Chapter 128
For the next two weeks after her second failed attempt to invade the Spider King's lair, she would spend time drilling holes in the burrow every day, sometimes even using the white-haired mole, the Wilderness Beast in the area most skilled at burrowing.
Therefore, before arriving at the Spider King's lair, the underground space above was already riddled with holes, and they even used the webs of ordinary burrowing spiders to temporarily stick together, making the geological structure unstable everywhere.
Once everything is ready, all that's needed is for Wen Jing to act as the key point of attack.
Regardless of whether the Spider King has any hidden ultimate moves yet, it will face the crypt collapse following the Howl of the Hunt.
This is Wen Jing's real trump card for this trip!
The tremors in the cave lasted for more than twenty minutes before they subsided.
The little insect, which had been waiting quietly to the side, made a diving motion and jumped into the pile of rubble.
"Click click click..."
Wherever she went, she either swatted away or pierced through the pebbles blocking her path.
After traveling more than a thousand meters through the rubble, Wen Jing once again sensed the familiar aura of the Spider King.
Its presence was very obvious, as it was the only remaining presence in the entire Spider King's lair area.
Wen Jing burrowed down and entered the cavity created by the Spider King's enormous body.
At this moment, the behemoth was on its last legs, its frost armor completely shattered and broken, its body and claws inside bent and severely injured.
However, the fact that it survived such a horrific collapse to this point demonstrates the terrifying and powerful nature of its vitality.
There was no unnecessary hesitation or doubt, and no pointless sentimentality.
The next second, Wen Jing unleashed his speed and power, his entire body slamming into the Spider King's head from the location of its compound eyes. After breaking through the carapace, he unleashed a series of Energy Pulse that bombarded down.
The Spider King was powerless to resist; the light in its dark blue eyes went out, and it finally took its life.
She finally breathed a sigh of relief when she sensed that the other person's spiritual body had completely extinguished.
Giving your all at all times, even in moments of certain victory, is Wen Jing's way of showing respect to this powerful king.
After a short rest, the little insect regrouped and began to harvest its spoils.
"Crack!"
The Spider King is enormous, standing over ten meters tall. Every inch of it is made of essence, with both its carapace and internal flesh being extremely strong.
Wen Jing's devouring speed is related to the energy intensity. The speed at which he devoured the Spider King was unprecedentedly slow, slower than when he devoured the giant tree or any Wilderness Beast.
The opposite of the eating speed is the growth rate of the attributes displayed on the panel.
Life: 443, 445...
Strength: 435, 437...
Speed: 382, 384...
Spirit: 324, 326...
While sweeping away other cave creatures, Wen Jing's attribute exceeded 400 points. However, unfortunately, after the value doubled, it did not gain any special characteristics as it had when it exceeded 200 points. It is unknown what the next Threshold will be.
As Wen Jing devoured her, her physical appearance also began to grow.
From the size of half a palm to the size of a whole palm.
Moreover, the degree of energy compression in every inch of her volume has only increased compared to the past.
When he was halfway through devouring something, Wen Jing found his field of vision suddenly rising. He had instinctively used the [Giantification] ability, which he hadn't used much since obtaining it from the Empowerment Stone.
However, her current Giantification size has changed from the size of a washbasin when she was using it to the size of Frost Spider that is over two meters tall.
Now she has truly grown from a small insect into a 'giant insect,' her Wilderness Body even taller than her human body.
While Wen Jing was briefly stunned, another message appeared on the panel.
[Gain the ' Compressed State ' property]
She then checked all her attributes and saw that the [Giantification] attribute had disappeared.
With Wen Jing shrank back to the size of half a palm.
This change was remarkably obvious.
The Spider King's flesh and blood, along with the surrounding dust and rubble, all tilted and moved towards her.
The extremely high energy and mass compressed into such a small body created a huge energy-mass difference between her and the surrounding environment, to the point that it even formed a vortex like a black hole.
Even in its insect-like form, Wen Jing, in the Ancient Wilderness with underground gravity, attracted surrounding matter like an independent small celestial body.
In order to avoid being struck by matter and energy in this state, she would have to expend a certain amount of energy to consume and absorb it.
Sensing the changes in his body, Wen Jing quickly realized what was happening.
Maintaining her smaller size required additional energy, the opposite of what it used to take to maintain her larger size.
Therefore, the body size of over two meters, which does not consume energy, was confirmed by the panel as the 'normal state,' while the previously accustomed small body size became the characteristic [Compressed State].
Wen Jing compared the two body types and found that their devouring speeds were actually similar. The larger body type could take one bite, while the smaller body type could take many bites. However, the smaller body type could automatically attract surrounding matter by simply opening its mouth, eliminating the need for other actions.
A thought suddenly popped into her head, "If only my whole body were mouths, or maybe I could evolve in that direction someday... then I'd really become a black hole."
Of course, this idea is just a temporary thought; there are many other things on her evolution list with higher priority.
The thought flashed through his mind, but Wen Jing continued to devour the Spider King.
They ate for three hours straight.
Life: 767
Strength: 759
Speed: 706
Spirit: 648
"Wait, what's that growing on me?"
Before he could even rejoice at the fact that his attributes had increased by more than 300 points, Wen Jing first looked down at his body.
Not to mention Gigantification, this is the first time her appearance has changed so drastically after devouring her prey.
The color gradually turned pale white, the compound eyes changed from pure black to a bluish hue, and dark gold patterns appeared on the carapace. The outer sides of the six legs became thinner and sharper, like bladed divine weapons.
It's clearly the result of taking the strengths of the Frost Spider King and optimizing her original design.
Wen Jing a thought, Wen Jing's body returned to its previous semi-transparent state, and the change in appearance could still be covered up with Mimicry effects.
But the changes she was most concerned about were not external, but internal.
Through the energy vision naturally possessed by the Wilderness Body, Wen Jing perceived that a core resembling a 'stone' had condensed in the location of the silk gland organ in his abdomen.
At the same time, the panel also refreshed with new information.
[Gained the trait ' Elementary Cold Extreme Physique ']
[Gained the trait 'Domain· Frost Vein Silk Gland ']
Chapter 128
Wen Jing carefully sensed the special changes brought about by this 'stone' and checked the two new characteristics added to the panel.
The "Advanced Cold Resistance" trait has disappeared, replaced by the "Elementary Cold Extreme Physique".
[Frost Vein Silk Gland III] has also been upgraded to [Domain· Frost Vein Silk Gland].
With Wen Jing felt the core in her abdomen rotate, releasing a special energy. Then she spat out a familiar ice-blue thread.
"Is this the special mesh used to weave the Ice Domain?"
Unlike ordinary Frost Vein Silk, the ice-blue silk thread is a single, single thread that shoots out and spreads like roots and sprouts from a plant, creating a visible ring of ice silk across the surrounding air and ground.
Any matter obstructing its path was blasted away by its domineering force, turning into dust under the extreme cold and impact, thus creating a clear path.
Furthermore, she could sense that even after the superior ice-blue silk threads were released, they still resonated with her.
Or more accurately, there is a connection between it and the extra energy core.
"In that case..."
The next moment, Wen Jing released more ice-blue silk threads, which instinctively completed their weaving and combination without much control.
"Splash splash splash..."
Wherever the icy blue light passed, a small Ice Domain reformed and gradually expanded outwards.
Immediately afterwards, Wen Jing's figure vanished without a sound, appearing at the edge of the domain almost simultaneously.
She didn't use Phase Jump or Extreme Speed; her ability to reach this speed was entirely due to the enhancements granted to her by this area.
Therefore, even though she exceeded the speed of sound, no sonic boom was produced.
Just like the Spider Queen before her, even the air within the entire Ice Domain seemed to be supporting her.
There were still many baby spiders crushed to death under the collapsed rocks. Although he had just finished a super feast of the Spider King, Wen Jing was not one to waste food (and was an insect), so he immediately began a sweeping operation.
The sound of friction continued, but Wen Jing was focused on eating and didn't need to move much. The ice crystals on the ground undulated, automatically pushing the young spider corpses toward her.
After consuming all the spiderlings and gaining more than ten attribute points, she also tested the range of her Ice Domain, which is currently about a hundred meters in diameter.
This range appears much smaller than the Spider King she just swallowed, but that's not actually how it's calculated.
The reason why the Ice Domain differs from ordinary Frost Vein Silk is that it can be controlled by the core within Wen Jing's body. As a 'remote control,' the core's special energy has an upper limit, and after a large release, it needs time to slowly recover.
If you stay in your nest like the Spider King and don't move, you can slowly wait for your energy to recover and then continue expanding your territory.
However, Wen Jing's situation clearly prevents her from doing this. Traveling between the Ancient Wilderness and the material universe naturally prevents her from expanding her domain. Therefore, the current upper limit of her Ice Domain is only a hundred meters.
However, the inability to expand the domain over time does not mean that the core's energy limit cannot be increased.
This involves another characteristic: [Elementary Cold Extreme Physique].
In the past, even though Wen Jing possessed Advanced Cold Resistance, it was something she could resist and endure; it was essentially a confrontational relationship. Now, however, she can actively embrace the cold and draw strength from it—these are two completely different things.