Chapter 730 - 724: Opportunity of the Ghost-Faced Spider
A finger bone, lustrous as jade, crystal clear as if it were the world’s most exquisite piece of art, yet it contained infinite might. The moment it appeared, it carried with it the force to pierce the heavens and crossed through the void, plunging into the Spider Queen’s brow!
“Uh…”
The Spider Queen’s face, initially excited at the prospect of tasting the delicious flesh and blood before her, suddenly froze.
The instant Qin Feng’s fingertip revealed the jade bone, she felt a chill run down to her bones, prompting her to retreat and dodge the attack!
But now, the distance between them was too close.
At such close quarters, she didn’t have the time to dodge.
A cold sensation at her brow was followed by the feeling of a sky-reaching giant pillar thrusting into her mind, violently breaking her divine status and tearing her soul into fragments. Normally so empowered with formidable magic, she was rendered as vulnerable as a newborn Little Magic Spider when faced with this jade bone.
That finger bone was obtained by White Bone City Lord during the Ancient Great Tribulation when he slew a Great Power from the Netherworld who practiced the White Bone Dao.
White Bone City Lord had sealed the residual law and energy of that Great Power within it, which could unleash the force of the Great Power’s blow in life once activated.
However, such an object was of little use to the White Bone City Lord himself. Already at the peak of Golden Immortal power, his strength was unmatched by ordinary Golden Immortals, so he had little regard for any Great Power’s blow. Thus, during an exchange for a Golden Apple with Qin Feng, he had given two finger bones to him and Li Miao Zhen, as life-preserving treasures for these two junior members of the Human Clan.
What was useless to a formidable being like the White Bone City Lord became not only a card up Qin Feng’s sleeve for preserving his life but also a formidable means of slaying enemies.
Since it was the force of a Great Power’s blow, once the bone pierced the body of its target, it would unleash an unstoppable, ferocious power beyond the endurance of an Upper Demon God.
Moreover, the Spider Queen was struck in the vital spot between her brows, which was a fatal blow. She didn’t even have the chance to deploy her special magic to save herself.
Her world darkened, and endless regret filled her heart just before she completely lost consciousness.
If only she hadn’t approached so close earlier or created even a slight distance from Qin Feng, giving herself a fraction more of reaction time, she could have turned and dodged with her strength.
Even if the bone could return and attack her again, she could have managed to employ some trick and let her Spider Demon God minions take the death in her stead, allowing her to continue living!
Now, she could only die in such a smothering way, turning all her past ambitions and desires to nothing.
She had planned to ascend to be a top-level Demon God and then venture into deeper layers of the Abyss to seize even more territory. Now, all she could do was plunge into endless darkness with a heart full of remorse.
Qin Feng was filled with irritation, his eyes bloodshot, and the fury in his chest seemed to ignite flames. With a blur of his form, he transformed into a hundreds-of-feet-tall giant, blood surging throughout his body, infused with boundless strength.
With a sudden movement, he punched out, and with a loud thud, the lifeless Spider Queen tumbled to the ground. In a flash, Qin Feng appeared before the Spider Demon God that had thrown Liu Xuanling into the Abyss Mist, punching fiercely, his massive fist slamming into the back of the Spider Demon God with unrivaled might.
Crack, crack. The Spider Demon God’s long legs broke, and its carapace cracked, instantly severely injured.
The might of an enraged Qin Feng was immense, instantly crippling the Demon Spider, which could not withstand the force of Qin Feng’s punch, and as it spurted white blood from its mouth, its form uncontrollably flew off into the mist, disappearing in the direction where Liu Xuanling fell.
Elsewhere, following the death of the Spider Queen, the countless Demon Spiders suddenly stilled for a moment.
Then, the tumult began; some trembled in fear of the Spider Queen’s demise, turning tail to flee, while others, loyal to the Spider Queen, became enraged upon seeing Qin Feng slay her, rushing towards him in a fury, ready to avenge her death.
Yet, even more were plunged into confusion.
Without the Spider Queen’s command, they were clueless, lacking any directive, unsure of how to proceed. Given the massive number of Demon Spiders and the relatively small battlefield, the vast majority who were positioned at the back hadn’t seen how the Spider Queen was killed, nor did they know that they should seek revenge against Qin Feng.
Some of these bewildered Demon Spiders blindly followed others into battle, not knowing whom to attack; some scattered, following those fleeing without knowing where to escape to; others engaged in chaotic battles, biting fiercely at nearby Demon Spiders that blocked their way or stepping over them, tearing apart limbs in a violent release of pent-up anger!
Without the Spider Queen’s control, the vast army of spiders immediately descended into chaos, and even the other Spider Demon Gods could only control those nearby that were originally under their command; the rest were adrift.
Even farther away, those Spider Demon Gods and armies that hadn’t yet joined the fray had already begun fighting amongst themselves, vying to compete for a new Spider Queen’s position through combat, so their clashes were especially brutal, bloodier and crueller than battles against other races, as if to slay all spiders from other nests, sparing only those from their own.
Qin Feng’s eyes were bloodshot as he looked towards the Demon Spiders swarming his way, his killing intent surging and anger overwhelming. With a sweep of his hand, he drew out his Flame Spear, extending it to a thousand feet in length, and with a mighty swing, he swept it across the demon army, instantly scattering countless spiders. Even those who had formed a divine status were knocked away.
“Roar…”
The Nine-Headed Ghost Fire Flame Dragon emerged, transforming into an even more colossal form, nine ferocious heads each unleashing Divine Power Magic. Its claws struck the earth, and its tail swept across, engaging in unbridled slaughter.
The Spider Demon Gods had not anticipated that Qin Feng could alter his size to such a colossal giant, nor did they expect him to summon such a vast Nine-Headed Dragon!
Since Qin Feng had achieved the Immortal Dao, his Heaven and Earth Transformation had also risen with the tide, its power increasing several times, enabling him to transform into such a gigantic body.
And with the increase in size, his already infinite divine power surged tenfold, granting him the strength to uproot mountains!
In the presence of this several-hundred-zhang tall giant, ordinary Demon Spiders had no power to resist at all. With a mere lift of his colossal foot, he could crush them to death. Even ordinary lower Demon God Spiders dared not engage him head-on, leaving only a few middle-rank Demon God Spiders to compete with Qin Feng using their formidable magic power!
But even they could only cast spells and launch long-range attacks against him, not daring to engage in close combat at all.
Indeed, having manifested the Heaven and Earth Transformation, Qin Feng possessed infinite strength. His Flame Spear in hand was like a sky-reaching column. A single sweep could clear a vast space, and with an overhead strike, he could shatter the earth and break mountains—its power was terrifying!
In just a brief moment, countless Demon Spiders had been sent flying, uncountable numbers had been smitten outright, and some Spider Demon Gods, failing to dodge in time, were hit by Qin Feng’s Flame Spear, losing control of their bodies and plummeting off the cliffs into the Mist, disappearing from sight!
Any that fell down the cliffs, even those Spider Demon Gods frantically spinning webs to stick to the cliffs and climb back up, stood no chance.
The gray, silent mist seemed like the Endless Void itself—once inside, it was as though they had entered another world, unable to reach the cliff’s edge, sucked into the vast force!
For this reason, those Spider Demon Gods with any sense rapidly retreated, no longer staying so close to the cliffs.
After all, as long as they could block the route of escape, they could starve these few humans to death.
This overwhelmingly powerful being, although immense in size, was, after all, only at the Lower God Spirit Realm. Despite its unparalleled war power, how long could such an outburst last?
And there were not just these Demon Gods before them; many more Spider Demon Gods had not yet arrived from afar.
Although those fellows had already begun to battle each other, trying to seize the throne of the Spider Queen, they would certainly come here in the end.
For, the corpse of the Spider Queen was still here!
The shattered divine status of the Spider Queen was an essential element for their Demon Spider race to nurture a new queen!
No matter who won, in the end, they would all come to fight for the corpse and the divine status of the Spider Queen…
Wait?
Where was the corpse of the Spider Queen?
Remembering the Spider Queen, several Spider Demon Gods’ gazes inadvertently swept across where she fell, only to find her body missing, which they found odd.
Hastily, they scanned around and then, behind that hundred-zhang tall Life Tree, they spotted the figure of the Spider Queen.
Though the Spider Queen was now bound up in a web, her half-human, half-spider form and unique aura allowed these Spider Demon Gods to discover her traces.
Who was it?
Which Demon Spider had dragged the Spider Queen behind the Life Tree—was this handing over a trophy to the other side?
Before their minds could process this thought, they saw another spider lying atop the Spider Queen. From its slightly shaking form and faint sounds, it was clear it was quite pleased!
Pleased??
Those few Spider Demon Gods that witnessed this scene quickly realized that the large spider lying on the Spider Queen was not mating but devouring the corpse of the Spider Queen!
“Zhi zhi zhi…”
The Spider Demon Gods howled furiously, their cries immediately drawing the attention of the other Spider Demon Gods, and they became enraged.
The Spider Queen belonged to them—how could they let her be consumed? Even if they could choose a new Spider Queen, she would certainly be far less powerful than Rose, unable to withstand the wars waged by other Abyss Lords against them.
Only by devouring the corpse and divine status of the former Spider Queen could they create an Upper Demon God in the shortest time and deter other powerful beings in the Abyss!
So, the Spider Demon Gods quickly formed an agreement, and even the ones engaged in battle in the distance halted their fights, swooping in rapidly toward the body, preparing to snatch back the corpse and steal the divine status!