The Fiftieth Floor
The forty-first floor is still the Nightmare level. At this moment, ten Ghost-faced Demon Spiders confront Hua Qiang.
These Ghost-faced Demon Spiders are enormous, about the size of a small house.
Their eight thick, long legs supported them on the ground like roof beams, each covered with sharp spikes that gleamed with a cold, eerie light.
Its abdomen was round and plump, like a huge black Water Pouch, with strange ghost face patterns on it appearing and disappearing with its breathing, as if it could devour a ray of light.
Its back is high and bulging, and its hard shell is like a solid roof, able to withstand any external invasion.
With each snap of its claws opening and closing, a cracking sound was heard, as if it could easily tear its prey apart.
A pair of blood-red compound eyes flashed with a brutal light in the darkness, staring intently at Hua Qiang. His posture suggested that once he locked onto his target, he could launch an attack like a black lightning bolt.
The next moment, they quickly dispersed, forming a circle that surrounded Hua Qiang in the center. Then, their abdomens pulsated in unison, spraying out strands of spider silk as thick as steel cables.
Spider silk crisscrossed and layered, instantly sealing off the space and forming an impenetrable web that frantically enveloped Hua Qiang.
The sticky spider silk had a pungent, fishy smell, and once touched, it seemed to imprison the soul.
The Ghost-faced Demon Spiders excitedly moved their long legs, eager to drag Hua Qiang into their gaping maws.
Hua Qiang curled his lip, revealing a disdainful smile.
With a slight movement, his entire body burst into flames, transforming him into a Giants of fire.
The flames crackled and leaped, the intense heat distorting the air itself.
The surging heatwave, like an angry dragon emerging from the sea, surged and roared around.
The moment the spider silk was touched, a hissing sound echoed through the mountain air, and countless strands of silk turned to ash at a speed visible to the naked eye, scattering in the wind.
Seeing that the spider silk they were spewing was being burned away by the raging flames around Hua Qiang, the ten Ghost-faced Demon Spiders became extremely aggressive.
Their thick, long legs scraped against the ground, making a chilling rustling sound.
Then, as if by telepathy, they looked at each other and then their abdomens suddenly contracted.
In an instant, a sharp, piercing shriek, like countless blades, Ground Spikes the night sky, echoing across the surrounding fields, startling the trees and causing leaves to tremble and fall.
Accompanied by a wailing sound, enormous ghostly figures, each the size of a house, slowly emerged in the air.
These demonic figures, with their blue faces, fangs, and bloodshot eyes, emitted a piercing, shrill scream that seemed to come from the Jiu You hell, chilling anyone to the bone.
Hua Qiang was the first to be hit. He felt as if his eardrums were being stabbed by thousands of steel needles, his mind was filled with the sound of a loud bell, his head was throbbing, and he began to feel dizzy.
"Damn, I've been infected!"
Hua Qiang gritted his teeth and thought to himself, his heart filled with regret. He hadn't expected that these Ghost-faced Demon Spiders would have hidden sonic and mental attacks as a backup plan. Even though he was a veteran of countless battles, he had fallen into their trap.
I was careless!
Fortunately, Hua Qiang was a transmigrated soul, and his mental strength far surpassed that of ordinary people.
Since the Life Divine Tree entered my sea of consciousness, it has doubled in size and become incredibly profound.
Just as he was enduring the throbbing pain in his head and the ringing in his ears, the sapling of the Life Divine Tree in his sea of consciousness seemed to sense his predicament and swayed its delicate branches slightly.
This seemingly gentle swaying motion is like a spring breeze brushing across a lake, creating a faint ripple in the air.
Miraculously, the piercing pain in Hua Qiang's mind, which was almost exploding, disappeared instantly.
He steadied himself and keenly sensed that the sapling was silently absorbing the surrounding sonic waves and spiritual energy, and continuously transmitting it into his sea of consciousness.
Hua Qiang took a moment to assess the situation and was pleasantly surprised to find that his spiritual power had actually increased slightly.
Looking again at the sapling of the Life Divine Tree, it seemed to have absorbed nutrients and grown a little taller. Its tender green leaves shimmered with a faint light, as if telling of the joy of growth.
It seems we need to provide the saplings with more energy and nutrients to accelerate their growth.
Thinking that there were still plenty of Ghost-faced Demon Spiders to exploit in the next nine levels, Hua Qiang couldn't help but laugh.
By the way, aren't these ten spiders in front of us perfect tools?
Let's take advantage of this opportunity to profit.
Hua Qiang staggered, pretending to be injured by the sound waves and mental attacks emitted by the Demon Mask Beads.
It's like they're barely holding on and fighting against them.
Upon seeing this, the demonic beads all wore eerie smiles.
It emitted even sharper howls and launched mental attacks.
Hua Qiang's body swayed even more violently, like a fallen leaf in the wind, drifting helplessly in the air.
The tiny sapling of the Life Divine Tree in the sea of consciousness is constantly absorbing energy.
He looked excited.
Half an hour later, the faces of the Ghost-faced Demon Spiders all turned ugly.
They also realized something was wrong; the two-legged creature in front of them was swaying as before, but it wouldn't fall down.
Their energy reserves are almost depleted from this period of output.
Those eight long, iron-pillar-like legs went limp and trembled uncontrollably, as if they could no longer support the massive body.
When Hua Qiang saw that the spiders had stopped attacking him, he knew that he had almost finished fleecing the sheep.
Thunderclap Blade appeared in his hand, which he swung repeatedly.
The blade energy, infused with the Law of Gravity, cleaved each of the Ghost-faced Demon Spiders in two with a single strike.
After collecting the ten spider Demon Core, Hua Qiang continued his journey.
Level 42, Level 43...
Hua Qiang continues his business of exploiting loopholes.
His sea of consciousness was also slowly expanding, and the saplings on the island in his sea of consciousness had grown taller.
That's the fiftieth floor!
At this moment, he was completely surrounded by a hundred enormous Ghost-faced Demon Spiders.
These demonic spiders were all as large as mountains, their bluish-black shells gleaming coldly in the dim moonlight, their hideous faces seemingly capable of devouring all life.
If it were anyone else, they would probably be terrified by now.
However, Hua Qiang's lips slowly curled up, his eyes flashing with a fiery light, and he almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.
In his eyes, these were not deadly beasts at all, but rather "energy treasure troves" waiting to be developed.
He secretly calculated that if he could absorb all the energy contained in these hundred spiders, it would surely strengthen his sea of consciousness, nourish the Life Divine Tree to grow taller, and elevate his strength to a higher level.
With this in mind, Hua Qiang acted without hesitation.
He waved his hands, and flames roared out from his palms, instantly transforming into a surging wall of fire that burned away all the spider silk spewed by the demon spiders.
Immediately afterwards, he focused his mind and opened his sea of consciousness to fully absorb the sound waves and spiritual energy that permeated the surroundings.
As energy continued to flow in, the Life Divine Tree shone brightly, while the Demon Spiders gradually withered.
When no more energy could be squeezed out, a cold glint flashed in Hua Qiang's eyes. He drew his sharp blade and moved like lightning among the spiders.
With swift strokes and sharp cuts, the previously ferocious spiders lay sprawled on the ground, motionless.