Douro Continent

Chapter 142 Meng Yiran also uses hidden weapons? (Part 1)

Although Tang San was anxious to save Xiao Wu, he hadn't lost his mind yet. He understood that he needed to recover to a certain level before he could absorb the spirit ring in front of him.

At this moment, he no longer cared about the potential dangers. He sat there panting heavily, trying to recover his spirit before continuing his cultivation to restore his soul power.

Just then, Tang San's worst fears came true. As the Human-Faced Demon Spider's soul ring slowly condensed on its corpse, three uninvited guests swiftly emerged from the forest.

It wasn't the most threatening spirit beast that arrived, but seeing these three people still made Tang San's heart sink.

Three Soul Masters arrived, and Tang San recognized two of them. These two were Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang, whom he had recently broken up with, and the beautiful young woman Meng Yiran.

The third person beside them was a tall, thin old man who appeared to be at least seventy years old, with a full head of silver hair, just like Chao Tianxiang. He held a dragon-headed cane over four meters long, its surface a bright silver. The dragon head at the top of the cane was lifelike and extremely dazzling. His wrinkled face betrayed his age, and eight spirit rings pulsed rhythmically around his body.

Two yellow, three purple, three black. Although his spirit rings were of slightly lower quality than Zhao Wuji's, having one more thousand-year-old ring, he still possessed eight spirit rings. This represented a Soul Douluo cultivation level of over eighty. Without asking, Tang San knew who this person was: Snake Granny's husband, Meng Yiran's grandfather, Dragon Duke Meng Shu.

The family of three finally reunited. Long Gong didn't need to release his soul power at all; just the eight soul rings on his body were enough to make Tang San feel like he couldn't breathe.

Even if Zhao Wuji and the others were here, let alone if he were the only one here, they would still be at a complete disadvantage.

The Gaishi Dragon and Snake family had just arrived when they didn't notice Tang San sitting on the ground not far away. Their attention immediately fell on the dead Human-Faced Demon Spider, and their expressions changed drastically.

Meng Yiran cried out in shock, "No, how could this be? Why, why? Who? Who killed my Demon Spider?"

Meng Yiran had changed into a dark green, fitted outfit, looking incredibly dashing. But Tang San had no interest in admiring her at all. Hearing Meng Yiran's words, he couldn't help but smile wryly to himself, thinking, "Could it be such a coincidence?"

Some things you may never encounter in your lifetime, but when fate plays tricks on you, you may encounter them twice in a short period of time.

Tang San certainly didn't expect this family to be unable to detect him. With Long Gong's soul power, he only needed to concentrate slightly to hear his own breathing, even his heartbeat. Running away was definitely out of the question, and Tang San had no intention of doing so. A true man dares to take responsibility for his actions. Since Xiao Wu was captured, his mentality had undergone some changes, becoming not only ruthless but also somewhat resolute.

"I killed him." At this moment, he had just regained a little strength and barely managed to stand up by leaning on a large tree next to him.

Tang San's voice immediately attracted the attention of the Gaishi Longshe family. Meng Yiran was stunned when she saw him in his disheveled state, and then her eyes reddened.

"You...you...you...it's you again."

Tang San smiled wryly, "I don't know why it's such a coincidence, but it's definitely me again this time. Is this human-faced demon spider also your prey?"

Meng Yiran looked at Tang San, her pretty face flushed red, clearly furious.

Upon seeing Tang San, the Snake Granny frowned and whispered something to the Dragon Lord. Immediately afterward, Tang San saw the Dragon Lord's eyes.

Long Gong looked very old, but his eyes were unusually bright. Tang San asked himself, he had never seen such bright eyes before.

There were at least thirty meters between where he stood and the Dragon King, but the Dragon King gave him the feeling that he was right next to him.

"You're Tang San?" Long Gong Meng Shu said coldly. His voice sounded clear and didn't sound like that of an elderly person at all.

Tang San nodded.

Meng Shu said, "Do you know that we've been chasing this Human-Faced Demon Spider for a whole day to kill it? If it weren't for its annoying web, it would have already become Yiran's spirit ring. Human-Faced Demon Spiders are extremely rare because they are not tolerated by other spirit beasts. Even in this Star Dou Great Forest, they are very rare. They are much more precious than the Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent."

Tang San's face was deathly pale, but he showed no fear whatsoever. He said calmly, "I know everything you're saying. But I must protect myself. A human-faced demon spider suddenly appeared before me; should I just let it kill me?"

Meng Shu frowned. "You're saying you killed this human-faced spider all by yourself?"

Tang San nodded affirmatively.

Dragon Lord and Snake Granny exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes. Although this Human-Faced Demon Spider wasn't an extremely powerful soul beast, its attack power was definitely among the top in the thousand-year level.

Even without the spider web, its attack and defense capabilities were still enough to allow it to be hunted down by this teenager, which was truly incomprehensible to the elderly couple.

Snake Granny had already spoken highly of Tang San, but now she had to add even more. Previously, Snake Granny had been somewhat dismissive of Meng Yiran's defeat to Tang San, but now she understood that her granddaughter was probably no match for the young man before her.

With a flick of his dragon-headed cane, Long Gong Meng Shu unleashed a burst of white soul power from the end of the cane, flipping the human-faced demon spider over.

He immediately noticed the eight shattered eyes of the human-faced spider and nodded in approval.

Although he didn't know how Tang San had done it, the fact that Tang San was able to attack the vital points of the human-faced demon spider showed just how calm the young man was when facing a powerful enemy. When he looked up at Tang San again, Meng Shu couldn't help but show a hint of admiration in his eyes.

"Grandpa, you have to stand up for me!" Meng Yiran was only a sixteen-year-old girl after all. Seeing the powerful soul ring that was about to be obtained slip away again, and by the same person again, how could she suppress her anger?

Meng Shu patted his granddaughter's head, signaling her to calm down. He looked up at Tang San and said, "Tang San, I'm giving you two choices. I, Meng Shu, have been roaming the Soul Master world for so many years, and I'm not an unreasonable person. Everyone has to protect themselves when facing the Human-Faced Demon Spider, so your killing of it is somewhat understandable. However, you have twice thwarted my granddaughter's attempts to obtain a Soul Ring, and that cannot be left unresolved."

While Tang San was trying to recover his soul power and physical strength, he gently fiddled with the black box that was about a foot long in his hand.

This black box is not limited to firing only once; it contains a total of forty-eight crossbow bolts and can be fired three times.

But each time, he had to board the machine alone. In Tang San's previous life, this seemingly inconspicuous black box was famous far and wide, and it had a well-known name - Zhuge Divine Crossbow.

The rectangular black box has sixteen holes at one end, allowing it to fire sixteen tailless crossbow bolts simultaneously. Within fifty meters, these bolts are powerful enough to pierce metal and stone, making them extremely formidable.

Once, the Tang Clan offended another sect, and when they were attacked, not even their inner disciples were mobilized.

With just one hundred outer disciples, each equipped with a Zhuge Divine Crossbow, they easily annihilated the enemy, leaving no survivors. From then on, the Zhuge Divine Crossbow became famous.

Among mechanical hidden weapons, apart from a few top-tier ones such as the Buddha's Wrath Lotus, the Rain of Pear Blossoms Needle, and the Peacock Feather, the Zhuge Crossbow in Tang San's hand is the most powerful.

Tang San knew, of course, that the Zhuge Crossbow posed no threat to the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny, but it was something Meng Yiran couldn't withstand. He had already thought it through clearly: if the other party pressed too hard, he would have to use this hidden weapon to take someone down with him.

"I wonder what the two choices you have given me are?" Tang San asked calmly.

The second trigger of his Zhuge Divine Crossbow was almost ready. If he could just delay for a little longer, he would have a chance to retaliate in his dying moments.

Moreover, he also possesses other mechanical concealed weapons, making it not so easy to kill him.

Meng Shu said, "The two choices I'm giving you are simple. The first choice is for you to join my family and become a member. Since we're family now, I'll let bygones be bygones the fact that you managed to obtain the soul ring twice and wasted this precious Human-Faced Demon Spider soul ring."

Joining a clan? It sounds simple, but once you actually join, it's a lifelong commitment. Any Soul Master who joins a clan can never betray it and must become a member of that clan.

Everything I do from now on will be subject to the constraints of this family.

Of course, the treatment that Soul Masters receive when joining a large family is also extremely generous.

Exceptions do exist, but only if one's strength reaches a certain level. Given Tang San's current situation, if he were to join a clan, he would forever remain a member of that clan. Meng Shu recognized Tang San's talent; such geniuses are rare.

Tang San shook his head. "I'm sorry, senior. I'm used to being free and don't like being restrained. Also, there's something you're wrong about. Although I killed this human-faced demon spider, its spirit ring wasn't wasted. If you hadn't appeared, I might have already started absorbing it."

(End of this chapter)