Chapter 763

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Initially, Xu Qiansui did not find the pit.

This made Xu Zhangqing, who had been monitoring closely, wonder if it had been filled in.

But later he discovered that one area was abnormal; the ground was covered in gray-white spider silk.

His heart stirred, and he immediately issued an order for Xu Qiansui to approach and investigate the situation.

Xu Qiansui's figure flickered, and he silently swept toward that spider silk area.

The closer he got, the thicker the fishy smell in the air became.

That gray-white spider silk was several times thicker than ordinary spider silk, its surface shimmering with a strange dull light, as if soaked in some kind of venom.

He followed the direction where the spider silk was densest, and soon saw a huge spider web deep inside.

This spider web clung tightly between several large trees, its mesh fine and dense, tangled with many tattered human clothes, as well as numerous scattered bones and complete skeletons.

Some skeletons still retained undried black blood, obviously having died not long ago.

Moonlight filtered through gaps in the leaves and fell on the skeletons, intertwining with the gray-white spider silk, a shocking sight.

Xu Zhangqing, viewing this scene through Shared Vision, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Ordinary spiders could not possibly weave such a huge spider web, let alone prey on humans; this was certainly related to the Wu Sheng Chong Mu.

He immediately ordered: "Use an attack to break open the spider web and see what's going on."

Xu Qiansui's right hand clenched virtually, and a condensed Golden Long Spear emerged out of thin air.

He waved his hand and stabbed; the Golden Long Spear carried a sharp wind-splitting sound as it cleaved straight at the huge spider web.

With a "tearing" crack, the tough spider web was sliced open like torn cloth; as the web shook, many skeletons and clothes fell down, revealing the interior scene.

Inside here was precisely the pit entrance where Xu Zhangqing had encountered the Wu Sheng Chong Mu back then.

The pit interior was packed tight with dense gray-white spider silk, like a giant spider nest; from the depths came continuous "rustling" sounds, as if countless tiny insects were wriggling, the sound especially eerie in the silent atmosphere.

"Eldest Senior Sister might be deep inside the pit."

"Go down and take a look, scout it out."

"Act carefully, monitor the surroundings for movement."

Xu Qiansui leaped up and jumped into the pit.

Just as he entered, countless fist-sized black-red spiders swarmed out; these spiders were covered all over in fine down, their eight legs bearing sharp barbs.

Their mouthparts opened, revealing two poison fangs gleaming with a ghostly light.

Seeing Xu Qiansui, they seemed uninterested in him.

Some crawled around on him once then retreated back, others simply ignored him and continued shuttling back and forth among the spider silk.

Xu Zhangqing realized: "Because Qiansui isn't human, he was ignored."

If a human fell into the pit, they would definitely be bitten to death by these poison spiders.

But a Spirit Plant Puppet is different; it has no human Qi or scent.

In the eyes of these poison spiders, it's just a piece of wood.

Relying on this Spiritual Root Advantage, Xu Qiansui moved freely among the spider silk as if strolling in a courtyard, avoiding countless poison spiders all the way, descending toward the bottom of the pit.

As he went deeper, the "rustling" sounds became clearer and clearer, and the fishy smell in the air grew ever thicker.

A moment later, Xu Qiansui landed steadily, and Xu Zhangqing once again saw the Shen Kan from his memory.

Only this time, the Shen Kan was completely different from what he had seen back then.

Back then, the Shen Kan was covered by a piece of red cloth, but now the Shen Kan was wrapped layer upon layer in gray-white spider silk, only the vague contour of a statue visible inside.

Xu Zhangqing's heart was full of curiosity and astonishment: "How could it be like this?"

Back then, this was the Wu Sheng Chong Mu's Shen Kan, yet now it was occupied by spiders; the before-and-after scenes were worlds apart.

He couldn't help but speculate: could it be that the Wu Sheng Chong Mu met with some mishap, or that some other force had seized this place?

To answer the doubts in his heart, Xu Zhangqing had Xu Qiansui approach the Shen Kan and clear away the spider silk to see the statue's true appearance.

Just as Xu Qiansui was about to touch the spider silk on the Shen Kan, a violent tremor suddenly came from the other side of the pit, followed immediately by a huge black shadow bursting out from within the spider silk.

This was a mother spider of enormous size; one look showed it had become a spirit.

Its whole body was pitch-black, its back bearing strange red patterns; its eight legs were thick as pillars, the barbs on them like sharp curved hooks, flashing with a faint cold light.

Its mouthparts secreted sticky black liquid; when droplets fell to the ground, they instantly corroded pits of varying sizes.

From this it could be seen that this gigantic mother spider should be the source of those little spiders, and also the master of this nest.

Just when Xu Zhangqing thought he wouldn't be attacked, he discovered this mother spider's gaze had been locked onto Xu Qiansui the whole time, simultaneously emitting a dangerous aura.

It appeared that even though Xu Qiansui wasn't human and had no Qi or scent, his act of touching the Shen Kan still triggered the mother spider's prohibition guarding this place.

Immediately, the mother spider let out a sharp shriek; all eight legs exerted force simultaneously, charging fiercely at Xu Qiansui, its massive body crashing so that the surroundings shook violently.

Xu Qiansui reacted extremely fast, sidestepping to avoid the mother spider's charge while simultaneously thrusting out a Golden Spear, cleaving straight at the mother spider's back.

With a "clang," the Golden Spear struck the mother spider's back but left only a shallow white mark, failing to inflict substantial injury.

The mother spider's carapace was incomparably hard, comparable to a Magic Tool.

One strike missed, and Xu Qiansui quickly retreated, pulling away distance from his opponent.

Seeing this, the mother spider spat a ball of black spider silk from its mouth; the silk carried a foul fishy stench, shooting toward the target like sharp arrows.

Xu Qiansui swung and severed the incoming spider silk, just about to counterattack, but discovered the mother spider had already circled behind him; that huge claw brought a sharp wind-splitting sound as it slammed down viciously.

With a "bang," Xu Qiansui was struck by the mother spider's claw; his body flew out like a kite with a broken string, his cyan battle outfit torn open, revealing a wooden body covered in Spirit Patterns.

However, he felt no pain, quickly stabilized his posture, and seized the opportunity.

This time, Xu Qiansui no longer attacked the mother spider's back, but aimed at the soft spot beneath its eyes.

The mother spider attacked again, but Xu Qiansui did not dodge; instead, he went forward to meet it.

Just as the mother spider's mouthparts were about to bite him, he suddenly sidestepped, and at the same time thrust the Golden Long Spear fiercely into it.

With a "chi" sound, the spear shaft penetrated deep inside.

"Kie!"

The mother spider let out a shrill hiss, and its body twitched even more violently.

Xu Qiansui took the opportunity to stab continuously, all hitting the same spot on the mother spider.

As Black Poison Liquid spurted from the wound, the mother spider's movements became increasingly sluggish, finally crashing to the ground, twitching a few times before no longer moving, gradually losing its vitality.

After dealing with the mother spider, Xu Qiansui turned and returned to Shen Kan, waving the Golden Long Spear to snap the spiderwebs one by one.

As the spiderwebs fell away, the statue inside Shen Kan was revealed.

When Xu Zhangqing saw its appearance clearly, his pupils suddenly contracted, because this statue was not Wu Sheng Chong Mu at all!