A dark crimson-gold light appeared on Ma Hongjun's body, and a ball of light had gathered in his hand. With a flick of his right hand, a silver spear instantly appeared in his hand, with dark blue stripes on the shaft and a cold, bluish light flashing at the tip.
Then, three spirit rings appeared on the spear: yellow, purple, and purple!
Three bright rings rose one after another, moving around the spear, one yellow and two purple. As the spirit rings swirled, the surging spirit power formed a wave-like pressure that spread outwards.
"Two thousand-year spirit rings!"
Xiao Wu exclaimed, her eyes suddenly filled with panic. She wanted to step forward and fight alongside Tang San, but Tang San stopped her.
Ma Hongjun seriously challenged Tang San to a formal duel between spirit masters.
"Ma Hongjun, Martial Soul, Silver Spear, Level 39 Weapon Soul Master, please enlighten me!"
Ma Hongjun said seriously again,
"Don't say I didn't give you a chance, both of you come at me together!"
"No need, just one-on-one."
Tang San's expression was solemn. Under the immense pressure of the thousand-year soul ring, he did not back down. His eyes were veiled with a faint purple light, and he slowly raised his right hand.
Deep blue light surged instantly, and a clump of deep blue grass suddenly grew from his palm. Each blade of grass looked very slender, but it was covered with snake patterns. The blades of grass were not flat as usual, but had become cylindrical. If you looked closely, you could clearly see that these blades of grass were covered with fine thorns.
Milky white light surged from Tang San's body, and the deep blue blades of grass seemed to be stimulated and suddenly enlarged, becoming as thick as a human arm in the blink of an eye, like vines. Black snake patterns shimmered with a faint light, moving like dozens of large snakes coiling around Tang San's body.
Two yellow spirit rings rose simultaneously from beneath Tang San's feet, swirling around his body.
"Tang San, spirit, Blue Silver Grass, level 29 spirit master. Please enlighten me."
Ma Hongjun looked at the Blue Silver Grass in Tang San's hand, which had changed significantly compared to usual, and was deeply impressed. No wonder he was a disciple trained by the Grandmaster; even a small Blue Silver Grass could undergo such a great transformation.
It could be said that the development of Tang San's Blue Silver Grass spirit was entirely facilitated by the Grandmaster. He was the first plant-type spirit to absorb the spirit rings of animal-type spirit beasts.
Because of his own spirit, the Grandmaster had a very thorough understanding of spirits. Many researchers believed that everything that exists has its meaning; every spirit has its purpose and function. Those spirits called useless were simply those whose function hadn't yet been discovered.
In fact, theoretical research, especially the powerful and meaningful theoretical research like the Grandmaster's, was also a manifestation of strength—a soft power. Tang San was the best proof of the Grandmaster's soft power.
"Blue Silver Grass!"
Ma Hongjun sighed softly. This spirit, which everyone considered useless, would one day be famous throughout the entire continent.
Tang San assumed Ma Hongjun, like the others, was underestimating the Blue Silver Grass, and uttered Grandmaster's words: "There are no useless spirits, only useless spirit masters."
"Well said, then let's fight. Whether it's useless or not, we'll only know after we fight."
Ma Hongjun finished speaking and thrust out his silver spear.
The limited space in the hall restricted him somewhat, but it was enough to deal with Tang San.
Tang San retreated swiftly without hesitation, using the Ghost Shadow Step technique to dodge Ma Hongjun's attack in the blink of an eye.
At the same time, his Blue Silver Grass spirit began to move rapidly, coiling out thick, dark blue vines that surged towards Ma Hongjun's body from all directions. Tang San himself seemed to disappear silently into the vines.
The vines almost covered the ground, surrounding Ma Hongjun, leaving him nowhere to land.
"Entangle!"
"Hundred Birds Ringing Phoenix!"
Relying on the advantage of his spirit power and the sharpness of the Dragon Soul Spear, the vines were pierced one by one by the spear tip.
After comparing, Ma Hongjun discovered that the Blue Silver Grass was no less resilient than the Golden Lotus's Ghost Vine, possessing just as much poison and barbs.
Moreover, grass grew faster than vines, consuming less soul power, making it even denser than the Golden Lotus's Ghost Vine. Most importantly, it was incredibly agile, likely due to absorbing the Mandragora Serpent's animal-type soul ring; Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was extremely flexible, each vine resembling a small snake. Ma Hongjun was already quite
experienced in dealing with control-type martial souls like ropes and vines.
Whether it was Ye Xingchen's Beast Binding Rope or the Golden Lotus's Ghost Vine, they were all similar in nature. Against these soul masters who used binding and entangling techniques, Ma Hongjun's first soul skill was useless.
Therefore, control-type soul masters greatly limited Ma Hongjun's power.
However, the effect of his second soul skill was amplified.
After using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Steps to create distance between himself and Ma Hongjun, Tang San surrounded him with the vines of Blue Silver Grass. Countless vines surged forward, covering even his feet; even Ma Hongjun's Spear Explosion couldn't stop them.
Finally, he was entangled by the Blue Silver Grass. Tang San's second spirit, the Blue Silver Grass, absorbed the spirit ring of the Ghost Vine, causing changes to the grass. It grew barbs, and its toxicity combined the poisons of the Mandragora and the Ghost Vine, making it even more potent.
"Parasitism!"
Tang San activated his second spirit skill, and the barbs on the Blue Silver Grass pierced into Ma Hongjun's flesh, the seed about to be implanted into his body.
"Poisonous, so annoying!"
Helpless, Ma Hongjun summoned his Flood Dragon Scales to block the Blue Silver Grass's barbs.
"Your seed can't enter my body."
"Explode!"
The second soul skill was activated, and the Blue Silver Grass binding Tang San's body exploded.
The vines formed by the Blue Silver Grass instantly shattered and scattered, and the powerful shockwave swept through the Rose Hotel lobby, leaving it in ruins.
Tang San had already lost in terms of soul skills; Ma Hongjun's second soul skill completely countered vine-based control.
Facing the Dragon Soul Spear's attack, Tang San became extremely passive. Ma Hongjun didn't even need to use his third soul skill; Tang San could only rely on his movement techniques to dodge.
Tang San was shocked. This boy, who looked not much older than him, was incredibly powerful. His usually invincible Blue Silver Grass was completely suppressed, and he couldn't control his opponent at all.
The current situation was dangerous; his opponent hadn't even used his third soul skill yet.
However, his opponent hadn't shown any killing intent or malice; the power in the spear was well controlled, clearly not wanting to hurt him. This made Tang San much more relaxed.
He considered whether to use hidden weapons. The silent sleeve dart was ready; if he found an opportunity to shoot it, he still had a good chance of defeating the boy before him. But hidden weapons were deadly.
Ma Hongjun was also constantly on guard against Tang San's hidden weapons. Tang San's hidden weapon techniques were far more skillful than his own, and if Tang San used hidden weapons, Ma Hongjun might not be able to block them. Moreover, his hidden weapons might be poisonous.
A strong sense of crisis washed over him. Without hidden weapons, Tang San had no way to deal with Ma Hongjun. He stubbornly resisted using the Ghost Shadow Steps, but Ma Hongjun still managed to stab him several times.
Xiao Wu, who also sensed the danger, released her spirit rings almost immediately. Like Tang San, two yellow halos appeared around her.
Her adorable white ears stood up again, and her already beautiful features now seemed to have all become softer.
Beast spirit possession has different effects depending on the beast spirit. For example, Dai Mubai's White Tiger possession made him more powerful and domineering; Xiang Chengxian's Black Tiger possession made her cold and demonic; Zhao Wuji's Mighty Vajra Bear possession made her wild and strong.
But Xiao Wu's Rabbit spirit possession gave her softer features and made her legs longer, similar to the characteristics of a rabbit.
Even facing a formidable foe like Ma Hongjun, she will fight alongside her brother.
She is Tang San's Achilles' heel, and Tang San is her untouchable!