He might get hurt, but he believed he had the strength to pull it off. But could he really do that? No—he couldn't. Now was not the time to reveal his true strength.
Even in such a critical moment,
Huo Wu was stunning. Her figure was somewhat similar to
Had anyone else looked her way, Huo Wu would have assumed it was a gaze of admiration. But when her eyes met Tang San's, what she saw instead was a look brimming with confidence and unwavering resolve. Tang San's lips were moving—though no sound came out, she could just barely make out what he was saying.
"You're all too naive."
That was exactly what Tang San wanted to say. The very next instant, his body launched forward like an arrow loosed from the bow. And the direction he chose was the hardest one to break through—the densest line of fire, aimed straight at the Fire Leopard Soul Master's Seven-Star Burst.
Huo Wu was momentarily stunned. She couldn't understand why Tang San would charge in such a suicidal manner. He was merely a Control Type Soul Master! Without control, a Control Type Soul Master was nothing. Was he going to go head-to-head with an Assault Type Soul Master? And against the Assault Type's third Soul Skill, no less? Wasn't that plain suicide?
What's more,
Was Tang San really committing suicide? How could that possibly be.
The Fire Leopard Soul Master's heart surged with delight as he watched Tang San charge straight toward him. His third Soul Skill, the Fire Burst Seven-Star Burst, immediately arranged itself into what appeared to be a flawless formation and hurtled to meet Tang San head-on. He was utterly confident in the power of his Soul Skill—especially with the boost from the two auxiliary-type Fire Star Soul Masters' third Soul Skills. In terms of raw power, even if it couldn't quite match an ordinary Soul Master's fourth Soul Skill, it was not far off.
Yes, the Fire Leopard Soul Master's third Soul Skill was formidable. Even Tang San would inevitably be injured if it hit him, to say nothing of blocking the subsequent attacks. But there was one thing the Fire Leopard Soul Master had forgotten—or rather, had never even considered possible. No matter how powerful a Soul Skill was, it first had to hit the opponent's body to take effect.
Tang San had never been just a simple Soul Master. From the moment he had arrived in this world, that was already predetermined. Because he came from the
Could seven scattered Fire Burst Seven-Star Stars really seal off every gap in Tang San's advance? Perhaps seventy could—but seven certainly could not.
In the Fire Leopard Soul Master's eyes, Tang San's body seemed to suddenly turn ethereal. A faint layer of light appeared to envelop him, as though he weighed nothing at all. His figure twisted in strange, almost impossible ways midair. With that mysterious footwork of his, he simply glided straight through the gaps between all seven energy balls—not touching a single one, not even stirring a wisp of wind. Everything looked like nothing more than an illusion.
The Fire Leopard Soul Master's pupils contracted instantly. His combat experience was considerable, and though he had no idea how Tang San had managed to simply "walk" out of his attack, he reacted immediately. He poured everything into controlling the departing Fire Burst Seven-Star Burst, wrenching them around to fly back and slam into Tang San's back. In terms of Soul Skill control, this was the absolute limit of what he could achieve.
But no matter how precise his control was, the seven energy balls were still chasing from behind—and Tang San's body was still surging forward.
In this moment of crisis, the Fire Leopard Soul Master's fighting instincts erupted in full. He swung both hands across his front, and a dense burst of flame erupted from his palms. Given how little time he had, the best he could manage was his first Soul Skill—Fire Roar.
He knew that if he could delay Tang San for even a moment, the Fire Burst Seven-Star Burst and his teammates' attacks would follow right behind. That would be the moment Tang San fell.
He knew Tang San's Soul Power surpassed his own, but he simply refused to believe that he couldn't hold even this brief of a delay against him.
In that instant, the entire arena fell silent—save for the four other ongoing matches on their respective stages. Nearly every spectator's gaze had locked onto Tang San. They all wanted to see how this soul of the Shrek Academy team—the one who had obtained a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring at just his fourth—would handle the situation before him.
Could he block it? Tang San gave his answer before tens of thousands of spectators. With Ghost Shadow Phantom Trail beneath his feet, he didn't just slip through the seven Fire Burst Seven-Star Burst projectiles—he passed straight through the Fire Leopard Soul Master's body.
His movements were simply too fast. Although he was not an Agility Attack Type Soul Master, thanks to the profound mystery of Ghost Shadow Phantom Trail, all he needed was a slight shift of his footwork to slide past the Fire Leopard Soul Master's body in a tight arc.
Just one simple movement, and the entire battlefield had been completely transformed. No longer was it Tang San facing the three Blazing Fire Academy members behind him along with the Seven-Star Burst—it was the Fire Leopard Soul Master.
Plant the feet. Sink the shoulder. Slam backward. Three actions flowed into one seamless motion. Tang San gave the Fire Leopard Soul Master no time to react. His shoulder had already crashed violently into the opponent's back.