Douro Continent

Chapter 150 Tang San's Powerful Third Soul Ring (Part 2)

As he spoke, he strode up to the fat man, ignoring the fat man's festering hands, and directly reached out to grasp them. In that instant, Tang San's hands turned jade-colored.

A strange scene unfolded: the deadly poison that even Oscar Little Sausage couldn't handle suddenly retreated rapidly along the same path after Tang San grasped Fatty's hand. A faint purplish-black liquid flowed into Tang San's palm and disappeared.

In just a few breaths, the fat man's arm had returned to normal, and bright red blood began to flow from the wound on his palm. The pain on his face also disappeared.

"What exactly is going on?" The same question arose in the minds of everyone except Tang San.

Seeing that the fat man was alright, Tang San breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that everyone had many questions in their hearts, but he didn't rush to explain. After releasing the fat man's hand, he quickly went to the dead human-faced spider and pressed his hand against it.

The corpse of the Man-Faced Demon Spider had completely turned gray and was utterly lifeless. Tang San merely channeled his soul power, and a series of rapid cracking sounds rang out. The Man-Faced Demon Spider's corpse had actually shattered into pieces.

"I understand." Combining his feelings from the previous meditation, Tang San finally roughly figured out what had happened.

"From now on, everyone, please don't slap the spider legs on my back. These legs contain the deadly venom of the Human-Faced Demon Spider. When I absorbed the spirit ring before, for some reason, I also absorbed all of the Human-Faced Demon Spider's venom into my body. I'm afraid only when I see the teacher can I find out why this happened. I don't know the reason, but I can barely figure out my physical condition now. I have the third spirit skill given to me by the Human-Faced Demon Spider, which is its best skill: the spider web. And my Blue Silver Grass should have undergone a certain mutation after being added based on the Human-Faced Demon Spider spirit ring. As for the extent of the mutation, I can only test it slowly when I get back. My overall attributes have been greatly improved, especially in terms of strength and speed. My spirit power has also increased a lot, it seems to be more than level thirty-one."

Zhao Wuji asked, "Then what about those spider legs on your back?"

Tang San smiled wryly, "Just like when I absorbed all the venom from the Human-Faced Demon Spider, I don't know why this happened. Those spider legs don't seem to be related to the spirit ring I absorbed. I can control their movements, but it's a bit awkward."

Dai Mubai said, "Then can you make them take them back? You can't keep doing this forever. People will think you're a monster."

Tang San said helplessly, "Aren't we all monsters to begin with? I'll give it a try."

As he spoke, he gathered his soul power and channeled it into his spine, issuing a command to retract the eight spider legs.

A strange scene unfolded: the three-meter-long spider legs slowly folded over, the two curved sections joined together, and then gradually merged into Tang San's body.

Tang San only felt a slight itch on his back, nothing more. During this process, all three of his spirit rings lit up. Tang San could clearly feel his spirit power being rapidly depleted. Obviously, retracting these spider legs required the support of spirit power.

When Tang San had consumed a third of his soul power, all the spider legs finally disappeared into his back. Tang San could clearly feel that the eight spider legs had not disappeared from his body, but had transformed into eight strange energies, starting from his spine and attaching themselves to his eight ribs.

"It's good that you can put them away." Zhao Wuji nodded to Tang San. "These spider legs are quite good. If they're really like the spider legs of the Human-Faced Demon Spider, then your strength will be even greater, Tang San. Eight three-meter-long spider legs that you can control at will are equivalent to eight spears, and they're also highly poisonous. If they're as toxic as the Human-Faced Demon Spider, then they should be a combination of neurotoxin and corrosive poison. Even Xiao Ao's little sausages couldn't neutralize it, which shows how potent the toxin is."

Tang San was deep in thought. The process of obtaining the Human-Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring had been extremely painful, but now that it was fully absorbed, he had gained far more than an ordinary Soul Master would. Not only had his attributes increased dramatically, but he had also acquired the skill he most desired. However, Tang San didn't know whether to be happy or worried about the eight spider legs on his back. After all, he didn't know what consequences this situation would bring him in the future.

At this moment, Tang San missed his teacher even more. If the Grandmaster were here, perhaps all these questions could be answered.

"Alright, let's not think about it anymore. We'll talk about everything when we get back." Zhao Wuji looked at the children with a smile, feeling much more relaxed. "Although we encountered a lot of trouble and went through several dangers this time, we finally made it through. Oscar, Tang San, and Xiao Wu successfully obtained their spirit rings and advanced to the Soul Master realm. The gains were quite good. It's time to go back. Let's head to Shrek Academy."

The group cheered in unison. Having narrowly escaped death several times, everything was now resolved, and they could finally go home. The seven students looked at each other, an unspoken understanding spreading between them. After this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, whether they had obtained a spirit ring or not, all they wanted now was to return to the academy and comfortably lie in their own beds for a good night's sleep.

If there was some distance between the seven when they arrived, their relationship has undoubtedly grown much closer now. Ning Rongrong, who was previously the least accepted by everyone, has earned their recognition through her actions, and she has finally understood the meaning of friendship in the face of life and death. Surrounded by a group of geniuses far more outstanding than herself, what sense of superiority could she possibly have?

Although some time had passed, Zhao Wuji's strength was only at fifty percent of his peak due to using his Martial Soul True Body. Therefore, everyone remained extremely cautious as they left the Star Dou Great Forest. Not only were each person equipped with an Oscar mushroom sausage and a recovery sausage, but they also maintained an optimal defensive formation.

As they left the Star Dou Great Forest, Xiao Wu repeated what she had told everyone before to Tang San. She also told him that she had obtained her third spirit ring.

"Xiao Wu, what is your third spirit ring skill?" Tang San asked curiously.

Xiao Wu chuckled and said, "It's a secret. I'll tell you when we get back. Xiao San, how did you kill that human-faced spider? You were all alone then. Even a wounded human-faced spider is incredibly powerful, right? And it's also highly venomous."

Hearing Xiao Wu's question, Tang San suddenly realized, "Oh right, I almost forgot something. Teacher Zhao, wait a moment before you leave."

At this point, they were approaching the edge of the Star Dou Great Forest. Although they could see some soul beasts, most of them were only ten or a hundred years old and were not a threat.

Zhao Wuji stopped and looked at Tang San. "What's wrong?"

Tang San raised his hand and swept it across the moonlit night of the Twenty-Four Bridges, retrieving the Zhuge Crossbow. Xiao Wu's mention of the Human-Faced Demon Spider's death reminded him that he hadn't fired his Zhuge Crossbow after reloading the trigger for the second time that day. Keeping the trigger engaged for an extended period would damage the crossbow. Fortunately, only a little over a day had passed; it was still in time to release the trigger.

Once the Zhuge Divine Crossbow is set up, it can only be deactivated by firing it, which is one of its drawbacks.

Seeing the Zhuge Crossbow in Tang San's hand, Xiao Wu suddenly realized, "So you used it to kill the Human-Faced Demon Spider. This thing is indeed powerful; the Human-Faced Demon Spider's eyes definitely couldn't withstand it."

Xiao Wu's words were naturally heard by the others. Previously, due to the tense situation, no one had noticed how the Man-Faced Demon Spider died. Afterwards, Tang San began absorbing spirit rings, and everyone was only concerned about his safety. Now, hearing Xiao Wu mention it, they remembered how terrifying the Man-Faced Demon Spider was, and couldn't help but show surprise as they looked at the Zhuge Crossbow in Tang San's hand.

Tang San demonstrated to everyone through his actions what the Zhuge Crossbow was for. After the events in the Star Dou Great Forest, he had come to accept his companions. Mechanical hidden weapons weren't the true secrets of the Tang Sect, so he had nothing to hide.

Tang San raised his hand, aimed the Zhuge Crossbow at a large tree nearby, and pressed the switch.

Crack, crack, a series of clanging sounds rang out, and everyone felt a blur before their eyes, followed by a series of thuds.

The speed at which it exploded in that instant caused not only the students to change their expressions, but even Zhao Wuji's.

Among the crowd, the fastest was undoubtedly the agility-type Soul Master Zhu Zhuqing, but she knew she could never escape from the Zhuge Crossbow with that kind of firing speed.

Everyone's expression changed, and they looked at each other in horror.

The group approached the tree and clearly saw that two rows of sixteen small holes, each about the thickness of a finger, had appeared on the massive tree that required three people to encircle. Light passed through the holes, allowing one to see from one side to the other.

Zhao Wuji couldn't help but ask, "Tang San, what is this? How did you do that?"

Tang San held up the Zhuge Divine Crossbow to his master. "I call it the Zhuge Divine Crossbow. It's an extremely powerful mechanical concealed weapon. Anyone can use it. It contains forty-eight bolts, and each time the trigger is engaged, sixteen bolts can be fired instantly through the trigger mechanism, just like before. Once the trigger is engaged, it must be fired; otherwise, keeping the trigger taut for too long will damage the crossbow. This is because the trigger force of this repeating crossbow is very strong, and metal can easily withstand it. This is also the drawback of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow."

(End of this chapter)