The slippery and dripping moss surface, the muddy ground that is deep and shallow after landing, the spider webs that reflect strange outlines when encountering a little light in the darkness, and the faint sound of insects crawling...
gloomy. Moisture. The atmosphere of horror is strong.
The cave where Thousand Poison Spider King is located is like a complex and huge maze.
The spiritual riot caused by the Spider King's promotion blocked their perception to a certain extent. Even Ling Yao was unable to directly perceive the entire maze and determine the correct direction.
Therefore, after the group of people went deep underground, they could only follow the flow of spiritual power and rely on a little luck to explore forward.
But fortunately, it takes a certain amount of time for the Thousand Poison Spider King to advance to the sixth level. It would be no good for them to arrive at the scene too early.
Under the leadership of Lou Chuanyang, this team that was specially set up to search for the Spider King was slowly moving forward.
The spiritual formation pattern under Ling Yao's feet was smaller than the one illuminated during the battle, and only covered a few people in the exploration team.
But the spirit pattern is also bright, as if it is sensing and intentionally illuminating the surrounding environment.
And when those low-level Thousand Poison Spiders hiding in the darkness attack their people, the spiritual pattern will light up with a warning blue light in that direction.
Without the need for him to take action personally, Lou Chuanyang and others quickly followed up and killed those arthropods that attempted a sneak attack first.
Along the way, the ground was also covered with corpses of spiders of all sizes.
"Didn't you say there would be hundreds or so Thousand Poison Spiders guarding you? Is there something wrong with your intelligence?"
Seeing Huo Hongchuan and others slashing at the newly emerged Thousand Poison Spiders, and others immediately following up to clean up the venom and remains of those spiders, Ling Yao couldn't help but frowned and asked.
Lou Chuanyang's face was also very serious, and he was obviously not relaxing because of the seemingly safe situation. The abnormality of the Thousand Poison Spider Guards also made him very confused:
"This... we have never gone deep into the Spider King's crypt before. Maybe they are more hidden in more central places.
"We'd better speed up. Otherwise, if we miss the opportunity, it won't be as simple as a failed rescue."
Even Ling Linhan could hear the uncertainty in his tone.
He couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Ling Yao.
After hearing what Lou Chuanyang said, Ling Yao didn't comment, but just tightened the hilt of the sword in his hand:
"Just be careful."
Along the way, they encountered low-level Thousand Poison Spiders. However, looking at the environment here, there are clearly many fresh traces of third- and fourth-level Thousand Poison Spiders moving here.
Where have these Thousand Poison Spiders gone? Is this part of the plan of the Thousand Poison Spider King who is being promoted?
He must be prepared for the unexpected.
Because if the existence of these Thousand Poison Spiders is not necessary for the Spider King, it means that perhaps, the period of weakness of the Spider King that they can fight for... may not be as long as they imagined.
…
Different from the dim environment outside, the center of the cave, the largest cave where the Thousand Poison Spider King lives at the moment, is bright.
The ground is full of crystal nuclei that reflect dazzling light. Dark green, dark brown, dark purple...
This color of crystal nuclei symbolizes that these crystal nuclei are produced by poisonous monsters.
The walls and ceiling of the cave were covered with silvery-white spider webs.
On top of the spider web, there are prey wrapped in balls of spider silk.
Some of them have dried up, some have just died, and some are still alive and lingering in despair.
Cut------
The spider's claws scraped against the ground, making a creepy sound.
Through the gaps in the spider silk, Dao Jinwen vaguely saw the huge gray-green body of the Thousand Poison Spider King, flashing past her field of vision.
This is a Thousand Poison Spider King that is about to reach the sixth level. Dao Jinwen Danyang's initial strength was simply not enough to break free from the constraints set by the opponent.
Not to mention, after several days of not eating or drinking, relying solely on spiritual power for support, she was already too weak to restrain herself.
Her only hope is that the people in Anqizhai can care about her status as a "priest candidate" and send people to rescue her before the Spider King reaches the sixth level.
Once the Thousand Poison Spider King crosses the threshold of the sixth level, no one in Anqi Village can defeat this monster except the old village leader who has reached the Puxiang realm.
At this time, after weighing the pros and cons, An Qi is very likely to give up rescuing her and wait for the birth of the next "priest candidate" again.
Then she would be completely finished.
During the time when she was kidnapped by the Thousand Poison Spider King, there was not a day when she was not looking forward to it and suffering.
However, let alone the people who came to rescue her, the only people who could enter this central crypt were the dying prey or corpses brought back by the Thousand Poison Spider King.
Click, click, click, click... click——
Suddenly, somewhere where she couldn't see, there was the sound of cutting and chewing, which was quite loud.
Then, the surrounding spiritual energy suddenly rioted.
She couldn't help but shiver.
Over this period of time, the Thousand Poison Spider King's food intake increased, and the number of crystal nuclei collected also increased.
Dao Jinwen could also guess the reason - the Thousand Poison Spider King suddenly began to hunt in large quantities, probably to replenish his physical and spiritual power and make final preparations for promotion.
This once made Dao Jinwen very worried that she would become the spider king's meal before he was promoted.
But after so many days, although the Thousand Poison Spider King came back to see her from time to time, he had no intention of attacking her.
——She is the great tonic that the Spider King left for him after his promotion.
This allowed her to save her life temporarily, but it also meant that once the Spider King was promoted successfully, she would have no way out.
And now, the promotion of Thousand Poison Spider King has finally begun.
After a long time, just when the fear in her heart reached a certain extreme, she suddenly heard an unusual sound in the turbulent flow of spiritual power——
"It's over there...the spiritual power is very strong..."
"I saw it! It's that white thing! It's so big..."
"There are a lot of crystal nuclei on the ground here. Does the Thousand Poison Spider King have such a habit of hunting in large quantities?"
"It can't move when it's promoted, right? Then can we..."
"Although it will not actively attack us when it is promoted, the energy on its body will also passively defend and attack everyone who comes close. This is too dangerous."
"Let's wait a little longer, it looks like it's almost over. Wait until the period of weakness after promotion..."
Dao Jinwen's hearing is naturally sharper than ordinary people, so she can easily hear the small sounds outside the cave.
"I don't know if Dao Jinwen is still alive..."
She was suddenly shocked - someone mentioned her name! These are the people from Anqizhai who came to save her!
She began to struggle hard, trying to make some noise - although with her current physical strength, the little movement she made might not attract the attention of those people.
"Ah, the spiritual power is beginning to subside!"
"Still according to the original plan, will you go in alone?"
Dao Jinwen suddenly heard the voice of a strange young man. She was certain that the person speaking was definitely not from Anqizhai.
"Yes. Everything went smoothly before, but those Thousand Poison Spider guards didn't show up, and they are still a hidden danger."
The person who answered was Lou Chuanyang's voice, and his tone sounded quite polite.
"I would also like to ask Brother Yao to continue to take care of the others."
Then, she heard Lou Chuanyang's approaching footsteps.
…
"Is it really okay? I always feel..."
Ling Linhan gradually frowned as she looked at Lou Chuanyang's back as he cautiously entered the cave, as well as the cocoon of silk balls that seemed to be empty and motionless after the spiritual power subsided.
Ling Yao held the Shadow Sword in his hand, lowered his head, and used the tip of the sword to pull at the scattered crystal core fragments on the ground.
"So many crystal nuclei hidden in the cave were all sucked dry, and it also caused a siphon of spiritual power from the outside world... Not only did this Spider King succeed in being promoted, but it is also more powerful than ordinary sixth-level monsters."
"Of course. This is the Thousand Poison Spider King."
Ling Linhan also looked down at the tip of Ling Yao's sword.
"Look at the crystal nuclei here. They are all dark colors. Only poisonous monsters can produce such crystal nuclei."
Ling Yao suddenly showed a thoughtful look:
"If I remember correctly... the crystal core of the Thousand Poison Spider is dark green, right?"
"Yeah. That's the color. The more toxic, the darker the color."
Ling Linhan thought it was Ling Yao's casual question and didn't take it to heart. Instead, he continued to add,
"Using such a crystal core to supplement one's spiritual power is adding poison to poison, which is a great tonic for the Thousand Poison Spider King. Moreover, there are so many 'reserved' foods hanging here to replenish physical energy..."
"Dark green...Thousand Poison Spiders...dark..."
Ling Yao's wrist paused, and suddenly he raised his head and looked at Lou Chuanyang who had walked deep into the cave.
"No...no! It's not that those Thousand Poison Spiders are not here, but they are all...bad!"
Before Ling Linhan could react, Ling Yao suddenly dodged and ran towards the cave.
"Hey! What's going on! Didn't you mean..."
"The situation is not right! You come to guard the others... no, lead them to retreat!"
Ling Yao almost shouted these words.
But before he finished speaking, the silver-white ball cocoon that originally seemed to have lost its vitality suddenly expanded, and the spider silk began to peel off layer by layer.
Ling Yao hadn't arrived there yet, and Lou Chuanyang, who was carefully approaching the cocoon, also noticed something unusual at this moment.
He soon realized that the spider king's period of weakness might be much shorter than he thought.
He immediately increased his speed, drew his knife and ran towards the cocoon.
At this time, he naturally wanted to try to kill the Spider King as soon as possible to avoid future troubles.
However, didn't Ling Yao know that Lou Chuanyang would react like this and just rush forward to remind him?
"Run! It has no weak period at all!"
Before anyone arrives, the sound comes first.
A bit of cold light passed through the sky, and the shadow of a thousand-fold Moon Sword was separated.
The phantoms are unified and powerful.
Lou Chuanyang's scimitar fell on the huge cocoon before he could stop it in time, and Ling Yao's Shadow Moon Style followed closely behind.
boom--!
There was a loud noise, and dust flew into the sky.
Ling Yao stepped forward at this moment, grabbed Lou Chuanyang's shoulder in the chaos, and pulled him back violently.
And just when Lou Chuanyang was forced to step back, a silver-white claw suddenly broke out of the cocoon and landed on the position occupied by Lou Chuanyang!
"How is this going?"
Lou Chuanyang was shocked and confused.
If it were a sixth-level monster in its weak stage, he should be able to handle it easily with his strength.
But although the aura of the monster in front of him was still a little unstable, its current strength was definitely beyond what Lou Chuanyang could handle!
"It preyed on its own kind. The crystal core fragments on the ground belong to other Thousand Poison Spiders."
Before Ling Yao finished speaking, Lou Chuanyang already understood.
Perhaps it is because the Thousand Poison Spider and the Spider King have the same origin, and the Thousand Poison Spider King has preyed on other similar species, and has become even more powerful, and its period of weakness has been greatly shortened!
There is no precedent for such a thing. It's just that with human thinking, most people will not kill their own companions in exchange for temporary gain.
Therefore, Lou Chuanyang and even Ling Yao had not been able to think of this at the first time.
With just one sentence of explanation, most of the silver-white cocoon was broken open by the sharp claws, and the huge body of the Thousand Poison Spider King was also revealed in the smoke.
However, its eyes only glanced at the two uninvited guests, Ling Yao and Lou Chuanyang, and quickly stepped on the remains of the cocoon, crawling slowly deeper into the cave.
Lou Chuanyang was still shocked by the Thousand Poison Spider King's rapid recovery of strength, but Ling Yao had already charged forward.
With the help of the spiritual formation pattern and the ability of shadow movement, his figure came to the side of the Thousand Poison Spider King in an instant.
The soft soil on the ground made it difficult to use force, but Ling Yao made a prompt decision and jumped onto the Spider King's claws while the Spider King was busy on his way.
Between the ups and downs of his chelicerae, he jumped onto the Spider King's back in a thrilling movement.
Swinging the sword down——
It’s a mountain!
