The sixth-tier Nightmare Spider let out a shrill cry. Its body blurred in midair, leaving behind several afterimages. The fish-scale whip and Lu Xiaotian's Blazing Flame Separation Sword cut through empty space, shattering the afterimages without gaining so much as an inch.
A gust of wind struck from behind. Lu Xiaotian's heart tightened. He hadn't expected the Nightmare Spider to be so fast. It had been under attack just moments ago, yet in the blink of an eye it had circled around behind them. Truly unexpected. Of course, the Nightmare Spider's sneak attack from behind wasn't enough to threaten him. Lu Xiaotian had already formed the habit of keeping watch over his surroundings even while his primary Primordial Spirit was fighting, so long as his secondary Primordial Spirit wasn't involved. The instant danger appeared, he was ready. Though the Nightmare Spider was fast, its fine, razor-sharp strands of highly venomous silk shot toward him from behind. The Blazing Flame Separation Sword didn't pause for a moment. It wheeled around him in midair and slashed back at the spider, burning up the newly spat silk.
Compared with Lu Xiaotian, however, Su Qing was badly shaken. Unlike him, she couldn't keep track of what was happening behind her while fighting. By the time she noticed the movement at her back, it would be too late to whip around and defend. Even if she somehow managed to block the attack, she would likely be in grave danger. If the Nightmare Spider's silk wrapped around her, it would all be over. Su Qing's beautiful eyes turned to Lu Xiaotian again. If he hadn't destroyed the silk the spider had shot from behind, she might not have survived just now, even with a Core-Origin magical artifact in hand. Still, she found it strange. Judging from