That's right. This spider demon in front of him was Araniya, Roy's first 'neighbor' in the upper Abyss!
At that time, Roy was only a low-rank demon. He could not defeat Araniya at all and was almost eaten as food. But unexpectedly, the tables had turned. Roy had already become a top-middle-rank demon and was climbing toward high-rank demon, but Araniya had just promoted to middle-rank demon.
Through the spiritual connection, Roy learned the whole story from Fat Tiger. For a moment, he looked at Araniya speechlessly. He did not expect that when Araniya appeared in front of him again, she would actually plan to be his' neighbor 'again. Moreover, the location she chose to build her nest turned out to be in the gold mine. Roy did not know what to say about this.
What an ill-fated relationship. The Abyss was so big, but the probability of encountering the same demon on two levels was so low. Even Roy could not calculate how low the probability was, but he and Araniya had encountered one.
However, Roy recognized Araniya because although Araniya had advanced, the overall change was not great. However, Araniya could not recognize Roy. Roy's appearance was completely different from the red-skinned little demon from back then. Even if Araniya had a deep impression of the little demon who suddenly grew demon wings on the lava river, she would probably not be able to connect it with Roy's current appearance.
Roy stood up and walked toward Araniya. Araniya saw Roy's movements and quickly lowered her body to express her submission. She could already tell that the hellhound that had bitten her and dragged her here was the servant of this frost demon in front of her. From this, it could be inferred that this frost demon was stronger than the hellhound. Araniya admitted that she was no match for it, and she was a spider demon. The demons of her race were cunning and sinister by nature, and they would not be as reckless and reckless as those demons who only knew how to use their muscles. So seeing that the situation was not right, she immediately admitted defeat.
Speaking of which, Araniya was actually quite aggrieved. Although she was only a low-rank demon in the upper Abyss, she was still an existence at the top, and few demons could defeat her. It could be said that she could easily get any prey she wanted, and her life was very comfortable. But she did not expect that after she finally completed her promotion and came to the middle Abyss, she would suddenly become at the bottom of the food chain that anyone could bully.
Even though she understood that this situation was the same for many demons, the psychological gap was huge, and it was difficult for her to adapt to this change all of a sudden.
However, demon life was difficult, and no matter how difficult it was to adapt, she had to adapt. So when Roy came to her, not only did she lower her body, but she also said fawningly, "Your Excellency, Araniya salutes you! Forgive me for my clumsiness, but I really can't remember where I met you. But since you know me, please spare me this time on account of our acquaintance! "
While speaking, Araniya straightened her body and said straightforwardly, "If you need to vent, I'll do my best to serve you!"
Roy's face darkened when he heard this. Damn you, Wang Dachui. Which eye of yours can tell that I need to vent?! Also, why are you so confident in your furry, black-furred upper body?
"Shut up. If you say another word, I'll tear you apart!" Roy shouted coldly, feeling a little disgusted.
Fat Tiger bared his teeth at the side, his three heads and six eyes staring intently at Araniya's neck.
"Yes, yes!" Araniya trembled. She saw Roy's displeasure and quickly lowered her head.
"When did you come to this level of the Abyss?" Roy asked coldly.
"About … about two months ago!" Araniya answered honestly, completely lacking the arrogance she used to have in the upper Abyss.
Two months ago was about the time he had just returned. Roy sized her up and asked, "Strange. When you were a low-rank demon, you were already in the form of a spider demon. Why do you still look like this after advancing to middle-rank demon?"
"Your Excellency, you may not know, but the spider demon bloodline has always been a relatively strong bloodline in the Abyss …" Araniya replied. "Without a stronger bloodline, the demons born are usually in the form of spider demons. Even when promoting, most of the awakening is the spider demon bloodline, so the demons of our race generally don't change much after being born …"
"The spider demon bloodline is very strong?" Roy touched his demon horns. "In that case, your race's bloodline is relatively pure, and it should be easier for you to promote to high-rank demon, right?"
"No, it's the opposite!" Araniya was slightly depressed. "Most spider demons may stop at middle-rank demon for their entire lives. Although the spider demon bloodline is strong and easy to temper, the spider demons have not been strong in hunting souls for a long time, so it's very difficult for them to compare with other demons in terms of magic power growth …" Araniya was slightly depressed.
Roy was a little curious after hearing this, so he asked in detail and finally understood what Araniya meant.
The reason was very simple. It was because of the habits of the spider demon race! As a spider demon, Araniya was very good at making traps with spider webs, but everyone knew that this kind of hunting method of waiting for prey was simply passive hunting. When she was lucky, there might be prey that fell into the net, but when she was unlucky, she would often wait for a long time without any harvest.
It just so happened that demons like spider demons could not use common elemental magic. Apart from Spiderweb, they were only good at curses and poisons. These spells had a shortcoming, and that was that they leaned towards weakening. They were not destructive spells that could cause large-scale damage, so they could not obtain souls in large quantities.
In addition, the spider demon race had another biggest shortcoming, and that was that they were lazy! They could stay motionless on their spider webs for a month or two, willing to wait for rabbits to hit a tree stump, but they were unwilling to move their feet and run away to hunt …
Therefore, the spider demon race's acquisition of souls was relatively slow. In the face of the increasing demand for magic power, they felt like they could not keep up with the majority. It was definitely a long and difficult path to promote to high-level demon.
Take Roy for example. Although he had cheated, his magic power could increase to five thousand. Not only did he use the help of the Magic Energy Growth Potion, but he had also probably consumed more than ten thousand souls. If it were other demons, the consumption of souls would be at least seventy to eighty percent more. There was no better way for the spider demon race to obtain so many souls other than relying on the accumulation of time.
This was also why demons like flame demons were more famous in the Abyss. Their magic power could cause tremendous destruction, and it was easier to harvest souls and promote. Compared to flame demons, demons of other races were inferior in terms of obtaining souls.
Despite Araniya's appearance, she was actually almost eighty years old. She had relied entirely on accumulating little by little over the years to promote to middle-rank demon …
As for why she appeared in Roy's gold mine, it was because she passed by here a few days ago and accidentally discovered this gold mine. However, she entered from the other side of the gold mine, so Fat Tiger did not discover her. Spider demons were good at cursing spells, so she also noticed the curse power of misfortune contained in these gold mines. Originally, Araniya did not pay much attention to it. After all, to demons, gold was useless except for the occasional use by some demons to make some decorations. But after Araniya left, she suddenly thought about it and returned.
Just like what Roy had thought, Araniya suddenly wondered if she could make use of this gold.
In fact, as a spider demon, Araniya rarely responded to the summons to go to other worlds because he hunted souls in other worlds, which was not much different from the Abyss … However, after discovering the gold mine, Araniya planned to use it as bait.
She did not intend to use the curse on it. This curse was useless to her. She only intended to place the gold on her spider web and make it easier for greedy humans to take the bait.
While talking to her, Roy found that Araniya's mind was indeed very clear. She had even been secretly observing Roy, but she still could not remember who he was.
After chatting with Araniya for a while, Roy suddenly asked, "Have you heard of the Demon Bible?"
This question was very sudden, and Araniya could not help but be stunned for a moment. But then she nodded and said, "I know a little!"
Roy was actually just trying to ask, but he did not expect Araniya to really know, so he quickly asked her to tell him.
"That's something mentioned in my inherited memories. It's said that it's something from the deeper Abyss, and it's recorded on the seven sealing steles!" Araniya said. "It's said that the sealing steles were left behind by the Seven Deadly Sin Demon Kings, and there are magical powers on them … But this is only a legend. Because it's too long ago, there's no way to verify it. Your Excellency, why are you asking this?"
"It's nothing. I just heard this legend by chance, so I'm just asking!" Roy said calmly. "Speaking of which, you even know about this. Your inherited memories seem to be very complete!"
Araniya puffed out her chest again and said proudly, "Because the inherited memories of our spider demon race come from the Queen of Spiders, Lolth! She's one of the existing demon kings of the Abyss, the greatest existence of the spider demon race! "
Roy was stunned and hurriedly said, "Wait! What did you say? The Queen of Spiders, Lolth? Are you sure you're not mistaken? Isn't that … isn't that the god of the dark elves? Why did you say that the Queen of Spiders has also become a demon? "
"Queen Lolth's predecessor was a demon!" When it came to the pride of her race, Araniya's voice became louder. "It's just that she used a special method to become a half-elf and half-demon, so she can only stay in other worlds and can't return to the Abyss. The legends of the dark elves are wrong. Queen Lolth's predecessor was a demon, not a dark elf!"
"Is that so?"
Roy did not expect to hear this from Araniya. In fact, Roy knew that there was such a Queen of Spiders, Lolth. There was nothing he could do about it. She was too famous, but he had always thought that she was just a god of the dark elves and had never connected her with the spider demons of the Abyss.
Araniya had personally said that it was difficult for the spider demon race to advance. But if the Queen of Spiders really had a half-human, half-demon body, then it made sense …
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