"Could Chong Ying be trying to enter an unsealed state, or reinstalling a new Soul Stone? What powerful energy."
All of Zhang Chen's senses were blocked by the spider silk before him, yet an incomparably powerful force traveled from the center of the room to his position through the silk.
Without hesitation, Zhang Chen swiftly shut the door behind him. It would be troublesome if this aura spread outside and was sensed by cultivators.
Worried that touching the spider silk might disturb Chong Ying, Zhang Chen found himself unable to move an inch at the doorway. He could only turn himself into blood and slowly seep through the gaps in the dense web.
However, as he gradually approached the center of the room, the sight there left him stunned.
An enormous four-legged spider hung suspended in the air. Its purple body somewhat resembled Chong Ying's Spider Demon form. Its eight eyes turned together and looked toward Zhang Chen. A chill swept over his entire body before its gaze withdrew and shifted to Chong Ying below.
"Miss Chong Ying is at a critical juncture. Just watch from the side. Do not make any movements that might disturb her." A somewhat seductive female voice entered Zhang Chen's mind.
"Alright!"
In his blood form, Zhang Chen immediately froze in place. It was not that he trusted the other party's words; the moment he judged that it posed any danger to Chong Ying, he would interfere at once.
"This Four-legged Spider Demon is truly rather powerful. I never expected such a pathetic Level 3 Jailer Minister to possess a Soul Stone like this."
At that moment, Chong Ying sat upright beneath the spider demon. Strangely, aside from her faint breathing, every other bodily function had ceased.
"What is wrong with Chong Ying's body? There