In Douluo Continent, he tricked Xiao Wu into giving him a soul ring.

Although Hu Liena was very curious, she did not dare to disobey Bibi Dong's wishes. She bowed slightly, gave a respectful salute, and turned to walk out of the main hall.

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Chapter Twenty-Nine: I'll Treat You to Rabbit Meat

Seeing Hu Liena leave, the cardinal respectfully said, "Miss seems to know that Serpent Spear Douluo would inform you of this news, so she sent someone to deliver a message."

“Speak.” Bibi Dong frowned.

The cardinal said in a trembling voice, "The young lady said that Lan Si is her friend, and she will not allow anyone to make a move on him, otherwise, she will fight to the death."

"Good, very good... It seems my precious daughter has really grown up, her wings have hardened." Bibi Dong laughed angrily, her powerful aura sweeping out from her center, rippling in the air like water, causing the entire hall to tremble violently.

The cardinal who was closest was the first to be affected, flying backward and crashing his back against the wall of the hall, coughing up blood. Fortunately, Bibi Dong did not kill him, otherwise he would not have even had a chance to cough up blood, but would have been crushed into a pile of minced meat by the overwhelming aura.

"Your Holiness, spare me! Your Holiness, spare me..." Ignoring his severely injured body, the cardinal knelt on the ground, begging for mercy repeatedly.

"Get up." After venting her anger, Bibi Dong felt much better. She let out a long sigh, and with a flash, she returned to her throne.

"Your Holiness, what about Lan Si? Do we still need to try to recruit him?" The cardinal asked anxiously.

"No need. As long as he doesn't become an enemy of my Spirit Hall, leave him alone for now. Alright, if you have nothing else to do, you can leave now and don't bother me," Bibi Dong said somewhat impatiently.

"Yes." Upon hearing Bibi Dong tell him to leave, the cardinal felt as if he had been granted a pardon. He bowed respectfully, then stood up and limped out of the hall.

Watching the cardinal's disappearing figure, Bibi Dong leaned lazily against her throne and murmured, "Friends? I never thought Xue'er would make friends..."

After saying that, Bibi Dong's lips curled into a subtle, almost imperceptible smile. Perhaps even she herself didn't realize that she was happy that her daughter, whom she disliked, had made friends.

...........

On the other side, in the Starry Sky Forest.

It was nearly noon, and the sun was shining brightly.

At this moment, Lan Si and Qian Renxue are sitting by the campfire, eating barbecue.

"I didn't expect you to be such a good cook!" Qian Renxue took a skewer of roasted rabbit meat and took a small bite.

"Of course, roasted rabbit is my specialty, especially the soft-boned rabbit. The taste is absolutely amazing. It's a pity that the oldest one around here is this hundred-year-old soft-boned rabbit. There aren't any thousand-year-old or ten-thousand-year-old ones, otherwise you could have a real feast," Lan Si said with a smile.

"You're really not modest at all, getting all cocky just because I said you're fat. The Soft Bone Rabbit is a very weak soul beast, and is prey for most carnivorous soul beasts. It's already quite good if it can grow to a hundred years, let alone a thousand or ten thousand years." Qian Renxue curled her lips, unconvinced.

"Don't be so dismissive. When you're capable enough, I'll treat you to roasted rabbit meat that's been around for 100,000 years," Lan Si said earnestly.

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue instinctively wanted to continue her吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or critical comments), but when she looked up at Lan Si, she found that Lan Si's gaze was extremely clear, without any impurities. It was clearly not feigned.

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"Alright, I'll wait for you to treat me to a 100,000-year-old soft-boned rabbit," Qian Renxue said with a charming smile. As she spoke, she took another bite of rabbit meat.

...Let's go back one hour.

As Lan Si was enveloped by the giant blue lotus, a dazzling purple halo gradually condensed and took shape on the outer side of the lotus.

"Ah..." Just when Qian Renxue thought the situation was settled, suddenly, Lan Si's scream came from inside the Green Lotus. Immediately afterwards, the surface of the Green Lotus began to ripple. With a "clang," a purple, semi-transparent thorn, resembling the long leg of a Soul-Devouring Demon Spider, pierced through the lotus leaf, which was as hard as iron.

"This is..." Qian Renxue excitedly covered her lips, her face filled with disbelief. Before she could finish speaking, "Clang clang..."

Another sharp, teeth-grinding stab sound rang out. Looking at the blue lotus that enveloped Lan Si, its surface had been pierced by eight purple, semi-transparent thorns, which held the entire lotus up and suspended it in mid-air.

With a hiss, the green lotus was instantly torn to shreds by the eight sharp thorns, slowly falling and finally turning into wisps of green energy that disappeared into the thorns.

Looking at Lan Si again, his upper body was now arched, his limbs hanging freely, and eight pale purple semi-transparent spider legs extended from his back, almost identical to the previous Soul-Devouring Demon Spider, but smaller. The eight spider legs were stuck upside down in the ground, supporting Lan Si's entire body.

At first glance, the eight spider legs seemed to have no physical form, their surfaces shrouded in a pale purple mist, making them appear even more hazy, both real and illusory. Qian Renxue felt as if she were having a false dream.

It gives people a sense of unreality.

"Haa..." Lan Si stretched comfortably, feeling more relaxed than ever before. As if sensing his movements, the eight spider spears slowly lowered him to the ground.

"What? Why are you looking at me like that? I know I'm handsome, but you don't have to look at me like that." As soon as Lan Si opened his eyes after his heels touched the ground, he saw Qian Renxue standing not far away, staring at him strangely, as if he were a monster.

As he spoke, Lan Si shrugged, his eyes subconsciously scanning his surroundings. What he saw startled him, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "Holy crap!"

He discovered that eight purple, translucent spider legs had appeared behind him, each about two meters long, with a faint purple haze on their surface. Each swing of the legs left a faint purple afterimage.

Lan Si tried swinging the spider spear, and surprisingly, he was able to control it smoothly. With just a light swing, several large trees as thick as water buckets next to him instantly split into pieces. The cuts were smooth and flat, with a purple mist. The purple mist disappeared into the cut surfaces of the trees, and the trunks withered instantly, turning into rotten wood. When the wind blew, the wood chips scattered everywhere.

"What terrifying toxicity! It instantly robbed the tree of its life force," Lan Si couldn't help but exclaim. He hadn't expected to obtain the Soul Devouring Spider's external soul bone this time. In the entire Douluo Continent novel, only Bibi Dong, Tang San, and Hu Liena possessed one in the first part, which shows how difficult it was to obtain an external soul bone.

However, looking at it from another perspective, Lan Si understood. In the original story, Tang San obtained the external soul bone of the Human-Faced Demon Spider while absorbing a soul ring beyond his lifespan. Furthermore, the Human-Faced Demon Spider carried a strong resentment. Given that Tang San's strength was far inferior to its, and because it was injured and could only spray its web three times a day, it had already exhausted its resources due to Meng Yiran's grandfather, Long Gong Meng Shu, before encountering Tang San. That's why it died a miserable death under Tang San's Zhuge Divine Crossbow.

Under the influence of various factors, Tang San was able to obtain an external soul bone.

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Chapter Thirty: A Different Kind of External Soul Bone

In contrast, it's safe to say that the Soul-Devouring Spider's resentment towards Lan Si far surpasses that of the Human-Faced Spider. First, despite having the upper hand and absolute confidence, it was shot through the abdomen by Lan Si's AK47 automatic rifle, losing its crucial web-binding ability. Then, relying on the power of the Haotian Bamboo Shoot, Lan Si relentlessly hammered it, causing chaos and screams as it frantically fled.

He finally encountered a powerful female human soul master who was absorbing a soul ring. He thought that as long as he devoured her, he could recover to his peak and greatly increase his cultivation.

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But before it could get close to Qian Renxue, Lan Si caught up with it. The other party didn't give it a chance at all and gave it another beating. In pain and howling, it was beaten to death by the random hammering.

Not to mention that there will never be another one like it, it is probably the only 2,500-year-old Soul Devouring Spider in the current world of soul beasts to have been defeated by a human soul master who had just reached level 30.

How could he not resent this?

Therefore, the energy impact of the spirit rings that Lan Si experienced this time was unprecedentedly fierce and violent.

However, Lan Si successfully survived. By using the super-limited energy within the Soul-Devouring Spider's soul ring, he not only raised his soul power to level 32, but also broke through to the fourth level of both the Supreme Heaven and Earth Technique and the Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Technique. He even obtained the external soul bone of the Soul-Devouring Spider.

"I have to say your luck is truly astonishing. Not only did you survive, but you also managed to obtain one of the rarest external soul bones, which is the most violent and ferocious external soul bone of the Soul Devouring Spider among soul beasts. To be honest, even I am tempted."

Qian Renxue walked over, her gaze somewhat complicated as she looked at Lan Si's current state. For a moment, she saw the figure of the woman she hated in Lan Si, because the latter's second martial soul was the evolved version of the Soul-Devouring Spider, the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor.

"Just a fluke." After taking the external soul bone into his body, Lan Si smiled calmly, "Besides, even if I gave you this soul bone, you wouldn't absorb it."

"Why?" Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue's interest was clearly piqued, a strange light flashing in her eyes. She couldn't help but ask, "You know, this external soul bone is the most special and rarest type of soul bone. It's a special existence outside of the six major types of soul bones. Its rarity is almost comparable to a top-tier 100,000-year soul bone. Moreover, it can evolve as the soul master grows. In terms of value and rarity, it's second only to a 100,000-year soul ring. At least in my knowledge, you are the second person to possess an external soul bone."

“It’s very simple.” Lan Si smiled gently, his gaze fixed intently on Qian Renxue’s bright blue-gold eyes, and said with a smile, “This soul bone is too ugly and does not deserve you.”

"You..." Qian Renxue was stunned, a blush instantly appearing on her pretty face. She quickly turned around, gently touching her chest with her jade hand, and let out a long sigh. For a moment, she had actually been charmed by this little brat who was just over twelve years old.

After a while, Qian Renxue calmed her pounding emotions and met Lan Si's clear and pure gaze again. She changed the subject and asked, "Every soul bone has a corresponding soul bone skill. What effect does your external soul bone have?"

Upon hearing this, Lan Si released her external soul bone again. This time, she controlled it much more easily than before. Her eight long legs moved rapidly, creating a series of purple phantoms in the air. In the blink of an eye, Lan Si circled around Qian Renxue and finally stopped.

He explained to Qian Renxue thoughtfully, "It seems that most of them are passive skills. After releasing the external soul bone, I found that all my stats, including soul power, speed, and strength, increased by fifty percent."

"In addition, it seems to have inherited the Soul-Devouring Spider's ability to devour soul power and absorb toxins, and can fully replenish its own soul power consumption and absorb toxins."

"Its physical abilities are also exceptional. It can bounce and climb, and is extremely sharp with barbs that are invisible to the naked eye. It has a very strong attack capability and is also highly poisonous."

"That's all I know about external soul bones for now."

After saying that, Lan Si shrugged slightly, thinking to himself, isn't this similar to the external soul bone ability of Tang Sanren's three-faced demon spider in the original work?

However, it seems to have gained another ability: it can sense the soul power in the air through the countless tiny barbs of the Eight Spider Soul Bones.

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue once again gave Lan Si a look as if she were looking at a monster. Putting aside her unsightly appearance, she admitted that she was envious of Lan Si.

Qian Renxue continued, "Then what is your third soul skill?"

"Well..." Just then, Lan Si's stomach growled loudly, making an uncooperative noise.

The scene became awkward.

"Sorry, I haven't eaten anything since noon yesterday. How about I go find something to eat first? I'll introduce it to you later?" Lan Si said.

"Where are you going to find food in this desolate wilderness? I have some dry rations here, just make do with these." Qian Renxue rolled her eyes, took out an exquisite food box from her storage soul tool, and tossed it to Lan Si.

Lan Si took the food box, put it into the Heart of the Azure Sea without even looking at it, and said casually, "You can't say that. There's food everywhere in this Star Dou Great Forest. Wait here for a moment, I'll be right back."

As she spoke, Lan Si didn't wait for Qian Renxue's reply. She lightly touched the ground with her toes, leaped onto a large tree next to her, and disappeared in a few flashes.

The next moment, the two titled Douluo, Serpent Spear and Porcupine, emerged from the shadows, stood behind Qian Renxue, and knelt on one knee.

“Young Master, this boy is so talented, and now he has obtained an external soul bone that is one in ten thousand. Should we inform His Holiness the Pope and try to recruit him? If that doesn’t work, we can…” Serpent Spear Douluo asked respectfully.

"Didn't you already send a message to that woman?" Qian Renxue glanced at her, her expression somewhat cold.

"Please forgive me, Young Master." A bead of cold sweat dripped from the Serpent Spear Douluo's forehead as he spoke with some fear.

“Go tell that woman now that Lan Si is my friend, and no one is allowed to make a move on him, or I will fight that person to the death,” Qian Renxue said coldly.

"Yes." Upon hearing this, Serpent Spear responded respectfully without hesitation, his figure transforming into a ghost and disappearing into the forest.

Looking at the spot where the Serpent Spear disappeared, the Porcupine Douluo was also sweating for the latter. It was the first time he had seen Qian Renxue so angry. You know, whether it was Bibi Dong or Qian Renxue's grandfather Qian Daoliu, they could kill them at any time. Offending either of them would be a thankless task.

With a quick glance around, the Porcupine Douluo cautiously changed the subject, saying, "Young Master, we've been out for almost half a month now. If we don't return to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace soon, they'll become suspicious."

"I understand, I'll be back soon. You may leave now." Hearing that she had to return to the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace again, Qian Renxue waved her hand impatiently. She entered the palace at the age of eight and has been undercover for more than twelve years.

Twelve years of wearing a mask caused her to miss out on the most beautiful years of her childhood and youth. Only when her soul power reached a bottleneck and she went out to hunt for soul rings could she relax a little and feel like a person, not a tool.

This is also the main reason why he chose the Star Dou Great Forest instead of the nearby Sunset Forest to hunt for spirit rings.

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Chapter Thirty-One: The Two Actors Engage in a Battle of Wits

About half an hour later, Lan Si returned carrying a rabbit that was over a meter long and had already been processed.

"Have you been waiting long?" Lan Si hung the rabbit aside and skillfully started a campfire.

"You were gone for so long? And you only brought back a rabbit?" Qian Renxue rolled her eyes. If it weren't for the Porcupine Douluo going to check, she would have thought Lan Si had run away, and the consequences would have been very serious, because she didn't like being deceived.

"You wouldn't understand, would you? This is a Soft Bone Rabbit, and a hundred-year-old one at that. I personally selected it from among many Soft Bone Rabbits. Its meat is so delicious that it's simply impeccable. Combined with my superb cooking skills, you'll definitely want more after eating it." Lan Si revealed a mysterious smile.