Death Demon Tiger, Yu Xiaogang Arrives in Suotuo City

Shi An ignored Zhu Zhuqing's gaze. At that moment, all his attention was focused on the Man Faced Demon Spider.

A purple Soul Ring drifted out, radiating an eerie glow in midair.

Bzzzzz~~~

Suddenly, a distinct ripple of Soul Power spread from the Man Faced Demon Spider's body.

Delight immediately appeared on Shi An's face.

So it really was the Man Faced Demon Spider that that little bastard Tang San had absorbed!

Heh heh heh~~~

Tang San, Tang San, treasures of opportunity belong to those fated to obtain them. It seemed that I was the one fate had chosen.

Your Man Faced Demon Spider is quite useful. I'll take it.

Shi An stepped forward, pulled a stone knife from the ground, and began dissecting the Man Faced Demon Spider.

Zhu Zhuqing naturally sensed that wave of Soul Power as well. Watching Shi An busily at work, she asked curiously, "Teacher, what are you looking for?"

"A Spirit Bone, and it should be an External Soul Bone."

Zhu Zhuqing's soft pink lips parted slightly, her eyes blank with astonishment.

A Spirit Bone...

And it even seemed to be an External Soul Bone.

Were Spirit Bones really this easy to obtain?

Before long, Shi An dug out that Spirit Bone.

The Spirit Bone emitted a purplish-black glow. It did not belong to any part of the body or limbs, and from its appearance, it seemed to be a spinal bone.

Shi An was now one hundred percent certain that this Man Faced Demon Spider was the very one Tang San encountered in the original story.

Zhu Zhuqing was still somewhat dazed. Shi An had already given her an External Soul Bone before, and now he had obtained another one.

External Soul Bones, which were nearly impossible to find outside, had somehow fallen into Shi An's hands twice.

If she had seen Shi An's own External Soul Bone, she would probably have been even more shocked.

After that little interlude, perhaps their luck had turned. That very afternoon, they encountered one of the Soul Beasts suitable for Zhu Zhuqing.

A Death Demon Tiger.

This kind of Soul Beast loved the scent of decay. When Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing found it, it was lying amid a pile of rotting Soul Beast corpses, squinting as it dozed.

Its fur was pitch-black from head to toe, and its massive body was packed with explosive muscles. Its sharp claws resembled curved blades, while its thick, python-like tail swished lightly behind it, leaving fan-shaped marks across the ground.

As if it had sensed the presence of living humans, it opened its ink-black eyes and looked toward where Shi An and Zhu Zhuqing were hiding.

Roar!!!

Its deep roar sounded like the droning of an airplane engine, making their eardrums ache.

It slowly rose from the ground, its huge and burly frame like a small mountain. Its sharp claws scraped uneasily against the earth, leaving deep gouges in the ground.

"It is over sixteen hundred years old, just right for you. Stay here. Once I control it, go over and kill it, then absorb its Soul Ring."

Shi An spoke to Zhu Zhuqing behind him. She nodded, her eyes gleaming as she stared at the imposing black tiger.

This Death Demon Tiger is much stronger than that Shadow Leopard. It looks like all of Teacher's guesses were true.

As Zhu Zhuqing thought this, Shi An had already made his move.

The ground beneath the Death Demon Tiger suddenly collapsed, turning into a Quicksand Vortex.

Sand and stones spun without cease. Caught off guard, the Death Demon Tiger's four limbs were all sucked inside.

Shi An twitched his fingers, and one Earth Spike after another burst from the ground, piercing through the gaps between the Death Demon Tiger's limbs, torso, and tail.

Those Earth Spikes pinned it firmly in place.

Roar!!!!

The intense pain made the Death Demon Tiger let out a miserable howl. It tried to struggle, but Earth Spikes ran through every part of its body. Every movement brought excruciating pain.

Shi An looked at Zhu Zhuqing and said, "All right. You can kill it and absorb its Soul Ring now."

Zhu Zhuqing blinked as she looked at the Death Demon Tiger trapped in place and unable to break free.

Just... that easy?

It had not even been ten seconds, had it?

Zhu Zhuqing gained a clearer understanding of Shi An's strength.

She took a short sword from her storage Soul Tool and quickened her pace toward the Death Demon Tiger.

Watching Zhu Zhuqing rapidly approach, a trace of savagery and bloodlust surfaced in the Death Demon Tiger's eyes.

It seemed to have understood its fate. The twisting of its body slowed, and its pupils reflected Zhu Zhuqing raising her cold, gleaming short sword.

Squelch~~~

The short sword entered through its eye socket. With a twist of Zhu Zhuqing's wrist, the blade shredded the Death Demon Tiger's brain, and the beast completely lost its life force.

A purple Soul Ring floated out. Shi An raised a ring of walls around the area and nodded to Zhu Zhuqing.

The little cat understood at once. She immediately sat cross-legged, activated Martial Soul Possession, and used her thoughts to draw the Soul Ring toward herself.

Suotuo City.

Suotuo City was as bustling as ever today, and the pedestrians around them were still discussing the popular topic from some time ago.

That was the battle between Shi An and Flender.

A crew-cut man with a Big Stomach Bag listened to the passersby, his brows furrowing slightly.

Flender had gotten into a fight?

And it had apparently been against a twelve- or thirteen-year-old child. Not only had he failed to gain the upper hand, he could even be said to have lost.

How was that possible? He had spent so many years with Flender, so he naturally knew how strong the man was.

Flender might not have been among the strongest Soul Saints, but there was no way he could be defeated by a twelve- or thirteen-year-old child.

Could it have been some old monster in disguise?

He hurried toward Shrek Academy, hearing all sorts of versions of the rumors along the way.

He went to Shrek Academy, only to be told that Flender was currently being held in Spirit Hall's detention center.

He immediately felt displeased. The people of Spirit Hall were becoming more and more lawless!

A dignified Soul Saint had been thrown into a detention center. Wasn't that a slap in the face to every Soul Master?

At once, he stormed toward the Spirit Hall of Suotuo City in anger.

When the people of Shrek Academy saw this, they naturally all followed behind him toward Suotuo City.

Outside Suotuo City's Spirit Hall.

Yu Xiaogang arrived at the entrance and was immediately stopped by two guards.

This group looked so aggressive that they seemed to be here to cause trouble.

"What do you want!" one of the guards shouted.

Yu Xiaogang clasped his hands behind his back and raised his expressionless face arrogantly, looking as though his nose were in the air. He said:

"Go notify the master of this Spirit Hall. Tell him the Grandmaster has arrived and have him come out to welcome me!"

The two guards exchanged glances. Seeing Yu Xiaogang's manner, they immediately sneered.

"Grandmaster? What kind of bullshit Grandmaster are you? You don't even have an official warrant, yet you want to see the hall master? Get lost, get lost, get lost! Get out of here now, or don't blame me for getting rough!"

"There are idiots every year, but this year has especially many. A guy who published baseless theoretical nonsense dares call himself a Grandmaster? Then wouldn't that make all of us Grandmasters?"

The guards' laughter sounded especially grating in Yu Xiaogang's ears.

The people from Shrek Academy behind him all looked at Yu Xiaogang with strange expressions.

Their eyes were filled with scrutiny and appraisal, as if they were saying:

"That's it?"

"Putting on such an arrogant act, yet he can't even get through the door."