"Huala—!"
Seven figures rushed out of the trap laid on the ring-shaped sea.
The moment they flew beyond the ring-shaped sea, the swirling water dragons and water columns that churned on the sea surface collapsed with a roar, like thunder splitting the earth, churning the waves into deafening roars.
"Pah pah pah!"
Oscar, his soul power depleted and utterly exhausted, collapsed onto the damp sand with weak legs, spitting out sand he had bitten into when he fell face-first.
They sprawled at the edge of the beach, each panting heavily, too tired to even lift a finger.
This time, to break through the tight blockade under Bai's command, they had used all their might, formulated a meticulous plan, and even employed skills they had never used during trial runs, such as their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, to briefly stun Bai and gain a moment's respite before successfully escaping.
"Huala!"
The waves that swept in from behind them relentlessly surged towards them, as if Bai's unquenched anger.
Bai Chenxiang quickly pulled Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun, who were close to her, towards the shore.
"Weng—"
A black and red translucent barrier erected itself, blocking the surging waves outside.
Tang San, whose arms were still trembling from using the Clear Sky Hammer's Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique to clash head-on with Bai, looked gratefully at Tang Sui, who was slowly walking towards them, feeling a warmth in his heart.
Sister is the best!
With a "poof," Bai's gray-blue shark head broke through the water, followed by a flash of light. The colossal Seven Seas Shark King transformed into human form. Flames seemed to burn behind her as she stepped out with the momentum of a collapsing mountain, ferociously glaring at these unruly humans.
"You cunning fellows! You'd best pray the subsequent trials don't involve me, or I'll make you pay!"
After Bai's angry final words, a powerful shockwave struck Tang Sui's barrier.
The barrier remained unmoving.
Bai's face darkened, and she looked reproachfully at her approaching ally, "Tang Sui, why are you bullying me too!?"
She was her ally!
Tang Sui's lips curved into a smile. She glanced at her disheveled companions, and deep purple soul rings rose from beneath her feet, casting black and red light onto the exhausted Oscar and Ma Hongjun.
"Second Soul Skill, Benevolent Face."
Oscar, feeling his depleted soul power instantly replenished, recovered about sixty percent. He let out a sigh and, without delay, made three Super Recovery Sausages, first offering one to Bai.
"Heh heh, Bai, don't be angry. Isn't this all for the assessment? Come, come, have some delicious food, don't be angry, don't be angry."
Bai snorted, but then accepted the three Super Recovery Sausages offered by Oscar. She ate one after another, finishing them in mere seconds.
At the same time, the injuries she sustained from the Shrek Seven Devils during their sea crossing were visibly healing.
Oscar wiped a cold sweat from his forehead and then continued making sausages for his companions.
Ma Hongjun, his soul power recovered to about fifty percent, widened his eyes. Seeing Oscar with soul power again to make sausages, he belatedly realized something was amiss, "Wait a minute, Sui Sui, your second soul skill restored about fifty percent of my soul power, so why does Xiao Ao still have soul power to make sausages?"
"Hmm? Right, Sui Sui, isn't the effect of your second soul skill a complete single-target heal, plus fifty percent soul power recovery?" Tang San also looked over.
Tang Sui let out an "Eh" and said innocently, "Perhaps I forgot to mention it. After obtaining the eighth soul ring, my previous seven soul skills, including the seventh soul skill, Martial Soul True Body, have also undergone significant changes. Firstly, the target of my second soul skill has expanded to a maximum of two. The complete healing remains unchanged, but for soul power recovery, one is sixty percent, and the other is fifty percent, which I can control to decide who receives more."
"By the way, the amplification effect of my first soul skill is now twenty-five percent defense, forty percent mental power, eight percent speed, twenty percent critical hit chance, and fifteen percent attack power."
"The amplification effect of my fifth soul skill, on top of the first soul skill, further enhances twenty-five percent speed, twenty percent critical hit damage, and thirty percent defense. As for the small white masks that were previously circling your feet, each of them can absorb thirty-three percent of the damage and convert it into soul power or recover a certain degree of their own injuries."
"These two soul skills primarily consume my mental power; the soul power consumption is negligible. And for me now, if I wanted to, I could easily amplify thousands of soldiers simultaneously. As for the duration, as long as my mental power is not depleted, it can last for at least a whole day. The changes to my other soul skills are not that important; they are not auxiliary for you but about myself."
Everyone: "......"
Tang San held his forehead, "Such an important matter, Sui Sui, and you didn't say anything earlier."
Tang Sui: "You guys didn't ask me, brother."
Tang San: "......"
Dai Mubai exclaimed in realization, "No wonder, after performing the Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Zhuqing, I felt its power was greater than I imagined."
Bai was already stunned.
Her eyes had turned into little dots, and she looked at Tang Sui in disbelief, murmuring, "This amplification duration and effect are too cheating... While Ning Rongrong's amplification attributes are already very strong and high, in a real hundred-person, or even thousand-person, large-scale battle, you are simply a walking cheat! A must-have for group battles!"
Tang Sui smiled harmlessly.
Yes, that's why she loved using characters with the "Face Spirit" in games during her previous life.
While they were chatting, Tang San and the others had recovered their stamina.
Seeing that Bai's attention had been diverted to Tang Sui and her anger had subsided considerably,
Tang San got up from the sand and stood beside Oscar, saying apologetically, "Bai, I'm sorry, for having to hurt you earlier."
His words drew Bai's attention back.
She looked at Tang San's apologetic face and her expression darkened, "Hmph!"
The others also stood up one by one and came to Tang San and Oscar's side. After exchanging glances, the seven of them suddenly bowed simultaneously towards Bai in the ring-shaped sea, a standard ninety-degree bow, and said in unison:
"Thank you for these past few days, Bai!"
After saying this, they straightened their backs, and in their different eyes, sincere gratitude flowed.
Seeing the genuine expressions on each of their faces, Bai's heart trembled.
Are they genuinely thanking me from the bottom of their hearts?
Bai stared blankly at Tang San and the others, an unfamiliar emotion stirring in her heart, making her feel uncomfortable.
"Fine, I won't bother with you boring people anymore. I have something to do, so I'm leaving! Your subsequent trials will also not be easy, so be careful."
After dropping this warning, Bai turned and leaped, transforming back into her Seven Seas Shark King form and diving into the ring-shaped sea. With a few swings of her large tail fins, she disappeared into the water like an arrow.