Douluo Dalu 2: Reincarnated as the Auspicious Beast

Around Tang Ya, the blue-black Blue Silver Grass stood upright like venomous snakes, ready to strike at any moment.

A foul, fishy odor permeated the air, making it clear that her martial soul was imbued with poison.

The first yellow soul ring behind Tang Ya gleamed, and the Blue Silver Grass, like a serpent on the attack, lunged toward Huo Yuqing.

At the same time, Tang Ya utilized the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, her figure flickering unpredictably as she vanished amidst the dense forest of vines.

Behind Huo Yuqing, her lone white soul ring had already lit up quietly, and her eyes began to glow faintly with golden starlight.

As her Spiritual Detection skill activated, it felt as though time itself slowed down. Under the gaze of her Spirit Eyes, everything around her appeared extraordinarily clear.

Within a fifty-meter radius, Huo Yuqing didn't need to use her eyes to see, nor did she need to process information consciously—endless data flowed directly into her mind.

This included every subtle movement of Tang Ya's body, the tension in each muscle, the trajectory of every vine, and even a faint glimpse of how Tang Ya's soul power circulated through her meridians.

To Huo Yuqing, Tang Ya's erratic movement technique appeared sluggish. No matter how unpredictable the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track was, she could easily anticipate Tang Ya's next step.

Guided by her Spiritual Detection, Huo Yuqing dodged effortlessly. Before long, her steps began to exhibit a hint of the same ghostly, elusive style—an unconscious mimicry of her opponent's technique. Though Huo Yuqing was a novice in physical combat, her instinctive ability to emulate demonstrated her frightening talent.

However, Tang Ya, blinded by resentment, failed to notice this detail.

Through her Spiritual Detection, Huo Yuqing observed a flicker from Tang Ya's second soul ring, followed by a faint cloud of barely visible particles dispersing into the air. These were seeds, formed from soul power.

Tang Ya's second soul skill: Parasitic.

Huo Yuqing quickly retreated, carefully avoiding the seeds floating in the air. She spread out the hem of her coat and spun her body, dodging an encroaching vine while using the wind from her motion to scatter the soul power seeds.

Seeing Huo Yuqing casually evade all her attacks, the darkness in Tang Ya's eyes deepened.

Why?

She bit her lip hard enough to taste a hint of blood.

Why could Huo Yuhao, with only one white soul ring, advance by three levels in just a single month, jumping from level 13 to level 16?

And how long did it take for her, despite all her struggles and relentless training, to gain three levels?

It must be pills. He must have taken some kind of pills! Tang Ya's teeth clenched tightly. A child relying on pills to improve? His future is doomed! He will definitely suffer the consequences!

A trace of blood-red malice surfaced in Tang Ya's eyes.

Her hand moved toward her Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, a soul tool for storing weapons.

She glanced at Wang Rui standing on the sidelines: Didn't you mock the Tang Sect's hidden weapons? Then let your friend experience the power of Tang Sect's hidden weapons firsthand!

A faint purple hue crept into Tang Ya's eyes—Purple Demon Eye, a Tang Sect technique for enhancing spiritual power.

"Huh, this eye technique of hers is pretty interesting," the voice of Tianmeng Iceworm suddenly echoed in Huo Yuqing's mind. "Did you catch the flow of her soul power?"

"Yes," Huo Yuqing responded succinctly.

Wang Rui had already warned her to pay attention to Tang Ya's eye technique. Therefore, when she noticed the purple glow in Tang Ya's eyes, she immediately tracked the flow of soul power in her head.

As soon as Tang Ya's hand moved toward her storage soul tool, Huo Yuqing became highly vigilant.

In the blink of an eye, Tang Ya's delicate hands transformed, gleaming like translucent white jade. Meanwhile, the serpentine Blue Silver Grass continued to weave and entangle, relentlessly attempting to bind Huo Yuqing and force her into making a mistake. Hidden amidst the gaps in the vines were numerous glinting hidden weapons, like a swarm of bees, carrying a chilling murderous intent as they rained down on her.

"Teacher!!" Jiang Nannan called out anxiously, her voice filled with urgency. The surrounding senior students in purple uniforms also showed signs of indignation.

Yet, the teacher overseeing the test acted as if he hadn't noticed anything, remaining completely indifferent.

Jiang Nannan turned to Wang Rui.

The red-haired boy stood calmly on the sidelines, his gentle face carrying a faint smile, as if he were quite satisfied with Huo Yuqing's performance. But upon closer inspection, his body was tense, and the air around him shimmered faintly with intense heat. His golden eyes seemed to boil like molten metal, with a faint crimson flame flickering at their center, radiating a subtle yet terrifying pressure.

Jiang Nannan couldn't help but shiver.

Among the hidden weapons Tang Ya hurled, there were a few glinting streaks of gold.

Wang Rui lowered his eyes... He had underestimated how ruthless Tang Ya could be. If Huo Yuqing got hurt, it would be his fault.

Using hidden weapons was already borderline cheating, and to make matters worse, she had even employed Dragon Beard Needles—an exceptionally vicious weapon. These thin golden filaments normally appeared as tiny pellets, but when infused with soul power, they stretched into needles. Once they pierced into muscle, they would retract, twisting the muscle into a knot.

But he didn't intervene.

This was Huo Yuqing's fight. She hadn't asked for help, nor had she conceded. Wang Rui chose to respect her.

On the battlefield, the pressure on Huo Yuqing grew increasingly intense. Though she managed to evade the hidden weapons, their speed far exceeded that of the vines, making it far more difficult to dodge them.

She resembled a bird weaving through a rainstorm, her movements light and agile. Every step was calculated with precision, minimal yet flawlessly effective.

However, the prolonged high-intensity concentration inevitably began to wear her down, and a flicker of frustration emerged in Huo Yuqing's heart.

Since Tang Ya has already resorted to using external weapons, there's no need for me to hold back either.

Focusing intently on every subtle movement Tang Ya made, she sought an opening. Although Tang Ya constantly shifted her position amidst the forest of vines, Huo Yuqing could still predict her every move.

She raised her right hand.

On her wrist was a simple soul tool wrist cannon, crudely assembled from a Level-1 energy core she had engraved herself, along with spare parts scavenged from discarded soul tools. Its quality was poor, and after two uses, it would likely overheat.

Tang Ya launched a slender golden hidden weapon infused with soul power. As the weapon flew, her soul power fluctuated slightly, and her body leaned back—a difficult position from which to dodge effectively. Huo Yuqing seized this fleeting opportunity, aimed at Tang Ya's left shoulder, and made a slight adjustment before firing her wrist cannon twice in quick succession.

The second shot narrowly missed a steel needle and flew straight toward Tang Ya's right shoulder.