It must be said that compared to the Man-faced Demon Spider, Tang San had far too many attack methods at his disposal.
His eyes remained calm.
He continuously engaged the Man-faced Demon Spider with frequent attacks and agile movements.
The spider's only weak point was the eyes on its abdomen.
But now, the Man-faced Demon Spider was protecting its abdomen extremely well.
Whenever Tang San attempted to attack its underside,
the spider's eight legs and black carapace would intercept his strikes,
rendering his hidden weapons ineffective.
Tang San knew clearly that he had to exhaust the Man-faced Demon Spider's strength before he could use his Clear Sky Hammer and Zhuge Divine Crossbow for a decisive kill.
Therefore, he remained patient, appearing to walk a tightrope as he narrowly dodged the spider's attacks each time.
In reality, he was provoking and taunting the Man-faced Demon Spider.
Various explosive sounds continuously erupted from the center of the battle.
Outside the battlefield, Yu Xiaogang looked anxious. "How's it going? Big Brother Flender, Erlong, can Xiao San succeed?"
To prevent the Man-faced Demon Spider from detecting them and fleeing,
they maintained a distance of several hundred meters from the combat zone.
Given Yu Xiaogang's limited strength, he couldn't observe the battle situation clearly.
Flender chuckled, "Don't you trust your own disciple?
His acting is excellent - each time he barely avoids the spider's attacks.
The Man-faced Demon Spider is already enraged and won't stop until it tears Xiao San apart!"
This was a Man-faced Demon Spider in perfect condition, unlike the injured one they encountered last time from Dragon Duke and Snake Lady. Yu Xiaogang felt both excitement and worry.
He wanted Tang San to verify his research - whether Spirit Beasts dying in a state of resentment would increase the drop rate of Soul Bones.
Yet he also feared Tang San might not withstand the spider's assaults.
As time passed...
"Good! Xiao San has exhausted the spider's third Spiderweb Restraint!" Flender suddenly exclaimed.
This news energized both the Shrek Six Devils and Yu Xiaogang.
Now came the moment to witness a miracle.
Would an External Soul Bone appear?
At the battle's center, having dodged another piercing strike from the spider,
black light flickered in Tang San's left hand.
A black hammer materialized silently.
"Your kin died like this last time. After chasing me for so long, now you die!"
Tang San smirked viciously.
The Man-faced Demon Spider had reached a frenzy.
Countless times, its spear-like legs had come within a hair's breadth of impaling the human,
only for him to evade at the last moment.
Its eyes glowed ominously as it charged once more.
This time, the human didn't dodge?
Seizing the opportunity without hesitation, the spider accelerated with its four front legs.
The distance closed rapidly.
Suddenly, the human launched another dark projectile.
The spider grew furious.
These constant projectile attacks couldn't penetrate its carapace, though they slowed its advance,
forcing it to respond defensively.
The Man-faced Demon Spider tilted its body slightly downward
without reducing speed.
At most, the dark projectile would strike its head armor -
completely incapable of penetration.
It would bulldoze through and kill Tang San.
"BOOM!"
A deafening explosion shook the area.
The Man-faced Demon Spider's consciousness buzzed violently.
Its entire body was actually lifted off the ground by this strike.
"How can there be such terrifying strength!"
"How can this weak human be so troublesome!"
The Man-faced Demon Spider was left dizzy by the force of the hammer.
Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer weighed five hundred pounds even when he was just a Soul Expert.
Coupled with the full infusion of his Soul Power,
And the all-or-nothing throwing technique he employed,
The ferocious speed maximized the hammer's impact force.
The collision with the Man-faced Demon Spider was like two speeding carriages crashing head-on.
The combined force of impact and inertia spoke volumes about its destructive power.
The carapace on the Man-faced Demon Spider's head even caved inward.
"Now's the chance."
Crack! Crack!
A series of snapping sounds erupted from Tang San's hands.
Dark shadows shot forth rapidly.
The Zhuge Divine Crossbow had been fired.
Forty-eight bolts!
This time, he was even more ruthless than before.
Having prepared in advance, he had fully loaded three Zhuge Divine Crossbows, each holding sixteen bolts—forty-eight in total.
All forty-eight bolts simultaneously pierced into the Man-faced Demon Spider's eyes.
Tang San gasped for breath,
His eyes fixed intently on the spider.
"Screeeech—"
A piercing shriek reverberated for miles, shaking the surroundings.
Tang San hastily retreated.
He had no intention of dying alongside the Man-faced Demon Spider.
But even now, he couldn't resist taunting it.
"Spirit Beasts will always be Spirit Beasts—how could their intelligence compare to mine? Big spider!"
After its agonized scream, the Man-faced Demon Spider thrashed violently on the ground.
With so many crossbow bolts embedded in its body,
The excruciating pain was unbearable.
But the more it writhed, the deeper the bolts penetrated,
Ruthlessly tearing through its internal organs.
Was it really going to die at the hands of this weak human?
The Man-faced Demon Spider was filled with resentment and unwillingness.
"Xiao San, is it about to succeed?"
Flender, Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and the other six monsters rushed over immediately upon hearing the Man-faced Demon Spider's agonized cries.
Surveying the devastated battlefield,
They all cast sympathetic glances at the spider.
A peculiar glint flashed in Xiao Wu's eyes.
This was the brutal slaughter of a Spirit Beast.
She felt deeply uncomfortable.
She silently prayed that no Soul Bone would appear from the Man-faced Demon Spider.
Otherwise, human Soul Masters might adopt this method for absorbing Spirit Rings in the future!
Even though the Grandmaster and Tang San always emphasized not to slaughter Spirit Beasts indiscriminately,
Their actions, driven by the pursuit of an External Soul Bone, were no different from those who killed recklessly.
I must grow stronger.
Xiao Wu screamed inwardly.
Before everyone's eyes, the Man-faced Demon Spider's movements grew weaker, purple-black fluid continuously oozing from its eye wounds.
It was clear to all that the spider was nearing its end.
Soon, a blue-purple glow began coalescing above its body.
The Spirit Ring's energy had emerged!
Tang San was overjoyed.
"Xiao San, don't rush! Restore yourself to peak condition first!
Here, have a sausage.
'I have a big sausage!'" Oscar grinned.
Tang San didn't hesitate, quickly stuffing the sausage into his mouth to replenish his Soul Power.
Meanwhile, Flender approached the Man-faced Demon Spider.
With a flick of his sword, he hoisted the spider onto the branch of a towering tree.
The massive tree was thick enough to require several people to encircle it—even building a treehouse atop it wouldn't feel cramped.
The Man-faced Demon Spider's corpse landed securely on the branch.
Everyone else was dumbfounded.
What are you doing!
"Better safe than sorry. That Evil Soul Master last time had earth escape techniques. If he suddenly appears, we won't have the ability to deal with him."
"Later, Xiao San will absorb the Spirit Ring on this tree!"
Flender wore a smug expression.
See how thorough my thinking is!
"Dean, impressive!"
"The Dean's considerations are meticulous. We admire you!"
Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun gave thumbs up.
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