Facing the Thousand-Year Man Faced Demon Spider!

The Imperial Fighting Team advanced cautiously along the edge of the Mixed Zone, not daring to let down their guard.

After all, if a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast emerged from deep within the Mixed Zone, they would be in serious trouble.

Of the group, Tang San was naturally the strongest.

Next came Dugu Yan, with her deadly poison.

With the two of them there, an ordinary thousand-year Soul Beast was no match for the team.

Suddenly, a rustling came from the grass ahead.

"Something's there!"

Tang San spoke in a low voice and released his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.

Three Soul Rings—yellow, purple, and purple—rose beneath his feet.

Dugu Yan also released her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul. Three Soul Rings rose beneath her feet, two yellow and one purple.

Roar!

With an angry roar, a huge tiger burst from the grass.

It was green all over: a Hundred-Year Wind Tiger.

Judging by its size, it had at least five hundred years of cultivation.

"First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Enhancement!"

Several strands of Blue Silver Grass sprang from the ground and reached for the Hundred-Year Wind Tiger.

But the tiger was so fast that it dodged them all.

A moment later, Dugu Yan's poisonous mist followed.

Sensing the poison, the tiger hurriedly turned to flee.

Tang San seized the opening and sent out his Blue Silver Grass again, successfully ensnaring the Wind Tiger.

The Hundred-Year Wind Tiger struggled desperately, but as long as Tang San willed it, his Blue Silver Grass would not break before his Soul Power ran out.

No matter how hard the tiger fought, it could not break free.

When Tang San saw that the tiger was nearly exhausted, he released the Blue Silver Grass.

Freed from its bonds, the Hundred-Year Wind Tiger fled at once.

Not far away, Ling Han nodded. Only Tang San and Dugu Yan had acted, but they had worked together smoothly and achieved the result he wanted.

The group continued onward.

The first day went smoothly. Apart from the Hundred-Year Wind Tiger, they encountered only one other hundred-year Soul Beast, which Tang San easily drove off.

The second day was harder. They came across a thousand-year Demon Bear with roughly three thousand years of cultivation.

Working together, they eventually drove him off.

At last, the third day arrived.

"Phew. Once we get through today, this training trip will be over. I hope nothing unexpected happens!"

Xiao Wu skipped along beside Tang San, speaking cheerfully.

Tang San smiled and reached out to stroke Xiao Wu's head affectionately.

Just then, a sound rang out.

A large purple web covered in venom flew toward the group.

"Watch out!" Tang San's expression changed, and he instantly released his Martial Soul.

Several strands of Blue Silver Grass shot up from the ground, forming a web of their own to meet it.

A sizzling sound rose as the two webs collided. The venom on the spiderweb began eating through the Blue Silver Grass.

Then a huge spider appeared before them.

Its eight massive legs gleamed coldly, as sharp as blades.

Its body was dark purple, but its most striking feature was the human face on its abdomen.

A Man Faced Demon Spider!

Ling Han, watching from nearby, grew interested.

How would the Imperial Fighting Team respond to such a powerful Soul Beast?

"Everyone, be careful! It's a Man Faced Demon Spider!"

Tang San had studied Man Faced Demon Spiders, and his expression turned grave.

They were vicious, bloodthirsty Soul Beasts. A fierce battle lay ahead.

Judging by this one's size, it was at least two thousand years old.

It was no exaggeration to say that a Man Faced Demon Spider of that age would be nearly as difficult to handle as an ordinary Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Tang San took a deep breath and prepared to fight.

He had taken a pill refined from Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, and he had tempered his body in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He had little to fear from the spider's venom.

His companions were different. They did not have his constitution.

Tang San glanced at Xiao Wu beside him and clenched his fists.

I have to protect Xiao Wu!

His gaze hardened, and a long blue spear appeared in his hand.

"Tang San, I'll help you!"

Dugu Yan shouted and charged after him.

The others followed.

The dangerous, powerful Soul Beast did not make them retreat. Instead, they stood together, united.

Only now did they look like a true team.

"Good! Let's take it on together!"

Spear in hand, Tang San charged first.

Though his spear was formed from Blue Silver Grass, it was incredibly sharp.

He thrust it forward. It struck one of the Man Faced Demon Spider's sharp Spider Spears with a piercing clang.

With his current physical strength, Tang San met the spider head-on without giving an inch.

Both Tang San and the Man Faced Demon Spider were knocked back several steps.

"Watch out for its venomous web!" Tang San warned.

The Man Faced Demon Spider's venom was terrifying.

An ordinary Soul Grandmaster or Soul Elder who came into contact with it would have almost no chance of surviving.

That left Tang San to lead the attack. After all, he alone had no reason to fear the spider's venom.

The Man Faced Demon Spider attacked again, driving its sharp Spider Spears toward the group.

Tang San wielded his Blue Silver spear, his thrust swift as a dragon and full of force.

Spear and Spider Spears clashed again and again with a fierce ringing.

Tang San grew bolder as the fight went on. His spear whistled through the air as though it, rather than the Blue Silver Grass, were his Martial Soul.

Tang San had tried forming other weapons, but none felt as natural in his hands as a spear.

After all, the spear was king of weapons. Every extra inch of reach was an advantage.

Just then, the Second Soul Ring beneath Tang San's feet flared.

"Second Soul Skill, Blue Silver Soul-Locking Seeds!"

During the fight, he had quietly scattered the seeds across every corner of the battlefield—even onto the Man Faced Demon Spider itself.

Several faintly glowing strands of Blue Silver Grass appeared and wrapped around the spider.

The Man Faced Demon Spider was about to sever them with its Spider Spears when it suddenly found itself unable to move.

The Blue Silver Grass had bound its soul.

The mental strength of a thousand-year Soul Beast was formidable, but Tang San's was greater.

He had cultivated the Purple Demon Eye, and the Tenfold Tonic Pill he had taken also strengthened his mind.

Moreover, Tang San had lived two lives. His mental strength had always far exceeded that of an ordinary person.

Together, these advantages put his mental strength far above the Man Faced Demon Spider's.

His Second Soul Skill took effect without a hitch.

The instant the Man Faced Demon Spider's soul was bound, Tang San's Blue Silver spear dissolved.

Just as Ling Han had done when he faced the hundred-thousand-year Ice Dragon in the Far North, Tang San began forming a giant dragon.

Countless strands of Blue Silver Grass broke apart and reassembled, gradually taking the shape of a massive blue dragon.

The dragon coiled around Tang San, radiating power.

Just then, the Man Faced Demon Spider finally regained its senses.

Feeling that powerful presence, it began to struggle desperately.

It sensed the threat of death.