Tang San's Little Hand Trembled, and a Life Was Lost!

Tang San's Little Hand Trembled, and a Life Was Lost!

Some students had actually run off—three of them.

Given Zhao Wuji's personality, he would definitely insist on seeing them alive, or their bodies if dead.

But—

the big thing Zhuge Lan had just pulled out was simply too ferocious!

—He strongly suspected that Zhuge Lan had chased after them because he had his eye on that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and wanted to blast it to death for its soul bone!

On top of Zhuge Lan's unpredictable movement technique, he most likely had other life-saving items as well.

And this time, Oscar didn't have any Flying Mushroom Sausage for travel.

With all those factors combined, if they chased after them, they would only be a burden.

So they gave up on the idea.

"Hold our position."

Zhao Wuji said gravely—

"A powerful disturbance just erupted here, and there's still the scent of the Titan Giant Ape. No high-level soul beasts will dare come near in the short term."

"Once Zhuge returns with Tang San, we'll head back first."

He did not mention Xiao Wu.

After all, the one who had taken her away was the Titan Giant Ape!

Zhu Zhuqing said nothing, pressing her lips together as she sat back down.

Ning Rongrong avoided Zhuge Lan's spot and sat on Zhu Zhuqing's other side.

"They'll definitely be fine!"

Ning Rongrong said with conviction—

"That guy's smart. He wouldn't do anything reckless."

"And he's so mysterious, with such incredible talent. Maybe a Titled Douluo is following him."

"And that huge thing just now was terrifying!"

"It looked like a Soul Tool, but is there really a Soul Tool that terrifying?"

Ning Rongrong's incessant chatter was really just a sign of her panic.

A Titan Giant Ape!

A variant that could fight ten-thousand-year soul beasts even at a hundred years old—how terrifying would it be after growing to a hundred thousand years?

"It's all Xiao Wu's fault!"

Ma Hongjun suddenly cursed—

"If she hadn't stopped him, Lan-ge could've at least driven that Titan Giant Ape away. None of this would've happened!"

Everyone responded with silence.

No one refuted him.

Which meant they agreed.

Inside the forest, Zhuge Lan had already removed his robe, wearing only a pair of shorts.

After activating Soul Bone Skill: Close In Distance, Far In Horizon, he used Spiral Nine Shadows to trail behind Tang San.

It was effortless.

What a waste of this perfected Spiral Nine Shadows.

He had forgotten that Oscar's Soul Ring Year Limit had increased, so he definitely would not absorb the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.

Without Flying Mushroom Sausage, how fast could Tang San possibly be relying solely on Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track?

The only question was, would this variable affect whether Tang San encountered the Man Faced Demon Spider?

After following for a while, the spiritual power he had left on Zhu Zhuqing dissipated because of the distance.

Zhuge Lan smiled.

The plan had been executed perfectly.

That Tai'e just now...

Naturally, it had been fake.

A Level 9 Fixed Soul Cannon cost 1 million Emotional Value per minute.

Er Ming would not actually hurt them, so why waste that money?

It had been—

Spiritual Domain - Simulation!

Although Zhuge Lan had never seen Tai'e, he had the system!

For 1,000 Emotional Value, it had perfectly recreated the scene of the cannon firing.

Unfortunately.

Before they could even hear it go off, Xiao Wu had anxiously stepped forward—just as he had expected.

With a mysterious family vouching for it, Xiao Wu had no choice but to believe.

Given her bond of tens of thousands of years with Er Ming, how could she stand by and watch him die?

Stepping forward was only natural.

And upon seeing that Zhuge Lan had such a "trump card," Oscar did not use his Flying Mushroom Sausage.

As one side waned, the other waxed.

Unless Zhao Wuji was an idiot, there was no way he would give chase.

This allowed Zhuge Lan to easily tail Tang San.

The only remaining question...

Was whether the Man Faced Demon Spider would appear as expected.

If it really did not.

He could only pay the system to help.

Just as he was thinking that, Tang San, exhausted from running, stopped to rest, gasping for breath.

Yet his eyes continued to scan the surroundings, determining the path ahead.

And above his head.

Was a massive black spider over a meter in size. Its eight spear-like legs were fully three meters long, and its entire body was covered in glossy black armor.

A Man Faced Demon Spider!

Now everything was in place.

Relying on Close In Distance, Far In Horizon, Zhuge Lan pulled out a handful of sunflower seeds.

And watched Tang San's "life-or-death battle" from the sidelines.

Because he had not competed with Meng Yiran in Soul Power and gained an opportunity for breakthrough.

Tang San was currently level 29.

Soul skills, hidden weapons, the Clear Sky Hammer, Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.

He brought out every trump card he had, repeatedly finding himself in peril.

He even erupted during battle and broke through to level 30, desperately smashing out a hammer strike to seize a sliver of survival, forcing the Man Faced Demon Spider to expose the weakness on its abdomen.

"Dudududu—"

The Zhuge Repeating Crossbow fired chilling flashes of light, its power more than enough to finish the Man Faced Demon Spider.

But.

It missed!

His arms had been worked too hard from swinging the hammer, and Tang San's trembling hand sent the shot off target!

This filled Tang San with despair.

He had given everything he had, only to make a mistake with the hidden weapon he was most proud of?

With his strength exhausted, what could he use to turn things around?!

He chose to close his eyes and await death.

"Skree—"

The Man Faced Demon Spider roared as it pounced. Its spider legs were just about to pierce Tang San through—

Zhuge Lan sighed.

That little punk was too useless. How could his hand tremble?

Wasn't this forcing him to show off?

"Beast! Come here!"

A furious roar rang out.

Tang San jolted in fright and hurriedly opened his eyes.

The Man Faced Demon Spider, which should have pierced through him, appeared a hundred meters away as if it had teleported, its two spider legs clamping the martial spirit Li Jing Longsword.

—This bizarre soul skill had forced displacement on top of control?

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"Zzzzz—"

The spider legs clamping the Li Jing Longsword glowed red-hot, wisps of smoke rising from them.

It was cooked.

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"Hisskrah—"

The Man Faced Demon Spider was enraged. It had more than just two spider legs!

It spread its other six legs and launched a stabbing assault at Zhuge Lan.

Zhuge Lan voluntarily dismissed the Li Jing Longsword, summoned Thorn Armor, and lit up all his soul rings.

"Thud—"

"Thud—"

"Thud—"

Amid a string of dull impacts, every one of the Man Faced Demon Spider's legs was blocked.

The reflected damage, on the other hand, turned it into a pincushion.

And this was only the appetizer.

Abomination Curse—activate!

Wasting Disease!

Enteritis!

Dehydration!

The Man Faced Demon Spider visibly withered away.

Until—

Moderate Negative Status · Osteoporosis!

"Crack—"

The Man Faced Demon Spider's spider leg broke.

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Now!

Zhuge Lan used Spiral Nine Shadows, splitting into eight figures. They merged behind the Man Faced Demon Spider, and he walked toward Tang San without looking back.

"Crack—"

"Crack—"

"Crack—"

Eight crisp cracks rang out.

The Man Faced Demon Spider's legs, along with the one that had just broken, snapped apart inch by inch from their roots. Its body became a ball and crashed to the ground.

All it could do was rage helplessly.

Zhuge Lan came before Tang San and saw his hands trembling nonstop.

He cast a wave of Holy Light Blessing over him.

"Ah~~~"

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After an embarrassed moan, Tang San struggled to his feet and gave Zhuge Lan a bitter smile.

"You shouldn't have come."

Zhuge Lan rolled his eyes.

"To be honest, I don't like you."

Zhuge Lan said bluntly—

"But the way you chased after the Titan Giant Ape without hesitation for Xiao Wu's sake—I acknowledge that devotion."

"So I came over just because I felt like it, got it?"

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He had clearly been scolded.

Yet Tang San could not talk back. He could only keep up a wry smile.

"You've broken through to level 30, right?"

Zhuge Lan glanced at the Man Faced Demon Spider—

"That thing's 2,003 years old. Your cultivation method is decent enough, and your body can take a beating. If you grit your teeth, you should be able to absorb it."

"That'll restore some of your Soul Power. I'll go a little deeper with you and see if we can find one."

Zhuge Lan did not spell it out. He merely shook his head and sighed.

Everything went without saying.

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Tang San's face darkened.

How could he not understand?

But he just could not accept it!

Xiao Wu!

My Xiao Wu~!