NOVEL NEXT Chapter 212: Tang San's Repeated Defeats
Decision made, Tang San stopped and threw two black iron balls.
With a burst of soul power, the balls collided mid-air, exploding into a rain of poison needles at the Church team.
"Go!"
Tang San unleashed the Tang Sect's Cluster Soul Chasing Ball, then fled left with Xiao Wu, while Ma Hongjun and the rest scattered.
Though powerful, this hidden weapon's effect depended on the user's strength.
Tang San's skill could threaten a Soul Emperor, but killing one was luck.
Unfortunately, luck was not with him.
Under Huo Yuhao's spiritual detection, all the needles' paths were perfectly tracked.
Not one of the Church team was hit.
"Hidden weapons?" Huo Yuhao was surprised, but soon ignored it.
His eyes flashed blood-red as he unleashed a spiritual shock at Tang San and Xiao Wu.
Both staggered, but quickly recovered and fled.
"Hm!" Huo Yuhao was again surprised.
These two were only Soul Ancestors, not even Soul Kings, yet resisted his mental strike.
He didn't know Tang San's Purple Demon Eye gave him unusually strong spirit, and Xiao Wu, as a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in human form, was also resilient.
Still, after taking the hit, they slowed.
Soon, they were overtaken.
Facing Yan Feng, wings of bone and six soul rings aglow, Tang San's heart sank.
He didn't panic, but felt regret—this tournament was far tougher than expected. He wouldn't win the one-hundred-thousand-year soul bone for his father.
"San-ge, let's fight!" Realizing they couldn't escape, Xiao Wu resolved to fight to the death.
"Fight back?" Yan Feng sneered, a frosty bone dragon looming behind him.
The air chilled as he breathed a freezing blast like an arrow.
Tang San revealed his Eight Spider Spears, blue vines wrapping Xiao Wu's waist as he dodged the icy breath.
"An external soul bone? Shame we're in the simulated universe—if only I could meet you outside," Yan Feng said regretfully.
External soul bones were rare and could grow with the master. The Holy Spirit Church had secret methods to seize even these.
But Huo Yuhao didn't care.
Green light enveloped him as the Ice Jade Scorpion appeared. A howling blizzard swept forth.
The ice storm caught up instantly, freezing Tang San and Xiao Wu stiff and slowing them.
Tang Ya raised her hand, dark red Blue Silver Grass forming a spear in her palm.
"Blue Silver Tyrant Spear!"
The spear flashed and pierced Tang San's heart.
With Huo Yuhao's ice and Tang Ya's spear—plus spiritual detection—Tang San didn't even have time to draw his Clear Sky Hammer before being killed.
His hidden weapons were useless. Against Huo Yuhao's detection, nothing went unnoticed.
"San-ge!" Xiao Wu only realized what happened as Tang San's blood splattered her face.
Seeing Tang San's death, her eyes turned blood-red.
Though this was a simulation and Tang San wasn't truly dead, her anger was real.
At that moment, Huo Yuhao noticed a blue-glowing machine nearby. A wicked smile appeared as his blood-red eyes locked on Xiao Wu.
A dark red gem appeared on his brow—his third eye.
A red beam shot from it, instantly striking Xiao Wu's forehead.
Her expression went blank; her eyes dulled, just like Tang Ya's.
"Go revive him," Huo Yuhao ordered Xiao Wu, pointing at Tang San's revival chip.
Only teammates could use revival chips, so he used spiritual control to force Xiao Wu to revive Tang San.
Xiao Wu struggled briefly, but under the overwhelming mental power, she mechanically picked up the chip, walked to the blue machine, and began the revival process.
In ten seconds, a blue beam shot skyward, signaling to all nearby teams that a revival was happening.
Tang San reappeared beside Xiao Wu.
Immediately, he threw hidden weapons and hurled the Clear Sky Hammer at Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao, eyes cold, coated his hand in thick ice, catching the hammer with the Emperor Scorpion Claw.
The two forces clashed, but Huo Yuhao handled it easily.
Using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, he dodged all of Tang San's hidden weapons.
"Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track?" Tang San was shocked.
"Are you…?" He wondered if Huo Yuhao, like him, was a transmigrated Tang Sect disciple.
He also realized why Huo Yuhao hated him so much.
Tang San guessed, with limited information, that the resentment came from learning Tang Sect secrets and his past suicide.
Still, seeing Xiao Wu controlled, Tang San's eyes burned with killing intent.
How dare he control Xiao Wu—he must die!
He unleashed his Blue Silver Grass to bind Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao scoffed, activating the Ultimate Ice Domain.
All the Blue Silver Grass instantly froze.
Though Tang San's grass was immune to normal ice and fire thanks to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, higher mysteries defeated lesser ones.
Huo Yuhao's Ultimate Ice was far colder than anything Tang San had encountered.
Though partially protected, Tang San was still frozen.
At that instant, Huo Yuhao drew a soul gun and blasted Tang San to pieces.
And so, he controlled Xiao Wu to revive Tang San, and killed him again.
No matter how Tang San struggled or what trump cards he used, he couldn't stand against Huo Yuhao.
Again and again, the cycle continued.
Tang San refused to surrender, full of anger and resentment.
He wouldn't give up until it was over; he wanted revenge.