The spider silk spat out by Li, directly divided the battlefield.
Yan Shouyi, who had just defeated Chi, had to face Li alone again.
The short-statured Li leaped onto the spider web he had spun, his limbs spread out like a spider, gripping the web tightly, yet moving with ease upon it.
Yan Shouyi, however, dared not touch the spider webs for the moment, thus his movements were restricted.
Zhu Shanzao was frantic outside, his head already sparsely covered with hair, and now even more had fallen out.
"Boss, can you do it?" Zhu Shanzao called out worriedly.
Yan Shouyi stared at Li, replying, "Go help A Gong, leave this guy to me!"
"Alright!"
Zhu Shanzao, the heartless fellow, immediately scurried away obediently.
However, it was indeed quite taxing for A Gong to deal with Mei alone. With Zhu Shanzao's help, things became much easier.
Working together, Mei was also in a sorry state, subtly falling into a disadvantage, on the verge of a crushing defeat at any moment.
For Yan Shouyi, he had already defeated Chi. Now, as long as he defeated the Li before him, he could expand his advantage infinitely.
Therefore, a swift victory was his objective.
Li also seemed to understand Yan Shouyi's plan, so he was not in a hurry to engage Yan Shouyi. Instead, he used his spider webs to trap him within.
"This can't go on."
Yan Shouyi made up his mind, raised his Zanpakuto, and slashed at the spider silk!
Unexpectedly, the spider silk, though not as hard as Chi's body, was incredibly tenacious.
When the Zanpakuto struck the spider silk, it not only failed to cut through it but was also repelled!
Yan Shouyi was a bit annoyed. The one in his hand was still a fake, and it hadn't displayed its true power all night. If given the chance, he should return to his hometown and dig out the real Zanpakuto.
He wouldn't have to suffer such indignities today!
Seeing Yan Shouyi helpless, Li let out a strange laugh, as if mocking him.
At this moment, Long Feicheng, who had collapsed before the fight even began, finally regained consciousness with the help of Old Jin.
Sitting in the rear, he noticed Yan Shouyi was trapped by the spider silk and immediately shouted:
"Brother Yan, spider silk is afraid of fire! Burn it to hell!!"
Hearing this, Yan Shouyi's mind was instantly enlightened.
He had to admit, Little Long's mind was quite sharp, it was just that most of the time, the fellow didn't use his brain for the right things.
Fire?
Yan Shouyi had loved playing with fire since he was a child!
"Thirty-six Heavenly Spirits, Great Heavenly King of the Central Heavens. Emperor Yan's splitting ghost blood, grant me true emperorship.
Seven Stars and Eight Yuan Lords, drive away calamity for me. True Qi transforms into thunder and fire, the Old Master subdues the flame."
This was the Heavenly Thunder Fire Control Art!
Lightning flashed in Yan Shouyi's hands, and wherever the lightning spread, flames ignited!
He casually pointed, and the spider silk in front of him was ignited by this Heavenly Thunder Fire.
As expected, the tenacious spider silk could not withstand the Heavenly Thunder Fire.
Large swathes of spider silk melted away, falling from mid-air.
Li, who was also on the spider web, was now surrounded by the Heavenly Thunder Fire, with nowhere to retreat!
Staying on the web, he would eventually be burned to death by the Heavenly Thunder Fire.
If he jumped down, Yan Shouyi was already waiting with his Zanpakuto.
Death was inevitable!
In despair, Li decided to make one final desperate resistance.
He leaped from the web, opening his mouth to its extreme, and spat out a massive net, intending to envelop Yan Shouyi.
Strangely, Yan Shouyi did not dodge or evade, allowing the spider web to wrap around him!
Zhu Shanzao, who was watching from afar, his face changed.
"It's over, it's over. This spider silk is corrosive, Boss is going to die too!"
Li thought the same.
Upon landing, Yan Shouyi was already wrapped like a mummy, with no opening left even for breathing.
To be safe, Li did not hesitate to pick up the scattered weapons on the ground and thrust them towards Yan Shouyi's chest!
However—
A sharp blade, faster than Li, pierced out from within the "mummy"!
It struck Li directly between the eyebrows!!!
Li's eyes widened in disbelief.
Why could this kid still resist when he was wrapped like a mummy in spider silk?!
A rip appeared in the mummy, and Yan Shouyi emerged unharmed.
"I almost forgot I am the Heavenly Corpse Puppet. Your mere corrosion can't even match my healing speed!"
A confident smile appeared on Yan Shouyi's face. He drew his Zanpakuto and slashed again.
He directly severed Li's head!!
Li had calculated everything, but he never expected Yan Shouyi's body to be so powerful!
And Yan Shouyi had precisely used this point to resolve Li so easily!
However, the battles with Chi and Li had also step-by-step exposed Yan Shouyi's strength.
After dealing with Li, Yan Shouyi surveyed the surrounding battles.
Although Bai Shixi and Fang Qiu were locked in fierce combat with their own people, countless eyes on the battlefield were gathered on Yan Shouyi.
It was as if everyone knew that the only breakthrough point tonight was Yan Shouyi.
Qimen Dunjia, Palm Lightning, Heavenly Corpse Puppet body... Yan Shouyi's moves were all observed and remembered by Bai Shixi and Fang Qiu.
If he were to face them later, Yan Shouyi would have few trump cards left.
Therefore, Yan Shouyi did not become arrogant due to his brief victory.
He steadied himself and was about to go help A Gong and Zhu Shanzao deal with Mei.
Suddenly, a dark shadow fell in front of Yan Shouyi.
Following closely, Luo Ning stomped on the dark shadow's head and said to Yan Shouyi with a smile:
"Come, Yan Shouyi, I have a great gift for you!"
Yan Shouyi looked down. The one being stepped on by Luo Ning was none other than Wang!
Luo Ning, a mere woman, had managed to defeat Wang on her own?
Wang's body was riddled with holes, as if torn apart by countless beasts. He was currently lying there, half-dead, under Luo Ning's foot.
Luo Ning pointed behind her with her thumb and said with a smile, "Allow me to formally introduce my latest creation, Little Nezha!"
Behind Luo Ning, a strange figure had appeared at some point.
This fellow was also wearing a mask, making it impossible to discern his appearance. However, from his rotting neck, it was evident that this fellow must be a dead man.
And this dead man had three pairs of arms, each holding a peculiar magical artifact.
It appeared that Luo Ning had mastered the corpse-stitching technique she had been taught, and had even stitched together a helper monster before the major battle.
Seeing Wang's pathetic state, Yan Shouyi had a preliminary understanding of the fellow behind Luo Ning – he was not to be trifled with!
Yan Shouyi stepped forward and ended Wang's life, putting an end to his suffering.
"Well done," he praised.
"How does it compare to your Lin Zitong?" Luo Ning asked.
Yan Shouyi smiled, "Their strength is similar, but I love her more."
"Get lost!" Luo Ning gave Yan Shouyi an annoyed glare.
Did this guy really think she liked him?
Seeing Luo Ning's reaction, Yan Shouyi secretly chuckled.
It seemed that playing along with Luo Ning's whims was quite effective.
Well, this method could be used more often!