Spiderweb Prison?

Sunset Forest lay right beside Heaven Dou City.

Setting out from Nuoding City, Salas and Lin Nuo's carriage raced all the way there, reaching the outskirts of the vast forest in just a few days.

Although Sunset Forest was also known as one of the three major soul beast gathering grounds on the Douluo Continent,

it was simply nowhere near comparable to the Star Dou Forest.

Whether in terms of area or the density of high-level soul beasts, there was more than one tier of difference between them.

However, for Lin Nuo, who currently only needed to hunt a soul beast around one or two thousand years old, this place was more than sufficient.

Not to mention that deep within this forest was an Ice and Fire Mandarin Duck Pot, ranked first on the Douluo must-eat list.

That opportunity was the truly terrifying one!

The only thing giving Lin Nuo a headache was how to avoid Dugu Bo, that Old Poison, determine the exact coordinates of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and obtain the guides for identifying Immortal Herbs while he was at it.

Fortunately, he had only just reached level twenty, and there was still plenty of time before the God King discovered this treasure land.

These matters could be handled gradually. There was no need to rush.

The moment they stepped into the forest, a wild, primal aura rushed at them.

Although Lin Nuo had visited the empire-raised Soul Hunting Forest when obtaining his first Soul Ring, the visual impact of that artificial woodland, like a greenhouse, could not compare to this genuine lawless land before him.

Towering ancient trees blotted out the sky, slicing the heavens into dim, gloomy fragments.

Vines and weeds ran rampant beneath their feet. The damp air carried the earthy stench of soil and the rot of fallen leaves, and every corner brimmed with the killing intent unique to a primal jungle.

"Little friend Lin Nuo, once we enter, stay close to me."

Salas put away the easygoing manner he had displayed in the carriage, his expression turning solemn.

"Across the entire Douluo Continent, no one has cultivated a spider-type martial soul to greater heights than Her Holiness the current Pope.

Therefore, I suggest that if we happen to fail to find a Death Demon Spider of the appropriate age, we can directly use the Purple-Winged Demon Spider that Her Holiness the Pope absorbed for her second ring as a reference. That would still be an excellent choice."

Lin Nuo naturally welcomed the suggestion and nodded readily. "Then I'll leave everything to Bishop Salas."

The old man and the youth ventured deeper into the forest together.

To be fair, with Salas's cultivation as an Spirit Douluo in his eighties, as long as he did not stubbornly provoke any truly apex predators, he could stroll sideways through the outskirts of Sunset Forest even while bringing along a child.

Yet he appeared exceptionally cautious at this moment.

There was no other reason. This place was simply too close to Heaven Dou City!

Besides the imperial family, Heaven Dou City also housed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, a veritable troublemaker.

If their soul hunt caused too much commotion and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's spies caught wind of this "young sect heir,"

then things would become rather troublesome.

After all, Ning Fengzhi, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master who resembled a smiling tiger, was extremely difficult to deal with.

Thus, Salas, who had always held himself in high regard, drove his spiritual power to its limit, firmly blanketing a radius of several hundred meters.

He did not dare overlook even the slightest rustle of grass or whisper of wind, exercising utmost caution.

Suddenly, Salas, who had been clearing the way ahead, halted. His previously narrowed eyes abruptly shot toward the dense woods in the front right.

"Not bad luck. We found suitable prey so quickly.

Could it be that Lord Angel God has shown us favor today?"

A satisfied curve rose at the corner of Salas's mouth.

Before his words had even faded, the terrifying pressure of an Spirit Douluo erupted from his body and crashed down upon the nearby bushes!

Immediately afterward, his gaunt right hand blurred into an afterimage as he viciously grasped through the air.

With a piercing shriek, a massive black creature was forcibly dragged out of the ground by an invisible force and smashed heavily before the two of them.

Bringing Lin Nuo closer, Salas took only one glance before precisely identifying the soul beast.

"An Earth Cave Demon Spider. Judging by the patterns on its carapace and its size, its cultivation is around twelve hundred years.

The age is a little low, but it is still a rare high-level spider-type soul beast.

Lin Nuo, what do you think of this beast's Soul Ring?"

Looking at the Earth Cave Demon Spider pinned to the ground by the pressure, unable to move as its eight legs frantically clawed at the soil,

Lin Nuo considered it briefly before decisively shaking his head.

"Forget it, Bishop Salas. It isn't suitable."

The Soul Ring produced by this kind of soul beast was indeed of good quality, but in Lin Nuo's eyes, its cost-effectiveness was far too low.

For one thing, its twelve-hundred-year cultivation was nearly half of his twenty-one-hundred-year physical limit, wasting his available Soul Ring age for nothing.

For another, the soul skills produced by Earth Cave Demon Spiders were far too creative.

According to the original plot, Tang San would later absorb a ten-thousand-year Earth Cave Demon Spider and obtain Blue Silver Cage.

Lin Nuo did not want his second Soul Ring to turn into some flashy Spiderweb Entanglement or Spiderweb Prison.

"Let's keep searching deeper inside."

Lin Nuo raised his head to look at Salas, an inscrutable glimmer flickering in his eyes.

Based on the first few soul skills of Bibi Dong's first martial soul,

whether it was the Vampire Spider Thorn and Soul-Crossing Spider Spear, which possessed extreme single-target attack power,

the Thorn Spider Armor, which provided terrifying defense,

or even Spider Emperor Consciousness, which could greatly improve danger perception and reaction speed,

any one of them would be an excellent choice.

With Salas, an Spirit Douluo expert in his eighties, at his side,

even if they encountered more dangerous top-grade soul beasts, there was nothing to fear.

Hearing Lin Nuo say this, Salas did not find it troublesome at all. Instead, a trace of approval flashed through his eyes.

A genius ought to have a genius's pride and aspirations!

If they simply fobbed him off with some trashy thousand-year Soul Ring, that would be a true waste of heaven's gifts!

"Ambitious! As expected of the peerless genius valued by our Spirit Hall!"

Without the slightest concern, Salas kicked the stunned Earth Cave Demon Spider away and laughed heartily.

"Let's go! A mere twelve hundred years truly does not match your talent. Since we're doing this, we'll get the best! Follow me deeper into the forest!"

According to the memories in Lin Nuo's mind,

Pope Bibi Dong's ninth Soul Ring for her first martial soul had supposedly been obtained deep within this very Sunset Forest.

And the former owner of that red hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring had been a terrifying hundred-thousand-year Death Spider Emperor!

This actually proved one thing.

Within Sunset Forest, there was bound to be a sizable habitat of high-level spider-type soul beasts.

As long as they found the right place, they would never have to worry about encountering top-quality prey.

It was hard to say whether their luck was truly exceptional today or whether fate itself was watching over them.

The old man and the youth followed the poisonous miasma along the way, feeling their way deeper into the forest. Only half a day had passed.

Then, from the dark forest ahead, a spine-chilling sound of arthropod limbs scraping together suddenly rang out...