The formidable pressure of a Soul Douluo descended upon the group, successfully drawing the attention of the figure enveloped in black mist.
Her dark, unfathomable eyes locked onto them. Amidst everyone's horrified gazes, the corner of her lips slowly curved into a mocking arc. Her raven-black hair, smooth as silk, fluttered wildly behind her like unfurled bat wings.
"With just you?"
These dismissive three words escaped her lips. Meng Shu's face instantly darkened. "Little girl, you're merely a Soul Venerable at level thirty-odd, yet you dare to speak disrespectfully to this old man, a Soul Douluo!"
"Oh, really?"
She softly uttered these two provocative syllables. A hint of a smirk, neither fully smiling nor serious, appeared on her usually familiar, delicate face, creating a profound sense of incongruity.
At this moment, even Zhao Wuji, who had personally witnessed Tang Sui's "ill" state, sensed something was amiss.
Earlier, in the rear mountains of Shrek Academy... although this girl had also entered that state, her tone and demeanor back then were worlds apart from her current self!
Now, she felt like... like that cunning fox mask! It sent a shiver down his spine!
Zhao Wuji, regaining his senses, felt a storm raging in his heart. He looked at the young girl suspended in mid-air, his eyes filled with uncertainty and disbelief. He was so preoccupied by the unfamiliar Tang Sui that he even forgot to be surprised that Long Gong Meng Shu, whom he hadn't heard from in years, had actually been promoted to Soul Douluo. His mind was completely consumed by the current Tang Sui.
What on earth was going on?!
Could it be... Tang Sui had more than just two personalities?!
The moment this thought surfaced, Zhao Wuji's face turned deathly pale.
Because Haotian Douluo had never told them that Tang Sui had other personalities besides the second one! And this unfamiliar "Tang Sui" only appeared after they had entered their academy...
This... before they could even properly cure the girl's split personality, they had inadvertently caused another problem. If Haotian Douluo found out, he and Elder Fu would surely...
Recalling the painful berserker experience of that night, Zhao Wuji became as still as a statue, his face ashen.
The others were too stunned to speak, including Xiao Wu, who was also seeing this unfamiliar Tang Sui for the first time.
What was happening?
Why did it feel like the current Sui Sui was completely different from what Xiao San had described that night?
It was as if... she had become an entirely different person!
Could it be... Sui Sui actually had not just a split personality, but a triple one?!
At this moment, the teachers and students' thoughts synchronized in a peculiar manner. Unfortunately, no one could provide them with an answer. The stubborn, unfortunate soul had no idea what kind of battle he was about to face.
"Little girl, you will pay the price for your arrogance and pride!"
Meng Shu, unaware that he was truly facing a different person, saw the presumptuous "Tang Sui" and his face contorted with anger. He swung his Dragon Staff, and his body instantly blurred into afterimages, disappearing from his spot and rapidly rushing towards "Tang Sui"!
"I will discipline you properly on behalf of your parents, so you know there are always people better than you, and things beyond your understanding!"
Meng Shu's first yellow spirit ring lit up. The dragon head of his Dragon Staff was enveloped in a layer of golden light, which subtly seemed to form a real dragon head, emitting powerful might as it heavily struck down towards "Tang Sui."
Parents?
The smirk on "Tang Sui's" face vanished. Her pale, delicate face was expressionless, making her appear somewhat demonic against the backdrop of her flying raven-black hair.
"You, who are you to speak to me of parents?"
She raised her hand, and her slender, fair fingers lightly drew a stroke in the void. The black mist churned and, at "Tang Sui's" command, suddenly dispersed, causing Meng Shu to strike at empty air. The mist then thinned and elongated, weaving into a giant net that ensnared Meng Shu precisely as he charged into their encirclement.
Meng Shu's face darkened. He tightened his grip on his Dragon Staff and coldly shouted, "Petty tricks! Watch meβ"
The rest of his words vanished as Meng Shu met those deep, dark eyes.
An unprecedented tremor and a fear originating from the depths of his soul swept over his entire body, as if an invisible giant hand had penetrated his body and blood vessels, tightly clenching his heart.
"Thump, thump, thump..."
Meng Shu's pupils involuntarily widened. The beating of his heart in his chest grew increasingly labored, and he almost lost his grip on the Dragon Staff in his hand.
What was this little girl... what was going on?
The golden light of his spirit ability disappeared. The black mist, now thin threads, silently coiled around Meng Shu's limbs like ropes, hoisting him into the air.
In the astonished gazes of Chao Tian Xiang and the others, the Dragon Staff in his hand dropped, disappearing into the black mist that had spread across the ground without a trace.
Immersed in fear, Meng Shu failed to notice the faint malicious glint flashing in the two large red pupils of the ape mask suspended in mid-air.
"Old man!"
Chao Tian Xiang, realizing now that they had provoked a formidable opponent, disregarded the criticism for an elder not respecting age and attacking a young girl. Six spirit rings of different colors rose from her feet. Her first yellow spirit ring lit up, and her Snake Staff condensed a materialized snake head that elongated from the staff, like a living giant snake baring its sharp fangs and biting at the black mist trapping Meng Shu!