20: Section 20

“You can call her when you need something. If it's really dire, invite her and her sisters over.”

“You saved them, and now you’re asking for their help in return. That’s how human relationships work.”

“You make a good point.”

Xiao Bai really wanted to give a thumbs-up to this clever little one, but he hadn't transformed yet. He had also produced over a hundred offspring, so logically, he should have reached the level of a Level Seven Yao Beast. Was the System's arrival delayed?

Chapter 27: War Breaks Out

The Poison Scorpion King led his army directly to the hiding place of the Spider Clan. Dense, fortified strongholds came into view.

“Haha, I’ve finally found them! These stinking spiders were hiding here all along.”

“Children, attack!”

The scorpion army surged from the cave tunnels along the cliff face towards the strongholds, densely packed like a tidal wave.

The Poison Scorpion King hovered in the air, letting out a sharp, high-pitched shriek, commanding his subordinate scorpions to launch a full-scale assault.

Immediately after, the Centipede Demon and the Golden Toad arrived with their armies almost simultaneously. The King Cobra hid in the shadows, biding his time. The situation was still unclear, and he wasn't willing to act as a vanguard.

“Toad, we’re still one step behind. The main attack mission was snatched by the Scorpion Clan.”

The Golden Toad grinned, “It doesn’t matter. I never intended to be the main attacker.”

The Poison Scorpion King saw these two still chatting idly and was furious.

“What are you two standing around for? Hurry up and lead your armies down to exterminate those spiders! Don't say I didn't warn you; if we fail to capture the Spider Queen in this battle, none of us will have good days ahead.”

“The rewards I promised you will not be short by a single cent.”

The Centipede Demon shook his body, his countless legs swaying. A pair of long antennae on his head continuously sparked with small bolts of lightning.

“Toad, let’s go. Stop watching the show.”

The Golden Toad flicked out his tongue, swallowing a fly that was buzzing in the air.

“Uh, sorry, it’s a habit.”

“Children, kill them! Capture all those Spider Demons! We can't eat swan meat, but we can have some fun with Spider Demons!”

The Centipede Demon, dozens of meters long, quickly scurried down the cliff face, bombarding the front-line strongholds. His long antennae continuously condensed lightning. The strongholds, seemingly sturdy, would instantly explode into dust upon being struck by lightning.

A giant Golden Toad descended from the sky, landing in the middle of the strongholds. He began to inhale and exhale, using his Toad Style to create a Qi vortex around his body, toppling all the strongholds near him.

“Your Majesty, the Five Venoms Allied Forces have broken in! All the outer strongholds have been destroyed!”

Iris waved her hand, “Now we have no retreat. Let’s fight them!”

Then Iris transformed into her spider form, revealing six eyes on her forehead, entering a berserk mode.

Suddenly, a stronghold was directly hoisted by a scorpion hook. The Poison Scorpion King was hovering in the air.

“Iris, so you were hiding here! I’ve been looking for you for so long!”

“Hand over the Spider Emperor Pill and serve this King for life, and I will spare your life.”

“Wishful thinking! Today, I will surely kill you and avenge my fallen clansmen!”

“Death Scythe Hook!” The Poison Scorpion King swung his dozens-of-meters-long venomous tail hook towards Iris.

She entangled it with the silk she spat out. The Poison Scorpion King spun in the air for more than a dozen rotations, dizzy and disoriented, and was flung dozens of meters away, crashing into a rock wall.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The true body of the Spider Emperor shot green light from her six eyes, attacking the Poison Scorpion King, not wanting to give him any chance to breathe. He endured it with his own sturdy shell.

Seeing thick, burnt smoke rising from his tough shell, the Poison Scorpion King was very surprised, “Isn’t Iris in her egg-laying period? Her strength should be severely reduced. How can she still have such a powerful attack?”

“As expected of a Spider Demon with the ancient Spider Emperor Physique, even in this state, her strength is not to be underestimated.”

Iris’s hundred-plus little offspring had already begun to battle the scorpion army. They were incredibly ferocious, biting any scorpion they saw, their combat power not to be underestimated.

Tu Shan You You could vaguely see the battle flames. She excitedly patted Xiao Bai's head, “Xiao Bai, hurry! They’ve already started fighting outside!”

With a bang, moving incredibly fast, he actually crashed into the King Cobra who was observing from within the cave. Coincidentally, among so many cave tunnels, he just happened to encounter him.

The King Cobra was slammed into a rock crevice. He twisted his snake body and emerged, specifically coiling a mirror with his tail to check if the spectacled pattern on the back of his head was damaged.

“Damn it, which bastard ambushed this King?”

A white shadow passed in front of him. He decisively gave chase to demand an explanation. The elongated creature didn’t look like a spider and had come from outside, so it was most likely one of his own.

Xiao Bai was shocked by the scene before him. Tens of thousands of troops were clashing together. Almost all the strongholds beneath their feet were destroyed, and flames erupted everywhere.

The number of spiders was much smaller, but their morale was high, and their fighting power was quite fierce. They didn't flinch at all when surrounded by five or six scorpions and centipedes, and even in death, they would drag an enemy down with them.

Throughout the entire underground space, small-scale battles were breaking out everywhere.

Xiao Bai scanned the area, searching for Iris's whereabouts. Finally, he spotted her on a rock wall, battling the Poison Scorpion King. The Golden Toad was nearby, ready to ambush at any moment.

Every leg of the Centipede Demon was incredibly sharp, and he charged into the spider swarm, slaughtering them indiscriminately.

“Damn it, two disgusting things ganging up on a woman. Have you no shame?”

Suddenly, a King Cobra blocked Xiao Bai’s path. His true form wasn’t very large, about eight meters long, and his body was as thick as Tu Shan You You’s arm.

“My friend, you just bumped into me and didn’t even apologize. You have no manners.”

The King Cobra began to transform, tall and thin like a bamboo pole, wearing glasses and pretending to be refined. His mouth continuously flicked out his tongue, and his tail was coiled into a lump behind him, resembling excrement.

Tu Shan You You whispered in Xiao Bai’s ear, “This guy is the King Cobra Demon, one of the Five Venoms. A Level Seven Yao Beast, insidious and vicious, he loves to ambush from behind.”

“So polite. He must think you’re one of his own.”

Tu Shan You You flicked her fox tail and blew a small heart from her mouth, “Charm!”

The King Cobra was instantly immobilized. Seeing this, Xiao Bai repeatedly struck him with his thick tail. With an eighteen-strike combo, the King Cobra was covered in wounds and slammed into the mud.

“Ah… bah!”

Xiao Bai spat out a mouthful of saliva, which stuck to the King Cobra like strong glue, making him very uncomfortable. The more he struggled, the tighter it stuck.

Xiao Bai wanted to take this opportunity to swallow him, but Tu Shan You You stopped him.

“Don’t! His cultivation is higher than yours; you’ll burst. Trapping him is only temporary. Hurry and go support the Spider Queen.”

Whoosh!

The White Python straightened his body like a long arrow, flying towards Iris’s location.

“My dear wife, I’m here to help you!”

Iris heard the familiar voice, her face lighting up with joy as she quickly wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth.

She flung the eight spider spears from her back, attacking the Poison Scorpion King. After the previous battle, her berserk state had worn off, and she had consumed a large amount of magical power, so she could no longer summon her Primordial Spirit Spider Emperor.

“Golden Toad, aren’t you going to make a move?”

Each of these venomous insect leaders harbored ulterior motives. They all wanted to take the opportunity to deplete the Scorpion Clan's strength. If the Spider Queen and the Poison Scorpion King could both be severely injured, that would be ideal.

The Golden Toad watched the entire show from the sidelines, and the Centipede Demon was also slaughtering lower-level spiders, seemingly deliberately avoiding engaging Iris, leaving the Poison Scorpion King to deal with her alone.

Chapter 28: Transformation! Retaining Two Kun Kun

Having lost her berserk state and being greatly depleted, Iris was nothing more than a spent force in the Poison Scorpion King’s eyes.

Seeing Xiao Bai suddenly charge over, he scoffed, “Iris, are you sick? Which of the Five Venoms isn't stronger than this snake? To find such a weak mate for yourself, you're truly an embarrassment to the Five Venoms.”

“A dignified ancient Spider Emperor Physique, possessing a high-level Bloodline from birth, why debase yourself like this?”

The Poison Scorpion King glanced at Xiao Bai, his face full of disdain, “What? Do you, with this strength, still want to be a hero saving the beauty? I don't know what Iris sees in you. She's probably just after your… size. I don't see anything else special about you.”

“A Level Six Yao Beast isn't even enough to stick in my teeth.”

Tu Shan You You slid down from Xiao Bai’s back and pointed at the Poison Scorpion King, retorting, “Bah! You disgusting, stinking scorpion! Such a big mouth, you’ll choke yourself to death!”

“Oh, the eloquent little girl from the Tu Shan Clan is here too. For the sake of the Old Fox, this King won’t bother with a little brat like you. Leave quickly, or don’t blame this King for being impolite.”

Tu Shan You You puffed out her chest, “Are you blind, you bastard? Where am I small? It’s just a loli voice; everything else is very well-developed!”

The Poison Scorpion King looked closely. Tu Shan You You indeed had substance. He licked his lips and smiled lewdly, “Now that you mention it, I just noticed that this little fox of yours has grown up.”

“Golden Toad, don’t you usually love beautiful women the most? I’ll give this little fox to you to play with. Why aren’t you making a move?”

The Golden Toad stuck out his tongue, drooling all over the ground, and croaked a few times.

“Thank you, Scorpion King. Come here, little sister.”

His tongue shot out dozens of meters, coiling around Tu Shan You You’s slender waist.

“Let go, you stinking toad! So disgusting!”

Xiao Bai used his snake tail to forcefully strike the Golden Toad’s tongue. It was very tough and elastic, impossible to break, and instead made Tu Shan You You very uncomfortable from the vibrations.

The Golden Toad mocked, “A Level Six Yao Beast dares to show off in front of me? I’ll get the little fox first, then I’ll deal with you.”

Iris wanted to intervene, but the Poison Scorpion King blocked her, “Where are you going? Your opponent is me. We are on the same level.”

“Who dares to harm my granddaughter?”

A ball of flame appeared, instantly scorching the Golden Toad's tongue, making it retract. Tu Shan Mingyi arrived with his clansmen as reinforcements.

Tu Shan You You excitedly ran to his side, beginning to act spoiled, “Grandpa, that stinking toad bullied me and wanted to capture me to be his bandit chief’s wife!”

Tu Shan Mingyi flicked her little head, “You’ve been gone so long, and you haven’t thought about Grandpa at all.”

“No way!” Tu Shan You You pouted her little mouth.

Tu Shan Mingyi tossed a Great Rejuvenation Pill to Iris, “You’ve consumed a lot of magical power. Take this quickly.”

“Thank you, Tu Shan Clan Chief.”

Tu Shan Mingyi gently stroked his white beard, looking at Xiao Bai, “Not bad. I didn’t expect you to improve so quickly, even surpassing my granddaughter.”

He tossed a Transformation Pill to Xiao Bai, “This is what I promised you. You already have the strength of a Level Seven Yao Beast, but there’s a blockage of Qi in your body. Taking this Medicinal Pill should be able to resolve it.”

The Poison Scorpion King shouted, “Golden Toad, stop him quickly!”

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Tu Shan Mingyi twirled his staff, spewing scorching flames that formed a wall of fire in front of the Golden Toad.

“Where do you think you’re going? I’ll settle the score with you later for bullying my granddaughter just now.”