Man-Faced Demon Spider vs. Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear

"Star Dou Great Forest lies directly south of our Heaven Dou Empire. Its territory spans both the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires, making it one of the largest and oldest forbidden zones for humans on the Douluo Continent..."

Zhi Lin had been explaining the knowledge of the Soul Master world to Lin Ya all along the way. Clearly, he had already begun to regard Lin Ya as a student of Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

Lin Ya nodded to show that he understood. He did indeed intend to join Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, but he also knew that his face drew far too much attention. He could not possibly live behind a mask forever.

"Wait." Zhi Lin suddenly lowered his voice and raised a hand to signal everyone to stop.

He pointed at the grass ahead, and a sky-blue vine shot out from beneath his feet, sweeping the grass aside.

The instant the grass parted, a black-and-white leopard with a streamlined body covered in mysterious patterns was startled. Its beastly eyes warily swept over Lin Ya's group. After sensing the terrifying Soul Master auras emanating from them, the leopard did not even entertain the thought of resisting. Its figure abruptly blurred, transforming into an afterimage that vanished into the depths of the forest at an almost uncanny speed.

"What was that?" Lin Ya raised a brow and asked.

"A Voidbright Demon Leopard. Judging by its soul power fluctuations, it should have over ten thousand years of cultivation." Zhi Lin shook his head helplessly. "What a pity. That little thing was too fast—it got away." He had ventured deep into Star Dou Great Forest specifically to search for his eighth soul ring. For ordinary Soul Masters, an eighth soul ring could withstand the power of a fifty-thousand-year soul beast. This Voidbright Demon Leopard had only a little over ten thousand years of cultivation; not only was its cultivation beneath his notice, but its martial soul attribute was also completely incompatible with his. Naturally, it was not worth making a move.

"Voidbright Demon Leopard..." Lin Ya looked in the direction it had disappeared, a trace of barely noticeable interest flashing through his eyes.

Spatial-attribute soul beasts were exceedingly rare to begin with. Zhi Lin might not care for it, but Lin Ya was deeply intrigued.

"Alright, keep moving." Zhi Lin waved a hand and said no more.

But just as everyone took a step forward, Zhi Lin's expression suddenly changed. His gaze shot like lightning into the depths of the forest on their left as a powerful soul beast aura rushed toward them.

"Come with me. We've got a show to watch."

Before he finished speaking, he had already shot forward. The others immediately followed, racing toward the source of the aura.

They had gone fewer than ten thousand steps when an earth-shattering beastly roar exploded through the forest, shattering its tranquility!

"Roar—!!"

The savage, violent roar, brimming with a wildness that seemed capable of destroying heaven and earth, made the entire nearby forest tremble!

In a clearing at the heart of the woods, two terrifying soul beasts stood locked in a deadly standoff. The air was filled with lethal killing intent and the foul stench of poison.

A colossal bear covered from head to toe in thick dark-gold fur stood proudly in the clearing. It was over five meters tall, its knotted muscles seemingly forged from steel. Two pairs of enormous, razor-sharp claws extended from its arms, each over two meters long and glinting with dark-gold light. The cold gleam at their tips was enough to make one's scalp tingle with just a glance—it was the Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear, famed among soul beasts for its savagery and brute strength.

Opposite it, an equally enormous Man-Faced Demon Spider clung to a massive tree. Its eight spider legs, glowing with an eerie green sheen, were as sharp as spears. The vicious human-face pattern on its abdomen twisted in a sinister grin, while dark-green venom with terrifying corrosive properties constantly dripped from its mouthparts, eating smoking pits into the ground wherever it fell.

"A Man-Faced Demon Spider and a Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear? Interesting." Zhi Lin signaled for everyone not to move rashly and to watch first.

Both the Man-Faced Demon Spider and the Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear were powerful soul beasts. Clashes between them were rarely seen.

Under normal circumstances, the Man-Faced Demon Spider would definitely be no match for the Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear. However, Lin Ya noticed several battered soul beast corpses beneath the Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear. Clearly, the bear had already been besieged before, only for the Man-Faced Demon Spider to swoop in and take advantage of the situation, resulting in the current scene.

Upon hearing Zhi Lin's words, Xue Xing silently moved to shield Lin Ya behind him, carefully protecting his nephew.

Boom—!

The Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear struck first. Its thick hind legs slammed into the ground, instantly cracking the earth in several places. Its massive body charged forward like a moving mountain, brutally rushing toward the Man-Faced Demon Spider!

Its dark-gold terrorclaws swept through the air, tearing it apart with piercing shrieks. A single strike could easily rend steel to pieces!

The Man-Faced Demon Spider flashed away with eerie agility, evading the frontal charge. All eight spider legs stabbed out at once, swift as lightning, targeting the Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear's eyes and vulnerable joints!

At the same time, the human-face pattern on its abdomen suddenly lit up, and it spewed out a dense cloud of dark-green poisonous mist. Wherever it passed, the grass and trees instantly withered and blackened.

The Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear let out a furious roar. Rather than dodge, it relied on its indestructible dark-gold fur to withstand the spider legs' piercing strikes, while one massive claw swept sideways and smashed viciously toward the Man-Faced Demon Spider!

Bang!

The spider legs struck the Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear's fur, leaving only several shallow white marks. But the Man-Faced Demon Spider was hit by the massive claw, its enormous body sent flying like a kite with its string cut before crashing heavily into a tree trunk, shaking leaves down in showers.

Yet at the instant it was flung away, a savage glint exploded in the Man-Faced Demon Spider's eyes. A thin yet incomparably sharp venomous spider spike shot out like a deadly silver needle, piercing with absolute precision deep into the Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear's chest!

Pssh—

Dark-green venom instantly surged wildly through the spider spike and into the Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear's body!

"Roar—!!"

Agonizing pain and deadly poison erupted at once. The Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear gave a miserable roar, its massive body shuddering violently as strange blackish-purple patterns rapidly emerged beneath its skin. Its strength was draining away at a rapid pace.

The venom spread through its bloodstream, ceaselessly corroding its internal organs. Even with its formidable body, it found it difficult to resist this lethal toxin.

The Man-Faced Demon Spider struggled to its feet, a viciously triumphant expression on its face. It slowly approached, preparing to deliver the final blow to the severely wounded Terrorclaw Bear.

But it never expected that the Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear's ferocity had been completely ignited!

Blood-red light surged in the giant bear's eyes, and every strand of dark-gold fur across its body stood on end. An aura of extreme violence erupted forth—Berserk!

Ignoring the agony! Ignoring the poison! Ignoring its rapidly draining life force! Its strength surged dramatically!

At that moment, the Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear endured the poison ravaging its body and dragged its tottering form forward, taking a fierce step!

Both of its arms rose at once, its two pairs of dark-gold terrorclaws flooded with soul power to the utmost limit, their radiance swelling into a blinding glare!

Darkgold Terrorclaw!

Invisible claw force tore through the air, carrying the resolve to perish together as it slammed mercilessly down upon the Man-Faced Demon Spider's head!

The Man-Faced Demon Spider turned pale with shock and tried to dodge, but it was already too late!

Bang—!!

With a deafening blast, the Man-Faced Demon Spider's body was smashed to pieces like paper before absolute power. Dark-green blood and shattered limbs splattered across the ground.

A purple soul ring rose above its head, signifying that the Man-Faced Demon Spider had been completely killed.

However, the Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear was not in much better condition. The Man-Faced Demon Spider's venom was still spreading wildly through its body, and the blackish-purple patterns had already covered it from head to toe. Its violent aura rapidly faded.

The Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear staggered back several steps before its enormous body crashed to its knees. It let out one final low whimper, its eyes slowly closing as its aura withered to the extreme. The poison had already seeped too deeply into its body, and it was on the brink of death.

Man-Faced Demon Spider versus Darkgold Terrorclaw Bear—both sides had suffered grievous losses!