Green thin vines emerged from the soil and grew rapidly.
Their speed was astonishing.
Qin Yuanshu exclaimed in shock, "What is this? How is it growing so fast?"
Watching the vines sprout leaves and bloom, their crimson flowers swaying like fire in the wind, spreading over a five-zhang radius in moments, Sun Lulu and He Biersaid in amazement, "Such beautiful flowers, but where did they come from all of a sudden?"
As the two women were about to approach to pick one, Su Luo suddenly said, "Don't touch them, these flowers are poisonous!"
This was clearly the Suowo Wolfsbane flower, which Xiao Jingchen had previously cultivated for Hua Xiangrong.
She had secretly planted it here and then left under a pretense.
It was obvious she intended to harm them!
"Don't get close, these flowers shoot out poisonous thorns," Lu Jixing immediately warned the uninformed outer disciples. Everyone stood still, afraid to move easily, lest they touch them by accident.
But Hua Xiangrong's methods were clearly not limited to this.
Not far away, poisonous grass seeds she had sown earlier had rapidly taken root, sprouted, and grown. Vines and flower stems swayed, their petals opening like giant mouths, and thorny tendrils snaked along the ground, gradually approaching everyone.
This was bad! Lin Yao, seeing his feet about to be ensnared, quickly jumped up.
His evasion stirred the nearby vines, and they shot upwards like monstrous tentacles, reaching for his ankles.
Boom!
With a loud explosion, soil and rocks flew, and huge, menacing tentacles erupted from the ground.
Boom, boom, boom!
Not only near the camp, but explosions continued to sound in the surrounding areas, with earth and stones scattering.
Giant vine tentacles emerged, as if they had been ambushing underground for a long time. Each one was thicker than a thigh, breaking through the ground and growing even longer upon encountering the wind. Sharp poisonous thorns adorned the vines, whipping incessantly.
Li Tianjue shouted, "Watch out for the poisonous thorns!"
He hovered in mid-air and slashed down with his sword, cutting a giant tentacle into several pieces.
However, this also affected the Suowo Wolfsbane flowers, which sprayed thorns and released fragrance, paralyzing their prey. Sun Jian and Wen Ruchu, unable to defend themselves, were struck by over ten thorns. Their clothes were corroded by small holes that continuously expanded, forcing the two to hastily shed their garments.
Fortunately, the thorns were short and did not pierce their skin, otherwise, their flesh would have already rotted.
"Quick, hide..."
The two quickly leaped up, desperately hacking at the vines.
However, most of them were only at the Venerable realm cultivation, unable to fly for long. They could only glide with the wind for a period, and once their energy was depleted, they had to land back on the ground.
Sun Lulu's ankle was accidentally entangled, and she cried out in panic, "Senior Brother Qin! Save me..."
She was pulled to the ground by the vines, and more vines wrapped around her. Qin Yuanshu, seeing this, had no time to save her. He quickly cut down a few tentacles beside him and fled towards Li Tianjue.
He shouted, "Senior Brother, this is bad, Junior Sister Sun is in trouble!"
Li Tianjue turned his head and saw in the direction he pointed that Sun Lulu was already entangled by over ten vines, wrapped up like a zongzi. She was festering from the thorns, crying out in pain, her skin turning black.
Li Tianjue's eyes sharpened, and he rushed over.
With two swift slashes, he cut the vines around Sun Lulu, but before he could pull her up, He Bierscream was heard nearby. She was surrounded by a swarm of exploding spiders.
Li Tianjue pulled up the festering Sun Lulu and then rushed towards He Bi'er. Glancing back at Su Luo, his heart sank further.
"Su Luo, be careful!" he couldn't help but shout.
A rustling sound echoed everywhere as poisonous insects crawled out.
They moved on their eight long legs, making rustling sounds as they crawled – they were exploding spiders!
These were gregarious poisonous insects that lived in their mother nest and hunted in swarms. They had eight long legs, each as large as a dinner plate, with jaws like steel, and they could spray corrosive venom.
If they encountered danger, they would explode, taking the enemy with them.
They were individually not very strong, but their swarms were extremely terrifying.
Su Luo could see them clearly through her divine sight mirror.
The Ghost Face Red Flower, the Kiss of Death, the Poison Arrow Vine... the fragrance and secretions of these poisonous flowers and vines could attract a type of poisonous insect called 'exploding spiders.' They would become agitated and attack any living creature around them, treating them like prey.
She continuously swung her sword to attack these exploding spiders, preventing them from getting close.
Lu Jixing, worried about Su Luo, quickly rushed to her side, "Junior Sister, be careful, how did so many exploding spiders appear? Damn it!"
He shouted, "Everyone, get away! Don't get stung by these spiders. If you get poisoned, you'll fall unconscious and rot, and they'll explode if provoked. I don't have any antidote, so everyone be extremely careful!"
Chu Tianshu, chased by vines, attacked the spiders while cursing, "How can there be these ghastly things in the ancient mining area? Where did they come from!"
Normal poisonous insects lived in damp and dark places.
The ancient mining area was dry and lacked food, making it unsuitable for exploding spiders to grow.
Needless to say, someone must have intentionally placed them here. Once poisonous plants like the Ghost Face Red Flower and Kiss of Death grew, they could attract these poisonous insects. Besides the Demonic Sect, who else could have done this!?
Zhan Li also protected Su Luo and released his spiritual pets for the first time.
Numerous fourth and fifth-tier Scarlet Heaven Mountain Eagles, Iron Bone Lizards, and Purple Gold Pythons, and even sixth-tier Fire Flamingos, Golden Griffins, and Iron Bone Wolves were summoned from the Myriad Beasts Without Boundaries scroll, continuously attacking the exploding spiders and vines.
The sudden appearance of over a hundred spiritual pets gave them an overwhelming advantage, crushing the exploding spiders.
But the exploding spiders were too numerous, and they were poisonous.
"Fourth Senior Brother, it's no good, your spiritual pets can't withstand this poison either. Quickly recall them, it would be a shame if they died," Su Luo quickly reminded him. She knew how much effort and time Zhan Li had spent obtaining these spiritual pets.
Seeing his spiritual pets getting poisoned one by one, Zhan Li, reluctant to let them get hurt, quickly recalled them.
The vines in the sky grew thicker and thicker, their roots occupying a radius of three zhang.
Exploding spiders continuously emerged from the underground mother nests, appearing in dense numbers that were chilling to behold. In a short while, the ground was covered with exploding spiders, their exploded corpses, venom, and severed vines. This was the first time they had encountered such a malicious setup by the Demonic Sect.
Even Su Luo's God-Sealing Art was not applicable.
The entire scene was chaotic, filled with screams. Su Luo and Li Tianjue, along with others, were continuously killing exploding spiders and vines, unable to attend to outer disciples like Sun Lulu and He Bi'er, especially Wen Ruchu and Sun Jian.
No, if this continued, many people would die here!
Suddenly, Su Luo's heart stirred.
She took out the Golden Horn.
A muffled horn sound echoed, and the next moment, over a dozen giants, each over ten zhang tall, appeared, shouting loudly.
"Everyone, lend us a hand!" Su Luo smiled.
She had instantly returned to the Giant King's Court and explained what had happened. The giants were furious that someone dared to harm their friend, so of course, they had to help.
"Urrasho!" the giants shouted, and immediately stomped down with their feet.