Chapter 19: The Treacherous Teammate - Tang San

After Gu Chen left, Zhu Zhuqing also ate an Oscar-brand rapid-flight mushroom sausage and flew swiftly toward Saint Heart Lake.

Watching Zhu Zhuqing’s departing figure, Tang San’s expression darkened for a moment, but he quickly concealed it.

He had returned this time to utterly destroy Gu Chen with his own hands! To make him understand that offending Tang San could sometimes be more terrifying than death itself!

“Third Brother, something really seems to be happening over there. Let’s hurry and check it out,” Xiao Wu sensed something was wrong. Her brows furrowed slightly, realizing she might have made a mistake and feeling somewhat worried.

“Xiao Wu, don’t worry. Since Gu Chen asked us to buy these items, he must be confident about handling that evil spirit! But you’re right, we should follow and see. Although Gu Chen has kept many things from us, he is still a disciple of Teacher Zhao Wuji; we should care about his safety.”

“Third Brother, that was well said—666! Though inside, you’re itching to chop Gu Chen into pieces and feed him to the dogs, you speak more nicely than anyone else! If I hadn’t been your classmate all these years, I’d think you’re a true gentleman. But I’ve seen you countless nights sneaking off to the pleasure quarters. Honestly, I thought you were a decent man!” Dai Mubai silently applauded Tang San’s skillful words.

Could this be what Teacher Zhao Wuji meant by the potential to become a true strong one? But my Zhuqing must hate me to death this time. It’s all that Gu Chen’s fault. I will find a chance to kill him!

Without wasting time, Gu Chen began to concentrate his mind on his way to Saint Heart Lake, meticulously carving the Red Sun Golden Flame Talisman. His mind and soul power were heavily taxed by multitasking, causing delicate beads of sweat to form on his forehead.

“Someone, please save me! I will marry him,” a delicate young woman of fifteen or sixteen, wearing a yellow brocade dress and slender figure, stepped back in fright.

The massive tentacles of the Eight-Clawed Evil Spirit pierced down from the sky, casting an overwhelming pressure.

The woman’s face paled with fear as tears streamed down like broken pearls. Facing the closing tentacles, she closed her eyes in despair.

Just when she thought death was inevitable, she suddenly felt something wrap around her waist.

Startled, she screamed, “Ah… Mom, save me!”

The expected pain never came; her body felt lighter, and she heard a breathy voice beside her. She opened her eyes.

“Alright, you’re safe now. Go home quickly.”

Opening her eyes, she saw a tall, handsome man with a pale complexion standing before her, looking at her gently.

She was about to thank him but saw him turn and fly away.

“My name is Ye Linglong. I will repay you!” she called out.

Gu Chen paid no heed to her voice; his focus was on defeating the beast before his energy ran out.

“Supreme Dao Lord, by the urgent decree, Red Sun Golden Flame Talisman, appear!”

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...” Dozens of yellow talisman papers glowing with brilliant red light flew toward the evil spirit.

The Eight-Clawed Evil Spirit looked disdainfully at the palm-sized talismans flying at it.

But when the Red Sun Golden Flame Talismans drew near, sensing their destructive energy and instant spatial traversal ability, it was stunned and immediately thought of fleeing.

However, it underestimated the talismans’ power. The black gas emitted from the evil spirit ignited instantly upon contact with the red glow of the talismans, like gasoline meeting fire.

The burning flames caused the evil spirit great pain. It glared furiously at the human before it.

It wanted to tear him apart but feared the mysterious talismans. After giving Gu Chen a vicious glare, it endured the pain and fled toward Saint Heart Lake.

“Quick! Stop it! Don’t let it escape into the lake!” Gu Chen shouted anxiously upon seeing Zhu Zhuqing and the others approaching.

Seeing the fleeing evil spirit, Zhu Zhuqing acted without hesitation.

“Netherworld Piercing Stab, Netherworld White Claw!” she unleashed her first and second soul skills simultaneously, swiftly launching several attacks at the evil spirit.

But the effect was minimal, only slightly slowing the evil spirit’s progress.

“Netherworld Slash!” Unable to stop the evil spirit, Zhu Zhuqing gathered her soul power into her palm, forming a black-purple blade to strike at the creature’s head.

“Zhuqing, watch out! Third Brother, save her!” Xiao Wu shouted anxiously as a massive tentacle suddenly appeared behind Zhu Zhuqing.

Sensing the danger, Zhu Zhuqing instantly activated her fourth soul skill, Netherworld Shadow Clone, creating six clones to assist in the battle—her strongest technique so far.

“Blue Silver Grass, bind!” Tang San used his first martial soul to try and restrain the evil spirit.

Unexpectedly, the creature’s immense strength threw him and the Blue Silver Grass aside.

Tang San, skilled in combat, quickly stabilized himself using the Xuan Tian Technique, landing with a stylish pose.

“Third Brother, be careful!” Xiao Wu shouted.

Simultaneously, Tang San activated his third skill, teleportation, and fourth skill, invincible golden body, appearing behind the evil spirit to block the attack aimed at him.

Dai Mubai also sprang into action.

First soul skill: White Tiger Bodyguard Shield—increases defense.

Second soul skill: White Tiger Radiant Wave—an off-white light orb attack.

Third soul skill: White Tiger Vajra Transformation—lasts thirty minutes, doubling resistance to abnormal states as well as attack, defense, and strength.

Fourth soul skill: White Tiger Meteor Shower—approximately a thousand light orbs that lock onto the target for a massive burst.

To maintain his image in Zhu Zhuqing’s eyes, Dai Mubai activated all four skills and launched an assault on the Eight-Clawed Evil Spirit.

“Boom, boom, boom...” Dai Mubai’s relentless attacks stirred the creature’s boundless fury.

It abandoned attacks on Xiao Wu and Tang San, freeing up three tentacles to assault Dai Mubai.

“Bring it on.”

Confident after his Vajra Transformation, Dai Mubai prepared for a direct confrontation.

But to his shock, a single strike dispersed most of his martial soul energy, and both were sent flying backward.

If not for Tang San’s timely intervention, activating Blue Silver Grass to bind and pull Dai Mubai back, he might have been crushed by the other two attacking tentacles.

“Senior Tang San, use Blue Silver Prison to hold it! I’ll go all out!” Gu Chen ordered.

Tang San was momentarily stunned. Usually, he commanded the Shrek Seven Devils, but now this position was swapped with a newly joined, weaker junior.

“That’s right! Third Brother, hurry and use Blue Silver Prison!” Xiao Wu urged as well.

The evil spirit was about to enter the water.

Tang San harbored a secret agenda, using his Purple Extreme Demon Eye to see things others could not.

He had long realized this “spirit beast” was extraordinary, likely over thirty thousand years old.

Moreover, its abnormal skill that ignored over eighty percent of physical attacks—if he could attach that to a soul ring and absorb it, he would become extraordinarily powerful!

Therefore, he had only used one skill, Bind. Despite having the highest soul power among the five, he was pulled away with ease and needed Xiao Wu to repeatedly use life-saving skills to protect him—clearly a sign of the problem.

As the original trickster, Gu Chen saw through Tang San’s little scheme. He cared nothing for soul rings or not; after killing so many people, this evil spirit must die today!

That was why he had deliberately shouted at Tang San—to force him to act.

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