Chapter 351: Wang Dong's Blood in Hand
In truth, the Holy Spirit Cult had been doing this kind of thing for a long time.
Any individual with potential to become an evil soul master would immediately be identified and converted into one.
If they refused, they would be brainwashed until they became loyal members of the Holy Spirit Cult.
In Nangong Wan's eyes, Tang Ya, the so called "Blue Silver Saintess," was one such example.
Her "Blue Silver Saintess" identity was bestowed upon her by the Holy Spirit Cult.
As for the real Tang Ya? She was now nothing more than a sleeping consciousness buried deep inside her own body.
With the Holy Spirit Cult's power, Tang Ya might never regain control of herself for the rest of her life.
However, Nangong Wan had already made up his mind he needed to report this situation to Huo Yuhao.
On the surface, he was a Holy Spirit Cult elder and had to follow Zhongli Wu's orders.
But deep down, he knew his life and cultivation were completely in Huo Yuhao's hands.
If Huo Yuhao wanted, he could destroy Nangong Wan's cultivation or even take his life instantly.
That's why, no matter what Zhongli Wu said, Huo Yuhao's opinion would always come first.
If Huo Yuhao disapproved of recruiting this Mingyu Sect disciple, then Nangong Wan would have to find a way to sabotage the plan.
Meanwhile, Xu Tianran sat in his seat, observing the match on the stage.
He was quite interested in Tang Sect's battle not because he admired Tang Sect's hidden weapons but for another reason.
To him, soul tools were the future.
His interest in Tang Sect's battle came from a completely different perspective
Tang Sect was essentially Shrek Academy's "second team."
This was an obvious backup strategy.
According to the Sun Moon Empire's investigations, every member of Tang Sect's team was actually a student from Shrek Academy.
A group of Shrek students, competing under Tang Sect's name that was far too suspicious.
Even if Shrek Academy was eliminated, Tang Sect would still be in the tournament, preserving Shrek's reputation.
But if Tang Sect also lost, then Shrek Academy's reputation would take an even bigger hit.
On the stage
The referee hovered in midair, his expression helpless as he looked at Wang Dong and A'de.
The battle had already begun.
A'de flapped his massive bat wings and charged toward Wang Dong at full speed.
Five soul rings hovered around him two yellow, two purple, one black.
This was a solid configuration for a Soul King, but it still paled in comparison to Wang Dong's soul rings.
A'de let out a low growl.
His normal fingernails suddenly elongated and turned crimson, resembling sharp claws rather than human nails.
In truth, these weren't his real claws.
They were specialized finger guards, part of a Rank 6 melee soul tool called "Blood Cutter."
Its ability was simple each attack would leave behind invisible blood red threads.
These invisible threads were nearly undetectable.
They only became visible when A'de activated them for the finishing blow.
Against a Soul Emperor from Tang Sect, victory seemed almost impossible.
But A'de wasn't giving up yet.
His only chance was to maximize the power of Blood Cutter and look for an opportunity to strike.
A chilling aura spread from A'de's body.
His second soul ring lit up
Second Soul Skill: Fearful Screech!
A'de released a piercing shriek that sent waves of discomfort through the arena.
Wang Dong froze for a brief moment, his expression momentarily dazed.
This is my chance!
A'de dashed forward and slashed at Wang Dong with his blood red claws.
He didn't expect to defeat Wang Dong in one strike, but even inflicting an injury would relieve some of the pressure.
However
A pair of radiant blue gold wings blocked his attack with a loud clang!
A'de's claws were completely ineffective!
Wang Dong had snapped out of his daze, glaring at A'de in fury.
Her wings flapped violently, golden energy radiating from the edges, exuding a razor sharp aura.
Clang! Clang!
A'de was forced backward by the sheer force of the attack.
But he wasn't giving up yet.
As he retreated, he continued using Blood Cutter, filling the air with invisible blood threads.
He wasn't trying to immediately turn the tide.
He was setting a trap.
The more blood threads he placed, the stronger their ultimate effect would be.
After a while, A'de activated Fearful Screech once again.
Wang Dong froze for the second time.
Seizing the moment, A'de unleashed:
First Soul Skill: Blood Drain!
Fourth Soul Skill: Blood Puppet!
A red energy clone, identical to A'de, shot toward Wang Dong.
Wang Dong, unable to escape, folded her wings to form a defensive barrier.
However
The red clone phased right through her wings and struck her directly.
"What?!"
Wang Dong was shocked.
Her defense had failed!
Blood Puppet bypassed energy based defenses only physical barriers or defensive soul tools could block it.
Since Wang Dong's Light Goddess Butterfly Wings were energy based, they were completely ineffective.
In an instant
Her face turned pale.
Blood Puppet's true effect was to forcibly extract a portion of the target's blood essence.
A red clone, identical to Wang Dong, emerged from her body, containing a portion of her blood essence.
A'de smirked.
Once he absorbed this blood essence, he would recover his strength and gain a massive boost.
However
At that moment, a dark, ominous gate materialized out of thin air.
A terrifying suction force erupted from within.
Before A'de could react, the red blood essence clone was sucked into the gate, which vanished immediately afterward.
A'de's mind went blank.
His connection to the blood essence clone was completely severed.
He stared at Wang Dong, unable to hide his shock.
"You... what kind of ability is that?!"
Wang Dong was equally confused.
She had no idea what had just happened.
But there was no time to think.
The most important thing right now was defeating A'de everything else could wait.
Without answering, she launched another fierce assault.
Meanwhile, in the stands
Huo Yuhao smirked to himself.
"Finally got it."
Inside his Necromantic Half Plane, he could feel Wang Dong's extracted blood essence safely in his possession.
Just moments ago, Electrolux had perfectly timed the opening and closing of the half plane to steal the blood essence without anyone noticing.
With this, his plan was finally in motion.
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