Chapter 1517: Reinforcements

Loud roars erupted as tens of thousands of cultivators clashed with millions of Netherworld Spiders. The cultivators were clearly outnumbered, but they were aided by magic treasures, divine abilities, formations, and talismans. In contrast, the Netherworld Spiders had limited attack methods. While some possessed a degree of sentience, only Fourth-grade Netherworld Spiders exhibited notable intelligence; those below Fourth-grade were merely more resilient compared to other demonic insects.

Song Xiruo controlled the Taiyang Bottle, releasing massive golden fireballs. The fireballs struck the Netherworld Spiders; lower-grade ones instantly vaporized, while higher-grade ones shrieked in agony. The sheer number of Netherworld Spiders was overwhelming. Song Xiruo annihilated a vast number of them, but compared to their immense population, her efforts were a drop in the ocean.

Hundreds of thousands of Netherworld Spiders charged towards them. They either spat out demonic flames or fine silk threads, which condensed into various weapon forms, attacking Song Xiruo and her companions. Numerous mutated Netherworld Spiders gathered together, emitting piercing shrieks from their mouths and unleashing waves of golden sound.

The golden sound waves swept over the cultivators. Foundation Establishment cultivators immediately collapsed, bleeding from all seven orifices and devoid of life, their internal organs shattered by the sound. Some Core Formation cultivators, hearing the grating shrieks, felt their bodies weaken and their legs tremble. Dense spider silk shot towards them, and their protective spiritual energy shattered like paper at a touch. A series of harrowing screams erupted as some Core Formation cultivators fell into pools of blood, their bodies pierced by the dense spider silk.

An extremely ear-splitting shriek pierced the air. The mutated Netherworld Spiders simultaneously sprayed golden silk, which soared through the sky, weaving into a gigantic golden spider web. It covered hundreds of miles, ensnaring Song Xiruo and her companions. Seizing this opportunity, a large number of mutated Netherworld Spiders charged towards Wang Qingshan and his group.

Just then, a deafening roar suddenly came from high above. A colossal thundercloud, tens of miles in size, abruptly appeared in the sky. Lightning flashed and thunder boomed; within the cloud, thick golden lightning serpents periodically darted out. The void echoed with colossal, earth-shattering rumbles.

Boom! Accompanied by a deafening boom, hundreds of golden lightning spears, each several meters long, flew out from the golden thundercloud, striking the Netherworld Spiders below. Netherworld Spiders hit by the golden lightning spears shrieked in agony and vanished. A thousand-zhang tall peak, struck by dozens of golden lightning spears, immediately shattered, its summit leveled. Golden lightning spears continuously flew out from the golden thundercloud, striking the Netherworld Spiders below.

There were simply too many Netherworld Spiders; they completely disregarded the fate of their comrades. They charged directly at Wang Qingshan and his group, while other spiders sprayed silk to attack them.

Wang Qingshan frowned, formed a sword incantation, and nine Azure Glaze Swords flew out, circling him erratically. Amidst clear and resonant sword hums, the nine Azure Glaze Swords transformed into nine azure lotus flowers, rapidly rotating and releasing dense azure sword qi in all directions. The azure sword qi clashed with the spider silk, producing 'clanging' metallic sounds and scattering sparks.

Wang Qingshan opened his mouth and spat out an azure fire lotus. The fire lotus radiated astonishing high temperatures, and after a swift rotation, transformed into a towering azure fire wall, protecting them. Spider silk that touched the azure flames instantly vanished. The Netherworld Spiders still attempted to use other methods to attack Wang Qingshan and his group. The sword hum intensified, and a nine-colored sword python, over a thousand zhang long, pounced forward. The nine-colored sword python plunged into the swarm of Netherworld Spiders, rampaging through them. Netherworld Spiders struck by the nine-colored sword python instantly disintegrated into a shower of blood.

Thousands of Netherworld Spiders sprayed dense silk, entangling the nine-colored sword python. The nine-colored sword python struggled violently, its body suddenly exploding into countless streams of sword qi that shot out in all directions. Thousands of Netherworld Spiders were pierced through by the dense sword qi, falling into pools of blood.

Hissing sounds of tearing air resounded as dense golden spider silk shot forth. However, instead of approaching Wang Qingshan's group, the golden silk embedded itself into the bodies of over a dozen tall mountains.

Boom! After a deafening roar, the ground shook violently, and massive cracks appeared. Over a dozen tall mountains soared into the air, hurtling towards Wang Qingshan and his companions. The Netherworld Spiders used their silk to wrap around the mountains, attacking Wang Qingshan's group. Over a dozen thousand-zhang tall mountains smashed down, creating an astonishing momentum.

A startling sword intent surged from Wang Qingshan. With a sword incantation, the nine azure lotus flowers instantly emitted loud sword hums, bursting forth with dazzling azure light. Azure petals flew out, transforming into numerous misty azure flying swords that met the incoming mountains. A series of massive explosions erupted as over a dozen peaks shattered, unleashing a powerful shockwave. The shockwave stirred up dust from the ground, causing dust to fly and thick smoke to billow across an area of several miles.

Before the dust settled, a ten-thousand-zhang golden spider web descended from the sky, engulfing Wang Qingshan and his group.

Boom! The ground ripped open, and huge yellow boulders flew up, smashing into the golden spider web. The golden spider web's descent paused. Seizing this opportunity, the azure flames around Wang Qingshan transformed into an azure fire lotus, which, after a quick spin, flew towards the golden spider web. With a 'whoosh,' the azure fire lotus struck the golden spider web, instantly bursting into rolling flames. The fire rapidly expanded, quickly burning the golden spider web to ashes.

Tens of thousands of Netherworld Spiders charged forward. Wang Yingjie was startled and controlled a Third-grade puppet beast to meet them. There were too many Netherworld Spiders. After destroying a dozen Second-grade Netherworld Spiders, the Third-grade puppet beast was ensnared by a golden spider web and couldn't escape. The Netherworld Spiders spat out a large amount of golden venom. It splattered onto the puppet beast, creating puffs of green smoke, leaving its surface pitted and severely damaged.

Just then, the ground within a ten-mile radius suddenly exploded, sending dust flying everywhere. Innumerable particles of dust soared high into the sky, forming a yellow earth wall over a hundred zhang tall, blocking the Netherworld Spiders' path.

A burly, expressionless young man stood atop an earthen mound. The youth wore five-colored battle armor, his body covered in mysterious runes that shimmered continuously as if alive. This was precisely a Talisman Soldier. Judging by its aura, this Talisman Soldier had astonishingly reached the peak Fourth-grade, equivalent to a late Nascent Soul cultivator.

Hundreds of streaks of light appeared on the distant horizon, and tens of thousands of cultivators flew in from afar. Lei Yiming, True Master Tianfu, and Han Tianxuan were at the forefront, their expressions cold. Besides these three, there were over twenty Nascent Soul cultivators and more than two hundred Core Formation cultivators, most of whom hailed from the Northern Frontier cultivation world.

Liu Ye and Ye Yan had rushed to the Myriad Puppet Mountain Range to exterminate the insects, with more reinforcements following behind. Spirit Transformation cultivators had faster travel speeds, but these ones were a bit slower. The Nine Nether Sect dispatched Lei Yiming to lead the force, bringing their sect's treasured artifact, the Sky Thunder Banner, to aid in the Myriad Puppet Mountain Range. True Master Tianfu personally came, bringing his sect's treasured artifact, a peak Fourth-grade Five Elements Talisman Soldier. Han Tianxuan, acting on Liu Ye's orders, led a group of disciples from the Grand Unity Immortal Sect as reinforcement.

"Reinforcements have arrived!" Wang Yingjie breathed a sigh of relief, his expression excited. With over twenty Nascent Soul cultivators and tens of thousands of other cultivators arriving as reinforcements, their pressure was greatly reduced.