Bamboo God's First Trial: Revitalizing the Man Faced Demon Spider

"Helping you is simple, but allow Me to first consider what you are willing to pay..."

Feng Yan began to ponder. His goal was to arrange for Tang San to undergo transformation, laying the groundwork for Dai Zhongxian to eventually create the Three Absolute Spider Arts.

But since he was already here, how could he not mess with Little Scumbag?

Tang San dared not disturb him, waiting silently with his body bowed low.

Feng Yan seemed to have found a lead; he stood up quickly, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

Little Scumbag... Little Scumbag! Since there is a "three," why not try a "Three Visits to the Bamboo Hut"?

Thinking of this, Feng Yan sat back down, cleared his throat, and said, "This Seat has decided."

"Please speak, Senior Bamboo God," Tang San said cautiously, his heart tight.

Feng Yan spoke slowly, "This bamboo forest of Mine is not a place just anyone can enter."

"Since you were able to find this place, it shows you have a connection with Me. But connection is one thing, and rules are another."

Feng Yan paused, his gaze sweeping over Tang San's massive spider body once more, lingering on the small opening beneath him before a mischievous smirk appeared in his eyes.

"How about this!"

"I will give you three trials. If you can pass them all within three days, This Seat will take action to assist you."

As he finished speaking, Feng Yan decisively stopped, adding in his mind: If you don't pass... then prepare to be broken in day and night.

Hehehehe...

Seeing Feng Yan suddenly fall silent, Tang San felt even more uneasy.

These three trials must be incredibly difficult!

With his current spider body, could he really complete them?

Tang San thought again of that madwoman currently sleeping.

But if he failed, he would return to those dark, sunless days...

Every day, being hung up by that madwoman's spider silk and whipped, lash after lash, until tens of thousands of strikes were completed.

Pain!

It was too painful!

Humiliation!

It was just too damn humiliating!

Every time that madwoman finished whipping him, she would say in that eerie, satisfied tone: "Little Scumbag, you really are getting more durable. What should I do if I can't satisfy you in the future?"

It seemed that as time passed, that madwoman was no longer satisfied with just whipping him... she wanted to try other tricks...

No! He could not fail!

He, Tang San, would absolutely not allow himself to fail!

Thinking of this, Tang San took a deep breath and said respectfully, "Please set the trial, Senior Bamboo God. No matter how difficult it is, I, Tang San, will face it alone!"

Watching Tang San's death-defying expression, Feng Yan laughed inwardly, though his surface remained unfathomably profound. "This first trial is actually not difficult, nor is it dangerous. It all depends on whether you are willing or not."

Hearing this, Tang San secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Feng Yan suppressed his laughter and spoke, "Since you have been reborn as the last Man Faced Spider Emperor in the Star Dou Great Forest, you must take responsibility for your kin..."

"Tang San, listen to the trial!"

Hearing this, Tang San subconsciously stood at attention.

"The first of the Bamboo God's Three Trials: Spring of the Man Faced Demon Spider..."

"As the last Emperor of the Man Faced Demon Spider clan, the examinee Tang San must summon all the Man Faced Demon Spiders within the Star Dou Great Forest..."

"Then, lead by example and choose one Man Faced Demon Spider to mate with, igniting the atmosphere of spring and revitalizing the Man Faced Demon Spider clan once more!"

Tang San trembled all over, nearly collapsing to the ground, his voice filled with disbelief:

"B-Bamboo God Senior... what did you say! You want me to mate with a Man Faced Demon Spider?!"

Feng Yan nodded to indicate he was correct, then said nothing more.

Seeing this, Tang San felt as if the sky had collapsed. Although he was now in the body of a female spider, his soul remained that of a human man.

To make him mate with a real Man Faced Demon Spider—just thinking about it made his scalp crawl.

Tang San hurriedly said, "Senior Bamboo God! This... this is absolutely impossible! Although I am currently in a spider's body, I am essentially human. Humans and spiders are different paths; this cannot be done!"

"What a joke! Why can it not be done?"

Feng Yan's tone was no longer polite this time. "You want Me to help you suppress the original owner of this body so you can exclusively enjoy the body of this hundred-thousand-year Man Faced Spider Emperor!"

"Yet you refuse to shoulder the responsibilities of the Man Faced Spider Emperor! You only think of acting like a petty person, taking the benefits without doing the work!"

Tang San was left speechless by these words, his face involuntarily flushing red.

Feng Yan's tone grew increasingly severe: "Do you know why this hundred-thousand-year Man Faced Spider Emperor is the last one in the Star Dou Great Forest?"

"Because ten thousand years ago, the Sea God Buddha Tang, for his own selfish desires, used the secret arts of your Tang Sect to slaughter the Man Faced Demon Spiders, nearly driving the entire clan to extinction..."

"As a member of the Tang Sect, Tang San, do you feel no shame in occupying her body?"

"That Buddha Tang again!" Fury erupted in Tang San's eyes, and he wished he could slaughter that beast who stole the Tang Sect's ultimate techniques right on the spot!

No!

Killing him outright would be too merciful!

He must subject Buddha Tang to every one of the Tang Sect's most vicious punishments before granting him the most agonizing death imaginable!

Seeing that the fish had taken the bait, Feng Yan cast another lure: "That soul within you—why do you think she is so frantic? Her obsession with revitalizing her clan and seeking revenge has not faded; naturally, she wants to reclaim control!"

"If you fulfill this obsession for her, the majority of her resentment will dissipate. When that time comes, I shall step in to help suppress her. I cannot promise a complete solution, but at the very least, you will be able to fight her to a draw."

"And if you refuse?"

Feng Yan let out a cold laugh and continued, "Then just wait for her to awaken."

Tang San's heart was in turmoil. He had indeed occupied someone else's body, yet he was unwilling to shoulder her responsibilities.

He did not want to, but after all, how was this any different from that beast who stole the Tang Sect's secret arts yet failed to uphold the Tang Sect's principles?

However...

"Senior."

Tang San's voice was incredibly strained. "This junior... this junior truly cannot do it."

Watching him, Feng Yan let out a long sigh, his tone softening slightly. "Very well, this god will not force you to make a decision immediately."

Tang San looked up, his eight eyes filled with hope.

"This first trial will last for three days. During these three days, this god will temporarily suppress her consciousness for you."

As the words fell, Feng Yan pointed a finger, and golden divine power surged into Tang San's body.

Tang San felt a wave of warmth spread from his spider head throughout his entire body.

The consciousness of that madwoman within him furrowed her brows slightly in her slumber, but ultimately, she did not wake.

"This divine power can keep her asleep for three days."

Withdrawing his finger, Feng Yan suddenly shifted the topic. "However... this god will give you a preliminary task first."

"Go and gather the remaining Man Faced Demon Spiders in the Star Dou Great Forest and bring them to this bamboo grove. You can consider the rest after that..."

Tang San felt a shiver in his heart, knowing this was the final chance Bamboo God was granting him.

"Senior, about the matter of gathering the Man Faced Demon Spiders?"

Feng Yan said dismissively, "Go and handle it now."

Seeing this as if he had been granted a reprieve, Tang San nodded repeatedly. "Yes! This junior will go handle it immediately! I will see it done perfectly."