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As he spoke, Yu Xiaogang thought to himself, 'Even if your combat strength is unmatched, if you don't know how to use tactics or work with a team, you'll still lose to my strategies.' But the next scene shattered his confidence once again.
Including Ma Hongjun, three more Shrek members took the stage, but none of them could even make Ning Tian move a single step. As soon as they summoned their martial souls, Ning Tian sent them flying off the stage with a single sword strike. Their defeats were swift and decisive.
Finally, only Dai Mubai and Tang San remained on Shrek's side.
Dai Mubai stepped forward. "Third Brother, let me go up. Even if I can just force him to use one soul skill, it'll drain some of his soul power and give you a better chance. As for that traitor Zhu Zhuqing, she won't be a match for you."
"Alright, but be careful," Tang San nodded seriously.
Once on stage, Dai Mubai activated his first and third soul rings at the same time, instantly triggering his White Tiger Protective Barrier and White Tiger Vajra Transformation to enter his strongest state.
But just as he was about to attack, something unexpected happened; Ning Tian chose to forfeit.
"What is Ning Tian doing? Dai Mubai's nothing, he could finish him with one strike. Just take him down!" Huo Wu fumed from the Blazing Academy's rest area.
Huo Wushuang shook his head, glancing at Zhu Zhuqing, who had already stepped onto the stage. "Dai Mubai's weaker than me. Ning Tian could beat him easily, but I think he wants Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai to settle things once and for all."
"Yeah, that eunuch used to be Zhu Zhuqing's fiance, right? It's about time they ended it," Huo Wu said, surprisingly suddenly supportive of Ning Tian's decision.
Dai Mubai, seeing Zhu Zhuqing come on the stage, he felt a mix of joy and worry. He was glad for the chance to teach this traitor a lesson, but her soul power had surpassed his, and her earlier performance left him uneasy.
Maybe to boost his own courage, Dai Mubai didn't attack right away. Instead, he sneered, "Hmph, Zhu Zhuqing, don't think being two levels above me means you can beat me easily. The gap between the Nether Spirit Cat and the White Tiger martial soul isn't that simple to overcome."
"You talk too much. Make your move," Zhu Zhuqing said, eager to end it quickly.
She had no interest in dragging things out with Dai Mubai. He was weaker than Huo Wushuang, and she had no patience for this eunuch.
"You—" Dai Mubai's face turned red with anger. Zhu Zhuqing's dismissive tone made his blood boil. 'Since when did a Zhu dare look down on the royal family?'
Bitch, die!" he roared, pushing his soul power to the limit. His tiger claws extended, hooks ready to tear into Zhu Zhuqing.
But then, with a flash of dark light, six black spider legs, each over a meter long, extended from Zhu Zhuqing's back. Before Dai Mubai could get close, they pierced through his White Tiger Protective Barrier and White Tiger Vajra Transformation defenses. Three of the legs stabbed into his shoulders and left thigh.
Under the effects of the neurotoxin and the piercing wounds, Dai Mubai lost all ability to fight. He screamed like a pig being slaughtered.
"An external soul bone!" The entire VIP section; Emperor Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, Bishop Salas, and the rest, stood up in shock. They had thought this girl was already impressive, ranking among the top five in individual strength, but no one expected her to have an external soul bone as her trump card. And it seemed she had fully fused with it.
After a moment of stunned silence, Ning Fengzhi sat back down with a smile, thinking, 'What a pleasant surprise.' Once Ning Tian and Zhu Zhuqing grew up, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would gain two powerful Title Douluos. With Rongrong, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo, they'd have five Douluos in total. Even Spirit Hall would think twice before messing with them.
Emperor Xue Ye recovered next. "Haha, Sect Leader Ning, Bishop Salas, who knew Qinghe's friend was hiding such a talent? She even has an external soul bone."
Ning Fengzhi nodded with a smile. "Your Majesty is right. With Ning Tian and Miss Zhu Zhuqing by Qinghe's side, he'll surely become a wise ruler and bring glory to our Heaven Dou Empire."
Bishop Salas said nothing, but inwardly scoffed. 'Laugh while you can. When you'll find out that Ning Tian's on our young master's side, we'll see if you're still smiling.'
On the stage, Dai Mubai kept screaming in agony. Zhu Zhuqing, as if venting years of frustration, manipulated her Black Widow external soul bone, twisting the legs inside his wounds.
Dai Mubai writhed in pain, half-dead from the torment.
Flender couldn't bear to watch Dai Mubai suffer, so he stood up quickly. "Shrek concedes! We give up!"
But Tang San stopped him. "No, we can't concede."
He had recognized Zhu Zhuqing's external soul bone, it came from a spider-type soul beast, the Black Widow. It reminded him of the one he'd missed in the Star Dou Forest because of his… digestive issues. He vaguely remembered Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Tian disposing of a Black Widow's body back then.
If Zhu Zhuqing's external soul bone really came from that very beast, then he would never forgive those two thieves.
"So, are you conceding or not?" the referee asked, confused. One said yes, the other said no. He didn't know who to listen to.
Yu Xiaogang clarified, "Dai Mubai forfeits. Shrek's last member will continue the match." He turned to Tang San. "Little San, Zhu Zhuqing's external soul bone seems to carry a potent toxin. Be extremely careful."
Tang San swallowed his anger, took a deep breath, and replied, "I know."
Meanwhile, at the referee's signal, Zhu Zhuqing released Dai Mubai. But since he was poisoned, the match couldn't proceed immediately. Zhu Zhuqing had to detoxify him first.
As the Black Widow soul bone absorbed the toxin, it unavoidably drained some of Dai Mubai's life force as well. Inside Zhu Zhuqing, her Nether Spirit Cat martial soul stirred, sensing something. It was different from the initial thrill she'd felt when she first met Dai Mubai, that connection between the White Tiger and the Nether Spirit Cat.
Now, a strange force seemed to urge her to absorb Dai Mubai's life force, as if devouring it would grant her immense benefits. The sensation was almost irresistible.
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