Encountering the Man Faced Demon Spider Again

In the forest, Su Hao's Elemental Spirit carefully controlled the surrounding trees, clearing a path as it led everyone slowly forward.

Zhang Yangzi, who was in charge of scouting, also said that there were no signs of Soul Beasts nearby.

For Su Hao and the others, surviving in the forest for more than an hour during the Final Exam was more important than hunting Soul Beasts.

Just as Su Hao and the others cautiously moved forward, they suddenly heard a Soul Beast roar from ahead.

The next second, Su Hao and the others instantly became alert, only to see a large Ape Soul Beast rapidly appear before them.

The ape gave off a faintly foul smell. Its fur was grayish-black, but its eyes were blood-red.

Having frequently entered the Spirit Ascension Platform, Su Hao and the others immediately recognized it as an Iron Arm Monkey that was around a Hundred-year Soul Beast.

Iron Arm Monkeys were fast and powerful, and their Ape Arms were as tough as refined steel. Most troublesome of all, they possessed an area-of-effect skill similar to an aura: Intimidation.

Once struck by Intimidation, Soul Masters with weak Spiritual Power would be greatly affected and could even lose their ability to fight.

Therefore, when facing a Hundred-year Iron Arm Monkey, the best approach was to strike first.

The instant the Iron Arm Monkey appeared, Su Hao controlled the surrounding trees and bound it in place. Behind him, Zhang Yangzi immediately unleashed his Second Soul Skill, Dark Wind Slash.

Gu Yue, beside them, condensed Ice Cones and Fireballs and fired them at the Iron Arm Monkey. At the rear, Tang Wulin immediately tied the Silver Hammer in his hand to Blue Silver Grass and hurled it at the Iron Arm Monkey.

Since Xie Xie and Wang Jinxi had no long-range Soul Skills, they immediately watched their surroundings to prevent other Soul Beasts from launching a sneak attack.

Thus, before the Iron Arm Monkey even had time to let out a roar, Su Hao and the others' long-range attacks had severely injured it. Finally, Tang Wulin's Thousand Refined Silver Hammer smashed it to death on the spot.

After killing the Iron Arm Monkey, Su Hao and the others did not dare absorb its Spirit Power. Maintaining their formation, they immediately rushed several hundred meters in another direction before stopping.

After running several hundred meters, Su Hao halted and said to everyone,

"Rest here for a while. Yangzi, Wulin, the two of you must keep watch on the surroundings at all times."

After Zhang Yangzi and Tang Wulin each acknowledged him, Zhang Yangzi climbed up a nearby tree to observe the area.

Tang Wulin also sat cross-legged, released his Blue Silver Grass, and used the connection between the blades to observe the surroundings.

The others quickly recovered some of their Soul Power. Although killing the Iron Arm Monkey had not consumed much Soul Power, it was still best to maintain ample reserves within the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Then Tang Wulin and Zhang Yangzi spoke almost at the same time. "Someone is approaching from ahead."

Zhang Yangzi quickly described the appearance and strength of the approaching people. While Tang Wulin and Zhang Yangzi were speaking, the others had already risen and prepared for battle.

At that moment, a red flash suddenly tore through the sky in the distance and shot straight toward Zhang Yangzi in the tree.

Zhang Yangzi realized that he had been discovered as well. He immediately jumped down from the tree, spread the wings on his back to slow his descent, then landed beside Wang Jinxi, ready at any moment for the two of them to perform Martial Soul Fusion.

Xie Xie flashed behind a tree, while Su Hao, Tang Wulin, and the others stood side by side and looked ahead, ready to fight.

When they saw the three people opposite them, Tang Wulin and a Maiden among them both froze for a moment before recognizing each other.

Tang Wulin then quietly explained to Su Hao and the others that the Maiden opposite them was his Senior Sister, Mu Xi. As for the two men, Tang Wulin said he did not know them; they were merely his Senior Sister's teammates.

When Mu Xi saw Tang Wulin, she nodded to him in greeting. Then she called to her two teammates and led them off in another direction.

Seeing Mu Xi heading away, Zhang Yangzi had wanted to ask her to stay and travel with them. However, Mu Xi ignored him entirely and vanished into the forest with the other two boys.

After Mu Xi had left, Tang Wulin explained his relationship with Mu Xi to Su Hao and the other three, who did not know her.

Afterward, Su Hao and the others resumed their formation, forming a defensive circle around the trees.

Over the next twenty minutes or so, Su Hao and the others encountered more than a dozen Soul Beasts. More than half were Ten-year Soul Beasts, while only five or six were around the Hundred-year level. Whenever they encountered Hundred-year Soul Beasts, they worked together to kill them. As for Ten-year Soul Beasts, they were killed in a single blow by Su Hao, Tang Wulin, or the others as soon as they appeared.

By then, the Final Exam was already more than halfway over. Everyone was handling things relatively easily, and thanks to their coordinated teamwork, they had not suffered any major setbacks.

Seeing that more than half the time had passed, Zhang Yangzi said casually,

"Looks like the Riot Period is nothing much. It doesn't even feel as dangerous as the Spirit Ascension Platform normally is."

At that moment, Zhang Yangzi's face suddenly turned pale. His body swayed, and he exclaimed in horror,

"Not good, Xiao Hei!"

The six of them looked up at the same time, only to see a yellow-green web descending from above.

At the same time, they were shocked to see Xiao Hei's Soul Spirit body being pierced and torn apart by several spear-like limbs.

The death of a Soul Spirit dealt a considerable blow to a Soul Master. A Soul Spirit required a long time to recover, and Zhang Yangzi's cultivation instantly dropped by more than one-third.

Then Su Hao and Gu Yue, the first to react, unleashed their Soul Skills at the same time.

Gu Yue used the Wind Element to summon a violent gust, intending to blow the green web aside.

Su Hao also controlled the surrounding branches, intending to catch the green web.

However, to their shock, the yellow-green web descending from above could not be moved by the wind at all. The wind passed straight through it without affecting it in the slightest.

The branches controlled by Su Hao began to emit streams of green smoke the instant they touched the web, rapidly corroding away.

At that moment, Tang Wulin, who had come to his senses, also shouted, "Retreat!"

At the same time, he controlled his Blue Silver Grass to push against the green web.

Taking advantage of the obstruction from Su Hao's branches and the Blue Silver Grass, all six of them escaped the web's range. However, their formation was immediately thrown into disarray.

When they saw the appearance of this Soul Beast, not only did Zhang Yangzi turn deathly pale, but Wang Jinxi's body also began to tremble uncontrollably.

Its body was enormous, like a millstone, patterned in black and white. Each of its long legs was over two meters in length, and its entire body radiated a bizarre glow.

When it landed, they could clearly see a beautiful Human Face on its lower abdomen, making it all the more terrifying.

Then the six of them spoke in unison.