Douluo Continent: Taking Tang San as a disciple, with a ten-thousand-fold return for teaching him.

Zhao Wuji casually tossed the human-faced demon spider onto the ground, where it remained motionless as if dead.

"Stop playing dead. This isn't the first time I've dealt with the human-faced spider."

Zhao Wuji glanced at the Man-Faced Demon Spider with disdain, but did not continue to attack. He was afraid that he might accidentally kill the thing, mainly because the creature was too good at disguising itself. In addition, his anger level would rise involuntarily whenever he saw the Man-Faced Demon Spider.

Tang San and his companions thought Zhao Wuji had already captured the Human-Faced Demon Spider and were preparing to come over.

Zhao Wuji said, "Don't rush, this thing is very cunning. Let me keep an eye on it for a while longer."

"puff!!!"

In less than three seconds, the human-faced spider quickly revealed its true nature, suddenly spitting out a huge spider web at Zhao Wuji, and then accelerating away into the distance.

Zhao Wuji was wrapped in a spider web, but he quickly broke free. At the same time, some black wounds appeared on his skin, indicating that he had been poisoned.

Even though he was poisoned, Zhao Wuji was not greatly affected in his actions. His incredibly strong body was the capital that allowed him to act so arrogantly.

Although the human-faced spider was fast, it was still far slower than Zhao Wuji. In just a few seconds, Zhao Wuji closed the distance between them.

However, just as Zhao Wuji was about to catch up with the Human-Faced Demon Spider, a deep voice suddenly rang out.

"Thunder Explosion!"

The golden figure suddenly appeared, followed by a burst of countless bolts of lightning that instantly engulfed a large area, including the fleeing human-faced spider.

The human-faced spider instantly lost its fighting ability in the lightning, and Zhao Wuji was also affected as a result. However, Zhao Wuji was physically strong and was not greatly affected.

"Damn it, they're attacking their own people too?" Zhao Wuji looked angrily at the golden beast in front of him.

Chen Luo quickly appeared and said apologetically, "I'm so sorry, Teacher Zhao, I didn't see you following this human-faced spider!"

Zhao Wuji glared at Chen Luo: "You fucking did this on purpose!"

"It's all a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding!" Chen Luo said with an embarrassed smile.

Tang San and the others had already arrived. Chen Luo's gaze fell on everyone, and a gentle smile appeared on his face, a stark contrast to the furious Zhao Wuji: "It's good that everyone is alright!"

Then Chen Luo's gaze lingered on Tang San, and he said with feigned regret, "Tang San, it would be so much better if you were already level 30. This human-faced demon spider would be quite suitable for you."

Tang San smiled and said, "Teacher, I'm already level 30."

"Oh, really?"

Chen Luo feigned surprise and said, "Then let's hurry up and finish off that human-faced demon spider while it still has a breath left!"

"Okay, teacher!" Tang San immediately set off, not forgetting to thank Zhao Wuji as he passed by.

Zhao Wuji glared angrily at Chen Luo, but had no choice but to give up.

Chapter 47 A Bountiful Harvest

Tang San defeated the Man-Faced Demon Spider with a single dagger, but instead of immediately absorbing its spirit ring, he began to examine the spider.

"Teacher, this human-faced demon spider should be around two thousand years old, right?" Tang San asked somewhat uncertainly.

Chen Luo nodded: "That's right, around two thousand years ago, more than two hundred years beyond the absorption limit of an ordinary Soul Master's third Soul Ring."

Everyone looked at Chen Luo with some surprise, and Zhao Wuji even said directly, "Since you know that this Human-Faced Demon Spider is two thousand years old, why did you still ask Tang San to absorb the soul ring?"

Chen Luo remained calm: "What, is that not allowed?"

"Of course not! Aren't you afraid Tang San will explode and die?"

Zhao Wuji, whose body ached and smelled burnt from Luo Sanpao's electric shocks, was already quite irritated. Now, as if he had found an outlet for his emotions, he loudly questioned, "Are you just playing around with Tang San's life like this?"

Chen Luo simply smiled and did not respond. Tang San then stepped forward on his own.

Tang San smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Teacher Zhao. Two thousand years is no problem, I'm confident."

"Hmm?" Zhao Wuji frowned slightly.

Tang San said, "I have been undergoing the physical strength training that my teacher arranged for me. My physical strength is stronger than that of ordinary soul masters, so the age of the soul rings I can absorb is also relatively higher. So Teacher Zhao, don't worry, I am still confident that I can absorb a two-thousand-year soul ring!"

After hearing what Tang San said, Zhao Wuji didn't say anything more. When he looked at Chen Luo, he forced a smile and said, "Master, I was foolish. You are indeed more professional in these areas."

Chen Luo said, "It's not that we're particularly professional; we're just putting some simple principles into practice. The main reason is that Tang San's physical strength is already quite good."

As he spoke, Chen Luo looked at Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing and said, "The little monsters are all quite strong physically. With a little training, absorbing higher-age spirit rings will be a normal occurrence."

Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing's eyes both lit up slightly, clearly inspired.

After killing the spirit beast, determining its age, and making basic preparations, Tang San began absorbing the spirit ring of the Human-Faced Demon Spider.

Chen Luo and the others waited nearby, and at this moment everyone noticed Yu Xiuyuan, who already had two spirit rings.

Everyone was quite happy that Yu Xiuyuan successfully obtained his second spirit ring, and Oscar even gave Yu Xiuyuan two large recovery sausages as a congratulatory gift.

After spending half a month with everyone, Yu Xiuyuan's introverted nature has improved a lot, but he still seems a little embarrassed when faced with everyone's enthusiasm.

After Yu Xiuyuan obtained his second soul ring, Chen Luo also successfully received the reward for teaching a disciple.

[You gifted a hundred-year spirit ring to Yu Xiuyuan... successfully triggering the triple reward for mentoring. Your next spirit ring will gain an additional 2,730 years of lifespan!]

The threefold return for teaching apprentices, though not much, is better than nothing.

The idea of ​​obtaining a soul ring of 100,000 or even 1 million years through the apprenticeship reward is probably only a dream. Chen Luo had long since calmed down. As long as there are apprenticeship reward rewards, it's all a gain. One shouldn't be too greedy, otherwise it will only bring more trouble.

"The improvement in physical strength is indeed a good thing, as it can help Soul Masters absorb Soul Rings more easily and challenge their limits. However, if everything goes too smoothly, it may not be a good thing either, as it may cause them to miss some opportunities. I wonder if Tang San will still have the luck to obtain the external Soul Bone Eight Spider Lances..."

Chen Luo's gaze fell on Tang San, and he sighed inwardly.

According to the original plot of the book, Tang San survived by absorbing the two-thousand-year-old Man-Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring when he was challenging the limit with his third Soul Ring. He unexpectedly obtained the external Soul Bone Eight Spider Lances.

Everything is going very smoothly right now, and because it's going too smoothly, some things that should have happened might be skipped.

"There's no use thinking about it now. We can only let nature take its course. What is destined to be ours will be ours, and what is not, we cannot force."

Chen Luo composed himself and, under the somewhat puzzled gazes of the crowd, walked toward the corpse of the human-faced demon spider.

After looking him over and confirming that there were no other strange wounds on the human-faced spider's corpse, Chen Luo felt relieved and returned to his original position.

Zhao Wuji couldn't help but ask, "Master, what are you doing?"

Chen Luo said, "When Oscar was acquiring his spirit ring, we accidentally stole someone else's spirit beast. I was worried that this Human-Faced Demon Spider might also be someone else's target, so I went to check it out."

"is it?"

"No."

"So what if it is? In this Soul Beast Forest, there's no rule that whoever sees a Soul Beast is its owner!"

"What if it's the Dragon God and Snake Woman?"

"With Dean Flander and me here, even that couple can't do anything to us!"

"But Boss Francis isn't here right now."

"..."

Zhao Wuji curled his lip and said, "Master, can't you hope for something better?"

Chen Luo said, "If we eliminate the worst possibilities, then only the good ones remain."

Zhao Wuji: "You're really cautious."

Chen Luo smiled: "I'm used to it."

Chen Luo clearly remembered that in the original plot of the book, the human-faced spider that Tang San killed was Meng Yiran's target.

When all the coincidences happen together, it becomes a bad thing, which is why Chen Luo subconsciously thought of the worst-case scenario.

It took Tang San a full day and night to absorb the spirit ring. After all, it was a challenge to the limit, so it was already very rare for everything to go smoothly, and the time was not particularly long.

After Tang San successfully absorbed the spirit ring, Chen Luo also received a notification of the reward for teaching a disciple.

This time it's a tenfold return; Chen Luo's next soul ring's lifespan will increase by 20,000 years.

Including the more than two thousand years returned by Yu Xiuyuan, Chen Luo's fifth soul ring starts at 22,000 years. With a little effort, he can even challenge 40,000 years, which is very comfortable.

Chen Luo was happy that Tang San successfully absorbed the spirit ring, and also happy to receive the reward for teaching him a disciple, but he was still concerned about Tang San's external spirit bone.

To Chen Luo's surprise, Tang San still managed to obtain the external soul bone, the Eight Spider Lances, even under these circumstances!

No wonder he's called the "King of Cheats"; his luck is unmatched.

Whether it's an external soul bone or an ordinary soul bone, it's all a matter of luck. As long as you're lucky, all other conditions can be ignored.

Seeing everything back on track, Chen Luo didn't know whether to feel lost or happy. It seemed like he had changed many things, yet it also seemed like he hadn't changed anything at all.

Overall, the outcome of the trip to the Star Dou Great Forest was something Chen Luo was quite happy with.

While Tang San was absorbing the spirit ring, Flander and the others had already arrived, and everyone witnessed Tang San's third spirit ring and the Eight Spider Lances.

Oh, right, there's one person missing, and that's Xiao Wu.

After a short rest, Chen Luo and his group left the Star Dou Great Forest. At the entrance, Xiao Wu successfully rejoined the team.

Everyone had a smile on their face; the trip had been very fruitful.

Chapter 48 Battle Spirit Advanced Training

"Xiao Gang, you've really gone too far!"

Flander sat opposite Chen Luo with a large plate of steaming hot stir-fried meat and said irritably.

Chen Luo took out two bottles of sake and handed one to Flander: "How is that going too far?"

Flander said, "You didn't even tell me about such a big thing as achieving a breakthrough!"

Chen Luo appeared calm: "I thought it was something serious, but it's just this."

"What do you mean 'that's all'?!"

Flander said, "Your ability to break through and raise your soul power level to level 46 in just a few years is the best news I've heard in decades."

"I wasn't this excited when Shrek was being rebuilt."

Chen Luo picked up a slice of meat and put it in his mouth, chewing slowly. It was spicy and delicious, but the cooking time was a little off, and the texture was slightly lacking. However, he was still satisfied, considering that this was the academy cafeteria.

“I wanted to say that too, but I thought about it and realized that you might be even more surprised when you find out for yourself,” Chen Luo said slowly.

"Yes, what a wonderful surprise! You've really kept it a secret." Flander laughed, then took a swig of sake.

Chen Luo said, "It's because you guys are too strong that I haven't had a chance to show my strength."