White Blade Jade Spider

The full moon hung like a silver plate.

The Martial Artists were all cultivating quietly. Mo Yan Yu's delicate body was hidden among the branches and leaves of an ancient tree, her breathing long and steady. Kalu leaned against another tree, engrossed in reading a scroll of the Poison Scripture. The Medicine Slaves lay sprawled haphazardly on the damp ground behind the Earth Dragon...

Shi Yan awoke from his cultivation, silently observing the terrain and calculating his moves.

Mo Yan Yu was at the front of the group, Kalu at the rear. They had him sandwiched between them. While they seemed indifferent to him, their positions clearly indicated they were both wary of him.

Qiang Sen seemed to anticipate his ill intentions. He wasn't cultivating tonight but was watching from ten meters behind Shi Yan, ready to intervene at the slightest sign of trouble.

This is bad, Shi Yan muttered to himself, continuing to wait for the others to let their guard down.

Time slipped away unnoticed. Soon, the bright moon began to hide, signaling that dawn was approaching. Shi Yan still hadn't found a suitable opportunity to escape, and a sense of urgency began to creep in. After a moment's hesitation, he decided not to wait any longer and prepared to act.

"Crunch! Crunch, crunch!"

Just then, a strange sound echoed from the distance. Judging by the noise, something was slowly approaching their location.

Shi Yan, circulating Essence through his arm, his eyes suddenly lit up with renewed vigor.

"All units, stand by!" Mo Yan Yu called out sharply. She rose from the ancient tree and, using her elevated position, gazed into the distance for a moment before exclaiming, "White Blade Jade Spiders!"

All the Martial Artists were jolted awake from their cultivation.

With grave expressions, they drew their weapons. Without needing further instruction from Mo Yan Yu, they quickly converged around the Earth Dragon, forming a circle about five to six meters apart.

Kalu also put away his scripture and, with a frown, approached the Earth Dragon, stating sternly, "Keep a close watch on the medicine pots on the Earth Dragon!"

"Yes!" the Martial Artists shouted in unison.

The sleeping Medicine Slaves also awoke. Upon hearing that White Blade Jade Spiders were approaching, they became visibly anxious and instinctively moved closer to the Earth Dragon, clearly aware of the spiders' formidable nature.

"Jingle!"

A set of keys flew from Mo Yan Yu's hand, landing at Qiang Sen's feet. "Qiang Sen, unlock all the Medicine Slaves' shackles. We don't want the White Blade Jade Spiders to kill them all. Hurry!" Mo Yan Yu urged.

Qiang Sen picked up the keys and glanced up at Mo Yan Yu. He pointed at Shi Yan and asked, "Should his shackles be unlocked too?"

"Unlock him. I don't want him to die too easily," Mo Yan Yu replied impatiently.

"Kid, behave yourself later. I'll be watching you the whole time!" Qiang Sen snorted coldly. He first unlocked Shi Yan's shackles before moving on to the other Medicine Slaves, skillfully freeing them from their restraints.

Heaven helps me! With his shackles removed, Shi Yan felt a sense of lightness and a cold smirk played on his lips.

The Shi Family was a "Martial Soul" lineage. Although the owner of this body hadn't become a Martial Artist, he had a penchant for adventuring and searching ancient ruins. He was no stranger to various demonic beasts. Instead of fear, Shi Yan felt a surge of joy when Mo Yan Yu mentioned the White Blade Jade Spiders, immediately recognizing an opportunity for escape.

White Blade Jade Spiders were Level 2 demonic beasts. Their eight legs were as sharp as blades, they were nocturnal, and they were pack hunters, appearing in groups of at least five or six. White Blade Jade Spiders were ferocious and enjoyed eating humans. In the Gloomy Forest, they would never let a human go if they encountered one.

Demonic beasts had thick hides and moved with incredible speed. They were often larger than humans. Unless one was a powerful Martial Artist, ordinary humans would likely be killed or severely injured upon encountering them. Although White Blade Jade Spiders were only Level 2 demonic beasts, their tendency to attack in groups of five or six, coupled with their speed, made them incredibly difficult to deal with, as most Martial Artists couldn't match their pace.

In the Gloomy Forest, encountering White Blade Jade Spiders was simply bad luck. These creatures didn't possess much of value, yet they were extremely aggressive. Combined with their agility and swift movements, they would invariably provoke and attack any humans they encountered, and wouldn't leave easily without inflicting significant damage.

Shi Yan quietly moved towards the Earth Dragon, standing with the anxious Medicine Slaves, and subtly observed the situation, not rushing to resist.

"Not good! There are eight of them!"

Mo Yan Yu cried out from the ancient tree, her delicate brows furrowed, her expression grave. "This won't be easy. Everyone, stay alert! Remember! Do not pursue them actively after engaging. The denser the foliage, the more advantageous it is for the White Blade Jade Spiders. Never engage them in dense undergrowth!"

"Crunch, crunch, crunch!"

The sound of blades piercing the earth grew closer. Soon, two White Blade Jade Spiders, each about ten meters long and 1.5 meters tall, appeared first. They were pure white, about the size of a regular car, with eight legs like sharp blades, gleaming menacingly and incredibly sharp.

The White Blade Jade Spiders advanced with their blade-like legs, moving with remarkable agility and speed. In an instant, they arrived. Their sharp, knife-like legs moved, flashing with a cold light that chilled the soul. It was easy to imagine the horrific fate that awaited anyone sliced by those blades.

As the Martial Artists watched more White Blade Jade Spiders emerge one after another, their expressions grew solemn. Mo Yan Yu had already descended from the ancient tree and stood at the front of the formation, her slender fingers crackling with electricity, ready for battle. Kalu sat inside the sedan on the Earth Dragon, his eyes cold but not panicked.

The eight White Blade Jade Spiders finally gathered. They weren't unintelligent; on the contrary, they spread out and surrounded the Earth Dragon, circling it like eight automobiles.

With a piercing shriek, all eight White Blade Jade Spiders attacked in unison. Their shimmering white legs swept through the air, and beams of silvery light shot towards the Martial Artists guarding the Earth Dragon!

For a moment, the air was filled with flashing blades. The Martial Artists moved swiftly, dodging while simultaneously thrusting their weapons towards the White Blade Jade Spiders' abdomens and compound eyes.

The scene immediately devolved into chaos!

The White Blade Jade Spiders circled the Earth Dragon, their legs raining down. The Martial Artists dodged left and right, their weapons continuously lashing out. Mo Yan Yu unleashed her Martial Soul, her hands crackling with lightning, sending arcs of blue electricity that struck the White Blade Jade Spiders, causing their bodies to tremble.

"Chirp!"

A Martial Artist reacted too slowly and was slashed across the chest and abdomen by a White Blade Jade Spider's leg. The Martial Artist let out a horrific scream as his intestines spilled from his abdomen, and he collapsed on the spot.

The Medicine Slaves panicked and scrambled to hide beneath the Earth Dragon. A few, driven mad by fear, saw the blade-like legs approaching and tried to squeeze through the gaps between the spiders, hoping to escape. However, they were brutally impaled by the spiders' legs and died instantly.

Shi Yan's face was grim, his eyes gleaming. He moved in small increments behind the Martial Artists, the shackles on his body clanking crisply.

"Crack!"

A Postnatal Second Heaven Martial Artist from the Mo Family, who was in front of Shi Yan, collided with another Martial Artist while moving. Unable to dodge, he was struck across the neck by a White Blade Jade Spider's leg. His head flew off, and blood splattered all over Shi Yan.

Covered in blood, Shi Yan's vision blurred slightly. A surge of violent, bloodthirsty thoughts erupted from his body. The vortexes within his seven hundred and twenty acupoints spun wildly, generating a powerful suction force.

The headless Martial Artist, who had died in front of Shi Yan, began to shrivel. Wisps of energy, perceptible only to Shi Yan, filled with despair, unwillingness, and madness, flowed from his pores and entered Shi Yan's body, coursing through his meridians and into his seven hundred and twenty acupoints.

In a daze, Shi Yan felt as if he had returned to a blood pool. In that blood pool, his seven hundred and twenty acupoints had absorbed a significant amount of blood. That blood had altered his acupoints, creating vortexes within them, expanding their capacity, and accelerating their ability to absorb blood.

Now, wisps of energy, mixed with the dying Martial Artist's despair and unwillingness, entered his body along the same path, flowing into his acupoints at an incredible speed. The vortexes within his acupoints spun madly, as if devouring and digesting the absorbed energy, a bizarre and unsettling sight.

In just over ten seconds, no more energy flowed into his body. The dead Martial Artist in front of Shi Yan was completely shriveled, as if all his vital blood and Essence had vanished, leaving him looking like a severely dehydrated corpse.

A bloodthirsty, violent impulse suddenly erupted from the depths of Shi Yan's heart. As the seven hundred and twenty acupoints within him spun, despair, fear, ferocity, and evil powers secretly grew, urging Shi Yan to unleash a slaughter.

"Screech!"

A leg of a White Blade Jade Spider slashed out, aiming directly for Shi Yan's head. Shi Yan was startled and forcibly suppressed the bloodthirsty thoughts in his heart. He shifted sideways towards another Martial Artist, narrowly dodging the spider's fatal attack.

"Chii!"

One Martial Artist was cornered by a White Blade Jade Spider. He fiercely thrust his sharp weapon into the spider's compound eyes. The spider's compound eyes were blinded, and it wildly slashed at the Martial Artist's waist. The Martial Artist was cut in half, dying a gruesome death.

Shi Yan, who had shifted to the side of that Martial Artist, was just about to find a safer area when he suddenly noticed another change.

A strange suction force from his acupoints erupted again! From the Martial Artist who had been cut in two, a stream of air mixed with rage and unwillingness flowed out, madly surging into his meridians and injecting into his acupoints.

Soon, the Martial Artist, cut into two pieces, also became a shriveled corpse.

Shi Yan was horrified!

Without further thought, he immediately realized that another "Martial Soul" was hidden within his body. This "Martial Soul" used his acupoints as its foundation and could actually absorb the power of the deceased from their previous life. Such a "Martial Soul" was extremely evil and bizarre, shocking and unsettling even Shi Yan.

Just then!

A White Blade Jade Spider let out another strange screech. The remaining six White Blade Jade Spiders suddenly retreated, flying towards the dense jungle.

The White Blade Jade Spiders clearly realized that this group was not easy to deal with. After two of their companions died, these White Blade Jade Spiders finally retreated.

Shi Yan's expression changed. The thoughts about the strange "Martial Soul" in his body were instantly put away. Without thinking, Shi Yan circulated his Essence to his feet and immediately darted out like lightning, following the White Blade Jade Spiders.

Only by staying with the White Blade Jade Spiders did he have a chance to escape!

A warm current suddenly surged from his acupoints. The warm current flowed into Shi Yan's Essence. Shi Yan's originally not-so-thick Essence suddenly became refined and more than doubled in strength!

Shi Yan was overjoyed and his confidence grew. As he charged towards the White Blade Jade Spiders, he glanced back at Mo Yan Yu from a distance and said coldly, "Mo Yan Yu, clean yourself up and wait for me. I'll force myself on you sooner or later!"

"Chase him!" Mo Yan Yu's delicate body trembled violently, her beautiful eyes almost spitting fire as she chased after Shi Yan.

Faster than her was Kalu!

This Alchemist had not made a move on the Earth Dragon the whole time, seemingly waiting for something. As Shi Yan charged towards the retreating White Blade Jade Spiders, Kalu soared high into the air from the Earth Dragon like an eagle and was the first to dive towards Shi Yan.

"Kid, I've been waiting for you to escape for a long time." Kalu chuckled sinisterly while still in mid-air.

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