Spiked Thorn Soul Spider

The Star Dou Great Forest seemed as lush as ever. Towering, flourishing trees and fresh, rich air made everyone feel refreshed the moment they arrived.

Everyone climbed down from the carriage. Just as Zhou Yurou was about to marvel at the beauty of the Star Dou Great Forest, Lin Li grabbed her. Zhou Yurou saw that the usually calm Lin Li now wore a cold, solemn expression.

She could not help asking softly, "What's wrong, Xiao Li?"

Lin Li immediately said, "Yurou, be careful after entering. In here, you could be attacked by a Soul Beast with practically every step you take."

Remembering her unpleasant first Soul Hunting experience, she could not help shaking her head.

Ye Lian said to everyone, "Once we go in, make sure you follow me. Stay close!"

Her expression was equally serious. With a wave of her hand, she said, "Let's go!"

Just as Lin Li had said, the instant they stepped into the Star Dou Great Forest, they encountered a pack of Gale Wolves around ten years old. However, Ye Lian merely gave them a look.

Her immense Spiritual Power bore down fiercely upon the wolf pack. In an instant, the Gale Wolves tucked their tails and fled.

Zhou Yurou hurriedly tugged on Lin Li's arm and whispered, "Teacher Ye is so cool!"

Lin Li gave a soft hum. "But... something's coming."

Without drawing attention to it, Lin Li shielded Zhou Yurou behind her and looked sharply into the distance.

Ye Lian raised a brow. With her immense Spiritual Power, she had easily discovered the beast's location. Yet when she looked at Lin Li, there was an additional trace of approval in her eyes.

Suddenly, a gigantic spider more than two meters tall appeared before them. Unlike the bloated abdomen of the Man Faced Demon Spider they had encountered before, this spider's abdomen was well-proportioned.

At a glance, it was clearly not a spider that could spin silk. Yet if one ignored the "skin" like heavy armor covering its body and its eight spider legs resembling sharp spears, it might actually have been quite a beautiful Soul Beast.

Lin Li murmured, "Spiked Thorn Soul Spider!"

Spider Soul Beasts were extremely common in the Star Dou Great Forest. Unlike highly venomous spider Soul Beasts such as Man Faced Demon Spiders and Death Demon Spiders, the Spiked Thorn Soul Spider was an anomaly among spider Soul Beasts.

Its killing methods relied on its spear-like spider legs and the fine needles covering its body.

At the same time, its "armor" gave it extremely powerful defenses, making it an exceptionally well-balanced Soul Beast.

Ye Lian looked indifferently at the Spiked Thorn Soul Spider. "Wang Bing, your First Spirit Ring has been found!"

Wang Bing let out an "Ah?" Ye Lian said, "Although your martial soul is the Cave Demon Spider, your attack methods do not involve spinning silk. This Spiked Thorn Soul Spider can instead grant you a very good ability!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Bing immediately shook his head. "No, this Soul Beast is also very suitable for Rou'er!"

Ye Lian immediately said, "Compared with her, it is still more suitable as your spirit ring!"

Ye Lian suddenly leaped forward. Four spirit rings revolved around her, and the second one flashed.

She said coldly, "Second Spirit Ability, Interspatial Fox Claw!"

The red fox phantom behind her suddenly let out a Fox's Cry. Her hands transformed into a pair of red fox claws, their nails sharp as though forged from the finest metal, and they struck toward the Spiked Thorn Soul Spider!

The Spiked Thorn Soul Spider immediately sensed a lethal threat and raised two spider legs to block it.

Yet even though Ye Lian had restrained her strength to the peak level of a Soul Ancestor, how could a hundred-year Soul Beast possibly withstand a Soul Ancestor's skill?

The first claw shattered its first spider leg, followed immediately by the second claw and then the third.

It was nothing to Lin Li. In her previous life, she had killed chickens and ducks, and in this life, she had killed quite a few Soul Beasts as well.

But the others present had never experienced this. Zhou Yurou's face turned deathly pale, and the sharp, miserable howls of the Spiked Thorn Soul Spider as Ye Lian severed one spider leg after another echoed in her ears.

Her body trembled involuntarily, while the other five did not look much better.

Yet the one who surprised Lin Li the most was Rou'er, the Swift Shadow Cat King soul master who was as gentle as water toward her classmates. Her face was slightly pale, but on closer inspection, her eyes were filled with determination.

As for the Wang brothers, Wang Ming's face had gone pale, but his gaze remained sharp. Wang Ning was utterly white-faced, yet even so, he kept his body tensed, ready to attack at any moment.

Zhou Yurou tugged at Lin Li's clothes and asked softly, "Xiao Li, are you scared?"

Lin Li shook her head. "There's nothing to fear. To us, they're just a bunch of unthinking beasts."

The moment she finished speaking, Ye Lian's "violent torture" also came to an end. She immediately had the boy named Wang Bing come over to absorb the spirit ring.

Perhaps Ye Lian had tortured the Spiked Thorn Soul Spider too badly, for it had completely lost its attachment to this world.

The instant Wang Bing stabbed it with his dagger, the Spiked Thorn Soul Spider lost its life. A brilliant pale yellow spirit ring appeared.

The bright yellow glow appeared especially holy against the wreckage scattered across the ground. Seeing Wang Bing standing there blankly, Ye Lian immediately shouted, "Sit cross-legged, draw in the spirit ring, focus your mind, and absorb it!"

Hearing Ye Lian's shout, Wang Bing jolted and immediately sat cross-legged, no longer caring about the earthy brown blood on the ground.

Lin Li did not have the Blood Fiend Demonic Phoenix absorb it either. After all, she had seen it that night—the eight spirit rings floating around her body!

She would definitely notice her little movements. Absorbing a spirit ring took a long time, but waiting felt even longer than the absorption itself.

Zhou Yurou kept sharing the school gossip from the past month, making the wait less dull for her.

Suddenly, Wang Bing's aura surged. The spirit ring settled firmly around his martial soul, and he immediately leaped to his feet and shouted joyfully, "I've become a soul master!" He wanted to say more, but Ye Lian had already covered his mouth.

Ye Lian was starting to get angry. She scolded in a low voice, "Are you trying to get us killed?!"

Wang Bing shook his head, and only then did Ye Lian release his mouth. However, the sound of his earlier shout had already carried far into the distance.

Seeing this almost comedic scene, Lin Li said to Zhou Yurou beside her, "Stay away from that brat in the future. There's something wrong with his brain! If you play with him, be careful not to get eaten by Soul Beasts in the forest!"

Her voice was not quiet, so Wang Bing's face reddened after hearing her words, yet he did not dare refute her.

The students of Class One, Year One once again experienced the sharp tongue of their class tyrant!

Yes, class tyrant. Ling Xuan was the Class Monitor, so why was Lin Li called the class tyrant? Because of her irritable temper and formidable combat strength.

Shouting loudly in the Star Dou Great Forest—was he afraid he would fail to provoke the hungry predators in the forest?

Soul masters could hunt spirit rings from Soul Beasts, but were soul masters filled with pure Soul Power not delicious meals to them as well?

Zhou Yurou nodded, but Lin Li's expression darkened as well. Alright, the big one is here!

In an instant, a faint wind swirled around them. Clouds followed dragons, wind followed tigers! It seemed that the newcomer was a rather powerful tiger-type Soul Beast!

Although tiger-type Soul Beasts generally could not compare to Dragon Type Soul Beasts, there were exceptions, such as the tiger before them with snow-white fur and a gleaming coat.

It was one of the finest among tiger-kind Soul Beasts—the Cracked White Tiger.