Chapter 8: White Blade Jade Spider

The full moon shone like a silver plate.

The warriors were quietly practicing, Mo Yan's slender figure hidden among the branches of an ancient tree. Kalu leaned against another tree, engrossed in reading a book of poisons. The drug slaves lay haphazardly on the wet ground behind the earth dragon...

Shi Yan woke up from his practice, silently observing the terrain and calculating in his mind.

Mo Yan was at the front of the group, and Kalu at the back, with the two of them sandwiching him in the middle. They seemed to be indifferent to him, but from their positions, it was clear they were secretly guarding him.

Qiangsen seemed to know he might act out of line and did not practice tonight. Instead, he stood ten meters behind Shi Yan, watching him closely. Any sign of abnormal behavior would immediately be noticed, and Qiangsen would intervene.

Not good, Shi Yan muttered to himself, continuing to wait for the others to let their guard down.

Time passed unnoticed, and soon the moon began to fade, indicating that dawn was approaching. Shi Yan still hadn't found a suitable opportunity to escape, and he felt a growing sense of urgency. After hesitating, he decided not to wait any longer and prepared to take action.

"Crack! Crack!"

At that moment, a strange sound came from the distance, indicating that something was slowly approaching.

Shi Yan, whose essence energy was circulating in his arms, suddenly became alert.

"Everyone, be on guard!" Mo Yan called out, standing up on the ancient tree. She looked into the distance and suddenly exclaimed, "White Blade Jade Spider!"

All the warriors abruptly woke from their practice.

They all looked grave, drawing their weapons and quickly gathering around the earth dragon in a circular formation, each about five to six meters apart.

Kalu put away his book, frowned, and walked to the earth dragon, saying sternly, "Watch the drug jars on the earth dragon's body!"

"Yes!" the warriors responded loudly.

The sleeping drug slaves also woke up, and upon hearing about the approaching White Blade Jade Spiders, they gathered around the earth dragon in fear, clearly aware of the spiders' danger.

"Clank!"

A set of keys flew from Mo Yan's hand and landed at Qiangsen's feet. "Qiangsen, unlock the chains on all the drug slaves. We can't let the White Blade Jade Spiders kill them all. Hurry!" Mo Yan urged.

Qiangsen picked up the keys, glanced at Mo Yan, and pointed at Shi Yan, asking, "Should I unlock his chains too?"

"Unlock him. I don't want him to die too easily," Mo Yan said impatiently.

"Boy, behave yourself. I'll be watching you!" Qiangsen coldly snorted, first unlocking the chains on Shi Yan's hands and feet, then moving to the other drug slaves to free them.

This is my chance! With the chains removed, Shi Yan felt a surge of relief and a cold smile spread across his face.

The Shi family was a "Warrior Soul" lineage. Although the original owner of this body had not become a warrior, he enjoyed冒险 and searching for ancient ruins. He was well-versed in various beasts, and when Mo Yan mentioned the White Blade Jade Spider, Shi Yan felt a surge of excitement, realizing this was his chance to escape.

The White Blade Jade Spider is a second-level beast, with eight legs as sharp as blades. They prefer to be active at night and are social beasts, usually appearing in groups of five to six. They are ferocious and enjoy eating humans. In the Dark Forest, if these spiders see humans, they will not let them go.

Beast skins are thick and their movements swift, often larger than humans. Unless a powerful warrior, most humans will either die or be injured when encountering them. Although the White Blade Jade Spider is only a second-level beast, their speed and group attacks make them extremely difficult to handle.

In the Dark Forest, encountering White Blade Jade Spiders is a matter of bad luck. These beasts have nothing valuable, yet they are extremely aggressive. Their swift movements and relentless attacks make them a formidable opponent. They will not leave until they have inflicted significant damage.

Shi Yan quietly approached the earth dragon, standing with the frightened drug slaves, observing the situation without rushing to resist.

"Not good! There are eight of them!"

Mo Yan called out from the ancient tree, her brows furrowed and her face grave. "They are not easy to deal with. Everyone, stay alert. Remember, do not pursue them after the battle. The denser the forest, the more advantageous it is for the White Blade Jade Spiders. Do not engage them in the thickets!"

"Crack! Crack!"

The sound of blades slicing into the earth grew closer. Soon, two White Blade Jade Spiders, each about ten meters long and one and a half meters tall, appeared. Their bodies were snow-white, the size of a regular car, with eight legs like sharp knives, gleaming with a cold light.

The White Blade Jade Spiders moved with incredible agility, their sharp legs slicing through the air, creating a chilling sight. It was easy to imagine the gruesome outcome if those sharp legs cut through a body.

The warriors watched as more White Blade Jade Spiders appeared, all looking grave. Mo Yan had already descended from the tree, standing at the front of the group, her fingers wrapped in electric light, ready to attack. Kalu sat in the sedan on the earth dragon, his eyes cold but not panicked.

The eight White Blade Jade Spiders finally gathered, not mindless but strategic, surrounding the earth dragon like eight cars circling it.

With a shrill, eerie howl, the eight White Blade Jade Spiders attacked simultaneously. Their white, blade-like legs sliced through the air, silver light flashing as they aimed at the warriors surrounding the earth dragon.

For a moment, the sky was filled with the movement of white blades. The warriors moved swiftly, dodging and counterattacking with their weapons, aiming for the spiders' waists and compound eyes.

The scene became chaotic!

The White Blade Jade Spiders surrounded the earth dragon, their legs slicing through the air. The warriors dodged left and right, their weapons continuously striking out. Mo Yan's "Warrior Soul" erupted, her hands moving like lightning, sending arcs of electric light that struck the spiders, causing them to tremble.

"Rip!"

A warrior, unable to react in time, was slashed by a spider's leg across his chest and abdomen. He let out a piercing scream, his intestines spilling out, and fell to the ground.

The drug slaves panicked, rushing to hide under the earth dragon. Several, driven by fear, tried to escape through the gaps between the spiders, only to be pinned to the ground by the spiders' legs, dying a gruesome death.

Shi Yan, with a calm face, his eyes gleaming, moved slightly behind the warriors. The chains on his body clinked with a clear metallic sound.

"Crack!"

A Mo family warrior, at the second level of the innate realm, collided with another warrior while moving. He was unable to dodge in time and was slashed across the neck by a spider's leg. His head flew high, and blood splattered all over Shi Yan.

Shi Yan, covered in blood, his vision slightly blurred, felt a surge of bloodlust and aggression. The 720 energy vortices in his body's acupoints began to spin wildly, generating a strong suction force.

The dead warrior's body gradually shriveled, and a faint, only Shi Yan could sense, stream of energy filled with despair, unwillingness, and madness flowed into his body through his pores, traveling through his meridians to his 720 acupoints.

In a daze, Shi Yan felt as if he was back in the blood pool. In the blood pool, his 720 acupoints had absorbed a lot of blood, which changed his acupoints, generating energy vortices and expanding their capacity, making the absorption of blood faster.

Now, the stream of energy, mixed with the dead warrior's despair and unwillingness, flowed into his body along the same path, rapidly entering his acupoints. The vortices in his acupoints spun wildly, seemingly digesting the absorbed energy, in a bizarre manner.

In just a few seconds, the flow of energy stopped. The dead warrior's body was completely shriveled, looking like a severely dehydrated mummy.

A surge of bloodlust and aggression burst from Shi Yan's heart. As the 720 acupoints spun, feelings of despair, fear, aggression, and evil began to grow, urging him to kill.

"Whoosh!"

A White Blade Jade Spider's leg sliced toward Shi Yan's head. Shi Yan was startled, suppressing his bloodlust, and moved sideways to another warrior, narrowly avoiding the deadly strike.

"Rip!"

Another warrior was blocked by a White Blade Jade Spider, his sharp weapon piercing the spider's compound eye. The spider, blinded, struck wildly, cutting the warrior in half, a gruesome sight.

Shi Yan, who had moved to the side of the warrior, was about to find a safer area when he noticed another change.

The strange suction force in his acupoints erupted again! From the body of the warrior cut in half, a stream of energy filled with rage and unwillingness flowed into his meridians and into his acupoints.

Soon, the body of the warrior cut in half also became a shriveled corpse.

Shi Yan was shocked!

He immediately realized that his body harbored another "Warrior Soul," one that could absorb the power of the dead through his acupoints. This "Warrior Soul" was extremely evil and bizarre, even shocking Shi Yan.

At that moment!

A White Blade Jade Spider let out a strange howl. The remaining six spiders flew backward, retreating into the dense forest.

The White Blade Jade Spiders clearly realized that this group was not easy to deal with. After the loss of two of their kind, they finally retreated.

Shi Yan's face changed, and he quickly put away all thoughts about his body's strange "Warrior Soul." Without hesitation, he channeled his essence energy to his feet and dashed after the retreating spiders.

Only by mixing with the White Blade Jade Spiders did he have a chance to escape!

A warm current suddenly flowed from his acupoints into his essence energy, making his originally not very strong essence energy suddenly refine and strengthen by more than a fold.

Shi Yan was overjoyed, his confidence growing. As he charged toward the White Blade Jade Spiders, he glanced back at Mo Yan and said coldly, "Mo Yan, wash yourself and wait for me. I'll take you sooner or later!"

"Chase him!" Mo Yan's body trembled, her eyes almost spitting fire as she pursued Shi Yan.

Faster than her was Kalu!

This poison alchemist had not moved on the earth dragon, seemingly waiting for something. When Shi Yan charged toward the retreating White Blade Jade Spiders, he leaped high from the earth dragon like a hawk, diving toward Shi Yan first.

"Boy, I've been waiting for you to run for a long time," Kalu said with a sinister laugh, even before he landed.