Silver Priests.
He saw a round dent on the priest's body—was that all the damage his most powerful attack could do?
Within seconds, the deep dent had already begun to shallow—it was recovering even faster than before...
Tang San's gaze, already tinged with blood, completely dimmed. He knew it was over.
Whether it was Blue Silver Grass, hidden weapons, or even the Clear Sky Hammer, nothing worked against Ye Lan.
Ye Lan noticed the despair in Tang San's eyes—he knew the seed had been planted. Now he just had to wait for it to grow.
Until then, Ye Lan wouldn't let Tang San die easily.
Ye Lan had no intention of reporting Tang San to the Spirit Hall as Tang Hao's son or revealing that he had twin spirits with innate full soul power.
While it would be the fastest way to take revenge on Tang Hao, Ye Lan wanted revenge with his own hands. He would give Tang Hao the most despairing death possible.
Letting Tang Hao die while fighting the Spirit Hall was far too kind.
Ye Lan continued enjoying the look of despair in Tang San's eyes. With a wave of his hand, he prepared to end the battle.
Five strands of Blue Silver Grass began charging up to strike Tang San. The despairing Tang San didn't even move, his mind flashing with Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang's teachings.
"Brother San! We surrender!!" a voice cried out. Xiao Wu had woken up from her unconscious state.
She hadn't been knocked out from the fall—but had been flung into unconsciousness by Ye Lan.
Tang San's lifeless eyes suddenly regained a spark of hope.
He turned and rushed toward Xiao Wu, embracing her tightly.
"Xiao Wu, I'll never let you get hurt again," Tang San whispered, holding her close.
"Brother San, I'm fine! And I don't want you to get hurt either," Xiao Wu murmured in his arms.
Ye Lan glanced at them once and turned to walk toward the rest area.
"Let us congratulate the Green Emperor!!! The Green Emperor has completely defeated the San-Wu duo!! This is a new legend at the Soto City Great Soul Arena!! We are all witnessing the rise of a true legend! Let's all cheer together!!!" the announcer in his tuxedo shouted excitedly!
"Green Emperor!"
"Green Emperor!!"
"Green Emperor!!!"
Outside the Great Soul Arena, a girl in a white dress excitedly tugged at the arm of a girl dressed in black. Her eyes sparkled with joy.
"Zhuqing, you were amazing!"
"I never thought we'd beat the Iron Blood Duo with your performance!"
"And who would've guessed you're a star contestant in the Great Soul Arena? You've got so many fans here!" Ning Rongrong looked at Zhu Zhuqing with admiration.
Zhu Zhuqing's cold expression didn't change with the praise. Her face remained thoughtful, still replaying the recent battle with the Iron Blood Duo.
Relying on her speed, the Iron Dragon and Iron Tiger brothers couldn't touch her at all.
Once they realized they couldn't land a hit, they changed tactics—trying to take out Ning Rongrong first.
Thankfully, Ning Rongrong immediately activated her first and second spirit abilities, boosting her strength and speed by 30%.
With the combined effect of her own first ability—Agility Cat: Speed Form, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's enhancement, Zhu Zhuqing reached extreme speed and instantly took down Iron Tiger.
Later, when facing Iron Dragon's flying hammer, she pulled Ning Rongrong aside just in time.
Realizing he couldn't win against the Seven-Treasure Spirit Cat Duo, Iron Dragon simply surrendered.
Zhu Zhuqing carefully reviewed the fight again, analyzing if anything could have been improved. After coming up with a few alternative tactics and finding nothing else lacking, she ended her review.
The battle had ended so quickly that it only reinforced her confidence in her teacher's theory about speed-type spirit masters.
After finishing the review, Zhu Zhuqing's cold face finally revealed a faint smile. She praised, "Your spirit is excellent—it boosts both my speed and strength."
"Not at all! You're the first speed-type attacker—no, speed-type spirit master—who can fully utilize my first and second spirit ability boosts!" Ning Rongrong replied. She had only learned the term "speed-type spirit master" from the host after teaming up with Zhu Zhuqing.
Though they hadn't spent much time together, their bond had grown strong—mainly because Zhu Zhuqing had once stood up for Ning Rongrong.
Back during Shrek Academy's opening running drills, Ning Rongrong tried to slack off and was caught by Four-Eyed Owl Flender.
Relying on a gift from Ning Fengzhi, Flender continuously berated her, saying she'd only face military execution on a real battlefield.
As the harsh criticism continued, Zhu Zhuqing—changed by Ye Lan's influence—could no longer ignore the bullying of someone her age by an old man.
Besides, after Ye Lan's teaching, Zhu Zhuqing developed a new understanding of what true training was—and came to believe that running drills were largely useless.
So, she stepped forward and defended Ning Rongrong. In the end, she was even prepared to leave Shrek Academy with her.
(End of Chapter)