Eight Spider Lances? Grandmaster had his eye on them again

Dai Mubai hauled him straight to the clearing in front of the dormitories.

Before Tang San could steady himself, Dai Mubai's fist was already upon him.

Tang San hurriedly slid aside, using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to dodge by a hair.

But Dai Mubai's second punch followed immediately, leaving him no room to breathe.

Tang San was forced back, step after step.

He abruptly raised his hand. Blue Silver Grass burst from his palm, and two vines shot out along his arm.

They wound around Dai Mubai's wrist and waist. The instant they tightened, Dai Mubai's movements stalled.

Tang San seized the chance to put some distance between them, panting heavily.

"Dai Mubai, what the fuck? Have you lost your mind?"

"Coming out here to go berserk in the middle of the night instead of sleeping? You really think I'm just some support-type Soul Master you can push around?"

"I'm telling you, my Blue Silver Grass Entanglement might not have any poison backing it up, but it's plenty tough."

After returning to her dormitory, Zhu Zhuqing was about to lie down when she heard the commotion outside and glanced out the window.

She immediately spotted two figures tangled together in the courtyard clearing.

Tang San's Blue Silver Grass vines were wrapped around Dai Mubai, coil after coil extending along his waist.

Zhu Zhuqing's mind buzzed.

She remembered perfectly well.

Tang San had said it himself.

The best thing about Blue Silver Grass was its shared sense of touch.

Didn't that mean he was effectively using his Blue Silver Grass to feel Dai Mubai up from head to toe?

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes widened.

She watched the two figures tangled together in the darkness without saying a word for a long while, then slowly shut the window.

Leaning against the window frame, she closed her eyes for a moment.

"Could you two go somewhere deserted to play your little games?"

The next morning,

Sunlight spilled across the Training Ground.

Everyone stood scattered along the edge of the Training Ground, waiting for Yu Xiaogang to announce the day's plans.

The bruises on Tang San's face had yet to fade completely, and his left eye was swollen. He looked as though someone had pinned him to the ground and dragged him across it over and over.

Oscar stretched.

"Speaking of which, while I was cultivating last night, I suddenly felt my soul power hit its ceiling. I should be at level thirty now."

The moment he finished, Dai Mubai slapped him on the shoulder. "Not bad, kid! Faster than I expected."

Ma Hongjun joined in the cheering. "Fucking awesome! Level thirty!"

Yu Xiaogang walked in through the entrance to the Training Ground with his hands behind his back, and everyone fell silent of their own accord.

Once he stopped, he swept his gaze over them.

"Oscar reaching level thirty is good news. Congratulations are in order."

"There's something else I haven't told you."

His gaze turned to Ye Lin.

"Ye Lin also reached level thirty the night before."

The Training Ground went silent for a moment before everyone cried out in surprise.

After all, Ye Lin was the youngest Soul Elder here.

The corner of Tang San's mouth twitched.

He muttered inwardly that Ye Lin really was cultivating fast.

Isn't it all thanks to my Mysterious Heaven Skill? I really want to know how Ye Lin learned it. Could he have transmigrated from the Tang Sect too?

Yu Xiaogang raised a hand for silence.

"Since Ye Lin and Oscar have both reached the threshold for advancement, make your preparations this afternoon. We'll set out for the Star Dou Forest to obtain their Third Soul Rings. The rest of you will come along too and broaden your horizons."

Scenes from his previous life immediately surfaced in Tang San's mind.

His thoughts were already churning.

I remember that after we entered the Star Dou Forest in my previous life, we found Oscar's Third Soul Ring almost immediately. Then I reached Soul Elder, and the Titan Giant Ape came looking for Xiao Wu, injuring quite a few of us.

The Titan Giant Ape took Xiao Wu away then. I was worried sick in my previous life. This time, I can rest easy.

Tang San's inner voice reached Xiao Wu's mind.

Her ears twitched slightly, and her gaze shifted toward Tang San.

Er Ming would come looking for her.

A trace of warmth stirred in her heart.

After all, he had been her companion since childhood.

But everyone here was her friend too. She absolutely couldn't let Er Ming hurt them. She had to think of something.

Tang San's inner voice surged up again.

Right, one of my greatest opportunities is in there too.

The Man Faced Demon Spider's external soul bone, the Eight Spider Lances. I'm not at level thirty in this life, so I can't absorb the Man Faced Demon Spider's spirit ring, but the Eight Spider Lances are mine. I have to get them.

They contain powerful poison, can absorb an opponent's soul power, can devour their poison, and can even be used as eight legs. They have so many uses.

That idiot Gangzi even claimed you could only obtain an external soul bone by absorbing a spirit ring. What a load of bullshit.

If you've never seen it happen, just admit it. Why pretend you know something you don't?

Once we enter the Star Dou Forest this time, I'll find a chance to leave the group, locate that Man Faced Demon Spider using my memories of my previous life, kill it with the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, and claim the Eight Spider Lances.

What's mine will always be mine.

I'll have to be quick, though. That Man Faced Demon Spider was supposed to be the Third Soul Ring the Peerless Dragon and Snake prepared for their granddaughter Meng Yiran. It escaped by accident, and they'll catch up soon.

Once I get the external soul bone, I'll have to leave quickly.

Yu Xiaogang stood at the front of the Training Ground, both hands behind his back.

His expression remained unchanged as he listened to all of Tang San's thoughts.

An external soul bone. The Eight Spider Lances.

They could absorb soul power, devour poison, and even serve as eight legs.

Those key points turned over in his mind several times.

Tang San had planned it all neatly, intending to slip away from the group during their trip to the Star Dou Forest and take the external soul bone for himself.

But I have to secure these Eight Spider Lances for Ye Lin.

What do you mean, your opportunity? Whoever gets it owns it!

Ye Lin's Second Spirit Skill was Soul-Transformed Strength, which converted soul power into strength.

With an external soul bone that could absorb an opponent's soul power added to it, he would have power flowing in and strength flowing out, covering both offense and defense.

It could devour poison too.

That would also compensate for a strength-type Soul Master's vulnerability to poison.

He recalled something else Tang San had mentioned.

The Peerless Dragon and Snake.

Dragon Duke Meng Shu was a Soul Douluo. Though he wasn't a Titled Douluo, their current strength still wasn't enough to face him head-on.

Besides, that couple wasn't exactly upright. Nothing good would come of encountering them, so he needed to plan ahead.

Yu Xiaogang committed those two names to memory, then raised his head and calmly surveyed everyone present.

"All right, we leave this afternoon. Go back and prepare. All students are coming. Besides obtaining their Third Soul Rings, this trip will improve your teamwork and strengthen your cohesion. It will be a test for you as well."

That afternoon, the group assembled at the academy gates.

All six teachers were there: Flender, Zhao Wuji, Yu Xiaogang, Shao Xin, Li Yusong, and Lu Qibin.

Beside them stood the eight students, from Dai Mubai to Tang San, arranged in two rows without a single person missing.

Flender stood at the front of the group, looked them over, and nodded in satisfaction. "Everyone's here. Let's go."

The group headed out.

But by then, Tang San was already dumbfounded.

This isn't right. I remember Zhao Wuji was the only one who took us there in my previous life.

Why is everyone coming this time?