A Galaxy Demon Spider watched him coldly, its oppressive aura piercing through the galaxy.
"You look mighty and terrifying."
"You even have the bearing of a Void Refining power before it makes its move. Are you what I fear deep down?"
Jiang Ding was unafraid. He sounded almost admiring.
Whoosh!
In that instant, the Galaxy Demon Spider's eighteen pairs of pitch-black eyes fixed on him. Thirty-six sharp legs forged from Galaxy Demon Iron shot out, shattering space and storms alike before striking his body.
Boom!
Before Jiang Ding could react, he flew backward like a cannonball, coughing blood. He slammed deep into a meteor dozens of kilometers across.
Web-like cracks spread from the crater.
His aura withered in an instant, his breath barely a thread.
"N-not bad."
"Not bad. Not bad at all... That's tremendous strength."
Jiang Ding spoke in fits and starts, blood running from his mouth. He was nearly dead, yet he was smiling. "I do have a small question, though."
"With strength like that—strength so great I couldn't even react—why didn't you pierce me?"
"Buddy, that doesn't follow the laws of physics."
"My defenses have always been weak."
Jiang Ding laughed.
"I'm begging you, put some effort into it. Don't leave such an obvious flaw. It takes all the satisfaction out of this and makes me think you have no professional ethics..."
Boom!
Another sharp leg forged from Galaxy Demon Iron shot out and struck Jiang Ding squarely in the chest. The meteor, dozens of kilometers across, broke apart.
The sixteen-year-old boy tumbled through the starry void like a speck of dust. He coughed up more blood. His aura weakened further, pain wracked his whole body, and he felt as though he was about to split apart.
Yet the leg still had not pierced him.
The Galaxy