Chapter 84: Serpentine Maneuvering_1

Suddenly, the groove that had absorbed enough fresh blood burst into light, and the bird-like markings carved upon it came to life as if they were endowed with a spirit.

Its eyes were locked tightly on Xu Sheng. In the next moment, it erupted with a tremendous spiritual power that enveloped Xu Sheng completely, shattering his spiritual power in an instant...

Xu Sheng's perception of his surroundings became extremely blurry; he could not even hear any sounds...

All of a sudden, it seemed he remembered something, and he said hurriedly, "Wait! If I recall correctly from the original work, that's not a bird, it's a bat!!"

As realization dawned on him, both his body and spiritual power were completely enveloped and isolated from the outside world.

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Gradually awakening, Xu Sheng quickly got up and surveyed his surroundings, finding himself standing on a circular platform—exactly where Hulena and Tang San had once appeared after being swallowed.

His eyes, now a blood-red color influenced by the environment, narrowed slightly as he thought to himself, "Is this Hell's Path? Such a powerful suppression force has actually forcibly suppressed my Martial Soul!"

The moment he stood up, he had attempted to release his Martial Soul, which resonated with Xu Sheng, but it was suppressed by a force even more terrifying than Tang Chen.

And it was not just the Martial Soul; Xu Sheng could have easily passed through with just his physical body, but his spiritual power was completely sealed. Everything beyond five meters was obscured by a red glow.

His current situation was precarious...

Xu Sheng looked down from the edge of the platform and saw only a vast Blood Pool below, murmuring to himself, "Is this the blood of everyone who died in Slaughter City, all preserved here?"

Then, turning back, he walked to the narrow path connected to the platform, took a deep breath to calm himself, and fixed his gaze on the darkness at the end of the path.

If he fell from here, even with the physical prowess of a Title Douluo, he would be devoured by the fierce beasts and strange creatures lurking below. Extreme caution was essential.

After thinking it through, Xu Sheng first moved his left leg and stepped firmly onto the path, followed by his right leg.

Once he was fully standing, he began to step forward slowly and methodically, continually probing the path ahead...

A strange hissing sound suddenly rang out, causing Xu Sheng, who had just taken a step, to step back and look cautiously toward the source of the sound...

Finally, after sweeping his gaze back and forth...

Above him, in the shadowy corner of the rock tunnel, there was a grotesque spider with eight legs, its blood-red eyes fixed intently on Xu Sheng, who stood motionless on the path, as if waiting for the right moment to hunt.

Xu Sheng's brow furrowed slightly, and his expression turned sour, "There are soul beasts in Slaughter City?"

And without a doubt, this spider's Cultivation Level must have already reached a thousand years!

Under normal circumstances, Xu Sheng could annihilate it in an instant, but he was on Hell's Path!!

He couldn't use his Martial Soul Skills! His way of walking was also restricted!

As Xu Sheng pondered, the Thousand Year Spider could no longer contain itself. It took a step forward with its eight legs and suddenly spat out a huge silk net!

Xu Sheng was the perfect target!

Unable to move, Xu Sheng could only extend his hands passively as the approaching net enveloped his entire body...

Xu Sheng pretended to struggle after being ensnared in the silk net...

All the while, he thought to himself, "This spider isn't very intelligent; I should be able to kill it instantly when it comes closer!"

Even without the use of his Martial Soul, the strength amplified by his Soul Ring should be sufficient to deal with this Thousand Year Spider!

Seeing Xu Sheng struggling in the silk net, the corners of the spider's pointed mouth moved eagerly, but it chose not to approach immediately...

Instead, it remained perched there with its eight legs attached to the rocky tunnel, constantly observing Xu Sheng with its blood-red eyes as he struggled...

Seeing no reaction for a long time, Xu Sheng slowly turned his head to look, and saw that the other was standing there like a puppet, with no intention of approaching...

Xu Sheng's mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times, "Hmm? Not taking the bait?"

If the Thousand Year Spider wasn't taking the bait, then there was no need for him to continue acting...

He tore off the web that was wrapped around him and stood up, his gaze coldly fixed on the spider, to see who would lose patience first!

These webs were merely capable of hindering his walking speed, so what if he was a bit slower?

Xu Sheng cast a deep glance at the Thousand Year Spider, a curve rising on the corner of his mouth as he continued to take steps, proceeding steadily along the narrow path...

Seeing Xu Sheng start to move, the spider at the diagonal angle, with its blood-red eyes growing colder and more cunning, began to slowly move along the wall in front...

With a "puff" sound, the Thousand Year Spider rapidly spat out another web towards Xu Sheng, who was on the move...

The web, flying through mid-air and about to hit its mark, saw Xu Sheng, who, upon noticing, slightly raised the corners of his mouth. His footsteps suddenly retreated, and his body leaned back a distance, perfectly avoiding the web's capture...

If Xu Sheng were still in his original world, upon seeing such fancy footwork he would definitely say two words, "snake-like movement!"

The spider at the diagonal angle, seeing its spat-out web missing the target, its blood-red eyes filled with bewilderment...

Xu Sheng immediately disregarded the Thousand Year Spider and continued on his way...

In his mind, he secretly thought, "If this spider could predict my moves, then that would be far more troublesome."

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In this way, Xu Sheng walked along the narrow path while dodging the webs, and he had already roughly covered half the distance...

He could now barely make out the end of the other half of the path...

It seemed that the spider at the diagonal angle also realized that its webs were ineffective against Xu Sheng, as it started to move its eight legs rapidly, rushing towards Xu Sheng at high speed...

Xu Sheng looked at the spider in front of him, which seemed unable to contain its killing intent any longer, and he speedily walked towards it, saying coldly, "Finally can't hold back, huh?"

But that was good!

As long as he dealt with this spider, his walking speed would greatly increase!

The Thousand Year Spider moved along the wall until it was only two meters away from Xu Sheng, its mouth continuously nibbling...

The next moment, taking advantage of Xu Sheng's recovery, the massive, one-meter-sized body of the Thousand Year Spider lunged directly at Xu Sheng...

Xu Sheng, who was already prepared, quickly stepped back and then stretched out his arm, aiming a powerful elbow strike at the back of the spider that had pounced towards his previous location...

The spider, enduring a fierce blow from Xu Sheng at the level of a Title Douluo, found its eight legs cracking instantaneously under the terrifying power, as its six eyes burst out of their sockets...

Then, its entire body was left with nothing but a bare trunk and a fierce face, powerless as it plummeted down towards the Blood Pool below...

With a "splash," it fell into the Blood Pool below, causing an upsurge of blood that splashed up to two zhang high...

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