Thump!
Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Tang San immediately knelt before him.
"Teacher, to save your life at the time, I had no other choice. Also, it was the Dean who told me to do it. He said if it wasn't completely removed, the Man Faced Demon Spider's poison would quickly spread throughout your body. So... so... I..." Tang San spoke with snot and tears.
"Flender," Yu Xiaogang muttered, his mouth twitching uncontrollably.
It was Flender who told Tang San to do it? He didn't believe that Flender, a Spirit Saint of seventy-eighth rank1, couldn't help him expel the poison of a thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider. Instead, he made his dearest disciple do such a thing to him.
"You good-for-nothing, Flender!" Yu Xiaogang trembled all over with anger.
Dong dong dong!
Just then, Tang San kowtowed three times to Yu Xiaogang. "Teacher, if you want to blame someone, blame me!"
However, Yu Xiaogang couldn't hear anything now. His breathing grew more and more rapid. The next second, his head tilted, and he fainted again.
This time, he was unconscious for another day and a night. It wasn't until noon the next day that Yu Xiaogang woke up again. This time, Yu Xiaogang was very different from last time. It seemed he had already accepted the reality that he was no longer a man. Yu Xiaogang didn't say another word from beginning to end.
In these two days, besides Gu Xuan and Xiao Wu, among the remaining Shrek students, only Zhu Zhuqing had not yet found a suitable Spirit Beast. Therefore, at noon, Flender gathered everyone.
"This afternoon, the six of you will go with Zhu Zhuqing to search for a Spirit Beast," Flender instructed. "At the same time, the teachers will no longer provide any help during the entire process of hunting the Spirit Beast. We will only intervene if there is a life-threatening danger."
After eating some simple food, the seven of them set off together.
Soon, Gu Xuan discovered a suitable Spirit Beast. It was a pitch-black fierce tiger, with only a white 'King' character pattern on its forehead. Its body length exceeded three meters, and its shoulder height was about 1.5 meters. Although its body was massive, it was extremely agile. A tiger-type Spirit Beast was also very suitable for Zhu Zhuqing's Hell Civet Spirit.
At the same time, this fierce tiger also discovered the humans who had trespassed into its territory. Before everyone could clearly see its appearance, amidst a series of afterimages, it actually launched an attack first, pouncing forward!
"Move!" Gu Xuan roared, not sparing his Spirit Power, and instantly struck with his sword.
The cultivation of Spirit Beasts can generally be judged by their appearance. Spirit Beasts under ten thousand years, the higher their cultivation, the larger their size. After exceeding ten thousand years, they would gradually shrink instead. Of course, there were some exceptions, such as some particularly powerful or particularly weak Spirit Beasts, which do not conform to this special rule. This black tiger in front of them could be seen at a glance to have a cultivation between one and two thousand years, which was just right.
The Ghost Tiger is known for its terrifying speed and attack power. It is one of the powerful Spirit Beasts, extremely fierce. It will fight to the death with any opponent who dares to invade its territory. Due to its extremely terrifying speed, even Spirit Beasts with similar cultivation would generally be unwilling to fight it.
Just then, its body flickered strangely, and the single Ghost Tiger unexpectedly transformed into three figures. Gu Xuan's sword struck, and one of them turned into an illusion and disappeared. The other two pounced even more rapidly. This was the Ghost Tiger's innate ability, Shadow Clone.
Dai Mubai let out a low growl, and his three Spirit Rings flashed simultaneously. When the Ghost Tiger appeared, his body was already rapidly expanding. Now, seeing the Ghost Tiger pounce, he unhesitatingly met it head-on. He clapped his tiger paws together, and a white light spewed from his mouth, his White Tiger Light Wave already activated. The increase in Spirit Power also significantly boosted the power of his Spirit Ability. Dai Mubai's only goal was to block the Ghost Tiger's pounce.
Amidst the dazzling white light, another Ghost Tiger disappeared. Undoubtedly, Dai Mubai had also attacked a shadow.
Just as Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu simultaneously moved forward, preparing to jointly attack the Ghost Tiger's main body, its massive body flashed with black light, splitting into two more figures. By this time, it had already arrived in front of everyone.
With the previous lesson, no one knew which one was the real Ghost Tiger.
Just then, Gu Xuan's gaze swept across, and then he shouted loudly, "The one on the left is real, Zhuqing, be careful." The aura fluctuations of the three Ghost Tigers were not the same. Others couldn't distinguish them, but Gu Xuan could.
At this moment, only Zhu Zhuqing was facing the true body of the Ghost Tiger. Behind Zhu Zhuqing were Ning Rongrong and Oscar. This Ghost Tiger was undoubtedly extremely intelligent, choosing the most vulnerable direction to launch its attack.
Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the remaining three teachers were all poised for action. Once the Shrek Group couldn't withstand the Ghost Tiger's attack, they would immediately intervene.
The Shrek Group had been cooperating for so long that their tacit understanding had already reached a certain level. Seeing Zhu Zhuqing in danger, Gu Xuan shook his long sword. It instantly transformed into the Lightwing Greatsword. The golden light suddenly became intense, and everyone only felt a dazzling flash of light pass by. The Ghost Tiger let out a sharp roar, and its pouncing momentum immediately slowed down by a few points. Even the other two clones vanished into thin air.
Zhu Zhuqing knew very well that she had no space to dodge behind her. Instead of retreating, she advanced, charging towards the Ghost Tiger.
And it was at this moment that three streams of hot energy surged in from behind her. Her strength, agility, and Spirit Power all increased significantly at the same time. This instantly pushed her state beyond its peak. With Hell Rush Stab activated, Zhu Zhuqing's petite body directly collided with the Ghost Tiger. Her sharp fingertips mercilessly swept across the Ghost Tiger's neck, leaving several deep wounds.
The Ghost Tiger, affected by Tang San's mental shock, regained consciousness amidst the intense pain. It roared, and black light surged from its entire body, causing it to swell. Then, it incredibly shifted sideways, narrowly dodging Zhu Zhuqing's subsequent Netherworld Hundred Claws.
However, this brief obstruction was already enough. Gu Xuan's figure flickered, and he transformed into a black shadow, rushing out.
"Third Spirit Ability — Shadow Assault!"
In just two breaths, Gu Xuan arrived behind the Ghost Tiger. He aimed at the vulnerable spot on its waist and stabbed down with his sword. If the Ghost Tiger hadn't been attacked by Gu Xuan earlier, it would still be able to use its clone ability to avoid attacks as much as possible. But now, it was temporarily unable to use its clones. Helpless, it could only endure Gu Xuan's sword with its body.
Black light flashed, and the Ghost Tiger conjured a black light shield, enveloping its body. At the same time, the Ghost Tiger tried its best to curl its body, avoiding its vital parts as much as possible.
Pfft!
However, facing Gu Xuan's full-power sword, the Ghost Tiger's defense seemed to be of no use at all.
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