Green Scab Spider

Pu Ren'an pondered for a moment, then steeled himself and nodded. At the same time, he called to Fang Huai and Liu Ye to prepare for battle.

Lin Yu took out a small formation plate and tossed it into the air. In an instant, golden triangular patterns appeared directly above the Green Scab Spider.

"Fellow cultivators of the Corpse Sha Sect, this is the Unity Array. It can gather spiritual power and concentrate it in one person.

"By nature, I have the Lightning Body, which gives me an advantage when breaking through a demonic beast's defenses. Please hurry to the formation points, pour your spiritual power into the array, and help me slay the beast."

Liu Ye looked toward Fang Huai, his expression hesitant.

Pu Ren'an also stayed where he was, silently weighing the pros and cons.

The three Corpse Sha Sect cultivators mostly practiced Sha Poison techniques, which were not very effective against the Green Scab Spider. Lin Yu's Lightning Body, on the other hand, truly did the most damage to the beast.

But they were worried that after killing the Green Scab Spider, Lin Yu might strike while their spiritual power was depleted.

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

Seeing this, Fang Huai was the first to ride his Paper Kite to a formation point. He called out:

"Senior Brother Pu, Senior Brother Fang, if we don't act now, we'll be in trouble once the Green Scab Spider recovers."

Pu Ren'an gritted his teeth and followed. Seeing Liu Ye still standing there in a daze, he cursed:

"What are you dawdling for? Do you want me to come and fetch you?"

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

The Green Scab Spider had been gathering strength for a long time. One of its legs suddenly lunged at the three men in the air, its attack fearsome.

"Golden Face Cymbals!"

Lin Yu gave a low shout, and a bronze cymbal as big as a washbasin appeared out of nowhere.

Gilded patterns lit up across its surface. It hung steadily beneath the three men, rapidly expanding to block the beast's leg.

"Bang!"

The tremendous force struck the Golden Face Cymbals, instantly splitting them with several cracks. The gilded glow dimmed along with them.

The three men inside the formation were shaken so badly that their blood and qi churned, and they nearly lost their footing.

Pu Ren'an took out a piece of black cloth and draped it over the Golden Face Cymbals. At the same time, he said:

"Lin Yu, my spirit artifact can temporarily strengthen the Golden Face Cymbals' defenses. You'd better kill that beast quickly."

With the three men's spiritual power bolstering him, Lin Yu's aura surged, and his cultivation temporarily rose to the late stage of Qi Refining.

He bit his finger, forced out his essence blood, and smeared it on his Spirit Sword. The sword was instantly enveloped in flickering lightning.

"Thunder-Dash Sword!"

With a furious shout, he gripped his sword and charged straight at the Green Scab Spider.

Knowing that the beast's body was immensely tough, he chose not to attack from a distance. Instead, he merged with his sword and struck with the most brutal force he could muster.

Spiritual light flickered around the Green Scab Spider as it raised two pairs of legs to defend itself and collided with Lin Yu.

"Crack!"

Lin Yu's eyes were bloodshot. He hadn't expected his Spirit Sword to crack after just one clash.

The Green Scab Spider's single eye met Lin Yu's, filled with contempt. Its mouthparts opened, and poisonous fumes poured out.

Lin Yu pushed off one of the spider's legs with his toes, using the recoil to dart sideways and evade the fatal blow.

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

That clash had let him fully gauge the Green Scab Spider's strength.

Although the Demon-Suppressing Wood had suppressed its spiritual power to the middle stage of Qi Refining, its physical toughness remained at the level of the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

Lin Yu hesitated no longer. His left hand darted into his Storage Bag and pulled out three glimmering pills, which he stuffed into his mouth.

At the same time, his right hand formed a spell and summoned a crimson Spirit Sword gleaming with a cold light. It floated before him.

This Spirit Sword was called Crimson Sky Cry. It had been given to him by a sect elder, and it was said that fragments of an ancient magical treasure had been added to the materials used to forge it. Its power was extraordinary.

He had treasured it and never used it before, but today he had no choice.

The moment he grasped Crimson Sky Cry, spiritual power was sucked wildly from his body into the sword. Even the three men in the Unity Array felt their spiritual power draining away in great quantities.

"Fellow cultivators, don't hold back your spiritual power! If I die, none of you will survive either."

Pu Ren'an felt as though iron pincers had clamped around his Qi Sea. His spiritual power poured out uncontrollably, and a bloodthirsty glint flashed in his eyes.

His left hand slammed against his Storage Bag. A flash of light flickered at its opening, and two crimson pills shot toward Fang Huai and Liu Ye.

"Swallow them!"

Spirit-Burning Pills?

Fang Huai's pupils contracted. The pills could greatly increase the efficiency of one's Qi Sea for a short time, but once their effects wore off, the user would fall into a prolonged state of Weakness.

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

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

"Thunder-Dash Sword!"

Lin Yu used the Mystic Sword Sect's secret technique. Lightning coiled around him as he attacked the Green Scab Spider again.

Sensing the threat, the Green Scab Spider finally took Lin Yu seriously. But now his aura was immense. When Crimson Sky Cry struck one of its legs, it knocked the limb aside and continued straight toward its single eye.

The Green Scab Spider sensed death looming. It swung the leg impaled through Cheng Zhaozhao up in front of its eye.

Cheng Zhaozhao's eyes went wide. She cried out in despair, "No!"

Lin Yu's heart jolted. His sword veered aside and pierced the bone beside the Green Scab Spider's single eye. Though the blade sank in, it clearly hadn't dealt a fatal wound.

Crimson Sky Cry became lodged in the Green Scab Spider's skull. Lightning surged into its head, churning the yellow-white matter within.

The Green Scab Spider let out a mournful cry and spewed a large cloud of poisonous fumes from its mouthparts, knocking Lin Yu from the air.

"Idiot!" Pu Ren'an cursed.

Fang Huai's heart rippled with emotion. If Lin Yu had ignored Cheng Zhaozhao's life just then and attacked the Green Scab Spider's eye without hesitation, the beast would have been gravely wounded and lost its ability to fight, even if it hadn't died.

He never would have imagined that Lin Yu would give up the best chance to kill the beast just to save Cheng Zhaozhao, a demonic cultivator on the opposing side.

Lin Yu crashed heavily toward the ground. At the same time, the light of the Unity Array scattered in the air and vanished.

Fang Huai made a split-second decision and called out, "Senior Brothers, the beast is wounded. Let's keep attacking and not give it a chance to recover!"

The three immediately spread out in a fan shape. With their left hands, they took out Spirit Stones to replenish their spiritual power. With their right, they swiftly formed spells, sending Wind Blades, Ice Arrows, Poison Sha, and other techniques at the Green Scab Spider's vital points, pinning down its movements.

If they couldn't kill it quickly, they would change tactics and wear it down little by little!

The Green Scab Spider's body was tough, but its spiritual power was not much stronger than theirs. What's more, Crimson Sky Cry had struck its head, leaving it injured.

As long as Fang Huai and the others replenished their spiritual power while attacking without pause, they would eventually break through the beast's defenses.

Their harassment proved effective. The Green Scab Spider had already slowed down, and the range of its leg swings had shrunk considerably.

Pu Ren'an seized an opening and sent a streak of cold light straight toward its single eye.

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

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

Having lost its only eye, the Green Scab Spider flailed its eight legs wildly and flung Cheng Zhaozhao away. Then it attacked the three Corpse Sha Sect cultivators in a frenzy.

Seeing that his attack had worked, Pu Ren'an exclaimed with delight, "Junior Brothers, just hold on a little longer. The beast is on its last legs!"

But just then, Liu Ye suddenly did something inexplicable. He left the fight and ran toward where Cheng Zhaozhao had landed.

Pu Ren'an flew into a rage. "What kind of bewitching potion did Cheng Zhaozhao give you all? Have you all gone mad? You're risking your lives to save her!"

Fang Huai's expression darkened as well. He shouted, "Liu Ye, get back here!"

Liu Ye wasn't looking at Cheng Zhaozhao at all. His eyes were fixed on the ground beside her, where the Sha-Gathering Bottle had just fallen out of her Storage Bag.

There were two Sha-Gathering Bottles, and one of them had cracked when it fell. Glimmering green Sha energy was slowly leaking out.

Liu Ye was ecstatic. The Demon-Suppressing Wood had gathered so much Vegetation Sha! He could hand one bottle over to the Ascension Society, and the other would be just enough to lengthen his Sha Spirit Root.

He didn't have time to wait until the battle was over. He had to move fast and get the Vegetation Sha before it all leaked away!