Chapter 58: Arrival of Eunuch Dai (Part 2)
"No, I will never admit defeat. I still have one last soul skill," Dai Mubai gritted his teeth. If the opponent hadn't interacted with Zhu Zhuqing—or if she weren't here watching—losing wouldn't be so humiliating. But how could a man say he's incapable in front of a woman? Especially when the enemy might be a romantic rival.
"Third Soul Skill—White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"
A purple spirit ring flared brightly. The air around Dai Mubai distorted. His evil eyes turned blood-red. Then, the Blue Silver Emperor blades wrapped around him fell away. With a loud crash, all the vines that had pierced into his body were forcefully shaken off.
Dai Mubai underwent a second transformation.
He let out a wild laugh. "Haha! My White Tiger Vajra Transformation can last for thirty minutes. During this time, my resistance to abnormal conditions, attack power, defense, and strength are all doubled. With my thirty-seventh level of soul power, under such enhancement, your Blue Silver Grass won't be able to harm me anymore."
Zu Zong smiled calmly. "Oh? Is that so? Then let's test it."
"Second Soul Skill—Blue Silver Blade."
As he spoke, Zu Zong controlled the Blue Silver Emperor vines with his soul power and activated his skill.
The second yellow spirit ring around him lit up.
Dozens of deep blue vines tinged with black phosphorescence erupted from the arena floor. The tops of the vines straightened for two or three meters and transformed into razor-sharp blades, launching toward Dai Mubai in a 360-degree assault.
Unable to dodge in time, Dai Mubai had no choice but to activate "First Soul Skill—White Tiger Body Barrier" again. With the third and first soul skills stacked, his defense peaked. For a time, even Zu Zong's Blue Silver Blades couldn't break through.
But Dai Mubai wasn't having a good time. The relentless attacks of the Blue Silver Blades, each backed by great force, left his blood churning with every strike. His bones cracked and groaned under the pressure, as if ready to collapse.
Hiss—
Gasps of shock echoed through the Soul Arena.
"Is this really a battle between Soul Elders?" someone in the crowd exclaimed.
Meng Yiran, who had been watching intently, asked Tang San anxiously, "Xiao San, do you think something will happen to Dai Mubai?"
If it were her in his place, she'd have surrendered long ago—she didn't have Dai Mubai's kind of defense.
Tang San shook his head gravely and reassured her, "Don't underestimate Dai Mubai. He's strong too, but..."
His expression grew more serious. He suspected that Zu Zong had just been playing around up till now. Even this Blue Silver Blade technique hadn't shown its full power. Compared to that, his own "Third Soul Skill—Spider Web Restraint" suddenly felt unimpressive.
"Ah!"
After holding on for a while, Dai Mubai's defenses were finally breached. He collapsed to the ground, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
Without hesitation, Zu Zong used a small-range Blue Silver wrap to bind Dai Mubai tightly.
—Tortoise Shell Binding.
Zu Zong turned to the referee. "Can the judge now declare my victory?"
The middle-aged man in the tuxedo rolled his eyes. Fine, bind the guy if you want, but did you really have to tie him up like that? That's just shameless.
He announced loudly, "I hereby declare that in the 138th one-on-one Soul Duel of the month, the final winner is contestant Uchiha Zong. Congratulations to Battle Soul Elder Uchiha Zong for achieving five consecutive wins in the one-on-one Soul Duel!"
As soon as the referee finished speaking, thunderous applause erupted like a tidal wave.
Still bound in such a humiliating fashion, Dai Mubai looked at Zu Zong, then at the direction of the Shrek group. He noticed Zhu Zhuqing's eyes had remained fixed on Zu Zong the entire time.
At the same time, he could hear whispers from the crowd.
"Look, the Evil-Eyed White Tiger is so embarrassed!"
"You think that's bad? You didn't see him get his rear busted right at the start!"
"For real?"
Mocking laughter erupted from all around, wave after wave without end. Dai Mubai spat out another mouthful of blood—this time not from injury, but purely from fury—before passing out cold.
With a snap of Zu Zong's fingers, the Blue Silver Grass binding Dai Mubai automatically loosened and fell away.
Up in the stands, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the others saw Dai Mubai collapse and quickly rushed over to help carry him off the field.
Watching him being taken away, a strange smile curved across Zu Zong's lips. No one noticed that, while Dai Mubai was bound, Zu Zong had secretly injected a trace of fire poison into a rather… private area.
That fire poison came from a sub-flame of the "Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame" once housed in Xiao Xun'er. It had now completely fused with Zu Zong's Blue Silver Emperor and was fully under his control. Normally, it would lie dormant in Dai Mubai's body. But the moment he experienced any sexual arousal, it would ignite, burning him from within—and wouldn't stop until all his essence had been drained. Compared to Ma Hongjun's evil fire, this was even worse.
Dai Mubai, you love sneaking off to Rose Hotel to play with those twin beauties, don't you?
Well then, enjoy yourself to your heart's content—for the last time. After this, even if you survive, you won't be able to use it again.
Back in the Heaven Dou Royal Team's private booth, all the Shrek students—Xiao Wu included—were already waiting.
As soon as she saw Zu Zong return, Xiao Wu launched herself at him like a swallow returning to its nest, then clung to his neck like a lazy sloth.
"Waaah! Xiao Zong, you were amazing just now! You beat that pervy tiger so bad!"
"Yeah! Zu Zong, you were awesome! That move—'Blue Silver Blade'—was seriously epic!" Even the ever-hyper Oslo chimed in excitedly.
Zu Zong removed his fire fox mask, smiling playfully. "You think so?"
"Definitely cool!" Surprisingly, even the usually reserved Ye Lingling spoke up. But her next words almost made Zu Zong spit blood. "If only you hadn't used that perverted 'Thousand-Year Kill' and ended with such a gross binding kink."
Please, lady—could you not deliver that with such dramatic pauses?
That was the shared inner thought of everyone in the room.
Even Qin Ming, the Heaven Dou Team's lead instructor, looked like he'd just been struck by lightning. It had taken quite some effort for him to compose himself again after that match. After all, Zu Zong's methods had been... a bit mature-audience only.
Clearing his throat, Qin Ming gave a measured reprimand. "Ahem, Zu Zong, in the future, please avoid using moves like 'Thousand-Year Kill' if you can. And do not perform them within Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Also... that last binding move? Please don't use that again either."
Zu Zong nodded with a somewhat embarrassed expression. "Understood, Teacher Qin."
Creak—
Just then, the booth door opened.
(End of Chapter)
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