Even Wang Chong was shocked by this sight.
From a certain perspective, this Darkshadow Spider was even more terrifying than the Dragonbeasts and Nightmare Beast he had encountered before. And judging from the state of the WuZi Steel dagger, if this continued, it wouldn't be long before the entire dagger shattered into countless pieces.
But even so, this was enough for Wang Chong.
His body shrank back as he followed the narrow "path" created by the WuZi Steel dagger toward the Darkshadow Spider on the ancient tree.
Time was short, and the path the WuZi Steel dagger had created was extremely narrow. As Wang Chong passed through, Wang Chong could smell the thick stench of death. These translucent white threads were the sharpest, strongest, and most indestructible material he had ever seen.
If he had been even the slightest bit careless, his body would have been cut in two by these threads.
As Wang Chong passed through, the sharp and tenacious threads brushed past his face. The sharpness of these threads even caused his skin to ache.
Swish! A corner of Wang Chong's clothes was brushed by the threads and silently fell off Wang Chong's body. Then, it swept past the other threads and was cut into countless pieces that floated to the ground.
This was an extremely dangerous situation. Even the most powerful martial artists would shrink back upon seeing this. But for the experienced Wang Chong, this sort of danger had long since become a part of his life. No matter how dangerous it was, he would never retreat.
Whoosh!
In the blink of an eye, Wang Chong had emerged from the thick threads in an extremely dangerous manner.
Swish! Swish!
Even before he arrived, Wang Chong flicked his finger, sending several rays of Sword Qi flying toward the Darkshadow Spider's head.
At such a close distance, no matter how agile the Darkshadow Spider was, it would find it difficult to dodge. Moreover, Wang Chong had been observing the Darkshadow Spider for a long time and could tell that although its body was large and its silk was sharp, a strike on its head would inflict heavy damage even if it didn't die.
Unexpectedly, Wang Chong's attack did not work. With a hissing sound, two pairs of hairy, sturdy limbs blocked several sword auras from Wang Chong at the critical moment.
Pa pa, two of the sturdy limbs snapped in response and fell from midair.
The Darkshadow Spider was both shocked and infuriated. It cried out in pain and rapidly retreated seven or eight meters along its web. Its sixteen compound eyes stared down at Wang Chong with extreme hatred. Soon, something that shocked Wang Chong happened.
The Darkshadow Spider's abdomen suddenly split open, revealing a strange organ.
Pfft!
In the blink of an eye, a white substance shot out of the Darkshadow Spider's abdomen and rapidly transformed into a massive spider web more than ten meters in diameter. The web's threads crisscrossed each other, leaving behind less than half an inch of space between them. It was a sight that made one's scalp go numb.
When this huge spider web swept across the void, it let out a sharp hissing sound, as if space itself was being cut open.
In a flash, Wang Chong's alarm bells rang out. The sense of danger in his heart was even stronger than when he had seen the spider web.
"Not good!"
Wang Chong finally paled.
This spider web covered an enormous area, covering almost every possible escape route for Wang Chong. Moreover, as the web stretched to its limit, Wang Chong could clearly sense that the edges of the web were trembling, showing signs of shrinking.
If Wang Chong's guess was right, the web would rapidly shrink as soon as he touched it.
Even worse, Wang Chong was in the air, and the situation had changed too quickly. Even if he wanted to escape, he wouldn't have enough time. Not to mention, the web had already cut off Wang Chong's escape route.
"Buzz!"
The web moved much faster than he had imagined. It was like the hand of the Grim Reaper, instantly trapping Wang Chong within and rapidly cutting toward Wang Chong.
In the blink of an eye, an intense sense of danger washed over him like a tide, making it hard for him to breathe.
Two meters, one meter, fifty centimeters … In the blink of an eye, Wang Chong had been forced into a desperate situation.
Everything had happened too quickly. There was no time for Wang Chong to think. Wang Chong was about to be cut to pieces by this spider web, and even the WuZi Steel Sword wouldn't be able to change this situation.
Once the WuZi Steel Sword touched it, the web would shrink even faster.
The stench of death followed Wang Chong like a shadow, and just when it seemed like he was about to die to this web, thousands of thoughts flitted through his mind.
… This spider web is impervious to fire and water, and not even intense fire can damage it. There's no opening.
The information recorded in the ancient records that Young Master Qingyang had once mentioned to him flashed through his mind.
Not even intense fire can stop it. Let's see if this flame can stop it!
In the face of death, even Wang Chong activated his potential.
Whoosh!
A moment later, a fierce flame erupted from Wang Chong's body. This flame was divided into three colors, each with a different characteristic. These were the Fire of Lu Wu, the Fire of Ju Bi, and the Fire of Mara in Wang Chong's body.
These three flames had surpassed the realm of ordinary flames and possessed unbelievable power.
Although the spider silk was slender, tough, and sharp, it was not true steel. If not even these three flames had any effect on it, then there really was nothing in the world that could restrain it, and Wang Chong would be doomed.
The scorching Fire of Lu Wu and the Fire of Ju Bi swept through the translucent white spider web. Even in the face of such intense heat, the threads were shockingly tough.
But a moment later, snap! The black Fire of Mara howled out of Wang Chong's body, snapping the white threads of the spider web and hissing as they burned.
In the blink of an eye, the Fire of Mara had burned a massive hole in the web of death.
Squeak!
As the web collapsed, the massive Darkshadow Spider retreated from the ancient tree, hissing repeatedly as its sixteen eyes reflected the Fire of Mara that Wang Chong had released. For the first time, it felt a tinge of fear, as if it had been given a terrible fright.
"This beast is afraid of the Fire of Mara!"
In a flash, a thought flashed through Wang Chong's mind. His body leaped up, and the moment a hole was burned in the giant spider web, he stretched out his left palm and aimed at the giant ancient tree. He instantly passed through the hole and flew out like a bolt of lightning.
In a flash, without the slightest hesitation, Wang Chong spread his hands wide. The black Fire of Mara rose at the same time, quickly burning through the dense spider silk in the cave. Pa, pa, pa. The string snapped, and under the scorching heat of the black Fire of Mara, it instantly began to burn.
"Hu!"
The black Fire of Mara in Wang Chong's hand swirled and immediately cleared out a large area under the ancient tree.
Squeak!
The Darkshadow Spider's cries grew even more urgent when it saw that all the spider silk had been cleared away.
Its sixteen eyes stared at Wang Chong as if it had been given a massive fright. In a flash, it had retreated to the top of the ancient tree, seemingly trying to put some distance between it and Wang Chong.
"Hmph, I've finally found your weakness!"
Wang Chong stood at the base of the tree, looking up at the Darkshadow Spider forty to fifty meters in the air, and suddenly laughed.
This Darkshadow Spider was truly too difficult to deal with. Wang Chong had almost died to its spider silk. In his two rebirths, he had experienced countless battles and dangers, but this was the first time Wang Chong had encountered such terrifying spider silk.
But now, everything was different.
"The Fire of Mara possesses extremely powerful destructive energy, especially effective against creatures with powerful vitality. That's why it's so important, right?"
Wang Chong glanced at the top of the tree, a faint smile on his lips.
He had three kinds of flames on his body, but the Fire of Lu Wu and the Fire of Ju Bi had done no damage to the spider silk, while the Fire of Mara had been able to burn through it. Wang Chong immediately sensed that something was off.
"So this spider silk is so tough and sharp because it's mixed with a lot of vitality!"
A spider silk forged from vitality was probably unique in the natural world. This could also explain why it was so difficult to cut through with blades.
Squeak!
At the top of the tree, the massive Darkshadow Spider seemed to understand Wang Chong's words and let out a hateful shriek. Before Wang Chong could attack, it immediately turned its head and slid down the tree, vanishing into one of the caves with astonishing speed.
Squeak!
Even from this distance, one could still hear the spider's panicked cries.
Wang Chong was dazed for a moment, but then he grinned and made no attempt to pursue. The underground caves extended in all directions. If this beast wanted to run, he would find it very difficult to find.
"The urgent task at hand is to save these people and find the Origin Immortal Art."
With a flick of his wrist, the black Fire of Mara left Wang Chong's hand and set the cave ablaze. He began to clear away the spider silk and the martial artists wrapped up in the tree.
"Bang!"
A massive cocoon dropped from the tree and landed on the ground.
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