Star Dou Great Forest.
The Shrek Academy members gathered together, with Tang San sitting cross-legged in the center, absorbing the spirit ring of the Human-Faced Demon Spider.
Notably, the Peerless Dragon and Snake couple and their granddaughter Meng Yiran were also present.
Just like in the original story, the Shrek Academy members were vying for the Thousand-Year Phoenix-Tailed Crested Serpent for Oscar, which led to a conflict with Snake Granny and Meng Yiran. Neither side would back down, and they finally proposed to decide the ownership of the spirit beast through a battle of spirits.
Tang San VS Meng Yiran, and without a doubt, Tang San won.
But unexpectedly, without Xiao Wu's presence, Tang San and Meng Yiran sparked some chemistry during their fight, developing feelings for each other. Having lived two lives and lacking love since childhood, Tang San desperately craved affection. Although he didn't know why he couldn't forget the girl, Paper Granny, who had played Xiao Wu, he cherished this new first love before him.
With Tang San and Meng Yiran exchanging reluctant glances, the Shrek Academy members parted ways with Snake Granny and Meng Yiran. Not long after, they encountered the Human-Faced Demon Spider from the original story, which Tang San killed with the Zhuge Crossbow. Just then, the Dragon and Snake couple appeared again with their granddaughter, Meng Yiran.
This time, Meng Yiran didn't choose to compete with Tang San in throwing knives as in the original story, but instead begged her grandfather to spare Tang San. Seeing that Tang San and Meng Yiran were mutually attracted, and hearing from the Snake Granny that Tang San possessed extraordinary talent, the Dragon Duke ultimately gave the Human-Faced Demon Spider to Tang San and protected him. Zhao Wuji and the others naturally sensed something amiss, but out of a desire to help others, they didn't refuse.
The gazes of everyone present became extremely solemn. Surrounded by the crowd, Tang San, sitting cross-legged in the center, was no longer visible. He was shrouded in a layer of pale red mist.
The red in the mist wasn't the glow of soul power, but Tang San's blood.
Not long ago, with a violent fluctuation of soul power, fine beads of blood began to seep from Tang San's skin, rising into the air with the soul power. It turned into this pale red mist.
Tang San's brows were furrowed, his lips tightly pressed together, and his body was constantly convulsing. Coupled with the beads of blood emerging from under his skin, one could imagine the intense pain he was enduring.
From within the mist, the cracking sounds of bones echoed intermittently, each time bringing a heart-stopping feeling to those around him. The third spirit ring, which should have appeared with the absorption, still hadn't materialized, proving that Tang San hadn't fully absorbed the Human-Faced Demon Spider spirit ring.
Among everyone, Meng Yiran was the most concerned about Tang San.
Meng Yiran whispered worriedly to Long Gong, "Grandpa, if this continues, Tang San might be in danger."
Long Gong's brows were also furrowed. "I know, but we can't interrupt him now, otherwise the consequences will be even worse. Now we can only rely on his willpower. The energy in this spirit ring should be something he can absorb. It's just that his physical condition isn't optimal. And the energy of this Human-Faced Demon Spider spirit ring itself is too violent, which is why this is happening. Hopefully, Tang San can pull through this. Otherwise..."
The Snake Granny frowned even more. Although her strength was not as great as her old man's and Zhao Wuji's, she still had some insight. She said to Long Gong, "Old man, do you think it's possible that this Human-Faced Demon Spider isn't over a thousand years old, but over two thousand years old?"
Hearing this, Long Gong carefully examined the Human-Faced Demon Spider's corpse again. He was immediately shocked. "Oh no! We misjudged it. This Human-Faced Demon Spider's legs are over three meters long, which is a sign of over two thousand years of cultivation. This Human-Faced Demon Spider's cultivation is definitely over two thousand years old."
"Ah! How could this be?" Meng Yiran shed helpless tears. Why did it turn out like this? She had her first crush, her first time reaching level 30, and these two joys brought even more joy. The happy times hadn't even begun, but why did it all turn out this way? Why did I have to make Tang San absorb this spirit ring?
The Dragon and Snake couple, seeing their granddaughter so heartbroken, lamented the cruel twist of fate and pitied Tang San. Such a genius, about to perish before even marrying into their Dragon and Snake family—how tragic!
Even the Shrek Academy members, including Zhao Wuji, felt sorry for Tang San. Although Tang San had shown aversion towards the Shrek Academy members due to the recent zuzong incident, as classmates and teachers from the same academy, they still cared deeply for him in this life-or-death situation.
Oscar asked Zhao Wuji worriedly, "Teacher Zhao, is Tang San really beyond saving after absorbing a spirit ring beyond his age limit?"
He was the closest to Tang San among them and cared for him the most.
Zhao Wuji shook his head helplessly and sighed, "You heard what the Gaishi Longshe couple said just now. At this point, we can only hope for a miracle."
Tang San, though enduring unparalleled pain, held a steadfast belief deep within his heart: Meng Yiran, the first person besides his father, Tang Ritian, to give him love.
With this belief, he stubbornly withstood wave after wave of pain.
The powerful energy fluctuations continued to rise, and the blood mist around Tang San's body became increasingly pronounced. A faint fishy smell even seeped from within the blood mist, whether from impurities in Tang San's body or the venom of the Human-Faced Demon Spider, was unknown.
Finally, Tang San succeeded.
With unwavering willpower, he fused the absorbed spirit ring energy with his body and the Xuan Tian Gong, and with his martial soul, the Blue Silver Grass. Tang San's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly. A faint blue light began to quietly emanate from his body.
Seeing this, Oscar hurriedly fed Tang San the recovery sausage he had prepared beforehand.
Tang San then regained consciousness.
Long Gong Meng Shu's eyes lit up, "It's a success!"
Meng Yiran, who had been crying, forgot her shyness upon seeing Tang San unharmed and threw herself into the arms of the naked Tang San.
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"Tang San, I thought—55555—"
Feeling the softness in his arms, Tang San smiled slightly. It felt so good to be alive, and to be able to see Yi Ran again.
Tang San comforted her, "It's alright, it's alright now."
The Dragon and Snake couple didn't mind that Tang San was shirtless. Seeing that Tang San had successfully absorbed a spirit ring beyond his level and was so affectionate with his granddaughter, they smiled at each other. It seemed that the Dragon and Snake family's revival was promising.
"Ah!" Suddenly, Tang San's relaxed brows furrowed. He pushed Meng Yi Ran away and let out a scream. Eight fist-sized bulges suddenly appeared on his back.
Everyone was startled.
Just when everyone thought something was about to burst out of his body, a breeze blew by, and Tang San's back returned to normal. Nothing appeared.
Tang San stood up. For some reason, he felt a surge of anger in his heart, as if something that should have belonged to him had been forcibly stripped away. He was familiar with this feeling; he had experienced it when he was six years old. At the same time, the image of the figure that had made him grit his teeth for nearly six years resurfaced in Tang San's mind—the clan leader
. Thinking of this, Tang San clenched his fists, "Hmph, no matter what, I'll beat him up next time."
Shrek Academy members (angrily): Put on some clothes before you attack Po Si!
Meng Yiran (fangirl): So handsome!
---Separation Line---
[Ding, congratulations to the host for stealing the 'Douluo Continent' world. Tang San's external soul bone is the Eight Spider Lances. Tang San's hatred towards the host has increased to 50%. The host has gained 2000 hatred points. At this moment, Tang San is on his way to beat up the host.]
The zu zong curled his lip. Beat me up? With his Blue Silver Grass, or the so-called Zhuge Crossbow?
"Come on, come on, I'm waiting to see how I'll crush him. But these Eight Spider Lances are a good thing!"
The zuzong clearly remembered that the original work mentioned that the Eight Spider Lances had three major skills.
Enhancement: Enhances all statuses by 50%
. Devour: Devours the opponent's soul power and replenishes its own soul power consumption by 100%. Can absorb toxins.
Speed Boost: Increases movement speed by 50%.
In addition, it has powerful jumping ability (in the original work, Tang San could jump hundreds of meters into the air when he was a Soul King), climbing ability, and is extremely sharp with barbs, making it extremely powerful in attack. It also has a highly poisonous attribute. If combined with its own Blue Silver Domain, it can also have the skill of devouring golden threads, and can evolve with the host.
"System, fuse the Eight Spider Lances for me."
[Beep, Eight Spider Lances fusing.]
Zu zong frowned, almost crying out in pain.
"Damn, it hurts so much. Is this the kind of pain Tang San endured? If he finds out later that he suffered for nothing while I took the benefits, he'll probably curse me out! Hahaha."
Thinking of this, Zu Zong immediately sat cross-legged on the bed, circulated the Nine Yang Divine Art, and began to absorb the external soul bones of the Eight Spider Lances.
P.S.: For the Continental Soul Master Tournament, I still want to form the Shrek Seven Devils. Meng Yiran will fill Xiao Wu's position. Tang San lost the Eight Spider Lances, but gained a new wife, so it's a trade-off!
Hmm, not a loss. (Tang San: What a huge loss!)
However, the Seven Devils will be outwardly united but inwardly divided.
Zhu Zhuqing will follow the clan leader after defeating Zhu Zhuyun in the Soul Master Tournament.