Douluo Continent: The Phoenix God Returns

Is Chapter 25 controllable?

Although the Blue Silver Grass itself is weak and not particularly resistant to external forces, the energy of the Human-Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring is too domineering, to the point that even the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul is somewhat unwilling to absorb it.

Fortunately, Ye Li had added something to the human-faced demon spider beforehand; otherwise, Tang San's stamina would probably have given out by now. His bones began to crackle rapidly, and a faint gray layer gradually appeared on the blood beads seeping from his skin. With the absorption of the spirit ring, finally, faced with Tang San's unwavering willpower, all the energy within his body began to yield. A process of mutual absorption and transformation began.

The fine beads of blood stopped flowing, and Tang San's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly. A faint blue light mixed with a hint of red began to quietly emanate from his body.

Zhao Wuji exclaimed with delight, "It's done! The most dangerous moment has passed; now it's time for the soul power conversion!"

As the blue light was released, strands of Blue Silver Grass began to grow slowly around Tang San's body. The size of the Blue Silver Grass did not change much, and its original blue-black color turned into blue-purple. It was a fusion color and no longer appeared in the form of patterns. Unbeknownst to everyone, the roots of the Blue Silver Grass had a cyan halo.

"Ah—" Tang San's relaxed brows suddenly furrowed, and he let out a scream.

"Brother—!" Xiao Wu cried out, tears streaming down her face. She unconsciously clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her palms.

Just as everyone was surprised, suddenly, accompanied by the sound of tearing brocade, Tang San's clothes on his back were suddenly torn apart. Dai Mubai, who was standing behind him, could clearly see that three fist-sized bulges appeared on each side of Tang San's spine.

"Could it be such a coincidence? Are they messing with me like this?" Ye Li's heart skipped a beat. A soul beast that's only a thousand years old can drop a soul bone?

"How can this be controlled?"

However, Ye Li's heart calmed down the next second. The reason was simple: this soul bone was not eight spiders but six spiders. Although the difference seemed small, it was actually worlds apart, just like the difference between a 99,999-year soul ring and a 100,000-year soul ring.

Immediately afterwards, the six protrusions suddenly shattered, and six fist-sized, dark purple objects emerged from the eight protrusions. Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, the dark purple objects grew to more than a meter in length in the blink of an eye, and continued to grow at an astonishing speed.

When it reached a length of over 1.5 meters, it paused slightly, and at the end, something resembling a joint grew out. As the dark purple color extended again, it stretched from the joint in another direction.

"This, this is..."

"Isn't that the leg of a human-faced demon spider?"

Looking at Tang San, and then at the corpse of the Man-Faced Demon Spider on the other side, everyone was surprised to find that the object growing from Tang San's back was very similar to the spider legs of the Man-Faced Demon Spider.

Ma Hongjun couldn't help but ask, "Could Tang San turn into a giant spider?"

Xiao Wu glared at him fiercely. "Impossible. How could Xiao San turn into a spider? This must be due to some mutation caused by the soul ring he absorbed. He'll be alright."

"Don't worry, Tang San is fine. This is a soul bone, an external soul bone," Ye Li reminded him.

At this moment, three spirit rings, two yellow and one purple, pulsated around Tang San's body. All the Blue Silver Grass around Tang San had quietly disappeared, and only the six three-meter-long giant spider legs on his back remained.

"Brother—," Xiao Wu couldn't help but call out softly.

The familiar scent filled his nostrils, and Tang San almost immediately wrapped his arms around Xiao Wu. "Am I...am I dreaming? Xiao Wu, is it really you?"

Xiao Wu also hugged Tang San tightly, already sobbing uncontrollably.

"Don't cry, it's good that you're back, it's good that you're back." Gently patting Xiao Wu's back, Tang San couldn't help but have tears welling up in his eyes as well.

"Brother, it's all my fault. I made you worry," Xiao Wu said, her voice choked with emotion.

Tang San shook his head. "Silly girl, it's my fault. I'm incompetent and failed to protect you."

"Ahem, mistress, while I admit you're quite well-endowed, shouldn't you at least put on some pants first, since there are other girls around?"

Tang San was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at himself. He then realized that he was completely naked. He reached for his waist and thankfully, the Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moon was still there. He quickly and gently pushed Xiao Wu away and swiftly took out a set of clothes to put on.

After explaining to Tang San that he possessed a soul bone, Ye Li asked, "Tang San, can you ask them to be taken back?"

Although Tang San was surprised, he still tried to retract the soul bone, saying, "Let me try."

As he spoke, he gathered his soul power and channeled it into his spine, issuing a command to retract the six spider legs. The three-meter-long spider legs slowly folded over, the two bent sections fitting together, and then gradually merged into Tang San's body.

"It's good that we can put them away." Zhao Wuji nodded to Tang San. "Alright, although we encountered a lot of trouble and went through several dangers this time, we finally made it through. Oscar, Tang San, and Xiao Wu successfully obtained their spirit rings and advanced to the Spirit Master realm. The gains were quite good. It's time to go back. Let's head towards Shrek Academy."

An hour later, the Shrek Seven Devils finally emerged from the Star Dou Great Forest. This trip into the Star Dou Great Forest had been very fruitful. Not only did Oscar successfully enter the Soul Master realm, but Tang San and Xiao Wu also completed the fusion of their third soul rings. More importantly, it enhanced the tacit understanding and relationship among the group.

The group rested in the town for two full days. Their soul power and physical strength recovered, which naturally didn't take that long. However, their tense minds needed to relax. Two days later, they set off again and, after a day of travel, successfully returned to Shrek Academy outside Soto City.

"Finally back! It feels so good to be home!" Oscar shouted exaggeratedly.

Zhao Wuji glared at Oscar. "Keep your voice down. It's getting dark. What if you disturb the villagers? Everyone go back to sleep. I'm going to report this to the dean."

Just as everyone was about to return to their dormitories, Ning Rongrong suddenly called out to Tang San, "Tang San, I'd like to talk to you alone, is that alright?"

Standing next to Tang San, Xiao Wu couldn't help but look at Ning Rongrong curiously. "Rongrong, why are you looking for Xiao San? Can't I even listen?"

Ning Rongrong hesitated for a moment, then nodded. Xiao Wu pouted, made a face at Ning Rongrong, and then ran towards the dormitory.

Ye Li walked towards the dormitory. Ning Rongrong had only asked Tang San about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's desire to purchase hidden weapons. He wasn't particularly curious about it. Seeing Li Ye walk away so briskly, seemingly not caring at all, Ning Rongrong couldn't help but frown slightly, feeling a little unwilling.

"Rongrong, what do you want to see me about?" Tang San's voice brought Ning Rongrong back to reality.

Ning Rongrong then remembered the important matter and said, "It's like this..."

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(End of this chapter)