Adorable creatures have been born? The Void Nest Mother is actually a baby spider!

"Crack... Crack..."

The soft sound of eggshells cracking echoed through the deathly silent basin, striking the hearts of everyone present.

Su Li, Gu Ningxue, Ella, and Chen Ruoxi instantly tensed up, each assuming a defensive stance.

Everyone's attention was fixed on the cracking black insect egg, their internal energy pushed to the limit.

As if facing a formidable foe!

This was a new generation Nest Mother seed!

Anyone with half a brain knew that whatever crawled out would surely be a terrifying entity that defied all logic!

However... the scene in the next second left everyone dumbfounded.

As the final piece of eggshell fell away.

What emerged wasn't a monster with hideous mouthparts and twisted carapaces.

But rather... a little thing?

It was only the size of a palm, pitch black all over with eight fuzzy legs—the spitting image of a tiny spider.

On its back, several mysterious dark-gold patterns were distributed symmetrically.

Most absurdly, it had a pair of large, dark eyes completely disproportionate to its body, blinking curiously as it observed this strange world.

This appearance, far from being scary... was actually... a bit cute?

"..."

The air was deathly quiet.

The women, who had been ready for a bloody battle, were all frozen in place.

"What... what on earth is this?"

Gu Ningxue was the first to snap back to her senses. Her lips quirked, and the scimitar in her hand almost slipped.

"Where's the promised Void Zerg? Where's the Nest Mother seed?"

"Just this?"

Ella also frowned. She could sense a faint, lingering evil Aura coming from the little thing.

But... looking at those large, innocent eyes, she held her knight's lance, momentarily unsure of where to strike.

At the back of the group, the most timid one, Chen Ruoxi, couldn't help but whisper.

"It seems... a bit cute..."

Only Su Li remained fully alert.

But her usually expressionless face was also filled with unmistakable confusion.

This didn't match any of the scenarios she had rehearsed in her mind.

Just as everyone was looking at each other in bewilderment.

A scoff broke the eerie atmosphere.

"Heh."

Lin Yuan stood with his arms crossed.

His expression practically had the words "a bunch of idiots" written all over it.

"What?"

"Fooled by a pretty skin?"

Gu Ningxue's eyebrows shot up, and she immediately retorted defiantly, "Isn't it? I could crush this little thing with one finger."

"A finger?"

Lin Yuan laughed, his voice full of mockery.

"The lot of you combined wouldn't even be enough to fill the gaps between its teeth."

"What?!"

Gu Ningxue's eyes widened, her face showing a "you've got to be kidding me" expression.

"You're joking! With just that?"

"What else?"

Lin Yuan's gaze fell on the little spider nearby, which was curiously poking the gravel on the ground with its limbs. His tone was devoid of emotion, filled only with indifference.

"This is the larval form of the Nest Mother."

"Right now, it's in its most primitive and harmless state."

"Next, it will undergo three stages of metamorphosis. With each evolution, its power and intelligence will grow explosively."

"Once it completes its third metamorphosis, it will become that half-human, half-insect monstrosity you saw in the Chaos Space."

"By then, it would only take one day for it to create a Zerg army capable of overwhelming a city."

Lin Yuan's emotionless narration was like a bucket of ice water poured over the women from head to toe.

The slight contempt and doubt on their faces were instantly washed away.

Replaced by bone-chilling horror and lingering fear!

When they looked at the harmless little spider again, they felt a cold chill surge from the soles of their feet to their heads!

It turned out that beneath this cute exterior lay such a terrifying truth!

"Don't believe me?"

Lin Yuan glanced at their skeptical expressions, his lips curling into a smirk.

"Fine."

"Then I'll let you see for yourselves."

Before his voice had even faded.

He didn't even uncross his arms.

He simply flicked his finger casually.

"Swoosh—!"

A strand of golden Sword Qi, as thin as a hair, flew through the air!

There was no killing intent felt from that Sword Qi, and its speed wasn't fast.

It was purely a casual probe.

However!

The moment that golden Sword Qi appeared!

The little black spider that had been acting cute on the ground suddenly stiffened!

"Hiss—!!!"

A shrill screech, far beyond what its size would suggest, exploded, loud enough to pierce eardrums!

Its body began to swell frantically at an incredible speed!

Crack! Crack! Crack!

A series of tooth-gritting bone cracks rang out!

Those eight fuzzy limbs instantly became as sharp as blades, with cold, glinting barbs popping out at the ends!

Its tiny head split open from the middle, turning into a terrifying, massive maw filled with layers of fangs!

Streams of foul-smelling, highly corrosive mucus dripped from that giant mouth!

"Sizzle..."

Small pits emitting black smoke were corroded into the ground.

In the blink of an eye!

That "cute" little spider had completely transformed into a twisted, hideous killing machine over three meters tall!

This was its true form!

"Dammit!"

Gu Ningxue's face turned pale, and she instinctively took a step back.

Ella and Chen Ruoxi were so shocked by this massive contrast that they couldn't say a single word!

The moment the monster finished its transformation, it didn't even dodge the incoming golden Sword Qi!

It suddenly raised its two forelimbs and crossed them in a block!

"Clang—!!!"

A loud crash!

Lin Yuan's casually flicked Sword Qi was actually blocked head-on by it!

Although a deep wound that revealed the bone was slashed into its forelimb, with dark green blood gushing out.

But, it had managed to block it!

"Roar—!!!"

The Larval Nest Mother let out a violent roar!

Its crimson compound eyes locked onto Lin Yuan!

It felt it!

This human before it was the greatest threat of its life!

It had to kill him immediately!

"Swish!"

Its figure vanished from the spot!

Only a circle of exploding airwaves remained as it turned into a black afterimage and charged fiercely at Lin Yuan!

Its speed was at the absolute limit!

"Watch out!"

Su Li's expression changed drastically. Her longsword unsheathed, and she was about to rush forward!

But it was already too late.

The monster's figure had already appeared in front of Lin Yuan!

Eight razor-like limbs sealed off all of Lin Yuan's escape routes from all directions, stabbing ruthlessly at his vital points!

Facing this fatal strike capable of instantly tearing a Peak Huagang Realm expert to shreds.

Not a single change in expression appeared on Lin Yuan's face.

He simply, slowly raised his right index finger.

And gave a light tap against the oncoming storm of blood and gore.

"So noisy."

The moment the words fell.

Time seemed to stand still.

The aggressive Larval Nest Mother's every movement froze in mid-air.

In its eyes, only extreme terror and incomprehension remained.

It didn't understand.

Why... in the next second.

"Puchi."

A soft sound.

A brilliant golden beam of light, thousands of times brighter than the previous Sword Qi, erupted from Lin Yuan's fingertip.

It precisely pierced through its head.

Before this golden beam, that hard carapace was more fragile than paper.

The Larval Nest Mother's massive body flew backward powerlessly.

Even before it hit the ground.

It had already turned into a handful of ashes, scattering with the wind.

Not even a trace was left behind!