The Blue Silver King's body surged with a silvery-blue light, and billions of Blue Silver Grasses transformed into tough, steel-like vines that swept across the giant spider, entangling it relentlessly.
Golden life patterns shimmered on the vines, tightly binding the giant spider's eight legs. Countless fine, hair-like grass threads even seeped into the gaps in its carapace, attempting to restrict its movement.
But the giant spider's abilities were far too bizarre. Its blood-red suckers on its abdomen frantically spewed forth, unleashing a hazy, devouring power.
Any blue-silver vines enveloped by the suckers were instantly drained of their life force, turning withered and fragile, crumbling into dust with the slightest struggle.
Its dark golden vertical pupils held only violence and greed, completely lacking the composure and calculation expected of a 90,000-year-old soul beast.
Its actions were ferocious and direct, its eight spider legs, adorned with dark golden barbs, flailing wildly.
Each strike severed swathes of ancient trees and vines, clearly demonstrating that years of devouring had caused its intelligence to degenerate, turning it into a ferocious beast that knew only slaughter.
The man and the beast were locked in a fierce battle. With its absolute control over the Blue Silver Forest, the Blue Silver King managed to hold its own against the giant spider, but it gradually fell into a disadvantageous position. Its life force was being continuously devoured by the giant spider, while the giant spider was able to replenish itself by devouring others. As one side gained and the other lost, the situation became increasingly critical.
Just then, Lin Chen, who had been nowhere to be seen on the battlefield, finally moved.
With the absolute concealment ability of his Blue Silver Domain, he had already merged into this sea of Blue Silver Grass. Wherever his domain went, every blade of grass was his eye, and every inch of land was his path. The Devouring Giant Spider, having lost all its intelligence, was completely unaware that a blue-gold figure with extreme sharpness had silently appeared behind it.
Lin Chen hovered in mid-air, his long, azure hair dancing wildly in the wind. In his palm, the Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul suddenly unfolded. The Blue Silver Emperor, covered with gilded imperial patterns, trembled slightly, and its second soul ring—the jet-black ten-thousand-year soul ring—suddenly burst forth with dazzling light.
"Blue Silver Overlord Spear!"
With a low shout, an incredibly solid blue-gold spear shadow materialized from his palm. The spear shaft was entirely interwoven with leaves of Blue Silver Emperor Grass, covered with domineering gilded patterns. The spearhead was as sharp as a star, whistling as it tore through the air, and pierced straight towards the Devouring Giant Spider's weakest point—the nape of its neck!
This attack condensed all the power of his level 26 soul power and was also imbued with the control power of the Blue Silver Domain, making it cunning, ruthless, and aimed straight for the vital points!
Although the giant spider's intelligence had degenerated, its fighting instincts remained extremely sharp. Just as the spear tip was about to pierce through, it suddenly turned to the side, its eight spider legs sweeping backward simultaneously, creating a powerful devouring storm that attempted to engulf the Blue Silver Overlord Spear.
"Hmph, too late."
Lin Chen had anticipated this, and a cold smile curled at the corner of his lips. With a wave of his left hand, the power of the Blue Silver Domain suddenly erupted, and countless Blue Silver Grasses burst forth from the ground, tightly binding the giant spider's sweeping legs and buying the Blue Silver Overlord Spear a critical moment.
"Pfft!"
The blue-gold spear tip pierced precisely into the gap in the carapace of the Devouring Giant Spider's nape!
The giant spider let out a shrill roar, its dark golden vertical pupils suddenly turning crimson, and its devouring power surged wildly, attempting to engulf Lin Chen along with the Blue Silver Overlord Spear. But Lin Chen gave it no chance. He pushed his soul power to its limit, causing the spear to explode, and a burst of violent blue-gold energy erupted within the giant spider's body!
Lin Chen and Blue Silver King both breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the Devouring Giant Spider was dead.
But the next second—
Boom!!
A ferocious aura suddenly erupted from the giant spider's battered body. Its originally dim, dark golden vertical pupils instantly turned blood red, and its carapace cracked open, revealing a terrifying power! Like a completely mad beast, it disregarded its severe injuries and fiercely pounced on the two of them!
"Your Highness, be careful!"
Driven by his eagerness to save his master, the Blue Silver King reacted almost instinctively, his silver-blue figure flashing as he unhesitatingly stood in front of Lin Chen.
Lin Chen swiftly dodged to the side, narrowly avoiding the fatal pounce.
But the Blue Silver King had no time to dodge—
"Snap!"
The giant spider's massive jaws, filled with fangs, bit down hard on the Blue Silver King's body, and a surge of dark, devouring power rushed in!
Blue Silver King shuddered in pain as his life force, soul power, and primal power were being frantically drained away at an alarming rate!
"asshole!"
Lin Chen's eyes were bloodshot with rage, and the Blue Silver Overlord Spear instantly materialized, ready to unleash its devastating attack!
But just then, as if sensing something extremely terrifying, the giant spider's previously crazed eyes suddenly flashed with extreme fear. It abandoned its greedy devouring, abruptly releasing its grip, and dragging its mangled body, it fled frantically back the way it came, several times faster than it had come!
Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
Lin Chen rushed forward and helped the Blue Silver King, who had collapsed to the ground.
At this moment, the Blue Silver King's aura was extremely weak, his silver-blue light was dim and lifeless, his body was almost transparent, and most of his life force and soul power had been swallowed up in one gulp.
"Your Highness...this old minister is alright..." the Blue Silver King said weakly, still with fear in his eyes, "It just...seemed to be afraid of something..."
Lin Chen looked up in the direction the giant spider had fled, his eyes cold and heavy.
It could make a 90,000-year-old soul beast abandon its prey, fleeing in terror...
What the giant spider sensed was far more terrifying than it was.
That direction was exactly where he had originally planned to go—the ancient ruins.
Boom—!!
A colossal bolt of lightning pierced the heavens and earth, exploding in the center of the sky and causing the entire Blue Silver Forest to tremble.
Lin Chen suddenly looked up.
The once clear sky had been completely swallowed up by inky thunderclouds. The black clouds rolled like a tsunami, and billions of arcs of electricity surged wildly within the clouds. Purple-gold lightning tore through the darkness and converged into a giant thunder eye overlooking all living beings.
The lightning eye spun, its oppressive force like a divine mountain pressing down, the air crackling and hissing.
This is not an ordinary thunderstorm.
This is a celestial tribulation that occurs every 100,000 years!
The next moment, the heavenly tribulation descended.
The first bolt of lightning, a purplish-gold color and as thick as a water vat, descended from the sky and slammed into the fleeing Devouring Spider!
The spider's body trembled violently, its carapace cracked, yet it expanded and transformed wildly amidst the lightning. Its originally turbid and ferocious vertical pupils gradually lost their madness and began to gather intelligence.
One, two, three...
The heavenly tribulation descended like a tidal wave.
Lightning shattered mountains, evaporated streams, and plowed deep, scorched ravines into the ground. The spider roared, struggled, and burned its very essence within the sea of lightning. With each lightning tribulation it endured, its aura grew stronger, and the shackles of ninety thousand years shattered with a deafening roar.
It is undergoing a tribulation.
It has been advancing for 100,000 years.
Lin Chen's heart jolted, and he instantly understood everything.
The spider wasn't afraid of him at all, nor was it simply trying to escape—
It timed its breakthrough perfectly!
The previous devouring of the Blue Silver King was merely to gather the last bit of strength for the Heavenly Tribulation.
Even if it succeeds in undergoing its tribulation here, it will be taken advantage of by him and the Blue Silver King. Therefore, it would rather give up its prey than not escape back to its own territory and peacefully undergo its 100,000-year tribulation.
And once the tribulation is successfully overcome...
This spider is no longer a ferocious beast that only knows how to devour, but a terrifying soul beast with complete intelligence, deep cunning, and a lifespan of 100,000 years.
Lin Chen stared at the black shadow that was constantly transforming in the sea of lightning, his eyes turning completely cold.
If we let it live through this calamity, it will surely become a major threat in the future.
Lin Chen's eyes sharpened, and he no longer hesitated.
He turned to the weakened Blue Silver King and said in a deep voice, "Rest here and wait for me to return."
He knew very well—
We must kill it while it is still undergoing its tribulation and at its weakest!
Once it has fully survived the 100,000-year tribulation, and its intelligence is fully developed and its power is stable, it can hide in that ancient ruin. Given the Blue Silver King's restriction of not being able to leave the forest, it will definitely be no match for him.
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Chen transformed into a streak of blue-gold light, rushing away following the thunderstorm and spider shadows.
A moment later, he suddenly stopped.
Ahead, a sea of lightning roared, and the Devouring Spider was being struck by the last few heavenly tribulations, its carapace cracking and blood gushing out. Yet, its aura was also surging, and it was only one step away from completely stepping into the realm of 100,000 years!
Behind the spider, a dilapidated building shrouded in ancient runes slowly emerged from the void as the heavenly tribulation tore through space.
Lin Chen understood instantly.
The spider originally intended to hide in the ancient ruins to secretly undergo its tribulation and use the power of the ruins to resist the heavenly tribulation.
But the heavenly tribulation came too fast and too fiercely; it didn't have time to enter and was forced to endure it from the outside.
It was precisely because of the violent impact of the heavenly tribulation that
This ancient relic, which should have been hidden in a spatial interlayer, has finally been fully revealed to the world.
And at this moment—
The spider's tribulation is nearing its end, and its aura is about to reach its peak.
Lin Chen's eyes were icy cold, revealing his murderous intent.
"Want to successfully overcome the tribulation? Dream on."
Today, I will make you die under the heavenly tribulation.
The spider, now possessing sentience, looked up and saw Lin Chen; its dark golden vertical pupils instantly erupted with boundless resentment.
It's all because of this human!
If it hadn't been severely injured and dragged down by him, it would have already safely sneaked into the ruins to undergo its tribulation. Why would it have to endure the heavenly tribulation in this wilderness?
"Once I've overcome this tribulation, I will tear you to pieces and devour you completely!"
The spider roared madly in its heart, hoping to hold on for just a few more moments so that it could finally step into the 100,000-year mark.
Lin Chen saw through its thoughts at a glance, and a cold, mocking smile appeared on his face:
"Kill me after you've survived your tribulation? You—you won't have that chance."
The next instant, his eyes shone with a crystalline light.
The Eye of Truth!
It pierced directly through the spider's armor and locked onto the core node within its body where soul power was stored.
At the same time, the black light of the second spirit ring surged!
"Blue Silver Overlord Spear!"
The blue-gold spear, imbued with the power of a domain, shot out like a streak of light, but instead of heading straight for the head or heart, it struck precisely at the most critical location of its soul power source!
"puff--"
The spider armor shattered, and the soul power core immediately went into disarray!
The power that was about to gather for the tribulation was suddenly interrupted, and all its strength was gone!
The final heavenly tribulation lightning was still crashing down from the sky.
However, the spider's body could no longer supply enough soul power to withstand the heavenly tribulation, so it could only endure the destructive power of the lightning tribulation.
This is exactly the result Lin Chen wanted.
Instead of killing it immediately, let it perish under the heavenly tribulation, and be completely annihilated in despair and rage.
He knew very well:
Once a soul beast dies from the Heavenly Tribulation, its soul ring will most likely become useless;
However, soul bones, especially external soul bones, are more likely to be detached and take shape under extreme resentment.
The more unwilling, resentful, and hateful the spider becomes, the more intense its hatred grows.
The higher the chance of getting an external soul bone!
Thunderbolts rained down from the sky.
The spider on the ground howled mournfully.
Resentment, bitterness, despair...
All emotions erupted wildly.
Lin Chen stood not far away, coldly watching this scene, quietly waiting for the possible appearance of the external soul bone.
The giant spider was severely injured by the Divine Eye of Illusion and the Blue Silver Overlord Spear. Its soul power collapsed on the spot, and it could only withstand the raging heavenly tribulation.
It had just gained sentience and couldn't speak yet, but the resentment in its vertical pupils was almost overflowing as it stared intently at Lin Chen—
If looks could kill, Lin Chen would have been torn to shreds long ago.
Lin Chen ignored its gaze and directly shouted:
"Radiant Holy Martial Soul, Possess!"
A divine light, interspersed with platinum and gold, instantly enveloped his entire body. The oppressive aura of the Holy Dragon of Light spread out, his eyes cold and unwavering as he stared at the giant spider, as if he were staring at prey that had to be confirmed for destruction, fearing that it might not be completely dead.
The giant spider was so angry when it saw this that it almost died on the spot.
They ruined my tribulation, cut off my path to survival, and then stood by watching me die, as if they were afraid I wouldn't die?!
It roared and cursed wildly in its heart, its whole body convulsing with hatred, but the heavenly tribulation pressed down on it, and it could not move at all, only being struck by the lightning again and again.
Resentment, anger, unwillingness, frustration...
Everything was piled up to the extreme.
Lin Chen remained expressionless, but he knew very well what was going on:
The stronger the resentment, the higher the chance of obtaining a soul bone.
He wanted to make the spider hate him to the extreme before it died.
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