Man Faced Demon Spider, Zhao Wuji's Frustration

Man Faced Demon Spider, Zhao Wuji's Frustration

Looking at the headless corpse nearby and the crimson soul ring slowly appearing above it, Xiao Wu froze in a daze. Tang San, standing beside her, sensed that something was off, but he did not think much of it. He merely assumed that she had been frightened by the sight, so he reached out and took her small hand, hoping to give her some comfort.

Seeing that the dust had settled, Lu Mingchuan tossed away the melon rind from his eyes and put away his little stool. Then, under Zhao Wuji's tense gaze, he walked over to the Titan Giant Ape's corpse and placed a hand on its massive body.

"Store it in the System Space."

The enormous body and the crimson soul ring immediately vanished before the stunned eyes of the Shrek group. A fiery glint also flashed through Tang San's eyes. Even Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night at his waist no longer seemed appealing, further intensifying his desire to kill.

However, his wings had not yet fully grown. He still needed to calm himself and cultivate diligently. With that thought, Tang San slowly concealed the killing intent in his eyes.

At the Lake of Life in the heart of Star Dou Forest, a bull-headed, snake-bodied soul beast that had been cultivating suddenly felt an inexplicable pang of discomfort, interrupting its cultivation.

"Could something have happened to Er Ming?" it said clearly.

Then it shook its head. "Impossible. Er Ming is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Even a Titled Douluo could not take him down so easily. Besides, a battle between a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and a Titled Douluo would cause quite a commotion, yet there has been no disturbance at all."

It was not as though it had not considered whether something had happened to Xiao Wu, but that seemed unlikely. After pondering for a while longer without reaching any conclusion, it could only suppress the doubt in its heart, close its eyes, and resume cultivating.

As Lu Mingchuan looked at the crimson soul ring and gleaming Soul Bone in his storage, a smile curled across his lips. His storage was finally a little fuller. Though it only contained one Soul Bone and one soul ring, it was still a step from zero to one.

While his thoughts wandered, an icy little hand clasped his and pulled him back to reality.

"How should we deal with them?" Mirror Flow asked, her crimson eyes still carrying a trace of unfulfilled excitement.

Seeing Mirror Flow like this, he hurriedly took her hand with his other hand. The leeks had not grown up yet; this was not the right time to harvest them.

Zhao Wuji, who had heard Mirror Flow's words loud and clear, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. A top-tier expert who had brutally killed the Titan Giant Ape had developed killing intent toward them. How could he not panic? But since Lu Mingchuan had stopped her, it showed that he did not yet have any designs on them.

And this top-tier expert was clearly following Lu Mingchuan's lead, which allowed Zhao Wuji to relax a little.

After much coaxing, Lu Mingchuan finally talked Mirror Flow down. Smacking his somewhat dry lips, he turned around, waved to Zhao Wuji, and prepared to leave. Before departing, though, he gave Xiao Wu a meaningful look.

He successfully frightened the little rabbit into lowering her head as her entire body began to tremble. Only after sensing that Lu Mingchuan had left did she dare raise her head in secret. Tang San did not think much of it, merely assuming that Xiao Wu feared the strength of the woman beside Lu Mingchuan and was afraid that she would cause trouble for the two of them.

In a sense, Tang San's guess was correct. Xiao Wu truly was afraid of Mirror Flow beside Lu Mingchuan.

Watching the two leave, Zhao Wuji let out a long breath. Mirror Flow had placed far too much pressure on him. Although he knew he had no grudge against Lu Mingchuan, Dai Mubai was there, lowering the group's standing in Lu Mingchuan's eyes.

There was also Ma Hongjun. Though Lu Mingchuan had already taught him a lesson, who could guarantee that it had not merely been an appetizer? After all, in Star Dou Great Forest, even if they casually killed someone in their group, who would know? And even if someone did know, what could they do? Go make trouble for a Titled Douluo of at least Rank 97? With that in mind, Zhao Wuji hurriedly called for everyone to leave. Though they had come to help Oscar obtain a soul ring, even a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast had appeared here. The forest had likely been anything but peaceful lately.

Compared to a soul ring, their lives were more important. They could obtain a soul ring in Sunset Forest instead.

Not far away, Lu Mingchuan and Mirror Flow watched the group's retreating backs. Just as he had expected, they were likely heading back. If so, that Man Faced Demon Spider should be waiting for them along the route.

After thinking it over, he took Mirror Flow's little hand and followed them.

Sure enough, not long after setting out, Tang San announced that he had broken through to Rank 30.

Zhao Wuji did not stop walking, his brows knitting slightly. "There's no way to obtain a soul ring right now. Let's get out first. It's too dangerous here."

Tang San pressed his lips together. He understood the reasoning as well, so he nodded, restrained his thoughts, and continued onward. However, before they had gone far, a spider-like soul beast blocked their path.

Tang San's eyes lit up slightly when he saw the soul beast. He had already recognized it as a thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider, one of the soul beasts most suitable for him. He immediately told Zhao Wuji everything he knew about it.

After hearing him out, Zhao Wuji's brow relaxed. "Looks like we're being rewarded after hardship. We just escaped from the hands of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and a Titled Douluo, and now we've been given a soul beast suitable for Little San."

After silently estimating the time needed to take down the soul beast, he had everyone wait where they were. He activated Martial Soul Possession and charged at the Man Faced Demon Spider. A Soul Sage dealing with a thousand-year soul beast was effortless. Within a few moves, he beat the creature until it was barely clinging to life.

He then beckoned Tang San over, signaling for him to absorb it quickly. Tang San strode to the Man Faced Demon Spider. Just as he was about to end its sinful life, an unexpected change occurred.

"Hello, everyone. It hasn't been long, yet we've met again."

Lu Mingchuan waved as he jumped down from a tree. Looking at Tang San's unpleasant expression, he pointed at the Man Faced Demon Spider on the ground. "I'll take this spider. How about it?"

Upon hearing this, Tang San was about to step forward and argue, but Zhao Wuji stopped him. Seeing Zhao Wuji's stern expression, Tang San's anger slowly subsided. After silently adding another debt to his ledger, he slowly moved behind Zhao Wuji.

"You can have this soul beast. We'll be leaving first." Zhao Wuji smiled at Lu Mingchuan. Having cultivated to the rank of Soul Sage, Zhao Wuji was clearly not as brutish as he looked. On the contrary, he was quite clever. How could he fail to see that Lu Mingchuan had deliberately been following them?

Yet there was nothing he could do about it. If it were just Old Zhao alone, he would have gone all out against the other side. But unfortunately, he had this group of students with him. No matter how much rage filled his heart, he could only endure it now.

Mirror Flow stared at Zhao Wuji with her crimson eyes, then regretfully shifted her gaze toward Lu Mingchuan. She had thought they would get to fight. She had underestimated this little shorty.

Lu Mingchuan looked at Zhao Wuji with some admiration. Although the students were not much to speak of, Zhao Wuji was a decent teacher when it came to taking responsibility. Unlike a certain chicken-leg-loving Titled Douluo from the later Shrek.

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