"Lan Si was too careless, Xiaosan is bound to win," Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but exclaim when he saw the scene. His grin almost reached the back of his ears. No matter how strong Lan Si is, how could he not be defeated by my disciple?
Just as Yu Xiaogang was feeling smug, a deep voice came from beside him. It was Flender, "No, Xiaosan has lost."
Next to him, Zhao Wuji nodded in agreement.
In the next moment, Lan Si, who was about to be wrapped in the Spider Web Binding, threw out a larger and brighter green ball. The ball rapidly expanded and, in an instant, reached a diameter of ten meters, enveloping both Tang San and his webbing. The web didn't stop; it trapped Tang San within it.
"This... How is this possible? How can you still have soul power to use your third soul skill?" Tang San, wrapped in the Spider Web Binding, looked incredulous. But soon, he understood why. He could feel his soul power being continuously absorbed by the webbing. That absorbed power clearly wasn't disappearing into thin air, nor was the web expanding, so it must be feeding back to its owner—Lan Si.
But Tang San, having lived two lives, had a strong will. After a brief moment of panic, he quickly regained his composure and channeled his remaining soul power to control his Eight Spider Lances, trying to cut through the web.
Sssshhh! The web was pierced.
Just as it seemed the web would be torn apart, Lan Si chuckled softly and said, "If one layer isn't enough, I'll just add a few more."
As he spoke, the second and third soul rings on Lan Si's body lit up. Six green lotuses materialized out of thin air, transforming into layers of webs, binding Tang San into a ball.
"Ah!"
As the seven webs simultaneously absorbed Tang San's soul power, his energy was completely drained. Even his Eight Spider Lances retracted back into his body, and he fainted with an unwilling cry.
With that, Lan Si had single-handedly defeated the entire Shrek team.
Silence. The entire central battle arena fell into a dead silence.
Before the match, many had speculated that Shrek might lose, but no one had anticipated such a complete and total defeat.
Especially Tang San, who, even after using his external soul bone, was utterly crushed by Lan Si. This left everyone in the audience shocked.
"One versus seven! This was a true one versus seven! Oh my, what have I witnessed today? Someone has actually defeated an entire team of seven in a same-level soul battle—this is unprecedented! Even across the entire Douluo Continent's battle arenas, nothing like this has ever happened!"
The host of the Suotuo City Arena, Doudou, was the first to recover. She flapped her snow-white wings and, in an excited and melodic tone, continued narrating the event.
"Team Shrek first used strategy to heavily injure the captain and one member of the Emperor Team. Then, they neutralized the poison of the vice-captain, Dugu Yan. The situation should have been in Shrek's favor. However, at the crucial moment, the member who hadn't taken action yet, 'I Love Eating Rabbit Meat,' stepped forward. Not only did he easily turn the tide, but he also single-handedly defeated all seven members of Shrek, including the Thousand-Handed Asura."
"This was a complete victory. Our thanks to the Emperor Team and Shrek for bringing us such an exciting soul battle. Congratulations to the Emperor Team on winning the final victory of this match!"
As Doudou's voice trailed off, there were no cheers, nor any applause. The crowd simply stared at Lan Si as if he were a monster.
Amidst the crowd's gaze, Lan Si showed no emotional reaction. It was as if everything was perfectly natural to him. All that mattered was that he had achieved the goal of his trip to Suotuo City.
With a snap of his fingers, the seven layers of spider webs covering Tang San dissolved into blue-green light and floated back into Lan Si's hand, transforming into a green lotus with a blue-white flame.
Tang San, meanwhile, though his clothes were tattered and his body covered in bruises and small wounds, had not suffered any life-threatening injuries. His Eight Spider Lances had fully retracted back into his body due to his depleted soul power.
Standing behind Tang San was Tang Hao. Lan Si didn't dare go too far, not knowing if Tang Hao would come looking for him in the middle of the night, like when he taught Zhao Wuji a lesson.
Therefore, Lan Si chose not to use the poison of the Soul Devouring Spider on Tang San, but only its ability to absorb soul power for his own endurance.
"Brother San..." Seeing that Lan Si had released Tang San from the webs, Xiao Wu immediately leaped onto the battle platform. As she passed Lan Si, she shot him a fierce glare, full of hatred, before hurrying to check on Tang San's condition.
Lan Si ignored the ten-thousand-year-old rabbit and descended from the platform.
As soon as he landed, a dark figure leaped at him. Lan Si's face softened with a smile as he opened his arms and caught Zhu Zhuqing.
"Ah Si, are you okay?" Zhu Zhuqing wrapped her arms around Lan Si's neck, her voice filled with concern.
When Tang San had pulled out the Zhuge Divine Crossbows earlier, Zhu Zhuqing had been extremely worried. After all, those crossbows could kill a two-thousand-year-old Man-Faced Demon Spider.
Feeling the sensation of Zhu Zhuqing in his arms, Lan Si, enchanted, spun her around before gently putting her down and said softly, "It's always been your man doing the hitting. If anyone's in trouble, it's definitely your classmates."
"You brat, you really had us fooled, hiding such strength! You took down all seven of my Shrek monsters by yourself!" Flender came over with a laugh.
He had just checked on the Shrek Seven Devils and found that Lan Si hadn't gone too far. Aside from Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, the others were injured to varying degrees, but they were mostly superficial wounds.
What truly pleased Flender, however, was that the Emperor Team had won. This meant his hundred-thousand gold soul coins were not only safe but doubled, earning him a total of two hundred thousand. In all his life, he had never seen so much money.
From now on, Shrek Academy would never suffer from poverty again.
"It was just luck," Lan Si replied with a calm smile, showing no signs of excitement.
"You sly kid... Ah, forget it. In the end, my students simply weren't strong enough. There's no shame in losing to you. But seriously, are you really not going to join Shrek Academy?" Flender sighed and then asked earnestly.
"Dean, there's no one who recruits like you, right in front of others!" At this point, Qin Ming, leading the Emperor Team, approached. He respectfully saluted Flender and Zhao Wuji, and then turned to Ye Lingling beside him, "Lingling, these are your teacher's juniors. Please treat their injuries."
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