If this thing can move, at the very least it’s a living creature, so it shouldn’t be too disgusting, right? At the same time, a living creature here might even be a star beast—though that possibility is quite small.

Anyway, let’s take a look first. There’s no rush.

Jack Harper injected star power into the ring-hilted knife. A faint trace of red appeared on the blade—yes, just a trace, so faint that if you didn’t look closely, you wouldn’t even notice it. But whether or not there was this tiny bit of star power made a huge difference; at the very least, with it, the knife would carry a hint of fire attribute in its attack.

Without this bit of fire attribute, it would take some time to cut open the wolf spider’s silk cocoon.

When the cocoon was cut open, Jack Harper was momentarily dumbfounded. What the heck is this?

The first thing to appear inside was strands of silver thread, very similar in color to spider silk. For a moment, Jack Harper thought it was more spider silk and was about to cut it down, but quickly realized it wasn’t silk—it was hair.

What he saw next confirmed it even more: it was hair, and inside appeared a face—a delicate little face, as exquisite as if carved from jade.

A star beast with a human face and beast body?

Although nothing is too strange in this world, in this remote area, it’s still quite likely for a person to be caught by a wolf spider. Inside was a person—a rather unusual girl.

She was indeed unusual. This girl was a member of a different race, unlike ordinary people. On both sides of her forehead grew two silver horns shaped like lightning bolts.

“Ghost clan? There doesn’t seem to be a ghost clan community in the Mirage Dragon Kingdom. Well, the ghost clan may be a different race, but they’re still people. Let’s save her first…” Jack Harper began to check her condition.

But after a thorough check, he found that apart from being weak, the ghost clan girl was fine. Though she had some new wounds, they had already healed, and she didn’t seem to be poisoned.

Rumor had it that the ghost clan was a race with extremely strong constitutions and powerful self-healing abilities. It seemed to be true.

The fact that this girl could survive after being trapped by the wolf spider for so long said it all.

Because of the appearance of the ghost clan girl, Jack Harper had no choice but to stay. Originally, this place was the wolf spider’s territory, so it was quite safe. It wasn’t really a problem. Since it was already dark, he might as well spend the night here and wait for the ghost clan girl to wake up.

Perfect—he could cultivate while waiting!

Star power circulated within his body, and the wolf spider’s flesh and star power began to nourish Jack Harper’s star spirit and body. This feeling made Jack Harper extremely comfortable.

And the beast soul he had absorbed earlier now began to take effect, strengthening his star spirit. Maybe it was the first time, or maybe it was because he had just fully absorbed the beast soul, or maybe Jack Harper’s star spirit was just too weak—Jack Harper could clearly feel the growth of his star spirit.

A grown star spirit allowed for faster absorption of star power—in simple terms, it made cultivation faster!

As the sun set in the west, the evening sunlight no longer reached Jack Harper’s location, and just then, he finished his cultivation.

Jack Harper ended his practice and stood up, checked his own condition, and felt that he was on the verge of a breakthrough. Just one more session and he could level up again, becoming a level five star apprentice.

After checking himself, he looked over at the ghost clan girl. She was still sound asleep.

“Time to roast some meat!”

Jack Harper took out a portable folding iron grill, set it over the campfire, then sliced some wolf spider meat, marinated it with salt in the spider shell, and started roasting.

He only brought salt, an essential for the wild, and it wasn’t heavy—he didn’t need much. All the seasoning he needed was salt. After all, salt is the king of all flavors.

And so, he roasted meat, ate, and waited.

“Give me a piece of meat!”

After Jack Harper had eaten more than half the meat, the ghost clan girl woke up. The first thing she wanted was roasted meat.

“Here you go!”

Jack Harper handed a piece of roasted meat to the ghost clan girl. She immediately devoured it ravenously. At this moment, to her, this salt-marinated wolf spider meat was the most delicious thing in the world.

That was because she was hungry—anything would taste like a delicacy. And the wolf spider meat was already tender and juicy, so it was indeed tasty, making it even better.

After that, the ghost clan girl kept eating. Jack Harper only gave her a few pieces before stopping; after that, she roasted the meat herself.

Jack Harper wasn’t the type to be overly helpful. If someone could do something themselves, he wouldn’t do it for them. Even if it was convenient, it depended on his mood.

The ghost clan girl wasn’t fussy either. She roasted and ate the meat herself, quickly finishing off the wolf spider meat. Although the wolf spider was as tall as a person, there wasn’t much edible meat. Jack Harper had already eaten a lot before, so what was left couldn’t withstand the two of them eating like this.

The ghost clan girl was still a bit unsatisfied, but for now, she had to stop. She said to Jack Harper, “Thank you for saving me!”

“It was nothing, you don’t need to think much of it. I’m just a bit curious—how did you get caught by that wolf spider?” Jack Harper glanced at the ghost clan girl. At this moment, he noticed that she wasn’t very tall, only about 1.3 meters. He wondered if it was because she was still young.