"How was that?" Lin Kong smiled smugly, his Spider Spear swaying slightly as he boasted about his achievement. "Wasn't I amazing?"
"Impressive!" Dugu Bo stared intently at the Eight Spider Lances, his tone filled with undisguised admiration.
"Are you praising me, or praising this Soul Bone?" Lin Kong raised an eyebrow, feigning ignorance.
"Of course it's the Soul Bone!" Dugu Bo scoffed. "Don't you know your own talent?"
He finally understood Lin Kong's personality completely; this kid was the type who would take advantage of someone's kindness. At first, he addressed Lin Kong as "senior" and "Your Majesty" repeatedly, his manners impeccable, and anyone who saw him would have to say he was sensible.
Once his hostility subsided and he assumed Yanyan could get closer to him, the boy's physique suddenly stood up.
Look at that smug look on his face! Does he have even a shred of respect for him, a Titled Douluo? Does he have even a shred of reverence for his grandfather, Yanyan?
They clearly treated him as an equal!
" The Eight Spider Lances, with External Soul Bone, come from a two-thousand-year- Man Faced Demon Spider. They have the ability to devour. Take a look..." Lin Kong was not annoyed and went straight to the origin of the Eight Spider Lances, pointing to the Spider Spear.
He knew perfectly well that in Dugu Bo's eyes, only the Eight Spider Lances had value and a future, perhaps even more valuable than Dugu Bo himself!
In a short while, the flesh and blood were completely devoured by the Eight Spider Lances. With a thought, Lin Kong swung the Eight Spider Lances, sending the remaining rat skin and bones flying away, not wasting any more time.
The Eight Spider Lances, which had devoured more than twenty century-old Fang Rat, were clearly different from before—the fine hairs on them had become darker in color, faintly revealing a bloodthirsty luster, and their aura had become more fierce, giving people an extremely eerie sense of fullness, as if they contained endless power.
Dugu Bo frowned, shifting his gaze from the Eight Spider Lances to Lin Kong: "Has your own Soul Power improved?"
"I want to too!" Lin Kong spread his hands, his tone full of helplessness. "If I could, after getting the Eight Spider Lances, I wouldn't even show my face. Instead, I would just kill my way through, slaughtering every Soul Beast I encountered, and forcibly piling my Soul Power to level ninety-nine! If that's not enough, then..."
"Then let's go kill someone!" Dugu Bo replied without hesitation, a knowing glint in his eyes.
Lin Kong is not a good person!
He, Dugu Bo, is no pushover either!
Dugu Bo looked down at the Eight Spider Lances again, shook his head, and said in a fair tone, "Your Soul Power hasn't increased at all, and the improvement in the Eight Spider Lances is negligible. Compared to the many Fang Rat you've killed, the gains are too low."
"Then let's take another look!" Lin Kong said with a smirk.
Before he finished speaking, the two thickest Eight Spider Lances in front of him suddenly split apart to the left and right, and then, like two sharp spears, they slammed into the middle!
clang!
A crisp metallic clang rang out, sparks flying everywhere.
One, two, three...
The tips of the two Spider Spear cracked with fine lines from the hard impact, and then, tiny fragments of the Spider Spear flew out in all directions like Hidden Weapon!
Dugu Bo reacted swiftly, grabbing a shard in the air. With a slight exertion of his fingertips, the sharp shard sliced through his palm, allowing the toxins on the shard to seep into his body. Three seconds later, he channeled his Soul Power to expel the toxins—a stream of dark blood, carrying venom, shot from his palm, landing on the ground with a sizzling, corrosive sound.
"The toxin is quite potent, very potent!" Dugu Bo weighed the fragment in his hand and gave his assessment.
"Let's take another look!" Lin Kong said again.
Dugu Bo's gaze was once again fixed on the Eight Spider Lances.
The tips of the Spider Spear that had just shattered were visibly regrowing, and in just a moment they regained their original sharpness. The strange fullness on the Eight Spider Lances also dissipated, clearly indicating that the Soul Power gained from devouring the Fang Rat had been entirely consumed in the repair.
"Let the shards injure the enemy upon impact; it's just a trick." Dugu Bo curled his lip, his tone laced with disdain. "Anyone who falls for this trick is probably brainless!"
He didn't know that in the original story, the Spirit Hall Team was tricked by this tactic. As for whether the Spirit Hall Team was brainless or someone cheated, I won't go into details.
Lin Kong's lips curled into a meaningful smile, "This is just the effect of devouring the Fang Rat. How about we try the Man Faced Demon Spider? Let's see what happens to the Eight Spider Lances after it devours a Soul Beast of the same type?"
Dugu Bo's eyes lit up instantly!
The river meandered gently through the heart of the Sunset Forest. On the bank stood ten figures, all of them women. Three of them were older, their brows bearing a gentle grace that came with age. The remaining seven were all young girls in their prime, their uniform ice-blue outfits accentuating their tall and straight figures.
Those familiar with the Soul Master World would immediately recognize them as teachers and students from the Skywater Academy. Their purpose was, of course, to hunt compatible Soul Beast and obtain Soul Ring. Since their Martial Soul were either water or ice, the Soul Beast they needed mostly inhabited near water sources, which is why they followed the river all the way.
"Sister Bing'er, let's take a break!"
"Sister Bing'er " was none other than Shui Bing'er, the captain of the Skywater Academy Team. Standing at the front of the crowd, her slender figure was accentuated by an ice-blue dress, and her appearance was exceptionally beautiful. Her temperament was as cold and aloof as jade under the moonlight. Hearing her teammate's request, she nodded slightly and said softly, "Okay, rest here for fifteen minutes."
"Oh, that's great!"
The girls cheered and ran to the riverbank in twos and threes.
First, a few students with stronger Soul Power casually released a few low-level Soul Skill at the river surface—ice blades piercing the air, water columns shooting into the sky, splashing up large sprays of water, intending to intimidate the Soul Beast lurking in the water. After confirming that there was no harm, they squatted down with peace of mind, scooped up the cool river water to wash their faces, and splashed and played with each other, their crisp laughter echoing in the forest.
Just then--
Shh! Shh!
A rapid and unusual friction sound suddenly came from the depths of the dense forest on the right.
The three older female teachers' expressions turned serious. They immediately realized that a Soul Beast was approaching at high speed and shouted sharply, "Everyone, be on alert!"
The members of the Skywater Academy Team, who had just been joking and playing around, quickly suppressed their smiles and formed a defensive formation with Shui Bing'er at the center. Everyone turned their backs to the river, their sharp eyes locked on the direction from which the sound came, their Martial Soul quietly gathering power, and faint water vapor and cold light emanating from their bodies.
"Something's not right. Normal Soul Beast wouldn't make such a commotion while moving through the forest."
"It's not one Soul Beast, it's two Soul Beast, one chasing and one fleeing, they're hunting each other."
"They're probably not after us. Don't make a move unless absolutely necessary; focus on scaring them away!"
Lin Kong wielded the Eight Spider Lances behind him rapidly, propelling him through the forest like the wind. Not far ahead was a Man Faced Demon Spider of six thousand years level, with a purple, decaying area on its back. He had been chasing it for a long time.
Following the Man Faced Demon Spider out of the forest, Lin Kong spotted ten people standing ready for battle. Surprise flashed in his eyes, and a second later, he shouted, "Beauties of the Skywater Academy, please help!"