Douluo Continent: The Ten Kings of Hell, I am the Emperor of the Underworld

Chapter 93 Tang San Devours His Own Kin, and the Tragic Da Ming and Er Ming

In a small town dozens of miles from the Star Dou Great Forest, under the cover of night, a strange black shadow flashed by.

The three soul masters who were traveling together suddenly felt a chill down their spines.

"Where did this cold wind come from?"

One of them turned around but saw nothing, thinking it was just a gust of wind.

But when he turned his head, a monster with eight spider legs standing on its back appeared on the street behind him.

The next moment, a long spider leg pierced through the man's chest from behind.

"what happened?"

His two companions heard a whimper coming from his throat and immediately turned around.

The moment they turned around, two spider legs were already in front of their chests, passing through them without any obstruction.

The dark clouds dispersed, and moonlight shone through.

Under the moonlight, Tang San's face was incredibly ferocious.

His eight spider spears pierced the chests of the three men, and the three soul masters visibly withered away, their flesh and blood seemingly evaporating in an instant.

As the flesh and blood of these three Soul Masters were completely devoured, Tang San revealed a look of pleasure.

"Whoo~"

Tang San's contorted face calmed down considerably.

Without even glancing at the three Soul Masters who had turned into dried corpses, Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Steps to quickly leave the area.

Shortly afterward, when others passed by, they discovered the three mummified corpses and screamed in horror.

In a rather inconspicuous alley in the western part of the city, quite far from here.

Tang San and his two companions have been staying here for the past few days.

Tang Hao's condition was very poor after the continuous explosions of his rings, and he needed to rest for a while. So Tang San found a house in this small town for Tang Hao to stay in and recover.

Upon opening the courtyard gate, Tang San discovered that Xiao Wu was right behind it.

"Xiao Wu, what are you doing waiting here?"

Xiao Wu's face was strange; it was pale and filled with terror.

"elder brother."

Xiao Wu rushed into Tang San's arms and hugged him tightly.

"Xiao Wu, tell me, what happened? Have enemies come?" Tang San wrote on Xiao Wu's hand.

Xiao Wu shook her head vigorously.

"Brother, I saw it all. The mummies that have appeared in town these past few days are all because of you, right?"

Tang San's body suddenly stiffened.

He thought his actions were discreet enough that Xiao Wu wouldn't notice, but he never expected that Xiao Wu would secretly follow him.

"Xiao Wu, let me explain. I actually have my reasons."

The rejection between Tang San's soul and body reappeared, and it was even more severe this time.

It was by chance that he discovered that his Eight Spider Lances external soul bone had the ability to devour. After devouring the flesh and blood of a soul beast, he found that his soul power had increased and his soul problems had been alleviated to some extent.

He tried devouring soul beasts several more times after that, but the results were not very good.

Until one day, when he attacked a Soul Master, he was surprised to find that devouring humans was much more effective than devouring Soul Beasts.

It not only made his soul power increase faster, but also made his soul more stable, and he no longer had that feeling of about to leave his body.

But once the devouring begins, it's hard to stop.

If he doesn't devour others for a period of time, the excruciating pain from his very soul will be unbearable for Tang San.

In order to slow down the mismatch between his soul and body, and also to increase his soul power more quickly, Tang San hunted down soul masters time and time again, devouring them with his Eight Spider Lances.

"Brother, you don't need to explain to me. No matter what happens, I will stand by your side. Even if you lie to me, I will believe you." Tang San gently patted Xiao Wu's back with his hard hand.

"No, I would never lie to you," Tang San wrote earnestly on Xiao Wu's hand.

Xiao Wu didn't answer, she just nodded vigorously.

Tang San didn't see that Xiao Wu's eyes were glistening with tears.

Da Ming, Er Ming, I'm sorry. I know you wouldn't hurt Uncle Tang Hao for no reason. You must have your reasons.

But Uncle Tang Hao is Third Brother's father, and no matter what, I cannot let him be killed by you.

Maybe we'll never see each other again?
I hope you can forgive me.

Although Xiao Wu is deaf, based on her understanding of Da Ming and Er Ming, she would never do anything to anger them unless there was no other way.

Although she didn't hear Da Ming and Er Ming's voices that day, Xiao Wu could clearly see the shape of their mouths when they said "Beast God".

She knew that Tang San was very likely lying to her, but she was willing to be deceived.

Xiao Wu felt guilty towards Da Ming and Er Ming, but apart from saying sorry in her heart, there was nothing else she could do.

"Spare me, Lord Xiong, spare me!"

"The year hasn't been up yet. Please give us another chance. We will definitely kill that human."

Deep in the Star Forest.

Having failed to catch Tang Hao, the Azure Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape returned filled with rage, only to run into Xiong Jun, who was venting his anger on someone else.

The two of them were quickly dealt with by Xiong Jun, first beaten half to death, and then dragged by Xiong Jun to the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.

"You two are useless. From the moment you started helping humans hunt soul beasts, you no longer deserve to be soul beasts. Oh, and besides you, there's that rabbit too."

"However, it would be a pity to waste your 100,000 years of cultivation. You might as well contribute it to other soul beasts."

Xiong Jun didn't think much of their energy, so he kept forcing them to release their life energy to nourish the other soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Unlike the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, which absorbed so much millennia-old cold marrow and accumulated so much energy, were able to survive being continuously absorbed by so many ferocious beasts for millennia and even surpassed a million years.

Every bit of their life energy they release diminishes, and with each bit released, their strength diminishes.

When their life energy is completely exhausted, that will be the time of their death.

But if they didn't do as Xiong Jun said, they would die immediately; the only difference was whether they would die sooner or later.

"Big brother, I'm starting to regret it," Erming suddenly said.

"Regret what? Regret that you shouldn't have listened to Sister Xiaowu and helped that human?"

Now that Xiong Jun already knows about Xiao Wu, there's no need for them to hide it anymore.

Erming shook his head.

"No, I regret not stopping Sister Xiaowu from entering the human world. She must have been deceived by humans to not care about our lives."

Ming Dynasty: ...

He was ultimately more clear-headed than Erming. As he watched his life energy gradually drain away, he realized that it wasn't worth it to have been a sycophant for so many years.

Looking at the unrepentant Erming one last time, he suddenly felt that it was better to be a little foolish, so as not to have to consciously endure the pain.

After listening to their conversation for a while, Xiong Jun scoffed disdainfully.

What kind of good spirit beast would like a rabbit?
Both the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Ape possess special bloodlines, and if they cultivate diligently, they have a good chance of breaking through two or three hundred thousand years.

Who knew they were always doing nothing productive, spending all their time playing around with the rabbit when it was around.

When that rabbit transformed into a human, it actually listened to her and helped humans hunt soul beasts. I really don't know how their brains work; they're so stupid.

Thinking of himself, Xiong Jun felt a pang of sadness.

"I wonder when Mr. Ning will come to the Star Dou Great Forest again. Even if he doesn't come in person, I'd be happy if the Yellow Springs Road came to pick me up."

"Purple Princess, Crimson King, Demon King, shouldn't it be my turn next?"

(End of this chapter)