Blood-red light shone from the female Light Beast's eyes, and all fear vanished from them. She opened her mouth. "Roar..." A pillar of bloody light shot forth, striking the fine threads descending from the sky. The pillar contained not only radiance, but also bloody filaments and lightning. Most of the threads it struck were destroyed and turned into nothingness, while only a small portion were blown aside without breaking. Yet the moment this pillar emerged, it was like poking a hornet's nest. Fine threads began to rain down, covering heaven and earth. These threads differed from the earlier ones—some carried black qi, some blood-red light, and many were brilliantly multicolored.
"Damn you, Spider King Qidai!" The female Light Beast roared, making the space for dozens of miles tremble. "You are a Demon King in the Sun Swallowing Realm. How could you lay hands on an enlightened child?"
"Whooo..." The howl of wind rose from where the fine threads descended. Vast amounts of demonic qi fell from thin air. Within that demonic qi, several spider legs dozens of zhang long stretched out, followed by a gigantic spider a hundred zhang in size, its entire body flashing with dazzling multicolored light. Its abdomen spewed enormous quantities of spider silk, pouring down like water.
"Oh my, yes, you're absolutely right. How could I lay hands on a child?" The Spider King Qidai's voice was shrill, rising and falling with theatrical cadence. "I merely wanted to kill you. Who knew this child would be on your back? How was I supposed to know? Could this be the legendary accidental injury? Besides, who knows whether you intended to push this Little Light Beast out to block for you? Oh, since you've said so, I won't concern myself with your intentions..."
As the Spider King Qidai