Douluo Continent: The Phoenix God Returns

Chapter 24 Replacement

"Little San..." Zhao Wuji called out to Tang San with some heartache, dragging his injured body.

Zhao Wuji couldn't accept that his student had been captured by the Titan Giant Ape, and Tang San couldn't accept it even more. At this moment, Tang San seemed to have lost his soul and fell from the sky. He got up and, ignoring the surging blood in his body, silently came to Oscar's side.

Tang San stared at Oscar with bloodshot eyes and said, "Little Oscar, give me a mushroom sausage."

"Never mind." Oscar sighed, looking at Tang San's bloodshot eyes, knowing that he couldn't persuade him, so he simply stopped arguing.

Tang San became the first person to eat the mushroom sausage. Six illusory wings appeared on his back and, just as Zhao Wuji pounced on him, lifted his body into the air.

"I'm sorry, Teacher Zhao. I have to find Xiaowu, even if she's dead, I have to retrieve her body."

At this moment, everyone finally saw Tang San's blood-red eyes. They naturally understood that he was filled with extreme grief and indignation.

"The Seven Treasures have names, the second being: Speed." Ning Rongrong's clear voice rang out, and a brilliant colorful light floated down on Tang San, causing the six illusory wings on his back to flap faster.

After Tang San left, Ye Li unfolded the Phoenix Wings external soul bone and prepared to go. As she left, she told the Shrek Academy members that she would bring Tang San back safely, and then flew straight towards the Star Dou Great Forest.

There was absolutely no way Xiao Wu could be in any danger; Ye Li knew this all too well. The Titan Giant Ape simply wanted to see Xiao Wu. At the same time, Bi Ji brought the specially chosen human-faced demon spider to Ye Li's side.

"Ah Li, there's a human-faced spider up ahead that's fighting with that person. What should we do?" Brigitte asked.

"Replace these two human-faced spiders while he's unconscious." Ye Li glanced at the human-faced spider in Bi Ji's hand.

He then waved his right hand and a dark red aura entered the human-faced demon spider's body. As long as Tang San absorbed the human-faced demon spider's soul ring, this aura would be implanted into Tang San's body, planting a seed for future development.

At this moment, the two arrived at a large tree and saw sixteen dark shadows shooting out from the black box in Tang San's hand. Each pair of shadows passed through the eight eyes of the human-faced demon spider and disappeared into its body.

The human-faced spider let out a mournful cry, its body thrashing wildly on the ground, yet it did not die instantly. A highly toxic blue liquid oozed from its body, and most of the surrounding plants succumbed, decaying and rotting.

Tang San didn't stay where he was. Instead, he endured his weakness and ran out of the attack range of the Man-Faced Demon Spider. Only when he felt it was a safe distance did his legs give way and he sat down on the ground with a thud. His physical strength and soul power were both exhausted. If it weren't for the thought of saving Xiao Wu supporting him, Tang San would probably have fainted.

"Sister Brigitte, it's up to you now," Ye Li said.

Bi Ji nodded and casually waved her hand at Tang San, who immediately fainted. Ye Li followed suit and transferred all the hidden weapons from the human-faced spider that Tang San had killed to another spider. Then, Ye Li dissected the human-faced spider and obtained what he wanted: the Eight Spider Soul Bone.

"Sister Brigitte, go back to Soto City and wait for me. While you're at it, tell Uncle Di Tian to beat up that Titan Ape. Ali can't swallow that insult," Ye Li said.

"Alright." Brigitte sighed helplessly, offering her condolences to the Titan Ape. Getting involved with this little devil was really asking for trouble.

After Bi Ji left, Ye Li came to Tang San's side and shook the unconscious Tang San, saying, "Tang San, wake up!"

Tang San opened his eyes with difficulty, "Xiao Ye?"

"Luckily I didn't arrive too late. I'm glad you're alright," Ye Li said with a slight smile.

Tang San covered his head, only then remembering what had happened. "How much time has passed?"

"I just arrived and saw you were unconscious. Perhaps the aura released by that human-faced demon spider affected you," Ye Li said, pointing to the human-faced demon spider behind Tang San.

Tang San looked back and saw that the human-faced demon spider was still writhing, but its movements were already very small, and it was clear that it was not going to survive. "When it came to me, it had already been injured and had used up all its spider web attacks, which is why I was able to take advantage of the situation."

"What are you planning to do next? Are you still going to pursue it? In your current state, you probably won't be able to hold on much longer," Ye Li said calmly.

Tang San gave a bitter smile, turned around and glanced at the Man-Faced Demon Spider. The beast was completely dead, its life's cultivation condensed into a purple thousand-year soul ring. "I need to absorb this Man-Faced Demon Spider's soul ring. Only in this way can I recover to my best condition. Xiao Ye, please protect me."

If Tang San were alone, he would need to consider whether he would encounter any danger, but with Li Ye by his side, there would be no problem.

Just as Tang San was absorbing the spirit ring, a series of figures arrived rapidly. Leading them was Zhao Wuji, followed by the Shrek Academy students, all appearing somewhat weary. They had been relentlessly searching for and tracking Tang San and Ye Li.

After Ye Li stepped forward and explained, the expressions of everyone from Shrek Academy became very serious.

Dai Mubai whispered to Zhao Wuji with concern, "Teacher Zhao, if this continues, Tang San might be in danger."

Zhao Wuji frowned as well. "I know. But we can't interrupt him now. Otherwise, the consequences will be even worse. Now it all depends on his willpower. Hopefully, Tang San can pull through this. Otherwise..."

The reason Ye Li asked Bi Ji to prepare this human-faced demon spider that was exactly a thousand years old was because of the uniqueness of her Azure Jade Phoenix Martial Soul. Its dark red aura could conceal the original cultivation level of the Soul Ring, and it also had a subtle effect on Soul Masters.

The powerful energy fluctuations continued to rise, and the blood mist around Tang San's body became more and more obvious. There was even a faint fishy smell seeping out from the blood mist. Just when everyone was as anxious as ants on a hot pan, suddenly, a light footstep caught Zhao Wuji's attention.

"Who?" Zhao Wuji's icy gaze turned in one direction, and his soul power suddenly surged.

"Teacher Zhao." Xiao Wu's slender figure ran out from the woods.

Xiao Wu looked somewhat disheveled at this moment, with many of her clothes torn and her neat scorpion braids disheveled, but her complexion was very rosy, and she seemed to have matured a bit more than before.

"Xiao Wu, you're not dead?" Oscar realized his words were harsh only after he said them.

Xiao Wu said irritably, "Are you hoping I die? What's going on? This fog... Oh my god, what happened to Xiao San?"

Upon seeing Tang San in the light red mist, Xiao Wu's heart tightened, and she rushed over in three steps at a time.

"Don't disturb him. He's absorbing his third spirit ring." Zhao Wuji quickly stopped Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu exclaimed, "But this human-faced demon spider has been cultivated for over two thousand years! Grandmaster said the limit for a Soul Master's third Soul Ring is over seventeen hundred and sixty years. Xiao San, he..."

Zhao Wuji was taken aback. "How do you know this human-faced demon spider has two thousand years of cultivation?"

"These were all taught by the master," Xiao Wu said.

Apart from Ye Li, everyone else was puzzled but didn't say anything. Only Oscar gave Ye Li a meaningful look, after all, his third spirit ring was three thousand years old.

Zhao Wuji said, "By the way, Xiao Wu, how did you escape from the clutches of the Titan Ape? Tell us what happened first."

Before returning, Xiao Wu had naturally prepared her explanation. Looking at Tang San with concern, she explained, "I don't know what happened either. That Thai..."

The Titan ape grabbed me and ran into the forest. We hadn't gone far when a sound like a bull's roar seemed to come from one direction. The Titan ape seemed very nervous; it looked at me, then threw me aside and ran away.

"The sound of a cow? What kind of cow could make the Titan Ape nervous? And then what happened?" Zhao Wuji frowned.

Fear flashed in Xiao Wu's eyes. "I don't know if I should say I was lucky or unlucky. I suddenly found that my soul power had also broken through to level 30. I was very scared at the time. Perhaps the increase in soul power was due to too much external stimulation. I happened to find a thousand-year soul beast that was suitable for me while it was unconscious, so I hunted it down and obtained my third soul ring."

Zhao Wuji was startled. "What? You're already level 30? Who's older, you or Tang San?"

Xiao Wu said, "I'm a few months younger than him."

"This works too?" The fat man stared at Xiao Wu, looking like he'd just stumbled upon a lucky break.

Xiao Wu looked shaken. "After absorbing the third spirit ring, my strength recovered, and I followed my memory back. I heard some noises coming from here and finally found you."

Ye Li was speechless. "The Azure Bull Python is taking the blame for the Titan Giant Ape like this. Uncle Di Tian couldn't find the Titan Giant Ape, so he went to fight the Azure Bull Python. I'm completely dumbfounded by this."

Although there were some doubts in Xiao Wu's words, she had returned alive after all. Apart from Ye Li, who could imagine what kind of relationship she had with the Titan Giant Ape? Everyone unconsciously chose to believe her.

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(End of this chapter)