Eight Spider Lances? Grandmaster Had His Eye on Them Again

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

Tang San had barely found his footing when Dai Mubai's fist came at him.

Tang San hurriedly slid aside, narrowly dodging with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.

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

Tang San was forced back again and again.

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

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

Tang San seized the chance to pull away, panting.

"Dai Mubai, what the hell is wrong with you?"

"You come out here in the middle of the night and go crazy instead of sleeping? You think I'm easy to bully just because I'm a support-type Soul Master?"

"I'll have you know my Blue Silver Grass may not be backed by poison, but its binding is still plenty tough."

Zhu Zhuqing had just returned to her dormitory and was about to lie down when she heard the commotion outside. She glanced out the window.

At once, she saw two figures tangled together in the courtyard.

Tang San's Blue Silver Grass vines were wrapped around Dai Mubai, winding around his waist in loop after loop.

Zhu Zhuqing's mind went blank.

She remembered it clearly.

Tang San had said

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

Didn't that mean he was using it to feel Dai Mubai up from head to toe?

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes widened.

She stared at the two entangled figures in the dark for a long moment, then slowly shut the window.

Leaning against the window frame, she closed her eyes.

"Could you two take your little game somewhere private?"

The next morning,

sunlight spilled across the Training Ground.

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

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

Oscar stretched.

"Come to think of it, while I was cultivating last night, I suddenly felt my Soul Power hit a ceiling. I think I've reached level thirty."

No sooner had he said it than Dai Mubai slapped him on the shoulder. "Not bad! You got there faster than I expected."

Ma Hongjun joined in. "Hell yeah! Level thirty!"

Yu Xiaogang walked in through the Training Ground entrance with his hands behind his back, and everyone fell quiet.

Once he stopped, he looked around.

"Oscar reaching level thirty is good news. Congratulations."

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

His gaze shifted to Ye Lin.

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

The Training Ground fell silent for an instant before everyone cried out in surprise.

After all, Ye Lin was the youngest Soul Elder among them.

Tang San's mouth twitched.

He muttered to himself that Ye Lin's cultivation was advancing awfully fast.

Isn't it all thanks to my Mysterious Heaven Skill? I really want to know how Ye Lin learned it. Did he also come here from the Tang Sect?

Yu Xiaogang raised a hand for silence.

"Since Ye Lin and Oscar are both ready for their breakthroughs, prepare this afternoon. We'll head to Star Dou Forest to obtain their third Spirit Rings. The rest of you will come along and gain some experience."

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

His thoughts began to churn.

I remember that after we entered Star Dou Forest in my previous life, we quickly found Oscar's third Spirit Ring. Then I reached Soul Elder, and the Titan Giant Ape came looking for Xiao Wu, leaving everyone badly hurt.

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

Tang San's thoughts reached Xiao Wu.

Her ears twitched slightly, and she glanced toward him.

Er Ming was coming to find her.

Warmth stirred in her heart.

He had been her companion since childhood, after all.

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

Tang San's thoughts 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 level thirty yet 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 a powerful poison, can absorb an opponent's Soul Power and devour their poison, and can even serve as eight legs. They have so many uses.

That dumbass Gangzi said you could only obtain an External Soul Bone by absorbing a Spirit Ring. What a load of crap.

Just admit you've never seen one instead of pretending you know everything.

Once we enter Star Dou Forest, I need to find a chance to leave the group, use my memories from my previous life to find that Man Faced Demon Spider, kill it with the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, and claim the Eight Spider Lances.

What's mine will be mine in the end.

I'll have to move fast. That Man Faced Demon Spider was meant to be Meng Yiran's third Spirit Ring. Peerless Dragon and Snake prepared it for their granddaughter, but it escaped. They'll catch up soon.

Once I have the External Soul Bone, I'll need to get away quickly.

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

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

An External Soul Bone. The Eight Spider Lances.

They could absorb Soul Power, devour poison, and serve as eight legs.

Those details ran through his mind several times.

Tang San had it all planned out. He wanted to slip away from the group in Star Dou Forest and take the External Soul Bone for himself.

But Yu Xiaogang had to secure the Eight Spider Lances for Ye Lin.

What do you mean, "your opportunity"? It belongs to whoever gets it!

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

If he also had an External Soul Bone that absorbed an opponent's Soul Power, he would have both offense and defense: one ability to take power in, the other to put it to use.

And it could devour poison.

That would also make up for a Strength-type's weakness against poison.

Yu Xiaogang recalled something else Tang San had mentioned.

Peerless Dragon and Snake.

The Dragon Duke, Meng Shu, was a Soul Douluo. Though he wasn't a Titled Douluo, they weren't strong enough to face him head-on.

And that couple was hardly upright. Running into them would mean trouble, so Yu Xiaogang needed to plan ahead.

He committed their names to memory, then looked up and calmly swept his gaze over everyone present.

"All right. We leave this afternoon. Go back and prepare. Every student is coming. Besides obtaining third Spirit Rings for those two, this will improve your teamwork and bring you closer together. Consider it a test."

That afternoon, the group gathered at the academy gate.

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

Beside them stood all eight students, from Dai Mubai to Tang San, lined up in two rows.

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

The group set off.

But Tang San was already stunned.

Wait. I remember that in my previous life, Zhao Wuji was the only one who took us there.

Why has everyone come along this time?