Misleading Tang San into Absorbing a Hundred-Year Soul Ring

Lin Xiao glanced at Tang San, who was lying on the ground, then at Meng Yiran, whom Tang San had killed.

"Honestly, you have no idea how to cherish women. No wonder you're such a straight man."

Lin Xiao kicked Tang San more than ten meters away, then walked over to the Man Faced Demon Spider. Looking at the dead Man Faced Demon Spider, he said nothing and pulled out a dagger to start digging.

After several full minutes of digging, a bone was revealed. Lin Xiao's lips curled up as he forcibly ripped it out, sending black blood spraying everywhere.

The bone was not large. It resembled one of the eyes on the lower body of a Man Faced Demon Spider. It was the Eight Spider Lance Bone Tang San had obtained, known as the Eight Spider Lance.

Only after absorbing this soul bone would its true appearance be revealed.

Lin Xiao wiped away the bloodstains and satisfactorily stored the soul bone in his Soul Tool. Then he turned and sent a message to Li Bai in the distance.

"That's enough."

After Li Bai, Zhao Wuji and the others rushed over in this direction. When they arrived, they saw Lin Xiao treating Tang San's wounds. In the distance lay three corpses and the corpse of a soul beast.

When they saw the purple glow above the soul beast's head dissipate, their hearts all skipped a beat.

Zhao Wuji in particular frowned. "A three-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider... how did it end up like this?"

While digging out the soul bone, Lin Xiao had directly destroyed the Man Faced Demon Spider's head. A perfectly intact soul beast had now become a mangled mass of flesh and blood, too horrible to look at.

"Your Excellency, what happened?"

Lin Xiao sighed. "Tang San ambushed Meng Yiran and provoked the Peerless Dragon Snake couple into attacking with all their strength. He only survived because of my protection."

Zhao Wuji furrowed his brow slightly upon hearing that. Sure enough, the corpses of the Peerless Dragon Snake couple lay nearby, while Meng Yiran's body was covered in silver needles.

They were the weapons from Tang San's Godly Zhuge Crossbow.

He had not expected Tang San to be so bold as to kill Meng Yiran. No wonder he had enraged the Peerless Dragon Snake couple.

Still, Zhao Wuji could not help sighing. "The Peerless Dragon Snake couple held great renown among the older generation. I never thought they would die here today. Tragic... truly tragic."

The Peerless Dragon Snake couple were a generation older even than Zhao Wuji, which was why Zhao Wuji had been so respectful toward the Snake Dowager.

Who would have thought these two seniors would provoke someone they should never have provoked?

As Lin Xiao poured Soul Power into him, Tang San slowly opened his eyes. However, the intense pain in his back and chest made him bare his teeth.

He clearly remembered being struck in the back by the Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager's tails. Why did his chest hurt so badly as well?

"What's wrong, Xiao San? Does anywhere else hurt?" Oscar took out a sausage and handed it to him.

Tang San accepted the food condensed from Oscar's martial soul and swallowed it in one bite. After resting for a while, he finally regained some energy.

"I'm fine. Much better now."

Tang San adjusted his breathing and turned to look at the battered Man Faced Demon Spider.

"What... happened?"

Lin Xiao sighed. "You don't know this, but while you were unconscious, the Dragon Duke refused to let you absorb this soul ring even if he had to die. So... sigh. Don't worry, though. Your teacher has already caught another soul beast for you. It's only eight hundred years old, but the effect should still be quite good."

As he spoke, Lin Xiao somehow pulled out a sheep. Its entire body was silver-white, and it was around eight hundred years old. The moment it saw Tang San and the others, it let out a piercing bleat.

Tang San looked up at Lin Xiao in disbelief. He was about to become a Soul Elder and could absorb a thousand-year soul ring. Why was Lin Xiao making him absorb a hundred-year one instead?

Zhao Wuji was also puzzled, but when he considered how profound a Titled Douluo's guidance was, perhaps this sheep truly suited Tang San.

"Tang San, His Excellency Lin Xiao is surely doing this for your own good. An eight-hundred-year soul ring may be somewhat inferior to a thousand-year soul ring, but think about it. His Excellency Lin Xiao is a Titled Douluo. Would he harm you?"

Oscar, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun nodded at the same time. "That makes sense. Xiao San, listen to Teacher Zhao. Absorb this soul beast's soul ring. There shouldn't be any problem."

Tang San's face turned ashen, but he still pulled out his dagger and drove it into the sheep's head.

The agonizing pain made the little sheep let out a miserable wail, and it soon stopped struggling.

As a yellow soul ring slowly rose, Tang San released his Blue Silver Grass martial soul. Seeing Tang San begin to absorb the soul ring, Lin Xiao nodded slightly.

He looked at Tang San with an expression that said he was teachable.

The others beside him were so envious that they could barely speak. Not everyone could receive the guidance of a Titled Douluo.

Especially from such a terrifying powerhouse as Lin Xiao.

Zhao Wuji walked up beside Lin Xiao and asked quietly, "Your Excellency, why did you have Tang San absorb this... sheep's soul ring?"

"What, you're that ignorant? This sheep's soul ring possesses both attack and defense. After Tang San absorbs it, his Blue Silver Grass's offensive power will increase, and its defensive power will improve as well. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"

Zhao Wuji revealed a shocked expression and slapped his forehead. "How did I not think of that? I always thought a soul beast only needed one attribute. I never knew it could possess two. As expected of Your Excellency."

"Enough. Go see whether the Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager have anything valuable on them. Take everything, then give it to Flender."

Zhao Wuji's eyes lit up, and he hurried over to the Dragon Duke, who had turned into an ice block, before beginning to loot him.

Time passed bit by bit. Before long, Tang San had completely finished absorbing the soul ring. When he released his martial soul, three hundred-year soul rings simultaneously lit up with yellow light.

It did not look like much, and in truth, it really was not much.

Lin Xiao's goal was simple: ruin him.

Ding: Congratulations to the host for misleading Tang San into absorbing a useless soul ring. Reward: Archer Hou Yi.

Feeling the golden light within his second martial soul, Lin Xiao's eyes lit up. So misleading the Shrek Seven Devils could also earn him rewards. Oscar's soul ring had been wasted for nothing.

At that thought, Lin Xiao clicked his tongue repeatedly.

"Xiao San, what is your third soul skill?"

Dai Mubai walked over and asked quietly.

Tang San frowned, but he still aimed at a large tree in the distance and unleashed his third soul skill.

"Third Soul Skill, Blue Silver Thrust."

An utterly ordinary strand of Blue Silver Grass crawled toward the tree at an ant's pace, then pierced through it with a single strike.

The others were somewhat stunned. This was Tang San's soul skill? It was this weak?

Naturally, Lin Xiao could not let them notice anything amiss. With no one watching, he lightly flicked a finger.

With a deafening bang, the entire tree exploded the instant the Blue Silver Grass pierced through it. The towering tree turned into a mass of fragments.

"Wow! That's amazing!" Ning Rongrong clapped her hands in shock.

They had not expected the Soul Power to explode from within. The others all cast envious looks his way.

If it pierced an enemy's chest and exploded inside their body, who could possibly be Tang San's opponent?