External Soul Bone Acquired! Dragon Duke and Snake Grandma's Fury!

As they ventured deeper into the gloomy, primeval Star Dou Forest, the air grew thick with a faint, cloying scent of sweetness mixed with rot.

Tang Yin led Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, their presence masked by the Blue Silver Domain, moving like three silent ghosts as they trailed far behind Chao Tianxiang.

His mental energy was focused to its limit.

Having tracked Chao Tianxiang for a long time—ever since the Shrek Academy group first encountered her and Meng Yiran, leading to her furious departure to find Meng Shu—Tang Yin's goal remained clear.

He had to find that specific Man Faced Demon Spider, one of the right age and condition, the one most likely to yield an External Soul Bone.

"Old man, have you had any luck on your end?"

Having reunited with Meng Shu, Chao Tianxiang asked in a deep voice.

Beside her, Meng Yiran watched Meng Shu with eyes full of hope.

"Not yet."

"And you?"

Meng Shu shook his head before asking in return.

"Hmph!"

Chao Tianxiang slammed her Snake-headed Cane hard against the ground, fuming, "I had actually found a thousand-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent and was just about to secure it, but then I ran into Flender and Zhao Wuji, and they snatched it right out from under me!"

"Flender? Zhao Wuji?" Meng Shu narrowed his eyes, a flicker of ruthlessness emerging. "How bold of them!"

"They founded some academy called Shrek. After they stole the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, they gave it to a young boy to absorb," Chao Tianxiang said coldly.

"This matter cannot be left as it is, or others will think the Exotic Beast Family is easy to bully!" Meng Shu slammed his Dragon-headed Cane into the ground, his eight Soul Rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black—flaring to life.

"The students with Flender looked very young, especially the boy who absorbed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent Soul Ring. He's a food-system spirit master, only fourteen or fifteen years old, yet he already has thirty levels of soul power," Chao Tianxiang added.

"Old woman, you don't mean to recruit him into our Exotic Beast Family, do you?" Meng Shu asked in surprise.

Chao Tianxiang nodded. "I have that thought."

Meng Yiran asked anxiously, "Grandmother, you aren't planning on making me marry him, are you?"

Chao Tianxiang smiled slightly. "If you are unwilling, we can have him marry someone else in the family. Grandmother won't force you."

Meng Yiran breathed a sigh of relief.

In the shadows, Tang Yin observed and heard everything, sharing the information with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong.

"Could it be that the Peerless Dragon and Snake are going to settle scores with Shrek Academy over this?" Tang Yin mused.

"It's said that those two have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill capable of rivaling a Title Douluo. If they really go after Flender and the others, wouldn't they be finished?" Ning Rongrong raised an eyebrow, a hint of schadenfreude appearing in her eyes.

"Are those two really that strong?" Xiao Wu was quite surprised.

Ning Rongrong nodded slightly. "After all, the Dragon is a Soul Douluo; he's not weak at all."

Xiao Wu pursed her lips, her heart tightening. "Tang Yin, how much longer do we have to follow them?"

"Probably another two or three days," Tang Yin estimated.

Two days passed in a flash.

Within the range of the Blue Silver Domain, the Peerless Dragon and Snake and Meng Yiran stood in a desolate clearing, scanning their surroundings.

"Rustle, rustle--!"

A thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider suddenly darted out from the woods, and Meng Shu struck immediately.

Chao Tianxiang stood guard beside Meng Yiran.

In an instant, violent fluctuations of soul power rippled outward like water, accompanied by the roar of snapping trees and the sharp, piercing shrieks of the Man Faced Demon Spider.

A flash of light crossed Tang Yin's eyes. He raised a hand to signal the two girls behind him to stop, and the three of them crouched low, observing the situation through the Blue Silver Domain.

The tall figure of Meng Shu was swinging his Dragon-headed Cane, the wind of the strike whistling with the pressure of a dragon's roar. He smashed it toward the frantically fleeing Man Faced Demon Spider, though he had to hold back his strength for fear of killing it outright.

Chao Tianxiang assisted from the side.

The pair, with Meng Yiran in tow, pursued the Man Faced Demon Spider.

The opportunity... it's finally here. Tang Yin whispered to himself, forcibly suppressing his surging excitement.

The Man Faced Demon Spider's condition was being steadily worn down; driven by a desperate will to survive, it was now being forced into a dead end by the Peerless Dragon and Snake.

Tang Yin remained motionless with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, like the most patient of hunters, waiting for the snipe and the clam to exhaust each other, waiting for the perfect moment to harvest.

"Tang Yin, are we here to catch this Man Faced Demon Spider?" Xiao Wu asked.

"Guess," Tang Yin smiled mysteriously.

"I won't guess," Xiao Wu said with a huff.

At that moment, after taking a heavy blow from Meng Shu, the Man Faced Demon Spider used the momentum to violently spray a wide-reaching purple-black web, temporarily blocking the line of sight and pursuit of Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang.

Its eight legs moved in a frenzy, and it transformed into a black streak of light.

They fled at a breakneck speed, desperate to reach the deeper parts of the forest.

"Pursue!" Meng Shu roared, and he and Chao Tianxiang took off in hot pursuit.

But with Meng Yiran in tow, their speed was far from optimal.

"Let's go!"

"It's our turn to act!"

Tang Yin didn't waste a word; he hoisted Ning Rongrong onto his back and grabbed Xiao Wu, sprinting after the Man Faced Demon Spider.

Their speed was surprisingly faster than that of Meng Shu, Chao Tianxiang, and Meng Yiran.

After all, with the Blue Silver Domain, Tang Yin had a clear grasp of everything within five hundred meters.

He locked onto the Man Faced Demon Spider's position with pinpoint precision.

The trio of Meng Shu lacked such an ability, and the direction of their pursuit deviated slightly from the path the Man Faced Demon Spider had taken.

Ning Rongrong lay against Tang Yin's back, her mind wandering, lost in her own thoughts.

She had never expected to be carried by Tang Yin in such a manner.

It felt... not bad at all.

Tang Yin and Xiao Wu, however, were entirely focused on the hunt for the Man Faced Demon Spider.

Neither of them paid any mind to such things.

Tang Yin had only done this because Ning Rongrong's movement speed was too slow.

"Almost there!"

A cold glint flashed in Tang Yin's eyes.

Just as the Man Faced Demon Spider thought it had escaped and hid itself within the dark forest, the surrounding Blue Silver Grass seemed to come alive, swarming forward to engulf the creature's entire body.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

"Hiss!!!"

The Man Faced Demon Spider let out a sharp, agonizing shriek.

But having been exhausted by Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang earlier, and having fled such a great distance, it no longer had the strength to resist.

This was no fair duel; it was a meticulously planned ambush.

"Crackle, crackle, crackle!!!"

Countless bolts of purple lightning erupted across the Man Faced Demon Spider's body.

The source was none other than the Blue Silver Grass.

Tang Yin secretly controlled the vines, unleashing his third soul skill, Forest Purgatory Thunder Prison.

However, due to the concealment of the Blue Silver Domain, his Soul Ring remained hidden.

The Man Faced Demon Spider's struggles grew weaker, and its shrieks became feeble.

Gradually, the screeching came to an abrupt halt.

The massive body of the Man Faced Demon Spider convulsed violently a few times before finally stiffening, completely motionless.

It had been electrocuted to death by Tang Yin.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Tang Yin quickly retracted the Blue Silver Grass, his gaze fixed intently on the corpse of the Man Faced Demon Spider, especially its back.

"Xiao Wu, the Soul Tool."

Hearing this, Xiao Wu immediately removed the storage Soul Tool from her left wrist and handed it to Tang Yin.

This was something Tang Yin had given to Xiao Wu previously.

Ever since, Xiao Wu had worn it on her person at all times.

"Wait for me here!"

Tang Yin took the storage Soul Tool and quickly approached the corpse of the Man Faced Demon Spider.

Ignoring the purple Soul Ring that had quietly appeared, Tang Yin placed his palm on the creature's back, slowly channeling his soul power to sense what lay beneath.

A moment later, a look of irrepressible joy finally appeared on his face.

With a forceful pull and a tug of his palm, accompanied by a faint "shhh" sound and the soft grinding of bone, the carapace on the Man Faced Demon Spider's back cracked open. A purple-black object, shimmering with an eerie light, was slowly drawn out.

It was not in the form of complete spider legs.

Instead, it consisted of eight fist-sized, bone-like protrusions, tightly connected to a deep purple segment that resembled a miniature model of a spine.

Eight bulges squirmed slightly, seemingly still retaining vitality and faintly radiating fluctuations of soul power.

Tang Yin took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to absorb it immediately, and quickly stowed it away into his storage Soul Tool.

This place was not suitable for a long stay.

"Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong!"

"Let's go, quickly!"

Tang Yin called out, and Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong immediately gathered around.

The three of them did not linger for even a second.

Heading in a completely different direction from the one they arrived from, they quickly vanished into the vast sea of forest, disappearing from sight.

About three hours after they had left.

Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang finally tracked the trail to this spot.

Looking at the wretched corpse of the Man Faced Demon Spider on the ground, and the gaping hole on its back where something had clearly been removed, Meng Shu's face turned livid, and he slammed his Dragon-headed Cane heavily against the ground.

"Who is it? Who dares to snatch food from the tiger's mouth!"

Chao Tianxiang's expression was equally ugly.

The prey that they, as a couple, had hunted for the better part of the day had actually been snatched by someone else.

Meng Yiran was so furious that she had to take deep breath after deep breath.

Having two soul beasts stolen in a row would make anyone break down.