Chapter 111: The Cunning Soul Beast

"Is 100,000 years enough?" Dugu Bo asked with a smile.

"Cough, cough, don't set your expectations too high for me," Li Xun nearly choked on his tea and quickly put the cup down.

"I thought you brought us two old guys along to take a gamble," Dugu Bo laughed heartily at Li Xun's flustered state.

Sword Douluo, recalling their last encounter in the Star Dou Great Forest, grew serious. "Poison Enshrined, the two 100,000-year Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest appeared on the outskirts last time for some unknown reason. It would be good for the two of us to go together."

Being strong and protecting someone are two different things.

Even as a Super Douluo, he would hesitate when considering Li Xun's safety. If it hadn't been for the timely appearance of the Peerless Dragon-Serpent last time, who knows what might have happened while Li Xun was absorbing the Spirit Ring.

"Speaking of which, the two seniors of the Peerless Dragon-Serpent only had a casual meal at the sect last time. We should make time to visit them."

When the topic turned to the Star Dou Great Forest, Li Xun also recalled the previous incident. "But this time, our target isn't in the Star Dou Great Forest or the Sunset Forest. It's in the Heavenly Dou Empire, at the birthplace of the Blue Silver Emperor."

"The birthplace of the Blue Silver Emperor?" Sword Douluo's expression tightened.

"Didn't the Soul Beast who loved Tang Hao already sacrifice herself?" Ning Fengzhi's expression also changed. The incident where the Blue Silver Emperor sacrificed herself, causing Tang Hao's power to surge and leading to the death of Qian Xunji, was widely known and caused quite a stir.

Dugu Bo, however, looked at Li Xun with interest. "Is there another one?"

Li Xun shook his head. "No, as far as I know, there can only be one Blue Silver Emperor on this continent at any given time. What I'm looking for is the Blue Silver King, which is a step below the Blue Silver Emperor in terms of bloodline."

"Actually, there's one more thing I've been keeping from you because I didn't want you to worry."

Li Xun chuckled nervously and spoke cautiously, "When I went to Tang Hao's place last time to look for a Soul Bone, I accidentally brought back the Blue Silver Emperor's main body as well."

After saying this, he carefully glanced around, looking like a child who had done something wrong.

"Heh, what an 'accident,'" Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Dugu Bo exchanged knowing smiles.

They had watched Li Xun grow up and were well aware of his temperament. If he said something was an accident, it was almost certainly premeditated.

"Xiao Xun, tell me, was the birthplace of the Blue Silver Emperor also something you 'accidentally' found?" Dugu Bo stroked his beard, looking at Li Xun with a teasing smile.

"I had already figured out the location through the Blue Silver Emperor, alright?" Li Xun, seeing the playful smiles on their faces, pouted and leaned back, slumping into the chair.

They knew him too well, and it was hard to pull any tricks on them. Since he couldn't, he decided to stop pretending and just came clean.

"Cough, you said that place isn't in the Star Dou Great Forest. Are there other risks there?" Sword Douluo, seeing Li Xun's demeanor, couldn't help but laugh and quickly tried to smooth things over.

"Tang Hao knows about that place too. I'm just worried we might run into him halfway," Li Xun said weakly, still slumped in his chair.

He had met Tang Hao before and even beat up Tang San in front of him. If they were unlucky enough to run into him this time, who knows what might happen.

Moreover, this time when I obtain my Spirit Ring, I need a certain deterrent and must not be disturbed by external factors. It is especially crucial for Sword Douluo and Dugu Bo to accompany me.

Sword Douluo nodded, "Indeed, we must proceed with caution."

The Clear Sky Sect is known for holding grudges. If one is not strong enough and happens to encounter them, getting beaten up would be the least of their worries.

Sunset Forest, Heaven Dou Empire.

"Xiao Wu!!!" A frantic shout suddenly echoed through the usually tranquil forest.

Watching the Man-Faced Demon Spider pierce through Yu Xiaogang's abdomen and then knock Xiao Wu, who was shielding him, flying, Tang San, standing on high ground, instantly saw red.

He hadn't expected a mere six-thousand-year Soul Beast to be so cunning and treacherous.

It had taken advantage of the moment when Liu Erlong and Zhao Wuji were busy hunting a ten-thousand-year Underground Demon Spider to rush out and attack.

"Beast, you're seeking death!"

Tang San, burning with rage and carrying boundless killing intent, leaped down from the heights. Simultaneously, he used Blue Silver Grass combined with his Eight Spider Lances to create a makeshift parachute, gliding towards the path of the Man-Faced Demon Spider.

The Shrek Academy team was also shocked and furious.

They hadn't expected their Spirit Ring hunting trip to be so fraught with difficulties. After several days of pursuit, they had finally cornered an Underground Demon Spider, only to accidentally step into the hunting grounds of a Man-Faced Demon Spider.

"Xiaogang!"

Liu Erlong, horrified, abandoned the Underground Demon Spider and the Thousand-faced Demon Spider, rushing to Yu Xiaogang's side to check his injuries.

"..."

Seeing this, Flender felt a mix of emotions.

However, since he was the one who had brought Yu Xiaogang to Liu Erlong, he had to bear the bitter consequences himself.

After composing himself, when Flender turned back and saw Tang San leaping onto the back of the Man-Faced Demon Spider, he was startled and quickly spread his wings to chase after him.

"Xiao San, it's dangerous..."

"..."

"Daring to harm Xiao Wu, beast, you're dead!"

Tang San, now deaf to all else, extended his Eight Spider Lances and stabbed them into the abdomen and back of the Man-Faced Demon Spider.

The Man-Faced Demon Spider had already sustained some injuries from the group, and its hard exoskeleton was damaged.

Tang San's Eight Spider Lances were inherently sharp and easily pierced through.

The moment the Eight Spider Lances penetrated the Man-Faced Demon Spider, its movements froze, and a surge of energy flowed through the lances into Tang San's body.

As its life force was continuously drained, the Man-Faced Demon Spider's aura grew weaker and weaker.

When the last trace of life was extracted, the Man-Faced Demon Spider's legs could no longer support its body, and it collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

At that moment, Tang San regained his senses.

"What is this?" Tang San looked at his hands, feeling that his strength and Eight Spider Lances had significantly enhanced.

He didn't know what had just happened, only remembering that he had used the devouring ability of his Eight Spider Lances.

"Xiaogang, wake up!!"

Just as Tang San was reveling in his surging power, a heart-wrenching cry brought him back to reality.

Tang San turned sharply. Seeing that Xiao Wu was unharmed and comforting Liu Erlong, he breathed a sigh of relief. However, his expression turned grave again when he saw Yu Xiaogang lying on the ground.

He quickly walked over to Yu Xiaogang's side.

"Xiao San, don't you know how to detoxify? Hurry and see how my uncle is doing," Yu Tianheng anxiously stepped forward.

Tang San furrowed his brows and carefully examined Yu Xiaogang's injuries: "Don't worry, although Teacher was pierced by the Man-Faced Demon Spider, the wound isn't fatal. The real problem is the poison carried by the spider."

"Xiao San, do you have a solution?" Flender approached the group, holding the corpse of the Man-Faced Demon Spider.

Tang San smiled confidently, and the Eight Spider Lances extended from his body: "If it were anyone else, they might be helpless against this poison, but for me, it's not a difficult task."