Green Scab Spider

Pu Ren'an pondered for a moment, then steeled himself and nodded, simultaneously signaling Fang Huai and Liu Ye to prepare for battle.

Lin Yu produced a small formation disk and tossed it into the air. Suddenly, a golden triangular pattern appeared directly above the Green Scab Spider.

"Three fellow daoists of the Corpse Sha Sect, this is the Unity Array. It can converge spiritual power into a single person.

This Lin possesses a lightning-attuned body by nature, which grants bonus damage against demonic beasts. Please hurry to the array nodes and inject your spiritual power into it, aiding me in slaying the beast."

Liu Ye looked toward Fang Huai, his gaze hesitant.

Pu Ren'an also remained motionless, silently weighing the pros and cons.

The three from the Corpse Sha Sect mostly cultivated Sha Poison techniques, dealing little damage to the Green Scab Spider, while Lin Yu's lightning-attuned body was indeed the most effective against this demonic beast.

Yet they feared that after Lin Yu killed the Green Scab Spider, he might turn on them while their spiritual power was depleted.

The Green Scab Spider sensed the danger. Its single eye opened, its body trembled, and it struggled to stand.

Seeing this, Fang Huai was the first to fly his Paper Kite to an array node and spoke:

"Brother Pu, Brother Fang, if we don't act now, it will be troublesome once the Green Scab Spider recovers."

Pu Ren'an gritted his teeth and followed. Seeing Liu Ye still frozen in place, he cursed angrily:

"What are you dawdling for? Waiting for me to invite you?"

The three took their positions and poured their spiritual power into the Unity Array.

The Green Scab Spider had been gathering strength. One of its limbs suddenly struck at the three in the air, its momentum astonishing.

"Golden Face Cymbals!"

Lin Yu muttered lowly. A copper cymbal as large as a washbasin materialized abruptly.

The gilded patterns on the cymbal's surface lit up. It hovered steadily beneath the three and rapidly expanded, blocking the demonic beast's limb.

"Boom!"

The immense force slammed into the Golden Face Cymbals. Several cracks instantly appeared on the cymbal, and the gilded light dimmed by more than half.

The three within the array were shaken until their qi and blood churned, their forms wobbling unsteadily.

Pu Ren'an produced a black cloth and draped it over the Golden Face Cymbals, speaking at the same time:

"Lin Yu, my spirit tool can temporarily enhance the defensive power of the Golden Face Cymbals. You'd best kill that demonic beast quickly."

With the spiritual power boost from the three, Lin Yu's aura surged, and his cultivation temporarily rose to the late Qi Refining stage.

He bit his finger, forced out essence blood, and smeared it on his spirit sword. The sword was instantly wrapped in flickering lightning energy.

"Thunder-Dash Sword!"

With a furious roar, he charged straight at the Green Scab Spider, sword in hand.

Knowing the Green Scab Spider's physical body was formidable, he chose not to attack from a distance. Instead, he merged man and sword, striking at the enemy with the most brutal force.

The Green Scab Spider's spiritual light flickered. It raised two pairs of limbs to resist, colliding with Lin Yu.

"Crack."

Lin Yu's eyes turned bloodshot. He hadn't expected that after just one exchange, his spirit sword would develop cracks.

The Green Scab Spider's single eye met Lin Yu's gaze, filled with contempt. Its mouthparts opened, and poison gas spewed forth.

Lin Yu's toes tapped against the Green Scab Spider's limb. Using the recoil, he sidestepped and flew away, dodging the lethal strike.

He stumbled as he landed on a nearby rooftop. The sweetness in his throat could no longer be suppressed, and he bent over, coughing up a mouthful of blood.

That collision had fully revealed the Green Scab Spider's true capabilities.

Although its spiritual power had been suppressed to the mid Qi Refining stage by the Demon-Suppressing Wood, its physical body still retained the strength of the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

Lin Yu hesitated no longer. His left hand quickly reached into his Storage Bag and pulled out three glowing pills, stuffing them into his mouth.

At the same time, his right hand formed a seal to channel spiritual light. A crimson spirit sword, radiating cold light, instantly hovered before him.

This spirit sword was called Crimson Sky Cry, a gift from an elder of his sect. It was said that fragments of ancient relics had been added to its forging materials, granting it immense power.

He treasured it dearly and had never used it before, but today he had no choice but to bring it out.

The moment he grasped Crimson Sky Cry, the spiritual power within his body was frantically drawn into the sword. Even the three on the Unity Array felt a massive drain of their spiritual energy.

"Fellow daoists, do not begrudge your spiritual power! If this Fang dies, none of you will survive either."

Pu Ren'an felt as if his Qi Sea were clamped in iron pincers, his spiritual power leaking out wildly. A bloodthirsty gleam instantly burst from his eyes.

His left hand slammed against the Storage Bag at his waist. A flash of spiritual light from the bag's mouth sent two crimson pills flying toward Fang Huai and Liu Ye.

"Swallow them!"

Spirit-Burning Pill?

Fang Huai's pupils contracted. This thing could drastically increase the Qi Sea's operational efficiency for a short time, but after the drug's effect wore off, it would plunge one into a prolonged state of weakness.

Seeing that Pu Ren'an had already swallowed his, Fang Huai didn't hesitate and stuffed the pill into his mouth.

The pill's violent energy surged into his Qi Sea. Fang Huai felt the spiritual power around him rapidly drawn in, flowing into the Unity Array.

"Thunder-Dash Sword!"

Lin Yu activated a secret technique of the Mystic Sword Sect, lightning coiling around his body as he charged at the Green Scab Spider once more.

The Green Scab Spider sensed the threat and finally took Lin Yu seriously, but by now his momentum was overwhelming. Crimson Sky Cry slammed into its leg, forcing it aside as he struck straight for its single eye.

The Green Scab Spider felt the threat of death and swung the leg impaling Cheng Zhaozhao to block before its eye.

Cheng Zhaozhao's eyes flew wide, and she cried out in despair, "Don't!"

Lin Yu's heart jolted. His sword veered off course, stabbing into the bone beside the Green Scab Spider's eye. Though it sank in, it clearly hadn't dealt a fatal blow.

Crimson Sky Cry lodged in the spider's skull, lightning power surging into its brain and churning the gray and white matter within.

The Green Scab Spider let out a mournful shriek, spewing a massive cloud of poison gas from its mouthparts that knocked Lin Yu to the ground.

"You idiot!" Pu Ren'an cursed.

Fang Huai's heart stirred with turmoil. If Lin Yu had ignored Cheng Zhaozhao's life and struck straight for the Green Scab Spider's eye just now, the beast would have been gravely wounded and lost its combat ability, even if not killed outright.

He never expected Lin Yu to abandon the perfect chance to kill the beast for the sake of Cheng Zhaozhao, a demon cultivator on the opposing side.

Lin Yu crashed heavily to the ground. At the same time, the Unity Array in the air flickered and dissipated completely.

Fang Huai made a snap decision, barking, "Senior brothers, this beast is already wounded. Let's keep attacking and not give it a chance to recover!"

The three immediately spread out in a fan formation, taking Spirit Stones in their left hands to replenish spiritual power while their right hands swiftly formed seals. Wind Blades, Ice Arrows, Poison Sha, and other spells shot toward the Green Scab Spider's vital points, locking it in place.

Since a quick kill wasn't possible, they'd switch tactics and wear it down slowly!

The Green Scab Spider was only strong in its physical body; its spiritual power wasn't much greater than theirs. Besides, it was already injured from the blow to its head from Crimson Sky Cry.

As long as Fang Huai and the others kept replenishing their spiritual power and attacking relentlessly, they'd eventually break through the beast's defenses.

Their harassment proved effective. The Green Scab Spider's speed slowed, and the range of its leg swings dropped significantly.

Pu Ren'an seized an opening from the spider and sent a cold light straight toward its single eye.

The Green Scab Spider raised the leg impaling Cheng Zhaozhao again, but Pu Ren'an wasn't Lin Yu. He didn't care whether she lived or died.

The cold light pierced through Cheng Zhaozhao and struck the Green Scab Spider's eye.

Blinded, the spider thrashed its eight legs wildly, flinging Cheng Zhaozhao away before launching a frenzied assault on the three Corpse Sha Sect members.

Seeing his strike land, Pu Ren'an exulted, "Hold on a bit longer, junior brothers! This beast is in its death throes!"

But just then, Liu Ye, for some unknown reason, broke away from the battle and rushed toward Cheng Zhaozhao's location.

Pu Ren'an roared in fury, "What kind of love potion did Cheng Zhaozhao feed you two? Are you both insane, throwing away your lives to save her?!"

Fang Huai's face darkened as well, and he shouted, "Liu Ye, get back!"

Liu Ye's gaze wasn't on Cheng Zhaozhao at all. It was fixed on the ground beside her, where two Sha-Gathering Bottles had fallen from a Storage Bag.

One of the bottles had cracked, and emerald-green Vegetation Sha was slowly leaking out.

Liu Ye was ecstatic. The Demon-Suppressing Wood had condensed so much Vegetation Sha! Turning one bottle over to the Ascension Society, the remaining one would be just enough to help him grow his Sha Spirit Root.

He couldn't wait for the battle to end. He had to act fast and grab them before all the Vegetation Sha leaked away.