Massive Gains, Third Soul Skill: Hell Pierce!

One of us?

Fucking one of us!

Looking at the pants Bai Lu had kindly handed over, Zhu Zhuqing felt like her whole being was cracking apart.

Although she and Bai Lu were closely connected, with no distinction between them, and he had used her body many times—perhaps even understanding it better than she, its owner, did—

Knowing was one thing. Experiencing it firsthand was another.

And right now, she was completely unprepared to bare everything to him!

For a moment, the young girl was in a strange state of mental shutdown, burning cheeks, and a stiff body.

Her hand clutching the black robe had turned slightly white, her eyes fixed firmly on the pants, yet her body remained motionless.

"What are you trying to do? What, do you need me to help you put them on?"

Seeing her like this, Bai Lu's lips curled into an amused smile.

"Fine. Since Little Kitten worked so hard today, I'll help you out one more time."

Without waiting for her response, he shook the pants in his hand.

"Be good. Lift your foot and spread your legs."

"No need!"

Zhu Zhuqing sprang up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, snatching the pants away in a fluffed-up fury.

She stammered, "Y-you... you... turn around!"

"Don't be shy. You don't need to be shy in front of me."

"Accidents are bound to happen in life. You need to learn to accept them calmly."

Bai Lu imparted his wisdom with a straight face, but did not move.

His gaze even continued to wander over the young girl, as though he were admiring a flawless work of art.

"Turn around!"

The young girl clenched her pretty fists, her pretty face as red as a glacier dyed by the setting sun.

"If you can manage on your own."

Bai Lu smiled faintly and turned around.

"..."

Zhu Zhuqing hurriedly tried to straighten out her clothes, only to quickly realize... she really could not manage alone!

With eight long spider legs growing from her back, none of her outer garments would fit!

A minute later, Bai Lu asked,

"Are you dressed?"

"Mm..."

Zhu Zhuqing's voice was muffled.

"Your new look is rather unique."

The moment Bai Lu turned around, he saw the scene of the young girl wearing her black robe backward, her beautiful back completely exposed, her face reddened as she silently struggled to control the spider legs and attempted to "tame" them.

"Don't rush. Take it slow."

He stopped teasing her, took one of her garments, and explained,

"External Soul Bones are different from other Soul Bones. Their Fusion Degree is low at first, so it's normal for them to be difficult to control. You need to slowly familiarize yourself with it."

"Mm."

Zhu Zhuqing took a deep breath, suppressing the embarrassment in her heart, and began concentrating on controlling the spider legs.

She was extremely clumsy at first, but as she grew more familiar with them, her movements became increasingly fluid.

The Eight Spider Lances gradually became as easy to command as her own arms. They could attack eight directions at once or strike a single point together.

"Not bad! As expected of the genius I created!"

Bai Lu's eyes were filled with admiration.

Just then, the eight spider legs suddenly straightened, then shot back into either side of her spine with a whoosh!

"As expected of an External Soul Bone!"

Zhu Zhuqing could feel that compared with the improvements brought by Soul Rings, the Eight Spider Lances gave her an even more terrifying boost.

"For the External Soul Bone to completely fuse with you will be a long process. Practice more whenever no one is around."

Bai Lu tossed her a garment with eight slits cut into its back.

"Put on your clothes, then take your time getting used to it."

"Okay."

Zhu Zhuqing put on the garment with lightning speed.

With a thought, the Eight Spider Lances slowly extended.

The spider legs were long and powerful, their tips glinting with a cold, sharp sheen.

"The Man Faced Demon Spider has four strongest abilities: tough spider webs, powerful devouring, razor-sharp spider legs, and terrifying venom!"

Seeing the young girl begin practicing, Bai Lu slowly explained,

"I named the External Soul Bone I gave you the Eight Spider Lances. It has no active offensive Soul Skills, but it perfectly inherited the other three powerful abilities aside from spider webs!"

"It's that strong?"

Zhu Zhuqing could indeed feel that every spider lance contained terrifying poison and was incredibly sharp, with astonishing penetrating power.

But as for the devouring ability... she could not sense that yet.

"You'll know once you try it."

Bai Lu pointed at a massive tree nearby that would take three people to encircle.

"Okay."

Zhu Zhuqing walked in front of the tree, and one spider lance shot out like lightning!

Puchi—!

The spider lance easily pierced through the tree.

Yet before she could retract the Eight Spider Lances, she discovered that a strange Dark Purple Poison rapidly spread from the pierced point throughout the entire tree, even contaminating the ground within three meters.

The Eight Spider Lances moved slightly, and the entire tree instantly exploded into powder.

But a faint stream of energy traveled back through the Eight Spider Lances and into the young girl's body.

"This..."

Shock flashed through Zhu Zhuqing's eyes.

She seemed to understand just how powerful the Man Faced Demon Spider's devouring ability was...

Although this energy could not currently be used to increase Soul Power and could only serve as a temporary Mana Bar, what about the future?

"That's right, this is the Eight Spider Lances!"

"It can grow, evolve, and devour. It comes with powerful poison, can easily pierce an opponent's body, and can even improve physical fitness... It's packed with mechanics. It can practically be called the strongest External Soul Bone."

Bai Lu believed that completely.

He even felt that if an Evil Soul Master obtained the Eight Spider Lances, then no matter how low their starting point was, as long as they were not killed, they would eventually become a Title Douluo through hard work and sweat.

After all, the Eight Spider Lances had contributed greatly to Tang San becoming the Ancestor of Evil Soul Masters!

"So strong..."

Zhu Zhuqing swallowed again, unable to help herself.

She suddenly felt that the Eight Spider Lances and the Slaughter Skull were simply a perfect match.

As long as she successfully killed her opponent, neither body nor soul would be left behind!

Bai Lu reminded her, "Don't forget your Soul Power and Third Soul Skill. Feel them out properly."

"Okay!"

Zhu Zhuqing took out a crystal ball for testing Soul Power and poured her Soul Power into it.

The crystal ball gradually filled with light before finally stabilizing at Level 39!

"That high?!"

Surprise glimmered in Zhu Zhuqing's cold eyes.

She knew she had accumulated quite a bit of Soul Power, but she had not expected this much.

"Not high. It's normal. You'll get used to it."

Bai Lu had expected this long ago and even thought it was low.

If he had not used too much power building her Second Martial Soul back then, the young girl might have reached Level 40 immediately after absorbing her Third Soul Ring.

But it was not a big issue. As long as his plan proceeded smoothly, even if the young girl did not cultivate, she could break through to Soul Ancestor within a year—or even higher!

"Mm-hm."

Zhu Zhuqing nodded slightly and said,

"My Third Soul Skill is called Hell Pierce. It uses Hell Power to launch a powerful piercing attack. The attack comes with 50% Armor penetration. If the move itself already ignores defense, it tears open the wound to deal an additional 50% True Damage.

"Besides that, this Soul Skill can be used together with other Soul Skills, though it consumes more Soul Power that way."

"That'll do. It's a very good Soul Skill!"

Bai Lu nodded in satisfaction.

After all, the Man Faced Demon Spider was only two Thousand Year old. Being able to produce a Soul Skill with 50% Armor penetration was already absurdly powerful.

Not to mention that this Soul Skill suited the Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul extremely well. It was far better than that little loser's laughable Spider Web Bind.

He already had a binding skill, yet he still needed to get another similar Blue Silver Cage.

It was kind of hilarious!