Bracing himself against a tree, Tang San gasped for breath.
The effects of the second Excitement Sausage had worn off. Tang San looked at the third one in his hand, his expression conflicted.
He had already lost all feeling in his lower body. If he ate a third one, he feared he would be completely crippled. Yet after pursuing them for so long, there was still no sign of the Titan Giant Ape.
Tang San refused to accept it. Scenes from the past flashed through his mind.
His promise, Xiao Wu's voice and smiling face-all were still vivid before him.
Had Xiao Wu really left him just like that?
Taking in the terrain around him, Tang San sat down against a large tree. He knew that if he wanted to find Xiao Wu, he had to recover some of his strength first. By then, eating the Excitement Sausage presumably wouldn't matter.
Just then, a rustling sound came from overhead.
His guard rising, Tang San looked up and saw the source of the sound.
It was a pitch-black spider, its eight legs like spears. Strangest of all, the white markings on its abdomen formed a hideous human face.
A Man Faced Demon Spider!
Tang San had still encountered the vermilion mark destined for him.
Tang San's expression turned grave.
The Man Faced Demon Spider was known as a terrifying, evil killer. It was evil by nature, but its strength truly was immense.
Fortunately, the spider before him was clearly injured. He was not without a chance.
His teacher had once said that the Man Faced Demon Spider was one of the Soul Beasts best suited to him, but they were scarce and hard to find.
Now that this evil Soul Beast had been delivered right before him, he couldn't let the opportunity slip.
With that thought, Tang San rolled out from beneath the Man Faced Demon Spider.
"Blue Silver Entanglement!"
Blue Silver Grass bound the Man Faced Demon Spider, and a Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, said to be capable of killing gods, appeared in Tang San's left hand.
The Man Faced Demon Spider was faster than Tang San had imagined. Blue Silver Entanglement enraged it, and a dim light flashed over it, easily melting the Blue Silver Grass.
Tang San used Hidden Weapons to attack the weak point on the Man Faced Demon Spider's abdomen, forcing it to defend itself. Then it lunged at him.
Instead of retreating, Tang San advanced, a small black hammer appearing in his left hand.
Just as four of the Man Faced Demon Spider's legs were about to stab down at him, Tang San swung the Clear Sky Hammer with all his might, smashing it into the spider's chest.
The blow knocked the Man Faced Demon Spider upward, exposing the weak point on its abdomen.
Certain of victory, Tang San raised the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow and aimed at the weak point on the Man Faced Demon Spider's abdomen. A jet-black shadow shot out.
He had only one chance, but he had seized it!
Just then, something unexpected happened.
The Titan Giant Ape's furious roar came from deep within the forest. For some reason, even by the time it reached him, it could still whip up a powerful blast of air, which knocked the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow's shot off course.
Titan! Giant! Ape!
You have already found a way to get yourself killed!
Tang San seethed with hatred and silently swore that one day, he would kill the Titan Giant Ape, the most evil of all Soul Beasts!
In the shadows, Ghost Leopard Douluo quietly withdrew his palm.
He had caused that gust of wind. He wanted to use the Man Faced Demon Spider to test whether Tang Hao was actually following Tang San.
Having escaped disaster, the Man Faced Demon Spider's pitch-black eyes turned savage and terrifying.
Tang San was now directly beneath it. The Man Faced Demon Spider raised a leg and stabbed at him.
Tang San twisted frantically to dodge, but one careless move let the sharp leg slash across his cheek.
Tang San felt a stab of pain in his face, and a tingling numbness began to spread through his body.
Poisoned!
Tang San's expression darkened.
If the poison spread, all he could do was wait for death. He had to kill the Man Faced Demon Spider while he still had time!
The Man Faced Demon Spider advanced step by step, opened its hideous mouthparts and lunged at Tang San again.
Tang San gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind. He pulled out the last Excitement Sausage and swallowed it fiercely, without hesitation.
A rush of heat surged through his body again, but the reaction in his lower body was even more intense.
Tang San felt the blood throughout his body rushing downward. His lower body visibly engorged and swelled.
Just then, with a bang, it exploded.
"Aah!" Tang San let out a heart-rending scream.
Blood sprayed everywhere, mixed with a searing scent.
The Man Faced Demon Spider had just come close. At the sight, it clearly froze for an instant.
It didn't even have time to dodge the blood raining down, and its face was drenched.
The Man Faced Demon Spider hissed in pain, its vision blurred!
Despicable, shameless human!
He actually used fire-attribute Soul Power to blow up his little brother! Even the blood that splashed out was mixed with fire-attribute Soul Power, and he caught me right in the face!
How despicable!
With astonishing willpower, Tang San suppressed the pain in his lower body. While the Man Faced Demon Spider couldn't see, he rolled underneath it.
He loaded the repeating crossbow and pierced the Man Faced Demon Spider's weak point.
At the moment of death, the Man Faced Demon Spider was filled with venomous resentment.
It had been devious and cunning all its life, a paragon of intelligence among Soul Beasts. Never in its wildest dreams had it imagined that, in the end, a human's exploding little brother would catch it off guard and ruin its effort on the brink of success.
Humans really are devious and cunning, stopping at nothing!
It could not die with its eyes closed! It could not die with its eyes closed!
Seeing the purple Soul Ring rise from the Man Faced Demon Spider, Tang San finally breathed a sigh of relief, his taut nerves relaxing.
But immediately afterward, the piercing pain in his lower body made him break out in a cold sweat.
He carefully examined his injury, but there was nothing there except a mangled mess of flesh and blood.
Gone, all of it gone!
Tang San's vision went black and his head spun. He had become a complete eunuch!
"Aah!"
Tang San let out a roar, his voice filled with pain and anger.
How he hated them!
If the Titan Giant Ape hadn't captured Xiao Wu, if the Titan Giant Ape hadn't suddenly interfered with him, why would he have fallen to such a state?
Man Faced Demon Spider, if you hadn't blocked my way, I wouldn't have eaten the third Excitement Sausage. One day, I'll wipe out your evil race!
And Oscar-his Excitement Sausage had such severe side effects, so why hadn't he explained them clearly to Tang San? That was what had brought Tang San to this!
You have all found ways to get yourselves killed!
After venting for a while, Tang San felt that the Man Faced Demon Spider's poison had already spread through half his body. He hurriedly sat cross-legged on the ground and drew the Man Faced Demon Spider's Soul Ring toward him, entering a meditative state.
Outside the town, Tang Hao suddenly felt his heart pound with alarm. The unsettling feeling clung to him like a shadow, pointing mystically toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
Tang Hao frowned. "This feeling... could Xiao San be in danger?"
At the thought, Tang Hao could no longer sit still. He sped toward the Star Dou Great Forest.
After resting for a short while, Zhao Wuji had finally recovered somewhat and could just about move again.
He led the remaining five as they tracked Tang San, searching for traces of him.
Just then, the Titan Giant Ape's furious roar rang out. Immediately afterward, the Star Dou Great Forest changed, the entire forest growing wild and agitated.
"Everyone, get close to me and stay alert!"
Unease rose in Zhao Wuji's heart, and he hurriedly gathered Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai and the others around him.
If Tang San hadn't been Tang Hao's son, he would have wanted to leave the Star Dou Great Forest right then and there.
The group had gone on for a while when Zhao Wuji suddenly turned and looked in one direction.
In the dim forest, glowing eyes appeared one after another: one pair, two pairs...
Amid rustling sounds, hyenas with long, slender fangs appeared before the group.
In the blink of an eye, the group was surrounded. There were at least a hundred hyenas around them.
Looking over the Soul Beasts, Zhao Wuji felt his scalp go numb and hurriedly warned:
"Everyone, stand back-to-back. Don't leave your backs exposed. These are Fanged Hyenas, a kind of Soul Beast that lives in packs. They like foul smells, and their favorite thing is to sneak up from behind and dig into the anuses of other Soul Beasts and human Soul Masters."
"There are over a hundred Fanged Hyenas here. Their leader is at least a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!"