Chapter 89: Luo Si's Blessing

Clang!

Toronto's dagger was blocked by a jointed limb.

Clang!

Shards of stone splashed, dust raged, and two spider limbs were deeply driven into the ground where Toronto had just stood.

Toronto rolled on the spot and vanished from the air again.

Mu Yi's face grew solemn as he stared at the Zhuo Er Elf before him; at this moment eight massive spider limbs unfurled behind the elf, like eight gigantic folding spears brandishing on the elf's back.

It was these things that turned Toronto's thunder strike into empty talk.

At the same time, something seemed to be torn open in the Zhuo Er Elf's hand.

Suddenly! A foul wind surged!

Time Confusion!

The flow of time began to slow, and Mu Yi saw his attacker: a pitch‑black energy tentacle burst from the ground, rushing toward him.

Shadow Tentacle (Three‑Ring)

Mu Yi realized what the Zhuo Er Elf had torn open—a spell scroll.

By using mana to activate the spell diagram on the scroll, one can directly cast the spell.

It was about as thick as a baby's arm, yet its length stretched over ten zhang, and it immediately coiled toward Mu Yi the moment it was born.

Under Time Acceleration, Mu Yi dodged the tentacle's strike; the thwarted tentacle then extended toward the massive rhinoceros that was trampling the two giant spiders.

The instant the tentacle touched it, the Azure Water Golden‑Eye Beast went rigid for a moment, looking like a puppet.

The power of the Three‑Ring Fireball was comparable to a howitzer blast, and the Three‑Ring shadow tentacles were naturally far from simple.

Highly condensed shadow energy carries a potent paralyzing effect; any creature touched must make a tough saving throw, or fall into paralysis.

However, the Azure Water Golden‑Eye Beast's constitution had already reached a Transcendent level; the shadow tentacle controlled it only for an instant before it broke free with its mighty physique and tore the shadow tentacle wrapped around its neck.

Shadow Black Tentacle (Four‑Ring)

A complex whispering rose, Mu Yi's scalp tingled, and he rushed forward to try to stop the Zhuo Er Elf.

But the spider spears behind the opponent were like eight long lances, alternating, forcing Mu Yi back.

Mu Yi dared not gamble on whether this thing contained poison; the burning effect couldn't instantly neutralize everything, and getting hit could very likely be fatal.

The Zhuo Er Elf once again tore the spell scroll in his hand, unleashing astonishing shadow energy.

Several pitch‑black tentacles again coiled toward the Azure Water Golden‑Eye Beast, and this time the two giant spiders that had not yet been crushed spat a web to envelop the beast.

"Indeed, crossing levels isn't that easy to beat!"

Ignoring the Azure Water Golden‑Eye Beast's predicament, Mu Yi knew it could endure far more than imagined; now was the moment for it to serve as a meat shield.

Mu Yi surged forward again, desperately parrying the spider spears behind the Zhuo Er Elf, while the freed Zhuo Er Elf swung his snake‑head whip, piercing the array blade's defense and striking Mu Yi hard.

Hiss!

Feeling the pain radiating through his waist and abdomen, Mu Yi gasped, his movements nearly contorted, but he barely managed to parry.

Suddenly, a cold glint flashed in the air again; while the Zhuo Er Elf was fully restrained by Mu Yi, Toronto, like a poisonous snake in the shadows, launched another ambush.

Only this time it used a crossbow bolt.

The bolt drove deep into the Zhuo Er Elf's shoulder; the skin around the shoulder swelled into a visible pustule, the wound began to fester, and pus dripped down the arm onto the ground.

Clearly, the arrowhead carried a potent toxin, which is why the Net‑Wandering Players move so freely; the Multiverse contains countless poisons, and they often acquire extremely potent toxins for envenoming.

Without a warrior's physique, a monk's immunity to a hundred poisons, or holy light's healing, one always suffers a heavy loss against such venom.

At this moment the Zhuo Er Elf could no longer even swing his snake‑head whip, and the spider spears behind him slowed down as well.

"Well done!"

Mu Yi's spirit surged, and he activated Time Acceleration, charging through the spider‑spear defense net.

Lightning flashed on the array blade, unleashing its strongest strike.

Sharp Slash!

The blade light flashed, and the Zhuo Er Elf's intangible stance protection had no effect.

The blade traced an incredible arc across the Zhuo Er Elf's neck.

The delicate head shot upward, the graceful body crashed to the ground, and blood gushed from the headless neck.

Mu Yi showed no reaction, and thrust the array blade backward into the Zhuo Er Elf's chest.

He wasn't sure whether this spider goddess's priest possessed a rebirth ability; that kind of loss, one taste is enough.

After eliminating the Zhuo Er Elf, Mu Yi turned his gaze to the Azure Water Golden‑Eye Beast, which had broken free of multiple restraints and charged furiously at a giant spider.

A bolt of lightning shot from Mu Yi's fingertip, and the giant spider's agile body instantly stiffened.

Clang!

The giant spider's seemingly hard carapace twisted and shattered under the massive force, then liquid splashed out; the spider's body collapsed with a boom, and its compound eyes, like black gems, lost their luster.

The Azure Water Golden‑Eye Beast's impact instantly twisted the giant spider's body into a pool of mangled flesh.

Gasping heavily, the Azure Water Golden‑Eye Beast charged at another giant spider; Mu Yi did the same, sending a bolt of lightning that shattered the spider in its stiffened state.

Moo!

The Azure Water Golden‑Eye Beast let out a triumphant sound, declaring its absolute victory.

Toronto's form materialized from the air, eyes complex as he looked at Mu Yi, honestly, he had overestimated himself; if Mu Yi weren't a bit stronger than imagined...

They would definitely slink back to camp today, handing over this credit to others.

No one's strength is written on their face; if the opponent doesn't truly unleash their power, judging strength still requires keen eyesight.

Even the data seen through detection techniques is the same; challenge level and creature level are only references, and real combat involves far more considerations.

Take his envenomed crossbow bolt, whose lethality far exceeds his own strength.

Without time to rest, Mu Yi leapt down from the altar, waved his hand to unleash several bolts of lightning, striking the fire basins surrounding the statue, then he slashed the array blade onto Luo Si's statue.

At the instant the statue shattered, a gaze fell.

Mu Yi and Toronto's bodies instantly went rigid, as if their souls at that moment also lost the ability to think.

In Mu Yi's mind, numerous terrifying visions surfaced: mountains of corpses, seas of blood, piles of white bones, as well as various cruel and horrific scenes; endless fear surged toward him.

Crimson flames in an instant shot skyward from Mu Yi's consciousness, and in a single heartbeat dispersed all fear.

"You have been affected by the Fear Spirit Light!"

"Willpower check triggered! …Successfully passed the Fear Spirit Light lethal check! …Immune to the Fear Spirit Light's fear effect…Successfully resisted the Fear Spirit Light's intimidation effect!"

"Zongwang Important Prompt: You have been marked by the Spider Goddess Queen Luo Si!"

"Zongwang Prompt: You have received the blessing of the Spider Goddess Queen Luo Si."

Luo Si's blessing: You gain a minor Fear Aura effect; any creature that contacts you will make a willpower check against the Fear Aura.

PS: The marking is not malicious, the blessing is not benevolent; the thoughts of deities are unknowable — the one blessed by the gods, the solitary wanderer Wei Duo.