Chapter 1380: After modification: Chapter 1381 Heaven Collapse
Xiao Lao Di screamed loudly as a staff in his hand expanded rapidly in the wind, smashing fiercely onto the Spider Lady’s head, knocking her down from the firmament. This was the first time the Spider Lady had been shaken by cultivators of the Central Origin Realm since her appearance.
Li Xiaobai and Beichen Feng exchanged glances, both catching the sense of delight in each other’s eyes. They didn’t care about what was happening to Xiao Lao Di; they only needed to know one thing: Xiao Lao Di had a way to shake the Spider Lady, proving she wasn’t invincible!
“Attack! Disrupt her!”
Beichen Feng made the decisive call, his figure flashing forward without hesitation, followed closely by Li Xiaobai. The two didn’t have the power to directly challenge the Spider Lady but could aid Xiao Lao Di from the sidelines in any way they could.
“Heh heh heh! Ugly woman, take Grandpa’s mighty staff!”
Xiao Lao Di howled wildly, appearing almost god-like in that moment. A stream of boundless energy surged within him, sweeping across his body — the power belonged to the crystalline elder. A white light encased his staff, and he recklessly hammered it down on the Spider Lady from above without restraint.
“This power doesn’t belong to the Central Origin Realm, nor does it belong to you! Where on earth did you borrow it from?”
“Who is backing you? Which Immortal Gods Realm lunatic dares openly oppose us, secretly lending help to the Central Origin Realm?”
The Spider Lady’s eyes flashed with shock and rage. It was utterly inconceivable for her to suffer humiliation in a place where livestock dwelled — a first in the history of the heavens.
“Die!”
The Spider Lady roared ferociously, her violent energy surging uncontrollably, her presence trembling the void itself. Xiao Lao Di was sent flying instantly, yet he remarkably remained unharmed. The mysterious power covering his body seemed almost magical in its absoluteness, shielding him completely — though he appeared battered, he hadn’t suffered a single sliver of injury.
“Eh? I’m fine!”
“Taste Grandpa’s staff again!”
Xiao Lao Di patted his backside, unharmed, his confidence soaring. His hands morphed into stars as he charged at the Spider Lady once more.
Every star was sheathed in a layer of white luminescence, shielding against the Spider Lady’s terrifying power. Xiao Lao Di relentlessly hammered her, pushing her closer to the celestial rift in the skies.
From behind, Li Xiaobai activated the Heart of the Blood Demon, summoning countless burning blood-red tendrils that pulled the Spider Lady backward. Their objective was clear: they weren’t aiming to defeat her entirely but to force her back into that rift.
The Spider Lady’s body shuddered, and the blood tendrils shattered into dust, but in the next instant, they reconnected, fully healed. This recovery stemmed from Beichen Feng’s power — although the Aura of Death from the Decay-Prosperity Divine Skill was ineffective against the Spider Lady, the vitality within it was sufficient to restore the heart’s blood-red tendrils completely.
“We can do it!”
“As long as Xiao Lao Di holds on, at this rate, we’ll send this ugly freak back into the rift within mere minutes!”
Li Xiaobai watched as the Spider Lady was dragged inch by inch into the rift in the heavens. She seemed unable to withstand Xiao Lao Di’s assaults momentarily. He speculated that she had suppressed her cultivation level excessively, keeping her power capped slightly above the Saint Realm boundary to descend into the Lower Realm. Had she exceeded that limit, even with the crystalline elder’s assistance, she would have been unassailable.
“Poison Immortal Body!”
The Spider Lady screamed sharply. The eight long legs on her body rapidly retracted. Concurrently, the grotesque spider head atop her shoulders twisted at bizarre angles, shrinking bit by bit until it finally transformed into the head of a stunning maiden.
Her aura climbed rapidly. In the blink of an eye, she shed the form of a spider creature and transformed into a breathtakingly beautiful woman. The three were inwardly disheartened. The disgusting spider head was previously a result of her suppressed cultivation level, preventing her from fully transforming. Now, with her complete metamorphosis into a celestial beauty, it signified that her power had surged and undone another layer of her sealing.
“Suppress and kill!”
The Spider Lady shouted coldly, her slender hands manipulating streams of green immortal light in the void. Unlike the toxic dark green venom she had unleashed earlier, this green immortal light radiated divine brilliance, emitting an unsettling aura. With a wrenching motion, she condensed a venomous dark green long spear that tore through the void, sweeping across. Instantly, several large stars exploded and disintegrated.
With her enticing appearance and graceful figure, clad in a green battle robe and wielding the venomous spear, the Spider Lady lashed her weapon furiously. Countless toxic dark green arrows shot forth, piercing toward Xiao Lao Di. His hands pushed horizontally, the white light covering his body repelling every toxin-laden arrow. Yet, in the next moment, he felt a chill in his chest. Looking down, he found the heart pierced through with a green spear, the bloody organ dangling from the weapon.
“Damn it… that fast? Got careless… didn’t dodge…” Xiao Lao Di’s eyes widened in shock, fixed on the green spear.
The tip of the spear quivered. Xiao Lao Di’s heart shattered instantly, and his flesh and blood erupted, exploding mid-air into a magnificent pyrotechnic display.
“Master!”
Li Xiaobai gasped in horror; within the blink of an eye, Xiao Lao Di had been pierced through, an icy end delivered by the opponent.
The Spider Lady’s speed seemed to have elevated to a whole new level!
“Hehe, this power is certainly unprecedented, but that doesn’t mean it’s undefeatable. Ultimately, your cultivation’s foundation is far too weak. While this energy is exotic, when using your Cultivation Technique, flaws inevitably manifest, and those flaws will mark the day your soul is obliterated!”
“Livestock remains livestock. Even with the support of masters, it’s futile!”
The Spider Lady coldly sneered, a cruel smile tugging at her lips. Xiao Lao Di’s earlier display had indeed shocked her momentarily, but the disparity in cultivation level was insurmountable. A single thread of released power left her opponent crushed completely.
“Decay and Prosperity!”
“Reverse Life and Death!”
Beichen Feng formed seals with his hands, weaving intricate yin-yang formation patterns in the void, reciting ancient scripture.
“The ancients say: in the northwest resides the Phoenix, perching atop the parasol tree.” Beichen Feng muttered, and with each uttered word, an ancient object materialized above the firmament — an act of enforcing speech into reality.
Upon Xiao Lao Di’s concussed body, a parasol tree emerged, atop which a Phoenix nested, attempting to heal and resurrect him.
“Such trivial application of yin-yang arts! Life and death are dictated by the Heavenly Dao; how can mere livestock overturn such rules?”
Watching Beichen Feng’s actions, the Spider Lady scoffed disdainfully. The Decay-Prosperity technique could mend wounds, but resurrection remained an implausible fantasy.
With a swipe of her long spear, it transformed into emerald light streaking straight at Beichen Feng. Before the spear even reached him, the terrifying force had already begun tearing through the space around him.
Beichen Feng’s chest exploded; every hair on his body stood on end, a frigid fear consuming him!
“Boy! This ugly freak has undone another layer of her seal, accelerating the rift’s closure! Stall her long enough so we can win!”