The Glory of the Sun and Moon in the Peerless Tang Sect

At the same time, Beibei, using the Ghostly Shadow Steps, charged towards the human-faced demon spider with nearly five thousand years of cultivation. His figure flickered repeatedly, giving people a sense of illusion.

The human-faced spider was the same; its eight eerie purple eyes gleamed with venom and cold light, and its long spider legs throbbed wildly.

A dark red crystal barrier stood between the two, making Beibei and the human-faced spider appear as mirror images of each other, even their movements seemed identical. The difference was that one was human, and the other was a soul beast.

"Bang—" The crystal barrier shattered the moment the two were about to touch, and another incredibly solid crystal cage sealed off the human-faced spider's movements.

The dark red crystal cage that Xu Zihuang condensed using his second soul skill was very similar to Tang Ya's blue silver cage, but the hardness of those dark red crystal pillars was many times stronger than Tang Ya's blue silver grass.

Despite the frenzied collisions with this human-faced spider, it remained completely unmoved. The shrieks emanating from its ferocious mandibles grew even sharper.

Xu Zihuang didn't directly envelop the human-faced spider in dark red crystal because his soul skill was unique; his spiritual power and soul force would remain within the spider's body. Even if Tang Ya later shattered the crystal and killed it, she might not be able to absorb the soul ring.

Having reached its level of cultivation, this human-faced demon spider already possessed considerable intelligence. It understood that it couldn't break free of the crystal cage in the short term, and its spiderwebs were useless. A strong survival instinct compelled it to raise its body, revealing the ghastly, pale face on its abdomen.

Eight straight, dark rays of light shot out from those eight small purple eyes. The light was restrained, creating a sense of oppression.

The Human-Faced Demon Spider is known as the object of hatred for all soul beasts, a terrifying and evil killer, and its innate soul skill is never limited to the web binding.

With a cultivation level approaching five thousand years, the eight dark rays it unleashed were definitely more powerful than a level four soul-guided ray. Its only drawback was its inability to lock onto a target.

But this flaw is fatal.

With the help of the Ghostly Shadow Clone Technique, Beibei's body moved around in just a few turns, avoiding the Human-Faced Demon Spider's innate soul skill.

Each of those dark rays easily pierced the trunk of the thick tree behind Beibei. The trunk then shattered, producing a series of explosive sounds.

The fact that this soul skill missed Beibei also meant that it lost its last chance to fight back.

Within the dragon claw formed by BeiBei's right hand, blue-purple lightning blazed brightly. Amplified by the third soul skill, Thunderous Fury, a gigantic thunderous dragon claw, over three meters in diameter, condensed in the air and fiercely slammed towards the human-faced demon spider.

This human-faced demon spider's cultivation level is extremely close to five thousand years. Standing at the second-highest level in the soul beast pyramid, besides being skilled in speed and poison, its offensive and defensive capabilities are also among the best of soul beasts of the same cultivation level.

However, he was facing Bei Bei, who possessed the powerful Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul and the cultivation level of a Soul King.

The explosive power of lightning-attribute soul masters has always been the most terrifying. When Bei Bei was in the state of his third soul skill, Thunderous Fury, his first soul skill, Thunderous Dragon Claw, was in no way inferior to the fourth soul skill of many soul masters.

Adding to the difference in cultivation level, the defense of this human-faced demon spider was negligible under this claw attack.

Beibei clenched her right hand into a dragon claw, which simultaneously contracted. Under the raging blue-purple lightning, the eight legs of the human-faced demon spider, which had been bent, trembled and stretched out. Even its hard armor began to crack, and its aura became extremely weak.

Seeing this, Xu Zihuang immediately turned the crystal cage he had conjured into ice crystal fragments.

Using the Crane Control and Dragon Capture Technique, Beibei flipped the massive body of the Human-Faced Demon Spider, exposing its most vulnerable abdomen, and then let out a low shout.

"Xiaoya."

Tang Ya stepped forward with delight. A flash of white light appeared on her storage soul tool, and eight throwing knives appeared in her hand. Using the Tang Clan's hidden weapon techniques, she hit the eight small purple eyes on the abdomen of the human-faced demon spider.

A dense purple light condensed above the corpse of the human-faced demon spider, gradually forming a magnificent purple soul ring that also carried a hint of violence.

"It seems we've really had great luck this time! Both Ning Tian and I have encountered such suitable soul beasts within two days," Tang Ya said excitedly.

After all, both the Diamond Mammoth and the Human-Faced Demon Spider are rare and powerful soul beasts. The top-grade soul rings produced by these two soul beasts are the dream of countless soul masters.

Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian also arrived at the corpse of the human-faced demon spider.

Ning Tian, ​​who was holding Xu Zihuang's arm, smiled and congratulated Tang Ya, saying, "Congratulations on getting what you wanted, Senior Ya."

"I didn't expect it to go so smoothly either." Tang Ya chuckled and looked at Xu Zihuang.

"I feel like Tianhuang is my lucky star. When I first met you in the Star Dou Great Forest, you helped me obtain the soul ring of that thousand-year-old cave spider. Now you and Beibei have helped me catch this human-faced spider."

Xu Zihuang smiled without saying a word, but Bei Bei turned her gaze away from the corpse of the human-faced demon spider with a solemn expression and suddenly said, "Xiao Ya, this human-faced demon spider's cultivation level is probably over four thousand five hundred years."

At this point, he looked up at Tang Ya.

Bei Bei only said half of what he meant, but everyone knew that the other part he didn't say was that it might be dangerous for Tang Ya's physical condition to absorb this spirit ring, and that she might not be able to withstand the energy impact of the spirit ring.

Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian realized what Bei Bei meant when they heard her words.

They were all scions of powerful families who had built their foundations from childhood with various top-tier rare and precious materials. Under this ingrained mindset, they subconsciously believed that absorbing spirit rings within the normal lifespan wouldn't cause any problems. Leaving aside Xu Zihuang, an exception, Ning Tian, ​​although a support-type spirit master, had developed considerable strength and resilience due to long-term nourishment from various rare and precious materials. What she lacked was simply stamina.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to successfully absorb the spirit ring of that diamond mammoth. That diamond mammoth was a spirit beast of the same level as the human-faced spider, and even older.

Tang Ya's situation was different. The declining Tang Sect couldn't offer her any assistance whatsoever. Furthermore, her Blue Silver Grass spirit offered no benefit to her body. Absorbing a spirit ring from a nearly 5,000-year-old Human-Faced Demon Spider was indeed, as Bei Bei had feared, a possibility of being unable to withstand the spirit ring's energy.

Tang Ya's smile faded. She glanced at the corpse of the human-faced spider, then met Bei Bei's gaze with unwavering determination.

“Beibei, I’m fine. This human-faced demon spider’s cultivation level hasn’t exceeded the limit for a Soul Master to absorb a fourth Soul Ring.”

Beibei frowned and remained silent for a long time, ultimately keeping the words she wanted to say to herself. She let out a heavy sigh.

He knew Tang Ya too well. Although Tang Ya was usually an optimistic person, once she made up her mind about something, she would become inexplicably stubborn.

"Please protect me." Tang Ya's beautiful face once again revealed a highly infectious smile.

As she spoke, she quickly sat down beside the corpse of the human-faced spider. She lightly raised her jade-like hand, and her fair fingertips touched the purple soul ring. The soul ring was immediately drawn by her blue soul power and merged into her body.

Tang Ya focused intently on absorbing the spirit ring, while the three people outside stood in place to protect her.

Since Beibei's attitude had softened, Xu Zihuang and Ning Tian naturally couldn't say anything more.

Furthermore, they believed that a spirit ring that did not exceed a spirit master's absorption limit should not cause any problems. Even if Tang Ya's physical condition was somewhat weak, as long as her will was strong, she would be able to withstand the impact of the spirit ring.

The purplish-black light seemed to have found an outlet, surging into Tang Ya's meridians. Enveloped in the purplish-black light, her delicate body trembled uncontrollably.

Under the intense fluctuations of soul power, Tang Ya felt as if her body was about to explode. The excruciating pain caused her to spit out a mouthful of blood mist.

"Oh no, it's a backlash from the spirit ring! Xiaoya?!" Beibei's expression changed drastically; the thing he feared had come to pass.

Several more mouthfuls of blood spurted out, and Tang Ya, who was sitting cross-legged in the center, was no longer visible. She was enveloped in a layer of pale red mist. Tang Ya's body trembled more and more violently, as if she would collapse at any moment.

“Senior Sister Xiaoya…” Ning Tian’s eyes flickered, and he unconsciously tightened his grip on Xu Zihuang’s arm.

Xu Zihuang used his mental power to carefully sense Tang Ya's condition.

Normally calm and collected, Bei Bei's face turned ashen as he paced back and forth beside Tang Ya. His fears had proven correct. The Human-Faced Demon Spider was no ordinary soul beast. Its inherent ferocity and power made the power of this soul ring exceptionally domineering.

If it weren't for the fact that this human-faced demon spider's cultivation level was within the limit for a Soul Master to absorb a fourth Soul Ring, he would never have agreed to Tang Ya attempting to fuse with this Soul Ring.

But it's too late to say anything now.

As the saying goes, concern can cloud judgment. When Tang Ya's body became unsteady, Bei Bei could no longer restrain himself and was about to forcibly stop Tang Ya from absorbing the fourth spirit ring. His eyes were filled with self-reproach.

Compared to ten thousand years ago, the Soul Master world today has a much deeper understanding of Martial Souls. Forcibly stopping the absorption of the Soul Rings would still cause irreversible damage to Tang Ya, but at least it would save her life.

But just as he stretched out his right hand to channel his soul power and prepare to make a move, his wrist was firmly gripped by Xu Zihuang.

"Senior Brother Bei, don't worry."

Before Beibei could react, his gaze, which had been fixed on Tang Ya, suddenly froze.

At this moment, the blue-black Blue Silver Grass in Tang Ya's palm began to shimmer with blue-gold light.

The blue-black Blue Silver Grass in her right hand slowly began to change color, turning a deep blue. It became translucent, as brilliant and transparent as a sapphire. In the center of that crystalline blue, a golden vein seemed to be engraved, extending from the root of each Blue Silver Grass all the way to the tip of its leaf.

A blue-gold light replaced the pale red blood mist that enveloped her body.

Tang Ya's aura began to become peaceful, and every Blue Silver Grass around her became crystal clear and began to grow wildly.

"Could this be the Blue Silver Emperor?!" Ning Tian's murmur made Bei Bei suddenly realize.

That was indeed the case. Just now, when she was on the verge of her limit, Tang Ya's pure Blue Silver Emperor bloodline was finally activated.

But that only activates the bloodline; to fully complete the evolution, a long process or a better opportunity is needed.

Chapter 240 The Path Belonging to Xiao Hongchen

The violent and domineering intent within the Human-Faced Demon Spider's spirit ring seemed to have been cleansed by the blue-gold light, and the spirit ring's energy became pure and stable, continuously merging into Tang Ya's body.

The Blue Silver Emperor, as clear as blue crystal, which had been coiled around Tang Ya, was like a fleeting moment, quickly transforming back into its original blue-black vine form. However, with the integration of the Human-Faced Demon Spider's soul ring energy, the Blue Silver Grass's attributes were continuously improving, and it also incorporated some of the blue-green hue of the thousand-year-old Human-Faced Demon Spider's web.

The recent anomaly did not indicate that Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul had successfully evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor, a top-tier plant-type weapon Martial Soul. Rather, it was because, in the face of a desperate situation, the pure Blue Silver Emperor bloodline within her was activated.

These were not things that Tang Ya could control; it was mostly a matter of chance.

Ning Tian asked Bei Bei with suspicion, "Senior Brother Bei, could Senior Sister Xiaoya be a descendant of that ancestor of the Tang Sect?"

Ning Rongrong, the Nine Treasure Douluo who was once one of the Shrek Seven Devils alongside the Tang Sect Master and achieved godhood, was her ancestor. The secrets of those days are recorded in great detail within their Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.

The first generation Tang Sect Master's martial soul was not Blue Silver Grass at all, but Blue Silver Emperor.

Beibei shook her head with a wry smile.

"Ten thousand years ago, Tang San, the first ancestor of the Tang Sect, did not leave any descendants in the sect after becoming a god. To commemorate him, the descendants of the Tang Sect insisted on using the Blue Silver Grass martial soul as an honor when choosing a sect leader. However, it turns out that Blue Silver Grass itself is not a particularly powerful martial soul. I originally thought that the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul was just a legendary existence, after all, no other soul master has appeared with the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul in ten thousand years. But now it seems that it is indeed real. However, let alone me, even Xiaoya probably doesn't know about this situation."

Ning Tian nodded slightly, knowing her place, and did not ask any further questions. Instead, she glanced at Xu Zihuang.

Judging from what they just saw, Yu Tianhuang had clearly noticed the abnormality in Tang Ya's body earlier than she and Bei Bei.

Xu Zihuang's eyes shone brightly with golden light as he observed Tang Ya, who was meditating cross-legged and absorbing the power of the Human-Faced Demon Spider's soul ring. Thanks to the meticulous observation abilities of his Golden Eye Martial Soul and his own powerful mental strength, he had indeed sensed the activated Blue Silver Emperor bloodline power within Tang Ya long ago.

However, Tang Ya's desire to evolve her Blue Silver Grass martial soul into the Blue Silver Emperor was not as easy as she had imagined. It was fraught with too many uncertainties. Furthermore, the forced activation of her Blue Silver Emperor bloodline had placed a tremendous burden on her body.

At this moment, Beibei also noticed this, looking at Tang Ya's slightly pale lips and face. His nerves, which had just relaxed a little, tensed up again.

It wasn't until two hours later.

Tang Ya eventually succeeded in fusing with the spirit ring of the human-faced demon spider, but lost consciousness in the process.

Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Mingde Hall.

Dressed in a long black robe embroidered with gold thread, Jing Hongchen, the head of Mingde Hall, sat quietly in a spacious hall with a predominantly metallic style. The pale gold decorations, while not luxurious, exuded an aura of authority.

His short, stout figure looked particularly comical in the long robe. His round belly bulged out, and with his hands behind his back, he looked at the boy and girl standing not far in front of him with a look of satisfaction.

The boy and girl both looked to be sixteen or seventeen years old; the boy was exceptionally handsome, and the girl was equally beautiful and charming.

The two were none other than Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, the brother and sister who had been personally defeated by Xu Zihuang in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament.

A year and a half has passed, and Xiao Hongchen seems to have completely emerged from the shadow of his crushing defeat to Xu Zihuang. His entire demeanor is now more reserved, and the arrogance and swagger he once displayed in his deep blue and dark green heterochromatic eyes are gone.

Compared to Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen's delicate face appeared much gentler. Her captivating, wavy, wine-red hair cascaded down her back, contrasting sharply with her pure, icy blue eyes. Although a few months younger than Tang Ya, she possessed a remarkably voluptuous figure, even showing a tendency to resemble Ma Xiaotao in stature.

The difference lies in the fact that the two women have completely different temperaments.

"Grandpa, you specifically asked someone to call my brother and me here today, so you must have something very important to tell us, right?" Meng Hongchen asked softly, sensing something was amiss.

Jing Hongchen's small eyes opened and closed slightly, a sharp glint in them.

"Shrek Academy has proactively requested an exchange program with us, and I've agreed. They will be sending ten students from their Soul Guidance Department to study at our Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy. In return, Xiao and you will lead our team to study at Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department. Shrek Academy will open its inner courtyard to you, and in return, our Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy will open its Mingde Hall to them."

"Furthermore, Yu Tianhuang is one of the ten students sent by Shrek Academy."

Meng Hongchen, whose heart hadn't been greatly disturbed just moments before, suddenly brightened up when she heard Jing Hongchen's last words.