Chapter 38: Battle of the Four Monsters. Tang San's Hidden Weapon:
Xuan Mo, who had just broken free from the Blue Silver Grass, suddenly felt his entire body tighten as thorny vines madly wrapped around him, tightly entangling his arms and legs.
The vines tightened, releasing a powerful paralyzing toxin. The vines surged from the ground, pushing his body upward, lifting his feet off the ground.
Nearby, Ma Hongjun's Blue Silver Grass began to grow wildly. While it couldn't do anything to him, it temporarily entangled him, preventing him from freeing himself.
This sight caused Xuan Mo's eyes to narrow.
As expected, the other Seven Monsters, along with Tang San, were not so easy to deal with. Joining forces, they proved more formidable than he had anticipated.
Xuan Mo's second spirit ring ignited again.
With a resounding boom, all the Blue Silver Grass, including the parasitic seeds, entangled with Xuan Mo were shattered into dust, scattering everywhere. His feet were firmly planted on the ground again.
Meanwhile,
"Ding, ding..."
Zhu Zhuqing, with astonishing speed, quietly leaped out and launched a series of concentrated attacks from behind Xuan Mo.
Xiao Wu, taking advantage of this opportunity, swept across the ground swiftly, her scorpion braid swooping down and wrapping around Xuan Mo's left ankle like a serpent, exerting all her strength simultaneously.
However, what they didn't expect was that upon contact with the purple light surrounding Xuan Mo, their spirit power rapidly depleted.
Xuan Mo, sensing Xiao Wu's attack and the replenishment of his own spirit power, fixed his gaze.
Then, his third spirit ring rose from beneath his feet.
The purple aura shone instantly, and in the next second,
Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, who were closest to Xuan Mo, were caught off guard and pinned to the ground by the sudden surge of gravity.
Soon, even Tang San and Ning Rongrong, standing in the distance, felt the weight bearing down on them.
This was Xuan Mo's third spirit skill, Heavy Rock. It could manipulate the gravity of an object within a specified range, creating effects of gravity, repulsion, and even attraction.
Seeing this, Xuan Mo wasted no opportunity. His first spirit ring immediately lit up. Earthen cages erupted directly beneath the group.
However, Xuan Mo hadn't expected Tang San to adapt so quickly to the pressure of gravity.
Not only did he free himself from the rising earthen cages and the gravity, but he also managed to pull back the blue silver grass wrapped around Xiao Wu and the others' waists.
"Fatty."
A line of fire shot directly towards the blue silver grass, but after severing it, everyone except Ning Rongrong had already cleared their original positions within the earthen cages.
"Forget it, take down as many as we can. Fatty, you deal with Zhu Zhuqing. I'll take care of the siblings."
Facing the remaining three, Xuan Mo decided to adopt a split-and-strike strategy, heading straight for Tang San and Xiao Wu.
"Xiao Wu, Meteor Hammer," Tang San called out.
Xiao Wu tapped her toe on Tang San's shoulder and lunged out again, this time with her feet instead of her hands, aiming for a kick straight at Xuan Mo's head.
But what Tang San and Xiao Wu didn't anticipate was that
Xuan Mo's third spirit ring lit up again, but this time, he used gravity to pull Xiao Wu towards him. After grabbing her, he used the rock that had broken through the earth to crush her, exposing only her head. The rest of her body was crushed into a dumpling, falling to the ground, unable to move.
"What!"
Just as Tang San was surprised, Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing had already decided the outcome.
A line of phoenix fire lashed out at Zhu Zhuqing, but Dai Mubai finally intervened, allowing Ma Hongjun to withdraw and avoid injury. However, this also meant that Zhu Zhuqing was eliminated from the assessment.
So, in the blink of an eye, the four who had originally fought had been fighting for about an incense stick and a half, but only Tang San remained able to fight.
"It seems you've lost."
Xuan Mo and Ma Hongjun stood side by side, looking at Tang San, who was alone before them.
Xuan Mo was well aware of their defeat. One reason was the excessive restraint of their spirits and their abilities, and another was the coordination between the four. Aside from Xiao Wu and Tang San, no one had the tacit understanding of Xuan Mo and Ma Hongjun. However, Xuan Mo, knowing Tang San's character and methods, remained on guard. After all, hidden weapons were Tang San's true strength.
The thought of those densely packed hidden weapons, impossible to defend against, sent a shiver down Xuan Mo's spine. He loathed such cryptic tactics.
"We haven't lost yet." Tang San suddenly raised his head , a powerful purple light flashing in his eyes. Ma Hongjun was startled by the sight of his violet eyes.
"Fatty!"
Xuan Mo, already on guard, shouted. Ten beams of cold light emanated from the gentle twist of Tang San's fingers, a sharp, piercing sound echoing in their ears.
Then, they pierced Xuan Mo and Ma Hongjun's bodies, striking different parts of their bodies. Each of the ten beams struck the same spot, but none targeted a crippling or vital area.
Several earthen walls rose up beside Xuan Mo, blocking the hidden weapons one by one. Ma Hongjun, after Xuan Mo's loud shout, immediately took off into the air, gaining control of the air.
Tang San was secretly surprised when he saw this. However, he quickly turned, dodging Ma Hongjun's attack while swiftly hurling ten more cold beams.
Seeing this, Xuan Mo's first and third spirit rings simultaneously illuminated. As the hidden weapon neared Xuan Mo, it was abruptly stopped by the sudden force of gravity.
Then, beneath Tang San's feet, the ground surged, and a pair of massive hands burst forth, reaching straight for him.
Just as Tang San stepped on the giant fingers and spun around, attempting to evade them, Xiao Wu's voice suddenly rang out beside him, "Brother, be careful!"
Tang San glanced over. Xuan Mo had already changed his tactics, unleashing a combination of unpredictable moves that were difficult to predict and defend against.
The surrounding rubble was already gathering towards Tang San, practically sealed off from above, below, and from left to right.
Just as Tang San attempted to use the Blue Silver Grass to envelop himself, Ma Hongjun, hovering overhead, was no pushover. With a Phoenix Fire Line, he blocked all of Tang San's remaining escape routes.
Tang San's eyes narrowed.
In an instant, lancets, locust stones, gold coin darts, bone-piercing nails—a myriad of hidden weapons unleashed in Tang San's rain of flowers, dodging the rubble.
Some flew straight, some diagonally, some circling behind, but their ultimate target was Ma Hongjun. Like Xuan Mo, he blocked his flight path with hidden weapons.
Thanks to the giant rock hand, Tang San, from this position, was already well-placed to injure Ma Hongjun with his hidden weapons.
Xuan Mo, realizing Tang San's tactics were nothing more than a defensive strategy. So, helplessly, he gave up this opportunity. He then used his first spirit ability to manipulate the rocks to shield Ma Hongjun, blocking his attack.
But just as both sides were about to attack again, Zhao Wuji spoke from the side.
Here, neither Tang San nor Xuan Mo used their full strength; it was just a test, after all. As for Tang San, the two couldn't defeat him immediately because the hidden weapons were too difficult to deal with. After all, even Zhao Wuji suffered when Tang San used all his strength (although Zhao Wuji was letting him off).
Tang San didn't use his full strength, but Xuan Mo and Ma Hongjun weren't Zhao Wuji either. If it were just relying on their spirits, Tang San and the others would have been defeated. So this isn't about Tang San being too strong.
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