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Tang San then told everyone about the origin, age, and Spirit Ability of his fourth spirit ring.
Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong couldn't help but pout and remain silent. Shi Quan had already said on the previous arena that Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Spirit had developed in the wrong direction. Seeing Tang San's current actions, it was clear he hadn't taken Shi Quan's words seriously at all and was determined to stick to his own path.
"Third Brother, that's amazing," Ma Hongjun flattered.
Oscar also gave a thumbs up.
Tang San smiled, "This is all thanks to the training program that Teacher Xiaogang designed earlier, which significantly improved my physical fitness."
When others praised him, Tang San subconsciously attributed the credit to Yu Xiaogang.
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but show a slight smile on his face.
Ning Rongrong rolled her eyes. The training equipment was created by Shi Quan, and Yu Xiaogang's abnormal training methods were more harmful than beneficial to the body. If Grandpa Sword hadn't been constantly checking on her, she didn't know what state Yu Xiaogang would have put her in.
"Why isn't this competition over yet…?" Ning Rongrong cried out in her heart.
The next day.
Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena.
Yu Xiaogang, with a gleam in his eyes, and Flender arrived in front of the students in the resting area.
"Our opponent this afternoon is the Elephant Armor Team. We must win this battle."
Upon hearing this, a confident look immediately appeared in Tang San's eyes.
If he had encountered the Elephant Armored Academy before obtaining his fourth spirit ring, it would have been more troublesome. But now, a team like the Elephant Armor Team, which focuses on extreme defense, posed no threat to him at all. He was confident that he and Oscar alone would be enough to defeat the entire Elephant Armor Team.
Because the Elephant Armored Academy all followed an extreme defense style, with powerful strength, defense, and speed, primarily using a defensive counter-attack method. They would counter-attack after the opponent had significantly depleted their spirit power.
But for the current Tang San, his Devouring ability was enough to directly incapacitate a team known for its defense.
"Both teams, bow."
With the referee's loud command, both teams were already on stage, and the match was about to begin.
All seven members of the Elephant Armor Team were uniformly large and stout, each with a thick layer of fat. As their Martial Spirit was released, their seven plump figures collided again, as if transforming into seven mountains of flesh.
On the other hand, for the Shrek Team, Tang San led the way. As a control Spirit Master, he stood at the very front. His ink-colored, vine-like Blue Silver Grass spread along the ground, rapidly extending in all directions.
"Match begins!"
With the referee's command.
The seven mountains of flesh in front of Tang San's seven-member team stood in a line, their first spirit rings simultaneously shining, taking steady steps forward, one by one.
Under the effect of the first spirit ring, a layer of crystalline color was added to the originally dull yellow cuticles on these seven mountains of flesh, as if each person was covered in a layer of glaze. The bodies of the seven individuals were truly enormous, advancing from the center, almost occupying half the diameter of the entire circular arena. Although their steps were slow, as they advanced, their Aura would increase with each step. Both their bodies and spirit power brought immense pressure to the seven members of Shrek Academy.
Seeing this, Tang San's lips curled into an even more confident smile. While leading his teammates to slowly retreat, the ink-colored Blue Silver Grass rapidly spread out. The imagined bind scene did not appear; Tang San merely spread the Blue Silver Grass, allowing the members of the Elephant Armor Team to step over it.
The arena was circular, and initially, both sides were in the widest central area. However, as the opponent continuously advanced and the Shrek Team, led by Tang San, kept retreating, the space available for them on both sides became increasingly smaller. The opponent's massive bodies allowed them to control a much larger area during combat than ordinary people. Once forced to the sides with no gaps, the opponent's strength could be maximized.
This was also the main reason why the seven members of the Elephant Armor Team were not in a hurry to advance quickly; they simply did not want to reveal any flaws.
Tang San, in turn, used their strategy against them. After the Blue Silver Grass had spread over a sufficient area, ensuring that the Elephant Armor Team could no longer escape its range, he acted.
"Little Ao!" As Tang San's voice fell, two Flying Mushroom Sausages landed in Tang San's hands, and the Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances stretched out abruptly.
Tang San directly charged forward, leading the way towards the seven individuals.
"Be careful!" The Elephant Armor Team captain, Hu Yanli, roared, reminding everyone while raising his hand and slapping it towards Tang San.
The Elephant Armor Team's strength and defense were indeed extremely high, but they also sacrificed agility for it.
Against an agility-attack system Spirit Master, neither side had much of an advantage; one couldn't deal damage, and the other couldn't be hit.
Tang San's speed was already excellent. Combined with the Eight Spider Lances, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, and Purple Demon Eye, his flexibility was in no way weaker than an agility-attack system Spirit Master of the same Rank, and even stronger in some aspects.
Not to mention that Tang San also had the ability to fly, which was the most effective counter to their tank-like type.
Tang San charged in alone, and the seven couldn't harm him in the slightest. The sharp Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances continuously attacked, depleting the opponent's spirit power.
"Ignore him!" The Elephant Armor Team captain, Hu Yanli, seeing that they couldn't temporarily do anything to Tang San, directly chose to give up.
"Want to leave?" Tang San's lips curled into a smile, "Can you still leave?"
At the same time, the Blue Silver Grass bind was activated again, and Tang San's first, second, and fourth spirit rings simultaneously lit up.
The massive bodies of the seven Elephant Armored Academy Disciples standing there were simply the best targets. The larger the contact area of the Blue Silver Grass, the stronger its Devouring ability would be.
The Blue Silver Grass rapidly coiled upwards, quickly wrapping around all seven individuals.
Hu Yanli snorted disdainfully, "Restriction? I was just wondering how to deal with Tang San. Now, with such a large-scale control, Tang San's spirit power will probably be depleted very quickly. By then, I'd like to see how Tang San can still run?"
But very quickly, Hu Yanli's expression changed.
Tang San's originally pale face rapidly regained its rosy color. Hu Yanli's judgment was correct; because of their seven enormous bodies, the bind Spirit Ability consumed an exceptionally large amount of spirit power. But as the Devouring ability activated, the spirit power within the seven individuals continuously flowed back into Tang San's body, and the consumed spirit power was quickly replenished.
While restraining Hu Yanli, Tang San's Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances' offensive also became increasingly fierce.
"This Blue Silver Grass can devour spirit power, break free with all your might!" Hu Yanli roared, and his fourth spirit ring suddenly shone. Not only did the Blue Silver Grass on his body accelerate its destruction, but at the same time, his skin changed again, gaining a layer of ice-like protection.
Tang San's lips curled into a cold smile. His first and second spirit rings beneath him continuously lit up. He wanted to see if they could break free faster, or if he could devour, absorb, and grow faster!
Of course, it's always best to pick on the weaker ones first.
Supported by the Eight Spider Lances, Tang San's figure danced among the seven. Through the Blue Silver Grass's sensory feedback, Tang San arrived at the back of the neck of the person with the weakest struggling strength among the seven Elephant Armor Team members. The Eight Spider Lances stabbed out sharply. If one attack wasn't enough to break through, there would be two or three. Focusing on a single point to break through the surface, the Eight Spider Lances continuously attacked the same location.
No matter how strong his defense was, under Tang San's dense and sharp spider lance attacks, his skin was ultimately pierced by Tang San.
The powerful Devouring ability within the Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances instantly erupted. Along with the Devouring ability, Tang San also incidentally devoured a small amount of Life force. The pure Life energy entering his body made Tang San feel refreshed.
Suppressing the urge to absorb more, seeing that Hu Yanli was about to break free, Tang San, using the spirit power gained from Devouring, immediately lit up his third spirit ring. With a casual flick, a wide spider web once again bound Hu Yanli.
Boom!
As the first person whose spirit power was completely devoured by Tang San's Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances fell, Tang San immediately shifted his target. With an endless supply of spirit power from Devouring, Tang San didn't have to worry about spirit power consumption. Whenever he saw someone about to break free, he would directly release bind or Parasite.
He didn't even need his teammates to act; he alone was enough to defeat the seven individuals one by one.
"This Hu Yanli is the strongest, absorbing a bit more Life won't affect anything." As Tang San's Eight Spider Lances pierced into Hu Yanli's body.
The entire battle also reached its final conclusion.
"Shrek Academy wins!" Soon, the referee's voice, tinged with disbelief, came through.
Everyone present erupted in an unprecedented cheer.
The mighty Elephant Armored Academy, one of the five great elemental academies, was actually defeated by Tang San alone.
The entire battle was completely a solo show by Tang San.
The other members didn't even have to make a move, and the Shrek Team directly achieved victory in the match!
More than half of the competition had passed, and this was the first time such a precedent of one person defeating an entire team had occurred. For many spectators, this was definitely an absolutely splendid match.
"You're strong, Xiao San." Dai Mubai praised Tang San with a thumbs up, "I feel like the strength of your Blue Silver Grass is much greater than before. As expected of absorbing a spirit ring beyond your Rank."
Tang San nodded. If he hadn't devoured the corpse of Shi Nian and the 7,200-year-old Devouring Boa corpse, his Blue Silver Grass wouldn't have been this strong.
After today's battle, Tang San's confidence swelled again. After the match ended and they returned to the hotel, Tang San specifically asked Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng to help him test the strength of his Blue Silver Grass. Now, even Dai Mubai couldn't easily tear apart the Blue Silver Grass. Aside from some attribute counter-effects, none of his other teammates could easily destroy the vines he created.
Tang San was even more satisfied with this result. When the preliminary round ends, he could use the reasons of Martial Spirit evolution, storing spirit power, and a greater chance to help the team win the Spirit Master Grand Competition to ask Teacher Xiaogang to call Dean Flender and take him to Sunset Forest again, specifically to hunt Spirit Beasts with Devouring abilities to devour and absorb. At that time, his Devouring ability might even be enhanced further.
As long as the number of devoured Spirit Beasts is sufficient, it should be enough to significantly increase the strength of my Blue Silver Grass Martial Spirit again, catching up to Shi Quan!