The Human-faced Spider's Terrifying Poison

Mentor Haoyue's expression changed drastically, and his Fifth Soul Ring lit up. "Fifth Soul Ring Skill—Staff Aura!"

He flung out the long staff martial soul in his hand. Under the effect of the soul skill, the staff rapidly spun around him, constantly changing angles.

In almost the blink of an eye, it formed a shield around him.

"Clang, clang, clang, clang!"

Dai Zhirou's blade-like spider legs continuously slashed against the shield, producing metallic collision sounds.

They had actually been blocked!

A trace of surprise flashed through Dai Zhirou's eyes.

Mentor Haoyue's expression calmed at this moment, carrying a hint of smugness. "You cannot break through my defense. Anything you do will be useless."

Dai Zhirou smiled faintly. "I wonder, have you figured out what my martial soul is?"

Hearing this, a trace of confusion flashed through Mentor Haoyue's eyes. "???"

At the same time, he scrutinized Dai Zhirou's current half-human, half-spider form, his gaze finally settling on the spider legs that were still rapidly striking down.

A Human-faced Spider?

There were quite a few spider-type martial souls. Yet the only one whose spider legs were like blades was the Human-faced Spider.

But so what?

If she could not break his defense, then she could not break it.

Could it be that simply because her martial soul was a Human-faced Spider, she could suddenly break through it?

However, Mentor Haoyue's expression drastically changed the next moment. He remembered that aside from its blade-like spider legs, the Human-faced Spider had another characteristic: poison!

Seeing the change in Mentor Haoyue's expression, Dai Zhirou gave a cold smile. "You finally thought of it? But it's already too late!"

Indeed, it was too late. With every collision, some of the deadly poison contained in the spider legs was shaken loose.

And while Mentor Haoyue's defensive barrier appeared flawless, it was full of loopholes when faced with those tiny droplets of poison.

After all, Mentor Haoyue's defensive barrier was formed by the rapid movement of his martial soul. It was not a truly all-encompassing, gapless defensive shield.

Thus, the poison had long since passed through and gotten onto his body.

Because the amount was small, it normally had little effect and could even be ignored.

But in that short span of time, the two sides had clashed dozens of times. The accumulated amount was no longer insignificant.

Mentor Haoyue's already purpled lips were the best proof.

"Hah!"

Mentor Haoyue had no other choice. He erupted with powerful Soul Power and forcibly broke free from the deadlock.

But Dai Zhirou had no intention of letting him go.

She pressed her advantage.

Her First Soul Ring lit up. "First Soul Ring Skill—Paralyzing Spider Web!"

A spider web several meters wide shot out, its target being Mentor Haoyue, who had already been struck by the deadly poison.

"Pfft!"

He spat out a mouthful of black blood, and his body swayed unsteadily. How could he possibly dodge this attack?

He was directly trapped within the spider web.

It had to be said that the Human-faced Spider's poison was far too potent. It erupted in just a short time.

It could not be suppressed at all!

And this soul skill was called Paralyzing Spider Web. As its name implied, the web was filled with paralyzing poison.

If he had retained some ability to fight back before, he had now completely lost it. His entire body was paralyzed.

Let alone breaking free from the web, he could not even move a finger.

His eyes were filled with fear at that moment, but even more so with unwillingness.

Although he and his opponent were both five-ringed Soul Kings, he could tell that his Soul Power was considerably higher than hers.

He also had decades of combat experience.

It could be said that he held an overwhelming advantage, yet he had still lost.

He had lost to a young woman who was only seventeen or eighteen. It was simply the greatest humiliation.

But he would never be able to wash away this shame in his lifetime. Given her current strength, if they met again next time, he would likely only be fit to look up at her.

Sigh!

Mentor Haoyue closed his eyes. Regardless of whether he lived or died next, he had resigned himself to fate!

With victory decided, Dai Zhirou put away her martial soul.

Taishi Ming eagerly offered up the Soul Wine. "As expected of my second mistress. Truly domineering."

Hearing the words "second mistress" again, Dai Zhirou could not be bothered to argue anymore. Still, she greatly enjoyed Taishi Ming's thoughtfulness.

She drained the Soul Wine in one gulp!

The Soul Power she had expended in battle immediately recovered.

At the same time, she subconsciously licked her lips, savoring the flavor of the Soul Wine. It truly was delicious.

Every time she drank it, she wanted another gourd.

Taishi Ming stepped forward and took her hand, leading her toward the inn. They needed to rest early, after all—they still had to continue their journey tomorrow!

At that moment, the girl beside Zhao Wuji looked at Mentor Haoyue, who lay on the ground like a corpse, and could not bear it any longer. She said, "Sigh, give them the antidote! Otherwise, they might die!"

Dai Zhirou did not even turn around, merely replying flatly, "Then let me ask you: if the two of us had merely been ordinary people today, what would the outcome have been? And look at how they act. Clearly, this is not their first time bullying men and women alike. What about all those people they have harmed?"

The girl froze, not knowing how to respond for a moment.

Because Dai Zhirou was absolutely right!

Taishi Ming turned back and glanced at Zhao Wuji, smiling at him. "It seems your student doesn't know about your great achievements back then, Zhao Wuji! Tsk, tsk. If we weren't in town, worried about frightening the common folk, these people would have long since died beneath my sword. For people like them, every one dead makes the world a little cleaner! Am I right, Zhao Wuji?"

After that, he said nothing more, and the two entered the inn together.

Zhao Wuji tilted his head and muttered, "That kid seems to know what I look like. But I don't remember where I've seen him before! Could he be the descendant of some old acquaintance?"

He could not figure it out!

Skinny Monkey, hiding off to the side, agreed with this sentiment as well.

However, after Dai Zhirou and Taishi Ming went inside, he immediately ran over to Mentor Haoyue and released his martial soul.

It turned out that his martial soul was a rice ball. Like Taishi Ming, he was also a food-type soul master.

Two yellow Soul Rings rose up, and the second one instantly lit up. "Second Detoxifying Rice Ball!"

A rice ball emitting a faint white glow appeared in his hand, which he then fed to Mentor Haoyue.

However, the Human-faced Spider's poison was too powerful. Mentor Haoyue had to eat seven or eight of them before he recovered.

Afterward, Mentor Haoyue swept his gaze over the students and sighed. "Sigh! It's already late today, so continuing on the road is impossible! Endure it for now. Once we return to the academy tomorrow, instructors will naturally treat your injuries."

Skinny Monkey put on a concerned and worried expression. "Mentor, we only lost a finger or had a hand crippled, but Ling Zhong is injured far too badly. I'm afraid... I'm afraid..."

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