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"Hahaha!" Dugu Yan laughed, her voice clear but laced with mockery. "My snake venom was only aimed at that White Tiger, but in your overconfidence, you actually tried to neutralize it with realgar wine and fire. Now, because your wine gourds exploded and splattered, the resulting air currents spread the toxins everywhere."
"Originally, only two people were poisoned, but now, thanks to your help, the remaining five of your teammates have all inhaled my Bi Lin Snake Emperor Poison," she continued. "Although some of my venom was destroyed, it's not enough to kill them.
But it's perfect for making them lose all their combat ability. After my Jade Phosphorous Serpent evolved into a Snake Emperor, the power of its venom increased immeasurably. Your meager realgar wine and flames simply can't neutralize it completely."
Tang San's heart trembled, and his face instantly darkened. He hadn't expected that he, a master of poisons, would misjudge in this way. In his opinion, this was all the fault of Manager Ao's misleading information. The information said this person's spirit was a Jade Phosphorous Serpent, but why had it become a Jade Phosphorous Serpent now? This was a deadly mistake.
The next moment, Tang San's first Spirit Ring lit up. Blue Silver Grass surged wildly from his palm like a living creature, transforming into a blue-purple whip that shot toward Xiao Wu. It tightly wrapped around her, and with a fierce tug, it instantly pulled her into his embrace. At that moment, Xiao Wu's eyes were tightly shut, her body trembling violently, her flesh torn and bloodied. Her injuries stained more than half of her body.
Her eyelashes fluttered, and Xiao Wu slowly opened her eyes. Her once lively eyes now held only weakness and pain. Her voice was so low it was almost inaudible. "Third Brotherā¦ avenge meā¦" she whispered. Before she could finish, her eyelids drooped, her aura rapidly weakened, and she slumped powerlessly in Tang San's arms.
Gently placing Xiao Wu on the Douhun Stage, Tang San's fingertips lingered in her hair for a moment. Then, he abruptly stood up, an intense killing intent erupting from his body like a tide. His eyes were blood-red as he stared fixedly at Dugu Yan.
Dugu Yan's heart tightened, and a chill ran down her spine. She glanced at her teammates behind her, whose faces were purple and auras weak. She gritted her teeth and spoke coldly. "Both our teammates are poisoned. If we continue, it will only result in mutual destruction."
"How about we..." she began, but Tang San cut her off. His lips curled into a chilling arc, and he said coldly, "Since you've harmed my Xiao Wu, there's nothing to discuss."
As soon as he finished speaking, all three of his Spirit Rings lit up simultaneously. He used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, rushing toward Dugu Yan like a hungry wolf.
Dugu Yan's pupils contracted slightly as she watched Tang San, surging with killing intent, lunge at her. She fiercely activated her Spirit Power, sending a large cloud of emerald-green poisonous mist swirling toward him.
However, the next instant, several needle-thin, golden-glowing needle shadows shot out from within the mist. They were so fast their trajectory was almost invisible, and in the blink of an eye, they pierced into her body.
"What is this?" she cried out. "Oh no, there's poison too!" Dugu Yan was greatly shocked. As soon as the golden needles entered her body, she felt her whole body go limp, and her vision began to blur. She hadn't expected that Tang San would use the poisonous mist she unleashed to attack her. Because the mist had a vision-obscuring effect, she didn't have time to dodge.
Hurriedly activating her Spirit Power, Dugu Yan tried to forcefully expel the golden needles from her body. However, the toxins had already entered her body through her bloodstream. "Damn it, you bastard!" she cursed. "How dare you use poison on this grandma!"
She felt a sudden numbness in her limbs, and her body went limp, causing her to nearly lose her footing. She gritted her teeth and looked up, only to meet Tang San's blood-red, demon-like eyes. "I think my Eight Spider Lances will quite enjoy your poison!" he said with a cold laugh. "Consider this your compensation for harming my Xiao Wu!" Eight cold, gleaming spider lances suddenly unfolded from Tang San's back, emitting a tearing shriek as they fiercely stabbed toward Dugu Yan's chest.
However, just as the Eight Spider Lances were about to pierce her, Dugu Yan's figure suddenly became empty, disappearing from her original spot. Tang San's pupils contracted sharply, and his footsteps paused.
He abruptly looked up and saw a blue-golden Blue Silver Grass tightly wrapped around Dugu Yan's slender waist, dragging her backward at an extremely fast speed. Following the direction of the Blue Silver Grass, Tang San discovered that the one performing this operation was the auxiliary Spirit Master wearing a ghost mask.
"This... how is this possible?" he said in disbelief, his brow furrowed. "Isn't her Spirit the Nine Heart Begonia Spirit? How did it turn into Blue Silver Grass? And... why does this Blue Silver Grass feel so familiar to me?"
No sooner had he spoken than an even more bizarre scene unfolded. The Royal Fight Team's auxiliary Spirit Master slowly stepped forward, her expression calm to the point of indifference. She opened her palm, and Blue Silver Grass once again surged out of her hand like a tide. It wrapped around the bodies of everyone in the Royal Fight Team.
The next second, a blue-golden light flowed along each vine, slowly seeping into their bodies as if imbued with life. In just a few breaths, the Royal Fight Team members, who were originally scarred, pale-faced, and even poisoned purple, quickly recovered. The toxins in their bodies completely disappeared as if they had never existed, and even their torn wounds healed at a visible speed.
"What? My Eight Spider Lances' poison was neutralized so easily?" Tang San said, his heart sinking. "This... what's going on? Why can Blue Silver Grass detoxify?"
At the same time, inside Shrek Academy, the air was filled with blood and killing intent. Beneath the academy walls, Li Yu Song and Shao Xin were covered in blood, their auras weak, tightly trapped by several red-robed cardinals. With a light yet sharp sound of footsteps, Bibi Dong walked over from not far away, with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo following her as usual. Seeing her, the red-robed cardinals all bowed, respectfully clearing a path.
"Have you found anything out?" Bibi Dong's voice was cold, like a blade. A red-robed cardinal bowed his head and said, "Reporting to Your Holiness, they refuse to say anything."
A hint of coldness flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes. The corners of her lips curled into a dangerous smile. "Very good, refusing to speak, are we?" she said. She slowly walked in front of Li Yu Song, her gaze as cold as the depths of the polar night.
The next instant, Bibi Dong's palm, like a venomous snake, instantly pierced through Li Yu Song's chest. Blood splattered, and streams of hot red liquid splashed onto her fair fingertips. Li Yu Song's eyes suddenly lost their focus, turning ashen, and his body slumped to the ground.
"Youā" Shao Xin's pupils contracted sharply. His legs trembled uncontrollably, and cold sweat streamed down his forehead, but his throat felt constricted, unable to utter a complete word.
Bibi Dong turned to look at him, her eyes holding the cruelty of a predator locking onto its prey. She sneered, "Do you remember now? Where is Tang San?"
Shao Xin shook his head frantically, his teeth chattering, but he still bit his lip, refusing to speak. "Still don't know, do you?" Bibi Dong slowly approached, each step seeming to tread on Shao Xin's heart.
"Then let me personally look at your memories." With that, she raised her palm, her five fingers gripping Shao Xin's head. Purple Spirit Power surged abruptly, and then, purple spider phantoms drilled out from her palm and into his skull, carrying a cold killing intent.
"Ahā!" Shao Xin suddenly threw his head back, his face twisted into a distorted shape, his eyes rolled back, and his screams, like a beast being flayed alive, tore through the entire courtyard.