Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

From afar, Cheng Zicheng\'s body suddenly paused mid-air just before crashing to the ground. Time\'s pause saved her from the injuries of falling, but visibly, her golden wings had vanished, and her arms dangled limply at her sides, leaving her white-faced and bleeding from all orifices, clearly devoid of the strength to fight again.

"Roar—" Another Earth Devil Bull\'s eyes, originally blue, instantly reddened as it keenly sensed the demise of its companion\'s aura. Naturally, the Blue Fox Demon within it also felt the disappearance of its clansman\'s aura. Wu Bingji\'s spear had directly killed the opposing pair in a split second.

The Sword Demon Squad, two down out of five.

Stomping its massive legs, the remaining bull charged furiously toward Wu Bingji, who was about to hit the ground. But at that moment, a rapidly spinning figure emitting a piercing screech suddenly blocked its path.

Intense bloodline power fluctuations burst from the swiftly rotating figure, and one could vaguely feel as if everything surrounding him was twisting.

The Earth Devil Bull raised its Totem Pillar horizontally, ignoring the opponent and continuing its charge.

"Freeze, time!" With a fierce shout, the charging body of the Earth Devil Bull abruptly came to a complete standstill. Before it, the high-speed spinning figure surged forward, shattering something in the twisted light around his body. The next instant, the Tail Hammer, having spun countless rounds, fiercely hammered into the Earth Devil Bull, flinging its robust body into the air, towards the direction of the crashed ice sculptures.

"Explode!"

"Boom!"

The ice sculpture shattered, meeting the falling Earth Devil Bull with a violent roar, shaking the entire Grand Animal Fighting Arena as if it quaked from the explosion.

The flung Earth Devil Bull was blasted dozens of meters away, slamming into the ground, with the Blue Fox Demon shadow catapulting out from its body.

The swiftly spinning figure collapsed to the ground, and Gu Li fell unconscious, pallid. That Time Coagulation had been unleashed with the near-explosive sacrifice of his own Sea of Spirit. Only with such might could he fling the opponent towards the ice sculpture, enabling Wu Bingji to cast his final Ice Blast.

Wu Bingji, also having landed, lay on the ground, his bloodline power consumed, looking as if he had aged a dozen years, not even able to muster the strength to stand.

Flashing lights, Du Bai teleported to their side and quickly lit the Ascending Spirit Formation, replenishing their expended energy.

No one had expected the battle to take such a turn, with the Shrek squad, initially utterly suppressed, suddenly unleashing an assault that killed an Earth Devil Bull and a Blue Fox Demon, and heavily injured another pair. However, in their full-force burst, three of them had lost their combat capabilities, each suffering varying degrees of injury.

A fierce cry echoed from afar. The sword light swirling around Tang San erupted wildly, and the Red-crowned Crane Demon, witnessing the death of her teammate, could no longer care for her own protection. Amidst a sea of sword light, her Dark-black Sword pierced towards Tang San like lightning. Moreover, all the sword light in the air converged towards the sword in her hand in that instant, intensifying its dark aura with Unbreakable sword qi, thrusting straight at Tang San\'s chest.

The constricted air nearly rendered Tang San incapable of dodging, as the formidable sword qi seemed poised to impale him.

Tang San\'s spinning form became sluggish; affected by the sword qi, he seemed unable to execute his Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer technique.

The exquisite swordsmanship of the Red-crowned Crane Demon actually countered the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer method to some extent. Famed for its strength, the hammer method was somewhat at a disadvantage against the pervasive sword qi.

Seeing that sword thrusting toward him, Tang San seemed unable to retract the Earth Shattering Hammer to strike back in time. The dark-black Longsword was about to pierce through his body.

"No, Xiao Tang!" Du Bai yelled, his eyes surging with white light, his emotions instantly plunging into a state of madness. From his pupils, purple-golden light shot out, the very power of the Purple Demon Eyes.

However, the spiritual impact of the Purple Demon Eyes had a limited range of effect and would weaken with distance. At this moment, Du Bai had just teleported next to Wu Bingji and Gu Li, far away from the battlefield where Tang San was.

The all-out burst of Spiritual Power only caused the Red-crowned Crane Demon\'s body to slightly stagnate for an instant, but the Longsword in its hand still reached in front of Tang San.

In that instant, whether it was Du Bai, Wu Bingji, or the teetering Cheng Zicheng, they all couldn\'t help but suddenly widen their eyes, their pupils constricting.

Was Tang San about to die? Only the members of their team knew that the true core of the team was actually Tang San. Without Tang San, they wouldn\'t even have the courage to stand here, much less the strength; if Tang San fell, then today they would most likely all be doomed!

Although the battle on their side was fierce, it was Tang San, with his newly advanced Eighth Stage Cultivation base, who was holding off a Ninth Stage Red-crowned Crane Demon with his own strength. He was the most crucial part of the team.

Time seemed to slow down in that moment, just as all the spectators thought this brutal team fight was about to end. An abrupt white and powerful hand appeared in front of that dark-black Sword, grabbing the blade.

The toughness carrying an unstoppable sharpness paused mid-air, the stillness and motion creating a stark contrast. But that white hand held steadfast, firm as if cast from bronze and iron, preventing the Longsword from advancing even a fraction further.

How is it possible? That was everyone\'s first thought. But what emerged on the face of the Red-crowned Crane Demon was a cruel smirk. On the Dark-black Sword, all the previously absorbed and accumulated sword qi burst forth in that instant, crazily surging into Tang San\'s body.

It was confident that even a God level strong would be severely injured if so much sword qi penetrated the body. Let alone this opponent in front of it, who was definitely not at God Rank, not even at the Ninth Stage.

However, to the Red-crowned Crane Demon\'s shock, its opponent was also smiling—yes, it saw that mocking smile on Tang San\'s face. Then, to its horror, it realized that all the sword qi it had released was disappearing like mud into the sea, vanishing after entering Tang San\'s body—yes, just vanishing.

Not good!

Its first reaction was to retract its Longsword, but in such a moment, how could it possibly manage to do that?

A massive hammer was already on its way, coming down with a tumultuous wave of air. It reached the head of the Red-crowned Crane Demon almost instantly.

"Impossible!" screamed the Red-crowned Crane Demon, finally about to let go of its Longsword and prepare to retreat.

But at that moment, a powerful suction force emanated from its Longsword, and it felt the bloodline power within its body suddenly draining away, attached to the Longsword, failing to escape promptly.

"Bang!" The Earth Shattering Hammer was metallic, and the Red-crowned Crane Demon\'s head was, after all, made of flesh.

What happens when a metal ball meets a ball of flesh?

Yes, another soul was added to the headbursting tally of the Shrek squad.