Man Faced Demon Spider

The blazing sun hung high.

July sunshine was scorching.

Ye Lei and Han Nuan chatted and laughed all the way. With the sunlight falling on them, they looked even more like a perfect match.

Han Nuan looked curiously at Ye Lei's left hand and could not help asking:

"Ye Lei~~, what's that thing on your left hand? When did you get it?"

Hearing Han Nuan's soft, childish voice, Ye Lei's heart melted from how adorable she was. He looked at her dotingly and said:

"You mean this? It's a Soul Beast Detector." As he spoke, he raised his left hand. "Once we get to Riverside Forest, you'll see how useful it is!"

"Mm!"

Han Nuan's soft voice completely broke through Ye Lei's defenses. If he had not just come of age, if they were not merely boyfriend and girlfriend, and if their parents had already met, he would have fiercely kissed those red lips of hers. They had to be soft...

Back to the point.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Lei asked the system:

"System, do you have any more Soul Beast Detectors?"

The system, which had been enjoying fresh dog food, was suddenly stumped by the question. After a few seconds, it replied to Ye Lei:

"Host, the production cost of a Soul Beast Detector is rather high!"

"How high?" Ye Lei asked.

"One costs 1,000,000 to make!" the system replied.

When Ye Lei heard one million, he nearly spat out blood. One million—how long would he have to save for that...

Wait, that was not right. With his status, wasn't one million just a small case?

As if it had heard Ye Lei's thoughts, the system slowly said:

"Host need not worry. Now that the two worlds have fused, RMB has become invalid and has been replaced by Gold Soul Coins. The exchange rate between Gold Soul Coins and RMB is 1:."

1:—one Gold Soul Coin equaled one million RMB...

Wouldn't that mean he could achieve several small goals? Eh, wait. It seemed he did not lack those few small goals either.

He could start eating, drinking, and having fun...

Ye Lei shook his head, shaking those thoughts away...

A bus stopped, and Ye Lei and Han Nuan got off. As for why they had taken the bus, the weather was simply too hot to walk...

Ten minutes later.

The two stood before Riverside Forest. Han Nuan looked up at Ye Lei beside her, indicating that she did not want to walk and wanted him to carry her...

Ye Lei smiled helplessly and said:

"Can't you fly?"

But the next second, he directly summoned his martial soul.

The ground behind Ye Lei split open, and the Flame Lord crawled out, hovering behind him.

Seeing that the Flame Lord was even larger than yesterday, Han Nuan asked in surprise:

"Ye Lei, wh-what's going on? Why is it bigger than yesterday?"

The next moment, Ye Lei's actions gave her the answer.

Seeing two black Soul Rings rise from Ye Lei's feet, Han Nuan instantly understood...

He had absorbed two ten-thousand-year Soul Rings. It would be strange if there had been no changes!

Ye Lei leaped forcefully and landed directly atop the Flame Lord's head. Then, controlling the Flame Lord, he had it place its hand on the ground. With a look, he signaled Han Nuan to stand on its hand. Han Nuan carefully stepped onto it, and the two entered Riverside Forest like that...

Deep within the forest, a gigantic spider decapitated a Soul Beast with its front legs. As the corpse fell, the ground was covered in blood, while scattered Soul Beast limbs lay strewn in the distance...

After Ye Lei and Han Nuan changed how they traveled, their speed increased considerably. Before long, they had entered the depths of the forest... ...

Ten minutes later, Ye Lei sensed that something was wrong. Many trees ahead had been severed, while the flowers and grass on the ground had been corroded by something unknown and were still emitting blackish-purple smoke... ...

Ye Lei had Han Nuan fly into the air, separating from him.

Han Nuan, who was in the air, seemed to have discovered something. After calling out to Ye Lei, she used her Soul Skill for the first time.

"First Soul Skill, Feather of Ice!"

Han Nuan wrapped herself in her wings and spun rapidly. Then she abruptly stopped, turning the feathers on her wings into ice blades and scattering them forward.

At that moment, the Detector on Ye Lei's left hand began beeping frantically. He raised his hand and saw the display:

Target detected. Target detected.

The trees ahead suddenly began to sway. Eight round spots flickering with faint purple light appeared. Slowly, a strange giant spider emerged from the woods and stopped before Ye Lei. Its main body was over 2.8 meters in diameter, while its eight spear-like legs were over three meters long. Its entire body was covered in glossy black armor. The tips of its long legs were slender, silently piercing the ground with every step, showing just how sharp they were. White markings covered the spider's lower abdomen, standing in stark contrast to its black body. Those white markings formed a vicious human face. Eight small eyes flashing with faint purple light were pressed close to its lower abdomen. All eight eyes stared fixedly at Ye Lei.

Standing before Ye Lei was a Man Faced Demon Spider.