Ha Ge Makes a Move, External Soul Bone

Ma Hongjun grinned as he walked over to Erha and said, "Ha Ge, that old man's face changed completely just now, and then he ran off. Was that your doing?"

"Owoo."

Erha lifted his head proudly and let out two howls.

Xiao Wu smiled and patted Erha on the head, saying, "Erha, good job. When we get back, I'll put in a good word for you in front of Dead Su Yu."

Hearing Xiao Wu's words, Erha immediately started howling anxiously, as if to say, "You can't trick me."

But Xiao Wu thought Erha didn't want his heroic deeds told to Su Yu, and asked in confusion, "Are you saying you don't want me to tell Dead Su Yu about what you did?"

Erha looked completely dumbfounded, jumping up and down in a panic, howling wildly.

Everyone watched, speechless. Oscar spoke up, "Dog Ge, can't you talk?"

Erha froze on the spot. That instant of stunned expression made everyone burst out laughing.

Erha ignored their laughter and quickly said, "Owoo, you have to tell Master about everything I did. Maybe if Master is happy, he'll reward me again."

When Erha mentioned Su Yu's rewards, he started drooling.

Ma Hongjun asked in surprise, "What kind of reward could make you this excited, Dog Ge?"

Erha glanced at Ma Hongjun, then proudly lay back down at Xiao Wu's feet, completely ignoring him.

Ma Hongjun: "..."

Xiao Wu looked at Tang San and said, "Xiao San, hurry up and absorb the soul ring."

Tang San nodded, then sat cross-legged and began absorbing the soul ring. He knew the Man Faced Demon Spider's age exceeded what he could handle, but the spider was very suitable for him, so Tang San decided to take the risk. However, he didn't tell the others that absorbing this soul ring could be life-threatening.

Midway through the absorption, a pained expression appeared on Tang San's face. Everyone immediately sensed something was wrong. Xiao Wu said anxiously, "What's wrong with Xiao San?"

Zhao Wuji frowned and said, "That Man Faced Demon Spider's age definitely exceeded what Xiao San could handle!"

"Then what do we do? Can we interrupt him?" Xiao Wu asked Zhao Wuji, her heart racing with worry.

Zhao Wuji immediately replied, "Of course not. Interrupting someone while they're absorbing a soul ring could very well kill Xiao San! All we can do now is wait and see how he fares."

Xiao Wu started crying in fear. Erha immediately licked her foot, as if telling her not to be sad.

After Erha licked her, Xiao Wu suddenly remembered he was there. She immediately looked at Erha and said, "Erha, can you help Xiao San? If you can help him, when we get back, I'll have Dead Su Yu give you lots and lots of rewards!"

Erha's eyes lit up, and he immediately trotted over behind Tang San. He placed his paw on Tang San's back. Everyone knew Erha was no ordinary beast, so they didn't stop him.

Erha injected a trace of his own power into Tang San's body, protecting both his body and his spiritual sea. Tang San's expression immediately relaxed.

Xiao Wu let out a sigh of relief. Not long after, Tang San suddenly let out a loud yell, scaring everyone. What was happening now?

Erha was especially startled. If something happened to Tang San, he wouldn't get his reward from Su Yu.

Tang San's face turned pale, and slowly, eight extremely long and sharp spider legs grew out of his back.

"W-w-w-what the hell, did Xiao San turn into a monster?" Oscar shouted.

Everyone suddenly looked at Erha. Erha looked completely dumbfounded, then jumped up and howled wildly, as if saying, "Him turning into that has nothing to do with me! Why are you all staring at me? ⊙⊙?"

Xiao Wu clearly knew what was on Tang San's back, so she didn't look at Erha. Instead, she threw her arms around Tang San and said tearfully, "Ge, you scared me to death just now."

Hearing Xiao Wu's voice, the Eight Spider Lances on Tang San's back slowly retracted. Tang San smiled and patted Xiao Wu's back, saying, "It's fine, it's fine."

"Alright, alright, you two are too mushy. By the way, San Ge, what was that thing on your back just now?" Ma Hongjun asked.

Tang San shook his head in confusion and said, "I'm not sure either. I'll have to find Teacher when we get back. He'll definitely know what this is."

Everyone nodded. Zhao Wuji said, "Alright, Xiao San, rest for a bit, and then we'll continue looking for a soul ring for Little Fatty."

Everyone nodded, then sat down to rest. After resting, they went to find a soul ring for Ma Hongjun. Now that Ma Hongjun's soul beast had awakened into a Holy Flame Phoenix, they definitely needed to find a top-tier fire-attribute soul beast. This took them a long time to search for—a full three days.

During these nights, thanks to Erha, they stayed in the Star Dou Great Forest without any worries.

Back at Shrek Academy during these days, Flender was getting worried. He called Yu Xiaogang and Su Yu over and said, "Xiao Gang, the kids have been gone for four or five days. Nothing's happened to them, has it?"

Su Yu said, "Dean, don't worry. I sent my mount to follow them."

Yu Xiaogang had been a bit worried too, but hearing Su Yu's words, he immediately felt relieved. He looked at Flender and said, "Flender, don't worry. I've seen Xiao Yu's mount. While I can't judge its exact strength, it's definitely not weak."

"Alright, I'll wait two more days. If they're not back by then, I'll have to go to the Star Dou Great Forest myself." Flender nodded.

Yu Xiaogang nodded.

The next day, everyone returned. Tang San saw Yu Xiaogang, chatted with him for a while, and then brought up the Eight Spider Lances. Yu Xiaogang immediately asked Tang San to release them so he could take a look.

Tang San nodded, then strained to bring out the Eight Spider Lances. Seeing them, Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up with surprise. He looked at Tang San and said, "Xiao San, you've turned misfortune into a blessing. This is an External Soul Bone!"

"An External Soul Bone!" Tang San exclaimed in surprise.

Yu Xiaogang smiled and nodded, but the smile quickly faded. He looked at Tang San and said, "Xiao San, what did I tell you? Why did you absorb that Man Faced Demon Spider?"

Tang San lowered his head slightly and said, "Teacher, I was wrong. I shouldn't have absorbed that Man Faced Demon Spider."

Yu Xiaogang patted Tang San on the shoulder and said, "Xiao San, I know Man Faced Demon Spiders are hard to come by, but don't ever gamble with your life again!"

Tang San nodded and said, "Teacher, I understand."

Yu Xiaogang nodded and said, "All of you, go rest. Starting tomorrow, I'll begin your training. Tonight, make sure your mental state is back to its peak."

Dai Mubai and the others immediately replied, "Yes, sir!"

With that, they each went back to their own rooms.

Thanks to Sky Star, Huang De Yipi, and Sao Qi Cai Shi Mei Li for one recommendation ticket each, and thanks to Bingfeng 0 Ailian, Blood Sakura*Star Lotus, and Wei Jie for two recommendation tickets each.