Zhao Wuji and the others, groaning, were struggling to play cat's cradle under Tang Sui's control. Finally, Ning Rongrong, whose strength gave out first, sank to the ground on her knees, too exhausted to even stand and dodge.
"Rongrong!"
Oscar, seeing her not far away, was startled. He jumped up and dodged a rope woven from black liquid, rushing to Ning Rongrong's side. He wanted to help her up, but Ning Rongrong was too tired to stand. Sweating profusely, she shook her head at Oscar.
"Xiao Ao, I can't. I really don't have any strength left to stand."
Ning Rongrong panted heavily. As Oscar opened his mouth to say something, a black rope suddenly lunged at them. Ning Rongrong, her eyes meeting the black rope, was startled. A surge of strength suddenly coursed through her hands, and she fiercely pushed Oscar, who was in front of her, to the side.
"Be careful!"
"Rongrong!"
"Swish!"
A sharp golden light flashed. Dai Mubai, whose hands had transformed into tiger claws, arrived in time, tearing the black rope into pieces.
"Xiao Ao, help Ning Rongrong hide behind me!" Dai Mubai instructed Oscar without turning his head, glancing sideways at Zhao Wuji, who was still swatting away these black ropes with his bear paws.
"Teacher Zhao, Xiao San still doesn't know how long he'll be asleep, but if this continues, we'll collapse before he wakes up! I suggest it's time for a strong offensive!"
Zhao Wuji broke a black rope with a swipe of his paw, and seeing the black rope quickly re-coalesce into new ones the next second, he took a deep breath and nodded, "Alright. Then we'll go on the offensive! Try not to hurt anyone. Our target is to knock Tang Sui out directly!"
"Yes!"
The others echoed in unison, and then Xiao Wu added, "Teacher Zhao, Sui Sui's third spirit ability cannot ignore mental lock-on. I recall one of your spirit abilities is mental lock-on. You can use that to force Sui Sui out of her third spirit ability form."
"Oh?" Zhao Wuji was surprised, and then his teeth ached. "Good girl, you've been hiding your strength quite well."
However, he had thought that such a heaven-defying spirit ability couldn't possibly have no limitations. It turned out the weakness was in mental power!
With this thought, Zhao Wuji immediately began to issue commands: "Mubai, you and Zhu Zhuqing work together to attract Tang Sui's attention and tie down these troublesome black ropes. Xiao Wu, I remember your spirit ability just now involved instant movement. Your third spirit ability should be an instant movement skill, right?"
Xiao Wu nodded, kicking another black rope to pieces. "Yes. My third spirit ability is indeed instant movement."
"Excellent. You find a way to instantly move to Tang Sui's side, and I'll seize the opportunity to use mental lock-on to force Tang Sui out of her materialized form. You must knock her out immediately. There can be no mistakes, understand?"
"Yes!" Xiao Wu nodded, her entire body like a spring. Her long scorpion tail braid formed a graceful arc behind her as she turned into an afterimage and swept towards Tang Sui.
"Whoosh—!"
Countless black ropes intertwined, like a rattlesnake shaking its tail in perceived danger, swishing towards Xiao Wu. Their speed and offensive power were significantly faster than when they were playfully engaging in cat's cradle.
"Second Spirit Ability, White Tiger Crystalline Light Wave!"
Golden beams of light, accompanied by a whistling sound that exploded in the ear, pierced through the black ropes. The black ropes, formed from black liquid, were annihilated without even a speck of ash remaining under this intense attack. Suden Novel Network.
"Second Spirit Ability, Nether Cat Claws!"
Zhu Zhuqing's black silhouette leaped up stealthily from behind Xiao Wu. Several sharp cat claws aimed at the stragglers rushing through the void and clawed fiercely. With a flash of cold light, the black ropes obstructing Xiao Wu were instantly cut into small black dough balls that fell from mid-air.
Noticing the intense commotion on this side, Tang Sui slowly blinked her eyes. The black mist swirling around her body trembled slightly, as if something was about to break free from within.
"Third Spirit Ability, Instant Movement!"
By the time she had closed the distance to Tang Sui within ten meters, Xiao Wu tapped her foot. The third, deep purple spirit ring on her body flickered with light. With a flash of pink light, Xiao Wu disappeared from Tang Sui's sight and suddenly appeared behind Tang Sui. Her arm was half-raised, fingers together in a chopping gesture, aimed at the back of Tang Sui's neck and swiftly brought down.
"Fourth Spirit Ability, Position Tracking!"
Seizing the opportune moment, Zhao Wuji quickly activated his fourth spirit ability.
His formidable mental power locked onto Tang Sui, but the fifty percent attribute reduction also included mental power. At this moment, Zhao Wuji was far inferior to Tang Sui's own mental power. Thus, Zhao Wuji missed, something he dared not imagine. Xiao Wu's arm once again missed, chopping empty air.
"What?!"
Everyone was shocked, not expecting Zhao Wuji to be the one to miss!
"This is bad, it's a side effect of the seventh spirit ability!" Zhao Wuji quickly reacted, and was also horrified. Even though all his attributes were reduced by fifty percent, he was, after all, a Spirit Sage-level Spirit Master. How could his mental power be weaker than that of a mere Spirit Grandmaster little girl!
Just how powerful was Tang Sui's mental power?!
---Author's Note---
Note: Sui Sui's attributes in her attacking state all increase exponentially with the awakening of her mask. Previously, it was her original attributes with no random use. Now it's doubled. Zhao Wuji had already fought one battle before and was injured by the shock, so his mental power was actually reduced by more than 50%, which is why he was inferior to Sui Sui.