Poison

Everyone fought back their laughter as Zhao Xuan helplessly took an outfit from his Soul Tool and handed it to Tang San.

Tang San's face turned red. One hand covered his lower body while he hurriedly took the clothes.

"Say, what are you girls secretly staring at?" Zhao Wuji shot the girls who were sneaking glances a look and could not help glaring at them.

At his words, Xiao Wu whipped her head around to glance at Ning Rongrong, Hermione, and the others. Her crimson eyes narrowed slightly, filled with murderous intent.

Frightened by Xiao Wu's fierce glare, the girls hurriedly turned away. Ning Rongrong muttered under her breath, "It's not like looking will make a piece of him fall off."

"Hmph." Xiao Wu snorted and ignored them. After turning around, she openly watched Tang San put on his clothes.

As Tang San pulled on his trousers, he noticed Xiao Wu's gaze and his cheeks flushed crimson. He could not help saying, "Xiao Wu, can you turn around?"

Xiao Wu curled her lips. "What's the big deal? We've even slept together. Why be afraid of this?"

"Gasp—"

Everyone sucked in a cold breath. Their eyes lit up like bulbs as their gazes repeatedly swept over the two of them. Young people these days were truly terrifying.

Zhao Xuan stood to the side with a grin. How could others know the reason when he did not? Back when they were at Nuoding Academy, Xiao Wu had accidentally spilled the water from her cup onto her blanket. With no blanket, she had slept beside Tang San for one night. They had all still been children then, and quite a few people had witnessed it.

Tang San said angrily, "Xiao Wu, can you show a little girl's modesty? Stop talking nonsense all day!"

Seeing that Tang San was angry, Xiao Wu immediately lost much of her momentum. She muttered, "Modesty can't fill your stomach. Besides, I wasn't talking nonsense."

Tang San had a headache and stopped bothering with Xiao Wu. He hurriedly put on his trousers, but when he reached for his shirt, he froze.

"What is this?" He stared blankly at the eight Spider Spears behind him.

With a thought, the eight spider legs on his back moved as easily as his own limbs, as nimble as his hands and feet.

"I don't know. They grew out after you absorbed the soul ring." Zhao Xuan spread his hands.

Tang San looked utterly baffled. He tried moving the spider legs, and the sharp Spider Spear slashed at a large tree beside him. The ancient tree's hard trunk was pierced by the Spider Spear as easily as tofu, only stopping after it had sunk more than thirty centimeters in.

With another exertion of force, the entire Spider Spear was instantly pulled free, leaving only an extremely thin mark on the ancient tree.

"So sharp!"

Ma Hongjun cried out in surprise and crossed several steps at once. His small eyes stared unblinkingly at the Spider Spears behind Tang San, filled with amazement.

The Spider Spears carried an unusual sweet fragrance. As Ma Hongjun sniffed them, he nearly began drooling, unable to resist reaching out to touch one.

The Spider Spear was cold as iron. It was a special kind of bone, yet its surface was very smooth, with a feel that made one reluctant to let go. Ma Hongjun could not help touching it again, closing his eyes to enjoy the sensation.

"Fatty, what are you doing?" Oscar could not help asking as he watched Ma Hongjun's lecherous expression.

Startled, Ma Hongjun carelessly brushed a finger against the sharp edge of the Spider Spear, and his skin instantly split open.

"Ah!" Ma Hongjun cried out.

Everyone looked over instinctively. Ma Hongjun's left hand was turning purple at a visible rate, streams of black mist rising from it as black pus and blood dripped down.

"Poisoned." Li Qing made the judgment instantly and hurriedly placed one hand on Ma Hongjun, using Soul Power to restrain the poison's spread.

The black mist on his left hand stopped spreading, but Li Qing could not force the poison out. Seeing this, Zhao Wuji hurriedly called, "Oscar!"

"Got it. I have a Small Sausage." Oscar nodded and hastily conjured a Small Sausage.

He stuffed the Small Sausage into Ma Hongjun's mouth. Terrified that he might die just like that, Ma Hongjun swallowed it whole. His complexion improved considerably, but the black mist on his hand still did not disappear.

Ma Hongjun's face turned pale with fear. Was he really going to die like this?

"Let me."

A sharp light flashed in Tang San's eyes as he grabbed Ma Hongjun's forearm. His hand turned jade-white, forming a stark contrast with Ma Hongjun's hand.

"Is that a soul skill?" Li Qing watched in surprise.

As if drawn by suction, the poison in Ma Hongjun's arm was rapidly pulled out before everyone's eyes at a visible rate. It flowed from the cut on his hand, and purple-black pus and blood dripped onto the ground, releasing a foul stench.

Ma Hongjun let out a breath, his face pale as he said, "Saved."

The veins at Zhao Wuji's temple twitched. Unable to resist, he gave Ma Hongjun a hard knock on the head. "Don't touch things carelessly in the future."

Tang San crouched down to examine the pus and blood that had flowed from Ma Hongjun, then looked at the eight spider legs behind him in surprise. "It's the poison of the Man Faced Demon Spider."

Oscar cast a lingeringly frightened glance at the spider legs behind Tang San and asked, "Tang San, what are you going to do about these?"

Tang San frowned at that, then his expression shifted. The eight spider legs slowly contracted before completely withdrawing into his back.

"They can be retracted!" Tang San said in delight.

"Let me see." Xiao Wu jumped behind Tang San to inspect his back, while Zhao Xuan hurriedly squeezed over as well.

There were no wounds on Tang San's back. Only four small white dots were neatly arranged on either side of his spine.

"It's good that they can be retracted." Zhao Wuji let out a sigh of relief. If Tang San had stayed like that, he truly would not have dared take him out.

Then Zhao Wuji could not help smiling. "Although this time was dangerous, everyone gained quite a bit. Not only Oscar, but Tang San also obtained his third soul ring."

As he finished speaking, he secretly glanced at Li Qing. In truth, the greatest gain this time was that Zhao Xuan had brought Li Qing back. Although Li Qing had only said he was visiting Shrek Academy, did that not mean there was a chance he might stay?

"Actually... I also obtained my third soul ring." At that moment, Xiao Wu said weakly.

"You also obtained your third soul ring? What happened?" Zhao Wuji nearly failed to catch his breath, so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.

"After I escaped from the Titan Giant Ape, its roar knocked many Spirit Beasts unconscious, so I picked one and obtained its soul ring."

The people from Shrek Academy looked at one another speechlessly. What kind of luck was that? Not only had she escaped from the Titan Giant Ape, she had even obtained her third soul ring!

Everyone had different thoughts.

Dai Mubai felt a sense of urgency. If he did not work harder, his younger schoolmates would surpass him.

Hermione's gaze shifted slightly, and she felt somewhat powerless inside. Why were these people so strong?