17: Chapter 17: Favorability Increase is Impressive, Tang San's Eight Spider Lances?

"You brat, does the Dragon Duke Meng Shu not recognize the age of a Spirit Beast? Get back here!" Flender reprimanded loudly as soon as he saw Su Ling being so reckless.

He said this to protect Su Ling; after all, the other party was a Spirit Douluo, and the Snake Grandmother was truly not to be trifled with. Only if the Golden Triangle were gathered together would they have the strength to fight.

A Junior dared to question him, and Dragon Duke Meng Shu felt a trace of anger in his heart.

However, in the Star Dou Great Forest, he knew it was not the time to act.

After all, there were two long-renowned Spirit Saints on the other side, and his granddaughter still needed to absorb a spirit ring. Just as he was about to say forget it, the Snake Grandmother Chao Tianxiang beside him seemed to have noticed something.

"No, that's not right. Look carefully again; it seems we misjudged it," the Snake Grandmother suddenly said.

"What's wrong?"

Dragon Duke Meng Shu also came before the dying Man Faced Demon Spider and carefully examined it. "It really is over two thousand years," he said.

"Yiran, you cannot absorb this Spirit Beast."

Realizing he had made a mistake, Dragon Duke Meng Shu felt a bit embarrassed.

"Damn it! I almost harmed Yiran."

Angry, Dragon Duke Meng Shu struck the Man Faced Demon Spider with his snake staff, actually forcing the spirit ring of this Man Faced Demon Spider to manifest.

This made Tang San so anxious he wanted to curse. He had originally wanted to say that he could try to absorb this spirit ring.

But since it had been killed by Dragon Duke Meng Shu, he couldn't absorb this spirit ring.

"Sorry, I couldn't help but kill this Man Faced Demon Spider. I assume you all have no use for it," Dragon Duke Meng Shu said.

Su Ling had thought about destroying Tang San's external Spirit Bone, but he hadn't expected Dragon Duke Meng Shu to destroy it instead.

Wouldn't that mean his external Spirit Bone, the Eight Spider Lances, would be gone?

"Young man, what is your name? Sorry for the offense earlier. Thank you for the reminder; otherwise, I would have made a grave mistake. I, Dragon Duke Meng Shu, owe you a favor. If you have any needs in the future, just come find us," Dragon Duke Meng Shu said.

The favor of these two was comparable to the favor of an ordinary Titled Douluo.

Su Ling smiled and said, "Junior Su Ling. I just happened to observe it, and I couldn't bear to see your granddaughter get hurt because of it."

"Yiran, hurry up and thank this young brother," Dragon Duke Meng Shu said.

Only then did Meng Yiran start to carefully size up Su Ling.

She didn't realize it before, but at a glance, she felt a sense of regret that they hadn't met sooner; the Su Ling before her was the most handsome man she had ever seen.

[Ding... Meng Yiran's Favorability + 20, white treasure chest * 8, yellow treasure chest * 3]

"Thank you, Brother Su. My name is Meng Yiran; you can just call me Yiran."

Seeing that Su Ling was a bit older than her, she addressed him directly like that.

Su Ling said, "It's a small matter, no need to thank me. Miss Yiran, I see your Spirit is a snake staff; this Man Faced Demon Spider might not be particularly suitable for you."

"In that direction, I estimate there is a valley about a hundred kilometers away where a Phoenix-tailed Cockscomb Serpent has appeared. If you need one, you can try going there."

"Okay, thank you, Brother Su." Meng Yiran looked at Su Ling, and the more she looked, the more comfortable she felt.

[Ding... Meng Yiran's Favorability + 15, white treasure chest * 7, yellow treasure chest * 2, purple treasure chest * 1]

A purple treasure chest had actually appeared, but it wasn't over yet. The System was still prompting.

[Ding... Meng Yiran's Favorability + 3, white treasure chest * 2]

In just this short while, Meng Yiran's Favorability had already reached 40 points.

Is this too easy to farm?

Recalling the novel's plot, didn't Tang San quickly make Meng Yiran like him enough to kiss him directly?

Tang San had defeated Meng Yiran head-on and taught her things, which was different from his current situation.

"Su Ling, how old are you this year? Are you also here to search for your third spirit ring?" The Snake Grandmother seemed to have noticed Meng Yiran's change, so she took the initiative to ask.

If he was young and talented, they wouldn't stop them if the two really started seeing each other in the future.

But if his talent was poor and he was old—for example, if he only had level 30 Soul Power at this age—then there would be no need.

Su Ling said, "Junior is nineteen years old this year. This time, I am here to search for my fourth spirit ring."

"Nineteen years old, level 40?" Dragon Duke Meng Shu and the Snake Grandmother were both quite surprised.

In this era, those who could become a Spirit Ancestor before the age of twenty were absolutely rare.

Placed within the entire Heaven Dou Empire or even the Star Luo Empire, this level of Soul Power would make one an absolute pillar in any academy.

"Not bad, a promising youth, very good."

"This is our Dragon Snake Token. The favor I mentioned earlier still stands. When you need it, just come find us," Dragon Duke Meng Shu said again.

Earlier, he might have just been being polite, but this time, he truly acknowledged this favor.

[Ding... Meng Yiran's Favorability + 5, obtained white treasure chest * 3]

Favorability increased again; Meng Yiran was indeed too easy to farm.

"Su Ling, hurry up and thank Senior Dragon Duke Meng Shu." Seeing Su Ling hesitate for a moment, Flender quickly reminded him.

The value of a favor from a Spirit Douluo-level expert was still quite high.

"Then this Junior thanks both Seniors." After saying this, Su Ling accepted the Dragon Snake Token without being polite.

"Good. Since that's the case, we will continue searching for a spirit ring for Yiran. We shall part ways here," Dragon Duke Meng Shu said, then prepared to take the Snake Grandmother and Meng Yiran away.

However, Meng Yiran hadn't taken many steps before she proactively turned back to look at Su Ling.

"Brother Su, you must come find me when you have time, okay?" Meng Yiran said.

Su Ling nodded with a smile and politely replied, "Okay!"

[Ding... Meng Yiran's Favorability + 2, obtained white treasure chest * 1]

The three of them walked straight away.

Ning Rongrong quickly came to Su Ling's side and said, "Brother Su, I think this Meng Yiran has fallen for you."

Su Ling turned his head and said, "That shouldn't be the case. We only just met, and we've only spoken a few words. It hasn't reached that point yet."

"Who knows," Ning Rongrong said, pouting.

"Eh? Dean, come take a look. There seems to be something on this Man Faced Demon Spider." Tang San suddenly spoke up.

He was right next to the Man Faced Demon Spider at this moment and seemed to have discovered something on its corpse.

As he spoke, Tang San took out something that looked like a spider lance.

"This is! A Spirit Bone?"

"No, this isn't an ordinary Spirit Bone; it is very likely an external Spirit Bone," Flender said in surprise.

Speaking of this, Flender revealed a look of regret.

"If it really is an external Spirit Bone, then it's wasted. I remember that the condition for absorbing an external Spirit Bone is that one must absorb the spirit ring of that specific Spirit Beast; an external Spirit Bone that cannot be absorbed is useless."

"However, your teacher might have other ways."

Flender suddenly remembered the Great Master, who had expertise in Spirits.

"Okay, then I'll put it away first and ask my teacher." Tang San immediately put it away, inevitably feeling some blame toward Dragon Duke Meng Shu in his heart.

You say you don't need it, but you didn't have to kill it like that, destroying his Opportunity. Isn't this an enmity of blocking one's path?

The plot's progression really had corrected itself; Tang San still obtained the external Spirit Bone, the Eight Spider Lances.

However, Tang San might not necessarily be able to use these Eight Spider Lances.

If he can't use them, they can be considered wasted.

After Tang San put away the Spirit Bone, Flender continued, "Everyone, pack up. We will change locations tonight. The blood aura of the Man Faced Demon Spider might attract other Spirit Beasts, and this place is no longer safe."