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Chapter 141 The Evil Killer, the Human-Faced Spider (Part 2)

With a full swing of his left hand, the small hammer whistled through the air and smashed straight at the human-faced demon spider's chest.

The armor on the human-faced demon spider's chest is the hardest part of its entire body. Faced with Tang San's sudden attack, it instinctively did not defend itself.

Soul Masters can sense the strength of Soul Beasts within a certain range, and Soul Beasts can also sense the strength of Soul Masters. The Human-Faced Demon Spider before them was originally far stronger than Tang San, but because it was injured, it wasn't as terrifying. However, it could still clearly judge that Tang San's strength was far inferior to its own, so his attacks naturally couldn't damage its strongest defensive shell.

Therefore, the Human-Faced Demon Spider ignored the hammer flying towards its chest, its eight long legs still plunging down, intending to finish off Tang San in one fell swoop and make him its meal. Soul masters possessing soul power and soul rings are also highly nutritious for soul beasts, capable of increasing their cultivation by many years.

Unfortunately, the Human-Faced Demon Spider miscalculated this time. After all, it wasn't a high-level soul beast with sufficient intelligence; how could it possibly compare to a human in terms of intellect?

With a muffled thud, the human-faced spider's body, which had been pouncing downwards, was thrown upwards, its entire body being lifted high by the impact.

The Man-Faced Demon Spider's judgment was correct. Although Tang San had concentrated all his soul power in that hammer blow, and the hammer itself weighed a terrifying 500 jin, it still couldn't break through its chest armor's defenses. The carapace remained intact.

However, the force of this hammer blow was simply too great. The black hammer, infused with all of Tang San's soul power, had a force exceeding a thousand catties. Although it couldn't actually harm the Human-Faced Demon Spider, it still managed to smash its body into the air.

This attack was the same soul skill Tang San had used when he and Xiao Wu faced the Tie brothers on the Soul Arena, ultimately suffering a loss against them. The Tie brothers had used this desperate gamble to injure Tang San back then. After much reflection, Tang San returned to the academy and carefully considered the desperate gamble skill. He thought, "I also have a hammer. Although I don't have the aid of soul rings, can't I use this move?" While he couldn't give his hammer tracking capabilities like the Tie brothers did with their soul skills, he possessed hidden weapon techniques, and in terms of precision, he was certainly no less skilled than the Tie brothers in their desperate gamble.

Tang San's hammer already weighed a terrifying 500 jin (approximately 250 kg), and even without absorbing all of its soul power, it would still be an extremely powerful hidden weapon when thrown. Therefore, Tang San practiced using it several times after that incident. Although the black hammer was heavy, he was no longer the child who had just awakened his soul power. Within ten meters, he could completely control the accuracy of the hammer.

At this critical moment, using this move, although it drained all of Tang San's soul power, had already achieved the effect he had expected.

The human-faced spider's upper body was thrown up by the impact, naturally revealing its lower abdomen. The ferocious human face formed by white patterns instantly magnified in front of Tang San, and its six still-open purple eyes were filled with a chilling and terrifying light.

Tang San's face remained calm, but his right hand, which had been raised, moved.

What is the biggest advantage of mechanical concealed weapons? It is that they can produce extremely powerful destructive force without the need for any internal energy.

In Tang San's previous life, a person who knew no martial arts easily killed a top-tier master using the Tang Clan's top-tier mechanical hidden weapon, the Rain of Pear Blossoms Needles. This was the true strength of the Tang Clan. Now, the seemingly unremarkable black box in Tang San's hand, only a foot or so long, exuded this terrifying power towards the Human-Faced Demon Spider before him.

A series of cracking sounds rang out from Tang San's right hand. A series of dark shadows shot out rapidly. Tang San's wrist twitched slightly, partly to absorb the recoil from the black box, and partly to ensure accuracy. With his skill, how could he possibly lose accuracy at such close range?

It's important to know that most of the mechanical hidden weapons Tang San creates are silent, making them easier to injure enemies. So why is the black box-shaped weapon in his hand making such a loud noise?

It certainly wouldn't be a problem with Tang San's manufacturing process, which only proves one thing: in pursuit of the black box's power, Tang San abandoned the silent mechanism, allowing this mechanical hidden weapon to unleash its most terrifying offensive power.

Sixteen shadowy figures flew out, and under Tang San's precise control, they even targeted the already injured eyes of the Man-Faced Demon Spider, with two shadowy figures shooting into each eye. In the blink of an eye, they all disappeared into the Man-Faced Demon Spider's body.

Although the eyes of the human-faced spider are its weak point, they are not without defense. The surface of the eyes has a transparent protective layer, and its defensive capabilities are quite good.

However, this layer of defense was as fragile as paper in the face of the shadows spewed out from the black box in Tang San's hand, which showed how terrifying the penetrating power of those shadows was.

Previously, when facing the Titan Giant Ape, Tang San had considered using this hidden weapon, but the situation changed too quickly, leaving him no opportunity to use it. Although this hidden weapon is powerful, its launch force is also terrifying, so the mechanism must be activated temporarily each time it is used; otherwise, the mechanism will be destroyed if it remains under tension for too long.

Therefore, Tang San did not use it when facing the Titan Giant Ape. But now, when facing the Human-Faced Demon Spider, Tang San finally took out this heavy weapon, which was the most powerful among all the hidden weapons he currently possessed.

Don't be fooled by its small size; the black box, which is only about a foot long, weighs over thirty pounds.

After firing with his right hand, Tang San made his next move without hesitation. He leaped backward at lightning speed, performing a somersault that sent him flying more than ten meters away.

"Hiss—" A shrill cry filled with a piercing sharpness, sounding particularly clear in the night.

The moment the sixteen shadowy figures disappeared beneath the belly of the human-faced spider, its body, covered in black carapace, suddenly stiffened, then tumbled out, violently tumbling across the ground.

As a result, the nearby plants suffered greatly. As the saying goes, even a centipede dies but does not fall down. Although this human-faced spider does not have a hundred legs, its vitality is extremely tenacious.

The sixteen dark shadows shot into its eight eyes and completely disappeared into its head, yet such injuries did not kill it on the spot.

Purple light, blue liquid, and its powerful body writhed and tumbled wildly on the ground.

Delicate plants were instantly corroded, and even large trees shattered upon impact. Within an area of ​​several dozen square meters, the scene was one of utter devastation, with no plant remaining intact.

After rolling more than ten meters, Tang San did not stop. He endured the weakness in his body and quickly withdrew from the attack range of the Human-Faced Demon Spider.

He knew that if the human-faced spider hadn't already suffered a fatal wound, it could have easily found him by his scent, even if it couldn't see.

Finally reaching a place he felt safe, Tang San's legs gave way, and he collapsed to the ground, panting heavily. He could barely hold onto the black box in his hands.

Without the support of his soul power, the flying hammer he threw had automatically vanished into nothingness. That single blow had completely drained Tang San's soul power, leaving him both spiritual and physical exhausted. If it weren't for his unwavering will to find Xiao Wu, which sustained his body, he would likely have already fainted.

The thrashing of the human-faced spider grew smaller and smaller, its carapace covered with a layer of blue-purple light, and purplish-black liquid kept flowing from the wounds around its eight eyes. It was clear that it was about to die.

Before taking action, Tang San knew that if he used the black box in his hand to shoot the body of the Man-Faced Demon Spider, he might not be able to penetrate its carapace defense. However, if he only aimed at vital points, the defense at the eyes of the Man-Faced Demon Spider was not as terrifying as the eyelids of the Titan Giant Ape.

With the composure characteristic of a master of concealed weapons and the exquisite concealed weapons he crafted, he finally overcame the immediate crisis.

As the human-faced demon spider's life gradually faded, specks of blue-purple light began to gather above its body, signaling that it was time to absorb a soul ring.

After a thousand-year-old soul beast dies, its soul ring can remain for one hour. As long as it is absorbed within one hour, it can be absorbed.

Tang San didn't rush to absorb the spirit ring formed by the Human-Faced Demon Spider. His physical condition was too poor at the moment. He couldn't determine the exact cultivation level of this Human-Faced Demon Spider, but he was certain that it was over a thousand years old.

Soul rings of soul beasts also vary greatly. For example, the thousand-year-old phoenix-tailed crested snake that Oscar absorbed earlier is one of the gentler types of soul beasts.

Absorbing its spirit ring is naturally not difficult.

But this human-faced demon spider in front of us is different. It is definitely the most evil and violent of all soul beasts. Relatively speaking, although its soul ring can provide a greater amplification effect, it is also much more dangerous to absorb.

Because the soul master who absorbs it must withstand the impact of this violent energy, if their body or will cannot hold on, it is very likely to cause a fatal backlash.

(End of this chapter)