Nine Star Hegemon Body Art

Chapter 5894: Lightning Blaze Spider

A ferocious aura erupted as blinding lightning filled the sky. Through the flickering brilliance, a huge figure slowly crawled out of the void.

“What is that?!”

Liu Ruyan and the others were shocked. As the lightning faded, they saw a spider bigger than a house looming over them.

It was black and white, its entire body wrapped in lightning of the same hues. Upon closer inspection, each of its legs had a steel-like barb protruding out of it, terrifyingly sharp and deadly.

Its body radiated the oppressive might of an immovable boulder. Its pitch-black eyes pulsed rhythmically, locking onto Liu Minghao with an eerie hunger. Black and white saliva dripped from its fangs, sizzling as it touched the ground.

A single drop struck the martial stage and detonated like a lightning burst. Steam exploded into the air, leaving a scorched hole in the stone floor.

“It doesn’t only have thunderforce! It’s venomous!”

The Undying race’s experts were shaken. Although this mysterious spider was also in the Heaven Saint realm, its aura was incredibly ancient and terrifying. None of them could discern just what kind of lifeform it was.

“Long Chen, do you know what that thing is?” asked Chu Yao.

“What is that?”

Everyone around him was baffled. They had never heard of it.

Liu Xihua said, “Now that you say it, I think I recall reading something about it. The Lightning Blaze Spider is a mutated variant of the Primal Chaos Demon Spider. It possesses both lightning and flame attributes and is terrifyingly powerful. But… they’re cold-blooded, low-intelligence creatures. How did the Devil Eye Water Lily race tame one?”

Though Liu Xihua only had vague inherited memories of the creature, one thing she was certain of—the Lightning Blaze Spider shouldn’t be tameable.

Shaking his head, Long Chen said, “The world is constantly evolving. Maybe this is why they say we're frogs at the bottom of a well. Over time, the races of the world have evolved. Perhaps the Lightning Blaze Spider’s intelligence has grown enough to be tamed, or maybe the Devil Eye Water Lily race used some other method to control it. The world is like a wheel constantly turning towards the future. If we do not keep up with it, we will be left behind.”

Liu Xihua and the other senior members of the Undying race were deeply moved. For countless years, their race had sealed itself off from the outside world. They had clung to ancient traditions while everything else advanced.

Today, the emergence of the Devil Eye Water Lily race’s three thousand Sovereign sprouts had shaken them. Even their three top young experts had opened their eyes.

Although Luyao had been slain, his strength had been undeniable. Whether it was him or Qifeng, they were absolute monsters.

What made them terrifying wasn’t just their cultivation—it was their ability to evolve with the times. The Undying race, on the other hand, had stubbornly refused to adapt. In doing so, they had fallen behind.

Now, they saw clearly: the Devil Eye Water Lily race and the Daluo Azure Lotus race had changed. And the other races had likely done the same.

Had Long Chen not come and shattered their delusions, had they continued their path of self-isolation, the consequences… would be unthinkable.

They looked at Long Chen and sighed inside. It was a good thing he had come and brought a change to the Undying race. Otherwise, the Undying race would end up as frogs at the bottom of a well, blindly basking in past glory.

“Can Minghao win?” asked Liu Rujiao.

This terrifying Lightning Blaze Spider had shattered their confidence.

Qifeng stood calmly in front of the massive spider, his icy gaze on Liu Minghao. “This is my spiritual beast—the Lightning Blaze Spider. I subdued it in the Heavenly Desolation Lightning Domain. Back then, I almost died. Its power far exceeded mine. If not for its lack of intelligence, I wouldn’t have stood a chance. Now that it’s here… this battle is already over.”

With a twitch of its body, the Lightning Blaze Spider lunged forward like a thunderous chariot, bearing down on Liu Minghao.

Despite its large body, it was extremely agile. It was even slightly faster than Qifeng.

Liu Minghao quickly fell back. With every step back, a wooden shield sprouted at his feet.

But those massive wooden barriers were shattered instantly, as if made of paper. They couldn’t stop the spider’s momentum for even a breath.

As Liu Minghao fell back, the void behind him twisted silently—a lightning sword shot toward his back. Qifeng had launched a surprise pincer attack, coordinating perfectly with his beast.

The timing was impeccable, giving Liu Minghao no chance to dodge.

Qifeng had rich combat experience. He had also factored in the Lightning Blaze Spider’s speed, completely sealing all the space around Liu Minghao so that there was nowhere to run.

But in that critical instant—

Crack!

Willow branches lashed out, coiling tightly around the tip of Qifeng’s sword. A powerful suction force pulled him straight toward Liu Minghao.

Qifeng was startled. His attack was completely silent, but Liu Minghao had predicted it.

The willow branches were covered in countless runes, making them nearly unbreakable. These were Liu Minghao’s core runes, and they were strong enough to tear apart mountains. For a while, Qifeng couldn’t break free.

In a split second, the tables turned.

Qifeng realized in horror that if he didn’t stop, he would smash directly into the Lightning Blaze Spider’s charge. But if he pulled back, the spider’s attack would miss its mark. Either way, Liu Minghao now held the initiative.

Everything had happened so quickly that Qifeng didn’t even have time to weigh his options. As he hesitated, he was dragged straight in front of Liu Minghao.

“Die!” Qifeng shouted, gritting his teeth.

His lightning wings exploded, transforming into chains that shot at Liu Minghao.

Qifeng wanted to drag Liu Minghao down with him. With this, both of them would be forced to block the Lightning Blaze Spider’s attack together.

Though the Devil Eye Water Lily race’s physical bodies were weaker than the Undying race’s, Qifeng had thunderforce. He could endure the impact.

Liu Minghao, however, would have to take the full brunt of both thunder and flame. He would definitely suffer more.

However, just as the lightning net was about to bind Liu Minghao, he formed a series of hand seals. His thousands of clones reappeared, and many of them were caught by the net.

One of the clones outside the trap rapidly formed more seals.

Whoosh!

All the other clones instantly converged into that one.

Just like that, Liu Minghao had escaped the lightning net easily.

“What?!”

BOOM!

Qifeng had no time to react, and the Lightning Blaze Spider smashed right into him.