Evil Killer - Human-Faced Demon Spider

"It's a Man Faced Demon Spider! A nightmare for small soul beasts, a creature that devours life, an object of hatred for all soul beasts, and a terrifying, evil slaughterer. Because its murderous nature is so intense, it is often hunted by powerful soul beasts, making it extremely difficult for one to cultivate to the thousand-year level."

"Looking at the length of its legs, its cultivation should have just broken through two thousand years! Sister Yan, it's perfect for you!"

The moment Xing Tian finished speaking, the Man Faced Demon Spider spat a web at them, covering an area ten times its own size.

This is the innate ability of a thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider: it can instantly spit out a highly adhesive and incredibly tough web, which is coated with terrifying neurotoxic poison. It can perform this three times a day, and its very first action upon seeing prey is to spit this web.

"Fortunately, this old man restrained my aura, otherwise I truly wouldn't have encountered such a fine soul beast."

Dugu Bo merely narrowed his eyes, and his killing intent manifested into a physical force, tearing the web to shreds.

One must know that even for a powerful soul master, being caught in the web of a two-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider would require some time to break free.

The eight legs of the Man Faced Demon Spider are extremely agile and its speed is astonishing; that brief window of time would be more than enough for it to do many things.

Yet Dugu Bo shattered it with nothing but killing intent, demonstrating the cliff-like gap between a Title Douluo and other realms.

Just as Dugu Bo was about to release his Soul Ring and use his soul power to pin the Man Faced Demon Spider to the ground, Xing Tian interrupted, "Senior Dugu, don't finish it off all at once. Let it use all three of its webs; it will be convenient for collecting the poison, and it will be useful later!"

Hearing this, Dugu Bo held back. A purple Soul Ring appeared on his body, and a jade-green array with the pattern of a Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor instantly manifested beneath his feet, spanning a radius of a hundred meters. The array immediately emitted a jade-green mist, shrouding everyone and the Man Faced Demon Spider within.

This was Dugu Bo's third soul skill, the Jade Phosphorous Soul-Bewildering Array. Beyond the corrosive poison, it also reduces the target's perception, reaction speed, and soul power.

Once this move was deployed, the Man Faced Demon Spider had no chance of escape.

The Man Faced Demon Spider was addicted to slaughter; even in this situation, it did not choose to try and break out of the array, but instead chose to continue its assault, spitting out another web.

Dugu Bo stepped to the right twice, his movements appearing slow and leisurely, yet he covered dozens of meters in an instant.

Meanwhile, Xing Tian held Yanyan and used the Nine Deaths Footwork to slip out of the web's coverage.

The web is the Man Faced Demon Spider's most efficient hunting tool and its primary means of self-preservation. Now, having used two of its three daily chances to no avail, the creature began to resort to close-quarters combat.

Its eight long legs moved with rapid rhythm, creating a series of afterimages as it closed in on Xing Tian and Yanyan.

Xing Tian did not hold back, using his first soul skill to slash out a black ray.

The Man Faced Demon Spider relied on its eight agile legs to dodge the black ray, but the Night Fierce Light could be controlled by Xing Tian.

The black ray performed a one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn, changing direction to strike at the Man Faced Demon Spider once more.

The Man Faced Demon Spider darted about, but unable to shake the tracking of the black ray, it had no choice but to spit out its final web.

"Finally took the bait. Its intelligence is truly low."

Seeing his plan succeed, Xing Tian further controlled the black ray to avoid the web's coverage.

Seeing that it could not dodge, the Man Faced Demon Spider was forced to lift its four front legs to block the black ray.

A violent metallic clashing sound rang out; the black ray dissipated into black smoke, and the Man Faced Demon Spider's four long legs were partially severed, while two of the eight eyes on its lower abdomen were destroyed, leaving it a bloody mess.

Yanyan said, "It has exhausted all three of its webs. Let me finish it off now."

Dugu Bo intended to stop her, but Yanyan had already initiated Martial Soul Possession and charged forward. Xing Tian held Dugu Bo back, saying, "Senior Dugu, a soul master's growth requires combat experience. Sister Yan cannot be protected forever; she is a battle soul master."

"But..." Dugu Bo remained uneasy.

Xing Tian gave him a reassuring look and said confidently, "Sister Yan's martial soul has already evolved into a True Dragon. Its bloodline will suppress the Man Faced Demon Spider. Her powerful physical body and three types of mixed poisons are enough to counter the Man Faced Demon Spider's toxins. Besides, the creature is already injured; you can rest easy."

Just as Xing Tian said, when Yanyan let out a dragon's roar, the Man Faced Demon Spider felt its spirit falter and its internal bloodline fall into chaos.

"Jade Phosphorous Red Poison, Jade Phosphorous Blue Poison!" Yanyan spat out red and blue dual-colored toxic mist from her mouth.

The red poison stimulated her own body, increasing her attack and speed while rapidly draining the Man Faced Demon Spider's mental energy.

The blue poison numbed her own pain receptors to enhance her defense, while simultaneously dulling the Man Faced Demon Spider's nervous system.

Although the Man Faced Demon Spider could withstand the physical corrosion of Yanyan's toxins, it could not resist the mental weakening. Combined with Dugu Bo's Jade Phosphorous Soul-Bewildering Array, it had no time to respond to Yanyan's attacks.

Yanyan quickly reached its front, spun around, and whipped her dragon tail, sending it flying into mid-air. Its weak point on the lower abdomen was naturally exposed, and the six remaining purple, eerie eyes were filled with a cold, terrifying light.

Yanyan immediately leaped up and struck the Man Faced Demon Spider's abdomen with a heavy punch.

However, since the Man Faced Demon Spider's eyes were its vital points, they were not without protection; a transparent layer covered the surface of the eyes, and its defensive power could be called "decent." Thus, Yanyan's strike did not cause particularly significant damage.

The Man Faced Demon Spider finally reacted, its remaining four legs stabbing toward Yanyan, only to be blocked by the dragon scales on her arms.

It was fortunate that the Man Faced Demon Spider had been weakened in every aspect; otherwise, that strike might truly have pierced Yanyan's body.

"Teacher Qin Ming said to make full use of the physical changes brought about by beast Martial Soul Possession."

The next moment, Yanyan's dragon tail wrapped around the Man Faced Demon Spider's body, and with a sudden burst of strength, she slammed it into the ground in a fluid motion.

Yanyan descended with it, joining her wrists and pointing her ten sharp claws straight down.

With a loud "boom," the Man Faced Demon Spider and Yanyan hit the ground together.

As the dust settled, Yanyan's ten fingers were buried deep into the Man Faced Demon Spider's abdomen, with six of them plunged directly into its remaining six eyes.

Yanyan pulled her fingers out with a look of disgust, saying, "So gross."

With its vital points suffering such a heavy blow, the Man Faced Demon Spider was undoubtedly dead. Dots 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 somewhat worried. After all, the limit for a normal third Soul Ring was around seventeen hundred years. One should not underestimate the three-hundred-year gap; it was a world of difference. Furthermore, the Man Faced Demon Spider was an extremely violent soul beast, and the impact of its Soul Ring would be even more ferocious.