26: Tang San's Four Spider Soul Bones

Hearing this, Ma Hongjun revealed a crooked-mouthed War God-like smile, patting Tang San's shoulder and speaking with an appreciative tone.

"Look how sensible Xiao San is. Many of those dead Soul Beasts are almost cooked. You take care of the simple cooking."

Hearing this, Tang San couldn't help but frown. He didn't expect that just casually praising Ma Hongjun a couple of times...

...he would actually start ordering him around. However, there was nothing he could do. This was helping him potentially get a Soul Ring, so he went ahead with it, full of endless complaints internally but appearing cheerful on the surface.

Tang San lit two torches and went to prepare lunch. After all, most of the Soul Beasts had been cooked by Ma Hongjun's ultimate fire and could be eaten with just a little processing. Seeing this, everyone else prepared to rest in place.

However, Xiao Wu still went over to help Tang San prepare lunch.

Seeing this, Tang San originally wanted to put something in Ma Hongjun's portion. On second thought, everyone was going to eat, and if something went wrong, it wouldn't be worth it. Besides, this was for him to get a Soul Ring, so he would find another opportunity next time.

So Tang San silently put away a bottle. Meanwhile, Dai Mubai, who was hiding in the dark, saw everything clearly and couldn't help but sneer.

As expected, Tang San in this life still had that same suicidal disposition. As long as someone slightly provoked the people around him, he would immediately plan to kill that person openly or secretly. However, with him around in this life, Tang San shouldn't expect to have his way.

Ning Rongrong was out hunting for Soul Rings with her peers for the first time and was full of novelty. After interacting with Ma Hongjun and Oscar...

...she came over to Tang San and Xiao Wu's side and enthusiastically started preparing lunch together.

Soon, lunch was ready, and Ning Rongrong said with a smile...

"Hongjun, Oscar, lunch is ready. Teacher Zhao, you should come eat too."

Seeing this, everyone walked over and started eating the Soul Beast meat. As they ate, they praised Tang San and Xiao Wu's cooking skills, saying they were quite good.

Of course, Oscar's luck wasn't so good. Ning Rongrong, cooking for the first time, naturally made something that was hard to describe.

Oscar still forced a smile and ate it. Seeing this, Ning Rongrong shared what she made with everyone. When everyone ate Ning Rongrong's Soul Beast meat, their faces froze for a moment.

They then forced smiles and said it was delicious. Especially when Tang San ate Ning Rongrong's Soul Beast meat, he even suspected if Ning Rongrong was trying to poison him.

While Ma Hongjun was eating heartily, Oscar pointed at the roasted pig-type Soul Beast behind Ma Hongjun and couldn't help but tease Ma Hongjun, pretending to shed tears as he spoke.

"Fatty, how can you eat your blood brother whom you've never met?"

Ma Hongjun was startled for a moment, then looked at Oscar and spoke with some annoyance.

"Little Oscar, do you want me to turn you into that too?"

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but laugh, and the atmosphere immediately became harmonious and joyful.

Suddenly, an unexpected change occurred. A sound of the earth shaking came, making everyone immediately alert.

The moment Zhao Wuji heard this sound, he stood up. His Martial Soul, the Vigorous Vajra Bear, also stood up and completed its Martial Soul possession within two breaths.

Meanwhile, Dai Mubai in the dark was indeed a bit impatient. This big gorilla came looking for Xiao Wu. In the original work, it almost scared them half to death.

"Something big is coming. Get ready to run."

Zhao Wuji said in a deep voice.

Just as everyone was about to agree, two trees were pushed apart, and a figure comparable to a mountain walked out. On all fours, it reached seven meters. Under the daylight, its ink-like fur appeared full of oppressive power, and its pair of yellow eyes, like lanterns, scanned everyone.

It was a giant Soul Beast that looked like both a gorilla and an ape. Everyone involuntarily spoke its name in their hearts: Titan Giant Ape.

Seeing this, Zhao Wuji took a deep breath, bowed slightly, and saluted.

"Respected King of the Forest, we have no intention of offending. If this is your territory, we will immediately withdraw from this place."

However, the Titan Giant Ape took a step forward. Just like in the original work, the Titan Giant Ape still took Xiao Wu away.

Tang San tried desperately but couldn't make the Titan Giant Ape stay. While everyone was resting, Tang San took out the Invigorating Pink Sausage that Oscar had given him from his pocket, swallowed it in one gulp, and left the place with lightning speed.

The moment Zhao Wuji discovered this, he also gritted his teeth and cursed, then decided to let Ma Hongjun and Oscar go after Tang San.

Just as the two were about to chase, Dai Mubai appeared, pretending to have just found everyone. He showed himself and said...

"I just rushed here from nearby. It seems like a big battle happened here. Is everyone alright?"

Seeing this, Zhao Wuji's eyes lit up. With two sentences, he let Dai Mubai understand what had happened. Dai Mubai also pretended to have a headache, holding his forehead, and made a decision...

"I'll go chase. My strength is the greatest; even if I encounter a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast, it's no problem. You rest here first."

After saying that, he left the place and chased after Tang San. Ning Rongrong, upon hearing this, couldn't help but judge internally. Dai Mubai's current strength should be comparable to a top-tier Soul King or even a Soul Emperor; otherwise, he wouldn't say such a thing.

Dai Mubai caught up to Tang San in just a few steps, witnessing the moment Tang San was fiercely battling a Maneating Spider.

He flashed over and killed the Maneating Spider with one punch, looking at Tang San and pretending to be anxious and angry as he said...

"Tang San, are you tired of living? A Titan Giant Ape of that strength is at least comparable to a Titled Douluo."

Just now, Tang San originally wanted to use this Maneating Spider as his third Soul Ring. Seeing Dai Mubai kill it directly, he immediately became a little annoyed. But upon hearing this, he realized his goal was to rescue Xiao Wu, so he couldn't bother with this Maneating Spider anymore.

Tang San looked at Dai Mubai and spoke firmly.

"Senior Dai, I must rescue Xiao Wu, even if it costs me my life!"

Hearing this, Dai Mubai couldn't help but lament the foolishness between Xiao Wu and Tang San. If Tang San hadn't possessed unique skills, he might have died.

However, his risk wasn't in vain. The Eight Spider Lances Soul Bone could evolve into an Ultra Divine Tool in the later stages. Fortunately, the Maneating Spider was killed ahead of time in this life.

However, Dai Mubai still put on a facade of being unable to do anything about Tang San, merely tossing two of Oscar's Big Recovery Sausages and Invigorating Pink Sausages to Tang San and speaking with some impatience.

"Then you consumed some Soul Power in the previous battle. Replenish some first, and then I'll accompany you to find that Titan Giant Ape."

Seeing this, Tang San even felt that Dai Mubai wasn't necessarily going to die. So he sat cross-legged and began to recover his Soul Power.

Meanwhile, Dai Mubai went to examine the corpse of the Maneating Spider. Seeing that there was no Soul Bone, he couldn't help but be greatly disappointed, noting that only Tang San's hunt yielded Soul Bones. But it was fine; at least Tang San didn't get it.

And Dai Mubai was contemplating his next plan on the spot. As for why Dai Mubai wasn't afraid of the Dragon and Snake duo arriving...

The reason was that Meng Yiran hadn't broken through level 30 yet because Tang San's breakthrough to level 30 happened two days earlier. So at this time, the Dragon and Snake duo and their granddaughter had just arrived and were resting in an inn near the Star Dou Great Forest.

Tang San recovered in just a moment and stood up, looking at Dai Mubai and speaking solemnly.

"Thank you, Senior Dai, for accompanying me on this adventure. Let's go."

Hearing this, Dai Mubai got a headache. After all, the two of them would meet within an hour. So he found an excuse and started explaining.

"How about this? We split into two groups. This way, the chance of finding Xiao Wu is greater, since the Star Dou Great Forest is so big."

Tang San had no objections upon hearing this. The main reason was that the Star Dou Great Forest was indeed too big. Although they were heading in the same direction, searching separately would indeed increase the chances.

Tang San then parted ways with Dai Mubai to look for Xiao Wu.

And Tang San was still desperately searching for Xiao Wu, while Dai Mubai yawned, preparing to go find Zhao Wuji and the others.

A bad premonition surged in his heart, and he immediately started searching following Tang San's aura.

When he found Tang San after a quarter of an hour, Tang San was absorbing a Soul Ring. Next to him was the corpse of a Maneating Spider, but its age was slightly off, barely reaching the thousand-year threshold.

Seeing this, Dai Mubai's brain almost crashed. Are Maneating Spiders being wholesaled to Tang San?

Could it be that his third Soul Ring couldn't be absorbed without this thing? After observing, Dai Mubai discovered that this Maneating Spider corpse actually had an external Soul Bone!

Looking closely at this external Soul Bone, it seemed to only have four legs, half less than in the original work. Moreover, Dai Mubai had a vague feeling that the effect of this external Soul Bone should also be discounted.

But Dai Mubai still didn't intend to let Tang San easily obtain these four spider external Soul Bones.

Just as Dai Mubai was about to make a move, Xiao Wu appeared. Seeing Dai Mubai by Tang San's side, and fearing Dai Mubai would harm Tang San, Xiao Wu couldn't help but speak sharply.

"What do you want to do, Dai Mubai!"

Seeing that Xiao Wu had arrived, Dai Mubai thought for a moment and decided to give up for now.

This was Xiao Wu's hometown. If she called Er Ming over, he currently had no power to resist.

"Xiao Wu, I just understood what happened and chased after Tang San separately. But why does your Soul Power fluctuation seem like you've broken through and even obtained a Soul Ring?"

So Dai Mubai spoke with a hint of concern, but then his tone changed, and he started questioning.

"I... I... that Soul Beast was... was startled by a sound and let me go. Then I suddenly happened to find a suitable Soul Beast and hunted it."