65: Chapter 65 The Heavenly Spider Venerable of Demon Spirit Lake? Eaten as a Snack by the Nine Nether Hound

"Hehehe..."

Heavenly Spider Venerable let out a spine-chilling, weird laugh. His eight eyes stared fixedly at the Shi Hao below, as if looking at a delicious little bug:

"Is this the human youth who possesses the Supreme Bone?"

"With such tender skin and flesh, he must be very nourishing to eat."

"Rain King, if the reward you promised me is even a fraction short, I will eat you along with him!"

With this Primordial Fierce Beast backing him, Rain King's spine straightened instantly, and he laughed wildly at Shi Hao:

"Hahaha! Shi Hao! Do you see?"

"This is a Pure-Blood Venerable! A supreme existence from Demon Spirit Lake!"

"So what if your Brother-in-law is on the ship? No matter how strong he is, can he be stronger than the... of Demon Spirit Lake?"

Rain King's words were not yet finished.

"Slurp."

A very abrupt sound, as if someone were sucking up saliva, suddenly rang out between heaven and earth.

The sound was not loud, but it eerily drowned out Heavenly Spider Venerable's weird laughter and Rain King's wild words.

Everyone subconsciously looked up.

They saw that the tower ship, which had been hovering above the Imperial Capital, was there.

The black-robed man who had been watching the show with his hands behind his back had walked to the bow of the ship at some point.

He held a pair of huge jade chopsticks and was staring with shining eyes at the giant emerald magic spider, as if staring at a heavy dish that had just been served.

"A spider from Demon Spirit Lake?"

"I heard that this kind of spider eats poisonous things all year round, so the meat is a bit tough, but if you deep-fry it and sprinkle some cumin and chili powder..."

Wang Teng licked his lips, a very "kind" smile appearing on his face:

"That would be a divine artifact for drinking wine."

"Just right, I didn't eat my fill on the ship just now."

"Since you are so polite and have delivered the snack to my doorstep, then I won't be polite."

"Roar!!"

Without any nonsense. He didn't even bother to give Heavenly Spider Venerable time for a line.

Wang Teng's figure disappeared from the bow instantly. Replacing it was a patch of dark golden black mist that blotted out the sky!

Inside the black mist, a wolf head, ten times larger than Heavenly Spider Venerable and terrifying to the extreme, poked out without warning!

The wolf head opened its blood-red maw, capable of swallowing the sun and moon, and nine dragon tails, though not fully manifested, still exuding the aura of the ancestral nirvana, flashed and disappeared in the void.

Nine-Nether Ao—True Form Manifestation!

"Wha... what is that?!"

Heavenly Spider Venerable, who had been arrogant just moments ago, felt his eight legs go limp the instant he saw this giant wolf head, his green poison gallbladder nearly bursting from fright.

The absolute suppression from the depths of his bloodline made him unable to even raise the thought of escaping; he could only let out a desperate scream:

"No! This aura is... Ten Fiends?! How is that possible..."

"Crunch!!"

A crisp, tooth-aching sound.

That giant wolf mouth, as if eating a broad bean, bit the mountain-sized Heavenly Spider Venerable in half with one bite!

Before the green poisonous blood could spray out, it was all swallowed into Wang Teng's stomach by a terrifying suction force.

"Chew, chew, chew..."

A spine-chilling chewing sound echoed over the deathly silent Imperial Capital.

"Hmm... it is indeed quite fragrant."

"But the taste of this poison sac is quite pungent, a bit like mustard. It's got a kick."

In mid-air, the black mist dispersed.

Wang Teng transformed back into human form, still holding half an uneaten spider leg.

While elegantly wiping the green blood from the corner of his mouth with a napkin, he commented with disdain.

As for Heavenly Spider Venerable?

Except for the leg in Wang Teng's hand, he had completely disappeared from this world.

Not even a hair was left.

"..."

Rain King's wild laughter hadn't even had time to fade before it froze on his face.

He stared blankly at the man in mid-air who was picking his teeth, and then looked at the empty void where Heavenly Spider Venerable had just been.

A warm liquid flowed uncontrollably down his crotch.

He had peed himself.

This Rain King, who ruled a great clan and was deep in schemes, had been scared into peeing himself.

What the hell kind of monster is this?!

That was a Pure-Blood Venerable!

A tycoon of Demon Spirit Lake!

Just like that... chewed up like a snack?!

"That... Rain King, right?"

Wang Teng threw away the spider leg bone in his hand, his gaze falling lightly on Rain King, who had long since collapsed to the ground, and smiled kindly:

"This first dish got stuck in my teeth a bit."

"I heard that you Yu Clan members are numerous..."

"I wonder... if there are enough to make a cold dish?"

"Show mercy!"

"Fellow Daoist, wait!!"

Just then, an anxious and grand long whistle, accompanied by rolling dragon qi, suddenly erupted from the depths of the Imperial Palace.

"Ang——"

A thick golden dragon phantom broke through the void, carrying a vast imperial majesty.

It forcibly rushed into Wang Teng's aura field, attempting to block the black hole that was about to descend.

Following that, a towering figure.

Wearing a nine-dragon imperial robe, a flat-topped imperial crown on his head, holding a large seal emitting a hazy yellow aura, and stepping on a golden road of light.

Hurriedly rushed over.

Shi Kingdom's Human Emperor—Stone Emperor!

This monarch who ruled over hundreds of millions of territories and was usually dignified and deep.

At this moment, he was drenched in sweat, his face full of anxiety and earnestness.

He didn't even bother to maintain his royal demeanor; before he had fully landed, he was already shouting loudly:

"Fellow Daoist Wang Teng! Xiao Hao!"

"For the sake of my face, for the sake of the hundreds of millions of citizens of Shi Kingdom, please calm your thunderous anger!!"

"Boom!"

Stone Emperor landed. He did not choose to stand in the high sky to look down, but landed directly on the ruins in front of the Martial Kings Mansion.

He happened to block the space between Wang Teng and Rain King.

The Human Emperor Seal in his hand trembled violently, doing its best to resist the devouring pressure Wang Teng was casually emitting.

Just from this momentary contact, Stone Emperor felt his chest tighten, his blood and qi surging within his body, and his heart was shocked to the extreme.

Too strong!

Is this the kind of existence that can capture fairies from the Upper Realm alive and eat Primordial Venerables raw?

Even after mobilizing the luck of the entire kingdom, I actually feel like I am facing an endless abyss!

"Stone Emperor?"

Wang Teng's hand paused slightly, the black hole hanging in mid-air, ready but not released.

He tilted his head, looking at this Human Emperor with a half-smile:

"What? Are you going to stand up for this trash who wanted to kill my Brother-in-law?"

"If that's the case, I don't mind if the Emperor of Shi Kingdom... is replaced by someone else."

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings fell into a dead silence.

Replace the Emperor?

If anyone else said this, it would be treason. But when Wang Teng said it, everyone felt...

He could really do it, and it would only take one slap.

"No, no, no! Fellow Daoist, you have misunderstood!"

Stone Emperor quickly waved his hands, smiling bitterly.

He took a deep breath, and to everyone's surprise, he bowed deeply to Wang Teng in the air and Shi Hao on the side!

This bow was not a courtesy between peers, but a posture of a subordinate seeking something.

"I am not doing this to shield the Yu Clan and the Martial Kings Mansion."

"What happened back then, they truly went too far. I also have the crime of negligence, and I feel ashamed towards Xiao Hao's lineage."

Stone Emperor looked up, his eyes sincere, his tone even carrying a hint of sorrow:

"It's just... Fellow Daoist, you also know that the Great Calamity is approaching!"

"Now the Wasteland Region is in turmoil, and the giants of the Upper Realm are about to descend to harvest the medicinal fields."

"Although my Shi Kingdom looks strong, in the eyes of those Upper Realm orthodoxies, it is just a slightly fatter pig or sheep."

"Although the Yu Clan is guilty and the Martial King is foolish, they do control several Primordial Killing Arrays, and there are still a few ancestors remaining in the clan."

"If we slaughter them all today, it is equivalent to cutting off our own arms!"

"When the Great Calamity comes, what will my Shi Kingdom use to resist foreign enemies?"

"What will we use to protect these hundreds of millions of common people?"

As Stone Emperor spoke, his eyes actually turned slightly red.

This was a monarch who cared for the common people; in the face of absolute power, for the sake of the big picture, he had to lower his noble head.