"It's a Man Faced Demon Spider! The nightmare of small Soul Beasts, a creature that devours life, hated by all Soul Beasts—a terrifying, evil slaughterer. Because it's so bloodthirsty, powerful Soul Beasts often hunt it down, so reaching a thousand years of cultivation is no easy feat."
"Judging by the length of its legs, this one has just passed two thousand years! Sister Yan, it's perfect for you!"
As soon as Xing Tian finished speaking, the Man Faced Demon Spider spat a Spider Web at them, ten times larger than its own body.
This was the Thousand-Year Man Faced Demon Spider's innate ability. It could instantly spit out a Spider Web that was extremely sticky and incredibly tough, coated in a terrifying neurotoxin. It could do this three times a day, and its first move upon spotting prey was always to spit out a Spider Web.
"Good thing this old man kept his aura in check. Otherwise, I wouldn't have run into such a fine Soul Beast."
Dugu Bo merely narrowed his eyes. His killing intent surged into tangible force, tearing the Spider Web to shreds.
A two-thousand-year-old Man Faced Demon Spider's web could trap even a powerful Soul Master, who would need time to break free.
And with its eight extraordinarily agile legs and incredible speed, the Man Faced Demon Spider could do plenty in that time.
Yet Dugu Bo had shattered its web with nothing but killing intent. The gulf between a Titled Douluo and those at other realms was truly a sheer cliff.
Dugu Bo was about to release his Soul Ring and use his Soul Power to pin the Man Faced Demon Spider to the ground when Xing Tian cut in. "Senior Dugu, don't finish it off all at once. Let it use all three of its Spider Webs so we can collect its poison. It'll come in handy later!"
At that, Dugu Bo held back. A purple Soul Ring appeared around him, and a jade-green formation bearing the pattern of a Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor appeared beneath his feet. It had a radius of a hundred meters. In an instant, the formation released a jade-green mist that enveloped everyone and the Man Faced Demon Spider.
This was Dugu Bo's third Soul Skill, the "Jade Phosphorous Soul-Bewildering Array." In addition to inflicting poison, it could also weaken its targets' senses, reflexes, and Soul Power.
With this move, the Man Faced Demon Spider had no chance of escape.
The Man Faced Demon Spider was a born killer. Even in this situation, it didn't try to break out of the Soul-Bewildering Array. Instead, it continued attacking, spitting out another Spider Web.
Dugu Bo casually took two steps to the right. His movements seemed unhurried, yet in an instant, he had covered dozens of meters.
Xing Tian, meanwhile, held Dugu Yan and used Nine Deaths Footwork to get out of the Spider Web's range.
The Spider Web was both the Man Faced Demon Spider's most efficient means of hunting and its means of survival. Now it had used two of its three daily shots, both to no effect, and it began to close in for a direct attack.
Its eight long legs moved so fast they left a string of afterimages as it rushed toward Xing Tian and Dugu Yan.
Xing Tian showed no mercy and used his first Soul Skill. A streak of black light shot out.
The Man Faced Demon Spider dodged the black light with its eight agile legs, but Night Fierce Light was under Xing Tian's control.
The black streak suddenly swung around in a full one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn and came slashing back at the Man Faced Demon Spider.
The Man Faced Demon Spider darted around, but couldn't shake the black light's pursuit. It had no choice but to spit out its last Spider Web.
"You finally fell for it. Just as I thought, you're not very bright."
Seeing his plan work, Xing Tian guided the black light around the web.
The Man Faced Demon Spider saw that it couldn't dodge in time and could only raise its four front legs to block the black light.
A fierce metallic clang rang out. The black light scattered into black smoke, while parts of the Man Faced Demon Spider's four long legs were sliced off. Two of the eight eyes on its lower abdomen were destroyed, leaving blood and flesh mangled.
"It's used up all three of its Spider Webs. I'll finish it off now," Dugu Yan said.
Dugu Bo was about to stop her, but Dugu Yan had already rushed forward with Martial Soul Possession. Xing Tian held Dugu Bo back. "Senior Dugu, Soul Masters need battle experience to grow. Sister Yan can't be protected forever. She's a Battle Soul Master."
"But..." Dugu Bo still couldn't put his mind at ease.
Xing Tian gave him a reassuring look and said confidently, "Sister Yan's Martial Soul has already evolved into a true dragon. Her bloodline alone will suppress the Man Faced Demon Spider. Her powerful body and three kinds of mixed poison are enough to counter its toxins, and the Man Faced Demon Spider is already wounded. You can relax."
Just as Xing Tian had said, when Dugu Yan let out a dragon's roar, the Man Faced Demon Spider's mind went hazy, and the bloodline within its body became disordered.
"Jade Phosphorous Red Poison, Jade Phosphorous Blue Poison!" Dugu Yan simultaneously exhaled red and blue poisonous mists.
The Red Poison made her blood surge, increasing her attack power and speed while rapidly draining the Man Faced Demon Spider's mental strength.
The Blue Poison numbed her pain nerves, strengthening her defense while weakening the Man Faced Demon Spider's reflexes.
The Man Faced Demon Spider could withstand the physical Corrosion caused by Dugu Yan's poison, but it couldn't resist the weakening of its mental strength. On top of Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Soul-Bewildering Array, it couldn't react in time to Dugu Yan's attacks.
Dugu Yan quickly closed in. She spun around, and her Dragon Tail whipped the Man Faced Demon Spider into the air, exposing the weak spot on its lower abdomen. Its six remaining eyes gleamed with a cold, eerie light.
Dugu Yan immediately jumped and punched the Man Faced Demon Spider hard in the abdomen.
But if its eyes were a vital spot, they wouldn't be left unprotected. A transparent layer covered their surface, with a defense that could only be called "decent." So Dugu Yan's attack hadn't caused any especially noticeable damage.
The Man Faced Demon Spider finally reacted. Its four remaining legs thrust at Dugu Yan, but the dragon scales on her arms blocked them.
Fortunately, the Man Faced Demon Spider had been weakened in every way. Otherwise, that attack might really have pierced Dugu Yan's body.
"Teacher Qin Ming said that we should make full use of the physical changes that come with Beast Martial Soul Possession."
The next moment, Dugu Yan wrapped her Dragon Tail around the Man Faced Demon Spider's body and heaved, slamming it into the ground in a smooth, sweeping arc.
Dugu Yan fell with it, bringing her wrists together and pointing her ten sharp claws straight down.
With a "boom," the Man Faced Demon Spider and Dugu Yan crashed to the ground together.
When the dust cleared, all ten of Dugu Yan's fingers had sunk into the Man Faced Demon Spider's abdomen, six of them piercing its six remaining eyes.
Dugu Yan pulled her fingers out with a disgusted look. "Ew, that's so gross."
With such a heavy blow to its vital spot, the Man Faced Demon Spider was sure to die. Flecks of blue-purple light gathered above its body, forming a purple Soul Ring.
"Are you sure Yanyan can absorb this two-thousand-year Soul Ring?"
Dugu Bo was still worried. The normal limit for a third Soul Ring was around seventeen hundred years. That three-hundred-year difference might not sound like much, but it was a world apart. What's more, the Man Faced Demon Spider was an exceptionally violent Soul Beast, so the impact of its Soul Ring would be even more violent.
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