The Unbelievable Power of Eight Spider Lances!
Even though it was just a 2,000-year-old external soul bone,
its enhancements were completely broken!
After summoning Eight Spider Lances—
🔹 All attributes instantly increased by 50%!
🔹 Movement speed increased by 50%!
🔹 Blades were razor-sharp, barbed, and coated with venom!
🔹 Boosted jump and climbing abilities—ignoring nearly all terrain obstacles!
And that wasn't even the end of it.
🔹 Active Soul Bone Skill—"Devour"!
—Absorbs the enemy's soul power and replenishes his own by 100%!
Paired with—
🔹 Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperor's absorption,
🔹 Reverse Undying Seal's conversion,
🔹 Nine Yang Divine Art's infinite regeneration…
—Good lord! He had created a perpetual motion machine!
On top of that—
🔹 "Devour" could also absorb and store poisons within Eight Spider Lances, continuously enhancing its venom.
—A 2,000-year-old external soul bone?
—More like 200,000 years!
But now—
🔹 This god-tier gift from the Asura God… belonged to Tang Lan!
Eight Spider Lances Evolution—Absorbing the Man-Faced Demon Spiders!
With all of his upgrades completed,
Tang Lan dismissed the Life Spirit Blue Silver Emperor's covering vines.
Bare-chested, his Eight Spider Lances unfurled,
revealing themselves before Xiao Wu and Tang San.
"AHHH! Why aren't you wearing a shirt?!" Xiao Wu shrieked, covering her eyes.
But Tang San's eyes were locked onto the Eight Spider Lances.
—Those were… Man-Faced Demon Spider legs?
—A soul bone?!
—Another soul bone drop?!?
Tang San's mind collapsed!
—He also killed a Man-Faced Demon Spider!
—Why didn't his drop a soul bone?!
—This isn't fair!!!
Inside, Tang San was screaming in rage,
his eyes bloodshot from sheer jealousy.
Tang Lan pretended not to notice.
He walked up to the two Man-Faced Demon Spider corpses and
stabbed them with Eight Spider Lances,
🔹 Activating "Devour"!
The soul bone absorbed the same-origin energy,
its age skyrocketing instantly!
After fully consuming both corpses—
🔹 Eight Spider Lances' new age—34,572 years!
—No loss in conversion!
As an external soul bone, Eight Spider Lances had the perfect growth path.
A fascinating discovery—
🔹 Since the Lances originated from the smaller spider, absorbing its body only added 72 years.
🔹 The remaining 32,500 years came entirely from the larger spider!
With that evolution—
🔹 All attributes now enhanced by 84.5%!
🔹 Every additional 1,000 years increased enhancement by 1%!
🔹 At 100,000 years, the total enhancement would be 150%!
—Good lord.
—And this was only a passive boost, not even an active ability!
—The Asura God's "gift" was utterly broken!
Eight Spider Lances' First Evolution—Attack & Defense Mode!
🔹 "CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!"
The outer shell of Eight Spider Lances cracked apart,
shedding dark purple layers like molted skin.
Underneath—
🔹 A brand-new, pitch-black set of Lances emerged.
🔹 **The middle four became thicker and sturdier—designed for pure offense.
🔹 The upper and lower two pairs shrank slightly, now positioned for defense.
—A clear evolutionary shift—four for attack, four for defense!
🔹 No longer requiring excessive focus to control all eight limbs.
🔹 Vital areas now passively protected.
Of course—
Tang Lan didn't really have vital spots anymore.
But this was only the first evolution.
There was plenty of time for future growth!
Tang San's Jealousy Boils Over!
Suddenly—
"Brother…" Tang San's voice trembled.
"That's… a soul bone?"
Tang Lan glanced over.
Tang San's eyes were bloodshot,
his expression twisted with barely contained envy.
Noticing his own lack of composure,
Tang San forced himself to look away, not daring to meet Tang Lan's gaze.
🔹 "Mhm, yeah, it's a soul bone." Tang Lan smiled.
🔹 "And not just any soul bone—it's an external soul bone, far rarer than normal ones!"
🔹 "Unlike regular soul bones, it can grow stronger over time!"
🔹 "This is an absolute top-tier soul bone!"
Tang San: (▄へ▄メ)
—The blood vessels in his eyes were about to burst!!!
—A soul bone was already ridiculous enough!
—But an external soul bone?!?
—Why?! Why was his brother always one step ahead?!?
Tang Lan saw Tang San's near breakdown
and chose not to push further.
He retracted Eight Spider Lances,
retrieved a shirt from Blue King Ring,
put it on,
and met Xiao Wu's wide, peeking eyes.
🔹 "Still want to look?"
Xiao Wu panicked, shaking her head furiously!
"Who—Who was looking?!"
Tang Lan smirked but didn't expose her.
He turned to Tang San—
🔹 "Xiao San, wait here. I need to speak to Xiao Wu privately."
Tang San silently nodded.
Tang Lan took Xiao Wu's hand and led her a hundred meters away.
A... Coincidental Scene
As Tang Lan and Xiao Wu walked away for a private conversation—
They accidentally stumbled upon…
🔹 Two Soft Bone Rabbits…
🔹 In the middle of… certain "intimate exercises."
Tang Lan paused, glancing over with some curiosity.
But before he could fully process the scene—
Xiao Wu misunderstood something entirely.
🔹 "Brother… Not here… Let's wait until we're back, okay?"
Tang Lan: (⊙_⊙)?
He turned to Xiao Wu with a confused look.
Seeing her blushing face,
he suddenly understood!
—Good lord!
—What kind of things are running through her head?!?
Xiao Wu soon realized her own words and—
🔹 Her entire face, even her neck, turned bright red!
Tang Lan decided to change the topic.
Tang Lan's Decision—Xiao Wu Stays in Star Dou Forest
🔹 "Xiao Wu, you should stay in Star Dou Forest for now."
Xiao Wu: o(Д)っ!?
Her eyes instantly turned red,
stubbornly glaring at Tang Lan.
🔹 "Brother! I'm not that kind of casual girl!"
"I grew up under my mother's care. Later, I trained with Da Ming and Er Ming, drinking the waters of the Lake of Life."
"I quickly reached 100,000 years!"
"And throughout my entire life, the only males around me were Da Ming and Er Ming!"
"But we were just normal friends!"
"So!"
"I've never done 'those kinds of things'!"
"Brother, don't abandon me…"
"I can do anything for you…"
Large tears rolled down from Xiao Wu's eyes,
her rabbit ears drooping pitifully.
She grabbed onto Tang Lan's sleeve,
as if afraid he'd leave her behind at any moment.
She was genuinely panicking!
Tang Lan was a little surprised but soon understood.
—No wonder Xiao Wu was so pure.
—Her entire social circle was just Da Ming and Er Ming.
The Plan—Human Transformation & Reuniting Later
Tang Lan gently wiped away her tears,
smiling helplessly.
🔹 "At least listen to me first—crying later is fine too."
"I'm planning to head to Heaven Dou City to establish an academy."
"Tang Sect's headquarters will also be there."
"As the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, there will definitely be Titled Douluo around."
"Your identity… It's too risky."
Tang Lan took out a 30,000-year Fire Spirit Ginseng.
🔹 "You're at level 37 now. If you consume this, you should reach level 45."
🔹 "In two months, I'll bring you immortal herbs to push you past level 50."
"By then, you'll have completely transformed into a human."
"And you can stay by my side forever!"
Xiao Wu's Tears of Joy
🔹 "Waaahh—!"
Xiao Wu immediately threw herself into Tang Lan's embrace
and broke into loud sobs.
Meanwhile—
100 meters away—
🔹 Tang San's entire body tensed up!
—Big Sis!
—This is Star Dou Forest!!!
—We just encountered the Titan Giant Ape!
—And now you're wailing this loudly—aren't you afraid you'll attract it back?!?
But neither Tang Lan nor Xiao Wu were concerned.
—Titan Giant Ape was literally nearby, keeping watch.
—No soul beast would dare approach.
A Goodbye Kiss—And a Not-So-Innocent Follow-Up
After comforting Xiao Wu,
she finally accepted reality.
Then—
She stood on tiptoe and kissed Tang Lan's lips.
Originally, it was just a simple farewell kiss.
But—
🔹 Tang Lan cupped the back of her head…
🔹 And turned it into a full-blown battle of tongues.
By the time he let her go,
🔹 Xiao Wu's legs were weak, and she was out of breath!
Tang Lan stuffed the 30,000-year Fire Spirit Ginseng into her hands
and turned away with a casual wave.
Xiao Wu stayed where she was,
watching longingly as he walked away—
But she did not follow.
Tang San: ??? What Just Happened?!?
🔹 Tang San: (⊙_⊙)?
—What the hell just happened?!?
—You two have been inseparable for the past six years!
—And now you're suddenly parting ways?!?
"Xiao San?"
Tang Lan's voice called him back to reality.
Tang San hesitated only briefly before following along.
And honestly…?
🔹 He was secretly pleased.
🔹 Because of his first spirit ring, Xiao Wu had always resented him.
🔹 Tang San had a strong ego—he didn't like her either.
🔹 But since she clung to Tang Lan all the time…
🔹 Tang San often felt like his brother's attention was being "stolen" from him.
—Which only made him dislike Xiao Wu even more!
Now?
🔹 She was staying behind in Star Dou Forest.
🔹 Meaning… from now on, he had his brother all to himself!
🔹 Tang San: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (t/n: I swear this text emoji was not done by me)
🔹 "Heh. Finally, I can monopolize Brother's love!"
(END…)