After the dark purple light exploded from the Man Faced Demon Spider's abdominal core, its entire presence changed beyond recognition in just a few breaths.
Its eight eyes, scorched black moments ago, swelled up again.
The shriveled eyeballs on its head seemed to fill with fresh fluid, growing plump and hideous under the dark purple light.
Their color shifted from dark red to an almost pure black.
Then a fine web of dark purple markings appeared across its shell, spreading along every seam.
The once gray-brown shell turned a deep purple with a metallic sheen.
All eight dark purple legs pushed against the ground at once, lifting its body.
It stood nearly a foot taller than before. Rapid cracks came from the joints in its legs, as though each joint were readjusting its fit.
The Ice Chains wrapped around its four left legs shattered in an instant.
A surge of dark purple energy from within the spider blasted the icy blue chains into fragments.
Shards of ice shot in every direction. Several grazed Xu Xiaoyan's cheek, leaving a thin red mark.
The Man Faced Demon Spider regained its balance. Once its eight legs stood firm, it raised its upper body slightly, lifting the face at the front of its head higher.
It was nearly twice as fast as before.
Tang Wulin knew something was wrong the moment the dark purple light flared.
He withdrew from beneath the Man Faced Demon Spider at once, but before he was halfway clear, one of its front legs slashed toward him in a blur.
He had no time to dodge and could only raise the Golden Sacred Dragon Spear to block again. This impact was far stronger than the last.
Clang!
The spear shaft bent into a visible arc. The blow sent Tang Wulin