Chapter 144: Chapter 105: The Night-Cutting Spider’s Mysterious Night Rule
In an instant, every black crystal spider within Starlight City, including the Night-Cutting Spider perched on Qin Ruyue’s shoulder, was engulfed in ethereal, mist-like flames.
Every creature linked to the specific black crystal spider Lin Zhuo had targeted with his Imperial Decree began to turn to ash under the scorching flames.
The black crystal spiders, each only the size of a soybean, lasted less than fifteen seconds before being completely incinerated.
The larger the spider and the more Energy it contained, the longer it was able to last.
But no matter how they struggled, even leaping into water couldn’t save them; they were still scorched by the ethereal, mist-like flames.
The Imperial Decree, Law Vein Burning, unleashed by Lin Zhuo through his Sangyan Annihilation Claw, could cause all creatures linked to a designated target to combust simultaneously.
Although Law Vein Burning’s lethality was limited against creatures of the same Tier, this Ability, channeled through the Rule of an Order Beast, was impossible to evade.
Qin Ruyue had been quite pleased when she first detected the aura of the Centipede Bone Tomb Princess.
’Shi Mi has finally stopped hiding. As long as I can snatch this Rule Deceit Embryo, I can leave Starlight City.’
Just as Shi Mi felt no sense of belonging to the Purifying Moon Sect, neither did Qin Ruyue.
It was true that Shi Mi had an opportunity to steal the Rule Deceit Embryo during the escort mission because she was overcome with greed.
But what Shi Mi didn’t know was that Qin Ruyue had actually set the stage for her to have such an opportunity.
That was how Shi Mi got the chance to use poison to take down the other three Shadow Purifiers.
Thanks to Qin Ruyue’s machinations, those three Shadow Purifiers had already taken the blame for the loss of the Rule Deceit Embryo.
If she could snatch the Rule Deceit Embryo from Shi Mi, it would essentially become her own.
Because of the Night-Cutting Spider’s unique Exclusive Traits, Qin Ruyue was confident that if she wanted to leave under the cover of night, no one in Starlight City could stop her.
’But I never thought I’d run into a Rule Ability that’s my perfect counter right from the start!’
These flames, which used the genetic template as fuel, were not particularly damaging.
They could only burn to death the spiderlings spawned by the Night-Cutting Spider, but couldn’t inflict much harm on the main body itself.
However, against the night sky, these flames had become unmissable markers.
For her plan to escape Starlight City, Qin Ruyue was not only relying on the Night-Cutting Spider’s special Exclusive Traits.
She also intended to use these spiderlings to intimidate the powerful figures from Starlight City’s authorities.
The spiderlings hadn’t shown any combat prowess up to this point, but in truth, each one contained a special psychic toxin.
If they were to bite a target, any creature below the Fantasy Tier would find it almost impossible to resist.
Now, the very asset she was relying on to intimidate Starlight City’s authorities had been rendered useless in an instant.
At that moment, Qin Ruyue couldn’t help but feel the urge to retreat.
With the flames containing the Power of Rules igniting the genetic template of its main body, the Night-Cutting Spider had clearly become the most conspicuous target in the night.
Because it was night, the dark, rolling clouds in the sky were not immediately obvious.
But wherever the clouds reached, a torrential downpour began to fall.
The rain washed over the grounds of Starlight City, seeping into every corner.
The appearance of the Ji Bone Puppets had caused widespread panic throughout the Upper and Lower City Districts.
While running for their lives, many people fell in their haste.
Just as their bodies were about to hit the ground, the rainwater would instantly form into a slender, elegant dragon’s claw and gently catch them.
The Ji Bone Puppets that came into contact with the rainwater were quickly bound by Dragon Pattern Chains formed from the very drops on their bodies.
Large amounts of rainwater converged on the bound Ji Bone Puppets, causing the chains to grow thicker and thicker.
Eventually, the chains morphed into a sphere of water that floated in mid-air, a dragon-shaped current coiling around its surface.
Trapped within the sphere, the Ji Bone Puppets seemed to be held in stasis.
No matter how they struggled, the sphere would change shape, always keeping the Ji Bone Puppet suspended at its center.
Gradually, the Ji Bone Puppets’ struggles weakened, until they were suspended helplessly within the watery sphere, like drowning creatures.
The Ghost Suppression Bureau’s special operations teams, pre-stationed throughout the Upper and Lower City Districts, also sprang into action at this moment.
They worked to mitigate the disastrous consequences of the Mythical Tier Bizarre’s rampage.
They also detained those who were taking advantage of the chaos to cause trouble.
Shi Mi, who was rushing toward the Upper City District, suddenly felt her control over some of the Ji Bone Puppets sever.
Even when Shi Mi, merged with the Centipede Bone Tomb Princess, had the princess channel Energy to the disconnected puppets, they were still unable to break out of the water spheres from within.
Shi Mi couldn’t help but grit her teeth and spit out three words.
"Damn it all!"
’This Ability is clearly being used by a Celestial Destiny Seeker through an Order Beast.’
’These water spheres probably contain a Rule related to stasis, submersion, or disorientation.’
’Even if the creatures inside don’t die, they’ll be in a state similar to drowning at the bottom of the sea, completely helpless.’
Because flames were now burning on the Night-Cutting Spider, Shi Mi could pinpoint Qin Ruyue’s location.
However, Shi Mi had left the Desolate Centipede Prison Gate—which the Centipede Bone Tomb Princess had opened—behind in Liu Nan Lane.
Combined with the mass incineration of the black crystal spiders, this meant Qin Ruyue was temporarily unable to track Shi Mi’s location.
Just as she was wondering whether she should go into hiding, Shi Mi, moving swiftly over the wet ground, suddenly felt something obstructing her path.
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