Lin Xiao's Plan

Roar! Wracked by intense pain, the Titan Giant Ape let out a furious howl. Ignoring the pain in its left arm, it swung its mountain-sized fist down viciously.

Not good! Without another word, Lin Xiao immediately retreated, but the Titan Giant Ape pursued him relentlessly, as if it would not rest until it had killed him.

Ding: Detected that the host is under attack. Scanning for the enemy's weakness. Please wait~

Ding: Titan Giant Ape, a high-level Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Possesses the Gravity Enhancement Domain. Weakness: both arms.

Ding: Please attack the Titan Giant Ape's left arm. The system has arranged the weakness for the host. Transferring now. Please wait~

Lin Xiao's eyes lit up as he rapidly retreated. He saw something resembling a red dot on the Titan Giant Ape's left arm. That appeared to be its weak point.

Lin Xiao twisted aside, evading the impact of the Titan Giant Ape's right fist. Then, the Ice Phoenix martial soul burst forth, freezing both of the Titan Giant Ape's legs. In a flash of blades and sword light, the Titan Giant Ape's left arm was heavily wounded once more. The heart-rending pain sent the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast into a rage.

An incomparably violent pressure erupted almost instantly.

Lin Xiao's body sank. It felt as though he were carrying an enormous boulder on his back, pressing him down so hard that he could not even lift his head.

This was something akin to a soul skill possessed by the Titan Giant Ape—Gravity Enhancement. It could also be called the Titan Giant Ape's domain.

As the Titan Giant Ape roared endlessly, it grabbed Xiao Wu beside it and ran toward the depths of the forest. It seemed unwilling to continue attacking Lin Xiao, afraid that this fellow might kill it.

As the Titan Giant Ape departed, the gravitational suppression weighing on Lin Xiao shattered as well. In the distance, Tang San directly swallowed a Flying Mushroom Sausage condensed from Oscar's Third Soul Skill, then charged after it along the trail like a rabid dog.

Lin Xiao brushed the dust from his body and turned to look at Zhao Wuji and the others lying on the ground.

"Are you all right?"

"I, your father, have a big sausage." Oscar hurriedly condensed several Recovery Sausages and handed them to the others who had lost their fighting strength.

Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Zhao Wuji, and the others swallowed the sausages in one bite, then sat cross-legged on the ground and began recovering.

Seeing Na'er sitting on the ground and eating, Lin Xiao smiled. "You little glutton, hungry?"

Na'er nodded obediently. "Mm-hm, I'm so hungry."

"Here." Lin Xiao took out a pile of food from his Soul Tool and placed it in Na'er's hands. Na'er gave him a sweet smile, lowered her head, and began eating.

After recovering for a while, Zhao Wuji struggled to his feet. "That child Tang San went after the Titan Giant Ape. We need to go take a look."

"You rest here. I'll go take a look. With me there, you can rest easy."

Zhao Wuji nodded slightly. With Lin Xiao around, they truly could rest easy. After all, he was a Titled Douluo!

With a light leap, Lin Xiao vanished from the outskirts of the forest after several jumps.

"Everyone, recover quickly. Then we'll go together."

"Yes!"

On the other side, guided by the system, Lin Xiao soon found Tang San's trail. Tang San was vigilantly watching his surroundings. He vaguely spotted a soul beast resembling a spider, yet even with his Purple Demon Eyes, he had failed to detect it.

Lin Xiao, who had landed on a tree, had long since discovered the thousand-year soul beast behind Tang San: a Man Faced Demon Spider.

The Man Faced Demon Spider had a sturdy carapace, astonishing speed, and eight long legs with immense piercing power that carried potent venom. Even at the hundred-year level, it could contend with ordinary thousand-year soul beasts. Its most terrifying feature was its spiderweb.

Ordinary spiders spun their webs from silk, but it was different.

Its spiderweb was directly sprayed from its mouth. Not only was it extremely adhesive, but it was also incredibly tough.

What was truly terrifying was the dreadful neurotoxin attached to it.

A Man Faced Demon Spider could spray its web three times a day. Its first move upon seeing prey was always to spray its web.

Its weakness was obvious: its eight eyes. However, they were not unprotected. A transparent protective layer covered the surface of its eyes.

Because of their excessively murderous nature, terrifying soul beasts like Man Faced Demon Spiders were often hunted by powerful soul beasts. Reaching a thousand years of cultivation was already extremely difficult, let alone ten thousand years.

Once a Man Faced Demon Spider reached ten thousand years of cultivation, it could gain the skill "Concealment."

The Concealment skill could not only hide its body, but also conceal its aura. Even during the Soul Hunting Operation back then, Tang San's scouting and sensing abilities had failed to detect the existence of a ten-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider. That was enough to show how powerful it was.

If it escaped, such an excellent soul beast would go to waste.

This Man Faced Demon Spider's main body measured more than two meters across.

It was a strange, enormous spider with eight spear-like legs more than three meters long. Its entire body was covered in glossy black carapace. The tips of its long legs were slender, and each silent step pierced into the ground, revealing just how sharp they were.

On the spider's lower abdomen were several white patterns that sharply contrasted with its black body. These white markings formed a vicious human face, while eight small eyes glowing with faint purple light were clustered against its lower abdomen.

That was also its fatal weakness.

Tang San abruptly turned around. When he saw the Man Faced Demon Spider glaring at him hungrily behind him, his face changed drastically. With a sweep of his right hand at his waist, several daggers flew toward the Man Faced Demon Spider's head.

Lin Xiao was in no hurry to act. His purpose had been to obtain something, not to care whether Tang San lived or died. Perhaps it would be even better if this fellow died.

If he did not die, Lin Xiao would send him on his way.

Watching Tang San continually dodge, Lin Xiao took out a jug of wine and began drinking with Li Bai beside him.

"Li Bai, who do you think will win—Tang San or the Man Faced Demon Spider?"

"Master, from what I can see, the Man Faced Demon Spider has the better odds. This Man Faced Demon Spider has already cultivated for three thousand years, while Tang San is only a Soul Grandmaster. It will be difficult for him to win."

Lin Xiao chuckled. "Heh heh heh, Li Bai, your assessment is indeed correct. But you can't always judge by appearances. Let's keep watching."

"Huh?" Li Bai froze slightly. "Master, aren't you going to act? He's a student of Shrek Academy. If he dies, how will you explain it to Flender?"

"It's fine. I believe he can do it. In a moment, I need you to handle something for me."

Li Bai nodded. "Please instruct me, Master."

"I need you to hold back Zhao Wuji and the others. Do not let them reach this place, understand?"

"All right. Don't worry, Master. With me here, I guarantee they won't get through."

Lin Xiao smiled faintly. He still had an important matter to handle. Tang San did not deserve something so good.

Second by second, time passed. Before long, Tang San was infected by the Man Faced Demon Spider's venom and ultimately collapsed to the ground, unconscious.