Chapter 1513: The Battle Against Pests (Part 2)

A thunderous roar echoed as multicolored spiritual light from spells illuminated the Ten Thousand Puppet Mountain Range. Dust billowed and shockwaves surged. High-level cultivators led the charge, quickly wiping out tens of thousands of low-level Netherworld Spiders. Dozens of mountaintops were leveled by the aftershocks of the battle.

Soon, more and more Netherworld Spiders emerged. This time, their bodies bore golden markings, indicating they were mutated Netherworld Spiders, much more difficult to deal with.

"Attack together! We need to penetrate deeper into the Ten Thousand Puppet Mountain Range as quickly as possible," Song Xiruo commanded in a deep voice. She changed her incantation, and a giant red cauldron spewed out raging flames, engulfing dozens of mutated Netherworld Spiders. However, they quickly burst out of the flames. When shattered rocks or magical artifacts struck their bodies, a dull "clink" sound echoed, yet they remained unharmed.

A giant red hammer descended from the sky, smashing into their bodies. Their bodies immediately burst open, spilling large amounts of putrid, dark green liquid.

Wang Yingjie and others joined the fight, attacking the Netherworld Spiders. Ten ape-like puppet beasts charged at the forefront, wielding blades, spears, staves, or releasing spells, creating deafening roars.

Their coordination was skilled, especially among the Wang family cultivators, who maneuvered their puppet beasts to form puppet formations. Grouped in threes or fives, they attacked the Netherworld Spiders, which fell one after another into pools of blood.

The sudden attack by the human cultivators caused significant casualties among the Netherworld Spiders. However, soon a large number of high-level Netherworld Spiders surged forth, including twenty fourth-tier Netherworld Spiders, five of which were mutated, with three being peak fourth-tier.

The fourth-tier Netherworld Spiders let out a sharp, piercing shriek. Hundreds of thousands of Netherworld Spiders rushed out, covering the mountains and fields as far as the eye could see. They were densely packed together, their sheer numbers enough to make one's scalp tingle.

What caught the attention of high-level cultivators like Wang Qingshan was the significant increase in the proportion of mutated Netherworld Spiders. Most third-tier Netherworld Spiders were mutated, and a considerable number of second-tier ones were as well. This indicated that the Netherworld Spiders were evolving. When they first emerged from the Ten Thousand Puppet Mountain Range, there weren't so many mutated spiders; now the proportion had multiplied several times over.

The Netherworld Spiders rapidly spat out fine silk strands, striking the cultivators. Golden spider webs quickly enveloped the cultivators.

Cultivators promptly countered the silk strands. Once caught by a spider web, a cultivator was immediately dragged deep into the Ten Thousand Puppet Mountain Range. Ten third-tier puppet beasts were covered in dense spider silk, their movements severely hindered.

Black spider silk was manageable; with a bit more time, it could be destroyed. Golden spider silk, however, was troublesome. It was impervious to swords and spears, resistant to fire and water, and even magical treasures could not destroy it.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, Fellow Daoist Wu, come with me to deal with the mutated fourth-tier Netherworld Spiders. They are the leaders. Once they are killed, the other Netherworld Spiders will be easier to handle," Song Xiruo said, while activating the Taiyang Bottle and imbuing it with an incantation.

With a soft "poof," a large expanse of crimson flames erupted from the bottle of the Taiyang Bottle. Rolling heat waves intensified as the Taiyang Bottle swelled in size, spewing out over a hundred fist-sized golden fireballs that soared towards the enemy.

Boom!

A mighty roar erupted. The areas struck by the golden fireballs immediately exploded, forming large craters. Low-level mutated Netherworld Spiders hit by the golden fireballs instantly vanished into thin air.

The Taiyang Bottle shone brightly, unleashing a vast sheet of golden flames. The golden flames surged violently, transforming into a hundred-zhang long golden fire serpent that plunged towards the Netherworld Spiders below.

The golden fire serpent charged into the mass of Netherworld Spiders, crashing through them. Any Netherworld Spiders below the fourth-tier that touched the golden fire serpent screamed and vanished, as if they had never existed.

The Taiyang Bottle was one of the Five Great Treasures of the Three Flames Palace, and its power was indeed extraordinary.

Just then, a sharp, piercing shriek rang out, and a hazy golden sound wave struck, rapidly sweeping over the golden fire serpent's body. The golden fire serpent immediately burst apart, turning into a sky full of golden flames. These flames landed on the low-level Netherworld Spiders, which instantly evaporated.

A large number of mutated Netherworld Spiders surged forth. They gathered together and simultaneously emitted a piercing shriek that seemed like an insect chorus, irritating the eardrums.

Wang Yingjie frowned, feeling dizzy. Qi-refining cultivators who heard the shriek began to foam at the mouth, bleeding from their orifices, and dying. A few Foundation Establishment cultivators also collapsed, unable to stand steady.

Dense golden sound waves swept out, heading straight for the cultivators. The golden sound waves passed over some black Netherworld Spiders, causing them to fall motionless.

Liu Ye's brows were tightly furrowed. Rarely did any demon race understand tactics like this. The Netherworld Spiders were employing battle formations against their enemies, which indicated that the high-level Netherworld Spiders possessed considerable intelligence and needed to be eliminated as soon as possible.

Boom!

The dense golden sound waves rapidly swept past the ten ape-like puppet beasts at the forefront. The puppet beasts immediately stopped, motionless like dead objects. The spirit stones that powered them were shattered, and their core components were damaged, rendering them useless.

The golden sound waves passed over some cultivators, who clutched their heads, letting out agonizing screams, and collapsed. Their bodies bore no external injuries, but their internal organs were all shattered, and they had lost all signs of life.

Over a hundred cultivators fell, including three Core Formation cultivators. Seeing the golden sound waves approach, Wang Yingjie's face changed, and his heart tightened.

Just then, sword cries erupted loudly. Nine giant azure lotuses descended from the sky, landing near Wang Yingjie. The nine azure lotuses spun rapidly, and countless azure sword auras flew out, transforming into menacing azure sword qi that met the incoming sound waves.

Boom!

A series of mighty roars echoed as the golden sound waves and azure sword qi collided, mutually destroying each other and exploding, unleashing powerful shockwaves.

Some Foundation Establishment cultivators couldn't withstand the sound wave attack; they bled from their orifices, some dying on the spot, others left half-dead.

A "hissing" sound of air being torn filled the air, accompanied by an extremely putrid smell. Countless golden liquids flew from a distance, landing on the ground and immediately corroding large pits. When it landed on a Foundation Establishment cultivator's protective spiritual light, the cultivator screamed and melted into a puddle of blood.

In a single exchange, over a hundred cultivators turned into blood, leaving no bones behind.

The ground was pitted and uneven, as if it had been ploughed.

Twenty fourth-tier Netherworld Spiders charged towards Wang Qingshan and the others. Wang Qingshan's opponents were two mutated low-tier fourth-tier Netherworld Spiders. From left and right, they simultaneously spewed golden demonic fire and golden spider silk, lunging at Wang Qingshan.

As Wang Qingshan was about to evade, an incredibly sharp shriek rang in his ears. His head buzzed, as if it had been struck by a heavy object, leaving him dizzy and lightheaded.