Southern Kingdom Journey (3)

Still, that did not mean the Demon King hiding in the shadows was an idiot.

These Spider Demons served no more than two purposes.

The first was battlefield control.

Put simply, these Spider Demons were meant to be suicide troops. Naturally, it was better if they were not slain; fewer losses were always preferable, and perhaps they could even be recovered and reused. Their bodies were also equipped to spray poisonous gas and spider silk. In theory, once they had emptied the poison gas and silk stored in their bellies, it did not matter whether they lived or died. But considering actual combat conditions, their opponents would never let these Spider Demons quietly release poison and spin silk from the sidelines. Moreover, these Spider Demons were enormous. Though they moved quickly, that was only quick compared to ordinary people. In the eyes of true cultivators—namely, the One Qi Alliance's Daoists—they were little different from living targets. Thus, these Spider Demons were generally used as suicide troops.

The poisonous gas stored in their bodies had undergone numerous adjustments.

It was mixed with many different ingredients.

Though it carried no special traits.

It did not cause burns, frostbite, decay, or anything of the sort.

Yet this blended poisonous gas possessed extremely strong resistance to water, fire, and other elements. Combined with the viscous spider silk inherently possessed by the Spider Demons, if the silk was mixed into the poisonous gas, it could make the gas incomparably sticky—so sticky that even fierce winds could not disperse it. Unless a direct descendant of the Ji Family came and used the Windwalking Art, there was no possibility.

In short, while this poison was not particularly potent.

It could not kill someone the instant they inhaled it.

But when it came to controlling the battlefield, it