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Chapter 118 Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Human-Faced Demon Spider! [Please Subscribe! Please Vote!]

Somewhere on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, as Chen Hong and Ning Quan turned to look for Tang San, a middle-aged man wearing a gray cloak silently observed everything from the darkness.

Tang Hao, the titled Douluo who was secretly protecting Tang San, had been watching the Shrek Academy group's actions from the shadows.

He was shocked to witness Chen Hong's "bewitching" of a hundred-year-old soul beast to sacrifice itself, and also surprised by the sudden appearance of the hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast Titan Giant Ape. However, just as Tang Hao was about to appear and defeat the Titan Giant Ape as a casual Title Douluo, Chen Hong suddenly made his move.

As one of the most outstanding members of the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Hao naturally possessed a wealth of knowledge. Chen Hong's method of condensing arrays in the void was something he had never heard of in his life. However, it couldn't be said that he had no understanding of it at all. At least Tang Hao had seen some records of the Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu in the Clear Sky Sect's top-secret documents. The records seemed to mention that the level 99 Limit Douluo Qian Daoliu possessed a similar domain.

"Another exceptionally talented young genius." As Chen Hong faced the Titan Ape alone, protecting the Shrek group behind him, Tang Hao, who was hiding in the shadows preparing to appear, stopped and stared at the location of the Titan Ape, unable to help but murmur to himself.

None of the Soul Masters and Soul Beasts in the entire Star Dou Great Forest could detect Tang Hao's aura. Even Chen Hong, whose spiritual power was exceptionally unique and who was extremely sensitive to fluctuations in soul power in the air, could only assume, based on reasoning, that Tang Hao might be protecting them. However, since he had not sensed any soul power fluctuations left by Tang Hao, Chen Hong, who dared not gamble on Tang Hao's existence, ultimately chose to take matters into his own hands and "stop" the Titan Giant Ape.

Why was Tang Hao's presence so well concealed in the Star Dou Great Forest?

As Tang Hao walked through the Star Dou Great Forest, every time he stepped onto the ground, the surrounding Blue Silver Grass, with its tenacious vitality and ubiquitous presence, would emit a faint glow in the darkness, swaying slightly and using its own aura to slowly neutralize the aura emanating from Tang Hao.

The protective power of the Blue Silver Grass originates from Tang Hao's ninth spirit ring, a sacrifice from the 100,000-year-old spirit beast, the Blue Silver Emperor.

Because it was a sacrificial spirit ring, Tang Hao essentially received the protection of the Blue Silver Emperor. Wherever he went, the local Blue Silver Grass would use its meager power to shield him.

"It's all fate." When the Titan Ape kidnapped Xiao Wu, Tang Hao secretly followed along. After witnessing the conversation between the Titan Ape and Xiao Wu, he fell silent.

His feelings for Xiao Wu were complicated. On one hand, he wanted Xiao Wu to become part of Tang San's revenge, but on the other hand, it reminded him of his wife, A Yin, thus plunging Tang Hao into an inner struggle.

But without a doubt, from the moment Tang Hao first saw Xiao Wu, his desire as a Soul Master overcame his emotional attachment to making Xiao Wu family. This is undeniable, and Tang Hao himself understood this.

His refusal to show himself in front of Xiao Wu for years reveals his conflicted feelings. Just as a Title Douluo could see through Xiao Wu's soul beast form at a glance, Xiao Wu, as a soul beast in human form, could also recognize Tang Hao's Title Douluo aura at first glance.

The relationship between Title Douluo and Transformed Soul Beasts is like that of natural enemies. Title Douluo have developed special abilities to sense Transformed Soul Beasts, while Transformed Soul Beasts have also developed special abilities to sense Title Douluo in order to survive.

Tang Hao's constant, silent protection of Tang San would inevitably have eventually allowed Xiao Wu to detect his presence. However, due to the unique nature of Tang Hao's ninth spirit ring, his aura would be diluted to an extremely low level whenever he walked on Blue Silver Grass.

Furthermore, as the most resilient plant on the Douluo Continent, Blue Silver Grass can be found in almost every region except for the ocean and desert.

This makes Tang Hao's whereabouts extremely difficult to find. As long as he doesn't expose himself, neither the Clear Sky Sect nor the Spirit Hall can find him.

Therefore, he was able to silently watch the Titan Ape comfort Xiao Wu from a relatively close distance. Tang Hao admitted that the moment he saw Xiao Wu shed tears, he suddenly felt a sense of relief and relief.

"Go. Go back to where you belong. The human world is too dangerous for you."

Standing in the shadows, Tang Hao, now lifeless, glanced one last time at Xiao Wu, who was silently weeping. He sighed inwardly, then turned and left without a moment's hesitation.

The greed of a Soul Master, the desire for revenge, and Ah Yin's sacrifice kept Tang Hao in a state of extremely complex inner struggle. He considered treating Xiao Wu as family, and he also considered using her as a tool for revenge. These were two different choices, and Tang Hao didn't even know what he truly wanted.

Tang Hao had to admit that he was still too weak. He lacked the courage to make a decision. He couldn't decide whether to treat Xiao Wu as family or as a tool. However, seeing that Xiao Wu had figured everything out on her own and made her own choice, Tang Hao couldn't help but feel a sense of loss. But in the end, he chose to respect Xiao Wu's decision, and he also felt a sense of relief.

He lacked the courage to make a choice, just as he still dared not return to the Haotian Sect to face the disappointed looks of his loved ones. So he could only remain silent until he accepted the inevitable outcome in silence.

(Tang Hao didn't make the decision until after Tang San experienced the Youth Soul Master Competition, and he hesitated for five or six years.)

Xiao Wu seems to have made her own choice, which Tang Hao accepts, and he turns and leaves without lingering.

Soon, Tang Hao's figure moved swiftly through the forest and quickly found Tang San's figure. However, Tang Hao, wearing a gray straw hat under the shadow of the giant tree, frowned slightly. He saw in a dense forest, countless hidden weapons and darts were scattered on the trees, and a giant spider with a terrifying appearance and a human face on its belly, larger than a human, lay on the spot covered in wounds, with a purple soul ring emitting an eerie light on its head!

A thousand-year-old soul beast, the human-faced demon spider!

Beside the Thousand-Year-Old Human-Faced Demon Spider, a thin figure sat cross-legged, his face contorted in pain and his eyes bloodshot, attempting to forcibly absorb the Human-Faced Demon Spider's soul ring!

According to Yu Xiaogang's Ten Theories of Martial Souls, the maximum absorption period for a normal Soul Master's third Soul Ring is within two thousand years. However, the purple Soul Ring of the Human-Faced Demon Spider, which emitted a strange glow, clearly exceeded the two-thousand-year absorption limit for a Soul Master's third Soul Ring!

(End of this chapter)