While Fang Chang was busy eliminating the two Spirit Hall Soul Elders, elsewhere, the Golden Generation trio had engaged the Ten Thousand-Year Earth Pit Demon Spider in a fierce battle.
Strangely enough, the Earth Pit Demon Spider seed to ignore Xie Yue and Hu Liena, focusing all its attacks on Yan.
From the mont Yan activated his Blazing Fla Domain, the spider's gaze had beco almost obsessive, relentlessly pursuing him with bites and strikes. Its behavior was eerily similar to that of a scorned lover encountering an ex.
Yan was internally groaning. This was a powerful ten-thousand-year soul beast, and he was rely a Soul Elder.
Were it not for his top-tier martial soul and the vast resources of Spirit Hall supporting his cultivation, he would have been overwheld long ago.
Even so, he could barely hold on. Old wounds from his earlier fight with the Giant Demon Ape began to flare up, and new injuries only worsened his condition.
anwhile, back in the valley, Fang Chang had returned after defeating the two Soul Elders, his sights now set on the Purple Fla Owl Beast.
Species: Purple Fla Owl Beast (Devourable)
Soul Power: 7,300 years
HP: 2,953/3,300
Strength: 600
Attack: 599
Defense: 538
Speed: 701
Its HP had decreased slightly due to its earlier scuffle with Old Seven. The beast was perched on the cliff wall, resting but keeping its sharp eyes fixed on the surrounding forest, wary of the humans returning.
Fang Chang observed from a distance, formulating his plan. He circled back to a high slope he had previously scouted.
The slope was nearly level with the cliff and was only about 30 ters away—within range of his Leap skill.
Fang Chang waited for the perfect mont. As the owl beast turned its head, he suddenly sprang into action. His Leap skill launched him across the valley, propelling him toward the cliff wall.
Simultaneously, Fang Chang spat out two ticulously prepared poison webs. One was aid directly at the owl beast's current position, while the other targeted the area slightly behind it.
The sudden attack startled the owl beast. Instinctively, it flapped its wings and retreated, only to fall straight into Fang Chang's second web.
In that brief mont of entanglent, the first web snared its powerful legs.
Caught between two webs, the Purple Fla Owl Beast lost its ability to move and tumbled from the cliff, kicking up a cloud of dust as it crashed to the ground.
Fang Chang landed gracefully on the cliff ledge previously occupied by the owl beast. He glanced toward the cave behind it, a glimr of excitent flashing in his many eyes.
Without hesitation, he leaped down to where the struggling owl beast lay. His legs impaled the creature, and he began injecting it with paralyzing venom.
The Purple Fla Owl Beast thrashed violently, spewing bursts of purple flas in a desperate bid to free itself. However, the flas had little effect on the venomous webs.
Strictly speaking, the webs were an extension of Fang Chang's body. Thanks to his fire resistance skill, the flas were essentially useless against them.
Realizing this, the owl beast panicked even more. Its wings flapped with all their might, and its legs kicked frantically as it attempted to tear through the webs by sheer force.
Unfortunately for the owl beast, Fang Chang's soul power was nearly on par with its own, and his webs—enhanced through multiple evolutions—were far too strong to be torn apart so easily.
As the venom took effect, the beast's struggles weakened. Eventually, its wings fell limp, and it lay motionless, completely subdued.
Standing over the incapacitated owl beast, Fang Chang wasted no ti. He opened his jaws wide and tore off a large piece of its tender flesh.
Before long, the Purple Fla Owl Beast beca yet another unfortunate prey consud by Fang Chang.
As he devoured the last piece of at, a long-awaited system notification appeared in Fang Chang's mind:
"You have devoured the Purple Fla Owl Beast and acquired the additional skill: Purple Fla."
Skill: Purple Fla
Description: Launches a fireball imbued with purple flas at the target, dealing ranged damage and applying a burning effect.
Finally! An additional skill!
It had been so long since he last gained one that Fang Chang had started to doubt the system's functionality. After devouring both the Giant Demon Ape and the Four-Eyed Golden Horn Snake without triggering any new skills, he had assud the system had stopped working.
But now, Purple Fla was a much-needed addition, filling the gap in his long-range attack capabilities.
"If I'd had this skill earlier, taking down that archer Soul Elder wouldn't have been nearly as troubleso. I could've just fought him head-on!"
Having consud the owl beast, Fang Chang climbed back up to the cliff and squeezed into the narrow cave behind the ledge.
His increased soul power had caused his body to grow even larger, making it difficult for him to fit into smaller spaces.
"If only I had a skill to adjust my size at will. That would be so convenient," Fang Chang lanted.
The cave's interior was surprisingly spacious, providing Fang Chang with so relief. He scanned the area and soon noticed three pristine bird eggs near the entrance.
These were undoubtedly the reason the Purple Fla Owl Beast had guarded the cave so fiercely.
Curious, Fang Chang approached the eggs and tapped their shells with his legs. The crisp sound only heightened his appetite.
Having already devoured the parent, he decided the eggs should follow.
"The world of Douluo is too cruel. Letting them reincarnate into another world sooner could be considered a rcy," Fang Chang thought as he consud the eggs.
With the eggs gone, his attention shifted to another corner of the cave.
There, he found the skeleton of a human seated cross-legged.
The remains had clearly been there for a long ti, as the clothes had long since decayed. The bones were yellowed, covered in black fungal streaks and patches of moss.
Despite their condition, the skeleton showed no signs of being eaten by insects or disturbed by the owl beast. Even Fang Chang's legs, which could pierce most materials, barely scratched the surface.
"This must've been soone extraordinary," Fang Chang mused.
Carefully, he toppled the skeleton and pried open its clenched hands, searching for valuables.
"In stories, this is usually when a treasure appears, right?"
Unfortunately, after a thorough search, all Fang Chang found were two seemingly ordinary items.
Item: A black sheet of paper
Effect: ???
Restriction: Human-only
Item: A ring
Effect: ???
Restriction: Human-only
"Again?! Why is it always human-only treasures?" Fang Chang felt a wave of exasperation.
It seed fate had a sense of irony, constantly presenting him with treasures he couldn't use.
"Maybe the heavens have sothing planned for ..." he muttered, reluctantly storing the items.
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