Chapter 1498: Qinglian Demon-Slaying Sword Formation

Deep within the Myriad Puppet Mountain Range, in a giant valley surrounded by mountains on three sides, Wuchang wielded a dimly glowing red iron rod. He unleashed waves of crimson fire, striking a Netherworld Spider, which immediately exploded into a shower of blood.

Li Linger stood nearby, her expression cold.

Whenever a Netherworld Spider sprayed silk or venom at Wuchang, Li Linger would control three blue flying swords, unleashing countless sharp blue sword energies to destroy the silk and venom.

Hundreds of thousands of Netherworld Spiders surrounded the couple. Their corpses piled up like mountains, and a large amount of green liquid flowed across the ground, looking utterly disgusting. Over a dozen cultivators lay on the ground, each with a bloody hole in their head or chest.

Four Tier 4 Netherworld Spiders clung to three peaks, their eyes gleaming with a cold light. One of these spiders had golden patterns on its back and golden claws.

“My dear, this isn’t working. Let me cover you while you escape! That mutated Netherworld Spider is quite intelligent; it knows to use lower-tier spiders to deplete our spiritual energy. Fellow Daoist Sun is already dead, and if this continues, we'll all be trapped here.”

Wuchang said with a frown. The Netherworld Spiders had suddenly rampaged, with vast numbers pouring out of the Myriad Puppet Mountain Range, killing many cultivators. The human race quickly organized forces to exterminate them, routing the spiders, who then fled back into the mountain range. The humans pursued relentlessly, but were then surrounded by a massive horde of Netherworld Spiders.

Ordinary Netherworld Spiders were one thing, but the mutated ones were incredibly troublesome and quite intelligent.

The Nascent Soul cultivator leading the team was trapped deep within the Myriad Puppet Mountain Range. The Qianyang Immortal Couple rushed to provide support, but ended up falling into the spiders' encirclement. The leading Nascent Soul cultivator also met a tragic end at the hands of a mutated Netherworld Spider.

“No, you can't stop them. I'll hold them off, you go!”

Li Linger volunteered to stay behind. With four Tier 4 Netherworld Spiders leading a hundred thousand more blocking their path, it would be a miracle if even one of them escaped.

Among the four Tier 4 Netherworld Spiders, three were lower-grade. The most troublesome were the two mutated spiders, which were difficult to harm with artifacts. They had attempted to break through several times but were always stopped.

A sharp, piercing shriek rang out. The lower-tier Netherworld Spiders, seemingly guided by some command, surged wildly towards them, spraying silk, venom, black flames, and more from their mouths.

Wuchang frowned, about to exterminate the horde of spiders, when his face paled, and a strange look appeared in his eyes. He raised his right wrist, noticing it was subtly turning black.

“No, my dear, I’ve been poisoned.”

Wuchang's body trembled, and he struggled to stand steadily. It was no wonder the Tier 4 Netherworld Spiders controlled the lower-tier ones to attack them; he had already been poisoned without realizing it.

He let out a loud roar. His red iron rod erupted with dazzling firelight and a surge of flames, which he brought down upon the attacking Netherworld Spiders.

Boom!

A deafening roar resounded as dozens of Netherworld Spiders were smashed to smithereens by the red iron rod, their red and white bodily fluids splattered across the ground.

Hissing sounds cut through the air as countless strands of spider silk shot forth, entangling the red iron rod.

Wuchang struggled with all his might, his face turning crimson, but the four Netherworld Spiders remained unmoved, pulling on the silk.

Li Linger's sword incantation changed. Her three blue flying swords erupted with a loud sword hum, unleashing a thousand blue sword energies that struck the spider silk, producing dull clanging sounds.

The spider silk sprayed by Tier 4 Netherworld Spiders was difficult for artifacts to harm, especially that of the mutated spiders. Their sprayed silk could even be wielded as an artifact itself.

Tens of thousands of Netherworld Spiders lunged at Li Linger and Wuchang, either spraying silk or exhaling poisonous mist.

Li Linger frowned deeply. She flipped her hand, taking out a fist-sized red crystal ball. She channeled an incantation into it, and a deafening dragon roar echoed. The red crystal ball erupted with surging flames, which violently churned and transformed into a crimson fire dragon over ten zhang long, charging towards the Netherworld Spiders.

Any Netherworld Spider touched by the crimson fire dragon immediately turned to ash, vanishing without a trace.

In less than five breaths, hundreds of Netherworld Spiders had been reduced to ashes.

This Fire Dragon Orb was one of the Wu family's three clan-guarding treasures. Refined from the dragon pearl of a Tier 4 Fire Dragon, its power was immense. Ordinary Netherworld Spiders would instantly evaporate upon contact with its flames, and even mutated Tier 3 Netherworld Spiders dared not touch the fire dragon's flames.

A sharp, piercing shriek rang out. A pale golden spider web descended from above, covering the crimson fire dragon's head. The fire dragon struggled violently, trying to tear apart the golden web, but to no avail. Dense spider webs covered it, submerging the crimson dragon. The black spider webs were quickly burned away, but the golden spider web remained unharmed.

Li Linger's brows furrowed deeply as she ceaselessly chanted incantations. The crimson fire dragon let out angry roars, its flames flaring, but it was useless. Large amounts of venom and black demonic fire struck the crimson fire dragon. Before long, the crimson fire dragon reverted into a red orb, enveloped by the golden spider web, its spiritual light slightly dimmed.

Outnumbered and with Wuchang severely poisoned and unable to exert much of his strength, they simply couldn't kill all the overwhelming number of Netherworld Spiders.

The mutated Netherworld Spider leaped from the peak, lunging at Wuchang and Li Linger. Its long, thick spider legs easily pierced a zhang deep into the ground.

Li Linger wielded her flying swords to strike the Netherworld Spider, producing dull 'ding-ding' sounds, as if striking a wall of copper and iron.

Just then, a piercing whooshing sound echoed, as dense green arrows shot forth.

The Netherworld Spiders each sprayed a spider web to block the green arrows.

Boom!

A deafening explosion rang out. The green arrows shattered, transforming into a surge of green flames that burned through the black spider webs, while the golden spider web remained completely unharmed.

A fierce gale erupted, and a green tornado over a hundred zhang tall swept forth. Wherever it passed, powerful air currents sucked numerous Netherworld Spiders into its vortex, where they disintegrated into bloody rain, their souls unable to escape.

The mutated Netherworld Spider let out a sharp shriek. It struck the green tornado with its two sharp claws and simultaneously sprayed a beam of golden light.

Boom!

A deafening explosion echoed. The green tornado burst apart, sending countless green sword energies shooting out in all directions, piercing through the bodies of over a thousand lower-tier Netherworld Spiders.

With a flash of green light, a green lotus over ten zhang wide descended from the sky. It spun swiftly, and its green petals flew off. After blurring, they transformed into green flying swords, striking the Netherworld Spider one after another, producing loud clanging sounds of metal striking metal.

Shallow sword marks appeared on the Netherworld Spider's body, barely noticeable without close inspection.

Its eyes glowed with dazzling golden light, and it shot out two thick golden beams, striking the green lotus.

Boom!

Following a tremendous explosion, the green lotus burst apart, transforming into nine gleaming green flying swords that surrounded the Netherworld Spider.

The green flying swords resembled beautiful jade, translucent and shimmering with treasure light.

“Green Lotus Demon Slaying Sword Array, activate!”

Accompanying Wang Qingshan's loud shout from high above, the nine green flying swords erupted with a resounding sword hum. They transformed into nine enormous green lotus flowers, spinning rapidly. Countless green petals flew out, turning into three-chi-long green flying swords, which struck the Netherworld Spider one after another, creating a series of massive explosions.

Boom!

In less than ten breaths, this lower-grade Tier 4 Netherworld Spider was sliced into minced flesh by the dense green flying swords.