Dodging the strike, Fang Chang slowed down slightly, landing behind the Ghost Tiger, closely tailing it.
The Ghost Tiger was utterly desperate. It dared neither to stop and confront the relentless human soul masters nor shake off Fang Chang, who clung to it like glue.
As their speed dropped just slightly, Du Hongxue and Lu Lei were already preparing their next attacks from behind.
Seizing the opportunity, Fang Chang quickened his steps, using one of his spider legs to stab the Ghost Tiger's hindquarters during the run.
The Ghost Tiger let out a shrill howl and momentarily stumbled due to the pain, falling behind Fang Chang.
At that instant, Du Hongxue and Lu Lei unleashed their attacks from the front and back, using the Ghost Tiger as a shield to block all the damage for Fang Chang.
With a mournful cry, two bloody holes exploded on the Ghost Tiger's body. The impact sent it flying six meters forward, landing ahead of Fang Chang.
Its eyes were filled with grief and helplessness. Under the double torment of severe injuries and Fang Chang's paralyzing venom, its vision began to blur, and its body weakened.
Du Hongxue and Lu Lei's attacks did not stop. This time, nothing impeded them, and both attacks struck Fang Chang directly.
Under such relentless assault, even Fang Chang couldn't withstand it. His HP dropped to just one-third, with three of his eight spider legs broken, significantly reducing his speed.
Behind him, two more soul masters adept at speed broke away from the main group, rapidly closing in on Du Hongxue and Lu Lei at the front.
Fang Chang glanced back at the pursuing human soul masters, then at the Ghost Tiger, which was on the verge of collapse. His gaze hardened with determination.
The next moment, he mustered all his strength, leaped to the Ghost Tiger's side, and, to the astonishment of Du Hongxue and Lu Lei, sank his teeth into the Ghost Tiger, activating his "Devour" skill.
Both immediately attempted to stop Fang Chang, realizing something strange was happening.
Black energy spheres and purple lightning struck Fang Chang's body repeatedly. Using the last of his strength, he raised his two shield-like forelegs for defense, all while continuing to tear into the Ghost Tiger with his jaws.
Even so, his dwindling HP continued to drop, and neither Du Hongxue nor Lu Lei showed any signs of letting up.
The Ghost Tiger's roars grew weaker, and the light in its eyes rapidly faded as Fang Chang devoured it bite by bite.
HP: 121/811 HP: 97/811 HP: 67/811
Finally, when Fang Chang was down to his last sliver of HP, the Ghost Tiger was completely devoured.
In Fang Chang's vision, the "System" screen reappeared, and he directed his consciousness to the evolution options panel.
Almost instinctively, Fang Chang selected the bottom-most option among the three available paths: Ghost Armor Demon Spider.
Du Hongxue and Lu Lei struck once more, but Fang Chang made no effort to resist, allowing the black energy sphere and purple lightning to explode on him.
His body cracked in multiple places, yet his gaze remained unyielding, growing even more bloodthirsty.
Then, faint strands of purple-black light began to emit from his fractured armor. The light grew brighter as the cracks widened.
Finally, with a crisp "snap," Fang Chang's armor shattered, disintegrating into purple-black powder that scattered with the wind.
Beneath the broken armor stood an even more terrifying demon spider.
Its shell was still the same purple-black, but its size had increased noticeably, now measuring over three meters in body length with legs extending nearly four meters.
The armor had become even darker and denser. The shield-like forelegs were broader and thicker, while the remaining six spider legs appeared sharper and more lethal.
The most significant change was the ghostly black mist enveloping the entire Ghost Armor Demon Spider, giving it an eerie and ethereal appearance.
Name: Fang Chang
Species: Ghost Armor Demon Spider
Soul Power: 3890 years
Evolution Points: 9110
HP: 1410/1410
Strength: 396
Attack: 402
Defense: 620
Speed: 456
Racial Skills: Poison Web, Spider Spear, Concealment
Innate Skills: Devour, Poison Resistance, Hardening, Shadow Clone
Additional Skills: Resilience Lv.4, Dragon's Blood Lv.1, Flame Armor, Minor Fire Immunity, Leap
After evolving into a Ghost Armor Demon Spider, Fang Chang's attributes nearly doubled, and he acquired the "Shadow Clone" skill.
Shadow Clone: Harnesses shadow energy to create three mirage clones, each inheriting 30% of the main body's attack power and disappearing upon taking damage.
The human soul masters behind were stunned, staring in disbelief. The mutant Man-Faced Demon Spider, seemingly on the brink of death, had devoured the Ghost Tiger and returned stronger than before.
At the forefront, Du Hongxue and Lu Lei were closest and felt the change most acutely.
Especially Lu Lei, who had just reached out to grab the corpse of the mutant Man-Faced Demon Spider.
But the sudden emergence of the "monster" startled him.
He sensed an aura from this creature far more potent than that of the previous mutant Man-Faced Demon Spider, instinctively taking to the skies to escape.
However, Fang Chang was faster. In a flash, he tore off one of Lu Lei's wings from its base, sending him plummeting like a wounded bird.
Before Lu Lei could hit the ground, Fang Chang descended upon him like a grim reaper.
With a resounding crash, the ground was covered in dust. When it cleared, the soul masters saw the demon spider shrouded in black mist pinning down a person.
The soul master's possessed martial soul vanished, and he vomited blood as Fang Chang's spider leg pierced his back, skewering his heart.
After finishing, Fang Chang turned his gaze to Du Hongxue. Both of their eyes were filled with killing intent.
Du Hongxue attacked first, retreating as a shadow before morphing back to human form to throw a black energy sphere at Fang Chang.
Fang Chang fixed his eight eyes on her. Most of his previous injuries were caused by her.
As the black energy sphere approached, Fang Chang stepped forward, choosing to take the hit directly.
The sphere struck his forehead, causing him to stagger slightly, dissipating part of the surrounding black mist.
At that moment, his body blurred briefly, and three shadowy clones of the Ghost Armor Demon Spider materialized, lining up beside him.
It was his newly acquired skill, "Shadow Clone."
All four "Ghost Armor Demon Spiders" charged simultaneously at Du Hongxue.
Du Hongxue frowned and quickly retreated in shadow form.
Before she could fully retreat, one of the clones struck her shoulder, disrupting her shadow state.
In human form, Du Hongxue countered with a palm strike, dispersing the clone. Another clone attacked and was similarly destroyed.
When the third clone reached her, she instinctively struck again.
But this time, the clone didn't dissipate as expected. Her strike landed on something cold and hard, like steel.
In her horrified gaze, Fang Chang's eight spider legs snapped shut. The shield-like forelegs clamped her head, while six other legs stabbed into her spine.
An embrace of death.
As Du Hongxue's lifeless body slumped to the ground, Fang Chang raised his gaze toward the hundred-plus human soul masters behind, his eyes gleaming with a hint of mockery.
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