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Tang San cursed Dai Mubai in his heart. He had agreed to come along just to cause trouble for Ye Wen.
But why hadn't Dai Mubai mentioned they'd also be targeting Huo Yu'er? With such a disruptive presence in a team battle, combined with Ye Wen's strength, their chances of victory were clearly slim!
While Tang San stood there regretting his decision, Huo Yu'er didn't waste the perfect opportunity to strike. She raised her bow and fired two more arrows.
After a brief moment of thought, Tang San came up with a solution. Closing his eyes once again, he relied on his sound-based positioning to throw two hidden weapons, deflecting Huo Yu'er's arrows. Then, he called out to Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun:
"Boss Dai, Fatty, launch your long-range soul skills at 20 degrees to your left."
As a control-type soul master, Tang San was the absolute commander in a team battle. Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun immediately obeyed, abandoning their reliance on sight and instead instinctively channeling their energy to unleash their White Tiger Fierce Light Wave and Phoenix Flame Line.
Just as Ye Wen was about to use his Earth Element Mastery to defend, Xiao Wu could no longer hold back. With a sharp cry, she shouted, "Leave it to me!" and charged forward.
"Self-Created Soul Skill—Rabbit Shockwave!"
Instantly, a translucent little rabbit made of soul power appeared in Xiao Wu's hand. She then hurled it forward with great force.
In the original storyline, Tang San had repeatedly lamented how his hard training still couldn't keep up with Xiao Wu's casual progress. Moreover, in the manga version of the Douluo world, under Yu Xiaogang's simple guidance, Xiao Wu independently developed her own self-created soul skill, showcasing her extraordinary talent.
Though Xiao Wu hadn't lived for ten thousand years, her cultivation allowed her to deeply understand the essence of her soul power. Creating an elementary self-created soul skill wasn't a problem for her.
Without Yu Xiaogang's interference, Xiao Wu wouldn't have thought of developing the Rabbit Shockwave. It was Ye Wen who, after observing Dai Mubai and others' performances in the Spirit Arena, gave her a nudge to explore this path further.
But Xiao Wu was already considered his future wife. How could Ye Wen not tailor a self-created soul skill specifically for her beforehand, compensating for the problematic allure-type soul skill she had chosen?
The explosion from the Rabbit Shockwave blocked Dai Mubai's White Tiger Fierce Light Wave, but Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Flame Line wasn't so easily neutralized. After a brief delay, it surged straight toward Xiao Wu's face.
If this attack landed, whether Xiao Wu's beauty would be ruined was one thing, but her beautiful hair would certainly be lost.
However, Xiao Wu's lips curled into a disdainful smirk. She leaned her upper body backward, stretching to an extreme angle before executing a powerful backflip.
Soul power condensed at the sharp tips of Xiao Wu's true form armor-clad feet, and in the next instant, a stunning soul power slash was unleashed.
"Self-Created Soul Skill—Tempest Kick!"
The Phoenix Flame Line was, after all, Ma Hongjun's first soul skill. Due to Flender's indulgence over the years, Ma Hongjun, like Dai Mubai, lacked substance. In the face of Xiao Wu's meticulously refined self-created soul skill, the flames were instantly split in two, even showing signs of reversing momentum.
Now, the Tempest Kick was about to counterattack Ma Hongjun.
Although his vision was impaired, Ma Hongjun still keenly sensed the soul power fluctuations rushing toward him. Cold sweat poured down his face as he instinctively activated his second soul skill, Bathing Fire Phoenix. Instantly, flames erupted across his entire body, increasing their power by 30%.
For a brief moment, the two soul skills managed to hold each other in check.
Xiao Wu frowned in displeasure, then performed another flying kick, unleashing another Tempest Kick. The two kicks overlapped, forming a cross-shaped Tempest Slash.
At this moment, Tang San was sweating profusely. The constant sounds around him signaled that his group was at a disadvantage.
Furrowing his brows, Tang San realized they couldn't continue like this. Instantly, he formed a special gesture with his right hand and launched a soul skill toward where he judged Ye Wen and Huo Yu'er to be.
"Third Soul Skill—Spider Web Restraint!"
Simultaneously, Tang San shouted, "Rongrong, stop spacing out and quickly boost our stats!"
Due to Huo Yu'er's earlier influence, Ning Rongrong feared that her side might mistakenly attack their own allies. As a support soul master, she had kept a safe distance. Now, hearing Tang San's words, she didn't hesitate. Activating her martial soul, she chanted, "Seven Treasures Shine with Glazed Light, First: Strength."
Instantly, three pink beams of light enhanced the strength of Tang San and the other two males by 30%.
Ning Rongrong hadn't yet broken through to level 30, so the amplification effect of her first soul skill was only 30%.
Her second soul skill increased speed, but against this kind of visual-disrupting soul skill, anyone except Tang San would be like headless chickens. Adding speed would only hasten their defeat.
For this reason, Tang San hadn't asked Zhu Zhuqing, who was watching from the sidelines, for help—not that she had any intention of joining in the first place.
At this moment, Ye Wen was somewhat surprised. Despite intercepting Xiao Wu earlier, Tang San had still encountered this soul bone-enhanced opponent. Fate truly was remarkable.
The greatest contribution of the Human-Faced Demon Spider to Tang San was its external soul bone. His third soul skill, which also had binding capabilities, was frankly mediocre.
Ye Wen hadn't yet unleashed his wind blades when Huo Yu'er preemptively fired several more arrows.
As Tang San unleashed his Spider Web Restraint, Huo Yu'er's arrows had already pierced through the web, directly hitting Dai Mubai. One arrow even penetrated the web's gaps and rushed straight toward Tang San.
Tang San dodged, but Dai Mubai let out a painful scream. Though the arrow hadn't hit a vital spot, it had pierced his lung.
Removing the arrow would cause massive bleeding, but leaving it in meant every breath felt like a thousand cuts. This effectively deprived Dai Mubai of his ability to fight.
Shrek's lineup: -1
On the other side, Ma Hongjun's face turned purple from oxygen deprivation as he spewed flames, but Xiao Wu's Tempest Kick hadn't been neutralized. By now, Xiao Wu had already leaped into the air with explosive force and unleashed another Rabbit Shockwave, slamming it directly toward Ma Hongjun.
With their numbers already reduced, Tang San had no intention of fighting alone. At a critical moment, he threw a hidden weapon to detonate Xiao Wu's Rabbit Shockwave, saving Ma Hongjun once again.
"You again, you annoying guy," Xiao Wu grumbled unhappily after landing.
Beating someone when they were down or bullying the weak was Xiao Wu's favorite pastime. Now that Ma Hongjun's flames had ceased, it was the perfect time for her to unleash her close-combat prowess.
At this moment, Tang San skillfully dodged another of Huo Yu'er's arrows, then launched another Spider Web Restraint to block Xiao Wu's advance.
However, Tang San didn't feel the satisfaction of controlling his enemies as a control-type soul master. Instead, he began calculating the final outcome of this battle in his mind.
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