A godlike youth

"Boom!"

After an earth-shaking crash, the Golden Spider suffered a grievous blow to its abdomen, the weakest part of its body. None of this could escape Shi Yi's eyes.

The Golden Spider, over ten feet long, flew backward. A fist-sized dent appeared in its abdomen, golden blood flowed out, and its entire body trembled.

Shi Yi's punch seemed precisely calculated, striking straight at his opponent's vital point. With that single blow, he battered its internal organs into utter disarray, turning its world upside down and nearly robbing it of the ability to fight.

At the sight, both the old Golden Spider and Shi Ziteng were secretly startled.

Clearly, the little Golden Spider surpassed Shi Yi in every respect, yet it was thwarted at every turn and driven onto the back foot.

All of this was because of those terrifying eyes.

"Roar!"

The Golden Spider roared and abandoned close combat. To fight at close quarters within the haze Shi Yi had created with his double pupils, one needed supreme speed. Otherwise, there was no escaping the judgment of those double pupils.

Even with its superior blood energy and physical strength, it was no match for Shi Yi.

"Hum!"

If close combat would not work, it would fight at range. Dazzling golden light burst from the Golden Spider's body, and golden runes surged from its legs, constructing an enormous Golden Spider Aspect behind it.

At once, a terrifying pressure spread outward. In sheer might alone, it far surpassed the strongest treasure technique Shi Yi currently possessed.

All the legs of the Golden Spider Aspect transformed into golden Order Divine Chains, which swept toward Shi Yi, blotting out the sky as they sought to bind him.

At the same time, the Golden Spider Aspect opened its mouth and spat out golden beams as thick as the mouth of a bowl. Every beam carried immense power; even a glancing hit could have unpredictable consequences.

As Shi Yi twisted and darted aside to evade them, his eyes had already seen through the Golden Spider Aspect's flaws.

During the battle at the Martial King Manor, Shi Yi had yet to enter the Blood Moving Realm, but even then, he could discern the weakness in Shi Ziling's treasure technique at a glance. This Golden Spider at the Blood Moving Realm was even less of a challenge.

He seized the right moment. His black hair streamed behind him as he gave a sharp cry, and densely packed symbols surged from his hands. They arranged themselves in the air, forming an enormous Bian that roared at heaven and earth, drawing the attention of the golden Order Divine Chains dancing overhead.

The next instant, the Golden Spider directed those golden Order Divine Chains to coil around the enormous Bian, loop after loop, then pulled them tight.

The Bian threw back its head and roared in fury. The runes within it flickered, showing signs of collapse. Shi Yi was not surprised. In terms of a treasure technique's might, he could not catch up to the aspect the Golden Spider had unleashed even on a galloping horse. Even a flawless execution of his treasure technique could not bridge the gap in cultivation.

But the Bian Treasure Technique had only been bait. His true killing blow was the Five-Colored Peacock Treasure Technique he had long been preparing.

When the Golden Spider committed most of its power to strangling the Bian Treasure Technique, Shi Yi knew his opportunity had arrived.

When the weak fought the strong, a drawn-out battle was the greatest taboo. The best approach was to find the opponent's weakness, seize the exact moment, and kill with a single strike.

Shi Yi struck. All the divine radiance in his blood took the shape of five-colored peacocks, almost merging into one with the Five-Colored Peacock Treasure Technique.

At that moment, he possessed the supreme speed of avian races along with the formidable might of the five-colored treasure technique. His entire body became a five-colored arrow loosed from its bow.

In the flash of a spark, Shi Yi had passed several golden Order Divine Chains and charged right up to the Golden Spider.

Throughout his approach, the Golden Spider kept spitting golden beams to block and hinder him. Yet they could not stop Shi Yi at all. His double pupils had already seen through everything.

Merged with the five-colored treasure technique, Shi Yi charged forward without hesitation, striking at the flaw in the Golden Spider Aspect. The runic power there was weakest and would crumble at a blow.

"Boom!"

Shi Yi shattered the mighty Golden Spider Aspect outright. Five-colored divine light blossomed, overwhelming all the golden radiance.

With its aspect shattered, the Golden Spider suffered another grievous blow from Shi Yi. It flew backward and slammed into a pillar, its internal organs displaced. It coughed up golden blood that flowed without stopping.

At this point, the outcome was decided. If the fight continued, the Golden Spider would undoubtedly lose, unless the old Golden Spider increased its power and raised its cultivation. As the master of a Primordial Divine Mountain and a Venerable, the old Golden Spider would naturally do no such thing.

It chose to withdraw the little Golden Spider without hesitation. With a tap of its leg, the little Golden Spider lying on the ground immediately dissolved into golden runes and flew back into the old Golden Spider's hand.

Then the lord of Demon Spirit Lake looked at the victor of this battle and remained silent for a long time.

Double pupils truly had no answer. Even from the perspective of a being at its lofty level, it could find no weakness in them.

In the end, it could think of only three ways to contend with someone possessing double pupils. The first was supreme speed, which could counteract their ability to slow movements. The second was absolute defense; one might not be able to kill their wielder, but self-preservation would be more than assured. The third was overwhelming cultivation. Before that matchless advantage, no matter how heaven-defying one's talent, one still could not escape being suppressed and slain.

"Truly a godlike youth. A wielder of double pupils is indeed worthy of being called a saint of the Ancient Era." Another voice suddenly rang out in the great hall. It belonged to the Azure Demon Black-Eyed Spider, who had spoken with Shi Ziteng and his son earlier.

It was a formidable Venerable and naturally had the right to enter this place.

It had watched the entire battle, gaining a profound understanding of the heaven-defying nature of double pupils. They could turn decay into miracles and bring everything under their control.

"Azure Demon, you've come," the old Golden Spider said.

The Azure Demon Black-Eyed Spider nodded. Its eyes were terrifying, pure black, like black holes that devoured one's mind and gaze.

"This time, our Demon Spirit Lake has found a treasure. This youth will surely sweep aside every enemy, tread across the Primordial Divine Mountains, and reign over the Desolate Region. Perhaps his presence might even allow us to escape that great calamity," the Azure Demon Black-Eyed Spider said through voice transmission, placing great faith in Shi Yi.

The old Golden Spider thought the same. The mention of the "great calamity" weighed heavily on its heart. It had been worrying over how to survive it, and now a wielder of double pupils had appeared before it. Not staking its hopes on him would be a wanton waste of heaven's gifts.

Besides, Shi Yi also possessed a Supreme Bone. His talent had reached its utmost limit. With just a little guidance and nurturing, becoming supreme in the Desolate Region would be as easy as reaching out and taking it.

"Double pupils open heaven and earth; since antiquity, they have known no defeat in the mortal world." The Golden Spider let out a long sigh, reciting a line recorded in Demon Spirit Lake's ancient texts.

This was the assessment of double-pupil wielders given by the Heavenly God-level Golden Spider that had founded Demon Spirit Lake. Clearly, that battle had left it with an extraordinarily deep impression of them.

"With a Supreme Bone added to that, as long as you do not perish along the way and reach maturity, no one in the entire Desolate Region will withstand even a single exchange with you," the old Golden Spider said.