Douluo Continent I: Martial Soul Demon Void Luo, adaptable to all things!

"Hongjun! It's your turn. Use your first soul skill, Phoenix Fire Line!"

"Okay, don't worry, leave it to me!" Ma Hongjun quickly activated the Evil Phoenix Martial Soul.

Then, a line of phoenix fire struck the tightly bound Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent. The intense heat instantly scorched the serpent and its blue silver grass together.

Enraged by this devastating blow, the crested snake finally launched its own attack.

Its head was gleaming with light from its comb, and a beam of colored light shot out from its mouth, heading straight for Tang San, who was controlling it.

"Now's the time! Awesome! Go! Use... 100,000 volts, oops—use Electric Prison!"

Mo Le flung the bully that had climbed onto his wrist forward. The bully finally revealed the true power of a thousand-year-old lightning-attribute soul beast.

"Buzz—!"

Yellow lightning surged, and a bolt of lightning shot out instantly, suppressing the beam of light. The terrifying lightning, after repelling the beam, also struck the body of the Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent, instantly paralyzing it.

The throbbing of the crested snake, which had been electrocuted, was greatly reduced.

The newly sprouted blue silver grass took the opportunity to completely envelop it, even wrapping its light-emitting mouth around it several times, completely rendering it unable to resist.

Phoenix-tailed Crested Snake: It's really numb.

Xiao Wu, who had been watching all along, couldn't help but feel heartbroken for the Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent; she felt terrible inside.

Meanwhile, Zhao Wuji, who had witnessed this scene, nodded and looked at Mo Le with some emotion.

He was very satisfied with Mo Le's command ability; it seemed that he really didn't need to take action.

"Go, Little Ao, the crested serpent is powerless to resist."

Tang San smiled at Oscar and handed him a dagger.

Oscar looked at the Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent, which was tightly bound by Blue Silver Grass. Its usual cheerful demeanor was gone.

"I'm sorry... I'll try my best not to make you feel any pain," he whispered to the crested snake, his tone earnest.

After saying that, he made a gesture as if to stab him with the knife.

"stop!"

"Xiao Ao, wait a minute!"

Just then, two voices rang out in unison.

Immediately afterwards, a powerful pressure of soul force swept over him, and Oscar's movements froze instantly. An attack struck his stunned body directly.

Just as the attack was about to hit him.

Mo Le acted just in time.

He instantly appeared beside Oscar, casually waving his hand to easily disperse the incoming attack.

The crowd looked toward the source of the sound and the attack, and saw a woman hidden in a black robe leading a girl, slowly walking toward them from a distance.

As the woman took each step forward, six spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple, and black—appeared one after another beneath her feet. She was clearly a level 60 Soul Emperor!

"This old woman offers incense to the heavens."

The sound wasn't loud, but it reached everyone's ears with crystal clarity, and the oppressive power of that soul force continued to emanate.

Zhao Wuji naturally couldn't stand by and watch the other party use their soul power to bully his students. He also stepped forward, blocking the Shrek Academy students.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black—seven spirit rings bloomed beneath his feet, steadily suppressing the opponent's aura.

"Hahaha, isn't this Snake Granny, the senior Chaotianxiang, from the legendary Soul Master duo 'Peerless Dragon and Snake'?"

Zhao Wuji cupped his hands and smiled, "Junior, I am Zhao Wuji, the Immovable King. Greetings. May I ask what brings you here, sir?"

Facing Zhao Wuji, a Soul Saint with seven rings, Snake Granny no longer dared to be as disdainful as before.

She took off her hood, revealing her face, which was that of a smiling old woman.

Seeing that she couldn't use force, the snake woman turned to reasoning.

"Oh, it's Brother Zhao. I wonder if I could give this crested snake to my granddaughter?"

Upon hearing this, all the Shrek Academy students exchanged glances and realized what was happening.

They're here to cause trouble.

"Why?" Zhao Wuji asked with a simple, honest smile.

If the other party tries to cause trouble, his Mighty Bear is not to be trifled with.

Snake Granny didn't dare to push Zhao Wuji's limits any further. After all, he was a Soul Saint, and such a young one at that. With Dragon Duke not around, she wouldn't stand a chance in a fight.

"My granddaughter has now reached level 30 in cultivation, and this snake is very important to her. Moreover, my granddaughter and I were the first to discover this crested snake. If you don't believe me, you can look at its abdomen; there are three scars left by my snake staff attack."

Upon hearing this, Tang San used his Blue Silver Grass to flip the Phoenix Tail Crested Snake over.

Sure enough, there were three wounds.

Mo Le then stepped forward: "Senior Snake Granny, what you say is true. But in the Star Dou Great Forest, there is no concept of 'who owns' the soul beasts. This Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent was ultimately defeated by us."

The Snake Woman's eyes were filled with gloom as she glared at Mo Le with some displeasure: "Since you know I'm a senior, don't you understand the principle of 'children shouldn't interrupt adults'?"

Mo Le wasn't annoyed and just looked at her with a smile.

"I only said this because you seem kind-hearted, and I figured you wouldn't be bothered by the distinction between adults and children."

The snake woman snorted and said nothing more.

From the moment Mo Le opened her mouth until now, although her words were unpleasant to hear, her attitude remained respectful. Moreover, she disdained to argue with a mere child like Mo Le.

In the end, the snake woman chose to communicate directly, hoping the other party would back down.

"My granddaughter desperately needs this spirit ring," she said again, her tone resolute and leaving no room for argument.

At the same time, Mo Le bowed to the Snake Woman.

"Unfortunately, Senior Snake Granny, my classmate also 'needs' this spirit ring."

Then, before the Snake Granny could speak, Mo Le pointed to Oscar, who was looking at her with hopeful eyes.

"My brother is a level 30 support-type, food-type Soul Master. Given the characteristics of the Phoenix-tailed Crested Serpent, maybe my brother can use it to create a food-type Soul Skill that grants the ability to fly."

Upon hearing this, even the Snake Granny looked at Oscar with some surprise.

This guy looks even younger than her granddaughter, yet he's already level 30 and a food-type Soul Master!

Her mind immediately started racing. Food-type Soul Masters were extremely rare in the Soul Master world, and their cultivation was incredibly demanding. For someone so young to have already reached level thirty demonstrated exceptional talent; they were truly a genius among geniuses.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could recruit this kid to assist our granddaughter?

A thought flashed through her mind, and she turned her gaze to Oscar, who looked completely bewildered.

"Child, do you belong to a sect?"

She had made up her mind that as long as the other party didn't have a sect background, she would find a way to poach him. (Grab him in one go, and you're done!)

Oscar seemed a little confused by the question, but he still shook his head in response.

"no."

"Since that's the case..."

Before the Snake Woman could finish speaking, Mo Le interrupted her again.

"In that case, why don't you let your granddaughter join our academy?"

The snake woman was stunned and looked at Mo Le in disbelief.

What the hell?

Reverse...poaching?

You can play it like this?

I've dug corners before, but I've never seen it done like this.