Battle! Man Faced Demon Spider [Seeking Follow-up Reads]

It is a sword condensed from holy fire, capable of self-augmentation, particularly in terms of offensive power. The Holy Sword can be wielded directly as a weapon for sustained combat, greatly increasing lethality and attack strength.

It can also be used as Qian Renxue is doing now, manifesting as a giant blade over ten meters long to strike down at the enemy with immense power.

It also boosts the purification and dissolution effects of Angel Soul Power by three hundred percent. If an average Soul Master is struck by this blade, their soul power will dissolve rapidly; even if they survive, they will be left severely crippled.

Therefore, having obtained this fifth soul skill, Qian Renxue's strength has arguably increased significantly.

"You wretched beast! This strike shall send you to hell!" Qian Renxue swung her blade down.

"Screee~"

The Man Faced Demon Spider struggled frantically, but by the time it broke free from the restraints of Angel Free Will, it was already too late.

Qian Renxue's sword had already cleaved it in two.

She retracted her power, landed on the ground, and stood with a proud, imposing posture—a stance that could be described as thunderous and remarkably dashing.

Qian Renxue's lips curled into a smile as she looked at Lin Ye: "I'm finished, it's your turn now."

"Heh." Lin Ye smiled confidently: "Alright, let's go."

He dashed rapidly toward his own target.

Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue followed closely behind.

An hour later, Lin Ye stood before his target: a twenty-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider.

Qian Daoliu once again erected a soul power barrier, creating a five-hundred-meter combat space.

"Angel Holy Sword!" Lin Ye released his Martial Soul, and his impressive soul ring configuration appeared beneath his feet: Yellow, Purple, Purple, Black.

"Come on! You beast!"

"First Soul Skill, Angel Sword Domain!"

As the augmentation skill activated, Lin Ye's aura and power began to climb.

However, this Man Faced Demon Spider did not charge immediately like the one Qian Renxue had faced; instead, it narrowed its eyes slightly, revealing a wicked glint.

It crawled slowly along the trees, much like a high-level predator carefully observing its prey.

"This is bad. This Man Faced Demon Spider is likely much harder to deal with than the one Xiaoxue killed," Qian Daoliu frowned.

Qian Renxue was puzzled: "Is there a difference? Aren't they both twenty-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spiders?"

"Look closely at its movements; it is clearly more insidious and cunning."

Qian Renxue's expression shifted: "It really is."

What distinguishes humans from soul beasts is that humans possess higher intelligence and are better at utilizing techniques, the environment, weaknesses, and strengths to develop combat strategies and tactics that favor themselves.

Even when soul beasts reach the ten-thousand-year level and gain sentience, they are inferior to humans in this regard.

They are prone to impulsivity and being provoked, causing them to lose their composure and reveal more weaknesses and openings.

Lin Ye felt it too; the Man Faced Demon Spider before him was not as manic or reckless as the one Qian Renxue had fought. It was smarter and calmer!

"Interesting." Lin Ye suddenly felt a surge of excitement.

The demon spider's narrowed eyes were reduced to mere slits, but the look in them seemed to be laughing.

In the next second, it suddenly vanished from its spot.

This was not teleportation, but invisibility!

Once a Man Faced Demon Spider reaches the ten-thousand-year level, it can learn the invisibility skill. It can hide not only its physical form but also its aura, which means that even enemies with powerful spiritual perception find it difficult to detect them.

However, as long as it moves, one can find an opening.

Coincidentally, Lin Ye's first soul skill did not just augment power; it also enhanced his five senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell!

And this Man Faced Demon Spider seemed to have recently slaughtered quite a few soul beasts, as it carried a thick, bloody stench!

Lin Ye smelled it the moment it drew near.

The surroundings were deathly quiet, and the Man Faced Demon Spider did not make a single sound, but Lin Ye could sense it moving all around him!

"Screee!~"

Suddenly, it materialized five meters to Lin Ye's left.

It bared its entire row of disgusting, jagged mandibles, squinting its face with a clear, evil grin.

Then, it vanished once again.

It continued to appear and disappear in this manner, deliberately trying to scare Lin Ye several times.

"Heh, is it playing with me?" Lin Ye sneered.

If it were someone else who couldn't see or sense where it was, not knowing when the opponent would suddenly appear to attack, and having the opponent intentionally pop out to tease them, it would be a true test of psychological endurance.

Perhaps before the demon spider even struck, the victim might lose their footing, start to panic, and lose their composure.

And once a person panics and loses their head, it becomes even more impossible to detect the opponent's presence.

The Man Faced Demon Spider was making its prey feel fear, forcing the prey to shatter their own psychological defenses.

It did so to better toy with and torture its prey, satisfying its own twisted, murderous psyche.

Lin Ye stood in place, incomparably calm; he sensed that the Man Faced Demon Spider had already crawled onto the large tree beside him.

It was right above his head!

Staring at Lin Ye with a gaze full of wicked amusement, its ugly spider face inched closer bit by bit.

It intended to press its face right in front of Lin Ye's, then suddenly reveal itself to scare him half to death before cruelly torturing him to his end.

Little did it know that Lin Ye had its position perfectly mapped out!

"Heh, you truly are a high-level predator! But the most elite predators often appear in the guise of prey!" Lin Ye feigned ignorance, remaining rooted to the spot.

He pretended to be completely oblivious, acting as prey that could be easily devoured.

Seeing this, the evil grin on the Man Faced Demon Spider's face deepened as it continued to close the distance.

Yet, it was at this very moment that Lin Ye turned around without warning, thrusting his sword backward with lightning speed!

Squelch!

"Screeeeee!" The demon spider shrieked in agony, its form flickering into view.

Lin Ye's sword had pierced straight through its eye. "Did you think I couldn't detect you? The stench of blood on you is far too heavy! You, of all things, want to toy with me? You're courting death!"

Squelch!

Lin Ye jerked his sword upward, blinding the three eyes behind the first.

He then pulled back to create some distance.

"Screee! (Human! I will tear you to pieces!!)" The Man Faced Demon Spider lunged forward with ferocious, maddened intent.

"Heh, angry already? It seems you haven't suffered much in your long life!"

Lin Ye sneered, charging toward the demon spider, one man against one blade.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Lin Ye dodged seven consecutive stabs from the spider's legs, then executed a sliding slash from a kneeling position, carving a deep gash into the human face on the spider's underbelly.

The demon spider reacted with extreme speed, instantly spinning around to strike with a spear-like leg.

"Sun True Fire!"

Countless flames converged, augmenting Lin Ye's attack power as he met the strike head-on with his sword.

Boom!

The sharp, hardened spider leg collided directly with Lin Ye's blade.

The two forces clashed head-on.

Under the enhancement of the Sun True Fire, the power and force of Lin Ye's basic sword strike were now completely on par with the Clear Sky Hammer, which was renowned for its unrivaled frontal power.

"Get lost!"

The demon spider had its leg severed by the strike.

The two sides battled for ten rounds!

It instantly spat out a massive spider web, immediately followed by a ferocious pounce.

It was a double-pronged attack!

This demon spider was indeed quite clever!

But as it happened, Lin Ye was also capable of unleashing a double-pronged attack: "Second Soul Skill, Angel Twin Slash!"