The Star Dou Great Forest, the foremost of Douluo Continent's three great Soul Beast gathering grounds, was so vast that it was no smaller than the Heaven Dou Empire's largest vassal kingdom, the Baroque Kingdom. Two-fifths of it lay within the Star Luo Empire, while three-fifths lay within the Heaven Dou Empire.
It had been a week since Qian Daoliu entered the Star Dou Great Forest to search for the Hundred-Thousand-Year Death Spider Emperor.
"Finally found it."
How difficult was it to search for a Soul Beast in this vast forest? In the original work, Spirit Hall's main force had entered the Star Dou Great Forest to capture Xiao Wu and spent a full half-year searching. Tang San's assistance and Xiao Wu's self-detonation had also played a part.
Once Soul Beasts reached one hundred thousand years, they could speak human language, and their intelligence was no different from that of ordinary humans. Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts like spiders were even better at hiding.
If the Death Spider Emperor's attributes had not been death and darkness—attributes considered the standard for Evil Soul Master Martial Souls in Douluo 2—and if the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul had not been especially sensitive to Soul Beasts of such attributes, then even with Limit Douluo-level spiritual power, Qian Daoliu would likely have needed much more time to find the Hundred-Thousand-Year Death Spider Emperor.
Qian Daoliu arrived before a massive boulder the size of a small hill. Its surface was rough and damp, weathered by countless years. Strangely, no moss or vegetation grew upon it. Even the small circle of soil around it was completely bare, devoid of any plant life. To plants, this area seemed like a forbidden zone.
Inside this boulder was the Death Spider Emperor's nest. The aura unconsciously emitted by the Death Spider Emperor had spread through the entire boulder over time. With such deathly energy, naturally no vegetation could grow.
Qian Daoliu raised his hand, gathering Soul Power in his palm. He struck with a slap, and the small hill trembled. Shattered stone flew everywhere as a huge palm print appeared on the boulder.
Soul Beasts were all proud, and Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts even more so. Negotiation or trade was impossible without first subduing them.
Rumble!
Violent tremors erupted. From within the small hill came the sound of crack, crack! The noise spread from inside the boulder into the ground as the earth shook and the soil collapsed. Astonishing darkness and deathly energy surged from the pit.
Qian Daoliu hovered in the air, quietly watching below. "This aura is quite good."
The pressure emitted by the Death Spider Emperor had already surpassed that of the two level-95 Hall Guardian Douluo whom Tang Hao had hammered to death.
Boom!
Soil scattered as a purple-black figure crawled out. It was an enormous spider with eight red eyes. Its main body alone had a diameter of eight meters, and its entire form was covered in thick purple-black armor layered with dense fur. Its six purple-black spear-like legs stretched over ten meters long.
It was unbelievably ugly and terrifying to behold, looking extremely similar to Bibi Dong in Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul Possession. However, it was several sizes larger than Bibi Dong in Soul Douluo-level Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul Possession.
A Hundred-Thousand-Year Death Spider Emperor.
The Death Spider Emperor stared at Qian Daoliu in midair and spoke in a hoarse female voice.
"Human Title Douluo! You dared disturb this Empress's slumber and even emit an aura this Empress detests. You must die!"
Qian Daoliu was not surprised that this Death Spider Emperor was female. After spiders reproduced, male spiders were usually eaten by the females. It was difficult for male spiders to cultivate to a profound level.
Drops of black venom seeped from the fur covering the Death Spider Emperor's body. The moment the venom landed on the ground, the vegetation withered, releasing a foul stench. Two poison-filled Spider Spears shot toward Qian Daoliu's chest like purple meteors.
Qian Daoliu's movement was simple. He did not even release his Martial Soul. Golden light lit up in his palm, gathering into a hand roughly the same size as the Death Spider Emperor. The hand struck out, instantly purifying the poison on the Death Spider Emperor's Spider Spears.
The Death Spider Emperor had no ability to resist. She was sent flying and crashed heavily into the boulder, shattering it and causing it to collapse. Within it, the Death Spider Emperor's deep and horrifying nest, covered in webs, was revealed.
A Limit Douluo did not need to use a Martial Soul. Even barehanded, he could casually crush a level-95 Title Douluo.
Boom!
Purple-black light spread out, enveloping a thousand-meter radius. Dense deathly energy filled the entire area.
This was the Talent Domain naturally awakened by top-tier Soul Beasts after breaking through to one hundred thousand years of cultivation—the Death Domain.
"Human, you disturbed this Empress's slumber and destroyed this Empress's nest. Even ten thousand deaths cannot atone for your sins! This Empress will devour you bit by bit and make you die in endless torment!"
A Hundred-Thousand-Year Death Spider Emperor was already comparable to a human level-96 Title Douluo. With the Death Domain's enhancement, she could even fight a human level-97 Title Douluo—of course, one without a Domain.
Blood-Sucking Spider Thorn!
An astonishing deathly aura erupted from the Death Spider Emperor's body. As purple light flickered, the deathly energy she released combined with the deathly energy of the Death Domain, gathering into thumb-sized purple-black Spider Spears that resembled snake fangs.
Angel Domain.
Surging golden light burst from Qian Daoliu's body. The Death Domain instantly collapsed, and the deathly energy blanketing the area transformed into incomparably dense, viscous holy energy. All deathly energy was purified.
The Blood-Sucking Spider Thorns were also continuously purified. In less than half a minute, the Soul Power contained within them would be completely cleansed away.
The Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul possessed absolute suppression over death and darkness attributes. In an instant, the Death Spider Emperor's strength plummeted by more than seventy percent.
Qian Daoliu casually threw another punch. The golden fist mark shattered every Blood-Sucking Spider Thorn, and within a breath, the shattered thorns were completely purified by the holy energy within the Angel Domain.
"How is this possible?!"
The fist mark struck the Death Spider Emperor. Her enormous body rolled continuously through the Star Dou Great Forest as purple viscous fluid spewed from her mouth. Her entire body plowed a long trench through the forest.
"Do you understand the gap in strength between us now?"
Qian Daoliu landed not far in front of the Death Spider Emperor, his hands clasped behind his back as he quietly watched the purple-black giant spider, whose body was fractured in many places.
Strange purple-black demonic patterns covered the Death Spider Emperor's entire body. While rolling, she had silently activated her other innate soul skill, the Undying Body.
Any fatal injury inflicted upon her body by a non-divine attack could preserve her life and allow her flesh to regenerate. In the original work, Bibi Dong relied on this soul skill to withstand Sea God Trident's divine skill, Never Return, twice. Even after being blasted into fragments twice, she emerged completely unharmed.
The Death Spider Emperor said with immense resentment, "Human, your strength has long reached the peak of human Soul Masters. Your Soul Rings are already full, so why have you come to trouble this Empress? If you want this Empress's Soul Bone, this Empress's Soul Bone is completely unsuitable for you!"
Qian Daoliu said, "To grant you an opportunity."
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