Chapter 100: The King of Picking Up Leaks, Plundering Treasure Chests

Just as Tang San moved, Shi Quan's figure moved as well.

His illusory figure floated up and chased straight in the direction of Tang San.

"Zhuang Zhou, what are you doing again!" Zhao Wuji was furious; he also wanted to stop him, but it was clear he could not stop Shi Quan's figure.

"I am going to bring Tang San back," came Shi Quan's voice.

Hearing this, Zhao Wuji's expression improved quite a bit, and he turned back to glare at Oscar, "You brat, hurry up and produce that Mushroom Sausage of yours; if we're going to chase, we'll chase together."

"Got it, got it," Oscar nodded hurriedly.

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In mid-air, with the Mushroom Sausage consumed and the boost from Ning Rongrong, Tang San's speed was so fast that even Shi Quan could only watch from behind; fortunately, with the lock of his Spirit Sense, Shi Quan was able to keep track of his position, and with the boost from the Nine Shadows Shift, Shi Quan was not shaken off by Tang San.

The night in the Star Dou Great Forest was exceptionally dark; if it were an ordinary night, had Tang San dared to fly like this, he would have long since been surrounded and attacked by those avian Spirit Beasts until not even a corpse remained.

It was only because of the Titan Giant Ape that he had not encountered a single flying Spirit Beast throughout his flight.

A glimmer of excitement flashed in the depths of Shi Quan's eyes; he was currently less than a few hundred meters from Tang San, and relying on his speed, he could catch up in less than a minute.

Shi Quan, in the distance, also sensed the aura of the Earth Cave Spider.

On the other side, the battle between Tang San and the Earth Cave Spider had already unfolded, and he soon discovered that the Earth Cave Spider was in an injured state; if it were in its prime, Tang San would certainly have decisively chosen to flee, but an injured Earth Cave Spider was another concept entirely.

The Earth Cave Spider, which had still been struggling, suddenly lost all movement, and as purple light condensed and a purple ring just emerged, Shi Quan did not pause in the slightest; he lifted his clothes, grabbed the spider leg of the Earth Cave Spider, and brought it up to the opening of his Hundred Treasure Bag.

This was what allowed Tang San to barely keep from exceeding the range of Shi Quan's Spirit Sense lock.

Shi Quan's figure flashed with an iron-colored radiance as he descended from the sky, releasing the impact of the Dream Wave and the deterrence of the Spirit Gathering Soul Awe Technique simultaneously.

With purple light and blue liquid, the robust body of the Earth Cave Spider twisted and thrashed wildly on the ground.

Tang San had already rolled to a spot dozens of meters away, quietly waiting for the Earth Cave Spider to die.

That rustling sound was like someone changing clothes; Tang San slowly stood up, looked cautiously in the direction the sound came from, and immediately saw a black spider.

It was also at this moment that Shi Quan's figure suddenly appeared above the Earth Cave Spider, and looking at the dying Earth Cave Spider on the ground, as well as Tang San who had hidden twenty or thirty meters away, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

It was only because the Earth Cave Spider's vitality was tenacious that it did not die immediately.

On the other side, Tang San had just taken a water skin from his Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges and was gulping it down; just as he caught his breath, he was attracted by a peculiar sound.

Fortunately, Oscar's Flying Mushroom Sausage could only sustain flight for one minute, and the duration of Ning Rongrong's boost was also limited after exceeding a certain range.

The timing was just right!

His Third Soul Ring lit up, the Black Moon appeared, and black light shrouded the Earth Cave Spider.

Delicate plants were instantly corroded, and even thick trees were shattered upon being struck by its body. Within a radius of several dozen square meters, it was a mess, and not a single plant remained intact.

Tang San landed after flying less than three thousand meters and began to move forward through the forest with all his might, while Shi Quan continued to maintain flight; coupled with the fact that Tang San was injured, the distance between the two was gradually closing.

His flight speed instantly increased to the limit.

The Earth Cave Spider's thrashing movement paused, and Shi Quan, releasing the Vajra Indestructible Divine Skill, was like a sharp blade descending from the sky, piercing through the Earth Cave Spider's head with one kick; blue liquid exploded, and before he even landed, Shi Quan's figure returned to being illusory.

It was precisely the Earth Cave Spider.

The scene of the battle was no different from the original work; Tang San, relying on the unexpected nature of the Clear Sky Hammer and the Zhuge Crossbow, dealt a heavy blow to the Earth Cave Spider in just two collisions, causing a fatal wound.

"It stopped."

The next second, the massive corpse of the Earth Cave Spider and the hovering Soul Ring were all packed into the Hundred Treasure Bag by Shi Quan.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining the External Spirit Bone Eight Spider Lances, triggering the Plunder Treasure Chest, which has been opened for the host; congratulations to the host for obtaining the reward: Dragon Spine."

Hearing the system's voice, the corners of Shi Quan's mouth could not help but lift.

Please call me the King of Picking Up Leaks.

Although Tang San had inflicted a fatal wound on the Earth Cave Spider, the criteria for determining who killed a Spirit Beast is to whom the Soul Ring belongs.

Tang San's fatal wound did not kill the Earth Cave Spider directly; it was only fatal. If no one had attacked in the middle, the Earth Cave Spider would naturally have been his upon death, but the point was that the Earth Cave Spider was not dead when Shi Quan arrived, so he was sorry.

In the original work, Tang San carried the corpse of the Earth Cave Spider to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to absorb it.

Therefore, Shi Quan had long wondered if he put the Earth Cave Spider's corpse into his Hundred Treasure Bag, whether the Soul Ring would also enter the Hundred Treasure Bag along with it.

The facts were just as Shi Quan had expected; the Soul Ring really did enter the Hundred Treasure Bag along with the Earth Cave Spider's corpse.

Having finished all this, Shi Quan did not pause in the slightest, directly concealed his figure, and silently increased the distance between himself and Tang San.

On the other side, Tang San, due to the exhaustion of his soul power, the massive consumption of his physical strength, and his internal injuries, felt his legs go soft as soon as he reached a safe place; he could no longer hold on, sat down on the ground, and panted heavily, having no heart left to look at the Earth Cave Spider.

Seeing that the Earth Cave Spider in the distance had no movement, when he turned to look, he could no longer see the figure of the Earth Cave Spider.

"Where is the Earth Cave Spider?" Tang San was stunned for a moment, his expression changed sharply, and he hurriedly got up and walked toward the place where the Earth Cave Spider had been.

He had originally intended to absorb the Earth Cave Spider's Soul Ring; the Earth Cave Spider was one of the Spirit Beasts in his original plan, but because his poison-attribute Blue Silver Grass could not withstand too much, this plan was changed to a Spirit Beast that could Devour and absorb attributes.

But now he had no time to think about so much; he only wanted to improve his strength and find Xiao Wu quickly. In Tang San's view, even if he absorbed another poison-attribute Spirit Beast, there would certainly be no problem for the Blue Silver Grass.

But the problem now was that the Earth Cave Spider had disappeared inexplicably.

He was very sure that he had just inflicted a fatal wound on the Earth Cave Spider, and the death of the Earth Cave Spider was only a matter of time, but what was going on with the Earth Cave Spider suddenly disappearing now?

"Ran away?" Tang San muttered with an ugly expression, looked around, and then shook his head, "Impossible, with such heavy injuries it couldn't have run; even if it fled, it couldn't have done so without a single sound. What on earth is going on?"

Tang San's head was a complete mess right now; mainly because too many things had happened in one night, first the Titan Giant Ape, Xiao Wu being captured, and then the Earth Cave Spider suddenly disappearing.

"If it's gone, it's gone; saving Xiao Wu is more important." Tang San had no time to think about so much; in his current state, he would lose his life in the Star Dou Great Forest if he encountered even one more Spirit Beast. He had to recover to a certain degree before he could continue to search for traces of Xiao Wu.

At this moment, he could no longer care about the possible dangers; he sat down again, panting heavily there, barely letting his spirit recover a little, and then began to cultivate to restore his soul power.

However, just as Tang San began to cultivate, three figures ran toward his direction.

"Are you... Tang San?" The Snake Granny discovered Tang San's figure first, and seeing his miserable appearance, she could not help but frown.

"Tang San, why are you here? Did you fight the Earth Cave Spider? Where is the Earth Cave Spider?" The Snake Granny looked at the Earth Cave Spider's blood on the ground, looked around, and seeing no trace of it, she could not help but ask with a frown.

Tang San got up with a bitter smile, "Senior, this junior did indeed encounter the Earth Cave Spider just now, and did indeed fight it. This junior happened to heavily injure the Earth Cave Spider, and when I ran to the side to dodge, the Earth Cave Spider suddenly disappeared inexplicably. As for where it went specifically, this junior does not know."

"Disappeared?" Meng Yiran said angrily, "Tang San, are you trying to fool ghosts here? How could such a large Spirit Beast disappear inexplicably?"

"Senior, every word this junior says is true. You can check the traces of the battle at the scene; this junior also just walked over from there."

Tang San pointed to the traces of rolling and movement on the ground.

The Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch exchanged a glance and nodded; as a Spirit Douluo-level powerhouse, the Dragon Duke's observational skills were astonishing even in the dead of night, and while Tang San was explaining, he had already surveyed everything in the surroundings, and he could confirm that Tang San was not lying, but the disappearance of a Spirit Beast was something they had never heard of, so naturally, they could not easily believe Tang San's one-sided account.

"You have a spatial-type Soul Guidance Device, don't you?" The Dragon Duke's gaze landed on the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges at Tang San's waist; Soul Guidance Devices all have soul power fluctuations, so the Dragon Duke naturally recognized it at a glance.

A massive Spirit Beast could not possibly just vanish into thin air; in their view, there was only one possibility: Tang San had killed the Man-Faced Demon Spider within this short period and stored the Man-Faced Demon Spider inside a Soul Guidance Device.

The Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch had guessed correctly, but unfortunately, this Man-Faced Demon Spider was not in Tang San's Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, but in Shi Quan's Hundred Treasure Bag.

"Senior, this junior's spatial Soul Guidance Device is named Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, and it possesses twenty-four gemstones, each of which can only store one cubic meter of items; the Man-Faced Demon Spider is so large that it is impossible to put it into my Soul Guidance Device," Tang San hurriedly explained.

"Whether it is or isn't, wouldn't it be enough if you let me check?" The Dragon Duke sneered.

Tang San was naturally unwilling to let the Dragon Duke check, but forced by helplessness, he could only hand over the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges.

There was no other way; he could not win, and for the sake of finding Xiao Wu, he had no choice but to concede.

The Dragon Duke took the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges and began to inspect it without any courtesy; aside from discovering some special Hidden Weapons, he naturally could not find anything related to the Man-Faced Demon Spider...