Douluo Amon: I am the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King.

Chapter 63 Bug

Inside the Ascension Platform, all the members of Class Zero gathered together. Tang Wulin and Xie Xie were in the center, focusing on recovering their soul power, while Nan Fusheng and the other three protected them from the outside.

Although they were called Dharma protectors, they were also sitting cross-legged on the ground, recovering from their previous exertion, only diverting some of their attention to their surroundings.

As for safety? There's not much to worry about. The surrounding area is filled with the highly poisonous silk of the human-faced demon spiders. Whether it's a human or a soul beast, anyone who gets close will not have a good ending.

In fact, while Nan Fusheng and his group of six were resting, quite a few soul beasts were already attracted and then fell victim to their attacks.

Because it was a period of unrest, the number of spirit beasts in this great forest was much greater than usual.

Not every spirit beast has keen senses; different spirit beasts perceive their surroundings in different ways. Therefore, some will detour, while others will bump into them…

The terrifying venom of the Human-Faced Demon Spider was fully revealed at this moment. Its silk was not only highly poisonous but also extremely resilient; even some very large soul beasts would have difficulty breaking it upon impact. And then… then tragedy struck.

Under the attack of the deadly poison, ten-year-old soul beasts almost always die instantly, while hundred-year-old soul beasts can only hold on for a little longer.

Anyone who touches a spider's web is doomed. Those with keen senses can avoid it, but those with poor senses face certain death.

After a soul beast dies, its spiritual energy naturally overflows. Normally, on the Spirit Ascension Platform, this energy would dissipate quickly after overflowing. However, given the current period of turmoil, the dissipation of spiritual energy is much slower. Not far from the spider silk...

This was the living space of Nan Fusheng and his group of six. They were in a meditative state, and naturally, they were drawn to this spiritual energy and slowly absorbed it.

At first, there were only a few weak soul beasts, but gradually, the number of soul beasts that died from the poison began to increase, and more spiritual energy began to drift over.

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"This... how could this happen? There's something wrong with the Ascension Platform." The staff stared in disbelief as the spiritual energy around Nan Fusheng and the other six people began to grow increasingly dense, as if they had seen a ghost.

Can we say that Nan Fusheng and the others cheated? We certainly can't say that now! However, if this situation continues, they will be able to absorb more and more spiritual energy from the soul beasts.

These spiritual energies certainly didn't come from nowhere. As for where they came from, that's one of the biggest secrets of the Spirit Pagoda organization, and they undoubtedly require consumption.

It can be said that the six members of Class Zero, by sheer chance, gained an unprecedented opportunity with the help of the human-faced spider.

"Ms. Wu, I have to report this situation to my superiors," the staff member said seriously.

Wu Changkong glanced at him. "Have my students done anything wrong? They fought and defeated the powerful Hundred-Year-Old Human-Faced Demon Spider. They are just meditating to recover. Everything in front of them is a natural occurrence."

Based on my understanding of the Ascension Platform, you shouldn't have the right to change any of this. The Ascension Platform operates entirely independently; only minor adjustments are possible.

The staff member, sweat beading on his forehead, said, "Yes, the Ascension Platform cannot be easily changed. However, if this continues, your students will also run into problems."

Could their mental strength and physical resilience withstand the impact of their souls evolving to the thousand-year level? This is especially true for the two children at the first ring of cultivation. If their souls advance too far, they could be in danger.

Yes, given the situation Nan Fusheng and his group are currently facing, their bodies might not be able to withstand continued evolution. However, at least for now, they are still far from being unable to withstand it.

As for whether the first ring could withstand the impact of a thousand-year-old soul, Wu Changkong wasn't worried at all.

Tang Wulin's physical strength cannot be measured by the standards of ordinary Soul Masters. Recently, his mental strength has reached the Spirit Realm level, and coupled with his powerful body, he can easily live for a thousand years.

Not to mention Gu Yue, who is about to reach level 20 and the second ring level. Her physical fitness and mental strength are top-notch.

These kids really exceeded expectations for this final exam!

Seeing that Wu Changkong didn't react much, the staff hesitated for a moment before picking up the soul communication device and dialing a number. Their purpose was to ensure the normal operation of the Spirit Ascension Platform.

When Tang Wulin's soul power was fully restored, he felt a slight swelling all over his body. When he opened his eyes, he was startled by what he saw.

He and his companions were surrounded by an extremely dense yellow aura. Was this spiritual power?

Looking further away, many soul beast corpses lay scattered on the ground, some already corroded and dissolved. Others were still putting on their final struggle.

He was the one who expended the most energy, so he was the last to wake up from his meditation. The other companions had been awake for a while, but they were also staring blankly at everything outside.

"What... what's going on?" Tang Wulin asked in a low voice.

"Highly poisonous, the venom of the Human-Faced Demon Spider." Nan Fusheng calmly answered Tang Wulin's question. He had anticipated this scene long ago; during his three months of cultivation at the Spirit Ascension Platform...

After continuously filtering through the parasitic soul beasts, three were ultimately chosen: a hundred-year-old human-faced demon spider, a hundred-year-old bluebird, and a thousand-year-old flame demon lion. The latter two were the kings of their respective clans.

Nan Fusheng earned all of this with his life. Upon encountering these three types of soul beasts, Nan Fusheng would immediately throw a parasite at them and then press the distress signal device to teleport them out. It's no exaggeration to say that he earned it with his life.

The human-faced demon spider we just saw was one of Nan Fusheng's clones, and this was the first time he had fought against his own soul beast clone.

How should I put it? It doesn't feel difficult, and you can review the battle scenes from two different perspectives, which is a very novel feeling.

Similarly, the attack on them by the human-faced spider was also at his behest. The purpose was to create this environment, filling the surroundings with the spider's venomous silk.

Then, the thousand-year-old Flame Demon Lion King led his pride to hunt in the surrounding area, intentionally or unintentionally driving the soul beasts in this direction. Initially, the soul beasts that Nan Fusheng and the others encountered were mostly one at a time, which was partly due to this factor.

However, this progress was too slow, so he manipulated the human-faced spider to exploit the bug, saving time and effort.

The Human-Faced Demon Spider truly lived up to its reputation as a soul beast killer; its highly venomous silk had slain countless soul beasts that were ten or even a hundred years old, and the spiritual energy of those beasts was absorbed by them. Under these circumstances, their souls naturally continued to evolve.

(End of this chapter)