A Man and a Woman Make a Fight Less Tiring!

"Two-thousand-year soul beast!"

"And it's actually a Man Faced Demon Spider."

"Retreat, now. We can't handle this thing."

After getting a clear look at the soul beast, Hu Liena's pretty face immediately darkened.

One had to know that even other soul beasts feared Man Faced Demon Spiders.

They possessed incredibly sturdy carapaces and astonishing speed.

Their webs also carried potent venom.

What's more, it was not fighting alone.

Its countless offspring were crawling all around it.

If the intel was right, and that young master's group had encountered a Man Faced Demon Spider after coming here—

Then their complete annihilation was easy enough to understand.

A forty-second-level rhinoceros Soul Ancestor?

That was the classic type with high physical resistance and low resistance to poison.

A couple shots of venom from a Man Faced Demon Spider, and he would basically be finished.

"Sister Nana, support me."

"Man Faced Demon Spiders are powerful, but in a single day—"

"They can only use their most terrifying web attack three times."

"As long as we avoid those, we still have a chance."

"And if it truly gets dangerous, Elder Ju won't just stand by."

"I think we should give it a try!"

Xiao Xuan rarely spoke with such resolve, a sharp glint flashing through his eyes.

Ever since putting Xie Yue and Yan in their place a year ago—

He had devoted himself to cultivation and had not had a single chance to fight.

And honestly, internal squad assessments and the like—

Could not really be called true battles at all. At most, they were practical combat exercises.

A life-and-death fight like this—

Strictly speaking, despite having transmigrated here so long ago, he had never experienced one.

Wasn't this the perfect opportunity?

A two-thousand-year soul beast was slightly beyond the usual level, but not absurdly so.

Moreover, Xiao Xuan knew its methods of attack very well.

It was precisely the kind of opponent that was difficult to deal with, yet still beatable.

Perfect for strengthening his real combat ability and experiencing the feeling of genuine battle.

Especially since Chrysanthemum Douluo was protecting them from the shadows.

If they truly faced a life-or-death crisis, he could not possibly remain indifferent.

Although Xiao Xuan did not want that old chrysanthemum to personally step in and resolve things—

At least he was a final layer of protection.

With no worries holding him back, Xiao Xuan completely let loose, his fighting spirit growing stronger by the moment.

Well, he absolutely would not admit it.

Deep down, he actually had another motive.

The External Soul Bone, the Eight Spider Lances, was one of Tang San's greatest weapons during the early and middle stages.

If he had never encountered it, then so be it.

But now that a Man Faced Demon Spider had practically delivered itself to his doorstep, how could he let it go?

Even if he could not use it, he could not let Tang San have it for free!

"Uh, you're..."

"Fine. Then your big sister will play with you."

"A Man Faced Demon Spider really is a pretty good opponent."

"I can use a chain of soul skills to interrupt its venomous web attack."

"But I can only deal with it once at most."

"This soul beast possesses greater killing intelligence than ordinary soul beasts. It will be very difficult to fool it a second time."

Seeing Xiao Xuan so serious, Hu Liena revealed a surprised expression.

She immediately put on a charming smile.

Although the request was a little strange, he looked rather manly this way.

She nodded, her expression instantly turning serious.

Just as she was about to discuss their next tactics with Xiao Xuan.

The Man Faced Demon Spider across from them seemed to sense something amiss.

In a flash, it leaped into the air.

It spat silk downward from above, spreading it like a vast net that covered the sky, intending to trap them both to death.

"Watch out!"

"Third Soul Skill! Demon Fox Mist!"

Hu Liena reacted first, grabbing Xiao Xuan's hand.

Pink mist billowed around her, concealing their figures.

At the same time, she pulled him aside to evade.

The Man Faced Demon Spider's web possessed corrosiveness, deadly poison, and stickiness.

Once entangled, their movements would inevitably be restricted.

And then, things would become even more troublesome!

Hu Liena had extensive combat experience and naturally understood this perfectly.

She responded earlier, leading Xiao Xuan in an evasive retreat.

Unfortunately, the Man Faced Demon Spider's silk could attack within a range ten times its own size.

Despite their attempt to dodge, they still could not escape the enormous web.

Seeing this, Xiao Xuan did not expect Hu Liena to attack.

The girl's Soul Skills leaned toward control and served more as support; her raw offensive power was not particularly strong.

He swiftly condensed a Thunder Summon, forcibly blasting open a gap and successfully slipping through it.

And at that moment.

Dense black shadows filled the surroundings.

From Soul Beasts hundreds of years old to ordinary little spiders.

They all surged forward, compressing the area in which the two could move.

"Sister Nana, watch for the right chance and use a combo."

"This big fellow got overconfident and actually climbed above our heads."

"Didn't it know that its weak points are its abdomen and eyes?"

"Giant Soldier's Second Soul Skill! Earth Bind!"

Seizing the opening, Xiao Xuan looked up.

He instantly locked onto his target and activated his new skill.

For nearly a year, his main task had been stabilizing his cultivation.

But that did not mean he had done nothing else in the meantime.

The Soul Rings required for Winged Dragon and Giant Soldier's second-ring missions.

Had also been successfully absorbed during that time, with no complications besides the intense pain.

"Earth Bind! A control-type Soul Skill!"

"Centered on the user, it radiates Soul Power outward in every direction."

"Those affected will have their movement and attack speeds greatly reduced, while weaker targets will be directly bound."

"Sister Nana, now!"

Simply put, this was an area-wide crowd-control skill.

It simultaneously targeted movement speed and attack speed, making it especially effective against agility-type Soul Masters.

Its range was not small either—already more than ten meters at present, with room for further improvement later.

Earlier, when Xiao Xuan used Thunder Summon.

He had considered the issue of this skill's accuracy.

After all, battles between Soul Masters were not turn-based games.

If a lightning ball flew straight at someone, even an idiot would know to dodge.

No matter how powerful it was, it was useless if it could not hit.

Now, with Earth Bind working alongside it, the situation had improved considerably.

The moment they were restrained, large swathes of spider swarms all around them.

Before they could clear the field, the Man Faced Demon Spider above them could no longer sit still.

Its split, forked lips parted, and white silk gathered in its mouth again.

It was clearly targeting the two of them once more.

Hearing the warning, Hu Liena reacted swiftly.

With Xiao Xuan grabbing her slender leg and giving a gentle push, her graceful figure leaped into the air.

Using the concealment of the Demon Fox Mist, she rapidly approached from its blind spot.

Her first soul skill, Fox Charm Sorcery, struck the creature.

Its body immediately stiffened.

The spider silk it had yet to spit out was stuck in its throat.

It could neither swallow it nor spit it out.

Then Hu Liena's second soul skill, Deception Orb, unleashed a barrage upon its mouth.

Amid explosive blasts, the spider silk shattered and scattered across the ground.

The chance to bind them with a spiderweb a second time was forcibly destroyed.

But it had to be said that, as a two-thousand-year soul beast, the Man Faced Demon Spider's strength was simply incomparable to that of the previous Mandala Snake.

Even after being bombarded by Hu Liena's rapid-fire orb attacks, it still had not suffered much damage.

Breaking free from the charm's confinement, it let out an enraged roar.

Its sharp spider legs were about to stab toward Hu Liena in midair.

"Sky Dragon's first soul skill!"

"Thunder Summon... Point-Fire Mode!"

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