External Soul Bone: Eight Spider Lances

Liu Yi immediately came to Tang San's side, closely watching every one of his movements.

Five minutes later.

A signal flare shot into the sky several dozen li away.

Zhao Wuji and the others immediately stopped, looking doubtfully at the signal flare in midair.

"Teacher Zhao, could we have gone in the wrong direction?"

Dai Mubai stood where he was and asked doubtfully.

"That's impossible. This was clearly the right direction. According to the footprints, it should have been this way." Ma Hongjun scratched his head as well, finding it truly baffling.

Ning Rongrong asked worriedly, "Could Teacher Liu have run into some mishap?"

Zhao Wuji frowned slightly before saying, "Never mind that. Follow the direction of the signal flare, quickly!"

"Yes!"

Meanwhile, Tang San was nearly finished absorbing the Soul Ring.

Finally, five minutes later, Tang San slowly opened his eyes. As he absorbed his third Soul Ring, his Soul Power had nearly recovered as well.

Tang San said gratefully, "Thank you."

"No need to thank me. You earned it."

Tang San nodded slightly. Just as he rose to his feet, his face suddenly twisted in pain as waves of intense agony came from his back.

Just as he was about to call for help, his vision went black. His body pitched forward, and he crashed heavily onto the ground.

Liu Yi came up behind Tang San, both hands tightly gripping the Eight Spider Soul Bone that had grown from Tang San's back!

Feeling the bone-chilling cold of the Eight Spider Soul Bone, Liu Yi sneered. With a hard tug of both hands, a red spray of blood burst forth, and Tang San's back was already a mangled mess of flesh and blood.

Since the Eight Spider Soul Bone had not yet fully fused with Tang San's body, it could be ripped out with brute force.

This was also Liu Yi's purpose in coming early: the External Soul Bone, the Eight Spider Lances!

"An External Soul Bone? Heh, this is rather interesting."

Liu Yi had no intention of absorbing this External Soul Bone directly. Instead, he stored it in his Soul Guidance Device.

To him, this External Soul Bone was not especially valuable. He focused on offensive power, while the Eight Spider Lances' main function was poison.

Poison was of little use to the Seven Kill Sword. As its name implied, once it was drawn into battle, slaughter was inevitable.

After cleaning the blood from his hands, Liu Yi crouched down and injected Soul Power into Tang San's back, slowly healing his injuries.

At that moment, Zhao Wuji and the others arrived as well.

Upon seeing the scene before them, Zhao Wuji's brows knitted tightly together. He strode over to Liu Yi's side.

"Brother Liu Yi, what exactly happened? Why is Tang San so badly injured?"

"Sigh, he was injured by the Man Faced Demon Spider. The deadly poison eroded his back, but fortunately, I discovered it in time and managed to save his life."

Zhao Wuji glanced at the Man Faced Demon Spider lying on the ground, then at Tang San sprawled on the ground, without giving it much thought.

"Alright, then let's leave this place quickly."

"Teacher Zhao, what about Xiao Wu?" Dai Mubai asked.

Zhao Wuji shook his head helplessly. The Titan Giant Ape was simply too terrifying; there was no way he could be its opponent.

He could not allow everyone to perish over the life or death of one student. As a teacher of Shrek Academy, he absolutely could not make such a choice. This was Zhao Wuji's decision.

Most of them were injured now. The deeper they went into the Star Dou Great Forest, the more Ten Thousand Year Soul Beasts there would be, and the greater the danger would become.

Protecting oneself wisely was the path to a long life.

Dai Mubai clenched his fists. Shrek Academy had only just begun its term, yet they had already lost a genius student. What rotten luck.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun both walked to Dai Mubai's side. With a sigh, they patted his shoulder, showing that they were powerless as well.

Just when everyone believed Xiao Wu was surely dead, a cry of surprise came from the distance.

"Brother!"

Everyone immediately looked toward Xiao Wu, dozens of meters away, rubbing their eyes in disbelief.

Ma Hongjun was too shocked to speak. Those who could escape from a 100,000 Year Soul Beast were few and far between, yet Xiao Wu was actually still alive.

Xiao Wu quickly ran to Tang San's side. Seeing how badly Tang San was injured, her face was filled with anguish.

"Teachers, what happened?"

Zhao Wuji snapped out of his shock. "Sigh, Little San was injured by the Man Faced Demon Spider. Deadly poison also eroded his back. If not for Brother Liu Yi, he would most likely... have died."

"Right, how did you escape from the Titan Giant Ape?"

Xiao Wu's expression changed, and her gaze became somewhat evasive.

Liu Yi saw it as well. "Alright, don't bring this up anymore. Since she's back, let's return quickly. Tang San is seriously injured. We should leave the Star Dou Great Forest first and make plans afterward."

Everyone nodded. At this point, there was nothing else they could do.

The Star Dou Great Forest was dark and damp, making wounds prone to infection. Even though two powerful Soul Masters had injected Soul Power into him, that did not mean complications could not arise.

Ma Hongjun carried Tang San on his back, swallowed an Flying Flying Sausage condensed by Oscar, and flew toward the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

After eating their sausages, the others followed closely behind. None of them liked spending the night in the Star Dou Great Forest; it was simply too uncomfortable.

After everyone had left, Liu Yi looked at the sausage in his hand, took a bite, and nodded in satisfaction.

The sausages condensed from Oscar's Soul Power were not bad at all. They tasted quite good, not much different from those made outside.

"Heh, interesting. He truly is Shrek's most talented Food System Soul Master."

They had never experienced this feeling before. This was the strength of a Food System Soul Master.

After the large sausage entered Liu Yi's stomach, it immediately transformed into a warm current that spread throughout his body, sweeping through his limbs and bones.

Though it was not a Recovery Sausage, he could still feel the replenishment of Soul Power.

This was why Food System Soul Masters were so sought after across the continent. Every faction fought desperately, hoping that Food System Soul Masters would join them.

As the breeze blew, Liu Yi's body transformed into a mass of white light and vanished.

After Oscar condensed the sausages, the group finally left the Star Dou Great Forest an hour later.

After leaving the forest, Zhao Wuji led them back to the inn and purchased a large amount of healing medicine.

Tang San lay on the bed with a pale face and bloodless lips, as though all the blood had been drained from him.

That was nearly the case. When the External Soul Bone had been torn out, Tang San had already lost too much blood.

Coupled with the long journey, Tang San's body had reached its lowest state. He could perish at any moment.

Everyone except Liu Yi, Zhao Wuji, and Xiao Wu waited anxiously outside the room.

"Brother Liu Yi, what should we do now? If this continues, I'm afraid Tang San won't make it through the night."

Zhao Wuji's brows were twisted together, and his fists were clenched tightly.