Chapter 35: The Dominance of the Evil Shadow Demon TigerDai Youheng wove through the intricate, ever-changing maze, deliberately searching for Xu Sanshi's tracks.However, instead of finding Xu Sanshi, he stumbled upon a fierce battle after turning a corner.The one being besieged was none other than the agile and beautiful Jiang Nannan. Dai Youheng also had some impression of the two people attacking her.After one of them underwent Spirit possession, a dark fox tail swayed behind her, and her eyes sparkled with pinkish-purple Charm, moving like a Gui Mei with extreme speed.It was Mu Shengsheng, who possessed the Shadow Charming Fox Spirit. This Spirit could be seen as a dark variation of Hu Liena's Celestial Fox Spirit, not only retaining powerful spiritual Charm abilities but also possessing speed no less than that of the Hell Civet, with its overall quality even surpassing it.The other person was even more bizarre. Her Spirit was a dark sunflower that seemed to have grown from the netherworld, but the center of its flower disk was a constantly twisting ghost face emitting silent screams!It was Gui Jiankui, who possessed the Ghost Sunflower Spirit. This Spirit was a bizarre fusion of the Chrysanthemum Douluo's Odd-Shaped Nine-Sectioned Immortal Herb and the Ghost Douluo's Gui Mei Spirit from the Spirit Hall of yesteryear. As for its origin... Dai Youheng felt that thinking too deeply about it might shatter his worldview.Mu Shengsheng and Gui Jiankui were both peak Spirit Elders at level thirty-nine, while Jiang Nannan, although already a level forty-one Spirit Ancestor, was completely at a disadvantage against their coordinated siege, even appearing somewhat passive, relying entirely on her exceptional soft skills and speed to maneuver.This situation is common in melees, where lower-level Spirit Masters often team up to eliminate the highest-level threat first.Gui Jiankui's Ghost Sunflower Spirit is a top-tier control system Spirit, especially her Third Spirit Ability—Illusory Sky Ghost Sunflower Seize!This skill can ignore most defensive Spirit Abilities, forcefully stunning an opponent for five seconds! Not even Jiang Nannan's Fourth Spirit Ability, Paragon Golden Body, could defend against it, making it an almost BUG-level control skill among those of the same rank.It was precisely because Jiang Nannan constantly had to divert her attention to guard against this deadly control, which could be unleashed at any moment, that she was fighting with her hands tied, falling into a disadvantage."If I can't find Xu Sanshi, finding Jiang Nannan is just as good," Dai Youheng immediately changed his plan. As long as Jiang Nannan was here, with Xu Sanshi's bootlicker nature, he would definitely sniff her out!Having made up his mind, he immediately put on a seemingly concerned expression and shouted, "Senior Sister Jiang, I'm here to help you!"At the same time, his Spirit instantly possessed him, the dark shadows of the Evil Shadow Demonic Tiger swirling around his body.Jiang Nannan, who was struggling, heard the voice and, seeing it was Dai Youheng, felt a slight relief. Her impression of Dai Youheng was actually not bad; after all, he often sent medicinal herbs beneficial to her mother last year, and he never pestered her like Xu Sanshi, which she found annoying.More importantly, she had no psychological hang-ups about Dai Youheng."Junior Student Youheng, be careful, that Ghost Sunflower Spirit's control skill is very powerful, don't get hit!" Jiang Nannan hurriedly reminded him, her tone carrying a hint of genuine concern."Don't worry!" Dai Youheng responded, his figure like lightning, charging straight at Gui Jiankui! His Evil Shadow Soul-Splitting Claw struck out, carrying tearing dark energy, easily shredding several Ghost Sunflower vines attempting to block him.Gui Jiankui perceived that the spirit power fluctuation Dai Youheng released was around level thirty-two, assuming this was his full strength. A disdainful sneer immediately appeared on her face, "A mere level thirty-two dares to interfere? Coming to your death, then I'll deal with you first! Third Spirit Ability, Illusory Sky Ghost Sunflower Seize!"She intended to finish the fight quickly, directly using her strongest control Spirit Ability from the start! In the center of that bizarre Ghost Sunflower disk, the twisting ghost face suddenly opened its mouth wide, and an invisible, yet soul-shaking, mental shockwave instantly shot towards Dai Youheng!"Heh, your attributes are very similar to mine! Second Spirit Ability, Evil Shadow Soul-Splitting Claw!" He let out a low growl, choosing neither to defend nor evade. Instead, he boldly thrust forward his tiger claws, condensed with evil and tearing power! It was an offensive counter, using destructive evil spirit power to directly clash with the invisible mental control fluctuation!Sizzle—!The evil-attributed spirit power collided with the mental fluctuation, emitting a strange sound, and actually entered a brief stalemate!The Illusory Sky Ghost Sunflower Seize could indeed ignore defense, but Dai Youheng was not defending; he was countering with an attack.A flicker of surprise flashed in Gui Jiankui's eyes; she hadn't expected her opponent to block her Third Spirit Ability!Just at this moment of stalemate, a sharp glint flashed in Dai Youheng's eyes!"First Spirit Ability, Demonic Tiger Body!"His yellow spirit ring shone, and the dark shadow patterns around his body suddenly brightened. His strength, speed, and defense instantly surged by fifty percent, and the power of the previously stalemated Evil Shadow Soul-Splitting Claw dramatically increased!"Break!"With a low roar from him, the dark tiger claw suddenly tore forward! The invisible mental control fluctuation was actually torn apart and shredded by him!Gui Jiankui suffered a backlash from her Spirit Ability, grunted, and her mind went blank for a moment.And Dai Youheng's figure had already closed in like a Gui Mei! The entire process was as fast as lightning, without the slightest hesitation or pity for a woman!Roar! The phantom of the Evil Shadow Demonic Tiger let out a roar, and Dai Youheng delivered an incredibly heavy straight punch, solidly landing on Gui Jiankui's soft abdomen!"Ugh ah!" Gui Jiankui cried out in pain, her body involuntarily arching as she flew backward.However, her ankle was lightning-fast grabbed by Dai Youheng's outstretched left hand! The touch was indeed delicate, but his movements were not delayed in the slightest. He exerted force with his arm, swung her up, and then slammed her fiercely onto the ground!Bang!With a dull thud, the ground trembled slightly.Before Gui Jiankui could react, Dai Youheng had already followed up with a precise kick to her lower back!"Pfft—" Gui Jiankui spat out a mouthful of sour liquid, and her entire body, like a kite with a broken string, directly crashed through a nearby moving stone wall, embedding herself heavily within it, completely unconscious and losing her combat capability.The entire battle process, from start to finish, lasted only a few breaths!Ruthless, decisive, efficient! There was no sloppiness, nor any mercy shown just because the opponent was female!The next moment, a broadcast echoed throughout the venue, "Gui Jiankui has been eliminated by Dai Youheng."Outside, on the high platform. Yan Shaozhe, Qian Duoduo, and others who had been observing the situation in the arena, all showed a hint of surprise at Dai Youheng's clean, even somewhat brutal, fighting style.Qian Duoduo couldn't help but smack his lips, "This kid... he's really ruthless! But, is this combat awareness and grasp of timing truly from a second-year student?"Yan Shaozhe's eyes also showed appreciation, "The Evil Shadow Demonic Tiger Martial Soul is indeed overbearing. And he's very smart; knowing the Ghost Sunflower Spirit's control skill is formidable, he didn't give her a chance to fully utilize it, directly using stronger offensive Spirit Abilities to forcefully break the control. After getting close, he showed no mercy. He's good material, but this Evil Shadow Demonic Tiger Martial Soul, with its primary evil attribute and secondary dark attribute, we'll have to pay more attention to him in the future. We can't let him fall into becoming an evil Spirit Master."Dai Youheng shook his hand, as if he had just swatted a fly. He looked at Mu Shengsheng, who had temporarily stopped fighting in shock, and a somewhat dazed Jiang Nannan, and said calmly, "Senior Sister Jiang, I did not fail in my mission!"
