"Don't worry, Xiao Wu is fine."
Tang Lan explained—
"She just went through this life or death experience and misses home a bit, so she went back to take a look."
"I'll go pick her up when the time is right."
"Everyone, don't worry."
Even so, everyone looked at each other, not knowing whether to believe it or not. After all, that was a 100,000-year Soul Beast! And it was a special type of Soul Beast—the Titan Ape!
"Brother is not wrong."
Tang San confirmed—
"We were on the road when two Human Face Demon Spiders blocked us. After a fierce battle, we absorbed their Soul Rings. Xiao Wu went back on her own in the middle of it."
"According to her, the Titan Ape grabbed her and ran into the forest. Not far after, a bellowing sound of a cow came."
"The Titan Ape seemed very nervous and threw Xiao Wu away, running off itself."
Everyone was speechless.
That's too lucky, isn't it?
Then came the doubts.
"What kind of Soul Beast's call can make a Titan Ape panic?" Zhao Wuji asked, puzzled.
Yu Xiaogang confidently took a half step forward, just about to speak.
"It should be the Sky Azure Bull Python." Tang Lan affirmed, "In the Star Dou Great Forest, if the Titan Ape is the king, then the Sky Azure Bull Python is the emperor."
Yu Xiaogang's face stiffened, his lines stolen!
Even more ridiculous was that Zhao Wuji and the others didn't question it, but nodded in understanding.
This made Yu Xiaogang realize something was wrong!
The information about the Sky Azure Bull Python was something he had seen within the Spirit Hall.
Generally, no one would know.
Tang Lan said a word, and they believed it?
Something was very wrong!
Also, how did Tang Lan know?
Just as he was about to ask, he heard Tang Lan continue, "This time, Xiao San and I have also benefited from the misfortune, and the harvest is not bad."
Yu Xiaogang was immediately drawn in and looked at Tang San.
Tang San wasn't very happy, though.
He released his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and three spirit rings appeared beneath his feet: white, yellow, and purple.
"At the time, I was alone facing a 2,000-year-old Human Face Demon Spider. I had to consume the Ten-Thousand Year Fire Spirit Ginseng to barely kill it."
"You know how precious the Human Face Demon Spider is, Teacher. It's not something you can just find."
"So, I didn't wait for the Whale Glue to increase the age of the ring and instead absorbed its soul ring, going beyond my level."
"You know about Whale Glue, Teacher, right?"
"Fortunately, with Brother's help, nothing went wrong."
Yu Xiaogang listened with a furrowed brow! He had heard about the Whale Glue from Flender.
This… he really didn't know.
So, he chose to ignore it.
The Human Face Demon Spider was indeed precious, and Tang San's choice wasn't wrong.
But…
A third spirit ring of 2,000 years?
Or was it the Human Face Demon Spider's 2,000 years?
This directly shattered his theory, exceeding the limit for a third spirit ring – 1,760 years!
And judging by Tang San's meaning, Tang Lan had contributed to this?
Just as he was about to ask,
Flender suddenly said, "Little San, your level is extremely risky against a 2,000-year Human Face Demon Spider. Tang Lan, you were just watching from the side?"
He was deliberately stirring up trouble.
Yu Xiaogang also fell for this, looking displeased at Tang Lan.
As a brother, he actually…
"It's not Ge's problem!" Tang San quickly said, "At that time, Ge's opponent was a 30,000-year Human Face Demon Spider!"
Flender: "…"
Yu Xiaogang: "…"
The others: (●—●)●)●) "Hiss—"
"Hiss—"
"Hiss—"
Good heavens! A thirty-thousand-year Human Face Demon Spider?
Compared to a Soul Master's level, that's a Soul Emperor with six rings! And!
The Human Face Demon Spider is a special breed, just like the Titan Ape. A hundred-year-old one can fight against one that's a thousand years old.
A thirty-thousand-year Human Face Demon Spider… Even a Soul Saint with seven rings might not be able to kill it!
So Tang Lan, a Soul Elder with three soul rings and at level 40, was killed?
This was far more shocking than Tang San killing a 2,000-year-old Human Face Demon Spider!
Flender chose to play dead, crouching back.
Yu Xiaogang's worldview was shattered and entered a state of shutdown.
His mind was in chaos.
"It was also a bit of a fluke," Tang Lan said modestly. "At the time, Xiao San first killed the smaller Human Face Demon Spider. That big Human Face Demon Spider, disregarding the hit I was about to land, went back to save the smaller one."
"I found the opportunity to unleash my attack, and only then did I use the Barrett to hit its eye in its lower abdomen, achieving the finishing blow."
"Xiao San is still the best."
The others found this somewhat more acceptable.
However, Tang Lan was able to hold off the thirty-thousand-year-old Human Face Demon Spider and seize the opportunity to kill it with a single blow.
Everyone present, including Flender, admitted they couldn't compare.
"Then, Sect Master, what Soul Skill did you obtain?" Zhu Zhuqing asked.
Tang Lan smiled mysteriously.
He beckoned Zhu Zhuqing to come closer.
Zhu Zhuqing took a step forward.
The double pupils in Tang Lan's left eye lit up, and then there was no more movement.
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Tang Lan, who returned her gaze with a smile.
The two of them remained locked in that silent exchange, neither making a move.
Half a minute later.
Ning Rongrong couldn't help but ask, "So, Uncle Tang, what exactly is your fourth soul skill?"
"I already used it," Tang Lan said mysteriously. "Didn't you feel anything, Zhuqing?"
Zhu Zhuqing frowned in confusion, about to shake her head...
Suddenly!
She felt the soul power within her body rapidly diminish!
She tensed up, her body on high alert!
The soul power continued to drain, as if her body had a hole.
But no matter how Zhu Zhuqing searched, she couldn't find the source.
But one thing was certain, this ability to devour soul power was identical to the Destiny Soul Blue Silver Emperor.
Even Zhu Zhuqing had a premonition that if Tang Lan wanted to, her mental strength and life force would also be devoured!
"It's a terrifying soul skill," Zhu Zhuqing assessed, "I didn't even notice I'd been hit."
The two of them were speaking riddles, leaving everyone else scratching their heads!
—So, what exactly was this fourth soul skill?
"Curious?" Tang Lan chuckled. "Then you can experience it yourselves."
The Destiny Soul Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul emerged, and four soul rings, yellow, yellow, purple, and purple, pulsed—after being disguised.
The fourth soul ring flickered like a broken lightbulb.
But there was no other movement.
Everyone widened their eyes, still finding nothing.
Still completely baffled.
It wasn't until their soul power began to continuously drain away that their expressions changed!
How did they get hit?
The looks they gave Tang Lan became increasingly strange!
Only Flender felt something was off. It was the intuition of a Seventh Ring Soul Saint, a sense of danger!
"A parasitic soul skill?" Yu Xiaogang speculated. "But the Human Face Demon Spider's abilities don't seem to include anything like that."
They were completely baffled!
"Teacher, could it be because of Spider God Possession?" Tang San suddenly said, "When my brother killed that Human Face Demon Spider, I saw it was emitting red-gold light. Did it activate Spider God Possession?"
Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up!
"That's it! It must be!" Yu Xiaogang affirmed. "It should be a special ability that comes with Spider God Possession."
The two of them, master and disciple, were speaking in riddles again.
Zhao Wuji said unhappily, "Can't you all just speak plainly? What exactly is Spider God Possession?"
This time,
Tang Lan didn't interrupt Yu Xiaogang, letting him smoothly explain the Spider God Possession and show off a bit.
He was secretly chuckling to himself.
Yu Xiaogang, this tool, was really useful. He didn't even need to speak, and the other man had already filled in all the blanks.
"Right, teacher," Tang San said again, "My brother's killed Human Face Demon Spider, and it dropped a Soul Bone! And it's an external Soul Bone!"
The light in Yu Xiaogang's eyes suddenly brightened!
An external Soul Bone?
He'd never even seen one before!
He immediately said, "Xiao Lan, show the teacher that external Soul Bone!"
Tang Lan chuckled inwardly—You say let me use it, and I just will?
He said tactfully, "The Eight Spider Lances will damage the clothes. Perhaps another time..."
"Oh, Uncle Tang, what are you afraid of?" Ning Rongrong interrupted. "An external spirit bone! It's only second to a hundred-thousand-year soul ring! Even our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect doesn't have one. Hurry and show us!"
Although Zhu Zhuqing didn't speak, she was also staring at Tang Lan.
"Yes, Sect Master, let us take a look, please?" Dai Mubai said enviously.
"Um," Oscar said weakly, "Only I don't know what this external spirit bone is?"
Yu Xiaogang was still waiting to show off.
Dai Mubai had already snatched the words.
"External Spirit Bone, ranked second on the Soul Master's dream list!"
"Normal spirit bones are in six parts: left leg bone, right leg bone, left arm bone, right arm bone, head bone, and torso bone."
"An external spirit bone is the seventh spirit bone, and its rarity far surpasses that of other spirit bones!"
"There's only one in the entire Star Luo Empire!"
Yu Xiaogang's explanation succinctly conveyed the preciousness of the external spirit bone.
He added, "The prerequisite for absorbing an external spirit bone is to absorb the spirit ring of the soul beast that dropped the bone."
Tang Lan's eyebrows shot up! There's a restriction like that?
"No?"
He absorbed the Eight Spider Lances smoothly, didn't he?
"Hmm."
I guess it's another wrong theory Yu Xiaogang came up with.
Since we're talking about this...
Tang Lan didn't act coy, summoning the Eight Spider Lances. Eight spider legs burst from his back, tearing through his clothes.
The jet-black color was barely visible in the dark, and the tips of the legs gleamed with a dangerous light, stinging the eyes! Coupled with the ferocious shape...
"Cool!" Oscar's eyes sparkled. "Compared to this external spirit bone of the sect master, my Phoenix-tailed Chicken Head Snake's left leg bone is totally inferior!"
That sentence hit Tang San right in the gut!
These two spirit bones were so close to him, yet neither of them were his.
Yu Xiaogang couldn't even bring himself to look at Tang San at this moment, instead gazing at the Eight Spider Lances as if admiring a peerless beauty, his eyes shining.
He was completely enraptured.
It was Flender who coughed, waking Yu Xiaogang.
He looked at the Eight Spider Lances again, and then said seriously, "Tang San, follow me back to Shrek Academy."
In an instant! Tang Lan's face darkened as he narrowed his eyes, staring at Yu Xiaogang and Flender.
So, they came to snatch someone!
Flender looked back without flinching - Tang San was Yu Xiaogang's disciple, so why couldn't he and Shrek take him?
The atmosphere became tense!
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