NOVEL WEB Chapter 45: Return
Chapter 45: Return
At level 25, Su Mo's soul power level had already reached 25.
After absorbing the external soul bone, the Eight Spider Lances, Su Mo directly advanced by three levels.
Of course, the three levels of soul power were secondary; the most important aspect was that Su Mo's strength increased after absorbing the Eight Spider Lances.
When using the Eight Spider Lances, Su Mo’s overall state could be enhanced by 50%!
The Eight Spider Lances also had a powerful poison and the ability to absorb toxins. Not only could it absorb toxins, but it could also devour all types of energy and convert it into his own soul power.
This is why external soul bones are so precious. Enhancing one's state by 50% alone was incredibly strong.
Because this was not a soul ring ability, it could stack with other amplification skills for additional effects.
Moreover, the most precious thing about external soul bones was that they could evolve along with the soul master, becoming increasingly powerful.
"Su Mo, try to avoid using your external soul bone as much as possible until you become truly powerful!"
"Before your external soul bone completely fuses with you, you must avoid exposing it, even within Shrek Academy!"
"Your soul power has increased by three levels, and Zhao Wuji and the others should be able to sense it. However, since your soul power is already quite rich, you can just say that you happened to level up. You don't need to specify how many levels you advanced. Unless they test it, they won’t know you advanced by three levels."
"Keep it hidden as much as possible!"
"Because external soul bones are extremely valuable!"
Seeing that Su Mo had successfully absorbed the Eight Spider Lances, Bibi Dong, who had been guarding outside, warned him cautiously.
Bibi Dong was also considering Su Mo's best interests.
In Shrek Academy, the only person she trusted was the yet-to-arrive Yu Xiaogang. She didn't trust anyone else.
That’s why she advised Su Mo to hide his abilities as much as possible.
"Yes, I think so too!"
Su Mo nodded to show his understanding.
After glancing at the still lingering purple soul ring above the corpse of the Man-Faced Demon Spider, Su Mo didn’t linger any longer and left.
Fortunately, he wasn't caught by the Dragon Lord and Snake Lady.
Having obtained the Eight Spider Lances, Su Mo needed to return to the group as quickly as possible. Being alone in the Star Dou Forest was extremely dangerous.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
Not long after Su Mo left, about half an hour later, three figures arrived in front of the corpse of the Man-Faced Demon Spider.
"It’s my Man-Faced Demon Spider..."
"Damn it, who stole my Man-Faced Demon Spider!"
When Meng Yiran saw the dead Man-Faced Demon Spider, she immediately flew into a rage.
She hadn't expected her luck to be so poor. Two soul beasts she had set her eyes on had been snatched away consecutively.
"The surrounding soul power is dense; it should be the result of the soul ring dissipating!"
"This was killed randomly! Damn it!"
Dragon Lord Meng Shu sensed the surrounding soul power and looked at the Man-Faced Demon Spider's corpse, angrily snorting.
If someone had taken it, that would be one thing. The problem was that someone had casually killed it, wasting a high-quality soul ring, which made him very frustrated.
Those who need it can’t get it, while those who don’t need it kill it carelessly.
"Let's go. Grandpa will continue helping you find another soul beast!"
"Don’t worry; Grandpa will definitely help you find a suitable and powerful soul beast!"
In the end, Dragon Lord Meng Shu could only console Meng Yiran.
The three of them then left, only discovering that the soul ring of the Man-Faced Demon Spider had dissipated and gone to waste. They hadn't noticed that a precious external soul bone had been produced from the spider's corpse.
This was because, after the Man-Faced Demon Spider dropped the Eight Spider Lances, its corpse didn't show any missing limbs, so they couldn't find it.
...
After Bibi Dong flew into the air to provide Su Mo with a vantage point, Su Mo quickly found Zhao Wuji and the others.
Since they weren't too far away, and Bibi Dong's vision was quite strong, they were able to locate them.
Upon discovering Zhao Wuji and the others, Su Mo naturally went to join them.
"Su Mo!"
The most excited upon seeing Su Mo was Ning Rongrong, who immediately rushed into his embrace.
In Shrek, she had been most worried about Su Mo.
"I'm so glad. We couldn't find you, and I was afraid something had happened to you!"
After her initial excitement, Ning Rongrong quickly jumped out of Su Mo's arms, blushing as she spoke.
"Oh, boy! Something’s definitely going on here!"
Ma Hongjun watched the scene and let out a sly laugh.
The others smiled slightly at this, but only Oscar's smile appeared a bit bitter.
"Su Mo, it's good that you're safe. Tang San and Xiao Wu have already returned, and they’re fine too!"
At this moment, Zhao Wuji also spoke to Su Mo with a smile.
Before Su Mo returned, Tang San and Xiao Wu had already made their way back together.
All the students were safe, and the happiest one of all was their leading teacher.
"Su Mo, thank you for your help earlier!"
Tang San walked up to Su Mo at this moment, expressing his sincere gratitude.
"Su Mo, I also want to thank you for coming to save me!"
Xiao Wu followed and said.
"It’s nothing. We're all teammates; helping each other is only natural!"
"Though I have to say, I didn't expect that Tang San could actually rescue you. Tang San, you're amazing!"
Su Mo waved his hand dismissively, then put on a look of surprise as he spoke to both Xiao Wu and Tang San.
For Tang San to rescue Xiao Wu from the Titan Giant Ape, it would be odd if Su Mo didn't show some astonishment.
"Hehe, I was just lucky..."
Xiao Wu giggled, then proceeded to give the same reason as in the original story, also mentioning that she had reached level 30 and had managed to absorb a soul ring.
"Then your luck is just too good!"
What else could Su Mo say? He could only marvel at Xiao Wu's luck!
"Alright, since everyone is safe, that’s what matters!"
"Now, the only one left is Tang San's soul ring. Let’s continue our search, but not in this area. We’ll move to a different location!"
Zhao Wuji spoke up at this moment.
Since Tang San still hadn't obtained his soul ring, they had to keep looking.
However, Zhao Wuji didn't dare search in the same area, fearing another encounter with the Titan Giant Ape.
So, the group prepared to move to another area to help Tang San find a suitable soul beast.
On the way, Zhao Wuji keenly noticed the increase in Su Mo's soul power, and Su Mo simply said that he had leveled up.
As for how many levels he had advanced and the matter of the external soul bone, he didn’t mention a word.
Zhao Wuji didn’t suspect anything. With two others leveling up, Su Mo doing the same wasn’t surprising.
After changing locations, it took another two days before they finally found a soul beast suitable for Tang San.
It was a 1,900-year-old Crypt Spider.
Although it was more than a hundred years older than the theoretical limit, with Su Mo's precedent and Tang San's confidence in his physical condition, Tang San decided to choose the Crypt Spider.
Tang San successfully absorbed it and acquired his third soul skill, which, just like in the original story, was Web Restraint.
The difference was that the binding ability was stronger, but its venomous effect wasn’t as potent as the Man-Faced Demon Spider's soul ring.
"Tang San really has a thing for spiders, huh?"
"But if the Blue Silver Grass follows the control route, absorbing spider-type soul beasts is indeed the most suitable option!"
Su Mo could only smile secretly at this.
With Tang San obtaining his soul ring, the group packed up and prepared to return.
Unbeknownst to Tang San and the others, except for Su Mo, a new teacher had arrived at Shrek Academy.
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