"Xiao Wu, be careful!" A sudden pang of dread surged from the depths of his heart, and Tang San instinctively shouted out a warning to Xiao Wu. Because a thought had just struck him — the two Tortoise Soul Masters hadn't used their third Soul Skill the entire time. As wielders of powerful defensive Martial Souls, how could they possibly neglect their own defense just because they'd thrown out their turtle shells?
Just as Tang San had predicted, the two Tortoise Soul Masters with their somber expressions simultaneously lit up with a purple glow — a thousand-year Soul Ring's power activated.
Xiao Wu had certainly heard Tang San's shout, but her body was already airborne, and there was no way to arrest her forward momentum at this point. In this critical moment, Xiao Wu also demonstrated her remarkable ability to react under pressure. Her second and third Soul Rings flared at the same time. Her beautiful eyes locked onto Shi Mo on the left, suffused with an intense crimson light.
Softbone Charming Rabbit's second skill, Charm. Effect: Depending on the opponent's mental state, it forces them into a rigid, paralyzed condition. The duration of paralysis depends on the gap between the two parties' spiritual power. If the gap is too large, it will cause a backlash.
Back then, Zhao Wuji had completely reflected Xiao Wu's Charm ability back at her. The two Tortoise Soul Masters in front of her, however, clearly didn't possess that enormous a gap with her. Although the paralysis would be extremely brief, the Soul Skill Xiao Wu unleashed in that split second still achieved its intended effect.
Shi Mo's entire body went rigid for an instant, and the purple glow on him dimmed ever so slightly. Seizing that fleeting opportunity, Xiao Wu's Teleport skill activated. Though her body was still hurtling forward, she used Teleportation to shift laterally five meters, dodging the frontal attack.
Drawing the enemy deep — this was the very tactic Tang San had previously used against Yu Tianheng. Now, the Shi brothers were employing it against Xiao Wu. The Tortoise Soul Masters' third Soul Ring skill only revealed its terrifying power after it was activated.
The four turtle shell plates that had sliced through Tang San's Blue Silver Grass instantly retracted at a speed nearly imperceptible to the naked eye. Under the illumination of purple light, each plate exploded into sixteen diamond-shaped shards, which burst outward in an instant, virtually sealing off every approach in front of the two Tortoise Soul Masters.
If Xiao Wu still had Tang San's Blue Silver Grass wrapped around her waist at this moment, then perhaps Tang San could have pulled her back. But now, she was midair, without any anchor whatsoever.
The Tortoise Soul Masters' exploding shell technique was an area-of-effect attack, primarily used to protect themselves while striking the enemy.
The Shi brothers' turtle shells each shattered into thirty-two pieces, violently spinning within a ten-square-meter radius around their bodies. The intense whistling through the air had already warped everything within the shells' coverage area. It looked, quite literally, like an enormous meat grinder.
And the Shi brothers had at some point separated horizontally, not only maximizing the coverage of their third Soul Skill — Shell Dance — but also avoiding collisions with each other.
Xiao Wu shifted five meters sideways, dodging the frontal barrage of shell shards, but she hadn't entirely escaped their reach. Her delicate body twisted in midair, blood spraying in a mist, and she let out a pained cry. The force from the shell shards sent her spinning horizontally through the air before she plummeted toward the ground.
Watching Xiao Wu fall into the range of the Shell Dance attack, Tang San's heart nearly tore apart. He could no longer maintain his composure. "Xiao Wu!"
The Blue Silver Grass finally caught up with the falling Xiao Wu, coiling around her waist and yanking her back with all possible speed.
Xiao Wu's eyes were tightly shut, her body trembling violently. On her right arm, the right side of her waist, and her thigh, flesh had been torn open and peeled back, blood already saturating half her body. Worse still, the Tortoise Soul Masters' Soul Power had penetrated deep inside her, damaging her internal organs.
Tang San's heart nearly stopped. His right hand rapidly pressed down in a series of acupressure points around Xiao Wu's wounds, sealing her blood vessels to prevent further blood loss. His other hand pressed against her back, channeling gentle Mysterious Heaven Skill energy into her, combining with Xiao Wu's own Soul Power to expel the invading force.
The shell shards merged back together in midair, reforming into turtle shells that draped once more over the two Tortoise Soul Masters. Their attack had achieved tremendous results — not only had it severed the connection between Tang San and the rest of the Shrek Seven Devils, but it had also grievously wounded Xiao Wu.
Originally, the Shi brothers hadn't even planned to use their third Soul Skill. After all, Qin Ming had warned them beforehand not to kill or seriously injure their opponents.
But Yu Tianheng's severe injuries had enraged them as well. Though they showed nothing on the surface, their fury had been simmering inside — which was precisely why they'd launched this full-force assault.
"Go!" Dugu Yan bellowed, opening her mouth to spew yet another cloud of thick mist, making the poison fog over the dueling platform even denser. Oscar's small sausage was beginning to show its limits.
The two Tortoise Soul Masters charged forward in long strides directly toward Tang San. They knew full well that if they could crush this Control-type Soul Master, the team battle would be over.
The Imperial Battle Team's coordination was equally well-honed. Seeing that Xiao Wu was wounded and Tang San was about to face a combined assault from the two Tortoise Soul Masters with the Jade Phosphor Serpent providing support from behind, they simultaneously launched a full-scale attack on the other members of the Shrek Seven Devils. The purpose was simple — to prevent them from having any chance to rescue Tang San.