Soul-Eater Demon Spider (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Evening approached as the sun began to sink.

The sunset in the west complemented the Star Dou Great Forest, making it look exceptionally beautiful and magnificent.

Inside the forest, Lan Si had been wandering for several days, yet he still hadn't found a spider-type soul beast suitable for himself.

Glancing at the darkening sky and then at the surrounding terrain, Lan Si stopped at a large tree and leaned against the trunk. He knew he had to find a safe shelter; otherwise, once night fell, even if this was only the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest, he would face unpredictable dangers.

From his storage Soul Tool, Lan Si took out dry rations and a water skin to make a simple dinner. His slightly rapid breathing gradually steadied as he scanned his surroundings.

Suddenly, a peculiar rustling sound caught Lan Si's attention.

Lan Si possessed remarkable eyesight. He looked toward the sound, and immediately, he spotted the source of the noise in a patch of grass a few hundred meters away.

A repulsive combination of black and purple. The creature that had suddenly appeared was an ugly spider. It was a bizarre, massive spider with a main body diameter exceeding two meters and eight spear-like legs over three meters long. Its main carapace was black, densely covered with strange purple patterns that extended all the way to its eight legs.

The tips of its legs were slender and translucent purple; each step it took silently pierced the ground, leaving behind a faint purple halo, a testament to their sharpness.

"Soul-Eater Demon Spider, it's actually a Soul-Eater Demon Spider."

Lan Si's face was filled with ecstasy. His blood, which had been cooling as he lost hope for such a rare soul beast, suddenly began to burn.

One must know, this was a powerful spider-type soul beast even rarer than the Man Faced Demon Spider. It was the predecessor to the second martial soul of the Martial Soul Hall Pope Bibi Dong, the Soul-Eater Spider Emperor.

Compared to the former, the Man Faced Demon Spider was nothing more than a little brother. While both could instantly spray spider webs covering ten times their own size, the Man Faced Demon Spider could only do so three times a day, whereas the Soul-Eater Demon Spider could spray almost limitlessly—as long as it had enough soul power to devour, it could produce infinite webs.

Its primary medium for devouring soul power was its webs and legs; as long as the web or leg made contact with an enemy, it could drain their soul power.

Of course, there was also a more direct method: swallowing the prey whole.

Beyond that, the neurotoxins carried by the Soul-Eater Demon Spider were also terrifying, no weaker than those of the Man Faced Demon Spider.

It could be said to be the most terrifying existence among spider-type soul beasts, with only a very few, such as the Death Demon Spider, capable of standing on par with it.

However, every coin has two sides.

Before its cultivation reached fifty thousand years and it evolved into a Soul-Eater Spider Emperor, the Soul-Eater Demon Spider had a fatal weakness: the abdomen used to store its webs was not yet covered by a solid carapace.

As long as one could break its abdomen, even if it didn't cause a fatal injury, it would at least neutralize its ability to release webs. Dealing with it afterward would be much easier.

After a brief moment of joy, Lan Si's eyes turned solemn, for while he had discovered the creature, the Soul-Eater Demon Spider seemed to have discovered him as well. Its eight long legs moved rapidly, leaving a trail of purple phantoms in the air, and in the blink of an eye, it was before Lan Si, spraying a purple, translucent web directly at him.

Lan Si did not hesitate for a second. He stomped hard on the tree trunk, leaped high into the air, and while dodging the massive web, summoned his Cyan Lotus martial soul. The previously vibrant tree, once bound by the web, withered instantly and turned into rotten wood. A gust of wind caused it to collapse with a crash, and the parts that touched the web were directly corroded into water vapor by the potent poison, leaving behind swirling green smoke.

Two yellow soul rings rose from beneath Lan Si's feet, their dazzling light circling his body. Lan Si stood on the pedestal of the Cyan Lotus, relying on the lotus's innate flight ability to hover in mid-air, looking down at the Soul-Eater Demon Spider below.

The second and then the first soul ring lit up in succession.

The Cyan Lotus beneath his feet split into four, transforming into four identical lotuses. One of them morphed into eight sharp blades. With a wave of Lan Si's hand, the blades circled in the air, spinning rapidly, and thrust toward the Soul-Eater Demon Spider in a spiral formation.

Facing the eight flying blades, the Soul-Eater Demon Spider's eight small, purple-glowing eyes flashed brightly, and it sprayed another massive web. It blocked six of the blades, and the remaining two, which had pierced through the gaps in the web, were deflected by its raised front legs.

A flicker of gravity crossed Lan Si's eyes. He knew that without destroying the Soul-Eater Demon Spider's abdomen, he couldn't inflict damage on its main body, as it could block most attacks with its webs alone, combined with its eight legs that served both offense and defense. Rushing in blindly would be no different from seeking death.

Immediately, Lan Si raised his hand to recall the eight blades. While controlling them to continue attacking the Soul-Eater Demon Spider, the two lotuses in front of him also transformed into eight blades each, totaling twenty-four blades attacking the Soul-Eater Demon Spider from all directions.

This time, Lan Si had learned his lesson, as he discovered that the moment the Soul-Eater Demon Spider sprayed its webs, its eight spider spears could not move. Furthermore, the webs could not cover every angle without blind spots. It was impossible for it to defend against blades coming from all directions.

As long as the blades attacked continuously, the Soul-Eater Demon Spider would have no opportunity to spray its webs.

Sure enough, the Soul-Eater Demon Spider stopped spraying webs and instead used its eight agile legs to dodge and defend.

However, the Soul-Eater Demon Spider was faster than Lan Si had imagined. While leaving a trail of purple phantoms on the ground, it shook off the flying blades for a short distance. Taking advantage of this gap, it sprayed a web violently at Lan Si in the sky, intending to use the web to pull him down.

Lan Si's lips curled slightly. Without moving from his spot, he took out an AK47, chambered a round, and watched the web flying up toward him. He had long since discerned the maximum range of the Soul-Eater Demon Spider's web attack: between twenty and twenty-five meters. Therefore, he had specifically stayed at an altitude of over twenty-five meters.

Sure enough, less than two meters below Lan Si's feet, the web's upward momentum ceased, and it fell directly onto the Soul-Eater Demon Spider itself.

Bound by its own web, the Soul-Eater Demon Spider let out a roar. A layer of deep purple luster spread across its body, and the web clinging to it began to melt away.

Taking advantage of this opening, Lan Si leaped forward, raised the AK47, and unleashed a barrage of fire at the back of the Soul-Eater Demon Spider's abdomen.

Da-da-da!

The Soul-Eater Demon Spider couldn't dodge in time; after this burst of bullets, its abdomen was instantly riddled with holes. Disgusting, viscous purple liquid flowed out.

With its vital abdomen destroyed, the Soul-Eater Demon Spider flew into a rage. Its eight sharp spider spears thrashed wildly as it charged toward the spot where Lan Si had landed. Everywhere it passed, grass and trees were sliced through, the cut surfaces as smooth as mirrors, leaving no trace of life, only to be completely corroded by the lingering potent poison.