Douluo: Emerald Poison Emperor-Chapter 313: Douluo: Emerald Poison Emperor []

Chen Ming, while keeping an eye on the situation in Nuoding City along with Ah Yin, made his way directly to Souto City, the location of Shrek Academy.

Both Nuoding City and Souto City were by no means small towns. Nuoding City served as the granary of the Heaven Dou Empire, boasting vast fertile plains that annually supplied significant amounts of grain to the empire. Souto City, on the other hand, was a hub of commerce and industry, acting as a defensive barrier against the Star Dou Forest's beast tides.

Although no beast tides had breached human territory for many years, the defensive forces of Souto City had weakened over time. Even so, thanks to the Soul Beast and Soul Master industries driven by the Star Dou Forest, Souto City remained a prosperous and prominent city within the Heaven Dou Empire.

Given Chen Ming's current cultivation, he no longer needed Ah Yin to use the head bone of the Man-Faced Demon Spider to activate stealth-related spirit abilities. He could now use the ability independently, perfectly concealing his aura. The 5,000-year-old Man-Faced Demon Spider's head bone had lost much of its significance to him.

Upon arriving in Souto City, Chen Ming tipped a waiter at a local tavern to introduce him to an information dealer in the city. Using the dealer, he purchased intelligence on Shrek Academy in recent years.

Although the information dealer had no idea what Chen Ming intended to do, nor could they discern whether the figure beneath the black cloak was male or female, their profession demanded a lack of curiosity. After Chen Ming paid, the dealer obediently handed over the information without incident.

Reviewing Shrek's recent history, Chen Ming couldn't help but draw a sharp breath. He realized that the precautions he had left on certain individuals before departing years ago had all paid off beyond his expectations, achieving results even better than he had anticipated.

Whether it was Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Flender, whom he had met, or Zhao Wuji and Oscar, whom he hadn't encountered, they had all grown remarkably over the years.

After some thought, Chen Ming concluded that the current Shrek Academy was well-suited for Tang San, someone with a deeply twisted worldview. After a brief stay in the city, he didn't visit Shrek Academy but instead headed straight to the Star Dou Forest. Using the augmentation of his left leg bone with his right leg bone, he instructed Ah Yin to search for Man-Faced Demon Spiders over 10,000 years old by manipulating the Blue Silver Grass.

Although the Star Dou Forest housed other plant-based ferocious beasts besides the Myriad Demon King, their ability to control plants was far inferior to the cunning Myriad Demon King. With the augmentation of the Myriad Demon King's leg bone, Ah Yin easily surveyed the forest, excluding the most dangerous areas, and located several traces of Man-Faced Demon Spiders over 10,000 years old.

The strongest Man-Faced Demon Spider among them had a cultivation level of 100,000 years and was hiding above an underground mineral vein. The others outside this location had cultivation levels reaching up to 70,000 years.

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Due to the unique ecological system of this soul beast, the number of Man-Faced Demon Spiders in the Star Dou Forest exceeding 10,000 years barely passed 100. Considering the species' quality and reproductive capacity, this was an exceptionally low figure.

As for those below 10,000 years? Their numbers were more substantial, amounting to just over a thousand, although half of them were young spiders under 1,000 years old.

Following the guidance, Chen Ming found a 10,000-year-old Man-Faced Demon Spider in the mixed region devouring an unlucky soul beast. With a single move, he subdued it and brutally killed it, refining its energy.

Under Chen Ming's control, the Man-Faced Demon Spider's bloodline and soul power were extracted and condensed into their essence. He then took out the head bone of the Man-Faced Demon Spider he possessed, infused it with the essence, and extracted the spider's soul from its soul ring. After slight modifications, he embedded the soul into the soul bone.

Through this miraculous process, the originally small soul bone underwent a qualitative enhancement, increasing in size and completeness. It now appeared to be an excellent 10,000-year soul bone. In terms of effectiveness, it even rivaled other high-quality 10,000-year soul bones.

The spirit ability contained in this bone was neither stealth nor Spider God Possession. Chen Ming had deliberately crafted a new ability called Spider Devour, which activated the residual soul and bloodline power of the Man-Faced Demon Spider. This ability transformed the user's head structure to mimic the spider's, granting them the power of devouring and allowing them to absorb a certain amount of soul power. However...

Such an exceptional 10,000-year soul bone naturally came with some minor drawbacks.

For instance, every time the soul bone's ability was activated, the bloodline of the Man-Faced Demon Spider would integrate into the Soul Master's body, causing both their physique and martial soul to adopt spider-like traits. This transformation affected their personality, making it more spider-like. Physically, their head would become pointed, and their body stronger, but their intelligence would notably decrease.

Additionally, while the devouring effect was powerful, the spirit ability didn't grant the digestion capacity of a Man-Faced Demon Spider. Randomly devouring things could result in mental, spiritual, and soul power imbalances, making it increasingly difficult to improve levels and strength as cultivation progresses and raising the likelihood of inner demons.

In short, while this soul bone was synthesized, its quality was acceptable. For Soul Masters with spider-based martial souls who didn't mind becoming Evil Soul Masters, this soul bone was practically a shortcut to success.

However, for those with top-tier martial souls unrelated to spiders—such as Blue Silver Grass with Blue Silver Emperor bloodline or the Clear Sky Hammer—frequent use would subtly degrade their martial soul's quality. Over time, this could lead to compatibility issues between the martial soul and its user, or even martial soul backlash.

Ultimately, this soul bone was a double-edged sword. For low-level Soul Masters or those with strong willpower, it posed no significant issue. But for high-level Soul Masters or those with weak willpower, the risks outweighed the rewards.

After dealing with this soul bone, Chen Ming quietly returned to Souto City. Using his Sinful Judgement ability, he identified several Soul Masters with heinous crimes and orchestrated a staged drama.

The story was simple: a Soul Master hunting a Man-Faced Demon Spider accidentally obtained a 10,000-year head bone but was killed due to exposure. The Man-Faced Demon Spider's head bone changed hands multiple times among various underground forces in Souto City.

Under Chen Ming's control, the soul bone remained in specific individuals' hands. Even if discovered, the chosen person would narrowly escape danger but would still be unable to leave Souto City.

...

Ten days later, Tang San and Xiao Wu arrived in Souto City. Chen Ming took advantage of the timing, guiding the chosen individual hiding in the shadows to appear.

As Tang San and Xiao Wu were dining in the city, soldiers and Soul Masters searched their restaurant. With their extraordinary hearing, Tang San and Xiao Wu overheard the soldiers discussing the 10,000-year soul bone. That afternoon, they encountered a Soul Master who appeared to be fleeing for their life in a corner of the city.

Of course, this Soul Master had been driven toward Tang San by Tang Hao's soul power. The intention behind this encounter was self-evident.

Even a 10,000-year head bone was a treasure coveted by Titled Douluo. Naturally, someone as domineering as Tang Hao wouldn't let such an opportunity slip away. Once he learned about it, he immediately searched throughout the entire city, and after confirming the identity of the soul bone holder, he pretended to be a pursuer and drove them toward Tang San and Xiao Wu.