The Thousand-Year Crypt Demon Spider, Ye Qingyuan's Battle!

Gong Changlong's right palm suddenly turned fiery red, colliding with Yang Jian's fist.

The next instant, large plumes of white mist erupted from the point of impact, completely shrouding both of their figures.

Yang Jian, the first to retreat from the mist, took over a dozen steps back to barely neutralize Gong Changlong's overbearing soul power. Unexpectedly, however, Gong Changlong also retreated two steps.

Although it was only two steps, a look of undisguised astonishment remained in Gong Changlong's eyes.

Even though he hadn't used his martial soul or any soul skills, he was, after all, a powerhouse at the Title Douluo level! Yang Jian was merely a three-ring Soul Elder, and he hadn't used his martial soul either; such a result was absolutely astonishing.

As the white mist dissipated, a look of approval appeared on Gong Changlong's face: "Good lad, the power of Ultimate Water actually suppressed this old man. I am curious, what is your martial soul?"

Gong Changlong, who focused entirely on caring for soul beasts and researching their breeding, paid no heed to the world outside, not even paying much attention to the inner courtyard, so he naturally knew nothing of the rumors circulating in the outer courtyard.

Shrek Academy had not seen a soul master with an ultimate attribute in a very long time, let alone one with Ultimate Water capable of suppressing his own fire attribute, which was why Gong Changlong was so interested in Yang Jian's martial soul.

If he wasn't mistaken, Yang Jian's martial soul had to be related to that dog.

Although the little dog looked completely harmless and appeared "milk-fierce," Gong Changlong still detected something unusual.

"Little White is my martial soul."

Yang Jian moved his slightly numb arm without a trace, his expression remaining perfectly polite: "Elder Gong, am I now qualified to conduct live combat training against a 50,000-year soul beast?"

Gong Changlong shook his head: "Soul beasts with 50,000 years of cultivation or more are rare even in the Beast Enclosure. It isn't something you can easily access just because your strength is sufficient; at the very least, you need the status of an inner courtyard student."

"From the perspective of strength, you can block a blow from me, so that is naturally enough. But since you are not yet an inner courtyard student, by the rules, I cannot allow you to conduct live combat training against a 50,000-year soul beast."

As he spoke, Gong Changlong paused slightly, a faint smile appearing on his face: "However, I can take the initiative to let you challenge a 42,000-year soul beast."

42,000 years... that actually sounded pretty good.

"Then many thanks, Elder Gong."

Seeing this, Zhou Yi and Ye Qingyuan, who were standing to the side, breathed a sigh of relief.

The live combat training proceeded quickly. The vast majority of the groups completed the goal Zhou Yi had set in advance—defeating a thousand-year soul beast—with only a few groups regrettably being eliminated.

Soon, the only ones left who hadn't undergone live combat training were Ye Qingyuan and Yang Jian.

Zhou Yi looked at Ye Qingyuan's figure with some anticipation, then spoke in her hoarse voice: "Next, Ye Qingyuan, enter the Beast Fighting Arena."

As her words fell, Ye Qingyuan stood up, immediately attracting the attention of the other students who had already completed their training.

"She's going to challenge a thousand-year soul beast alone too... can she really do it?"

"Is this Teacher Zhou Yi targeting her? Or is she... actually really strong?"

"We all need to team up for live combat training, yet she has to face a thousand-year soul beast by herself..."

Listening to the surrounding chatter, Ye Qingyuan gave a sweet smile to Yang Jian, who was watching her, then took a deep breath and walked straight into the Beast Fighting Arena.

Ye Qingyuan walked to the center of the arena, where a teacher stood on each side, responsible for ensuring the students' safety. In other words, even if she failed to defeat the thousand-year soul beast, these two teachers would guarantee her safety.

The referee on the right made a gesture toward the distance, and a slightly harsh mechanical sound rang out. The massive iron gate in the distance slowly opened, and a strange sound emanated from the pitch-black tunnel.

This soul beast did not immediately rush out of the tunnel, and the sound was not like running, but rather like the movement of some kind of arthropod.

Ye Qingyuan's eyes narrowed, her martial soul instantly activated, and three magnificent soul rings—yellow, purple, and purple—rose up.

"It's actually a soul ring ratio that exceeds the limit as well?"

"Her second soul ring is already a thousand-year ring?"

Ye Qingyuan's soul ring ratio also caused astonishment among the watching students. Yet, compared to the completely heaven-defying Yang Jian, Ye Qingyuan was a genius they found easier to accept.

Or perhaps, against the backdrop of Yang Jian, such a soul ring ratio seemed a bit dim.

However, Zhou Yi still showed a look of surprise.

She only knew that Ye Qingyuan's strength had reached the three-ring Soul Elder level, but she hadn't expected her to be a genius who also exceeded the standard soul ring ratio.

Looking at it this way, the decision to put Ye Qingyuan in a group by herself was truly not a mistake.

The next instant, a thin, gray spider darted quickly out of the tunnel. Near its not-so-large body were some yellow, thread-like objects.

A thousand-year Crypt Demon Spider!

Seeing this, Ye Qingyuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Although the Crypt Demon Spider was not as aggressive or venomous as the more overbearing Man Faced Demon Spider, and its reputation was not as notorious, in terms of being troublesome and insidious, even the Man Faced Demon Spider could not compare.

However, on this open platform, the Crypt Demon Spider's strength was greatly diminished.

What the Crypt Demon Spider truly excelled at was using various terrains to create traps for its opponents, relying on its special skills to ambush them. This open platform completely wiped out all of the Crypt Demon Spider's advantages.

Since that was the case... then she would finish the battle quickly.

The only yellow soul ring behind Ye Qingyuan flashed, and in an instant, she transformed into a streak of cyan-gold light, rapidly darting toward the Crypt Demon Spider.

Having completely lost its terrain advantage, the Crypt Demon Spider did not choose to clash head-on with Ye Qingyuan, but instead darted quickly toward the edge of the platform. However, its speed was no match for Ye Qingyuan, and she caught up to it quickly.

But just as Ye Qingyuan approached the Crypt Demon Spider, a massive Spider Web Cage rose into the air, directly shrouding her figure within it.

The Crypt Demon Spider's innate skill, Spider Web Cage!

Wherever the Crypt Demon Spider passed, it could hide its spider silk on the ground. This silk could be controlled by its spiritual power; as soon as an enemy stepped into this range, it would immediately activate, relying on the unique properties of its silk to form a cage-like structure and trap the enemy inside!