Qian Renxue?

"Are you planning to fight me to the death?" Lan Si's expression froze. Gritting his teeth, he stored the AK47 automatic rifle into his soul tool. At the same time, he activated the "Five Thunder Heavenly Heart Technique." Thunder surged from his left hand, and the Clear Sky Bamboo Mallet was summoned.

The power of his thirty-level soul force gathered in his left hand, instantly injecting all the soul force into the small black hammer adorned with golden spiral patterns.

In an instant, the black hammer in his hand expanded several times, the handle reaching a length of one meter. The patterns on it suddenly became clearer, flickering with explosive blue electric arcs.

With all his strength, he swung the hammer down. The tip pointed downward, and the Clear Sky Bamboo Mallet carried terrifying thunder and lightning as it smashed toward the face of the Soul Devouring Spider.

The Soul Devouring Spider instinctively sensed danger and raised its front legs to block.

Unfortunately, although it had been prepared, it could not anticipate that Lan Si's Clear Sky Bamboo Mallet possessed armor-breaking capabilities.

The tip of the hammer accurately struck the intersection of the spider's two front legs.

Crack!

The front legs snapped with a sound. The corners of Lan Si's mouth lifted slightly. Taking advantage of the situation, he swung the hammer again, using the "Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Technique," and viciously smashed toward the face of the Soul Devouring Spider once more.

One hammer, two hammers, three hammers...

In an instant, the area where Lan Si and the Soul Devouring Spider were fighting was filled with dust and lightning.

When the thirty-sixth hammer came down, Lan Si was exhausted, creating a brief opening. He quickly retreated tens of meters to recover his strength, waiting and observing patiently.

The dust cleared, revealing a massive pit. The Soul Devouring Spider lay miserably inside it. Of its eight legs, only four remained intact. The two front legs had already fallen off, the left third leg and the right second leg were also only half remaining. 

Its originally shiny black head was now completely sunken in. Of its eight eyes, only three remained, dull and lifeless. Purple fluid continuously flowed from the spider's broken legs, head, and abdomen.

It lay limply on the ground, looking as pitiful as it could get.

Seeing the spider in such a state, Lan Si did not let his guard down. As long as the soul beast had not produced a soul ring, it meant it was still alive.

With a gesture of his right hand, the Green Lotus Blade, which had been knocked down earlier, shot up again, stabbing toward the Soul Devouring Spider.

The spider seemed prepared for this. As soon as Lan Si controlled the blade, its four legs suddenly leaped into the air, jumping over Lan Si's head and fleeing rapidly toward the inner regions of the Star Dou Forest.

A soul master could sense the strength of soul beasts within a certain range, and soul beasts could also sense the strength of soul masters. In the perception of this Soul Devouring Spider, Lan Si's aura was merely that of an ant, far weaker than itself.

Yet, he repeatedly seized the advantage. First, he used the flying ability of his martial soul to maintain a distance and launch long-range attacks, angering the spider into spraying its web. Then, taking advantage of the gap, he used a strange weapon to smash its abdomen, which stored its web. After that, he unleashed his incredibly powerful second martial soul, severely injuring the spider until it had no strength to fight back.

Even its feigned death was seen through.

The Soul Devouring Spider couldn't understand. It was already strong and cunning among soul beasts, so why did it suffer such a miserable defeat here?

It was unwilling to accept this. It wanted to escape. As long as it could get away, it could use its talent of devouring to consume some smaller soul beasts and eventually return to its peak. Then it would come back to take revenge on this weak human.

"Such a cunning creature. Do you think you can escape like this?" Lan Si sneered. Without hesitation, he put away the Clear Sky Bamboo Mallet, recalled the Green Lotus that was still floating in the air, and leaped onto the Green Lotus platform. He controlled it to chase after the Soul Devouring Spider at high speed.

One chased and the other fled, gradually moving deeper into the Star Dou Forest. The distance between them became shorter and shorter. 

During this time, Lan Si fired his semi-automatic pistol several times, but although the spider's speed had greatly reduced because it only had four legs left, its agility and perception were still maxed out. Driven by its strong will to survive, it dodged Lan Si's bullets time and again.

However, Lan Si did not get frustrated, for the gap between them was visibly narrowing.

A hundred meters, fifty meters, thirty meters... closer, ever closer.

When the distance was less than twenty meters, Lan Si suddenly felt a chilling sensation deep within his soul, as if continuing to chase would result in his immediate death.

Lan Si looked ahead and couldn't help but break into a cold sweat. Five hundred meters away, a golden-haired woman was sitting cross-legged beside a gigantic soul beast. Five soul rings glowed around her in the colors yellow, yellow, purple, purple, and black. The sixth black soul ring was slowly emerging. It seemed she was absorbing her sixth soul ring.

He was sure that this sense of danger did not come from the Soul Devouring Spider, nor from the golden-haired woman. Looking at her clothes and appearance from afar, she did not seem like an ordinary person but rather a noble. This could only mean one thing: someone was hiding in the shadows to protect her.

Should he retreat or continue to chase?

If he retreated, he would be unwilling to let go of such a good soul ring. Moreover, the golden-haired woman might think that he had driven the Soul Devouring Spider toward her to harm her. In her anger, she might order her subordinates to hunt him down.

If he continued the chase, he might be attacked by the golden-haired woman's protector. The golden-haired woman was already a Soul Emperor. Her protector would surely be stronger, at least a Soul Sage, possibly even a Soul Douluo, or perhaps a Titled Douluo.

Moreover, judging by her power at this age, Lan Si could roughly guess the identity of the golden-haired woman.

Lan Si was caught in a dilemma.

Was it his bad luck today? First, he had encountered a kitten being chased by a bigger cat and played the hero. Then, he stumbled upon a mysterious woman. Could this be the end of his streak?

As Lan Si discovered the golden-haired woman, the Soul Devouring Spider also noticed her.

However, compared to the inwardly groaning Lan Si, the Soul Devouring Spider was more excited. It sensed an aura in the woman's body that it both hated and feared. Its instincts told it that devouring this human woman would grant it unprecedented growth, even allowing it to heal and reach the ten-thousand-year level.

Taking a deep breath, just as Lan Si was hesitating, a nearly three-meter-tall angelic shadow appeared behind the golden-haired woman. The angel had six wings and a divine face, exuding a sacred and noble golden aura. In an instant, Lan Si felt his soul purified.

Seeing this, Lan Si was now sure of it. The person in front of him was Qian Renxue.

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