The master stood aside with Tang San and the others, leaving the stage to Dai Mubai and Tang Sui.
"Begin," he said, looking at the two ready combatants before giving the command.
Dai Mubai, who had adopted an offensive stance, suddenly saw his pupils turn red. His chest puffed out, and a bone-grinding cracking sound echoed through his body as his muscles instantly expanded. The loose clothing he wore strained to contain his swelling form, and the surrounding air grew significantly more volatile.
Two yellow and one purple spirit rings floated up from beneath his feet, clearly an optimal spirit ring configuration.
"Sui Sui, here I come!"
In his White Tiger martial soul possessed state, Dai Mubai's arms were already covered in a layer of golden spirit energy. As he swung his hands, they resembled the tiger claws of his martial soul manifested behind him.
"Come on."
Tang Sui did not activate her spirit energy first. Instead, she waited calmly for Dai Mubai to attack.
Dai Mubai's gaze sharpened. He did not relax his vigilance or become angered by Tang Sui's inaction. Instead, he cautiously channeled his spirit energy, gathering golden, furious power.
"Second Spirit Skill, White Tiger Lie Guang Bo!"
A golden beam of energy, like a sharp blade, shot towards Tang Sui. Oscar, watching from the side, winced and whispered to Tang San, "Brother Dai is too cautious, going all out from the start!"
Tang San's expression was solemn. While surprised by Dai Mubai's seriousness, he was even more worried about Tang Sui's situation.
Just as the White Tiger Lie Guang Bo was about to reach her, Tang Sui moved.
Three deep purple spirit rings floated up from beneath her feet. A fox-shaped jade-white mask emerged from the void, and from its center, a barrier mixed with spirit energy and mental power spread out, intercepting Dai Mubai's attack, which was not at full strength.
If demonic energy and mental power could interact to form an energy barrier, then spirit energy and mental power should be able to as well.
Tang Sui watched the golden spirit particles scatter in the air, her gaze calm.
"What?!" Dai Mubai exclaimed, his face growing serious.
It seemed he really couldn't afford to be careless.
He changed his attack method, pushing off the ground with force and kicking up dust. His sharp tiger claws tore through the air, fiercely slashing towards Tang Sui.
Even though there was a two-level difference in spirit power between him and Sui Sui, the master was right: there was no reason he couldn't even defeat a support!
Moreover, this was a proper, normal support!
"Roar—!"
The White Tiger martial soul let out a majestic roar. Dai Mubai channeled his spirit energy to his claw tips, letting out a low growl. In the blink of an eye, he was before the fox mask, aiming for the point where the barrier was erected and slashing down with force!
"First Spirit Skill, Zhu Ling."
Black and red light entered Tang Sui's body. She pushed off the ground with her foot, her figure moving so fast it became a blur to the onlookers.
Tang San, seeing the familiar silhouette of her evasion technique, slowly curved his lips into a smile.
So fast!
Dai Mubai's tiger claws collided with the barrier erected by the fox mask, making a clear clanging sound. However, he found that his eyes couldn't keep up with the speed of Tang Sui's movements!
"Xiao San, doesn't this look a bit like your movement technique?" Xiao Wu, who had been around the siblings for years, recognized the owner of the technique.
Tang San nodded, sighing inwardly.
Although Sui Sui hadn't learned the essence of the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Step over the years due to her inability to cultivate Xuan Tian Gong, she could, in a short time, execute a rough outline of its general speed and evasion methods.
For Sui Sui, even this short period of time was enough!
"Bang—!"
The hard, sharp tiger claws struck the jade-white mask again, the heavy sound exploding in the ears, not unlike the loud bang of fireworks. It caused Dai Mubai's tiger claws to tremble uncontrollably.
So heavy!
He thought to himself, a strange sense of incongruity also arising.
Why did it feel like something was wrong?
As soon as this thought surfaced, Tang Sui, in motion, had closed the distance.
"Hiss—!"
The onlookers gasped. They hadn't expected Tang Sui to be so bold, rushing directly towards Dai Mubai. And he was Dai Mubai, no less!
Sui Sui...
Tang San's hand, hanging by his side, clenched involuntarily with the unfolding battle. Seeing Tang Sui daringly charge right in front of Dai Mubai, his expression shifted, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat for her.
Raven-black hair swirled in an elegant arc in the air. A faint smile played on Tang Sui's small, palm-sized face, causing Dai Mubai's internal alarm bells to ring.
A trap!
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The jade-white circular mask suddenly appeared on her face, concealing Tang Sui's delicate features, leaving only a pair of round pupils that flashed red, meeting Dai Mubai's heterochromatic eyes head-on.
"Ugh!"
A circle of black and red light exploded in his eyes. Dai Mubai's brain jolted, his pupils instantly lost focus, and he was pulled into the nightmare of fear created by the ape mask, his body frozen.
In the next second, Tang Sui did not prolong Dai Mubai's torment. With a thought, the jade-white fox mask reappeared, and she violently slammed the frozen Dai Mubai, sending him flying.
With a combination of mental shock and external force, the unprepared Dai Mubai had no defense. He flew backward, crashing to the ground, and instantly fell unconscious.
Dai Mubai, defeated!
Tang Sui landed gracefully, tidying her hair that had been ruffled by the wind. The ape mask she had worn detached obediently and flew alongside the returning fox mask, side by side.
The entire battle lasted only two to three minutes, and no one had expected it to conclude in such a manner!
---Author's Notes---
Dai Mubai: Damn it, I underestimated her. Forgot about that mask!