In Douluo Continent, he tricked Xiao Wu into giving him a soul ring.

Flying in mid-air, the host DouDou, holding a cone-shaped megaphone, exclaimed, "Is this...is this still a battle between Soul Masters?"

In the entire central arena, apart from Flander and Zhao Wuji, two Soul Saints and above, who were able to clearly see the speed of the two due to their powerful spiritual strength, everyone else was dazzled. Even Qin Ming, who had only recently advanced to Soul Emperor, was somewhat overwhelmed and could only roughly make out the two's movements.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Qin Ming is weaker than the two. Rather, he is more inclined towards a power-attack style, and speed is not his specialty. If he were to face the two, he could rely on his powerful soul force and domineering ten-thousand-year soul skill to break through all defenses with sheer force.

"Teacher Qin Ming, can you see A-Si and Tang San's movements clearly?" Huang Dou's vice-captain, Dugu Yan, looked at Qin Ming with a puzzled expression.

"I can barely see it." Qin Ming gave a wry smile. Although he knew that Lan Si was the most hidden one in the Royal Fighting Team, he did not expect him to be so powerful. He was afraid that even at the Soul Master level, there would be few people who could be his opponent. And Tang San was the same. He actually had the trump card of an external soul bone.

The Fairy Tree Romance

As they spoke, Qin Ming turned his gaze toward the Shrek Academy rest area, met Flander's and Zhao Wuji's eyes, and nodded with a smile to show his respect.

Flander and Zhao Wuji smiled in response. Yu Xiaogang asked in confusion, "Flander, Zhao Wuji, do you know that Royal Fighting Team Leader?"

Zhao Wuji chuckled sheepishly and said with a smirk, "I know him, of course I know him, we're very close. I was saying that 'I love eating rabbit meat' seemed ruthless, but he actually held back and didn't kill. It seems that not only is Zhu Qing involved, but he also has an old acquaintance behind him. Master, you can rest assured now, 'I love eating rabbit meat' will not harm your disciple."

Upon hearing Zhao Wuji's words, Yu Xiaogang's stiff face instantly fell, and he snorted coldly, "Hmph, Xiao San is now on the offensive. Who will win or lose is still uncertain, not to mention that Xiao San still has trump cards to play."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Wuji was taken aback at first, then rolled his eyes at Yu Xiaogang. He didn't have much affection for Yu Xiaogang. A mere level 29 trash, always pointing fingers at him, a Soul Saint. If it weren't for Flander's sake and the fact that the other party was Tang San's teacher, back in the days of the Immovable King, if anyone dared to speak to him like that, given his fiery temper, he would have slapped them with a bear paw long ago.

I don't care if you live or die.

They really take advantage of you!

Flander, who was standing to the side, noticed Zhao Wuji's dissatisfaction and immediately tried to smooth things over. He patted Zhao Wuji's shoulder lightly and said in a strained voice, "Old Zhao, calm down. Xiao Gang didn't do it on purpose."

"Hmph, this time I'm giving you, Flander, face." Zhao Wuji snorted lightly, then stopped talking and turned his gaze to the Soul Fighting Arena.

Controlling the Eight Spider Lances also requires a certain amount of soul power, not to mention that Tang San's body has not yet fully fused with the Eight Spider Lances.

On the Soul Battle Arena, Tang San controlled the Eight Spider Lances. The two chased each other for a long time, but Tang San couldn't even touch Lan Si's clothes. Instead, he consumed a lot of his own soul power.

"What? Is running away all you can do?" Tang San stopped his pursuit and stared coldly at Lan Si.

"What? Is this all you can do to fight me?" Lan Si also stopped and responded with disdain.

"I will no longer attack you with the Eight Spider Lances. Do you dare to stand here and have a match with me?" Tang San frowned, a subtle slyness appearing at the corner of his mouth.

“Okay.” Lan Si readily agreed. Hidden weapons are all about surprise. If the opponent is on guard, then they are no longer hidden weapons and their effectiveness will be greatly reduced. Unfortunately, Lan Si is in that category.

Although Lan Si had only practiced the throwing technique of the Jinxing Thorn, it did not prevent him from seeing through the attack trajectory of these hidden weapons. You should know that the dynamic vision granted by his blue fiery eyes is extremely powerful.

Upon hearing this, Tang San remained silent, instead reaching for the Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moonlit Night sword at his waist. His hands moved in a blur, unleashing a barrage of hidden weapons—steel needles, throwing knives, and more—that rained down on Lan Si.

The surface of the hidden weapon emitted a strange purple halo, clearly indicating that it had been poisoned.

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Chapter 73 Inducing Tang San to Change His Skills in Repairing the Clear Sky Hammer

Seeing the barrage of hidden weapons raining down on him, Lan Si was prepared. Countless Star-Advancing Spikes were unleashed from his hands to meet the attack head-on.

Clang clang...

Jin Xingci clashed with the hidden weapon in Tang San's hand, producing a teeth-grinding metallic clang, and sparks flew as the two weapons rubbed together.

The more he attacked, the more surprised Tang San became. At first, Lan Si seemed to have only mastered a simple throwing technique for hidden weapons. But gradually, Tang San realized that something was wrong. Not only did Lan Si deflect his hidden weapons with what he considered a clumsy technique, but he was also learning the technique Tang San was using.

Although it's just a superficial imitation, merely copying others, it's constantly making progress.

For a moment, Tang San felt an indescribable sense of powerlessness. Why... why was he so strong...?

As the hidden weapons and Jinxing daggers were continuously depleted, the frequency of their attacks gradually weakened. When Lan Si threw out the last Jinxing dagger and Tang San threw out the last steel needle, both sides stopped their attacks.

"Is this what you call a contest? If so, then I am very disappointed. Although it is strange, it may be very effective against opponents weaker than yourself, but against opponents stronger than yourself, as long as you have enough insight, it is not too difficult to resist. I was originally looking forward to seeing your third soul skill!"

A bluish-white aura rose from Lan Si's hand. He pinched the last steel needle that Lan Si had fired between his index and middle fingers, and said indifferently, feigning great disappointment, "Tang San... oh no, Thousand-Handed Asura, to be honest, I'm very disappointed in you."

"You clearly possess the most enviable, one-in-a-million innate full soul power talent, yet you spend your days indulging in these trivial matters. Even that rabbit who only knows how to eat, drink, and have fun all day and never bothers to cultivate has a soul power no lower than yours. Tell me, what have you been doing for the past six years? Have you been indulging in these trivial matters all day? Or memorizing those useless theories that you don't even know are right or wrong? Or have you been busy flirting with that old rabbit?"

"What have I been doing all these years?" Upon hearing this, Tang San's pupils shrank, and he looked down at his two palms, falling into confusion and self-doubt.

Lan Si smiled faintly and continued to coax, "Originally, I was really looking forward to fighting you, but now I realize that you are gradually becoming unworthy to be my opponent."

He didn't deliberately lower his voice, and since everyone present was a Soul Master, both the Royal Fighting Team and the Shrek Academy Team Soul Masters heard him clearly. They were all taken aback. To the surprise of the Royal Fighting Team members, this powerful Blue Silver Grass Soul Master actually knew Lan Si.

To Shrek's shock, Tang San even used the same hidden weapons he had used against Zhao Wuji, yet he still couldn't harm Lan Si. In fact, he was completely devastated, both mentally and emotionally.

Among them, Xiao Wu and Yu Xiaogang from Shrek Academy, in particular, looked extremely unpleasant.

"Blue Rabbit" undoubtedly refers to Xiao Wu. And those useless theories, whether right or wrong, definitely refer to Yu Xiaogang's "invincible theory."

In an instant, both the Royal Fighting Team and the Shrek Team turned their attention to the two.

Xiao Wu's face flushed red, and she whispered in a clearly insecure voice, "Nonsense... I've clearly been cultivating properly too..."

Yu Xiaogang's face was even more horribly gloomy. Six years later, he felt the questioning gaze again. He gritted his teeth and shouted at Tang San on the Soul Arena, "Xiao San, don't listen to him! He already used up a lot of his soul power dealing with the other six Shrek Seven Devils, and then he used his third soul skill twice in a row. His soul power must be exhausted by now. Don't fall for his trick. He's just stalling for time. You haven't lost yet. Don't lose your fighting spirit because of a few words from him."

Yu Xiaogang's words startled Tang San. He took a deep breath, his eyes gradually hardening as he stared intently at the smug face beneath Lan Si's mask. He said indifferently, "Are you done yet? You think I'll fall for that? Next, I'm going to make you lose to these little things you look down on."

"Really? Then show me what else you've got," Lan Si said with a shrug and a light laugh.

To destroy a person, it is often best to strike at their heart. Whether it is because of Qian Renxue or because of differing ideologies, Tang San sides with the nobles and Lan Si sides with the commoners. In the future, he and Tang San will inevitably clash.

However, because Tang Ritian was watching him from behind, he couldn't kill him directly, so he thought of sabotaging Tang San's talent.

In the original novel, Tang San's mentality was shattered by Shui Bing'er's attack during the Soul Master Competition. He even considered switching to cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer. This is a good opportunity to start from this point, gradually undermining Tang San's confidence and forcing him to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer ahead of time, thus destroying his growth potential.

The First Evolution

Of course, this is a long process.

After all, Yu Xiaogang and Tang Hao couldn't just stand by and watch Tang San switch to repairing the Clear Sky Hammer.

"As you wish." Tang San reached into his waistband and two Zhuge crossbows appeared out of thin air in his hands. He crossed his hands, and with a 'click' of the springs, dozens of crossbow bolts rained down in the direction of Lan Si.

Strangely, the surface of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow emitted an unusual halo.

Faced with Tang San's Zhuge Crossbow, Lan Si did not choose to take it head-on. His cyan fiery eyes saw through the trajectory of the Zhuge Crossbow's shot, and his powerful Flash skill was activated again. While dodging the crossbow bolts, he secretly accumulated his third soul skill and pounced on Tang San. If he was right, Tang San would definitely use his third soul skill Spider Web Binding after firing all the crossbow bolts in the Zhuge Crossbow, trying to capture him in one fell swoop. Since that was the case, he would do the opposite.

He used his third soul skill against Tang San's third soul skill.

As expected, after seeing Lan Si dodge his Zhuge Crossbow, Tang San was not as alarmed as before. A slight smile appeared on his lips as he continued to fire crossbow bolts. When Lan Si was close enough, his third spirit ring lit up instantly, a bright purple light spreading across his body and overshadowing the light of the other two rings.

He raised his right hand, and a burst of blue light shone from his palm. A ball of blue-green light shot out from his hand and was released in the air. In the blink of an eye, it had spread to a diameter of five meters, and then began to shrink, enveloping Lan Si within it.

At this moment, in Tang San's eyes, Lan Si had nowhere to escape. His third soul skill was no simple matter. It came from a two-thousand-year-old human-faced demon spider. Its toughness and sturdiness were so strong that even Dai Mubai, who was known for his strong attack style, could not break free from it.

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Chapter 74 One Against Seven, Annihilating Shrek

"Lan Si was too careless. Xiao San is bound to win." Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but exclaim, her mouth almost stretched to the back of her ears. No matter how strong Lan Si is, what can he do? He still lost to this master's disciple.

Just as Yu Xiaogang was feeling smug, he suddenly heard Flander's deep voice beside him, "No, it was the mistress who lost."

Zhao Wuji, who was standing to the side, nodded in deep agreement.

The next moment, Lan Si, who was about to be bound and wrapped by the spider web, threw out a blue light ball that was larger and brighter than Tang San's. The blue light ball suddenly expanded and, in the blink of an eye, had reached a diameter of ten meters, enveloping Tang San's spider web. The spider web continued its momentum and included Tang San's entire body in it.

"This...how is this possible? How could you still have soul power to use your third soul skill?" Bound and wrapped in the Soul Devouring Spider Web, Tang San looked incredulous. But soon, he understood why. He could feel his soul power being continuously absorbed by the spider web. And the absorbed soul power certainly wouldn't disappear into thin air. The spider web didn't show any signs of growing larger. If he wasn't mistaken, it was being relayed to its master, Lan Si.

However, Tang San had lived two lives and possessed a strong will. After a brief moment of panic, he quickly recovered and used the little soul power he had left to control the incredibly sharp Eight Spider Lances to cut through the Soul Devouring Spider Web.

With a hiss, the spider web was pierced.

Seeing that the spider web was about to be torn apart, Lan Si chuckled and said calmly, "Since one layer is not enough, I will add a few more layers for you."

As they spoke, Lan Si's second and third soul rings lit up, and six green lotuses appeared out of thin air, transforming into spider webs that bound Tang San into a ball of flesh.

"what....."

As his soul power was absorbed by the seven spider webs simultaneously, Tang San's soul power was instantly drained. Even his external soul bone, the Eight Spider Lances, could not be maintained. He let out a reluctant cry and then fainted.

At this point, Lan had successfully taken on seven opponents single-handedly, wiping out the entire Shrek Academy!

Silence, utter silence. The entire central arena fell into a deathly stillness.

Before the competition started, some people thought Shrek might lose, but no one expected them to lose so decisively. This was something no one had anticipated.

Tang San, in particular, was completely overwhelmed by Lan Si even after using his external soul bone, which shocked everyone present.

The Fairy Tree Romance

"One against seven, this is a real one against seven! My God, what did DouDou see today? She actually saw someone defeat seven members of the opposing team all by herself in a team battle of the same level. This is unprecedented. Even in the entire Douluo Continent Soul Arena, such a thing has never happened before."

In the Soto City Grand Arena, the host of the main arena, DouDou, was the first to react. While flapping her snow-white wings, she gave a commentary in a soft yet excited voice.

"The Shrek team first used a scheme to severely injure the captain and one member of the Royal Fighting team, and then broke the vice-captain Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Venom. The situation should have been in Shrek's favor, but at the critical moment, 'I Love Rabbit Meat', a member of the Royal Fighting team who had not yet made a move, stepped forward. He not only easily turned the tide, but also defeated all the members of the Shrek Seven Devils, including Thousand Hands Shura, all by himself."

"This is a complete victory. Thank you to both the Royal Fighting Team and the Shrek Team for bringing us such a wonderful Soul Battle match. Congratulations to the Royal Fighting Team for winning this Soul Battle match."

As DouDou finished speaking, there were no cheers or applause, only the crowd staring at Lan Si as if he were a monster.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Lan Si showed no emotional fluctuations, as if everything was perfectly natural. All he needed to know was that he had achieved his goal for this trip to Soto City.

He then snapped his fingers, and the seven layers of spider webs covering Tang San turned into wisps of azure light, drifting towards Lan Si and falling into her hand, transforming into a mortal azure lotus emitting a bluish-white aura.

Looking at Tang San again, although his clothes were already tattered and his body was covered with bruises and wounds of all sizes, he had not suffered any fatal injuries. And the eight spider spears on his back had been completely retracted into his body because his soul power was exhausted.

Currently, Tang San still has Tang Ritian standing behind him. If he goes too far, he can't guarantee that Tang Ritian won't come looking for him in the middle of the night, just like he did with Zhao Wuji.

Therefore, Lan Si simply did not use the Soul-Devouring Spider's venom on Tang San, but only used the Soul-Devouring Spider's ability to absorb soul power to sustain herself in the battle, and that was all.

"Third Brother..." Seeing Lan Si release Tang San from his restraints, Xiao Wu immediately flew onto the Soul Arena. As she brushed past Lan Si, she glared at him fiercely with a hateful look, and then hurriedly went to check on Tang San's physical condition.

Lan Si ignored the 100,000-year-old rabbit and swooped down onto the Soul Fighting Arena on his own.

As soon as she landed, a dark figure pounced on her. Lan Si smiled gently, opened his arms, and caught Zhu Zhuqing.

"Ah Si, are you alright?" Zhu Zhuqing asked worriedly, her arms wrapped around Lan Si's neck.

When Tang San pulled out two Zhuge Crossbows, Zhu Zhuqing was extremely worried. You see, those things were powerful enough to kill a two-thousand-year-old human-faced demon spider.

Feeling the amazing sensation in her arms, Lan Si was intoxicated. She hugged Zhu Zhuqing's delicate body and spun her around on the spot before gently putting her down. She said softly, "It's always your man who beats people up. If anything has happened, it must be your classmates."