"Did it work?"
Ma Hongjun could not help asking in a low voice, his tone filled with incredulous delight.
Yu Xiaogang let out a long breath, a gratified smile appearing on his face.
"It worked! Tang San successfully absorbed the Soul Ring!"
Tang San slowly rose to his feet and stretched his limbs, feeling power brimming within his body.
He sensed the new ability contained within his Blue Silver Grass, and a weary yet satisfied smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
He looked at everyone around him, who had been watching him with concern, and said softly, "Thank you, everyone... I'm fine now."
The moment he finished speaking, Tang San's body suddenly swayed. His eyes closed, and he fell straight backward.
Yu Xiaogang reacted swiftly and hurried forward to catch him. Tang San's body was scorching hot and heavy in his arms, and his breathing was still labored.
"Tang San!"
Yu Xiaogang called out softly, reaching for his pulse. His expression immediately darkened.
"The residual poison hasn't been cleared, and his Soul Power has been overexerted. We need to leave this place immediately and find somewhere safe for him to recover!"
Just then, a sharp cracking sound suddenly came from behind the nearby trees.
Immediately afterward, a stench even more pungent than the Cave Earth Demon Spider's venom spread through the air, making everyone frown tightly.
Flender and Zhao Wuji's expressions changed at the same time. Almost instinctively, they shielded everyone behind them.
"Little Monsters, stay behind us! Don't run around!"
Flender shouted in a deep voice, his sharp gaze fixed on the direction from which the sound had come.
Soul Power surged rapidly through his body, ready to deal with any sudden situation.
Zhao Wuji lowered his stance as well, his muscles taut like a fully drawn