Man Faced Demon Spider

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First Soul Skill, Sharp Gold Soul Blade.

Condense Soul Power into a golden longsword, three times sharper than an ordinary longsword wielded by the user.

After infusing it with Soul Power, the user could condense blade aura and attack enemies from a distance.

Second Soul Skill, Life Guardian.

The user could instantly restore thirty percent of an ally's injuries, then continue healing them over time. The higher the target's Soul Power, the more Soul Power was required for recovery.

In other words, even if this Soul Skill were used on a Titled Douluo, it would instantly restore thirty percent of their injuries, though it would consume all of Yuan Luo's Soul Power.

The Second Soul Skill could also heal the user himself.

The Soul Power consumed was proportional to his own recovery. Using five percent of his Soul Power allowed him to recover ten percent of his injuries.

Even if Yuan Luo were severely injured, using half of his Soul Power would leave him completely unharmed.

As expected of a Thousand-Year Soul Ring—it truly lived up to its reputation.

Beaming with delight, Yuan Luo looked around. There was not a single animal nearby. Such a good Soul Skill deserved a test run.

"Time to leave! This place is too dangerous. I'm definitely not coming back next time."

After looting the corpse, Yuan Luo left the area.

Yuan Luo's luck was not bad. As soon as he emerged, he found the River from which he had come. He could leave by following it.

"Huh? A rabbit?"

Yuan Luo licked his lips as he looked at the rabbit before him, which was as large as a husky. It had to be at least a hundred years old—surely it would be delicious.

Braised, steamed, roasted...

Every possible preparation had already filled his mind. All that remained was to slice it up and cook it.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yuan Luo unleashed his First Soul Skill. With one slash, the rabbit was severed from head to body.

Half an hour later, the entire rabbit had been roasted to a golden brown and was ready to eat.

Mm!

Delicious!

"Hisss!"

Suddenly, an ominous sound came from nearby, cold and sinister.

A huge spider suddenly appeared before Yuan Luo, likely as large as a Hummer from his previous life.

Yuan Luo quickly retreated, putting distance between himself and the spider.

It was actually a Man Faced Demon Spider!

And one that was close to five thousand years old.

Could this be the one Tang San had hunted? After all, Soul Beasts could also rapidly increase their cultivation age by killing each other.

A thousand years of cultivation could be gained simply by eating a few Thousand-Year Soul Beasts.

The Man Faced Demon Spider seemed particularly fond of rabbit. It actually swallowed the entire rabbit Yuan Luo had roasted.

Not even the bones remained!

Yuan Luo slowly backed away, trying to leave the Man Faced Demon Spider's line of sight.

But the Man Faced Demon Spider did not seem full. Its three pairs of terrifying eyes stared fixedly at Yuan Luo.

Without another thought, Yuan Luo turned and ran.

He was not afraid of a five-thousand-year Soul Beast. With enough luck, he could kill one; at worst, he could use his Dart Spirit.

But this was a Man Faced Demon Spider! Even a ten-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider could face a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast head-on. He could not beat it even if it killed him.

If one of those ugly legs so much as grazed him, his life would be over.

But the very next second, Yuan Luo used his Soul Power. His First Soul Skill activated instantly, and the Golden Blade appeared directly in his hand.

"Ha!"

Three slashes swept out, and three streams of blade aura shot forth, cutting across the water's surface. Ripples spread across the water as spray scattered everywhere.

The Man Faced Demon Spider raised its agile eight legs slightly and leaped, easily dodging Yuan Luo's attack.

"You bastard, why are you attacking me? I'm so skinny—I wouldn't even taste good."

Yuan Luo cursed as he ran, occasionally looking back.

With every step, the Man Faced Demon Spider's sharp legs stabbed into the ground. Yuan Luo could not even imagine what would happen if they pierced his body.

Very quickly, the Man Faced Demon Spider caught up to Yuan Luo. Its eight legs had become nearly afterimages, and in the blink of an eye, it was behind him.

Its front legs rose into the air, its hind legs pushed off the ground, and the Man Faced Demon Spider leaped forward. Its front legs flashed with terrifying light.

They slashed toward Yuan Luo.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yuan Luo rolled sideways, dodging the Man Faced Demon Spider's attack.

Soul Power gathered beneath his feet as he quickly leaped into the trees, weaving between their branches.

The Man Faced Demon Spider pursued him relentlessly. Every time it jumped, a tree fell.

If there had been a drone overhead, it would have been stunned by this path through the forest.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, Yuan Luo's skin prickled as a terrifying sensation arose within him.

Yuan Luo swiftly turned around to find a massive web over twenty meters long behind him.

"Fuck!"

Yuan Luo cursed. This was a perk even Tang San hadn't received—don't give it to me!

No longer conserving Soul Power, he swung the Golden Blade, unleashing five blade energies in the same direction!

Ssh!

Ssh!

All the blade energies struck the same spot. As the fifth blade energy vanished, a tear suddenly appeared in the huge web.

Seizing the opportunity, Yuan Luo escaped through the cut and slipped past the web's pursuit.

But only moments later, the Man Faced Demon Spider appeared before Yuan Luo again.

"Heavens! Spare me!"

With no other choice, Yuan Luo raised his blade and charged.

The long blade collided with the Man Faced Demon Spider's foreleg, and Yuan Luo instantly felt as though a massive truck had slammed into him.

His body flew away like an arrow released from its bow.

A huge gap had actually split open in the long blade formed from Soul Power, while his hands trembled weakly.

What a powerful Man Faced Demon Spider!

Using the momentum of his retreat, Yuan Luo quickly adjusted his body and fled outward.

Another huge web shot toward him from behind, but this time Yuan Luo did not need to block it and simply ran away.

The Man Faced Demon Spider was furious as well. It was such a formidable spider, yet it had chased this human for so long without catching him.

The next moment, the Man Faced Demon Spider seemed to lose its patience and directly used its exceptional jumping ability.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Three enormous webs came from three directions, sealing off all three paths and leaving only the direction Yuan Luo had been fleeing through.

Unfortunately, the webs were too fast, and the last path was sealed as well.

Yuan Luo took a deep breath and swung his blade seven times!

An opening immediately appeared in the middle of the webs, and Yuan Luo intended to escape just as he had before.

But the Man Faced Demon Spider possessed intelligence. After failing once, it certainly would not use the same method a second time.

This time, the Man Faced Demon Spider jumped directly to the opening Yuan Luo had just made, blocking his final escape route.

"Fuck! Is this really necessary?"

Yuan Luo felt like cursing his mother now. Did this Man Faced Demon Spider really have to pursue him so relentlessly?

Sky Full of Needle Rain!

Countless long golden needles flew toward the Man Faced Demon Spider, attempting to hold it back.

But when the Golden Needles struck the Man Faced Demon Spider, they merely pierced its skin and could not cause any real damage.

Yuan Luo had not expected the sharpness he prided himself on to be like a child's plaything before it.

Still, he had not expected this to injure the Man Faced Demon Spider in the first place.

Black energy spread from his left hand, and the Second Spirit appeared in his grasp.

Following the direction of the webs, darts shot forth.

Two strands of web were directly severed and split apart under the darts' attack.

Taking advantage of the Man Faced Demon Spider being restrained by the Golden Needles, Yuan Luo escaped once more.

The Second Spirit was indeed powerful, but it consumed far too much Soul Power.

Simply using this spirit had cost Yuan Luo one-third of his Soul Power.

Now, less than one-third of his Soul Power remained.

As he ran, he circulated the cultivation technique within his body, desperately absorbing Soul Power from his surroundings to replenish himself.