Chi Yu had always known that demons not only ate humans but also their own kind, with no taboos to speak of. He had never expected even a Golden Core Realm demon to meet such an end.
Unable to make sense of it, he returned to Xie Xiyi and offered his assessment. "Senior Brother Xuanji, we came for nothing. There aren't any demons here. They probably found this demon's fallen body and brought it back to use as a nest for venomous insects."
Xie Xiyi looked at him. "That's your assessment?"
Sensing something unusual in his tone, Chi Yu hesitated. "Wait, let me think again."
He returned to the spider's shell and prodded the body with his sword, soon turning it over. The spider's enormous abdomen came into view. From this angle, he could clearly see a hole. Judging by the marks, something seemed to have started eating from the abdomen before working its way up to the human torso.
Chi Yu's gaze paused, and he noticed something else unusual. The dirt beneath the spider was soft and damp.
Even after a demon died, its Demonic Qi remained and did not readily dissipate. Yet the Demonic Qi in the dirt beneath the spider was slightly different.
Chi Yu used his Divine Sense and spiritual power to examine it carefully, finally discovering where the difference lay.
The spider demon's Demonic Qi was murkier and stronger, while the Demonic Qi lingering in the soil beneath it was weaker and clearer.
Understanding suddenly dawned on Chi Yu. He rose, walked over to the Crown Prince, and gave his assessment. "Senior Brother Xuanji, there should have been two demons."
He paused. "I think they must be blood relatives. This spider demon had a child."
Although the Demonic Qi in the soil was weaker, it