Douluo Phoenix

Chapter 48 Fire Spider

While Huo Wushuang was absorbing the soul bone, Huo Wu grabbed Xiao Fei and said, "What are those wings on your back? Why haven't you mentioned them before?"

Xiao Fei quickly covered his ears and begged for mercy, "Sister Huo Wu, please don't do this, it hurts a lot."

Huo Wu said fiercely, "If you know it hurts, hurry up and tell me the secret, or I'll tear your ears off."

Helpless, Xiao Fei stretched out the Flamebird wings on his back. Twelve sharp, knife-like wings gradually emerged from his back, each as sharp as a steel blade.

Xiao Fei said, "These are the external spirit bones I obtained when I got my second spirit ring, the Flame Bird Wings? And the claws on my hands are the Flame Lion King Hand external spirit bones I obtained when I got my first spirit ring. After years of tempering and upgrading, both of these external spirit bones are now 5 years old. I have never shown these Flame Bird Wings to the outside world, nor have I ever used them. Today is the first time I'm showing them to people."

Huo Wu asked, "You actually have two external soul bones, so how many soul bones do you have on you?" After saying that, Huo Wu looked at the external soul bones from all angles, and even carefully examined Xiao Fei's body, occasionally touching them randomly.

Xiao Fei quickly said, "Sister Huo Wu, I only have one head soul bone and one right leg soul bone on me right now, plus two external soul bones."

Huo Wu said fiercely, "How come I've never heard of you having a right leg soul bone?"

Xiao Fei said solemnly, "This right leg soul bone cannot be shown to anyone; it's a 100,000-year-old soul bone. If people find out, it will attract the pursuit of a Title Douluo."

"A 100,000-year-old soul bone? One of the most precious treasures in the world of soul masters. What kind of soul bone skills does your right leg bone possess?"

"He has two skills: one is the ability to fly, and the other is the ability to heal injuries." After saying that, he grasped Huo Wu's arm with his hand, and a green light flashed on the soul bone. Huo Wu's injuries were quickly healed, and in no time, she was completely healed.

Huo Wu laughed and said, "This soul bone skill is pretty good. I won't be afraid of getting hurt anymore."

Xiao Fei shook his head: "This soul bone's skill is a bit overpowered, and its origin is questionable, so I'll try to use it sparingly. However, this soul bone provides me with extremely high vitality. That's why I can absorb soul rings from higher-level opponents every time."

Huo Wu said, "No wonder you have such a strong will to live."

Xiao Fei said earnestly, "Sister Huo Wu, you absolutely mustn't tell anyone about this soul bone, otherwise a lot of Title Douluos will come after us. That would be troublesome."

Seeing Xiao Fei's serious expression, Huo Wu nodded earnestly.

This soul bone has a special skill—it's a healing skill. If someone gets injured and Huo Wu can't bear it and asks Xiao Fei to heal them, it will cause trouble if word gets out. That's why Xiao Fei specifically emphasized this to Huo Wu.

A day later, Huo Wushuang finally finished absorbing the soul bone. He gained an excellent soul bone skill: the ability to unleash sonic attacks with a significant mental impact, and it was a wide-range skill. It could be considered a divine skill, although its age was still relatively low.

For the next two weeks, the three continued their journey into the Undying Volcano. During these three days, numerous soul beasts attacked and ambushed them, but the trio managed to evade them all. They also killed many soul beasts, but none yielded soul bones, including some ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts.

The three felt that the closer they got to the core of the volcano, the higher the fire elemental energy in the air, and the faster their cultivation speed. However, they couldn't find any information similar to the map of the Divine Fire Sect. Could it be that the Divine Fire Sect had truly been lost to history?

That day, the three of them pitched their tent and were resting. Suddenly, Xiao Fei sensed something unusual about his surroundings, but couldn't quite put his finger on it. He carefully sensed the fluctuations of soul power around him, but there wasn't a single trace of vitality. This was very abnormal. Could it be that there weren't even any soul beasts around? Unless…

Xiao Fei decisively flew into the sky and carefully looked around. Within a radius of nearly one kilometer, there wasn't a single soul beast. This meant that there must be a very powerful soul beast nearby, which prevented other soul beasts from entering this area.

Suddenly, Xiao Fei sensed a huge fluctuation of soul power, which actually came from the location of the three-person tent.

Xiao Fei decisively flew towards the tent. Suddenly, a giant spider web shot out from the ground beneath the tent, completely enveloping it. The ground loosened, and a gigantic fire spider emerged from the ground. This fire spider was entirely red, its eight legs like sharp blades. The tent was burned, and Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu were now trapped in the dark red spider silk. The two struggled incessantly within the silk, even unleashing their soul skills. However, the silk only suffered minor damage; even when severed, it was immediately repaired by the fire spider. Moreover, the silk was clearly highly venomous, and the two were already showing signs of poisoning.

The situation was extremely critical. Xiao Fei quickly flew towards the fire spider. The only option was to eliminate the fire spider first, and then slowly call for help; otherwise, he might get trapped himself.

Xiao Fei used his bone claws and wing bones to attack the fire spider. The fire spider seemed to have a mind of its own, using its silk to surround Huo Wu and the other person while using its legs to block Xiao Fei's attacks.

The fire spider's legs kept colliding with Xiao Fei's bone claws, but the legs were barely damaged. This fire spider was probably close to 50,000 years old, and as a hunter among soul beasts, it was clearly very experienced in hunting.

Xiao Fei seized the opportunity to unleash his sixth soul skill, a fiery slash that flew towards the fire spider. The fire spider's two front legs were severed, but it actually used the impact to bounce off. As expected of a top-tier predator soul beast, its ability to evade danger was superb.

The fire spider let out a strange cry and continued fighting Xiao Fei using its other legs, occasionally spitting out webs for sneak attacks. Clearly, the fire spider's only goal now was to buy time; the longer it lasted, the more disadvantaged Xiao Fei would become.

Half an hour later, Wushuang and Huowu were wrapped in spider silk and could barely move. Huozhu was not in a good situation either, with only two spider legs left. Its agility was much less than before, and its close combat ability was greatly reduced. The other six spider legs of Huozhu had been cut off by Xiaofei.

In close combat, Xiao Fei seized an opportunity and unleashed his fifth soul skill—Phoenix Sky-Shaking Strike. Xiao Fei transformed into a fiery phoenix, striking directly at the fire spider's head. The fire spider's entire head was blasted into fragments. Xiao Fei sat on the ground, gasping for breath; clearly, his soul power was nearing its limit. The fire spider finally collapsed to the ground.

Despite his depleted soul power and aches all over his body, Xiao Fei rushed towards Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang, using his steel claws to cut the spider silk on their bodies one by one, finally rescuing them. However, both of them were already seriously injured and unconscious.

Xiao Fei activated the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone skill to heal the two.

Three hours later, Xiao Fei's soul power had fully recovered, while Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu slowly woke up. They looked at each other, then at Xiao Fei and the corpse of the fire spider beside him, and felt a wave of fear. If Xiao Fei hadn't fought so desperately, they would both have been devoured by the fire spider.

It took a full day for Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang to recover most of their strength and be able to move normally again, and that was only after Xiao Fei brought out a large amount of antidote herbs. Otherwise, it would have taken them much longer to recover. For fire-attribute soul masters, the fire spider's poison seemed to be more difficult to eliminate than other toxins.

Next came the part where the group dissected the fire spider's corpse. Upon dissecting it, they discovered a peculiar soul bone on its back. This soul bone was crystal clear, radiating a red glow and occasionally emitting wisps of fire attribute energy. It resembled a spine, with four miniature fire spider legs on each side. The three men's eyes widened in astonishment. Ignoring the stares of the others, Huo Wu immediately put the soul bone away. Seeing the two men's stunned expressions, she said directly, "What, you have a problem with that?"

Xiao Fei and Huo Wushuang quickly shook their heads. They dared not have any objections.

(End of this chapter)