Death Spider Emperor

Death Spider Emperor!

Ever since Luo Chen had released his Martial Soul, those four characters had lingered in Yu Xiaogang's mind like a shadow.

It wasn't just because his old flame was Bibi Dong. More than that, he knew how terrifying this Martial Soul was.

It was one of the top Beast Martial Souls on the entire continent, firmly in the first tier.

"Gulp."

Yu Xiaogang swallowed, his gaze involuntarily drifting to the tiny, ugly Luo Sanpao in front of him.

It was all because of this useless Martial Soul of his!

Still, although his Martial Soul was useless, he had relied on sheer willpower to absorb two Hundred-Year Soul Rings. Even with a top-tier Martial Soul backing him, Luo Chen had only just awakened his Martial Soul. He might not be a match for Yu Xiaogang.

"Fart like thunder, Earth-Shattering Luo Sanpao!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the yellow First Soul Ring lit up.

Luo Sanpao sprang into the air, turned around to face Luo Chen, and began sucking in air with one end, while the other...

Luo Chen's expression shifted slightly, but it was an expression almost never seen in battle: he was holding back a laugh.

What if he really couldn't hold it in?

Jokes aside, he had no intention of letting that clearly visible yellow gas touch him. It was disgusting—almost as bad as its owner, Yu Xiaogang.

Thanks to the Death Spider Emperor's speed, Luo Chen easily darted across the field in an instant, moving so fast it was almost unbelievable. He successfully avoided the layer of pale yellow gas.

But that didn't mean the gas would simply disappear.

With Luo Chen no longer in its way, it naturally drifted toward the audience after floating around for a short while.

Of course, after traveling such a long distance, its potency had surely dissipated. Besides, the gas only looked like what it resembled; in reality, it was merely Soul Power condensed and sprayed from that end.

Still, Luo Chen felt that getting smeared with something so disgusting would be no different from suffering a mental attack.

As expected of the Grandmaster—he even came with magic damage.

Watching the handful of people engulfed by the yellow gas flee in every direction, retching in disgust, Luo Chen's lips twitched.

Good thing I didn't get hit by that disgusting stuff.

What was more interesting, though, was that Luo Chen spotted someone unexpected in the crowd.

Tang San.

He was there too, bent over and retching while bracing himself against a tree trunk.

Luo Chen suddenly felt like laughing.

He glanced over at Yu Xiaogang, whose face had turned red with embarrassment as spectators on the other side, untouched by the gas, mocked him.

Knowing how this guy operated, he'd definitely try to get his hands on Little Scumbag later. But after personally feeding Tang San a blast of rotten-egg stink, would Tang San still agree to go with him?

Chuckling to himself, Luo Chen made his move.

In his eyes, in his view of the battle, there had never been any suspense to begin with.

His and Yu Xiaogang's Martial Souls weren't even in the same league. The gap was far too great to be made up by two completely ordinary, unremarkable Hundred-Year Soul Rings.

In the next instant, Luo Chen was already behind Luo Sanpao. The Spider Emperor phantom on his back flickered faintly.

"Yip! Yip!"

With Luo Sanpao's terrified shriek, Yu Xiaogang didn't even have time to give another command before a spider leg radiating a chilling aura sent it flying. The poison seeped into its body, leaving it unable to fight.

Luo Chen didn't stop. He immediately went after Yu Xiaogang.

This time, though, he wasn't quite so merciless. Just before the spider leg could touch Yu Xiaogang, Luo Chen halted.

"Well, old man? How about it? If you don't surrender now, what happens next won't be my problem."

Luo Chen smiled as he spoke.

With the icy spider leg hovering right in front of him, Yu Xiaogang could clearly feel death closing in. He gave in at once.

"I surrender! I surrender! You can have everything! Luo Chen, don't kill me!"

"That's easy enough. Hand it over."

Luo Chen didn't withdraw his Martial Soul. Still smiling, he held out one hand and beckoned Yu Xiaogang. The meaning was obvious.

"..."

After a brief silence, Yu Xiaogang took the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges from his waist with a pained expression. He also handed Luo Chen a heavy pouch of Gold Soul Coins.

But after Luo Chen took the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges and scanned the pouch with his spiritual power, he frowned.

His gaze drifted lazily back to Yu Xiaogang.

"How can a renowned master of Martial Soul Theory not even come up with 150 Gold Soul Coins?"

At those words, Yu Xiaogang's face flushed an even deeper red. Luo Chen had seen right through him.

Today, he'd basically had his dignity ground into the dirt by Luo Chen. He'd lost all face.

But he had no choice. His life was still in Luo Chen's hands. He had to swallow his pride—he valued his life far too much.

"This is all I have right now! Give me a few days, and I'll definitely scrape together the rest and pay you back!"

He shouted loudly enough for nearly everyone present to hear.

Luo Chen was speechless. He really couldn't come up with the money?

He had to admit, he'd overestimated Yu Xiaogang.

Shaking his head in disappointment, he finally withdrew his Martial Soul.

Then he didn't linger for another moment. He turned and melted into the crowd, soon disappearing from the area around Notting Academy.

He'd never had the slightest interest in the academy. He'd only come here today because he happened to be passing by and had been drawn in by Tang San.

As a transmigrator, he knew far more than those teachers. He could get by on his own for now; if he went to an academy, it would be one with high-level Soul Masters in charge, later on.

Now that everything was settled, it was time to continue pursuing his goal.

The Death Spider Emperor, which he had chosen as his main Martial Soul, still hadn't gained a single Soul Ring.

His next destination: the Star Dou Great Forest.

After spending the afternoon wandering around, Luo Chen finally found a carriage that could take him out of the city, at the northern edge.

Thanks to Yu Xiaogang, his number-one benefactor, he no longer had to worry about travel expenses. He easily found a carriage willing to take him out of the city and drop him at an inn near the Star Dou Great Forest.

Of course, this was as close as he could get. Going straight into the Star Dou Great Forest was out of the question. No coachman was willing to go there; at most, they would take Luo Chen to an inn on the forest's outskirts.

Luo Chen understood. It was, after all, known as a forbidden land for humanity.

He'd chosen it as his destination partly because he had no other choice. He really had nowhere else to go.

The Star Dou Great Forest was the nearest forest with Soul Beasts.

He couldn't even get into the Soul Hunting Forest.

As for the others, there was no need to mention them. He didn't even know how many days away they were.