Beside the Man Faced Demon Spider's corpse, Tang San sat cross-legged on the ground, absorbing his third Soul Ring.
Ghost Leopard Douluo landed silently in front of him. With a strange look in his eyes and an odd expression on his face, he stared at Tang San for a while, then glanced at the Man Faced Demon Spider.
Today had been another eye-opening day.
The way Tang San had killed the Man Faced Demon Spider was something he had never heard of or seen before.
Tang San truly was a genius, to have thought of a way to turn the tables in such a desperate situation.
It might not have been very dignified, but turning the tables at all in that situation was already a great feat.
Ghost Leopard Douluo sighed inwardly. Suddenly, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
"Huh!"
"There's still a fluctuation of Soul Power inside the Man Faced Demon Spider."
"Could it be a Soul Bone?"
Ghost Leopard strode over to the Man Faced Demon Spider and rapidly sent out his spiritual power. Before long, he pulled a white Soul Bone from its abdomen.
The Soul Bone was shaped like a human face, resembling a hideous ghost's face.
"It's an External Soul Bone!"
Ghost Leopard Douluo was overjoyed.
This was an External Soul Bone!
Its value was second only to a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, and it could grow alongside a Soul Master. In some cases, an External Soul Bone was even more precious than a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
He looked at Tang San, his gaze burning!
This Tang San's luck is actually so good, but now this Soul Bone is mine!
Just as Ghost Leopard Douluo thought the surprises were over, Tang San suddenly let out a scream. His body convulsed, his chest arched sharply, and four fist-sized bulges rose on either side of his spine.
Immediately afterward, the eight bulges burst open, and eight spider legs extended from them.
"Another External Soul Bone!"
Ghost Leopard Douluo stood dumbfounded, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.
This Man Faced Demon Spider actually dropped two External Soul Bones? How is that possible?
He had heard that the more violently a Soul Beast's emotions fluctuated before its death, the greater the chance it would produce a Soul Bone.
Just how much unwillingness and resentment did the Man Faced Demon Spider feel before it died!
It had produced a full two External Soul Bones!
By then, Tang Hao had arrived nearby. Hearing Tang San's scream, he immediately unleashed his Soul Power and followed the sound.
A wary look appeared on Ghost Leopard Douluo's face. He glanced back, then steeled his heart and reached into Tang San's back. A purple-black Eight Spider Lances Soul Bone fell into his hand.
Immediately afterward, he vanished without looking back, leaving no trace.
"Ah!"
Tang San let out another piercing scream. His back was a bloody mess, and he passed out on the spot.
Tang Hao arrived and saw the terrible state Tang San was in. His eyes instantly turned red, and he panted like a bull.
He hurriedly picked Tang San up, examining his injuries while using Soul Power to stabilize them.
When he saw Tang San's bare lower body, Tang Hao froze for a moment, and the fury in his eyes erupted.
My perfectly healthy son has now become a daughter?
"Zhao Wuji, you deserve to die!"
He didn't know who the culprit was, so he could only redirect his rage at Zhao Wuji.
When Tang Hao saw the marks on Tang San's back where someone had taken the bone, he was driven nearly mad with rage.
This was an External Soul Bone!
It could be said that a Soul Bone like this could raise the upper limit of a Soul Master's future.
If Tang San had the help of an External Soul Bone in the future, along with his twin martial souls, he might really have been able to take revenge on Spirit Hall.
But such a precious Soul Bone had been snatched away by some unknown person.
This made Tang Hao even angrier than his son becoming a daughter.
"Who was it?!"
Tang Hao's eyes were red, and he panted like a bull. His violent Soul Power snapped the surrounding trees in half and sent dust billowing into the sky, but where was there any trace of the person who had taken the bone?
"You shameless rat! You dared to steal my son's Soul Bone! I'll make you wish you were dead and pay you back a hundredfold!"
Tang Hao raised his head and roared at the sky.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhao Wuji finally recovered somewhat.
He hurriedly struggled to his feet and checked the others' injuries.
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were all right and in no mortal danger, but when he looked at Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun-
Zhao Wuji frowned deeply.
Ma Hongjun had been attacked by the hyena leader. Both of his buttocks were gone, and even the tool he used to vent his Evil Fire had been bitten off by the hyena leader.
With injuries like those, being alive at all was a blessing from heaven.
Dai Mubai and Oscar were better off. Each had lost only one buttock, and aside from looking rather asymmetrical, they were much better off than Ma Hongjun.
Zhao Wuji hurriedly gave the three emergency treatment, and their breathing gradually steadied.
Zhao Wuji breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the hyena leader.
His gaze was drawn to the hyena leader's long fangs.
Ma Hongjun's blood and the yellow-and-white contents of his belly still stained the fangs, but Zhao Wuji couldn't tear his eyes away.
His breathing quickened, his eyes filled with greed, and his cheeks flushed red.
"It's an External Soul Bone!"
Unable to restrain himself, Zhao Wuji took two steps toward the hyena leader, then forcibly stopped. He glanced at Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, who were awake, and saw that neither was paying attention to him. He hurried over to the hyena leader's side.
Just as he was about to put the hyena leader's corpse into his Soul Tool, Tang Hao's icy voice rang out.
"Zhao Wuji!"
Zhao Wuji turned around stiffly.
Tang Hao held Tang San in one arm and carried the Clear Sky Hammer in the other. His gaze was chilling, and boundless killing intent lay hidden in his eyes as he walked toward Zhao Wuji step by step.
Zhao Wuji dropped to his knees on the spot and knocked his head against the ground.
"His Excellency Haotian, spare me!"
Tang Hao walked up to Zhao Wuji and looked down at him, his voice chillingly cold.
"Zhao Wuji, do you know what my son has lost because of your negligence?"
"He could have had a normal life, married and had children, but because of you, he's been maimed! His future could have been even more glorious, but because of you, he lost a precious External Soul Bone!"
"Tell me, don't you deserve to die?"
As he spoke, Tang Hao raised the Clear Sky Hammer.
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were stunned.
They had thought Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun had suffered enough, but they hadn't expected Tang San to have it even worse.
The shadow of the Clear Sky Hammer fell across Zhao Wuji's terrified face. Never before had he felt that death was so close he could reach out and touch it.
Zhao Wuji hurriedly said, "His Excellency Haotian, spare me! I can give Xiao San an External Soul Bone as compensation. I only beg His Excellency Haotian to spare my life!"
"Oh?"
Tang Hao paused, his brow furrowing slightly, and looked at Zhao Wuji.
Zhao Wuji scrambled over to the hyena leader's corpse, pointed at its fangs, and said with an ingratiating smile:
"His Excellency Haotian, look. This is the External Soul Bone we obtained this time. It's even a ten-thousand-year one, perfectly suited to Xiao San!"
"An External Soul Bone!"
Ning Rongrong looked at the hyena leader, her eyes flickering.
They had risked death to fight for this Soul Bone. What did it have to do with Tang San?
Yet now it had to be handed over to Tang San to absorb...
Clear Sky Douluo was far too overbearing!
Once we get back, I'll go to the sect and call Grandpa Sword over. I might as well leave Shrek!
Let the fish die and the net break. I'm leaving tonight!
When Tang Hao saw the hyena leader's fangs, his expression gradually softened.
Zhao Wuji finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Tang Hao cautiously.
"His Excellency Haotian, do you think you could let me go?"
Tang Hao said nothing. He stared at Zhao Wuji, then looked at the other Shrek students around him.
These students all had considerable talent and would be of help to Xiao San in the future...
With that thought, Tang Hao said calmly, "I can spare you the death penalty, but you won't escape punishment. Go back and recover from your injuries. I'll be waiting for you at the usual place."
Hearing that he could live, Zhao Wuji breathed a sigh of relief.
But at the thought that Tang Hao wanted to beat him up again, Zhao Wuji wanted to cry but had no tears.
Tang Hao handed Tang San to Zhao Wuji and said calmly:
"I'm leaving Xiao San in your care. Take him back safe and sound, and don't tell him about me! I'll be watching you all the whole time!"
Zhao Wuji hurriedly nodded and bowed as he agreed.