Chapter 110: If You Can't Afford to Lose, Don't Come

Clang—

Xiao Wu's long sword pursuit was too tight, even a few degrees more agile than she was; once entangled, if she paused even slightly, that long sword would likely land on her body.

With no other choice, Xiao Wu could only turn her body and kick the long sword away directly, forced to widen the distance between herself and Shi Quan.

The entire arena was silent, a deathly stillness; not to mention the audience, even the host who had seen countless Soul Fighting matches couldn't help but open his mouth wide.

No one expected such an ending. Xiao Wu, with her two yellow and one purple optimal Soul Ring configuration, and having displayed the powerful soul skill of Teleportation, had undoubtedly proven her strength as a Soul Elder to everyone. Yet, such an existence, without the opponent even releasing their martial soul, failed in a single strike and was instead stabbed and forced back by Shi Quan's sword...

In the Soul Fighting stands, the Shrek group, who had been full of confidence in Xiao Wu, widened their eyes in disbelief. Tang San, looking at Xiao Wu's blood-stained right foot, felt his eyes splitting with rage; his body trembled, and his expression was terrifyingly gloomy.

He had once sworn a solemn oath that he would never let anyone who dared to hurt Xiao Wu go, unless they stepped over his corpse. In his mind, Shi Quan's sword wounding Xiao Wu had already sealed his fate to die...

Dai Mubai, sitting beside Tang San, sensed that something was wrong with Tang San, and then recalled the day of the Shrek entrance exam when Zhao Wuji hurt Xiao Wu, as well as the scenes in the Star Dou Great Forest, and immediately felt a chill run down his spine.

Fearing that Tang San might act impulsively, he hurriedly pressed down on the latter's shoulder and said in a deep voice, "Tang San, don't be impulsive. This is the Great Soul Arena, and the forces behind it are intricate. You must not cause trouble here, and besides, Xiao Wu hasn't lost yet..."

Hearing this, Tang San took a deep breath, secretly suppressed the killing intent in his heart, and nodded slowly.

Xiao Wu's second soul skill, Charm, was activated.

Having learned from the previous lesson, this time she did not rush in recklessly, but approached Shi Quan using an S-shaped path to distract the latter.

Xiao Wu was using a mental-type soul skill; a Spirit Master of the same level, if not careful, would fall for it and then be at the mercy of others.

While speaking, Xiao Wu took a step forward and leaped toward Shi Quan again.

Facing the second soul skill released by Xiao Wu, Shi Quan's expression remained unchanged. In his mind, Xiaomeng let out a disdainful laugh. Only a flash of silver light passed through Shi Quan's eyes.

In the Soul Fighting stands, the Shrek group saw that Xiao Wu's Charm had succeeded and all breathed a sigh of relief.

On the Soul Fighting arena.

From the fact that 'Dugu Qiubai' was able to react to Xiao Wu's Teleportation just now, one could see that this person was by no means an ordinary character. Moreover, in his view, that sword technique looked slightly clumsy, but when facing an opponent like Xiao Wu, it was just right. All things considered, the strength of this 'Dugu Qiubai' was definitely not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

Xiao Wu looked at her right foot in pain, fresh red blood flowing. Fortunately, this sword did not damage her tendons, otherwise, even standing would be a problem for her at this moment. Embarrassed and angry, she let out a sharp cry: "If I don't slam you until you eat dirt, this lady is not a Soft Bone Charm Rabbit today!"

When the two were less than five meters apart, the second yellow light ring on Xiao Wu's body suddenly lit up, pink light bloomed in her eyes, and she locked gazes with Shi Quan, the red light drifting straight toward the latter.

The silver light at the bottom of Shi Quan's eyes directly isolated the red light of the Charm, blocking it easily without any surprise. As a pure mental-type Spirit Soul, if Shi Quan were willing, as long as he summoned his Spirit Soul Martial Soul, she could directly cause mental backlash to Xiao Wu. Naturally, Shi Quan would not expose the fact that he had a Spirit Soul Martial Soul in front of so many people.

Xiao Wu never expected that the young man in front of her would have such fast reaction time. Even after she teleported to close the distance, he could directly counterattack, as if he knew her soul skill. Originally, she wanted to catch the opponent off guard, but instead, she was the one caught off guard by the opponent.

But in front of Shi Quan, this was completely like wielding a broadsword in front of Guan Gong. The reason a mental-type soul skill is a mental-type soul skill is that it targets Mental Power. As long as Shi Quan's Mental Power is strong enough, he will not be affected, and what's more, he could make Xiao Wu suffer herself.

Seeing this, Dai Mubai also patted Tang San on the shoulder and laughed, "Haha, Tang San, it looks like we don't need to help; Xiao Wu can take revenge herself."

Thus, Shi Quan lowered his head, his smooth black hair hanging down freely, his eyes covered by shadows, and the corners of his mouth under the mask lifted slightly, deliberately putting on an appearance of being charmed.

Tang San neither nodded nor shook his head, nor did he give any answer, but stared at the Soul Fighting arena with a solemn expression.

The most important point was that this 'Dugu Qiubai' had not yet used his martial soul!

Thinking of this, Tang San suddenly had an ominous feeling in his heart. He only hoped that his feeling was wrong. If 'Dugu Qiubai' honestly let Xiao Wu beat him up to vent her anger, he would let bygones be bygones, but if it was someone who hurt Xiao Wu, he would naturally not let them go.

Ning Rongrong, who was on the side, was also looking at Shi Quan on the stage with a worried face. Although Shi Quan was wearing a mask, she recognized Shi Quan's identity after he spoke.

"Rongrong, what's wrong with you?" Oscar noticed that Ning Rongrong's expression seemed a bit off and asked with some concern.

"No... nothing." Ning Rongrong waved her hand hurriedly. She felt that Shi Quan definitely wouldn't be caught so easily; she was clear about Shi Quan's strength.

On the Soul Fighting arena, Xiao Wu saw that 'Dugu Qiubai' was charmed by her, and a flash of triumph crossed her heart. Without any hesitation, her third Soul Ring lit up again, the Teleportation skill was activated, and she instantly moved behind Shi Quan.

Xiao Wu's Teleportation skill could only move within a range of five meters, which was also the main reason she only activated the Charm soul skill when she was within five meters of Shi Quan.

For one, she wasn't afraid of Shi Quan's long sword, and for another, after charming the opponent, she could launch an attack through Teleportation at the first opportunity.

Having learned from the last lesson, she was much more careful this time. This time she came directly behind Shi Quan, but just like before, Xiao Wu's attack was still aimed at Shi Quan's neck, though this attack was more ruthless.

Because Shi Quan had hurt her, she wanted to let Shi Quan see her ultimate move, the Eight Stage Slam!

Xiao Wu flicked her head, and that black scorpion braid whipped toward Shi Quan's neck.

Just as the black scorpion braid touched Shi Quan's neck, it was as if Shi Quan had grown a pair of eyes on the back of his head. He turned his head, his body turned to the left, and the long sword in his hand transformed into a semicircle, his Internal Energy turning into Sword Gang, slashing upward.

The black ink-like hair scattered like a sky full of fine rain.

"My hair..." Xiao Wu looked at her half-severed long hair, and the whole person was stunned and dazed on the spot.

Being dazed on this Soul Fighting arena was undoubtedly a major taboo.

With one sword slash, it tore through half of Xiao Wu's sleeve and the mask on her face, followed by a kick, and Xiao Wu's whole body flew backward, smashing heavily against the wall outside the Soul Fighting platform. Under the violent impact, Xiao Wu spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Xiao Wu..." Upon realizing that 'Dugu Qiubai' had not been charmed, Tang San knew things were going to go wrong. He flew down from the Soul Fighting stands at the first opportunity, but no matter how fast his movements were, he could only watch Xiao Wu smash heavily against the wall. To prevent Xiao Wu from suffering secondary injuries, Tang San hurriedly caught her.

"Third Brother... my hair... my hair!" Xiao Wu's eyes were red, she grabbed her scattered long hair, tears streaming down uncontrollably, and she was somewhat delirious. With the agitation of her heart and the injuries in her body, she didn't even say a few words before she fainted.

Looking at the blood-stained, weeping Xiao Wu in his arms falling into a coma, Tang San raised his eyes to look at Shi Quan on the Soul Fighting platform. His eyes were blood-red, splitting with rage. Three soul rings—two yellow and one purple—rose from his feet. As his soul power surged around his body, the clothes on his back, for some reason, bulged slightly.

The killing intent around his body poured toward Shi Quan without any concealment.

Shi Quan looked at Tang San off the stage, his eyes full of disdain, and the expression under his mask was also relaxed and natural, with a hint of mockery. At the same time, he did not forget to cast a few provocative glances at Tang San, as if saying—so what if you're not convinced? What can you do to me?

For a moment, the air was filled with the smell of Gunpowder. At this time, the host also reacted, flew in front of Shi Quan, stood on the arena, and said condescendingly to Tang San: "This gentleman, please respect yourself. If you dare to openly take action in the Great Soul Arena and break the rules, the consequences are not something you can bear."

At this time, the others from Shrek Academy also hurried over. Dai Mubai glanced at Shi Quan on the Soul Fighting platform, and the anger in his eyes was hard to hide, but he knew that the Soul Arena was not someone they could provoke. He immediately pressed down on Tang San's shoulder and reminded him in a deep voice: "Tang San, you must stay calm. There will be plenty of opportunities for revenge later; don't be impulsive and ruin things."

"Exactly, exactly, Tang San, you must not be impulsive. I have two Recovery Sausages here, you quickly feed them to Xiao Wu." Oscar also crowded over, handed out two Sausages, and echoed.

Tang San took the Sausages, took a deep breath, looked at Shi Quan on the Soul Fighting platform with eyes like fire, put away his martial soul, and glared: "'Dugu Qiubai', do you dare to fight me outside the Soul Fighting arena?"

Hearing this, Shi Quan gave a disdainful laugh, and said with eyes full of contempt: "One idiot is enough, and now another idiot comes along. This is the Soul Fighting arena! You get hurt and then you want to challenge the other party to get revenge."

"Could it be that I came on stage just to be beaten by her? If I had really been beaten, you would definitely say I deserved it, right? Now that this rabbit has lost, you are here in a fit of shame and anger. According to your logic, you come up here just to beat others? Is it wrong for others to beat you?"

"Since you can't afford to lose, then don't come. Do you think this is a place for children to play house? In the Spirit Master world, no one will indulge your self-righteous, stinking habits."

"Besides, even if we really have to fight, why should I agree to you? Am I stupid or is there something wrong with your brain? Just because you lost a Soul Fighting match and got a little hurt, you're acting like you're going to die, full of shame and anger. If I went out with you, wouldn't you all swarm me?"