Chapter 80

Seeing the mother spider decisively swallow a handful of "inferior demon energy crystals," Yudou was also momentarily stunned on the spot.

Originally, he had planned to have the mother spider swallow them piece by piece. This way, even if side effects appeared, Yudou would have been confident in saving the mother spider's life.

However, after receiving the "inferior demon energy crystals," the mother spider believed that Yudou needed a token of loyalty from her. Afraid that Yudou wouldn't trust her, she directly swallowed a large handful of the inferior demon energy crystals...

A large amount of "inferior demon energy crystals" entering her body naturally brought with it a powerful demon energy, which instantly began to wreak havoc inside the mother spider's body.

Previously, Yudou had only done this while in his "half-demon" state, but he never expected the mother spider to be so bold, swallowing in one go the amount he usually took each time.

The demon energy surged like a tide, eroding and washing over the mother spider's body, and her originally pale skin now began to emit a purple demon energy.

Due to the massive erosion by demon energy, even the mother spider, who was a demon, was now bleeding profusely.

Yudou also keenly noticed that the blood oozing from the mother spider had a far more pungent odor than that of an average demon, a smell he had previously detected on Kibutsuji Muzan.

Clearly, the massive demon energy was eroding the mother spider's body, transforming it into a "demon" while simultaneously expelling other forces within her.

The pain brought by the demon energy's erosion was indescribable, and at this moment, the mother spider was hugging herself and screaming in agony, her nails even tearing through the skin on her shoulders.

However, despite the immense pain, the mother spider was inwardly extremely excited.

She could feel her body undergoing a transformation. If she could endure it, she would no longer have to fear sunlight and could live without being confined to the shadows.

Watching the mother spider's body begin to transform, Yudou, who had been observing from the side, now had a serious expression.

He noticed that the blood of Kibutsuji Muzan had been expelled, but the demon energy in the mother spider's body was still rising.

Although the increase in demon energy was a good thing, the mother spider's body might not be able to handle too much of it.

She had swallowed too many demon energy crystals, and if this continued, her body would not be able to withstand it.

"Damn it, this is my first subordinate in this world, I can't let her die like this.

Moreover, those demon energy crystals were worth at least a few hundred points of reputation!"

Seeing the demon energy still rising and the mother spider in pain, Yudou didn't hesitate and immediately went forward to embrace her, emitting his own demon energy to suppress and consume the demon energy in her body.

A few minutes later... the mother spider, who had evolved into a "female spider," followed Yudou with a flushed face.

Although some time had passed since her successful transformation, the mother spider was still quite shy in front of Yudou.

Although she played the role of "mother" in the spider family, she was actually just a young girl, but due to her overly voluptuous figure, she had the attributes of a "mature woman."

During her most dangerous moment, Yudou's decision to protect her without hesitation deeply moved the mother spider.

For Yudou, this might have been a trivial matter, but for the mother spider, it was something she had never experienced.

Her memories before becoming a demon were forgotten, as was the case for most demons.

After becoming a demon, although she had so-called "family," she had never felt true familial affection, and her so-called "family" would not stand up for her.

On the contrary, Yudou, whom she had only recently chosen to serve, although he wanted her to be his subordinate, she felt from him an emotion that she had never felt from her "family."

Yudou, who had been walking ahead, seemed to sense the fiery gaze from behind and turned to look at the mother spider with a helpless expression, saying, "Shouldn't you be leading the way? Why am I always walking in front?

Also, can't you change back to your original form? This current form feels a bit strange."

At this moment, after transforming into a demon, the mother spider's appearance had indeed changed.

Apart from her unchanged appearance and figure, her previously snow-white skin was also retained.

However, her lower body had undergone a drastic change. Her originally two-legged form had transformed into six legs.

So, her upper body was that of a voluptuous and beautiful mature woman, while her lower body was like a giant spider, somewhat resembling the spider demon "Jorōgumo."

Moreover, besides the change in form, the mother spider was now a demon but not a pure demon.

Apart from eliminating her weakness to sunlight, the mother spider, although lacking the immortality of a demon, had gained a weakened version of self-healing ability.

This self-healing ability, without the weakness to sunlight, meant that even if she were cut by a Nichirin Blade, it would be completely harmless.

While decapitation might be an exaggeration, regenerating severed limbs was not a difficult task for the mother spider.

In addition to her previous ability to control others with spider silk, the mother spider had also gained skills like "Self-Healing," "Poison," "Intimidation," and "Spider Silk Binding."

Although in terms of demon energy, the mother spider might not match Yudou, due to her unique transformation from a demon to a demon, she had directly become a variant of the demon "Jorōgumo."

While Yudou's demon energy was still stronger, in terms of "demon rank," the mother spider was already on par with Yudou, or even slightly superior!

Demons are high-ranking demons, but Yudou was merely a half-demon, and Jorōgumo itself is a demon of no small rank. Given that the mother spider was a variant, her rank was evident.

As a high-ranking demon, the mother spider could actually transform back into her human form from when she was a demon, but she seemed to quite like her current form. So, when she heard Yudou's words, she was clearly taken aback.

"Ah, I thought a demon lord would prefer the demon form, but it turns out you prefer the human form?

No problem, as long as the lord likes it, I can maintain my previous form.

But before that, I hope the lord will properly address my name. I am now called 'Spider Maiden.'"

(The protagonist's character is similar to Bone King, so don't always treat him as a purely good person... (′▽｀))