Chapter 38 Tang San's Third Soul Ring
At the same time.
On the other side of the Star Dou Forest.
Tang San stopped, panting heavily.
"We can't catch up."
The Titan Giant Ape was too fast and moved through the forest as if it were flat ground; even with all his might, he couldn't keep up.
"Xiao Wu..."
Tang San clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug into his palms.
Reason told him that he was like a headless fly.
If he went any further, he would end up getting himself involved.
"Let's go back first."
Tang San gritted his teeth and made the most rational decision.
"Let's meet up with Teacher Zhao and the others, and then we'll think of another way."
He turned around and went back the way he came.
When he returned to the place where the group had been attacked by the Titan Giant Ape.
Tang San suddenly stopped in his tracks.
He stood there, frozen in place, as if struck by lightning.
"This... this is..."
He saw a scene that resembled purgatory.
The forest within a radius of several hundred meters had been leveled, with countless thick trees broken and crushed.
The ground was covered with countless spider corpses.
The green blood pooled into small puddles, and the air was filled with a nauseating stench.
Countless purple thousand-year soul rings and yellow hundred-year soul rings floated in the air like will-o'-the-wisps, densely packed and a magnificent sight.
In the center of the pile of corpses, the enormous Cave Demon Spider King was torn in two, its death extremely gruesome.
Tang San's pupils dilated in shock, and his heart was filled with turbulent waves.
"Who did this...?"
Tang San looked at the scene of carnage before him, and his throat went dry.
Even in his previous life in the Tang Sect, he had never seen such a pure scene of slaughter.
The residual power emanating from the mangled remains of the Cave Demon Spider King, torn in two, sent a chill down his spine.
Could it be a Title Douluo passing by?
Or did two ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts engage in a fierce battle?
"Um?"
Just then, Tang San suddenly felt a surge of agitation within his Mysterious Heaven Art, and the soul power in his dantian churned like boiling water.
The extreme sprint along the way, coupled with the depletion of his soul power during his previous battle with Meng Yiran, and the current surge of emotions, actually loosened the bottleneck that had kept him stuck at the peak of level 29 for so long.
"Level 30..."
A hint of joy flashed in Tang San's eyes.
Although he was extremely anxious about not being able to catch Xiao Wu, in this perilous forest, improving his strength was undoubtedly the greatest guarantee for saving her.
There was always a way out.
Tang San quickly calmed down, his Purple Demon Eyes scanning the corpses scattered on the ground.
This place was practically a ready-made "Soul Ring Buffet Restaurant".
Most of the spiders were already dead, and their spirit rings were dissipating.
But a very few resilient creatures convulsed in pools of blood, barely clinging to life.
Soon, his gaze settled on a cave spider curled up in a corner.
One of its legs was blown off, and its carapace was covered in cracks. It was clearly severely injured by the aftermath of the battle just now, and it was only hanging on by its last breath.
Judging from its size and the color of its patterns, its cultivation level was probably around 1600 years.
It was perfect for the third spirit ring and was also the most suitable spirit beast type for Blue Silver Grass's control system!
"It came without any effort."
Tang San smiled confidently.
If it were the Cave Demon Spider at its peak, he would probably have to go through a lot of trouble, and it might even be in mortal danger.
But now?
It was just kicking a dog when it was down.
He raised his wrist; the Zhuge Crossbow was already loaded.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
Several muffled thuds.
The already dying cave spider didn't even have time to scream before the bone-piercing nails precisely pierced its vital organs, ending its tragic life.
A purple spirit ring slowly rose, radiating an alluring glow.
Without any hesitation, Tang San immediately sat cross-legged, released his Blue Silver Grass martial soul, and guided the spirit ring into his body.
This absorption went exceptionally smoothly.
Not to mention that the absorption period of this spirit ring was originally within the range that Tang San's third spirit ring could withstand.
After experiencing that hellish massacre, the cave spider had little will to resist.
Dying at Tang San's hands at this moment felt like a kind of "finally being free" acceptance.
There was no impact of resentment, no painful struggle, and even the violent energy baptism that Tang San had anticipated was much gentler.
Half an hour later.
Tang San slowly opened his eyes, his gaze gleaming.
Yellow, yellow, purple.
Three optimally matched spirit rings pulsed beneath his feet.
"Call..."
Tang San exhaled a breath of stale air, stood up, and felt the abundant power within his body.
"Third Soul Skill."
He raised his right hand, and a ball of blue-black light condensed in his palm before he flung it out.
Call out!
A huge blue-silver spider web instantly spread out, with extremely strong stickiness and toughness, tightly covering a boulder in front of it and tightening instantly!
Blue Silver Bind - Spider Web!
It possessed powerful single-target crowd control skills and also had poison.
This perfectly aligned with the development path of the control system envisioned by the master Yu Xiaogang.
"Good."
Tang San nodded in satisfaction.
"With this soul skill, combined with hidden weapons, I can even fight against Soul Masters of level 35 or above."
He subconsciously touched his back.
It was completely empty.
He felt like something was missing.
"It's probably just my imagination."
Tang San shook his head, attributing the strange emptiness in his back to the aftereffects of being struck by Meng Yiran's snake staff, and didn't take it too seriously.
He took a deep breath, his eyes gleaming with a purple light.
With perfect vision, the messy footprints and broken branches on the ground became clearly visible.
Those were the traces left behind when everyone fled.
"In this direction."
Tang San flashed and used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Steps to rush toward the rocky area where Zhao Wuji and the others were resting.
...
"Everyone!"
When Tang San parted the bushes and saw his familiar companions, his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally felt half relieved.
However, when his gaze fell on Ye Liuyun, who was leaning against the tree, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he involuntarily stopped in his tracks.
At this moment, Ye Liuyun's pale face, the bloodstains that were not yet completely dried, and the sense of weakness that emanated from his bones all indicated that he had just gone through something.
"Ye Liuyun... what is this...?"
Tang San couldn't help but speak, his tone tinged with shock.
Upon hearing Tang San's voice, everyone looked up.
But when Tang San asked them questions, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar all fell silent in unison.
How could they?
Could they say, "Oh, Little San, you don't know, we were just surrounded by thousands of Cave Demon Spiders. We were so scared that we ran away in a panic, leaving Ye Liuyun, whom we hate the most, to cover our retreat alone?"
After saying that, did they even care about saving face?
How would they ever be able to hold their heads high in front of Ye Liuyun again?
Admitting to being a coward and acknowledging the opponent as a hero was more painful than killing them.
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