Man Faced Demon Spider That Ruined the Mood (Third Update! Please Vote!)

Dragon Duke Meng Shu was a Soul Douluo powerhouse. With one glance, he saw the brilliance of his granddaughter Meng Yiran's Second Soul Skill.

"If I'm not mistaken, the main function of your Second Soul Skill is to summon a great serpent to bind your opponent."

"However, when you release the binding skill, you gain a brief burst of speed and the ability to fly."

"Am I right, my dear granddaughter?"

Dragon Duke said with a kind, benevolent expression.

"Grandpa, honestly. I was going to keep everyone in suspense, but you already knew everything."

Meng Yiran pouted and coquettishly complained.

"Hehe, your grandfather is a Soul Douluo powerhouse. What secret could you possibly keep from him?"

"Quick, tell us about your Second Soul Skill in detail."

Snake Grandma said with a chuckle.

Although Dragon Duke Snake Matriarch already had a certain understanding of Meng Yiran's Second Soul Skill,

they still wanted to hear Meng Yiran explain it herself.

"My Second Soul Skill is called Ensnaring Profundity."

"When I use my Second Soul Skill, I can throw out a python in a chosen direction to bind and control my opponent."

"At the same time, I gain three seconds of increased movement speed and one and a half seconds of flight."

Meng Yiran explained.

After hearing Meng Yiran's explanation, the smiles on Dragon Duke Snake Matriarch's faces grew even wider.

"Good, very good, excellent!"

"This isn't merely a control-type Soul Skill. It's also a skill for preserving your life and pursuing enemies."

"Don't underestimate those one and a half seconds of flight. At a critical moment, it could save your life or even let you launch a counterattack!"

Dragon Duke said excitedly.

Meng Yiran could clearly sense that when her grandfather said "excellent," his joy had reached its peak.

It seemed Grandpa Dragon Duke and Grandma Snake Matriarch were extremely satisfied with the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent soul ring she had obtained this time!

Thinking of this, Meng Yiran felt invigorated, and her fair face was filled with smiles.

"Mm, I understand, Grandpa."

Meng Yiran replied obediently.

Just then, a shadow flickered in the forest not far away.

"Hm?"

Dragon Duke Meng Shu frowned slightly. With a flash, he arrived where the shadow had appeared.

"Wretched beast."

They only heard Dragon Duke Meng Shu shout.

Immediately afterward,

Meng Yiran and Snake Grandma saw Dragon Duke release his martial soul. A dragon-headed cane more than four meters tall rose up.

At the same time,

the aura of Dragon Duke Meng Shu, a Soul Douluo, intimidated everything around him and inspired awe.

What had happened?

Snake Grandma Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran frowned.

Just as Snake Grandma Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran worried about Dragon Duke Meng Shu and wanted to go over to see what was happening,

Dragon Duke Meng Shu lightly tapped the ground and, after several flashes, had already returned to Snake Grandma and Meng Yiran.

Along with Dragon Duke, he brought back a giant demon spider in his hand.

This strange giant spider had eight spear-like legs.

Its entire body was covered in jet-black armor that gleamed brightly.

Even stranger was its face, a ferocious human visage formed from black-and-white markings.

However,

the Man Faced Demon Spider was in a miserable state. Of its eight spear-like legs, only one remained intact.

The other seven were riddled with holes, leaking poisonous purple pus. It looked utterly wretched.

It was not only its legs. Several large holes had also been blasted through its massive body, all of them leaking highly toxic fluid.

Thud—

With a casual toss, Dragon Duke threw the Man Faced Demon Spider onto the ground.

Already covered in wounds, and having just been violently captured by Dragon Duke,

the Man Faced Demon Spider now lay on the ground, barely alive, greedily drawing in its final breaths of air before death.

"Grandpa, what is this?"

Meng Yiran asked curiously.

"This is a seven-hundred-year-old Man Faced Demon Spider."

Dragon Duke Meng Shu answered, but his expression changed.

Meng Yiran could clearly sense that as her grandfather spoke the name of the Man Faced Demon Spider soul beast, the joy and smile on his face gradually faded away.

By the end, Meng Yiran could even sense a trace of unwillingness on Grandpa Dragon Duke's face.

It was not just Grandpa Dragon Duke. Even Grandma Snake Matriarch beside him wore a complicated expression.

What had suddenly happened to Grandpa and Grandma?

Was there something special about this Man Faced Demon Spider?

Meng Yiran was puzzled. The three of them had been perfectly fine just moments ago, yet the atmosphere had suddenly become strange.

"Sigh—"

Suddenly, Dragon Duke let out a sigh.

"What a pity, what a pity!"

"Why didn't you damned Man Faced Demon Spider show up earlier? Yiran has already absorbed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's soul ring!"

Dragon Duke Meng Shu said bitterly, his face filled with reluctance.

Snake Grandma Chao Tianxiang also looked deeply regretful.

Meng Yiran was startled by Grandpa Dragon Duke and Grandma Snake Matriarch's expressions.

Could this Man Faced Demon Spider be even more precious than the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent?

It had to be.

Meng Yiran was not stupid. From Grandpa Dragon Duke and Grandma Snake Matriarch's expressions and conversation, she had already guessed part of the truth.

Her body stiffened, and the joy she had felt from obtaining the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent vanished completely.

"Grandpa, Grandma, what's wrong?"

Still, Meng Yiran asked.

Dragon Duke Meng Shu looked at his granddaughter, drew a deep breath, and composed himself.

"The Man Faced Demon Spider is known as the nightmare of small soul beasts. It is a creature that devours life, an object of hatred for all soul beasts."

"Even a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent would have no choice but to detour around this Man Faced Demon Spider."

"This Man Faced Demon Spider happens to have seven hundred years of cultivation. It is also suitable for you—perhaps even more suitable than the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent."

As Dragon Duke Meng Shu spoke, he looked at his granddaughter again, steadied his emotions, and continued:

"That is why your Grandma Snake Matriarch and I feel such regret and unwillingness."

"A Man Faced Demon Spider is something that can only be encountered by chance. Since you have already obtained the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, it means you were fated to miss out on this Man Faced Demon Spider."

"The Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent is still quite good. It is among the finest snake-type soul beasts, and your Second Soul Skill grants speed, flight, and binding. That is already extremely rare! You are better than many soul masters of the same rank!"

By the time Dragon Duke Meng Shu spoke that last sentence, some light had returned to his eyes.

He was comforting both his granddaughter and himself.

The matter was already settled. There was no point in continuing to regret it.

It was better to let it go.

With the truth confirmed, the family of three fell silent for a brief moment.

Compared to the Man Faced Demon Spider, the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent was simply a pheasant compared to a phoenix.

One was on the ground, while the other was in the sky.

Before the Man Faced Demon Spider, the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent was nothing more than a little brother.

It was fit only to become food.

They had thought encountering the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent was already the best possible choice, yet something several times better had suddenly appeared.

How infuriating.

If it had only appeared a few moments later, Meng Yiran could have absorbed this seven-hundred-year-old Man Faced Demon Spider instead of that Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.

What a sin. You Man Faced Demon Spider came out just to ruin people's mood!

Thinking this, Dragon Duke Meng Shu could not help releasing his more-than-four-meter-long dragon-headed cane again.

Smack!

Dragon Duke Meng Shu raised the imposing dragon-headed cane and smashed it viciously onto the Man Faced Demon Spider, instantly crushing it into pulp.

You rotten thing that ruined everyone's mood, die!

Only then was Dragon Duke Meng Shu able to vent his fury.

Where there was sorrow, there was naturally joy elsewhere.

Meanwhile,

Shi Nian, the leader of Canghui Academy, was leisurely leading his students through Sunset Forest on a training expedition.

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