56: Chapter 56 Unrestrained Speech

Under the night sky, Ye Qingxue stood in place, the black vortexes in her eyes spinning wildly.

Her eyes were as deep as an abyss, as if they wanted to swallow all light.

The moment her thoughts surged.

Black Shadow Blades, Shadow Spears, and Shadow Claws emerged from the shadows in all directions!

They poured down like a tidal wave!

Densely packed!

Endless!

Every shadow radiated the aura of death!

The entire night sky was swallowed by darkness at this moment!

The moonlight was obscured, and the stars were hidden!

It was as if the darkness before the Apocalypse had once again shrouded these ruins!

The Evolved Spider struggled frantically under the tide of shadow attacks.

"Hiss, hiss, hiss—"

Its eight legs brandished like sharp blades, trying to cut through those shadows!

But the shadows were not physical entities; they were both illusory and substantial!

They could be severed, but they would regenerate instantly!

Although the spider's carapace was hard—having undergone countless evolutions in the Apocalypse to possess a defense comparable to steel—

it was still pierced bit by bit under the cutting of the endless Shadow Blades!

"Puchi! Puchi! Puchi!"

One, two, ten, dozens of bloody holes!

Green blood splattered everywhere like a fountain!

A foul stench filled the air!

The spider's screams grew more and more shrill!

But the vitality of this Evolved Beast was extremely tenacious!

Even with so many puncture wounds, it still hadn't died!

Instead, it became even more frenzied!

Even more enraged!

"Hiss—!!!"

The Evolved Spider let out a piercing shriek, the sound cutting through the night sky!

It erupted with all its power at this moment!

Its eight blade-like legs suddenly kicked off the ground!

"Boom—"

The ground was stomped into spiderweb-like cracks!

Using this force, the Evolved Spider actually broke free from the shadow's constraints and jumped high into the air!

It leaped a full ten-plus meters high!

It spun wildly in the air, its mouthparts opening to their maximum!

"Whoosh—"

Countless spider silks emitting a green glow sprayed out from its mouthparts!

Those silks were as dense as arrows, pouring down like a rainstorm!

Every strand of silk shimmered with poisonous green light!

This was the Evolved Spider's desperate counterattack!

It wanted to use the venomous spider silk to trap this hateful human woman!

The spider silk blanketed the sky as it shot toward Ye Qingxue!

Lin Yuan's eyes narrowed, and he was about to make a move.

But Ye Qingxue's reaction was faster!

Her eyes turned cold, and the black vortexes deep in her pupils spun wildly!

Her thoughts moved again!

The shadows beneath her feet suddenly rose up, emerging like a black tide!

In an instant, the shadows transformed into a massive black shield in front of her!

The shield was three meters high and two meters wide!

An eerie black light flowed across its surface!

"Swish, swish, swish—"

Countless spider silks struck the shield!

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—"

The moment the silk touched the shield, it made a piercing corrosive sound!

Bursts of white smoke rose!

Poison!

These spider silks carried a terrifyingly corrosive poison!

But the Shadow Shield was like an iron wall, firmly blocking all attacks!

Although the silk was poisonous, it had no effect on the shadows, which were a blend of void and reality!

Lin Yuan stood to the side, watching this scene with a solemn expression.

He could clearly feel the terrifying killing intent radiating from Ye Qingxue.

That killing intent spread out like something tangible!

As if it could freeze the soul!

As if it could swallow all life!

Lin Yuan was shocked in his heart.

His own Wood-attribute Superpower was also very powerful, able to grow vines and control plants.

But compared to Ye Qingxue's Dark Attribute Ability...

Its offensive capability was far inferior!

His Superpower leaned more toward support and control.

Whereas Ye Qingxue's Superpower was pure slaughter!

Pure offense!

This woman... had truly become stronger.

And terrifyingly strong at that!

An A-grade Dark Attribute Ability.

She was simply a perfect killing machine!

Fortunately...

She was utterly devoted to him.

Lin Yuan felt slightly relieved.

Lin Wanrou and Lin Ruoxue stood further away, watching in dumbfounded amazement.

They had never seen such a terrifying battle!

Those black shadows were like the scythe of a death god from the abyss!

Every strike carried a lethal threat!

Every shadow could easily take a life!

And that woman, beautiful beyond the human realm, just stood there quietly.

She didn't move her hands.

She didn't cast spells.

She controlled such terrifying power with just her thoughts!

Lin Ruoxue gripped her mother's hand tightly, her delicate body trembling slightly, her heart filled with immense shock:

"Mom... that sister... is so amazing... how... how did she do that..."

Her voice trembled with a mix of fear and admiration.

Lin Wanrou bit her lip, her eyes complex:

"She... she is an Ability User... and a very powerful one at that..."

"In the Apocalypse, only those who have awakened their Superpowers can possess such strength."

Lin Ruoxue stared blankly at Ye Qingxue's tall and elegant figure, her eyes full of envy:

"An Ability User... so amazing... can... can I become an Ability User too?"

Lin Wanrou shook her head:

"It's very difficult... awakening a Superpower requires a special opportunity... most people can't awaken one in their entire lives..."

A flash of disappointment crossed Lin Ruoxue's eyes.

But soon, she looked at Lin Yuan on the other side, her eyes full of curiosity:

"What about that Lin Yuan? Is... is he an Ability User too?"

Her face turned slightly red.

For some reason, every time she saw that man, her heart would race uncontrollably.

Even though she had been so afraid of him before...

Lin Wanrou followed her daughter's gaze to Lin Yuan, her expression becoming gentle yet complex:

"He... of course he's an Ability User."

"And... he's even stronger than Ye Qingxue."

Lin Ruoxue wasn't too surprised, after all, Lin Yuan had shown his abilities before.

"But... he looks... so ordinary..."

Lin Ruoxue spoke without restraint.

Realizing she had accidentally said it out loud, Lin Ruoxue quickly covered her small mouth.

Her eyes peeked toward Lin Yuan's direction, checking if he had heard her words.

Lin Wanrou shook her head slightly at this and then said softly:

"An ordinary appearance doesn't mean an ordinary interior."

"You have to understand, a woman as powerful as Ye Qingxue is completely submissive to him... do you think he could be an ordinary person?"

Lin Ruoxue's face turned even redder.

She remembered the scene where Lin Yuan had burst through the wall earlier.

Those emerald-green vines, the shock of him breaking through the wall...

And the miracle of being held by him as they descended from the 28th floor on vines...

Yeah, how could she judge him by his looks...

Thinking of this, Lin Ruoxue felt a hint of guilt toward Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan, who was watching the battle from where he stood, naturally heard Lin Ruoxue's words.

As for looks, that was something one was born with.

There was nothing he could do about it.

Strength was the most important thing; everything else was hollow in the Apocalypse...

At this moment, Ye Qingxue stared intently at the Evolved Spider.

The black vortexes in her eyes spun wildly, and her Spiritual Power surged once more!

"Pierce! Cut! Tear! Devour!"

Thoughts surged in succession!

Instantly!

All the shadows around the Evolved Spider rose up!

The shadows in the sky!

The shadows on the ground!

Even the spider's own shadow turned into a lethal weapon!

Countless black shadows attacked frantically from all directions!

"Hiss, hiss, hiss—!!!"

The Evolved Spider let out a shrill scream!

It struggled desperately, wanting to escape!

But how could Ye Qingxue let it get away?

A cold smile curled on her lips, and a cold light flashed in her eyes!

Her thoughts moved again!

The shadow beneath the Evolved Spider's feet suddenly transformed into a massive black vortex!

The vortex spun wildly, generating a terrifying suction force!

"Hiss—"

The Evolved Spider desperately gripped the ground with its eight legs, trying to resist the suction!

But it was useless!

The suction from the vortex was too strong!

Its body was dragged into the vortex bit by bit!

"Hiss, hiss, hiss—"

The Evolved Spider let out a scream of despair!

It could feel that there were countless Shadow Blades spinning within the vortex!

Once it was dragged in, it would be shredded to pieces!

It struggled with all its might!

But Ye Qingxue's Spiritual Power erupted fully, and the suction of the vortex grew stronger and stronger!

Finally—

"Hiss—"

The Evolved Spider's eight legs were pulled off the ground!

Its entire body was sucked into the vortex!

"Boom, boom, boom—"

The black vortex spun wildly!

Countless Shadow Blades slaughtered within it!

The Evolved Spider's screams grew weaker and weaker...

Until finally, they disappeared completely.

Tennd-plus seconds later.

The vortex slowly dissipated.

On the ground, only a pool of green blood and countless spider fragments remained.

And also...

A demon core radiating a peculiar light.

Ye Qingxue's forehead was covered in sweat, and her body swayed slightly.

The consumption of Spiritual Power was too great.

An Evolved Beast of this level was already an extremely terrifying existence in the Apocalypse.

Ordinary Ability Users would only be able to run away if they encountered it.

But Ye Qingxue...

Had slaughtered it entirely by her own strength!

And throughout the whole process, he hadn't even made a move!

Lin Wanrou and Lin Ruoxue were even more dumbfounded.

That terrifying spider monster had actually been... by this woman...

Killed by one person!

And it was such an overwhelming kill!

Lin Ruoxue gripped her mother's hand tightly, her eyes full of shock.

Lin Wanrou sighed softly, but then she thought of that night...

Her pretty face turned red instantly.

Although Lin Yuan hadn't displayed his Superpower, she knew that Lin Yuan's strength was definitely above Ye Qingxue's.

Otherwise, Ye Qingxue wouldn't be so submissive to him.

At least, that's what she believed...

Lin Yuan walked over to Ye Qingxue's side and supported her: "Can you still walk?"

Ye Qingxue nodded:

"Yes... it's just that the Spiritual Power consumption is a bit high."

Lin Yuan took out a few bottles of d-grade mineral water from his system space and handed them to her:

"Drink this and recover a bit."

Ye Qingxue took the water bottle. As the cool liquid flowed into her body, her fatigue lessened significantly.

She looked at Lin Yuan, her eyes full of tenderness: "Thank you..."

Lin Yuan smiled faintly: "With our relationship, saying thank you is too formal."

Ye Qingxue was slightly dazed, then she thought back to when she was playing mind games with this man.

If it hadn't been for that life-and-death situation, she wouldn't have seen this man's true colors...

Lin Yuan turned to look at Lin Wanrou and Lin Ruoxue.

Lin Ruoxue looked up at Lin Yuan, her eyes full of gratitude: "Thank you..."

Lin Yuan smiled faintly.