Chapter 105: with translation of chapter title

Just as Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang had just left not long ago, a deep voice sounded from behind: "Xiao San!"

Soon after, a series of figures rushed over; leading them was the Immovable Wisdom King Zhao Wují, and behind Zhao Wují, the Shrek Academy students flew over, each looking somewhat fatigued. In order to search for and track Tang San, they had not stopped.

Hearing this voice, Tang San turned back and saw his companions arriving; his spirit instantly relaxed a bit, his body swayed and he almost fell. Fortunately, Dai Mubai quickly came to his side and steadied him, preventing the fall.

He was indeed somewhat exhausted; although he had taken the medicine Gu Xuan gave him, he hadn't had time to fully refine it before encountering Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang again.

During the battle with the Titan Giant Ape, Tang San's injuries were already serious; although he ate a restorative sausage, he hadn't fully recovered, and added to that were the exertions of the subsequent march and the battle of wits and courage against the Human Face Demon Spider, which could be said to have completely drained his stamina and soul power.

If it weren't for the will to find Xiao Wu supporting him, he would have likely collapsed long ago.

Oscar also hurried over and directly handed Tang San two restorative sausages for him to eat.

The warm current generated by the restorative sausage spread through his chest and abdomen, and Tang San instantly felt much more comfortable.

As Oscar advanced to the Soul Elder realm, the effect of his restorative sausage also increased; although two sausages did not stack for soul power recovery, their aid to stamina recovery was still much greater than that of one.

Moreover, Tang San had also taken the healing medicine Gu Xuan gave him; the combination restored some color to his face.

Seeing Zhao Wují and the others appear, Gu Xuan's expression didn't change; Zhao Wují's strength was not weak, but Gu Xuan was not intimidated.

"What's the situation, Xiao San?" Zhao Wují quickly glanced at the battlefield and asked.

Gu Xuan is tall and sturdy, already reaching 1.88 meters; his heterochromatic eyes—one red, one blue—and his waist-length hair of red and blue hues flutter like an immortal, making him far more handsome than Dai Mubai, the heterochromatic one, and his bearing completely outshines Dai Mubai.

Although Gu Xuan had not released any soul rings, the six dragon swords on his back were slightly unfurled, sword intent coiling around him, so no one would underestimate this young man.

Although Gu Xuan had just turned thirteen, he looked close to twenty; even so, in Zhao Wují's eyes, he was merely a youth around twenty years old.

Yet from this youth he felt a vague threat; even without releasing soul rings, merely manifesting his martial soul gave such an impression, indicating that Gu Xuan's talent and ability are top-notch.

And looking over at Li Li nearby, who was in the process of absorbing a soul ring, Zhao Wují became even more convinced that the two were geniuses, for Li Li's age appeared similar to that of Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, yet she had already reached rank thirty.

Once she finishes absorbing this soul ring, she will truly be a Soul Elder.

Hearing Zhao Wují's question, Tang San could only explain what had happened again; after listening to Tang San's explanation, all the Shrek Academy students developed a favorable impression of Gu Xuan.

He has strength, talent, and a warm heart; most importantly, this guy is damn handsome.

Especially Meng Yiran, she felt even more fondness for Gu Xuan, after all, she had never seen such a handsome peer before.

Zhu Zhuqing also unconsciously compared Gu Xuan and Dai Mubai in her mind, and then realized there was no comparison; compared to Gu Xuan, Dai Mubai paled in comparison, like heaven and earth.

Tang San, while speaking, glanced at Gu Xuan, his eyes showing gratitude.

However, at the end, Meng Yiran heard that her grandparents had also gone to pursue the Titan Giant Ape to rescue Xiao Wu, and she couldn't help but worry.

The Titan Giant Ape is terrifyingly strong; although Meng Yiran also worries about Xiao Wu, since they haven't been together long, she worries more about her grandparents.

Seeing Meng Yiran's worried expression and her teammates' comfort, Gu Xuan then put on an air of understanding and reassured her: "Miss, rest assured; my grandfather is also on this expedition, so you need not worry about the safety of your grandparents."

Hearing this, Meng Yiran nodded slightly, her worries easing a bit; after all, Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang combined are not weak, and with a Titled Douluo accompanying them, even if they can't defeat the Titan Giant Ape, there should be no mortal danger.

Afterward, Zhao Wují also thanked Gu Xuan a few words; although Gu Xuan is kind, he seems not talkative, so after a brief understanding, the Shrek Academy students sat cross-legged and began cultivating to restore soul power. Each of them had varying degrees of injury, and their soul power consumption was not small; since it was confirmed that someone would lend a hand, they naturally needed to recover as quickly as possible.

And after the Shrek Academy students began cultivating to recover, Gu Xuan's gaze turned to Li Li.

At this point, Li Li's seated figure could no longer be seen, as her entire body was enveloped in a layer of pale purple mist.

From within the mist came occasional cracking sounds of bones; each sound made Gu Xuan unable to help but worry a little, and the third soul ring that should have appeared with the absorption never manifested, proving that Li Li had not yet fully absorbed the Human Face Demon Spider's soul ring.

Gu Xuan was not worried that Li Li would fail, for her physical constitution was fully sufficient to absorb this third soul ring, and her martial soul is also the Human Face Demon Spider, giving her an even greater advantage than Tang San in the original story.

But this situation left Gu Xuan unable to guess the cause for a moment; could it be that the Eight Spider Lances are merging with her body?

Or perhaps she lacks the Eight Spider Lances?

The process of absorbing a soul ring takes considerable time; even a soul ring highly compatible with one's martial soul normally requires at least two hours, and since Li Li began absorbing hers only half an hour ago, Gu Xuan is not in a hurry but waits patiently.

However, Li Li's situation seemed different; after an hour had passed, the purple mist on her body gradually dissipated, revealing her figure, with two yellow and one purple soul rings hovering silently around her.

Watching this, Gu Xuan frowned slightly; no Eight Spider Lances? According to the original plot, this Human Face Demon Spider is the very one Tang San absorbed in the original story—how could it be missing?

Or perhaps only Tang San can absorb it? As Gu Xuan pondered, Li Li suddenly let out an anguished cry, startling the Shrek Academy students who were meditating to cultivate and restore soul power, causing them to open their eyes and look over.

All that could be seen was Li Li, sitting cross-legged, her body suddenly undergoing violent spasms; her chest thrust forward, her upper body arched, revealing her fine figure without doubt.

Oscar's Ma Hongjun and the other old lecher couldn't help but have red hearts flash in their eyes; Dai Mubai's gaze also twitched slightly, but upon secretly seeing Zhu Zhuqing's cold expression, he immediately returned to normal.

Gu Xuan reacted quickly; the six remaining dragon swords on his back and the two dragon swords pinning the Human Face Demon Spider to the book flew out, making a total of eight dragon swords.

The eight dragon swords encircled Li Li and Gu Xuan, forming a large circle five meters in diameter, then began to rotate; the sword intent generated between the swords completely shielded Li Li's figure.

Just as Gu Xuan had just shielded Li Li's figure, a ripping sound rang out; Li Li's clothing at the back tore instantly, and Gu Xuan clearly saw four fist-sized protrusions bulging from each side of her spine.

Immediately afterward, the eight protrusions burst open; strangely, the skin on Li Li's back did not curl back, and eight thick, deep-purple objects shot out from those protrusions, growing at an astonishing speed.

After those eight protrusions burst and produced deep-purple sharp objects, Li Li's whole body seemed to relax, her expression easing considerably, yet her spasms continued, somewhat like the afterglow of a final twitch.

Under Gu Xuan's delighted gaze, the deep-purple objects grew over a meter long in the blink of an eye, and continued to extend at an astonishing speed.

When its length exceeded 1.5 meters, it paused slightly, then a joint-like structure formed at the tip; as the deep-purple extended further, it branched from the joint in another direction.

The eight purplish-black objects grew past three meters before stopping; they were uniformly purplish-bright, their surfaces extremely glossy, thickest near Li Li's back and gradually tapering outward, ending in points as sharp as cones.

"Is this the Eight Spider Lances?" Gu Xuan murmured softly.

The strangeness did not end there; when those eight spider legs on Li Li's back unfurled and began to pulsate slightly, the four lower legs slowly dug into the ground, actually lifting Li Li's seated body off the ground and raising it into the air.

At this moment, Li Li resembled someone with eight arms each three meters long; she looked extraordinarily strange yet retained beauty, like a humanoid spider.

It was practically the real-life version of the spider demon Gu Xuan had seen on television in his previous life.

ps: Typos will be corrected later.

(End of chapter)