Spiderweb Prison?

Sunset Forest lay close to Heaven Dou City.

Setting out from Nuoding City, Salas and Lin Nuo's carriage sped along without rest. Within just a few days, they arrived at the outskirts of this vast forest.

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

it was simply not worth mentioning compared to Star Dou Forest.

Whether in terms of land area or the concentration of high-level Soul Beasts, the two were separated by far more than a single tier.

However, for Lin Nuo, who 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 lay the Ice and Fire Mandarin Duck Pot, the number one must-visit spot on Douluo's food 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, pinpoint the exact coordinates of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and obtain guides for identifying Immortal Herbs along the way.

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

He could take these matters slowly; there was no need to rush.

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

Although Lin Nuo had visited the empire-raised Soul Hunting Forest when obtaining his first Soul Ring, that artificial forest in a greenhouse was utterly incomparable to the true lawless land before him in terms of visual impact.

Towering ancient trees blotted out the sky, breaking it into a dim and gloomy patchwork.

Vines and weeds ran rampant beneath their feet. The damp air was mixed with the stench of soil and the rot of fallen leaves, and every corner radiated the killing intent unique to a primordial jungle.

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

Salas put away the easygoing demeanor he had shown 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.

So I suggest that if we happen to fail to find a Death Demon Spider of suitable age, we can directly use the Purple-Winged Demon Spider that Her Holiness the Pope absorbed as her second ring as a reference. That would certainly 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 of over level eighty as a Spirit Douluo, as long as he did not foolishly provoke any true apex predators, he could walk sideways through the outskirts of Sunset Forest even while bringing along a child.

Yet he was being extraordinarily cautious at this moment.

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

Besides the royal family, Heaven Dou City also had the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, a bunch of troublemakers.

If the disturbance from their hunt grew too great and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's scouts caught wind of this "young master's" existence,

then things would become troublesome.

After all, Ning Fengzhi, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's leader, was as difficult to deal with as a smiling tiger.

Thus, Salas, who had always held himself in the highest regard, pushed his spiritual power to its limit and tightly covered an area several hundred meters around them.

He did not dare overlook even the slightest movement, exercising utmost caution.

Suddenly, Salas, who was clearing the way ahead, halted. His previously narrowed eyes abruptly shot toward the dense woods to their right.

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

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

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

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

Immediately afterward, his withered right hand became a blur as he made a savage grasp through the air.

With a piercing shriek, a huge black creature was forcibly dragged out from underground by an invisible force and slammed heavily before them.

Leading Lin Nuo forward, Salas took only one glance before accurately identifying the Soul Beast.

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

Its age is a little low, but it is still a relatively 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 Salas's pressure, its eight legs frantically scraping 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 type of Soul Beast was indeed of decent quality, but in Lin Nuo's eyes, its value for the cost was simply too low.

First, its twelve-hundred-year cultivation was nearly half of his twenty-one-hundred-year physical limit, wasting too much of his available Soul Ring age.

Second, the Soul Skills produced by Earth Cave Demon Spiders were far too creative.

According to the original plot, when Tang San later absorbed a Ten-Thousand-Year Earth Cave Demon Spider, he obtained Blue Silver Cage.

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

"Let's search a little deeper."

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

Using the first few Soul Skills of Bibi Dong's first Martial Soul as a reference,

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

or Thorn Spider Armor, which offered terrifying defensive strength,

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

any one of them would be an excellent choice.

With Salas, an expert Spirit Douluo above level eighty, by his side,

even encountering a more dangerous top-grade Soul Beast would be nothing to fear.

Seeing Lin Nuo say this, Salas did not find it troublesome. Instead, a trace of admiration flashed through his eyes.

A genius should have the pride and aspirations of a genius!

If he were dismissed with some random thousand-year trash 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 unconscious Earth Cave Demon Spider away and laughed heartily.

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

According to the memories in Lin Nuo's mind,

the ninth Soul Ring of Pope Bibi Dong's first Martial Soul was said to have been obtained deep within Sunset Forest.

And the original 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 had to be a sizable habitat of high-level spider-type Soul Beasts.

As long as they found the right place, they would never lack top-grade prey.

Whether it was because their luck was explosively good today or because fate truly favored 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, there suddenly came a scalp-numbing sound of arthropod limbs scraping together...