Chapter 163: Not Suitable for Children, No Watching

"Shh."

Qin Jian held a finger to his lips and pointed at Tang San, saying, "He is absorbing his Third Soul Ring; everyone, be a little quieter."

The group was startled and immediately saw Tang San enveloped in red mist.

From within the mist, the sound of cracking bones could be heard from time to time, each instance sending a thrill of horror through everyone nearby.

"Everyone spread out and guard Tang San."

At Zhao Wuji's command, Dai Mubai and the others took up positions on the perimeter.

"By the way, Qin Jian, how did you and Xiao Wu escape the clutches of the Taitan Giant Ape?" Zhao Wuji suddenly asked.

Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and the others also looked over curiously.

Qin Jian glanced at Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu's eyes darted around, and she stepped forward, saying, "We don't know what happened either. That Taitan Giant Ape grabbed us and ran into the forest. We hadn't run far when a roar like a cow's seemed to come from one direction. Then, the Taitan Giant Ape seemed very nervous, threw us aside, and ran off."

Qin Jian crossed his arms and watched Xiao Wu perform quietly.

This One Hundred Thousand Year Rabbit didn't blush or skip a beat while lying; she was perfectly calm.

"A cow's sound? What kind of cow could make a Taitan Giant Ape nervous? What happened next?"

Zhao Wuji couldn't help but frown.

Xiao Wu clenched her hands, and her eyes immediately displayed a look of terror: "After the Taitan Giant Ape dropped us, it let out a roar before leaving, and we fainted. When we woke up, it was already gone."

"The scene at the time was terrifying. Dozens of Soul Beasts nearby were stunned unconscious, and the weaker ones were directly shaken until they bled from their nose and mouth and died. I don't know if I should call it good luck or bad luck, but I suddenly discovered that my soul power had also broken through to level thirty."

She held her head high and puffed out her chest to brag, without even a hint of a blush.

Zhao Wuji was shocked: "What? You are also level thirty? Who is older, you or Tang San?"

Xiao Wu said, "I am a few months younger than him."

And ten thousand years older?

Qin Jian's mouth twitched, and he quickly turned his head away, afraid he would laugh out loud.

Xiao Wu said, "I was very scared at the time, but Brother discovered a thousand-year Soul Beast that was suitable for me while it was unconscious, so he let me hunt it to obtain my third soul ring."

"That works too?"

Ma Hongjun stared at Xiao Wu, wearing the expression of someone who had just seen a blind cat stumble upon a dead mouse.

I don't believe a word of it; you, a One Hundred Thousand Year Rabbit, have a whole repertoire of tall tales...

Qin Jian rolled his eyes.

Zhao Wuji nodded and said, "It's good that you're back. After you were taken, Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong all went crazy. Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing even snatched Oscar's Mushroom Sausage to chase after you..."

He then briefly recounted everything that had happened before.

Qin Jian looked at Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong; even now, they were each still gripping one of his hands, unwilling to let go for even a second.

Xiao Wu looked at Tang San, then at Qin Jian, and suddenly said something that made everyone's brains crash: "Brother, what does it feel like to kiss mouth-to-mouth?"

"Do you want to kiss Qin Jian?" Oscar's eyes lit up.

Qin Jian clearly felt the hands gripping him on the left and right slowly tightening, causing him sharp pain.

"Ah... n-no..."

Xiao Wu waved her hands, blushing: "I was just curious because I saw Xiao San and Meng Yiran kissing just now..."

"Ooh—"

Ma Hongjun and Oscar shouted together: "Tang San just kissed Meng Yiran?"

Qin Jian smiled and recounted what had just happened.

"Well done!"

Oscar suddenly came up and wrapped his arms around Qin Jian's neck, even taking Ning Rongrong's spot: "Qin Jian, you have a bright future. The head-pushing maneuver—perfect!"

"Ow—"

The next moment, he let out a ghostly howl, and turning back, he saw Ning Rongrong stepping on his foot with a high heel: "Get out of the way!"

Oscar scrambled away from Qin Jian's side, returning Ning Rongrong's spot to her.

The others couldn't help but chuckle.

"Ah—"

Just as everyone was chatting lightheartedly, suddenly, a scream erupted from Tang San's mouth.

Sitting cross-legged there, his body went into a violent spasm, his chest heaved upward, and his entire upper body arched; the sight was terrifyingly gruesome.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Immediately after, the eight protrusions on his back suddenly ruptured. Strangely, Tang San's skin did not tear; eight objects, each the thickness of a fist and deep purple in color, emerged from those eight protrusions and began to grow at an astonishing speed.

"Don't panic! Everyone move back a bit, Tang San's External Spirit Bone has arrived." Qin Jian was very calm.

Once the eight Spider Legs unfolded behind Tang San, they began to rhythmically twitch. The four lower Spider Legs slowly inserted into the ground, actually lifting Tang San's cross-legged body off the ground and into the air.

Oscar couldn't help but say, "Is Tang San going to turn into a giant spider?"

Qin Jian covered his face: "You can even imagine him turning into a giant spider? Oscar, are you a devil?"

"Bang!"

At this moment, the clothes on Tang San's body finally couldn't hold on any longer and suddenly burst apart.

Qin Jian reacted quickly, instantly pulling Xiao Wu behind him, and then covered Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong's eyes with his hands: "Not suitable for children, no watching."

Everyone: "..."

Tang San, wearing only his boxer shorts, struggled for a long time before finally calming down.

Everyone else was very nervous, but Qin Jian was calm, his thoughts drifting elsewhere: "His boxer shorts are definitely the same brand as the Hulk's..."

By the time everyone was shocked and Tang San had finally managed to retract his eight legs, more than half a day had passed.

"Alright, don't worry about Tang San's problem for now; we'll talk about everything when we get back."

Zhao Wuji looked at the children before him with a smile, his mood greatly relaxed: "Although we encountered quite a few troubles this time and went through several dangers, we finally made it through in the end. It's time to go back. Let's move out."

Everyone cheered in unison; having survived several brushes with death, everything was now resolved, and they could finally go back.

The group looked at one another, an invisible tacit understanding growing between them; except for Qin Jian and Dai Mubai, who still felt out of place, the barriers between the others had clearly diminished.

Even Oscar and Ma Hongjun did not distance themselves from Qin Jian because of Dai Mubai; instead, because of the cover Qin Jian had provided time and again, they identified with him even more.

During the process of walking out of the Star Dou Great Forest, they encountered another crisis: an encirclement by a group of Xiao Ren Mian Mo Zhu.

Originally, the group was prepared for a great battle, but Tang San simply pulled out a pile of Zhuge Divine Crossbows and shoved one into everyone's hands.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

Watching his infinite firepower combined with auto-aim and armor-piercing, plus Gatling-gun-level Speed, Qin Jian was covered in black lines.

This cheat... he really couldn't compete with it...

Watching the Xiao Ren Mian Mo Zhu die one by one, Xiao Wu's expression turned somewhat pale.

Qin Jian frowned, blocked Tang San, and said, "Don't let them go extinct, let me handle it..."

(End of this chapter)