Man-Faced Demon Spider or Xiaogang: Which Helped Tang San More?

Having just heard the explosive news about Xiaogang from Liu Erlong, Lu Yuan had not even had time to process it before Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian emerged from the reception room together.

"Brother Lu, after discussing it with my second brother, I am willing to compensate you with forty million Gold Soul Coins. However, there is one insignificant condition that I hope you can agree to."

Lu Yuan raised a brow. Seeing that neither of them intended to bargain down the price, he suddenly felt somewhat annoyed.

He had originally thought Yu Yuanzhen would try to lower the compensation, and he had already prepared how to argue with him.

Unexpectedly, the other side did not play by the rules.

Had he known, he should have demanded another ten million Gold Soul Coins just now.

Setting aside his thoughts, Lu Yuan said, "Clan Master Yu, what is the condition?"

Yu Yuanzhen said, "Brother Lu, Erlong has had a hard life. For certain special reasons, it is inconvenient for her to return with us to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Would it be possible for her to remain at your academy?"

Yu Luomian chimed in from the side, "Yes, yes, Brother Lu. Just arrange any position for her."

"If you happen to fancy my daughter, I am one hundred percent in favor of it. Her dowry will definitely be generous—I guarantee it will satisfy you!"

This had been Yu Yuanzhen's idea.

It would not only allow Liu Erlong to completely sever her ties with Yu Xiaogang, but also build a connection with Lu Yuan.

Although the two of them could not tell what Lu Yuan's martial soul was, he already possessed level thirty soul power at such a young age. He was clearly a peerless genius.

He was a thousand, ten thousand times better than that Xiaogang, who had not even reached level thirty by the time he turned fifty!

"Father!" Liu Erlong raised her head and glared furiously at Yu Luomian.

Yu Luomian ignored her and looked at Lu Yuan. "Brother Lu, what do you think?"

"Uh..." Lu Yuan pondered for a moment, then said, "No problem. Liu Erlong can serve as a teacher at the academy. When will you deliver the compensation?"

He did not actually have much interest in Liu Erlong herself.

She was neither as fiery as Dugu Yan nor as beautiful as Tang Wutong.

Only the lingering charm of a mature, beautiful woman made her somewhat eye-catching.

Still, making Xiaogang angry would be nice.

Yu Yuanzhen answered in a deep voice, "Good. Then it is settled. Within ten days, our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan will deliver the compensation."

Lu Yuan nodded slightly. "Dugu Bo, see them out."

Dugu Bo understood at once and raised a hand in a gesture of invitation.

Yu Yuanzhen was the first to leave the VIP reception room. Yu Luomian looked at Liu Erlong and sighed.

"Stop thinking about that useless Yu Xiaogang. He is not worth it. A coward who only knows how to run away from trouble will never amount to anything in this life."

"Lu Yuan is so young, yet his soul power is already higher than that useless Yu Xiaogang's. It is laughable—Yu Xiaogang's soul power has actually fallen to level twenty-seven."

"People should strive upward. Think it over carefully."

Yu Luomian gave her one last deep look, then followed Yu Yuanzhen out of Grand Mansion Academy.

Liu Erlong stood frozen in place, overwhelmed with mixed emotions.

Her father's words from earlier and Yu Xiaogang's ugly appearance kept intertwining in her mind.

Seeing her stand there blankly without moving, Lu Yuan cleared his throat and said, "Liu Erlong, from now on, you will be responsible for teaching the Inner Academy students of Grand Mansion Academy."

Grand Mansion Academy's teaching staff was still too weak, though it was enough for the moment.

Excluding Dugu Bo and Tang Wutong, the two Titled Douluo, Liu Erlong was the academy's only Soul Saint.

The academy currently had five Inner Academy students: Dugu Yan, Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, Jiang Zhu, and Tai Long.

Dugu Yan had been placed there by Dugu Bo, while the other four were the academy's elite students.

In other words, Liu Erlong only needed to focus on teaching these few students.

Other than Dugu Yan, who was still fairly impressive after consuming immortal herbs, the rest were basically the best of a mediocre bunch. Their talent was hardly outstanding.

"Inner Academy?" Liu Erlong's face was full of confusion.

Since when had Blue Tyrant Academy gained an Inner Academy?

Lu Yuan said blandly, "You can think of it as an elite training camp. There are only five students for now. If there is anything you do not understand, ask the academic affairs director."

"Alright, then I'll be going."

Liu Erlong dazedly pushed open the door and walked out.

Lu Yuan looked at Tang Wutong. "I am already level thirty. It is time for us to make another trip to the Great Star Dou Forest."

"Pavilion Master, do you need me to come along?" Dugu Bo asked.

Lu Yuan shook his head. "No. Just manage Grand Mansion Academy properly."

"After we return, I'll have Wutong teach you how to condense a Soul Core."

"A Soul Core?" Dugu Bo looked utterly bewildered.

"It is a solid energy core formed from condensed soul power. It can greatly increase the recovery speed of soul power," Lu Yuan explained softly.

Dugu Bo was stunned. "Soul masters can actually condense something like that?"

Lu Yuan said, "Under normal circumstances, only high-level soul masters whose soul power and spiritual power have both reached the required standard can attempt to condense a Soul Core."

Without bothering to see how the old poisoner would react, he took Tang Wutong's hand and left the room.

Great Star Dou Forest.

After Lu Yuan and Tang Wutong landed, they crossed the outer region directly and ventured deep into the mixed zone.

The faint aura of a Super Douluo spread out, causing low-year soul beasts in every direction to retreat.

Suddenly, Tang Wutong's delicate brows furrowed slightly. "My lord, a soul beast is charging toward us."

Lu Yuan raised a brow. "Suppress your aura first. Let's climb a tree and observe the situation."

"Alright."

Tang Wutong answered, wrapped both arms around Lu Yuan, and leaped onto the branch of a sturdy ancient tree.

Neither of them spoke. They simply lay low on the branch and quietly observed the movement below.

Before long, three figures sped into view.

Behind those three figures, a gigantic spider entered their field of vision.

The spider's body had a diameter of roughly three meters.

Its entire body was covered in bizarre dark-gold carapace. Its eight spider legs were as thick as spears, and when fully extended, they were likely eight or nine meters long.

Most horrifying of all was the human-face-like pattern on its lower abdomen.

Lu Yuan said, "It is a Man-Faced Demon Spider, and a Man-Faced Spider Emperor that is over fifty thousand years old."

"Looks like those three unlucky fools were attacked by the Man-Faced Spider Emperor."

"A fifty-thousand-year Man-Faced Spider Emperor is roughly equivalent to a Soul Douluo among human soul masters. Those three are finished."

The Man-Faced Demon Spider was an extremely famous soul beast. As Tang San's greatest angel investor in his early years, the Eight Spider Lances it dropped had helped Tang San turn the tide many times.

Even if the Man-Faced Demon Spider claimed it had raised a god, it would still be more convincing than Xiaogang.

Beneath the ancient tree,

Seeing that they could not shake off the Man-Faced Spider Emperor no matter what, one of the three—a burly man—immediately turned around to confront it.

He activated his martial soul, and seven Soul Rings—two yellow, three purple, and two black—slowly pulsed around him.

The old man and little girl behind him did not abandon the burly man protecting them. They released their martial souls at the same time.

Two identical martial souls, exceedingly rare on the continent.

They were two pink begonia flowers, one large and one small, composed of white and pink petals. The begonias were brilliantly colored, with elegant blossoms.