Tang Lan summoned his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul and gave a long tug.
The seeds placed on everyone, including Dai Mubai and Zhao Wuji who were at the vanguard, sprouted Blue Silver Emperor vines.
These vines linked to the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul Tang Lan had thrown out, with their ends tethered to the Thunder Flame Clear Sky Hammer.
Then, Tang Lan's body flashed with golden light as he activated his Diamond Body, unleashing a Supreme Strike and flinging the Thunder Flame Clear Sky Hammer in the opposite direction with all his might!
Those tethered by the Blue Silver Emperor vines were naturally pulled along, flying backward and quickly distancing themselves from the Titan.
The Titan didn't pay attention to the others.
It reached out a hand, ...
Holding Xiao Wu in his hand, the life-bound Blue Silver Emperor was easily severed.
As luck would have it,
Xiao Wu and Tang San were linked by the same life-bound Blue Silver Emperor.
It pulled him down from the Thunder Flame Clear Sky Hammer as well.
Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and the others could only watch as Tang Lan and the other two grew smaller in the distance.
Their eyes were filled with emotion!
—The Sect Master actually sacrificed himself to cover their retreat?!
They wanted to break free and go back to help Tang Lan.
But the toughness of the life-bound Blue Silver Emperor was beyond their ability to break.
Oscar reacted the fastest, immediately pulling out the Flying Mushroom Sausages from his hand and storage ring, throwing them towards Tang Lan.
The others saw this and followed suit.
Zhao Wuji roared, about to shatter his Blue Silver Emperor spirit. "Old Zhao!" Tang Lan's voice came, "I'm confident I can escape! Take them back to the Tang Sect Inn and wait for me!"
This made Zhao Wuji hesitate.
By the time he reacted, he had already flown a considerable distance, and it was too late to go back and help.
He could only accept the reality with a wry smile - he hoped the Sect Leader wasn't just trying to comfort him.
The "obstacles" had been sent away.
The Titan also grabbed Xiao Wu, leaping into the air and heading towards the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Tang Lan took out a Flying Mushroom Sausage and ate it, his back sprouting blue wings as he hovered in the air.
He spoke in a low voice to Tang San beneath him—
"I have to go after Xiao Wu. I want to see her alive, and I want to see her even if she's dead!"
"San'er, you don't need to worry about me, go back!"
With that, the azure wings transformed into fiery wings, leaving behind an afterimage as he pursued the Titan.
Leaving Tang San in place, hesitant.
He didn't know whether to give chase or leave.
Seeing the scattered Flying Mushroom Sausages on the ground, he threw out his Blue Silver Grass and gathered them all up.
In the shadows.
Tang Lan smiled as he watched Tang San's actions through his Blue Silver Domain.
Xiao Wu was excluded for the time being, as she and Tang San didn't get along.
However, from childhood until now, he had truly looked after this kid quite a bit – it was just that Tang San himself was secretive, and thus couldn't benefit.
And the result? Heh! It seemed he could only activate Plan B and catch that Human Face Demon Spider to deliver it to that guy, Tang San.
He was just about to move.
Tang San finally took action, eating a Flying Mushroom Sausage and activating his fire wings to chase after him at top speed.
Oh? He's actually chasing? Let's calculate.
One Flying Mushroom Sausage, and the fire wing state could only last for about 30 seconds.
And Oscar only had three of those sausages for everyone.
Ninety seconds of fire wings wouldn't do much.
But the Flying Mushroom Sausages they'd dropped earlier, plus the ones made on the fly, brought the total to around thirty.
With these Flying Mushroom Sausages, at least they wouldn't be completely defenseless if they were caught.
I misjudged you, Little San.
Yeah.
Even though he's selfish, he still chased after Xiao Wu like a madman in the original story.
I'm still his brother, after all. With all the PUA over the years, my status isn't any lower than Xiao Wu's in the original.
"That's good then."
He used his Fire Wings to burn the trees along the way, guiding Tang San.
The path gradually led away from the Titan, catching up to the Human Face Demon Spider mother and daughter who had been scared away.
Tang Lan calculated the timing.
The Fire Wings were just reaching their time limit and falling towards the ground.
The two Human Face Demon Spiders were overjoyed! —There's still takeout in the forest?
The smaller, 2,000-year-old Human Face Demon Spider opened its mouth and spat out a spider web.
"Swish—"
The Blue Silver Emperor, his Martial Soul, rose from the ground and transformed into a wall, blocking the spider web.
The larger, thirty-thousand-year-old Human Face Demon Spider hissed cautiously, retreating with the smaller one.
The next moment, Tang San descended from the sky, landing beside Tang Lan.
"Human Face Demon Spider?" Tang San said gravely, "The nightmare of small soul beasts, a creature that devours life. A hundred-year-old one can rival a thousand-year-old. This is troublesome!"
Tang Lan nodded.
"Can you handle the smaller one?" Tang Lan asked. "It's already spat out its web once."
—Human Face Demon Spiders below ten thousand years old can only spit webs three times a day.
Tang San didn't immediately reply, observing closely.
The smaller one was about one and a half meters long, with eight spear-like legs that were about three meters long. Its entire body was covered in shiny, black armor.
The lifespan of the spirit beast was around 2,000 years.
Although Tang San was only at level 28, he could still fight with his hidden weapons.
However, the large Human Face Demon Spider...
30,000 years!
"Brother, I'm fine!" Tang San said seriously. "The big one is 30,000 years old. Can you handle it?"
"I'm not sure," Tang Lan frowned. "A 10,000-year Human Face Demon Spider can already use Spider God Body Attachment. I'll do my best to hold it off. You need to be quick."
Tang San's eyes hardened!
It seemed like...
He would have to go all out today!
Tang San immediately leaped forward and charged towards the smaller Human Face Demon Spider.
Tang Lan's left eye's double pupils glowed—Life Burial!
The large Human Face Demon Spider was engulfed by the Blue Silver Emperor, which then devoured a small amount of its energy.
And in Tang San's hand, a Uzi appeared, but it didn't attack the small Human Face Demon Spider.
Instead, it aimed at the adult Human Face Demon Spider's lower abdomen, where a ferocious human face made of interwoven white lines was located, with eight purple eyes being its vital point!
"Tatatata—"
The Uzi spewed out bullets, which were all intercepted by the adult Human Face Demon Spider's spider legs.
The small Human Face Demon Spider let out a shrill scream!
It sprayed another spider web at Tang San, trying to stop him from continuing his attack.
Tang San seemed to be attacking the adult Human Face Demon Spider, but his attention was always on the small Human Face Demon Spider.
Before it could open its mouth,
he used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, dodging several meters away.
The web of the Human Face Demon Spider narrowly missed him.
The young Human Face Demon Spider immediately pursued, staring fixedly at Tang San—determined to tear the food that had hurt its mother to shreds!
The adult Human Face Demon Spider was far more intelligent, realizing that Tang San was deliberately leading the young one away.
Its sharp spider legs slashed at the Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperor, expecting to cut through it easily, but only managed to slice halfway.
It had to exert more force to break free.
But Tang Lan had already finished releasing his spirit skill—
"Second Spirit Skill: Blue Silver Emperor Explosion!"
BOOM—
Carrying the energy it had absorbed from the adult Human Face Demon Spider, the Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperor exploded.
Barbs rained down on its black carapace, creating a sound like metal clashing.
Tang Lan seized the opportunity to summon his Thunder Flame Clear Sky Hammer. With a flash of lightning, it materialized and landed in his right hand.
Before the adult Human Face Demon Spider could react, he unleashed the Raging Cyclone Hammer Technique, bringing the hammer down with immense force.
The adult Human Face Demon Spider used two of its spider legs to parry while freeing two more to attack from the sides.
Tang Lan's left hand pulsed with his Martial Soul, the Blue Silver Emperor.
"First Soul Skill: Blue Silver Emperor Spike!"
The Blue Silver Emperor grew, entangling those two spider legs.
"Clang—"
The Thunder Flame Clear Sky Hammer collided with the spider leg, and a fierce strike weighing 2,000 jin drove the leg supporting its body into the ground.
Tang Lan used the recoil to spin around and bring down another hammer.
The Human Face Demon Spider had no choice but to continue blocking.
The Raging Cyclone Hammer Technique, each hammer faster than the last, each hammer heavier than the last.
If it couldn't intercept the first hammer, it would be forced into a passive position.
Although the Human Face Demon Spider had eight legs, Tang Lan could also use his Martial Soul, the Blue Silver Emperor.
The two fought fiercely, neither able to gain the upper hand.
Until...
[Host has caused Tang San to use the Undying Seal Method, overdrawing his potential and reducing his future achievements, stealing a small amount of Tang San's Luck!]
[Reward: Level +1!]
Excellent!
Tang San was starting to go all out.
But Tang Lan still hadn't changed his rhythm, maintaining the Raging Cyclone Hammer Technique.
At the same time,
the Blue Silver Domain was also focused on that side, always prepared.
Until
BOOM!
The loud sound of Barrett's shot came!
The Human Face Demon Spider in front of them looked urgently towards the rear, actually taking a hit from Tang Lan's hammer in order to retreat.
Simultaneously, a golden-red light shone on its body, activating "Spider God Body Attachment"!
In this mode, the Human Face Demon Spider would gain a significant boost in all aspects except defense.
A thirty-thousand-year-old Human Face Demon Spider could even briefly contend with a hundred-thousand-year-old Spirit Beast!
But the price was also extreme.
Every second it maintained Spider God Body Attachment, the Human Face Demon Spider would consume a year of its cultivation.
"Now!"
"Supreme Strike!"
The Raging Cyclone Hammer Technique seamlessly connected, converging all of Tang Lan's strength into one ultimate strike, which heavily slammed into the back of the Human Face Demon Spider.
The Human Face Demon Spider, which had miscalculated the power of this attack, was immediately knocked down to the ground.
Spider God Body Attachment, no defense!
Tang Lan's left eye, with its double pupils, shone with purple light. His second skill slot activated—Dragon-Catching Hand!
A golden dragon coiled around the Human Face Demon Spider's leg, lifting it up and exposing its vulnerable point—the eye on its abdomen!
"Pfft—"
The Ice Blue Scorpion Tail pierced through his trousers.
Tang Lan simultaneously used his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, moving at a strange angle, and forcefully inserted himself below the Human Face Demon Spider, face-to-face with the eerie face.
The Ice Blue Scorpion Tail condensed extreme ice, colliding near the tailbone with the "extreme fire" inner energy of his Nine Yang Divine Skill.
"Spirit Bone Skill: Flame Freeze Poison Needle!"
The ultimate power erupted,
propelling the Ice Blue Scorpion Tail to shoot out, piercing through the Human Face Demon Spider's attempted defense of its spider leg, and fiercely stabbing into one of its eyes!
The turbulent two extreme energies instantly injected into the Human Face Demon Spider's brain.
And then—
Exploded!
Boom——
The red and gold light on the Human Face Demon Spider's body dimmed, the carapace on its surface cracked, and its powerful spider legs drooped, along with its body slamming to the ground.
A black spirit ring floated out from its body, hovering above the corpse.
Just a flaw, and it died instantly.
Tang Lan withdrew the Ice Blue Scorpion Tail, his eyes filled with joy!
A 20,000-year External Spirit Bone, how terrifying!
He put away the Barrett he'd intended to use for a follow-up shot and swept his mental power over the Human Face Demon Spider.
No spirit bone, what a pity.
His life spirit, the Blue Silver Emperor, bound the Human Face Demon Spider.
His Blue Silver right leg bone lit up, and he flew towards Tang San.
From a distance, he saw the small Human Face Demon Spider lying on the ground, with a purple spirit ring floating above its corpse.
Tang San was sitting cross-legged beside the corpse, with a few new strands of white hair on his head, and flames flickering on his body.
It looked just like when he absorbed the 10,000-year Fire Spirit Ginseng.
Tang Lan wasn't surprised.
Tang San, having activated the reversed Undying Seal Method and giving it his all, found that he still couldn't quite win.
He resolutely pulled out the ten-thousand-year Fire Spirit Ginseng that Oscar had given him along with the Flying Mushroom Sausage.
He stuffed the whole thing in his mouth to replenish his depleted spirit power.
Then, he also used the Raging Cyclone Hammer Technique, forcing the little Human Face Demon Spider to reveal an opening. Finally, he used a Barrett to deliver a finishing blow.
Now.
The violent medicinal power of the ten-thousand-year Fire Spirit Ginseng replenished Tang San's overdrawn vitality, but it was also impacting his meridians.
Could Tang Lan just stand by and watch his own younger brother suffer?
The third spirit ring of his Blue Silver Emperor spirit soul lit up.
"Life Burial!"
The Blue Silver Emperor spirit soul enveloped Tang San, absorbing the violent medicinal power that he couldn't digest.
Unlike previous spirit power, which could only be used temporarily.
This time, the medicinal power was refined by the Nine Yang Divine Skill, and a small portion of it could be directly converted into inner energy.
Your poison, my delicacy.
While absorbing, Tang Lan drifted in front of the Human Face Demon Spider.
A strand of the Blue Silver Emperor spirit soul reached out, entering the Human Face Demon Spider's abdomen and pulling out a purplish-black ball of light.
It was the External Spirit Bone—the Eight Spider Lances!
Tang Lan laughed.
He had killed a thirty-thousand-year-old Human Face Demon Spider, but no Spirit Bone had dropped.
Tang San killed a two-thousand-year-old Human Face Demon Spider and got the most precious External Spirit Bone?
Heh!
If there was no trickery involved, Tang Lan would change his surname to Tang!
Tang Lan directly put the Eight Spider Lances into the Blue King, not at all afraid of offending the being in the shadows.
—Anyway, that person just wanted to find an inheritor so they could go out and have fun.
Since Tang Lan performed better than Tang San, why couldn't he take his place?
Then it was time to wait.
Half an hour later.
Tang Lan withdrew the Blue Silver Emperor, his life spirit, after Tang San had finished digesting the raging medicinal power.
[Host absorbed the ten-thousand-year Fire Spirit Ginseng's medicinal power from Tang San, seizing a trace of Tang San's luck!]
[Reward:
Again?
Tang Lan already had two External Spirit Bones, so that was 300 years gone!
He looked at Tang San again.
His face was an unhealthy red, and his eyes were filled with gloom.
He had used the Nine Yang Divine Skill just now to better digest the medicinal power.
This caused the Mysterious Heaven Skill's internal energy to become mottled, with both the misty purple energy and the Fire Spirit Ginseng's medicinal power mixed together.
It would take the better part of half a month to fully recover.
But the good news is…
Tang San looked at the purple spirit ring of the Human Face Demon Spider beside him, his eyes filled with longing.
"Brother, I'm level 30!"
"Can you help me absorb this 2,000-year spirit ring?"
Tang Lan pondered.
This 2,000-year Human Face Demon Spider spirit ring could be considered a small opportunity for Tang San.
But Tang Lan couldn't take it for himself.
—He couldn't possibly absorb the spirit ring himself, could he?
That would mean there would be no innate spirit ring, which would have the characteristic of growing in age with the user's physique.
And it would only cause Tang San to miss his opportunity, without taking it for himself.
The system wouldn't give any rewards.
It would be a lose-lose situation.
Plus, this time, Tang San was indeed "in danger" for Tang Lan.
Tang Lan nodded in agreement.
"Xiao San, hurry up and absorb it. I'll protect you."
Tang San didn't suspect anything.
Immediately, Tang San sat cross-legged, summoning his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and activating the purple spirit ring.
He was immediately wracked with tremors!
"Third Spirit Skill: Life Burial!"
Tang San was enveloped once more, and the spirit power that was about to burst his body was devoured.
However, the over-limit absorption still caused Tang San immense pain.
Fortunately.
Although Tang San was affected by Tang Lan and his level was behind the original timeline, he had never slacked off on his physical training. Because of Tang Lan's encouragement, he was even stronger than in the original.
Just now, after being nourished by the ten-thousand-year Fire Spirit Ginseng again, he had also gained a certain amount of strength.