The man who suddenly appeared looked to be only about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, dressed in a very plain, coarse linen robe with several patches on it.
With such attire, he didn't look the least bit like a master. If someone said he was just an ordinary fisherman from the countryside of Hanhai City, no one would think twice.
Yet, this seemingly unremarkable young man was now completely withstanding the soul power pressure from the twenty to thirty high-level soul masters opposite him, giving the followers of the Spider God Church behind him a sense of relief.
The members of the Spirit Hall were all stunned by the sudden appearance of this man, and their previously prepared attacks were forcibly suppressed.
Their levels were not low, and they could clearly sense the strength of this mysterious man. Although he wasn't emitting much aura at the moment, just standing there made these soul masters feel suffocated.
Among them, the elder with the title of Soul Douluo had the most peculiar expression. His strength was the greatest among them, and his insight was naturally the sharpest.
While the other soul masters could only sense the man's power, he could see something deeper.
Strange, he thought to himself. He was certain that the aura of this man before him was definitely not that of a human soul master.
But if he were to say that this man was a soul beast that had taken human form, it didn't quite fit either. Moreover, with his strength, he couldn't see through the true form of this "person."
To put it simply, he had a feeling that this man was essentially a powerful soul beast with a human appearance!
Within the Spirit Hall camp, the level 89 Soul Douluo's pupils slightly contracted as he looked at Fang Chang, and he quietly issued a command to the soul masters behind him, "Ignore him, continue the attack."
Ordinary humans might not understand the dominance of the Spirit Hall, but soul masters with some level of strength couldn't possibly be unaware. If this man before them insisted on opposing the Spirit Hall, then so be it.
Outsiders might say that the Spirit Hall kills ordinary civilians, or that they "accidentally" harm civilians while dealing with a powerful soul master. Although the results are similar, there is a clear difference between the two explanations.
Besides, if something really happened, they still had a Title Douluo to take the fall.
The soul masters, having received his command, once again activated their soul power and prepared their attacks.
In the next moment, countless attacks rained down like a storm, covering Fang Chang and the ordinary humans behind him.
"Humph," Fang Chang snorted coldly, raising his right hand. Three spider clones, each over ten meters long, appeared behind him, using the "Shadow Clone" skill.
Although he had temporarily taken on a human appearance, his clones were still spiders.
He then placed his hand in front of his chest, summoning a light golden wall about three to four meters wide. The three spider clones behind him also used the same skill.
However, the light walls they summoned were significantly larger than the one he had created, protecting the ordinary humans and the building of the Spider God Church's branch behind them.
The attacks from the Spirit Hall's soul masters continuously struck the four light walls, creating a series of clinking sounds, but they were unable to break through the defense.
The followers of the Spider God Church, initially terrified, then nervous, finally erupted into collective cheers.
The strength of the man before them had far exceeded their expectations. He had single-handedly blocked the attacks of so many Spirit Hall soul masters.
Was he sent by the great Spider God to protect them?
After a wave of unsuccessful attacks, the Title Douluo elder of the Spirit Hall raised his hand to stop the soul masters behind him, his expression uncertain as he looked at the four light walls and the three spider clones.
He was surprised to find that, even with his Title Douluo strength, he wasn't confident he could break through the defenses set up by this "young man"...
"May I ask who you are?" His voice carried a hint of hesitation.
"You've already attacked, why waste words?" Fang Chang's expression was cold, with a touch of mockery. "I am the one you're looking for, the Spider God Envoy."
The Spider God Envoy?!
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone—whether from the two sides or the ordinary citizens watching from the city—widened their eyes in shock.
So he was the Spider God Envoy! They had been curious about this mysterious figure who had been "scattering treasures" everywhere, but they never expected him to look like this.
After giving away so many treasures, couldn't he have gotten himself a better set of clothes? The Envoy was truly too frugal.
The Spirit Hall elder was even more astonished upon hearing this. The Spider God Envoy... that was currently the Spirit Hall's most wanted criminal! And he dared to show himself here.
Now he was even more hesitant. Should they fight or not? If they fought, he wasn't confident at all; if they didn't, and he let the Spider God Envoy escape, the elders in the Spirit Hall would never let him off.
He had completely forgotten that the choice wasn't even in their hands at this point.
Fang Chang retracted the light walls and pointed forward. The three spider clones immediately charged toward the twenty to thirty human soul masters.
It was worth noting that after this skill was upgraded, the clones could inherit most of his attack power, and now they were at least equivalent to three hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.
Despite the human soul masters resisting with all their might, they were successively pierced by the spider legs of the three clones, skewered like kebabs on the legs.
The elder also faced one of the spider clones. Even after using all his strength, he only managed to land five or six hits on it, and he himself sustained some injuries.
But the spider clone suddenly exploded, turning into a shadow. It was actually just a clone!
When he came to his senses, he realized that out of the twenty to thirty subordinates he had brought, only the level 89 Soul Douluo remained. The others were already corpses, hanging from the legs of the remaining two spider clones.
And that Soul Douluo was in a pitiful state, covered in wounds, being chased by the two spider clones, and on the verge of being killed.
The Spirit Hall elder grew anxious. An 89th-level Soul Douluo, just one step away from becoming a Title Douluo—he couldn't just let him die.
However, just as he was about to go to the rescue, a cold hand had already landed on his shoulder. "Old man, where do you think you're going?"
He turned his head in horror to find Fang Chang's figure, like a ghost, already behind him, one hand pressing on his shoulder, rendering him immobile.
Then, the six small red dots on Fang Chang's forehead opened, transforming into six eyes. The mental energy waves emitted from them caused the elder to momentarily lose focus.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, four spider legs suddenly emerged from Fang Chang's chest area, piercing through the elder's back and abdomen.
The spider legs flashed and then retracted back into Fang Chang's clothes. This scene was witnessed only by him and the Spirit Hall elder—no one else saw it.
The elder, severely wounded, staggered and fell to the ground, one hand clutching his chest, which had been pierced through, and the other pointing at the young man before him. "You... you're not human! You're a soul beast!"
But his voice was drowned out.
The followers of the Spider God Church, seeing the Spider God Envoy displaying such divine power and the renowned Spirit Hall being utterly defeated, erupted into cheers, their voices shaking the heavens, completely drowning out the Title Douluo's words.
Immediately after, a small "black hole" appeared in Fang Chang's mouth, and the Spirit Hall elder's martial soul was forcibly extracted from his body, swallowed by Fang Chang in one gulp.
Then, with a casual backhand slap, the Spirit Hall elder, now devoid of all soul power, was sent flying several meters, crashing into an old tree and breathing his last.
By this time, the level 89 Soul Douluo had also been defeated by Fang Chang's two clones. Naturally, Fang Chang didn't waste his martial soul, swallowing it as well.
The Spirit Hall, the number one power on the Douluo Continent, had suffered a major defeat in Hanhai City. Dozens of their elites had been slaughtered by the Spider God Envoy alone, including a Title Douluo...
This news spread across the entire continent in the following days, turning this small coastal city into the continent's focal point.
But what drew even more attention was the message the Envoy left behind before departing.
"If you want to find me, come to Sea God Island."