Chapter 152: Defeating the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor
"White Tiger Slaughter Formation - Bind!"
Within the spiritual sea, Bai Lu acted immediately upon seeing the situation.
The blood light within the slaughter formation twisted into threads, wrapping like a cocoon.
In an instant, it firmly locked the soul, cutting off any possibility of self-destruction.
With a movement of the threads, the soul was dragged directly into the slaughter space.
"Devour Soul!"
A massive White Tiger phantom appeared within the slaughter space and swallowed the soul in one bite.
In an instant, all the memories of the evil soul master leader surged into Bai Lu's mind like a tidal wave.
He quickly sifted through them.
"Found you!"
Moments later, a trace of understanding flashed through Bai Lu's eyes.
"Quick, tell me."
Zhu Zhuqing immediately pressed, "What kind of hundred-thousand-year soul beast is it?"
"A very classic soul beast, full of Death Canyon characteristics."
A mysterious smile curved at Bai Lu's lips as he deliberately kept her in suspense.
"Classic?"
"Classic."
In Death Canyon, a cat's shadow flashes; a fleeting silhouette leaves no trace.
After obtaining the clue from Bai Lu, the girl immediately rushed at top speed toward the deepest and most hidden part of the canyon.
Here, the deathly aura was as thick as ink, and the howling wind sounded like ghosts crying.
The ground was covered in bones, and a foul stench filled the air.
Yet the girl paid it no mind and strode straight in.
"Good, I made it in time!"
Zhu Zhuqing stopped and looked ahead.
In front of her, a massive spider crouched atop a web. Its main body had a diameter of seven meters, with eight thick legs covered in dense barbs, compound eyes, and scythe-like limbs glowing with an eerie green light.
"So the one behind the evil soul masters is actually a big spider."
A faint smile appeared on Zhu Zhuqing's lips.
"Seems like it's quite suitable to be my seventh soul ring."
She recognized the soul beast before her. It had a well-known name—Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor!
Although its species was vastly different from the Hell Spirit Cat, their powers shared similarities at their core.
If she could absorb it, the Martial Soul True Body she would gain would undoubtedly be extremely powerful.
"Human, was it you who killed my subordinates?"
The Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor spoke in a cold, hoarse voice.
Its multiple eyes, however, were fixed firmly on the two hundred-thousand-year soul rings beneath the girl's feet.
"Evil soul masters deserve death. I just did it along the way."
Zhu Zhuqing smiled faintly.
"How did you find this place?!"
The Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor couldn't help but ask.
Years ago, it had just broken through to the hundred-thousand-year level and had yet to challenge its mortal enemy, the Death Spider Emperor.
But it had personally witnessed the latter being hunted and killed by Bibi Dong, its soul ring forcibly taken away.
Since then, it had laid low, secretly controlling evil soul masters to gather information for it.
All out of fear of following in the Death Spider Emperor's footsteps.
Thus, upon sensing the complete death of the evil soul masters it controlled, it immediately prepared to avoid danger and relocate.
But to its surprise, before it could even move, the girl had already arrived.
Compared to her speed, what shocked it more was that she actually knew its location!
"Enough nonsense. Your soul ring is mine!"
Zhu Zhuqing's tone turned cold.
Before her words even finished, she transformed into a streak of shadow and charged forward at high speed.
"Seeking death!"
The Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor flew into a rage.
Though wary, it was not afraid.
With a roar, its eight legs slammed against the ground.
Its massive body lunged forward like a dark cloud.
"Whoosh!"
Its scythe limbs glowed green, slicing through the air with a sharp, tearing sound as they struck toward the girl.
"White Tiger God-Killing Claw!"
Zhu Zhuqing let out a low shout; her claws gleamed with a chilling golden light.
Killing intent and hell power converged at the claw tips, tearing through space as they slammed against the spider's scythes.
In an instant, the girl and the spider clashed fiercely!
"Clang!"
The sound of metal colliding rang out deafeningly.
Yet after just one exchange, the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor felt a terrifying force crash into it.
Its massive body was actually weaker in strength than the girl before it.
And her claws were even harder than its scythes, which could slice through souls!
"Soul-Devouring Spider Web!"
Patterns on its abdomen flared as countless black threads shot out like a torrential downpour.
The threads shimmered with a faint green glow, containing potent poison.
Once touched, not only the body but even the soul would be corroded!
"Phantom Flash!"
Zhu Zhuqing's figure flickered and vanished instantly.
The spider threads landed on rocks, instantly corroding the hard stone into powder.
In the next moment, space rippled, and her figure appeared above the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor.
"Teleportation?!"
Shock flashed in its eyes.
It tried to evade, but it was already too late!
"Soul-Devouring Armor, Soul Shield!"
Without hesitation, it reinforced its exoskeleton, multiplying its defense several times.
At the same time, it unleashed soul power to form an almost indestructible shield around its body.
"All for blocking this strike!"
"Dark Gold Hell Shadow Piercing Strike!"
Zhu Zhuqing exerted force with both hands, the Titan's power surging through her!
Her claws shone with dark golden light, infused with hell power to maximize armor-piercing capability.
Locking onto a single point, she thrust downward with overwhelming force.
At the same time, the Gravity Swamp activated again, multiplying the power of the strike several times!
"BOOM!!!"
At the moment of collision, the explosion was earth-shaking.
In just one exchange, the seemingly indestructible shield shattered instantly!
With unstoppable force, the girl smashed down onto the spider emperor's back.
"Crack!" The armor shattered!
"Bang!" The spider emperor suffered!
Boom—!
The ground trembled violently as debris flew everywhere.
The massive body of the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor was slammed into a distant rock wall.
The wall collapsed instantly, countless rocks cascading down.
"Hiss—!"
The Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor cried out in pain.
"Nether Earth! Hell Titan's Grasp!"
Zhu Zhuqing gave it no chance to recover. Her soul rings lit up as she clenched her hand from afar.
"Crash~!"
The rock wall darkened like ink, transforming into two massive hands that gripped the spider emperor tightly.
The immense force caused cracks to appear across its armored body, its aura weakening.
In the next moment, the earth shifted again.
Mud and rock wrapped around the spider emperor, forming a sphere.
Gravity compressed it mercilessly!
Such power, even a Golden Crocodile Douluo would never wish to experience!
The Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor possessed terrifying attack power and strong defense.
But compared to Zhu Zhuqing's current strength, it was utterly outmatched!
"Damn human!"
Blood seeped from its entire body as its injuries worsened.
It struggled desperately, but no matter what it did, it could not break free from the overwhelming control.
With no other choice, it finally used its trump card—
"Spider God Possession!"
Gray mist surged; green light exploded.
Within the sphere, the spider emperor's aura rose rapidly!
"BOOM—!"
The moment the Spider God Possession activated, the sphere exploded violently!
"Human! Die!"
"Soul-Devouring Spider Scythe!"
Its compound eyes burned like ghostly flames as its two foremost scythes rose high.
Green light flared, energy materializing into two massive blades that slashed toward Zhu Zhuqing!
"Hm?!"
Zhu Zhuqing intended to dodge but felt her soul locked in place.
This attack was unavoidable!
"If I can't dodge, then I won't!"
"You think only you have Spider God possession?"
"I'll use it too!"
Her eyes turned cold as she unleashed her full power.
"Spider God Possession, activate!"
"Hell White Tiger, activate!"
Amid swirling gray mist, her strength surged.
Black and white light burst forth like a cocoon breaking, and the Hell White Tiger appeared.
In an instant, she unleashed her strongest power!
"White Tiger Calamity-Extinguishing Palm!"
The Hell White Tiger beat its wings and shot forward.
Soul power compressed and rotated within its palm, erupting with destructive might.
Black-red light gathered in the palm as it struck out fiercely.
In the blink of an eye, it collided with the two massive scythes that could tear through space!
"Buzz—!"
Space trembled violently, as if the entire Death Canyon was on the verge of collapse.
But the clash lasted only a single second.
The next moment, the scythes shattered under the Hell White Tiger's strike.
The massive palm slammed heavily onto the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor!
Boom—!
Shockwaves rolled; the earth shook.
The spider emperor's enormous body crashed heavily onto the ground.
The earth caved in, forming a massive crater.
Within it, the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor was already on the brink of death.
It didn't even have the strength to lift a leg and crawl out.
Everything had settled.
Zhu Zhuqing landed before it and said calmly:
"I win."
End of Chapter
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