Tang San Absorbs His Third Soul Ring, and the Peerless Dragon Snake Arrives!

Chapter 33: Tang San Absorbs His Third Soul Ring, and the Peerless Dragon Snake Arrives!

After hearing Shen He's words, Tang San did not hesitate at all. He stepped forward and finished off the Man Faced Demon Spider that had nearly cost him his life with a single slash. Seeing the purple Soul Ring emerge from the Man Faced Demon Spider's corpse, he sat down cross-legged, released his martial soul, Blue Silver Pig, and began drawing it over.

For Xiao Wu's sake, he had to hurry and absorb the Soul Ring to grow stronger!

As the summoned Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring slowly settled onto Blue Silver Pig, the dense Soul Power originally contained within it surged toward Tang San as though it had found an outlet.

The Soul Ring's rich purple light enveloped Tang San's body in an instant. As the Soul Ring's absorber, Tang San only felt an enormous wave of heat suddenly pour into his body. Before he could react, the heat began scorching his body like blazing flames.

The violent Soul Ring energy began forcibly transforming Tang San's body the moment it entered him. The pain made Tang San's expression change drastically.

Only Blue Silver Pig remained completely comfortable, watching the show. Seeing Tang San's pained expression as he absorbed the Soul Ring, it looked at him with utter disdain, as if to say, You can't even endure this?

The enormous difference between Tang San and Blue Silver Pig's expressions left everyone guarding nearby bewildered. Which one was the martial soul, and which one was the master?

Is Tang San really this useless? He can't even withstand the pressure of absorbing a Soul Ring? Is he inferior to a pig?

Under the intense Soul Power fluctuations of the Man Faced Demon Spider, Tang San felt as though his body were about to explode. The violent pain even made him spit out a mouthful of blood.

Only then did everyone realize that something was wrong. They had all absorbed Soul Rings before, but this was the first time they had encountered a situation like Tang San's. Their gazes involuntarily turned toward Zhao Wuji.

"It's possible that this Man Faced Demon Spider's Soul Ring is too overbearing, making it difficult to absorb. Now, he can only rely on himself. After all, absorbing a Soul Ring cannot be aided by any external force."

Zhao Wuji came up with this possibility and explained it to everyone.

"This situation is very likely because the Soul Ring's body-strengthening effect is too powerful!"

Great Master Yu wore an expression that seemed to say he understood everything best.

But just as his words ended, beads of blood began appearing on Tang San's skin. As his Soul Power steamed into the air, it formed a pale-red blood mist that enveloped him.

Tang San's brows were tightly furrowed, his teeth clamped firmly on his lips, and his body spasmed incessantly as he endured immense pain.

Seeing this, everyone looked at Great Master Yu with expressions that clearly said, You call this body strengthening? Their gazes made him too embarrassed to continue.

In truth, this Man Faced Demon Spider was more than two thousand years old—far beyond what a Soul Master's third Soul Ring could absorb. With Great Master Yu's showy but fraudulent scholarly skills, how could he possibly see that? As someone familiar with the original plot, Shen He had deliberately said nothing, letting Tang San experience this exquisite pain. After all, Shen He had prepared an even bigger surprise for Tang San later.

As Tang San painfully and laboriously absorbed the Soul Ring, two familiar figures and one unfamiliar figure appeared before everyone.

Familiar figures, familiar formula—no, there was also a brand-new guest.

The two familiar figures were naturally Snake Grandma Chao Tianxiang and the beautiful young woman Meng Yiran, whom they had seen not long ago. The unfamiliar third person was a thin, tall old man who looked to be over seventy, with a head of silver hair.

In his hand was a dragon-headed cane more than four meters long, and eight Soul Rings rose and fell around his body. Everything about him revealed his identity—Dragon Duke Meng Shu.

As soon as the Peerless Dragon Snake family arrived, their attention immediately fell on the dead Man Faced Demon Spider. Then they looked at Tang San, who was absorbing the Soul Ring.

"What! That pervert again! Grandpa, he stole my Soul Ring!"

When Meng Yiran saw Tang San, she immediately recalled the scene of him helping Great Master Yu extract the poison. Frowning, she complained tearfully to her grandfather.

"What!"

Hearing his granddaughter complain about how the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent had been stolen from them earlier, Dragon Duke Meng Shu also frowned and said to Shen He,

"You're Shen He, the one who can even make Zhao Wuji obey?"

He had already learned of Shen He's existence from Chao Tianxiang. He also knew of Shen He's powerful strength and mysterious background.

"That's right. I am the dean of Shrek Academy."

"Then you should also know the rules of the Soul Master world, right?" Dragon Duke Meng Shu said coldly.

"I wasn't present when the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent was stolen from you earlier, so I'll let that go. But now, this Man Faced Demon Spider's Soul Ring has also been absorbed by that boy. How are you going to settle this?"

"Do you know how long we've been pursuing this Man Faced Demon Spider? If not for that web being so troublesome, it would have already become Yiran's Soul Ring. Man Faced Demon Spiders are extremely rare in the Star Dou Great Forest, far more precious than Phoenix-tail Crested Serpents."

To prove that he was not lying, Dragon Duke Meng Shu lifted his dragon-headed cane, released his Soul Power, flipped over the Man Faced Demon Spider's body, and pointed to the wounds he had inflicted on it.

"Are you bullying our Meng family because you think we have no one to rely on? If you don't give me an explanation, even if I interrupt his Soul Ring absorption, what can you do to me?"

As an old hand, Dragon Duke Meng Shu had naturally noticed that everyone was injured and in poor condition. That was why he dared speak so boldly. As for Shen He, although Snake Grandma Chao Tianxiang had mentioned that his strength was not weak and that he might have powerful backing, Meng Shu did not believe that Shen He would risk offending him under such completely unreasonable circumstances.

His granddaughter's Soul Ring had been stolen twice in a row. If Zhao Wuji had been in good condition, Meng Shu might still have thought it over. But in this situation, he would definitely make these people who had bullied his wife and granddaughter pay dearly.

He did not believe that the young Shen He his wife had mentioned could possess much strength. Even if Shen He had powerful backing, he would still have to apologize before the Peerless Dragon Snake!

As soon as Dragon Duke Meng Shu finished speaking, the atmosphere instantly grew tense. Two yellow, three purple, and three black Soul Rings—eight in total—rose and fell around his body, as though they could release soul skills at any moment.

Snake Grandma Chao Tianxiang also guarded Meng Yiran from the side. Six Soul Rings rose and fell around her body, ready to provide support at any moment. The Peerless Dragon Snake's imposing presence made everyone present feel somewhat breathless.

Seeing the opposing stance, Shen He glanced at his own side's old, weak, injured, and infirm members, as well as the useless Great Master Yu. Feeling that he could not lose face as the dean, he let out a cold snort and released his own Soul Rings.

Besides, with the system that could alter the narration at his side, Shen He would not mind sending the two of them into reincarnation if the Peerless Dragon Snake truly decided to attack.

Two yellow and one black—the configuration stunned everyone present on the spot.

Ignoring Shrek's reaction, Dragon Duke Meng Shu had initially felt some disdain upon seeing Shen He's three Soul Rings. But when he saw clearly that the third was a black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, his expression changed.

A Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring as the third Soul Ring—such talent undoubtedly marked him as a genius. Moreover, he had broken the normal Soul Ring age limit for Soul Masters. Without a powerful force backing him, accomplishing this would have been completely impossible.