Douluo Continent: The original Yu Xiaogang brutally defeats Tang San at the start.

On the way back to Notting College, Lin Yuan was in a very pleasant mood.

Successfully hunting the Mandragora Serpent not only allowed his soul power to break through to level 31 and obtain a soul ring configuration that can be described as abnormal (yellow-yellow-purple-purple-purple), but also granted him the powerful attack soul skill [Venomous Spit].

More importantly, just thinking about Tang San's wonderful expression when he sees a pile of snake bones a few days later makes Lin Yuan feel completely at ease.

The thrill of stifling the protagonist's growth at its very source is simply irresistible.

Just as he was leisurely walking along the forest path, the system notification in his mind suddenly and urgently rang out without warning.

[Warning! A top-tier orange-level opportunity, the "Human-Faced Demon Spider," has been detected near the host! This soul beast carries an external soul bone; the system recommends intercepting it immediately!]

An orange-themed opportunity?

External Soul Bone?

Lin Yuan suddenly stopped, his breathing becoming rapid.

Human-faced Demon Spider!

Tang San's Eight Spider Lances!

He never expected that he would receive a second amazing gift from the system right after he had just snatched Tang San's first thousand-year soul ring!

This is simply fate!

"I must take down Tang San's Eight Spider Lances!"

An unprecedented glint flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes, his inner excitement beyond words.

External soul bones are countless times more precious than ordinary soul bones. They can evolve as their master grows, possessing limitless potential.

In the original story, the Eight Spider Lances evolved into a super artifact in Tang San's hands, becoming one of his most important trump cards.

Now, this cheat is about to change hands!

"System, locate the Human-Faced Demon Spider!"

[Beep! Target locked, located 800 meters directly in front of the host, cultivation level: 1200 years. Host is warned that the Human-Faced Demon Spider is extremely ferocious and its venom is potent. Please proceed with caution.]

Twelve hundred years!

Lin Yuan felt a chill run down his spine.

The human-faced demon spider of this year is probably a notch stronger than the mandala snake from before.

Its spider webs are especially tough, and they also carry a strong paralyzing poison. Once you get entangled in one, the consequences are unimaginable.

But fortune favors the bold!

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Yuan concealed his aura and stealthily headed in the direction indicated by the system.

Soon he spotted the terrifying soul beast, a sight to behold, behind a dense thicket of bushes.

It was a huge spider, more than three meters in diameter.

It was entirely black, with a strange white pattern covering its shell. When combined, the pattern resembled a human face, which was ferocious and terrifying.

Its eight thick spider legs were as sharp as spears, with their tips gleaming with a chilling light.

At this moment, dark green venom is dripping continuously from the mouth of this "face," corroding small pits in the ground and emitting sizzling white smoke.

"Good heavens..."

Lin Yuan gasped; just looking at this thing sent chills down his spine.

He did not act rashly, but observed patiently.

Suddenly, the human-faced spider moved!

Its eight spider legs moved alternately at an astonishing speed as it charged forward in one direction.

Lin Yuan looked closely and realized that it was chasing a panicked century-old soul beast called "Ironclad Rabbit".

Suddenly, the human-faced spider opened its mouth and shot out a white spider web, instantly enveloping the armored rabbit.

The armored rabbit's tough, iron-like fur was useless against the spider web. After struggling for a bit, it convulsed and became unable to move.

The human-faced spider swiftly moved forward, its sharp forelimbs piercing into the armored rabbit's body, greedily sucking its prey.

Lin Yuan seized this opportunity!

It's now!

"Luo Sanpao!"

With a low shout, Luo Sanpao appeared out of thin air.

But this time, Lin Yuan didn't let it attack by farting.

"First Soul Skill: Strength Amplification! Second Soul Skill: Speed ​​Amplification!"

Lin Yuan's four soul rings, two yellow and two purple, pulsed, and his condition instantly reached its peak.

He shot out of the bushes like a cannonball, heading straight for the human-faced spider that was feeding!

The human-faced spider was extremely vigilant and detected Lin Yuan almost the instant he moved.

It let out a sharp screech, abandoned its prey, and locked its eight cold eyes on Lin Yuan.

"Fifth Soul Skill: Venomous Breath!"

Lin Yuan used his newly acquired soul skill without hesitation.

He opened his mouth, and a thick purple poisonous mist shot out like an arrow, heading straight for the face of the human-faced demon spider!

Fight poison with poison!

The human-faced spider clearly hadn't expected that this human soul master would also be able to use poison.

It instinctively recoiled, simultaneously spraying out a large web in an attempt to block the poisonous mist.

"Sizzle sizzle..."

The purple poisonous mist met the white spiderweb in mid-air, producing a series of piercing corrosive sounds. Although the spiderweb was tough, it was also corroded by the poisonous mist, leaving it pitted and uneven.

Taking advantage of this brief moment, Lin Yuan had already rushed to the front.

"Third Soul Skill, Golden Holy Shield!"

A golden shield materialized, and Lin Yuan, wielding the holy shield, slammed it down hard on one of the spider legs of the human-faced demon spider.

"clang!"

A loud clang of metal rang out, and Lin Yuan felt a tremendous force of recoil coming from his arm, making his hand go numb and causing him to stagger backward.

On the carapace of the human-faced spider's leg, only a faint white mark appeared.

What a hard shell!

Lin Yuan was greatly alarmed.

The human-faced spider was completely enraged. It let out a shriek and its eight legs moved in unison, like eight deadly spears, stabbing wildly at Lin Yuan, creating a series of whooshing sounds.

Lin Yuan pushed his speed to the limit, constantly dodging and weaving, while using the Golden Holy Shield to block the impenetrable attacks.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The sounds of intense collisions were incessant, forcing Lin Yuan into a desperate retreat, his life fraught with danger.

Several times, the sharp spider legs grazed his body, lifting a corner of his clothes.

This won't do; the consumption of soul power is too great!

"Luo Sanpao!" Lin Yuan roared again.

Luo Sanpao, who had been lingering on the edge of the battlefield, suddenly had a strange golden light flash in his eyes.

Beneath its otherwise ordinary yellow fur, something seemed to be surging.

"roar!"

Luo Sanpao let out a roar that was completely different from usual, and his voice even carried a hint of majesty.

Immediately afterwards, palm-sized golden scales emerged from under its skin and instantly covered its entire back!

These scales gleamed in the sunlight, as if crafted from pure gold, exuding an indestructible quality.

The beginnings of martial spirit evolution!

Lin Yuan was overjoyed. This was the scene that Yu Xiaogang had dreamed of in the original story, and he never expected that it would appear in his hands ahead of time!

The evolved Luo Sanpao also seemed to become even more excited.

It took a deep breath, its belly swelling to its limit.

"Pfft—Boom!"

This time, it spewed out not just simple gas, but a shockwave that was visible to the naked eye and mixed with golden light spots!

This shockwave was several times faster and more powerful than the previous one!

The human-faced spider was doing its best to suppress Lin Yuan and had no idea that the "little dog" behind it could launch such an attack.

The shockwave slammed into its belly—its most vulnerable spot.

"Hiss!"

The human-faced spider let out a shrill scream, its massive body staggering as it was blasted, and even a crack appeared on its abdominal carapace.

opportunity!

Lin Yuan's eyes flashed with a terrifying killing intent.

He frantically poured all his soul power into his fourth soul ring.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Holy Light Judgment!"

A more solid and dazzling golden spear appeared in his hand than when he had hunted the datura serpent before.

"Break it!"

Lin Yuan used all his strength to hurl the spear, which contained the essence of his peak attack, at the crack on the abdomen of the Human-Faced Demon Spider that had been blasted open by Luo Sanpao!

"Pfft!"

This time, there are no more obstacles!

The Holy Light Spear cut through the crack with unstoppable force, precisely penetrating the body of the human-faced spider and emerging from the center of its hideous "face" on its back!

The immense pain drove the Man-Faced Demon Spider completely mad; it wildly lashed out with its eight legs, cutting down all the surrounding trees.

But all of this was in vain; the power of holy light was frantically destroying its life force within its body.

A few seconds later, its movements gradually stopped, and its massive body crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

A purple soul ring, even deeper than that of the Mandala Serpent, slowly rose.

Lin Yuan was panting heavily, his soul power almost completely drained.

This battle was more difficult than he had imagined.

He ignored the thousand-year soul ring and rushed to the corpse of the human-faced demon spider, his gaze fixed on the eight spider legs on its back.

Sure enough, at the base of the spider's legs, a crystal-clear soul bone, like black crystal, was emitting a faint glow.