At this moment, she had completely forgotten Qin Ming's instructions. With a piercing shriek, the third soul ring on her body blazed to life.
Her originally emerald-green eyes had turned entirely purple, and even the emerald scales on her snake tail were covered with a layer of pale purple glow. She opened her mouth and spat out a thick plume of purple mist that spread rapidly through the air, surging toward the Shrek Seven Devils.
"Everyone, fall back!" Tang San shouted, pulling Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu—who had been about to rush forward to follow up with attacks—behind him. Now, he stood at the very forefront of the Shrek Seven Devils.
The opposing Wind Chime Bird Soul Master and Black Panther Soul Master had intended to use their speed to launch attacks, but upon seeing the purple mist sprayed out, they hastily halted and withdrew to their own side from both flanks. Clearly, they too were extremely wary of the purple mist Dugu Yan had unleashed.
Tang San watched the gradually drifting purple mist with a grave expression. By now, the mist had formed a barrier separating the two sides and was slowly pressing toward the Shrek Seven Devils' position. Unless they flew or retreated from the Soul Arena stage, they would inevitably be enveloped.
Before the poisonous fog had even reached them, a pungent, fishy stench assailed their nostrils, making anyone who smelled it nauseous and dizzy. The Shrek Seven Devils unhesitatingly ate one of Oscar's small sausages. Oscar himself quickly began preparing antidote sausages in case of emergency.
Both hands resting on the Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlit Night at his waist, Tang San considered for a moment, then said coolly, "It's nothing more than an Emerald Phosphor Snake—one of the Five Emerald Phosphor Venoms. Watch me break your snake venom." He raised both hands, each now gripping a large water skin, each one capable of holding ten jin of clean water—the sort typically only used on long journeys.
Tang San flung both leather skins into the air with a forceful swing, simultaneously bellowing, "Boss—White Tiger Blazing Light Wave! Fatty—Phoenix Fire Line! Now!"
The Shrek Seven Devils had been working together for more than just a day or two, and Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai understood immediately. Dai Mubai was still in his White Tiger Diamond Transformation state and, without the slightest hesitation, unleashed a blast of the White Tiger Blazing Light Wave straight at the water skins Tang San had thrown. Fatty's Phoenix Fire Line followed right behind.
Crash—
The two water skins shattered instantly before the White Tiger Blazing Light Wave, their contents blasted into a massive spray of mist under the powerful soul force impact. And at that very moment, Fatty's Phoenix Fire Line arrived. In an instant, what had been water mist transformed entirely into fire mist, carrying a distinctive fragrance that permeated the entire arena. It enveloped the purple mist completely.
The dense purple mist actually ignited in the face of the erupting flames, producing a series of popping sounds before vanishing in an instant. Overhead, under the arena lights, only the torn remnants of the two water skins drifted slowly down. The barrier between the two teams had completely disappeared.
"No—this is impossible! How could you break my Emerald Phosphor Purple Venom?" Dugu Yan stared blankly at Tang San across the stage, her eyes filled with disbelief. It wasn't just her—every member of the Imperial Battle Team was stunned.
They knew better than anyone how potent Dugu Yan's Emerald Phosphor Snake venom was. Even someone as powerful as Yu Tianheng would never dare to come into casual contact with it. This third soul ring ability was Dugu Yan's most lethal offensive—the toxin worked with extreme speed, and even the slightest touch of the purple mist would turn a person to pus within moments.
Qin Ming, watching from the entrance corridor, had been alarmed the moment he saw the purple mist appear and was about to shout a warning, but before he could even open his mouth, the purple mist had already been neutralized—something he never could have anticipated.
Tang San said calmly, "Emerald Phosphor Snake venom is nothing but child's play. If all Five Emerald Phosphor Venoms were present together, I might exercise some caution. Your Emerald Phosphor Snake venom isn't up to snuff."
Poison was, after all, the very foundation on which the Tang Sect had built its fame—the thing that truly made people tremble. Playing with poison in front of Tang San was like brandishing a broadsword in front of Guan Gong.
Tang San's method of breaking the venom was actually quite simple. The two water skins didn't contain water—they held extremely potent liquor. And mixed into that liquor was realgar powder. Alcohol helped the realgar evaporate; generally, when entering areas swarming with snakes and insects, one would drink some to ward off bites from snakes, insects, rats, and ants.
Tang San had thrown the water skins into the air, using Dai Mubai's White Tiger Blazing Light Wave to disperse the liquor into a fine mist, then igniting it with Fatty's Phoenix Fire. In an instant, the snake venom was burned clean. Though the Emerald Phosphor Snake venom was highly lethal, it could not survive before the merciless flames. Long before this, once Tang San had learned that Dugu Yan's martial soul was the Emerald Phosphor Snake, he had already prepared counters for her. Naturally, this realgar wine was something he always carried on him. The Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlit Night had so much storage space—wouldn't it be a waste not to use it?
In truth, though Tang San appeared calm on the surface, he was inwardly startled. Dugu Yan's Emerald Phosphor Snake venom was even more formidable than he had imagined. And since arriving in this world, he still hadn't found the time to gather enough poisonous creatures and medicinal ingredients to prepare the Tang Sect's poisons and antidotes. At this moment, he silently resolved that once this training excursion was over, he would prepare the antidotes and poisons as soon as possible. Only then could he truly unleash the full power of the Tang Sect.
It was then that a cool, detached voice suddenly rang out from behind the Imperial Battle Team: "What are you all waiting for? Has a mere setback made you afraid of your opponent?"