One day ago.
When Fu Qin chased after the Titan Giant Ape and left the Shrek team.
Not long after he had left.
A sudden change occurred!
"Careful, we're being targeted!!"
Flender's expression changed drastically. His body, which had just caught its breath after the heavy blow from the Titan Giant Ape, instantly tensed up as a massive black shadow lunged out from the bushes.
It was a spider with a leg span of over a hundred feet, its entire body covered in dark purple fuzz. Its eight legs were like sharp scythes, shimmering with a ghostly green poisonous light. It was none other than a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast, the Soul Devouring Demon Spider!
"Get out of the way!" Zhao Wuji roared as he lunged forward, forcibly activating his Immovable Bright King Body, attempting to block the way for everyone.
But the injury from the Titan Giant Ape's palm strike was too severe. As soon as he channeled his spirit power, he couldn't help but cough up a mouthful of blood, and his protective spirit power was instantly covered in cracks.
Flender followed close behind, spreading his Golden Roc Wings, but he could only barely restrain the Soul Devouring Demon Spider's offensive.
Tang San's eyes narrowed. He instantly activated his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track Steps, his figure retreating like a ghost, narrowly dodging the Soul Devouring Demon Spider's sweeping leg.
Though he carried memories of his reincarnation, his spirit power had only just broken through rank thirty. Facing the pressure of a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast, he still felt a tremor in his heart.
But Oscar, standing beside him, wasn't so lucky.
The Soul Devouring Demon Spider's attack speed far exceeded his reaction limit. The ghostly green spider leg, carrying the sound of whistling wind, stabbed straight toward his chest.
The shadow of death instantly loomed over him. Oscar's pupils constricted, and only one thought remained in his mind.
Live!
"Bang!"
"Ahhh—!!!"
"Ow—!!!"
A dull thud rang out, accompanied by two screams of agony.
To everyone's horror, at the critical moment, Oscar suddenly reached out and grabbed Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun beside him, violently pushing them both into the Soul Devouring Demon Spider's range of attack!
Dai Mubai was just about to activate his White Tiger Spirit to counterattack when he was pulled off balance by a massive force. He watched helplessly as the ghostly green spider leg pierced through his left abdomen, blood instantly gushing out.
Ma Hongjun was even more miserable. The spider leg grazed past his lower abdomen, tearing away a large chunk of flesh. The piercing pain caused him to instantly curl up on the ground, letting out a wail like a slaughtered pig.
Meanwhile, Oscar used the recoil from that push to roll clumsily to the side, saving his own life.
He looked at the two struggling in pain on the ground. A flicker of guilt crossed his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by the relief of survival.
It was clear that the selfish nature he had cultivated in the God Realm made him choose to sacrifice his teammates without hesitation in a life-or-death moment.
"Oscar! I'll kill you!" Dai Mubai clutched his bleeding abdomen, his Evil Eyes bloodshot, his voice filled with overwhelming hatred.
He never imagined that the brother he had once fought alongside would actually set him up at such a critical moment!
Ma Hongjun lay on the ground, his lower body bleeding incessantly. He twitched in pain, his gaze toward Oscar like a poison-dipped knife.
"Oscar... f*ck your ancestors! Even as a ghost, I won't let you off!"
Oscar's face turned pale. His lips quivered as he tried to explain, but he was interrupted by Flender's roar: "You bastard!"
Seeing this, Flender and Zhao Wuji were incensed.
They hadn't expected Oscar to be so selfish and despicable, but with the Soul Devouring Demon Spider still watching them like a hawk, they could only suppress their anger and launch a full-scale attack.
Flender's Owl Wings and Zhao Wuji's Gravity Control intertwined, forming a fierce offensive that smashed heavily into the Soul Devouring Demon Spider.
"Puchi!"
Although the ten-thousand-year Soul Devouring Demon Spider was powerful, it ultimately couldn't hold out against the full-force attacks of two Spirit Saints.
Several of its legs were severed, dark purple blood sprayed out, and its massive body crashed to the ground, completely devoid of life.
After all, it was just a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast; it was no match for high-level Spirit Saints like Flender and Zhao Wuji.
Just as everyone thought the crisis was over, a second foul wind suddenly swept in.
Another Soul Devouring Demon Spider emerged from the depths of the dense forest. Though its body was a size smaller than the previous one, its aura was equally sharp.
This was a three-thousand-eight-hundred-year Soul Devouring Demon Spider!
"Damn it! Why is there another one!" Zhao Wuji cursed. Having just gone through a major battle, his spirit power was nearly exhausted, and he could only barely support himself to stand.
However, resolving this thousand-year-level Soul Devouring Demon Spider would not be difficult.
Soon.
Flender and Zhao Wuji worked together to beat it into a state of heavy injury and near death.
Seeing that the opponent no longer posed any danger.
Flender's expression was also solemn as he looked at Tang San. "Little San, kill it quickly!"
Tang San nodded firmly, a crazed light flickering in his eyes.
Looking at this dying three-thousand-eight-hundred-year Soul Devouring Demon Spider, a bold idea welled up in his heart.
He was the reincarnation of a God King. With his past life's experience in absorbing spirit rings beyond the age limit, this three-thousand-eight-hundred-year spirit ring was nothing to him!
"Dean, Teacher Zhao, leave it to me." Tang San's voice carried a hint of imperceptible conceit. "This Spirit Beast is mine. I want it as my third spirit ring!"
Before he had even finished speaking, he charged toward the Soul Devouring Demon Spider. Flender and Zhao Wuji's expressions changed, but it was too late to stop him.
They knew full well that for a rank thirty Spirit Elder to absorb a three-thousand-eight-hundred-year spirit ring was tantamount to suicide, but Tang San's speed was too fast, and he had already reached the Soul Devouring Demon Spider.
"Tang San! Are you crazy! Come back!" Flender roared, but he could only watch as Tang San raised his Blue Silver Grass, injected spirit power, and began to absorb the spirit ring that glowed with a deep purple light.
Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun lay on the ground, watching Tang San's actions with eyes full of complex emotions.
There was jealousy, resentment, and even a hint of schadenfreude.
Although they were polite to Tang San on the surface, in their hearts, they were quite dissatisfied with him.
In their view, everyone was currently at the same starting line, so why should Tang San be superior?
They wished for nothing more than for Tang San to fail in absorbing the spirit ring and become a cripple from the spirit power backlash.
Oscar walked over to the two of them with a hypocritical apology on his face, manifesting a Big Recovery Sausage and a Small Detoxifying Sausage in his hands.
"Mubai, Hongjun, I'm sorry. I was just acting in the heat of the moment. Quickly eat the Sausages to heal your wounds."
Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun looked at the Sausages he handed over, their eyes filled with hatred, yet they had no choice but to open their mouths.
The sharp pain from their wounds made it impossible to refuse. They could only eat the Sausages Oscar offered with hearts full of rage.
The energy from the Sausages surged into their bodies, slightly easing the pain of their wounds, but the hatred in their hearts only grew stronger.
"Oscar, you better remember this. I, Dai Mubai, will definitely repay today's grudge a hundredfold!" Dai Mubai said through gritted teeth in his mind, the wound on his abdomen still throbbing with pain.
Ma Hongjun also endured the severe pain, having already cursed Oscar up and down in his heart.
He could clearly feel that his manhood was broken. Although not completely severed, it would definitely affect his future happiness.