The great escape through the forest has once again turned into Tang San and his group's turn.

On Xie Yue's side, everyone was on high alert, protecting Sun Chuantao who was still absorbing the soul ring.

This is absorption beyond one's level, so it will naturally take longer than usual.

In the previous debate with Tang San and his group, it wasn't just Tang San who was stalling for time; Qian Yuelong was also stalling for time, giving Sun Chuantao more time to absorb the spirit ring.

And now—

"Xie Yue, stop them!"

The soul power was infused into the sound, which instantly traveled hundreds of meters away.

Xie Yue and his group, three hundred meters away, were taken aback. After recognizing Qian Yuelong's voice, they instantly went into battle mode.

Yan, Xu Yu, and Zhang Ping stayed behind to continue protecting Sun Chuantao, while Hu Liena and Xie Yue, who had already mastered the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, rushed towards the source emanating powerful soul energy fluctuations.

"First Soul Skill: Illumination!"

"Fourth Soul Skill, Decree of Light!"

"Fifth Soul Skill, Holy Light!"

Two yellow, one purple, and two black spirit rings flashed across Xu Yu's body.

The first yellow halo and the fourth and fifth black halo flashed simultaneously, and the defense enhancement and the two amplifications that did not require charging were applied to Hu Liena and Xie Yue as they moved forward.

A red mist appeared, and the final fifth soul skill took effect, increasing the attack power of all teammates by 20% and their speed by 10%.

Two yellow, one purple, and two black.

The same absurd soul ring ratio flashed on Hu Liena and Xie Yue, who were shrouded in a layer of light red light. Ten halos flew up at the same time, and the light red light intensified to the extreme. The martial soul fusion skill "Enchanting Charm", which the brother and sister had honed over the past five years, was completed in an instant.

The pale red cocoon of light, resembling a silkworm cocoon, was brutally torn open from the middle by an excessively sharp human hand. The red light mist, like the thick fog spreading over the river at night, condensed with the flow of the river water, covering the surrounding area with the demon as it moved!

An ominous red mist emerged from among the jagged trees, spotted by a sharp eye.

As Zhao Wuji carried Tang San and ran wildly through the forest, his pupils suddenly contracted. To be on the safe side, he subconsciously chose to change his escape route, avoiding the area in front of Sun Chuantao who was meditating. Just as Qian Yuelong had thought, which was deliberately meant to alert the enemy, suspicion led him to choose a new escape route.

Knowing that the opposing force came from the Spirit Hall, a place teeming with powerful Soul Masters, and given the disparity in strength between them, Zhao Wuji had no choice but to consider the worst-case scenario: Qian Yuelong's companion was likely also a powerful Soul Emperor or Soul Saint.

As Zhao Wuji had expected, the Martial Soul Fusion Skill performed by the two level 57 Soul Kings, amplified by Xu Yu, was still at the Soul Saint level in power, even without the ultimate assistance of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda from the main characters.

Within the same realm, Zhao Wuji, known as the "Immovable King," is invincible in defense, but he still has to protect Tang San and the others from their weaknesses.

In particular, he couldn't even see the area of ​​the red mist ahead, and he didn't know how many of the enemy's companions there were or what their soul power cultivation level was.

The unknown is the most dangerous.

Zhao Wuji chose to take an emergency evasive action, completely unaware that he had stepped into a trap set by Qian Yuelong.

"Teacher Zhao, let's take a gamble!"

Tang San spoke in a hoarse voice, staring at Qian Yuelong who was chasing after him, his eyes flashing with a bloodthirsty light.

Zhao Wuji looked at Qian Yuelong, who was all alone, and made a decision in less than half a second.

Instead of confronting the unknown number of enemies in the red mist head-on, it's better to attack their weak point!

Moreover, just based on Qian Yuelong's status as a direct disciple of a Title Douluo, it's worth their gamble.

We've been caught, and everyone will be safe!

Zhao Wuji shouted and instantly tossed Tang San, who was on his shoulder, into the air.

"Nine treasures transform into crystal, and nine treasures have a name!"

Ning Rongrong, who had not fainted, held the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda, which had been waiting in her hand, and it shone brightly. All four beams of auxiliary light fell on Zhao Wuji.

The support skill, which spanned more than thirty levels, completely drained Ning Rongrong's soul power, because she had previously supported her companions, and now she was supporting a Soul Saint so frequently.

Her face turned deathly pale, and she couldn't even maintain the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda.

"Buzz—!"

Zhao Wuji's third, fourth, fifth, and seventh soul rings all activated simultaneously.

The third soul skill, Gravity Enhancement; the fourth soul skill, Positioning and Tracking; and the fifth soul skill, Gravity Compression—in the form of the Martial Soul True Body, the control and power of the soul skills are enhanced to the extreme.

A terrifying suction force pulled Qian Yuelong from the ground beneath her feet.

Qian Yuelong's expression remained unchanged, her silver-white hair fluttering, and her blue-green flower-shaped earrings resembled small freesias swaying in the wind.

Her eyelashes drooped, and wisps of white mist seeped from her closed eyelids, the coolness seeming to instantly wash away all her anxiety and unease.

The frosty aura rippled out the instant Qian Yuelong was pulled to the ground by gravity. Her drooping eyelashes trembled slightly, like the wings of a butterfly about to take flight. The pale divine realm, with overwhelming force, swallowed everything that her frosty eyes saw the moment she opened them.

"boom--!!!"

Zhao Wuji and the others' pupils contracted in surprise, and all they could see was a vast expanse of frost-white.

"Click-clack,"

Rhomboid white crystals condensed above them, and the lush flowers, grasses, and trees disappeared, turning into a mottled basin.

The whole world was veiled in a white filter, and the cool, watery moonlight shone down on them from the sky.

An indescribable pressure imprisoned them.

The white crystalline light flashed, and the materialized moonlight stretched into transparent silver threads, wrapping around their limbs and even their deadly necks.

An ancient and majestic aura emanated from Qian Yuelong, and a vast divinity flowed serenely in her eyes.

Everyone who met those divine eyes went blank, their gazes losing focus silently.

S-rank pupil component [Moon View], activated.

The moment the pale divine realm exploded, the demon who almost tumbled headfirst into it used her moon blade to bring it to a screeching halt. She calmly watched the pale divine realm unfold, which was meticulously controlled within a certain range, and a voice that was both male and female rang out.

"Oh ho, they can't escape now."

Even Tang San, whose mental strength was even higher than that of an ordinary Title Douluo, lost his thoughts and ideas under the terrifying effect of the God Domain, becoming like a dazed puppet.

Beneath the stiff, sluggish body lies a consciousness struggling against the power of the divine realm.

Two small points of light in my mind kept switching back and forth between white and red.

Those were tiny points of light representing Tang San and Zhao Wuji.

One possesses exceptional mental strength, while the other's soul power surpasses hers; they are capable of struggling within the divine realm.

but...

The transparent threads were stretched taut, and the will binding Ning Rongrong and the others was released by Qian Yuelong, but their bodies were as if welded to a wall and unable to move.

Tang San and Zhao Wuji were forcibly twisted into a "T" shape by her Moon Thread. Qian Yuelong, who had shrunk the earth to an inch and arrived in front of Tang San, calmly drew out Tang San's Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moon. Her indifferent voice rang in the ears of the struggling Shrek Academy members:

"A theory is indeed the crystallization of countless experiences and theoretical bases summarized and synthesized by one person."

"But Yu Xiaogang has never mentioned the source of this knowledge to outsiders or to you, has he?"

"I once heard a saying: 'A drop of water in need should be repaid with a spring of water.' Ask yourselves honestly, is Yu Xiaogang really right?"

"That's all I have to say. You'd better take care of yourselves."

—A side note—

Double update! Ink Carp has risen!