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When Xiao Wu's long sword pursued too closely, even more agile than her, it got entangled. If she paused even slightly, the long sword would likely land on her body.
Helpless, Xiao Wu could only turn around, directly kicking the long sword away with one foot, and reluctantly widened the distance between herself and Shi Quan.
The entire arena was silent, dead quiet. Not to mention the audience, even the host, who had witnessed countless Martial Spirit battles, couldn't help but gape.
No one expected such an outcome. Xiao Wu's three optimal spirit rings—two yellow and one purple—and the display of powerful Spirit Ability like Teleportation, undoubtedly proved her strength as a Spirit Elder. Yet, such an existence, without her opponent even releasing his Martial Spirit, failed in one strike and was instead wounded by Shi Quan's sword, forced to retreat...
On the Great Spirit Arena viewing platform, the Shrek Academy group, who had been full of confidence in Xiao Wu, widened their eyes, their faces filled with disbelief. Tang San, looking at Xiao Wu's blood-stained right foot, was even more enraged, his body trembling, his expression terribly grim.
He had sworn a solemn oath that he would not let go of anyone who dared to harm Xiao Wu, unless they stepped over his corpse. In his mind, Shi Quan's sword wound to Xiao Wu had already sealed his fate...
Dai Mubai, sitting beside Tang San, noticed Tang San's unusual state and then recalled Zhao Wuji harming Xiao Wu on the day of Shrek Academy's enrollment, as well as scenes from the Star Dou Great Forest, feeling a sudden chill.
Worried that Tang San would act impulsively, he quickly pressed down on the latter's shoulder and said in a deep voice, "Xiao San, don't be impulsive. This is the Great Spirit Arena. The forces behind it are complex. You absolutely must not cause trouble here. Besides, Xiao Wu hasn't lost yet..."
Hearing this, Tang San took a deep breath, secretly suppressed the killing intent in his heart, and slowly nodded.
On the Great Spirit Arena.
Xiao Wu had not expected the young man's reaction speed to be so quick. Even with her Teleportation skill to get close, he could immediately counterattack, as if he knew her Spirit Ability. She had intended to catch her opponent off guard, but instead, she was the one caught off guard.
Xiao Wu looked at her right foot in pain, fresh red blood flowing, but fortunately, the sword had not injured her meridians, otherwise, she wouldn't even be able to stand. In a fit of rage, she shouted, "If I don't make you eat dirt, this grandma won't be a Soft Bones Demon Rabbit today!"
As she spoke, Xiao Wu lunged forward, soaring towards Shi Quan again.
Having learned from the previous lesson, this time she did not rashly approach, but instead used an S-shaped movement to get closer to Shi Quan, distracting the latter.
When the two were less than five meters apart, the second yellow spirit ring around Xiao Wu's body suddenly lit up, pink light burst from her eyes, meeting Shi Quan's gaze, and a red glow floated straight towards the latter.
Xiao Wu's second Spirit Ability, Charm, was activated.
Facing the second Spirit Ability released by Xiao Wu, Shi Quan's expression remained unchanged. In his mind, Xiao Meng let out a disdainful laugh. A silver light flashed in Shi Quan's eyes.
Xiao Wu was using a mental force Spirit Ability. For Spirit Masters of the same level, one careless mistake would lead to being ensnared and then at the mercy of the opponent.
But in front of Shi Quan, this was completely like showing off a big sword in front of Guan Yu. The reason mental force Martial Spirit Abilities are called mental force Martial Spirit Abilities is that they target mental force. As long as Shi Quan's mental force is strong enough, he will not be affected; he might even cause Xiao Wu herself to be harmed.
The silver light in Shi Quan's eyes directly blocked the red light of Charm, easily fending it off without any surprise. As a pure mental force type Martial Spirit Soul, if Shi Quan wished, by summoning his Soul Martial Spirit, she could directly cause a mental force backlash to Xiao Wu. Shi Quan naturally wouldn't expose his Soul Martial Spirit in front of so many people.
So, Shi Quan lowered his head, his soft black fringe falling freely, his eyes covered by shadow, the corner of his mouth under the mask slightly upturned, deliberately feigning a charmed expression.
On the Great Spirit Arena viewing platform, the Shrek Academy group, seeing Xiao Wu's Charm succeed, all breathed a sigh of relief.
Dai Mubai, seeing this, also patted Tang San's shoulder and chuckled, "Haha, Xiao San, it looks like we don't need to help. Xiao Wu can get her revenge herself."
Tang San neither nodded nor shook his head, nor did he offer any reply. Instead, he stared at the Great Spirit Arena platform with a solemn expression.
From how 'Defeat Seeker' was able to react to Xiao Wu's Teleportation just now, he could tell that this person was by no means an ordinary individual. Moreover, in his opinion, the sword technique seemed a bit clumsy, but when facing an opponent like Xiao Wu, it was just right. Overall, 'Defeat Seeker's' strength was definitely not as simple as it appeared on the surface.
The most important point was that 'Defeat Seeker' hadn't even used his Martial Spirit yet!
Thinking of this, Tang San suddenly had an ominous feeling in his heart. He only hoped his feeling was wrong. If 'Defeat Seeker' was honestly beaten by Xiao Wu to vent some anger, then he would let bygones be bygones. But if he was someone who harmed Xiao Wu, then he naturally wouldn't let him go.
Ning Rongrong, beside him, also looked at Shi Quan on the stage with a worried expression. Although Shi Quan was wearing a mask, she recognized Shi Quan's identity after he spoke.
"Rongrong, what's wrong?" Oscar noticed that Ning Rongrong's expression seemed a bit off and asked with some concern.
"Nothing... nothing." Ning Rongrong quickly waved her hand. She felt that Shi Quan would definitely not be so easily affected. She was well aware of Shi Quan's strength.
On the Great Spirit Arena platform, Xiao Wu saw that 'Defeat Seeker' was charmed, and a hint of triumph immediately flashed in her heart. Without any hesitation, her third spirit ring lit up again, activating her Teleportation skill, and she instantly moved behind Shi Quan.
Xiao Wu's Teleportation skill could only move within a five-meter range, which was the main reason she activated her Charm Spirit Ability when she was within five meters of Shi Quan.
Firstly, she wasn't afraid of Shi Quan's long sword, and secondly, after charming her opponent, she could immediately launch an attack via Teleportation.
Having learned from the last lesson, she was much more careful this time. This time, she went directly behind Shi Quan, but still, as before, Xiao Wu's attack was directed at Shi Quan's neck, but this time the attack was more vicious.
Because Shi Quan had injured her, she wanted to let Shi Quan experience her ultimate move, the Eight-Stage Drop!
Xiao Wu flicked her head, and her black scorpion braid wrapped around Shi Quan's neck.
Just as the black scorpion braid was about to touch Shi Quan's neck, Shi Quan seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. He turned his head, his body rotated to the left, and the long sword in his hand formed a semicircle. Internal Energy transformed into sword aura, slashing upwards.
Black ink-like hair scattered like fine rain across the sky.
"My hair..." Xiao Wu looked at her broken half-length hair, and her entire being instantly lost focus, standing dazed in place.
Losing focus in this Great Spirit Arena was undoubtedly a major taboo.
One sword slash cut through half of Xiao Wu's sleeve and the mask on her face. Then, with a kick, Xiao Wu was sent flying backward, slamming heavily against the wall outside the Great Spirit Arena platform. Under the violent impact, Xiao Wu directly spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Xiao Wu..." Upon realizing that 'Defeat Seeker' wasn't affected by Charm, Tang San knew things were going to be bad. He immediately flew down from the Great Spirit Arena viewing platform, but no matter how fast he was, he could only watch Xiao Wu crash heavily against the wall. To prevent Xiao Wu from suffering secondary injuries, Tang San quickly caught her.
"Third Brother... my hair... my hair!" Xiao Wu's eyes were bloodshot, clutching her scattered long hair, tears streaming uncontrollably. She was somewhat frantic. The rush of anger combined with her internal injuries caused her to directly faint after only a few words.
Looking at the blood-stained, weeping Xiao Wu in his arms, who had fallen unconscious, Tang San raised his eyes to Shi Quan on the Great Spirit Arena platform, his eyes blood red, filled with rage. Two yellow and one purple spirit rings rose from beneath his feet. As spirit power surged around his body, the clothes on his back inexplicably bulged slightly.
Killing intent, completely undisguised, poured towards Shi Quan.
Shi Quan looked at Tang San below the stage, his eyes full of disdain, his expression under the mask was relaxed and natural, even with a hint of mockery. At the same time, he didn't forget to cast a few provocative glances at Tang San, as if saying—what if you're not convinced? What can you do to me?
For a moment, the air was thick with tension. At this point, the host also reacted, flying to Shi Quan's front, standing on the platform and looking down at Tang San, saying, "Sir, please show some self-respect. If you dare to openly act in the Great Spirit Arena and break the rules, the consequences are not something you can bear."
At this moment, the other members of Shrek Academy also hurried over. Dai Mubai glanced at Shi Quan on the Great Spirit Arena platform, and his eyes were also filled with barely suppressed anger, but he knew that the Great Spirit Arena was not a place they could provoke. He immediately pressed down on Tang San's shoulder and reminded him in a deep voice, "Xiao San, you must calm down. There will be plenty of opportunities for revenge later. Don't let impulse ruin things."
"Exactly, exactly, Tang San, you absolutely must not be impulsive. I have two recovery Sausages here, quickly give them to Xiao Wu to eat." Oscar also came closer, offering two Sausages, echoing.
Tang San took the Sausages, took a deep breath, and looked at Shi Quan on the Great Spirit Arena platform with eyes like raging fire. He withdrew his Martial Spirit and glared, "'Defeat Seeker', do you dare to fight me outside the Great Spirit Arena?"
Hearing this, Shi Quan scoffed, his eyes full of disdain as he said, "One idiot is enough, now another idiot comes. This is the Great Spirit Arena! If you get injured, you challenge the opponent and retaliate."
"Was I supposed to come on stage just to be beaten by her? If I really got beaten, you would definitely say I deserved it, right? Now that this Rabbit lost, she's getting angry out of humiliation. According to your logic, you guys come up here just to beat others? And it's wrong if others beat you?"
"If you're such sore losers, then don't come. Do you think this is a place for children playing house? No one in the Spirit Master's world will indulge your self-righteous bad habits."
"Moreover, even if we really were to fight, why should I agree to you? Am I stupid, or do you have a problem with your brain? You lose a Martial Spirit battle, get a little injured, and you're acting like it's the end of the world, full of angry humiliation. If I were to go out with you, wouldn't you all swarm me?"