Chapter 46: This Big Tiger Is the Cunning One! | Enemies Meet Again, Six-Thousand-Year Man-Faced Demon Spider!
"Don't rush. It's not time yet."
"Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared."
Bai Lu shook his head. "Keep surveying the area and gathering information first."
"Understood!"
Zhu Zhuqing nodded firmly. She understood this principle well.
Next, she began scouting the surroundings, circling the valley and carefully observing the terrain.
She examined every detail, searching for suitable entry and escape routes.
As the moon set and crows cried in the dead of night, she found a concealed clearing and set up camp.
As a qualified guardian spirit and protector, Bai Lu was deeply concerned about the girl's growth.
So once she had free time, he immediately began urging her to cultivate.
"Little Kitty, want to refine some whale rubber?"
Bai Lu offered eagerly. "I can stand guard for you."
"Not refining it."
Zhu Zhuqing refused without hesitation.
The embarrassing memory of refining whale rubber a few days ago was still vivid in her mind.
The unbearable heat coursing through her body, the loss of reason, the flustered helplessness…
And worst of all, waking up to discover herself sprawled across her own body in that strange posture…
It was simply too terrifying.
She knew very well that this big tiger was extremely cunning.
He claimed to protect her and help her grow, but in reality, his mind was filled with inappropriate thoughts about teasing her.
She, the clever little kitten, would absolutely not let him succeed.
"Why not refine it? Hurry up and refine it!"
Bai Lu tried to sound fierce as he urged her.
Zhu Zhuqing rejected him stubbornly. "No!"
Even in a hotel room, she would think twice.
In this wilderness? Absolutely not.
She was going to cultivate.
Cultivate fiercely.
She could already sense that Rank 40 was within reach.
"Enough! I'm cultivating!"
Her expression resolute, the girl sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, and entered meditation.
At that moment—
Rustle.
A faint sound came from the nearby bushes.
"Something's there!"
"Hell Spirit Cat, possession!"
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes snapped open. Instantly, she transformed into her Hell Spirit Cat form and entered a state of alert.
"Do you smell it?"
Bai Lu's lazy voice sounded. "An old friend has arrived."
"Old friend?"
Zhu Zhuqing's nose twitched, catching that familiar scent of decay, blood, and slaughter.
Suddenly—
Whoosh!
The sound of something cutting through the air rang out as a dark shadow shot from the trees.
A streak of deep purple cold light burst forward with it, aimed straight at Zhu Zhuqing's throat.
The ambush was lightning-fast and viciously angled.
For ordinary soul beasts or soul masters, there would have been no time to dodge.
But Zhu Zhuqing had been prepared.
"Hell Rush Stab!"
Her body flickered, so fast it left behind an afterimage.
In the blink of an eye, she appeared dozens of meters away.
Slash!
The attack struck the ground, slicing through the earth as if it were tofu.
Under the dim moonlight, the attacker's true form was finally revealed.
It was a massive spider, with razor-sharp legs and a ferocious appearance.
Beneath its abdomen was a white, human-like face, with eight glowing purple eyes.
"Man-Faced Demon Spider"
Zhu Zhuqing's heterochromatic cat eyes gleamed as she instantly recognized the old "friend" that had once gifted her the Eight Spider Lances.
"Be careful. This Man-Faced Demon Spider has at least six thousand years of cultivation."
"As one of the rare top-tier predators, its combat power surpasses many ordinary ten-thousand-year soul beasts."
"Even the ten-thousand-year Vigorous Vajra Bear you killed before might not have been able to defeat this Man-Faced Demon Spider with ease."
Bai Lu could not help but think.
Could it be that this was the very six-thousand-year Man-Faced Demon Spider that Tang San devoured while absorbing his fourth soul ring in the original story?
Enemies truly meet on narrow roads.
They had not even gone looking for it, yet it had delivered itself.
"Kill it. Then devour it with the Eight Spider Lances."
Bai Lu reminded her immediately. "Your Eight Spider Lances will evolve again."
"Good!"
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes lit up, her icy gaze gradually burning with excitement.
She had long been anticipating the evolution of her Eight Spider Lances.
"White Tiger Killing God Transformation!"
Her heterochromatic feline pupils flashed with dangerous crimson light as a chilling killing intent erupted from her body.
A powerful surge of strength followed.
Whoosh!
The Eight Spider Lances burst from her back, like eight spears aimed at the Man-Faced Demon Spider.
"Hiss—!"
Sensing the sudden shift in her aura, hesitation flickered in the spider's eyes.
It was a frenzied butcher, yes, but it was not stupid.
On the contrary, it possessed considerable intelligence.
Its instincts and the sight of those familiar Eight Spider Lances told it one thing.
This girl was dangerous.
Perhaps it should retreat and find another target?
The spider hesitated.
But Zhu Zhuqing did not.
"Hell Rush Stab!"
She did not test the waters. She went all out from the start.
Her soul ring lit up as she shot forward like a phantom.
Her claws, wrapped in hell power, stabbed straight toward one of the spider's demonic eyes.
"Hiss!"
The Man-Faced Demon Spider reacted instantly. Its two front legs rose like black spears and clashed against her.
Clang!
The metallic collision rang sharply, sparks flying.
But the result was the spider being forced backward repeatedly.
It had not expected such terrifying strength from such a slender girl.
"Hiss—!"
Not daring to underestimate her, it spat out a massive purple-black web, spreading toward her like a suffocating canopy.
This web was several times larger and tougher than Tang San's Spider Web Restraint.
Thick venom coated its threads. Once entangled, even a Soul King would struggle to break free.
But Zhu Zhuqing did not dodge.
The tips of the Eight Spider Lances behind her lit up simultaneously with a ghostly light.
"Hell Piercing Strike."
Eight purple-black beams shot out like giant shears, instantly tearing the spider web apart.
At the same time, she moved again.
"Phantom Flash!"
Activating her left leg bone soul skill, she appeared beside the spider as if teleporting, raising her left hand.
"Shatter the Mountain and Split the Earth!"
Her punch, with the force of shattering mountains, slammed into the spider's side abdomen.
Simultaneously, the Eight Spider Lances descended.
Boom!
With a thunderous impact, the Man-Faced Demon Spider was blasted several meters sideways.
The armor on its flank exploded instantly, flesh torn away in chunks.
Sixteen holes were punched through its body by the Eight Spider Lances.
"Hiss—!!"
The intense pain drove it into complete madness.
All eight legs stabbed toward Zhu Zhuqing in a storm of venomous fury.
But—
"That's it?"
Her eyes turned cold as her second soul ring blazed brightly.
"Hell Hundred Claws!"
Her two claws and Eight Spider Lances danced rapidly, a storm of claw shadows enveloping the spider entirely.
Layer upon layer of strikes crushed its frontal assault with overwhelming force.
"Puff puff puff puff—!"
In a series of muffled impacts, all eight demonic eyes were pierced, leaving them blind.
Its armor shattered completely.
Even its two most aggressive legs were forcibly torn off by the girl.
Only then did it realize what kind of opponent it had encountered.
"Hiss… hiss…"
Its remaining six legs trembled uncontrollably.
Without hesitation, it turned to flee.
But—
"Gravity Force Pressure!"
Zhu Zhuqing's left claw suddenly enlarged, a dark golden glow bursting forth.
The instant she locked onto her target, a strange gravitational force descended.
The spider, mid-leap, was slammed to the ground by the crushing gravity and pinned in place.
Zhu Zhuqing seized the opportunity and closed in.
One final punch.
Full power.
Boom!
The enormous body of the Man-Faced Demon Spider crashed heavily to the ground.
Its legs twitched weakly.
It looked… somewhat dead.
End of Chapter