Chapter 139: Killing the Corrosive Venom Wolf Spider
Stepping into the colorful passage, Fang Hao felt as if he had passed through a layer of cold water curtain, and the scenery before his eyes shifted instantly.
The noise and chaos at the entrance were suddenly cut off, leaving only a heart-stopping silence in his ears.
He found himself standing on a wide but dilapidated stone staircase extending downwards.
The steps were built from a dark blue-black boulder, covered with slippery moss and dried, dark brown stains of unknown origin.
The air was filled with a heavy smell of mold, dust, and a faint... scent of blood?
The light was extremely dim; only some moonlight stones embedded on both sides of the stone walls, which had long lost their luster, emitted a faint, pale light, barely enough to see the ground under his feet.
Overhead was a dome so high it was invisible, pitch black, as if it were a giant mouth devouring the light.
"This ghost of a place..." Fang Hao muttered to himself, immediately bracing himself.
He activated his Clear Spring Spirit Eyes to the limit, scanning his surroundings vigilantly.
His Divine Sense spread out like a spider web, but he immediately felt an invisible suppression; his detection range was compressed to about ten zhang around him, and it was obscure, clearly indicating powerful Restrictions within the ruins.
He listened intently and could vaguely hear a few muffled screams and the echoes of Spell explosions from afar, but they soon fell silent, as if swallowed by the thick darkness.
It seemed that some of the people who had entered first had already encountered trouble.
Fang Hao dared not be careless and did not rush down.
He checked his own state first, confirmed that his Qi circulation was unimpeded, and then took out a Low Grade "Illumination Talisman" from his storage ring and activated it.
A soft but stable white light appeared in his palm, dispelling the surrounding darkness and making him feel a little more at ease.
He walked cautiously down the stone steps.
The steps were long and spiraled downwards, as if they had no end.
After walking for about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, he encountered nothing but the sound of his own footsteps and breathing.
But this excessive quietness only made him feel uneasy.
Suddenly, his foot slipped, and he stepped on something sticky.
Looking down, it was a pool of blood that hadn’t fully congealed yet!
On the adjacent stone wall, there were several deep claw marks!
"There was a battle!" Fang Hao’s heart tightened.
He immediately stopped and gripped the yitian sword.
He carefully observed the pool of blood; the stains were still fresh, indicating it had happened not long ago.
The claw marks were deep and did not look like they were left by a human.
He crept forward even more carefully.
After turning another corner, the scene before him made him gasp!
In a relatively flat passage ahead, four or five corpses lay scattered about!
Judging by their clothing, they were all Loose Cultivators who had rushed in earlier.
Their deaths were tragic; some were gutted, with their internal organs spilled all over the ground; some had half their heads smashed in; and one was completely dried up, as if something had sucked him dry, turning him into a mummy!
The ground and walls were splattered with blood and bits of flesh, emitting a strong, fishy stench.
"What did this?" Fang Hao felt his scalp tingle.
He squatted down to examine the wounds.
The edges of the wounds were jagged and bore signs of corrosion.
They did not look like they were made by a blade or weapon, but rather... bitten by some kind of beast, or attacked by corrosive tentacles?
He noticed a small pool of viscous, foul-smelling green slime on the ground next to the mummy.
"It’s highly toxic!" Fang Hao immediately held his breath, not daring to let it touch him.
Just then, his ears twitched, and he heard a faint "rustling" friction sound coming from the depths of the dark passage ahead, as if something was crawling!
Fang Hao immediately extinguished the Illumination Talisman and flashed into the shadows of the cold stone wall, activating his Ethereal Art to the limit, suppressing his aura until it was almost nonexistent.
The "rustling" sound grew closer, mixed with a low, teeth-grinding sucking sound.
Soon, a huge, twisted black shadow slowly crawled out of the dark passage!
Borrowing the faint light from the moonlight stones on the wall, Fang Hao barely made out the creature’s appearance—it was a giant spider the size of a water buffalo!
It was jet black, and its eight long, bristly limbs were like sharp spears, shimmering with a metallic luster.
The most terrifying thing was its head, which had eight compound eyes flashing with a ghostly green light, and a pair of giant chelicerae that kept opening and closing, dripping with green venom!
Its abdomen was swollen and covered with strange patterns.
"A Peak Second-Grade Demon Beast, ’Corrosive Venom Wolf Spider’!" Fang Hao’s heart sank.
This thing was fast, highly toxic, and liked to live in groups!
One was already so difficult to deal with; if a whole group came...
The Corrosive Venom Wolf Spider seemed to have smelled the scent of fresh flesh and blood; its eight compound eyes immediately locked onto the corpses on the ground.
It let out an excited hiss, pounced on a corpse, and its giant chelicerae easily tore through the skin and flesh, beginning to suck greedily.
Fang Hao held his breath and remained motionless.
He now had two choices: one was to sneak past while it was eating; the other was... to kill it!
This wolf spider was full of treasures; its venom, silk glands, and carapace could all be sold for money, and maybe it was guarding something good?
Just as he was hesitating, the wolf spider seemed to have sensed something.
It suddenly stopped eating, raised its head, and its eight compound eyes scanned the surroundings vigilantly.
Finally, it actually looked straight at the shadow where Fang Hao was hiding!
"I’ve been discovered!" Fang Hao was shocked!
This beast’s perception was so sharp?
"Hiss—!" The Corrosive Venom Wolf Spider let out a sharp hiss, and its eight limbs exerted force, pouncing towards Fang Hao’s hiding place like a black lightning bolt!
At the same time, it opened its mouth and sprayed a stream of foul-smelling green venom, which shot over like an arrow!
"Can’t dodge it!" Fang Hao judged that the coverage of the venom was too large and immediately reacted!
A Five Elements Spirit Shield condensed in front of him instantly!
Chi chi chi—!
The venom hit the Spirit Shield, making a corrosive sound, and the light of the Spirit Shield dimmed rapidly!
At the same time, the giant figure of the wolf spider had already rushed in front of him, and its sharp chelicerae bit down fiercely!
"Starfall Sword Art—Breaking the Army!" Fang Hao advanced instead of retreating, and the yitian sword erupted with brilliant sword light, piercing accurately towards the wolf spider’s relatively fragile compound eyes!
Clang!
The tip of the sword pierced the hard shell outside the compound eye, and it actually sparked!
This carapace was incredibly hard!
The wolf spider was in pain and became even crazier.
Another forelimb swept over like a sickle!
Fang Hao used his Divine Spirit Steps, twisting his body strangely, narrowly avoiding the sweep, while his left hand used the Star Shattering Finger to point at the relatively soft pattern on the wolf spider’s abdomen!
Pfft!
The finger wind hit the target.
The wolf spider’s abdomen trembled slightly, but it didn’t seem to do much damage!
It turned around violently, raised its tail, and sprayed a white spider web, covering Fang Hao!
Fang Hao didn’t dare to take it head-on; this spider web must be sticky and poisonous!
He used Shrinking the Ground to an Inch again, shifting several zhang sideways instantly to dodge the web.
The web missed and stuck to the stone wall, making a "zi zi" sound and corroding a small pit.
"What a troublesome beast!" Fang Hao frowned.
This wolf spider was both offensive and defensive, and it was fast.
It was difficult to take it down in a short time using only conventional means.
And the movement of the fight was too loud; it would be bad if it attracted its companions!
Must end this quickly!
As his thoughts raced, Fang Hao had an idea.
He deliberately showed a flaw, stumbling as if his Qi was running low.
The Corrosive Venom Wolf Spider fell for it, hissed, and pounced again, its chelicerae wide open!
Now!
A flash of brilliance appeared in Fang Hao’s eyes, and a Third-Grade Low Grade "Geng Metal Sword Qi Talisman" that he had been holding in his hand was instantly activated!
Whoosh—!
A condensed, incomparably sharp golden Sword Qi, like lightning tearing through the darkness, shot directly into the wolf spider’s wide-open mouth with lightning speed!
Pfft!
The Sword Qi erupted from the inside!
The wolf spider’s huge body stiffened suddenly, and it let out a shrill howl.
Its eight limbs flailed wildly, and green blood and organ fragments sprayed out from its mouth!
After struggling for a few times, it collapsed with a crash, twitching and then lying still.
"Done!" Fang Hao breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Fortunately, he had brought attack Talismans, otherwise, it would have really taken some effort.
He hurried forward, skillfully dismantling the wolf spider’s corpse, collecting the venom sac, silk glands, and useful carapace Materials.
After finishing all this, he dared not linger and immediately continued moving towards the depths of the passage.
After this brief encounter, Fang Hao had a clearer understanding of the danger level of the ruins.
He had only just entered, and he had already encountered a Peak Second-Grade Demon Beast.
He didn’t know what more terrifying things were waiting inside.
He braced himself and explored the deep, seemingly endless passage more cautiously.
Ahead, unknown dangers and possible opportunities were quietly waiting for him in the darkness.
