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Chapter 367 Ning Qingyun's Strangeness

Using his Ghost Shadow Clone Technique, Tang San quickly escaped Zhao Wuji's attack range. Seeing that his palm strike had missed, Zhao Wuji, aside from being somewhat surprised by Tang San's speed, didn't pursue him further. He simply said:

"She's fine. Although the confusion-type soul skill is effective, her soul power is far inferior to mine. Due to the backlash from her own soul power, this is the only possible outcome. Let her sleep for the night, and she'll be mostly recovered by tomorrow."

After speaking, Zhao Wuji looked around, his gaze sweeping over Huo Yuhao, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing elsewhere, and smiled slightly.

"How about it? Are you still going to fight? If this boy named Tang San also loses his will to fight along with the girl he calls 'Xiao Wu,' then your main attacker will only be this... agility-type girl."

After Zhao Wuji said this, the entire room fell silent. No one responded, perhaps because no one knew how to reply.

At this moment, Tang San, holding Xiao Wu, glanced around. He was eager to teach Zhao Wuji a lesson with his hidden weapons, but for a moment he didn't know who to entrust Xiao Wu to.

As for entrusting her to Ning Rongrong as in his previous life, this new variable makes Tang San unable to trust her for the time being. Moreover, without the Dragon Beard Needle, if Tang San wants to use hidden weapons to show their power, he will at least need Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda for assistance.

Entrusting Xiao Wu to Zhu Zhuqing was quite appropriate, since if he were to engage in a close-quarters battle with Zhao Wuji using hidden weapons later, Zhu Zhuqing, a Soul Master who relied on melee combat and whose fighting power was practically nonexistent, would be completely useless. However, he seemed to have just offended Zhu Zhuqing, and she would most likely ignore him now. Sigh… Thinking of this, Tang San, after calming down, felt a pang of regret.

Finally, Tang San turned his gaze to Huo Yuhao.

While Huo Yuhao's mental detection and mental sharing soul skills were somewhat helpful to him, they didn't provide the same level of amplification as Ning Rongrong's. Besides, he also possessed the Purple Demon Eye himself.

Through their six years together at Notting Academy, the deep-thinking Tang San could easily see that Huo Yuhao really wasn't interested in Xiao Wu. He often seemed to avoid her at all costs, and sometimes his willingness to do things for Xiao Wu seemed to stem from a certain respect. Tang San would assume that he genuinely regarded Xiao Wu as an "older sister."

Compared to the unfamiliar variable Ning Rongrong, Tang San was still willing to entrust Xiao Wu to Huo Yuhao's care at this time... Thinking this, he stepped towards Huo Yuhao.

After the two talked for a while, Tang San gently put Xiao Wu down and handed her to Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao reached out and took her, his movements very proper. Seeing this, Tang San was completely relieved.

At this moment, no one noticed that Ning Rongrong, who was originally standing at the back of the group and playing the role of a small support, had changed her expression at some point.

She watched as Tang San, who had just retreated from Zhao Wuji's attack range using the Ghost Shadow Appearance, entrusted Xiao Wu to Huo Yuhao, and then turned around. A flash of light appeared on the bracelet-shaped storage soul tool on her wrist, and something vaguely appeared in her hand. Her gaze was deep.

If Ning Qingyun had ever felt somewhat incredulous, she was now completely certain.

Tang San... Tang Sect...

Tang San was holding some small hidden weapons and was about to launch a fierce attack on Zhao Wuji when he suddenly noticed Zhu Zhuqing, who was unleashing her first soul skill, Netherworld Assault, and was about to attack Zhao Wuji from behind.

Considering that he might need to use Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai's spirit fusion skill, Netherworld White Tiger, in the future, Tang San thought it necessary to maintain this relationship. So, taking advantage of Huo Yuhao's spirit-sharing skill which had not yet been withdrawn, Tang San said to Zhu Zhuqing, "I'm going to get serious now. To avoid affecting you, please step aside and don't get close to Zhao Wuji."

"Um?!"

Upon hearing Tang San's words, Zhu Zhuqing's gaze turned slightly cold. She was clearly still concerned about Tang San's sudden release of his second soul skill, Foul Parasite, onto Zhao Wuji. However, after hearing Tang San's words, she hesitated.

Just then, Wang Zhao's voice suddenly rang in her mind.

"Listen to him, you go away first. Since he wants to fight Zhao Wuji alone, you might as well see what it's like."

Zhu Zhuqing was taken aback upon hearing this. She immediately stopped and turned her head slightly, only to meet Wang Zhao's leisurely gaze with a hint of a smile in the distance.

It turned out that everything in this battle was under Wang Zhao's surveillance, including the mental network Huo Yuhao used to create for secret communication among the five of them through his shared spirit skill. As for what Tang San was planning, that was even more obvious.

Wang Zhao already considers Zhu Zhuqing one of his own, so even if Tang San doesn't remind Zhu Zhuqing, he will still send her a telepathic message to warn her to be careful of Tang San's hidden weapons and not to be betrayed by Tang San, her temporary teammate, and to stay away from Zhao Wuji in time.

Now that Wang Zhao has spoken, Zhu Zhuqing has no reason not to obey. Taking advantage of the lingering Netherworld Assault effect on her body, she transformed into a black shadow and instantly returned to her original edge position.

After seeing Zhu Zhuqing leave, Tang San did not hesitate any longer and looked at Zhao Wuji.

Zhao Wuji was taken aback when he met Tang San's rather sharp gaze.

"What, you're planning to fight me alone? I must say you're quite strong, and you look a lot like me when I was young, but you probably can't withstand a single blow from me."

"..."

When Tang San heard Zhao Wuji actually admit that he looked like him when he was young, he became even angrier and secretly gave Zhao Wuji a "death sentence" in his heart.

After that, Tang San said nothing more, only glancing at the incense stick that was stuck in the ground not far away and hadn't burned out much, then coldly snorted.

Seeing Tang San's attitude, Zhao Wuji didn't stand on ceremony and said loudly, "Hmph, I want to see what other power you're hiding to withstand my attack."

With that, Zhao Wuji activated his first spirit ring skill, Immovable King Body, and strode towards Tang San. His speed was not fast, but his steps were extremely steady, and the ground trembled slightly with each step he took.

At the same time, Tang San's hands gradually turned white, as white as jade. A faint current seemed to flow between his fingers. His head was slightly lowered, preventing Zhao Wuji from seeing his eyes, which had now completely turned purple.

Behind them, Ning Qingyun, who had witnessed everything, had a slight change in her expression, her gaze hardening.

(End of this chapter)