154: Chapter 154 Spider Demon

He extended his claw and gave it a light wave, the tip cutting through the air and emitting a sharp whistling sound.

Heiyu's pupils constricted sharply; he felt that his claws were several times sharper than before, and a single swipe would be enough to tear through the fur of a Yao Beast of the same rank.

Bai Chi, Heida, Heier, and Heisan also successively channeled their Demon Power, causing their claw tips, beaks, and feathers to glow with a dark red light, as if their entire bodies were shrouded in blood-colored radiance.

"Now, I will teach you a few techniques suitable for yourselves."

Being of the same lineage, combined with Wu Li's current cultivation and insight, he could easily modify the circulation paths of Demon Power to create techniques that suited Heiyu and the others.

As his words fell.

As Wu Li raised his hand, dark red Demon Power condensed at his claw tips.

"This is the Blood Refining Claw."

"Based on the Blood Seal Pagoda, it concentrates newly generated Demon Power at the claw tips. With a single strike, it can tear through the defenses of a Yao Beast of the same rank. At the same time, it can also condense more Demon Power to be unleashed with a swipe, attacking targets from a distance."

Wu Li demonstrated it simply; the Crow clan was inherently intelligent, and the few Yao quickly grasped the essentials.

In the end, Wu Li taught them three techniques in total.

Blood Refining Claw, Feather Evasion Technique, and Blood Seal Barrier.

The Feather Evasion Technique allows Demon Power to be condensed onto feathers, which can be shot out as flying blades to injure enemies invisibly, or it can enhance the wings to increase speed.

The Blood Seal Barrier is a defensive technique that can condense Demon Power onto the surface of the body, creating a shield to protect oneself. It can also be used as a trapping technique, striking it onto an enemy, with a focus on flexibility and adaptability.

After the teaching was finished.

Heiyu and the others responded in unison.

"Thank you, Old Ancestor!"

Wu Li waved his hand. "Cultivate well and don't embarrass me, your Old Ancestor."

Heiyu and the others nodded quickly, their voices hoarse and firm: "Yes, Old Ancestor!"

"Have there been any anomalies in the mountain recently?"

"Reporting to Old Ancestor, during the time you were in seclusion, there was some trouble on the outskirts."

"A new group of Yao has arrived in the area originally occupied by the Azure-Scaled King; it is a group of Spider Demons."

"The leader is a Black Widow at the Peak of the Second Rank, and she has at least a hundred Spider Demons under her command. These Spider Demons are not to be trifled with; as soon as they arrived, they started seizing territory and completely occupied the Azure-Scaled King's former grounds."

"Rift-Wind King and Azure-Horned King both clashed with them, fighting several battles, but neither side gained any advantage."

"Oh?"

"Even Azure-Horned King and Rift-Wind King didn't gain the upper hand?"

Wu Li's brows furrowed slightly, a flash of surprise appearing in his pupils.

After leaving the Secret Realm.

Both of their cultivations had increased.

The Rift-Wind Wolf King could definitely reach the Peak of the Second Rank, and the Azure-Horned Deer King was already at the Peak of the Second Rank before; even if he hadn't reached the Third Rank yet, he was at the same level as Wu Li was back then—a half-step into the Third Rank.

Furthermore, both Yao Kings had hundreds of Wolf Yao and Deer Yao under their command.

Having rampaged on the outskirts of Taiyue Mountain for many years, what kind of Yao Beast hadn't they seen?

For a group of outsider Spider Demons to make them suffer a loss, that is indeed interesting.

"The Spider Demons possess potent toxins, which might be a Divine Ability."

"Although the two Kings have not-weak cultivation, they lack effective countermeasures, so they have been retreating step by step."

Wu Li nodded.

The toxin of the Spider Demons is indeed a nuisance.

Although the Wolf King and Deer King have high cultivation, they are the type who rely on their Physical Body and Demon Power to fight head-on; encountering such experts who use poison, suffering a loss is inevitable.

He remained silent for a moment, then spoke in a hoarse and calm voice: "What is the background of that Black Widow? Have you found out?"

Heiyu shook his head, his voice hoarse and respectful: "Reporting to Old Ancestor, it has not been found out yet."

"That group of Spider Demons arrived very suddenly. Gray Rat is currently investigating, but those Spider Demons are highly vigilant, and Gray Rat's descendants cannot get close at all."

Wu Li did not speak.

"Interesting."

"I will go see for myself."

Wu Li spread his wings, leaped from the stone pillar, and flew toward the outskirts of Taiyue Mountain.

...

On the outskirts of Taiyue Mountain, the territory originally belonging to the Azure-Scaled Python had now turned into a forest of grey-white spider webs.

Wu Li hovered high in the sky, looking down.

The originally lush forest had been covered by spider webs, layer upon layer, densely packed, as if tightly wrapped in white burial shrouds.

The spider webs shimmered with a faint, cold light under the moonlight. Hanging on them were some withered leaves and branches, as well as a few corpses of unknown Yao Beasts, which had been drained of their bodily fluids, leaving only shriveled skins.

The air was filled with a sweet, fishy poisonous gas that made one dizzy after smelling it for too long. Wu Li did not land; he circled at a low altitude, and his Blood Pupil opened silently, its crimson light sweeping across the entire web-covered forest.

"Hum~"

Under the Blood Pupil, every detail of the spider web forest was clearly visible.

The locations of the Spider Demons and the underground caves were all within his sight.

On the outskirts, over a hundred Spider Demons were lying on the webs, varying in size; the smallest were the size of a millstone, and the largest were like calves.

Their bodies were covered in grey-black hard shells, with eight long legs and hideous patterns on their backs. Their eyes flickered with a ghostly blue light, and they lay quietly, motionless, as if waiting for prey to walk right into the trap.

The deeper one went, the stronger the aura of the Spider Demons became.

In the deepest part, a Black Widow as huge as a house was lying in the center of a gigantic spider web.

Her eight long legs were thick as pillars, and her body was covered in jet-black hard shells, which were covered in dark red patterns.

Her eight eyes were staring fixedly at a water mirror floating in mid-air before her, in which a blurry human figure could be vaguely seen, seemingly conversing with her.

"Hmm?"

Wu Li's pupils constricted slightly.

This Spider Demon was not at the Peak of the Second Rank at all; she already had a Yao Core within her body, just that it hadn't condensed into a Pellet yet, making her a half-step into the Third Rank.

This Black Widow's cultivation was the same as his when he first came out of the Secret Realm—just one step away from entering the Third Rank.

No wonder the Rift-Wind Wolf King and the Azure-Horned Deer King had suffered a loss even when joining forces.

A half-step Third Rank Spider Demon, combined with the toxins of her Divine Ability and over a hundred Spider Demons, was indeed difficult to deal with.

Wu Li was somewhat curious.

Where did such a Yao Race suddenly appear from?

He continued to observe the movements within the water mirror.

Inside the water mirror, that blurry figure in black robes was saying something.

Suddenly, that voice came to an abrupt halt.

The figure in the water mirror suddenly looked up, and two ghostly, cold gazes pierced through the water mirror, through layers of spider webs, and shot straight toward the direction where Wu Li was.

Wu Li's pupils constricted sharply; he hadn't expected that the person in the water mirror could actually perceive his existence.

The Black Widow's eight eyes also turned simultaneously toward the direction where Wu Li was, filled with killing intent.

"Hiss!"

The Black Widow let out a sharp hiss, the sound wave exploding in the night sky, causing the spider webs in the forest to tremble violently.

The entire spider web forest instantly boiled over; countless Spider Demons climbed up from the webs, making a rustling sound, like countless withered leaves rubbing against each other in the wind.

They stared fixedly at the direction where Wu Li was, hissing.

"Kill him!"

The Black Widow's voice was sharp and cold, echoing in the night sky.