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Ding, ding, ding, ding—
The dense, crisp sounds were Zhu Zhuqing's attacks.
Unfortunately, with Zhu Zhuqing's current strength, her attacks had almost no effect against Zhao Wuji's Martial Spirit-possessed body.
Zhao Wuji's body was like steel, and even with her full-force cat claws, she could only tear his clothes.
Seeing Zhao Wuji's bear paw descending, Zhu Zhuqing could only fret, helpless.
Looking at Shi Quan, who was staring blankly, Zhao Wuji sneered, thinking, "I thought he had some hidden cards, but he was scared silly as soon as he arrived?"
Dai Mubai, seeing this, also sneered, as if he had already foreseen Shi Quan being humiliated.
Zhao Wuji's palm strike paused his massive figure.
His bear eyes widened.
His palm had directly passed through Shi Quan's figure, touching nothing.
Now, his hand was inside Shi Quan's chest, looking very bizarre.
"What's going on?" The next second, Shi Quan's figure dissolved into specks of light.
"Fake? An illusion? When did he release it?"
Zhao Wuji was startled and quickly looked around, only to find that the original team of five now had only four people. Shi Quan's figure had just disappeared like that?
"Where is he?" Zhao Wuji was a bit confused, and not just Zhao Wuji; everyone present was a bit confused.
The next second, Shi Quan's figure reappeared on an empty patch of ground ten meters away.
Everyone present could confirm that there was no one there just now; Shi Quan appeared as if out of thin air, just like that.
"This kid is a bit strange."
Thinking this, Zhao Wuji half-squatted, smashing both fists into the ground simultaneously. With a muffled thud, the earth trembled violently, and a circle of earthy yellow waves, following the ground's undulations, radiated out from Zhao Wuji in all directions.
"Xiao Wu, go." Tang San used Blue Silver Grass to lift Ning Rongrong, then let out a low shout, raising and pushing his hands forward at his chest.
The leaping Xiao Wu landed her toes precisely on Tang San's palms. Aided by Tang San's push, she shot towards Zhao Wuji below like an arrow.
Regardless of what was happening with Shi Quan, Tang San still felt that offense was the best defense. While Zhao Wuji's attention was on Shi Quan, an active attack could buy them more time.
On the other side, Shi Quan's figure also leaped as the wave approached, dodging the attack.
"This one should be real," Zhao Wuji thought to himself, seeing Shi Quan react.
Locking his Qi onto Shi Quan, he faced Xiao Wu's attack without dodging or dispersing, like a wooden stake, just waiting for Xiao Wu to strike.
His goal was to test the strength of the five, not just Shi Quan's. Seeing Xiao Wu actively attack, he naturally played along.
Bang! Bang!
Two dull sounds rang out. Xiao Wu's fierce attack, with enough power in her feet to almost snap a small tree, landed on Zhao Wuji's shoulder, yet it failed to cause him any damage!
It didn't even make him budge a bit.
"Your coordination isn't bad, but you don't seem to have much strength."
Just then, several vines grew from beneath Zhao Wuji's feet, pulling him into the air.
The toxins in the vines instantly made Zhao Wuji's feet feel numb!
Immediately after, the vines vanished. Without the support of the vines, Zhao Wuji was now in the air. Even with a thousand-jin weight, he had no use for it!
However, Xiao Wu's feet were still clamped on Zhao Wuji's shoulders.
"Waist Bow!"
Just then, Xiao Wu's first spirit ring beneath her lit up. Her hands spread slightly, and two vines instantly appeared, grabbing her hands and bending Xiao Wu's body into an extreme arc.
With the ultimate cooperation between Tang San and Xiao Wu, they took advantage of Zhao Wuji's time in the air, using the strength of their feet combined with the assistance of the vines, to fling Zhao Wuji downwards.
"Compared to the original work, Tang San and Xiao Wu's cooperation is even more seamless, and their Martial Spirit and Spirit Ability coordination appears more natural."
Twenty meters above the empty ground, Shi Quan sat cross-legged in mid-air.
When Ning Rongrong released her Spirit Ability, he simultaneously released his Dream Illusion ability. After leaving an illusion of himself in place, and using the illusion for cover, he had already silently arrived twenty meters in the air, quietly observing the scene unfolding below.
As for Shi Quan's figure on the ground, it was, of course, an illusion created by Shi Quan, just like before.
His gaze returned to the battlefield.
Just as he was about to land, Zhao Wuji tried to brace himself with his hands. If he were to directly smash into the ground, he would not feel good.
But just as Zhao Wuji was about to reach out, Zhu Zhuqing's ghostly figure reappeared, and her first spirit ring beneath her lit up.
Ding, ding, ding—
Another series of attacks, targeting Zhao Wuji's vulnerable armpits. Even Zhao Wuji had to retract his hands to protect his weak points.
Unable to brace himself on the ground, Zhao Wuji, even with his spirit power unleashed, could only fall to the ground with a resounding crash.
Zhu Zhuqing, on the other hand, a faint light flashed, and after one strike, she quickly retreated.
A tremendous sound suddenly erupted!
Who knows how heavy Zhao Wuji's body was, but when he was slammed onto the ground, it caused a violent tremor and a cloud of dust.
Compared to Shi Quan's strangeness, the trio's cooperation was more visually impactful, even causing Dai Mubai to widen his eyes.
"I wasn't fully awake just now. I have to thank you for helping me shake off some of my sleepiness." Zhao Wuji got up with a serious expression, finding an excuse for himself.
Dai Mubai, beside him, couldn't help but snicker.
"Xiao Bai, you're laughing very happily, aren't you? Tomorrow, I'll give you some practical lessons too."
"Uh…" Dai Mubai's smile instantly froze.
"Since I'm no longer sleepy, I'll play with you properly." Zhao Wuji looked at the incense stick, which had burned down by a third, then took large strides and chased after Tang San.
Compared to Shi Quan's strangeness, the cooperation of Tang San and the other two was more troublesome.
Zhao Wuji now planned to deal with Tang San and the other two first before tackling the most bizarre Shi Quan.
"Xiao Wu!"
Seeing Zhao Wuji approaching, Tang San let out a low shout, sinking his shoulders.
Xiao Wu lightly leaped, stepping on Tang San's shoulders, and soared high into the air.
"Again?" Zhao Wuji sneered, "The same Move won't work on me!"
Saying that, Zhao Wuji also leaped high into the air, intending to capture this bouncing little rabbit directly in mid-air.
But just then, several vines directly encircled Xiao Wu. Almost at the instant Zhao Wuji punched at Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu was immediately redirected by the vines! At the same time, the vines assisted Xiao Wu, allowing her to kick sideways towards Zhao Wuji.
From afar, it looked as if a hammer was tied to the tip of a vine, strangely changing its arc and smashing sideways towards Zhao Wuji.
Meteor Human Hammer.
"Hidden Weapons techniques, combined with Controlling Crane Catching Dragon?"
Shi Quan instantly noticed the difference between the two and the Meteor Human Hammer in the original work: Xiao Wu's figure was more agile, making it difficult for even Zhao Wuji to easily catch Xiao Wu in mid-air.
But one problem they had to face was that their attack power was too weak; their attacks had almost no effect on the incredibly defensive Zhao Wuji.
At the same time, another cold, ghostly figure also attacked Zhao Wuji. Two spirit rings lit up on this figure. Zhu Zhuqing, attacking from the flank, was incredibly fast!
As she approached Zhao Wuji, her body spun into streaks of afterimages. Within the afterimages, countless chilling lights flashed!
That chilling light was naturally her second Spirit Ability, Nether Hundred Claws!
Watching Zhu Zhuqing's attack, Shi Quan couldn't help but think of a martial art, the Indestructible Divine Claw, a martial art superior to the Nine Yin White Bone Claw.
If Zhu Zhuqing learned this martial art and combined it with the Nether Hundred Claws' ability to launch hundreds of attacks on an enemy in an extremely short time, how terrifying would her attack power be?
At the very least, it could increase Zhu Zhuqing's attack by several times.
Seeing Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu attack together again, Shi Quan's figure also moved. Based on the original work and his observations, Zhao Wuji would likely have to use a Spirit Ability to assert his dominance.
Shi Quan naturally wouldn't give Dai Mubai the chance to embrace Zhu Zhuqing. Using the illusion as cover, he quietly arrived behind Zhu Zhuqing, not far away.
Indeed.
The next moment!
Zhao Wuji's first yellow spirit ring suddenly flared.
A furious roar came from Zhao Wuji's mouth!!!
Golden light burst forth!
Zhu Zhuqing let out a scream directly in the air and was sent flying by the roar. She also spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and her consciousness became blurry.
Similarly, she had just kicked Zhao Wuji! The force of the rebound instantly made her vomit a mouthful of fresh blood!
The vines wrapped around her also instantly shattered, and she fell from mid-air!
Even Tang San, who was further away, felt his blood Qi surge uncomfortably because the vines were instantly shattered. But he also quickly used Blue Silver Grass again to catch Xiao Wu, pulling her into his embrace.
Dai Mubai quickly ran out, looking at Zhu Zhuqing falling towards him, feeling a bit of heartache.
However, the graceful figure he imagined did not fall; instead, she was intercepted in mid-air by someone else.
"Zhuang Zhou!" Seeing Zhu Zhuqing suddenly in Shi Quan's hands, Dai Mubai's expression instantly darkened.
"Is something wrong?" Shi Quan said indifferently. After resetting Zhu Zhuqing's dislocated hands, Internal Energy flowed into Zhu Zhuqing's body. In just a few breaths, Zhu Zhuqing woke up.
Seeing herself lying in Shi Quan's arms, her face was a little flushed. "Zhuang Zhou, put me down."
"You go rest on the side. I'm here now, so don't worry." Shi Quan put Zhu Zhuqing down, gently patted her shoulder, then the light around Shi Quan twisted again, and his figure vanished again.
Dai Mubai: "…"
Watching the two converse, Dai Mubai's face turned from green to purple.
Not only did I not get to hug her, but you two are also having this intimate conversation in front of me. Do you really think I don't exist?
If asked, Shi Quan would definitely say, "You're just a nobody…"