"Look, an outer layer of lightning protection, and two airtight armor suits completely isolating gas inside. Even if I die from poison, you two won't."

"How about that, wife? Wearing armor all the time isn't bad for you, is it? I'm clever, I saved my life."

"Yes, yes, you're the most powerful, you have foresight."

Looking at the smug show-off, Fang Xiaoyu responded insincerely.

"Pah, you two are so bundled up, you can only smell your own farts."

"Say less, or I'll throw you out to eat poison."

"I'm an energy body, poison can't kill me."

"..."

Without even looking at the five corpses on the ground, Wan Lei and the other followed the poisonous mist, fumbling their way forward.

The sky was dim, and the visibility in the forest was very low, becoming unclear every few hundred meters.

Moreover, this place seemed to suppress spiritual senses as well, their scanning range becoming very small.

In this terrifying, deep forest, the two proceeded cautiously.

"Let's observe for a bit before moving. There are no corpses on this tree, so it should be safe."

Wan Lei leaned against the smooth tree trunk and sat down.

"Wife, do you think we'll meet any old acquaintances here? Like Tian Suanzi, Sui Xiaohang, Qian Duoduo, Wan Liuchuan, and them?"

"Are you missing your Slow Yaoyao?"

"Uh... can we just have a normal conversation?"

"You were asking about intelligence from the Central Region earlier. If you didn't hear any news about your Slow Yaoyao, you must be very disappointed."

"Wife, I suspect you've been possessed by a tree spirit. You need a good beating to be cured."

"You dare!"

BOOM!!!

"Don't move!"

Feeling the tree trunk behind him vibrating, Wan Lei slapped back with his hand.

However, the tree trunk did not obey; instead, it vibrated more violently.

Soon, the tree trunk was directly pulled out of the ground.

The part of the tree trunk buried in the ground was a pointed, two-zhang long spike, covered with ferocious barbs.

Then, several more such tree trunks rose from the ground.

"What is this thing?"

Wan Lei looked up along the tree trunk and saw...

A giant spider!

"This... is this a spider?"

Wan Lei was a little surprised, but not shocked. After all, in the Lei Star Sea, he had beaten a hundred-zhang tall Qilin.

But this spider in front of him was too good at camouflage. This wasn't tree trunks at all; they were clearly one of the spider's legs.

Each leg was several zhang high, so one could imagine how enormous this spider was.

The spider seemed to be attracted by Wan Lei's voice. It slightly turned its head, its dung-colored eyes looking at them.

"Harrumph—"

The spider roared, seemingly furious at the ant that disturbed its rest. It opened its mouth and spat out a strand of silk towards Wan Lei.

"Run!"

Wan Lei grabbed Fang Xiaoyu and dodged to the side.

Boom!

The strand of silk hit the ground, kicking up a large amount of soil. Then, the spider spat out a second strand of silk towards them.

This strand of silk was different from the previous white one; it was green.

Whether in the jungle or overhead, green often did not represent a good color.

Seeing that this strand of silk was poisonous, Wan Lei dared not delay any further. He immediately spread his wings, scooped up Fang Xiaoyu, and dodged.

However, the strand of silk miraculously curved, chasing after them.

"Your movement technique is too slow!"

Fang Xiaoyu broke free from Wan Lei, then hugged him back. Spreading her wings, she dodged the silk attack like a hurricane, with great agility.

Immediately after, Fang Xiaoyu rushed towards a large tree at extreme speed.

The trunk of that large tree immediately opened a large mouth, about to swallow them.

When Fang Xiaoyu was 0.1 cm away from the large mouth, her body suddenly moved upwards.

While dodging the attack of the large mouth, she also managed to make the silk behind her collide with that large mouth.

"Sssiiuu... sssiiuu..."

The large mouth desperately sucked the silk, trying to swallow it.

Could the giant spider tolerate this? It immediately engaged in a tug-of-war with it.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Fang Xiaoyu quickly fled with Wan Lei.

Seeing them trying to escape, the spider ignored the large tree and snapped the silk.

After all, they were all creatures of the terrifying forest, and they would meet again sooner or later.

But these two little things that disturbed its sleep could not be let go.

No matter how small an ant is, it's still meat, right?

Opening its large mouth, a large sheet of spiderweb attacked the little ants.

Wan Lei turned back and unleashed a palm strike with a thunderous explosion, but the spiderweb was unusually tough. His invincible lightning was blocked by the spiderweb.

"Accelerate!"

Wan Lei shouted, and the two of them accelerated together, barely dodging the attack of the spiderweb.

The spiderweb did not trap them. It hit a large tree, making a "sizzle" sound. In the blink of an eye, the trunk of that large tree was corroded and collapsed with a bang.

"It's so corrosive, it's best we don't confront it head-on. Let's just leave."

Looking at the tragic state of that large tree, Wan Lei was still shaken.

"We can't leave."

Fang Xiaoyu looked back. Not far away, another large spider had arrived.

They were forming a pincer attack.

"Then let's kill them. I want to see how strong they are. Let's split up. You're fast, go and attract its attention..."

Before Wan Lei could finish speaking, Fang Xiaoyu had already disappeared. When she reappeared, she was already in front of the first large spider.

Wan Lei chuckled to himself. Indeed, with their years of combat experience together in the Lei Star Sea, their tacit understanding meant they didn't need to say much.

They knew each other's abilities, strengths, and what was suitable for each other like the back of their hands.

The large spider saw Fang Xiaoyu daring to provoke it. It immediately roared and spat out another sheet of spiderweb.

Fang Xiaoyu transformed into a hurricane, weaving through the gaps in the spiderweb. Then, her figure appeared, and she thrust her sword towards the spider's eye.

The large spider's eyes flashed with anger. Its eyes actually sprayed a large amount of tears, rushing towards Fang Xiaoyu.

The distance was too close to dodge. Fang Xiaoyu was directly hit by the tears.

The tears sizzled on Fang Xiaoyu's armor but did not corrode any piece of it.

"This immortal realm armor is indeed good."

While Fang Xiaoyu attracted the spider's attention, Wan Lei spread his wings and quickly flew towards the spider's legs.

His wings were like sharp blades. The wing bones collided with the spider's legs, slicing them off with destructive force.

Wan Lei did not stop. He flew rapidly, directly cutting off all four legs on the spider's right side.

"Ha—"

The large spider cried out in pain and its body collapsed to the ground.

Seizing the opportunity, Fang Xiaoyu stabbed one of its eyes with her sword, then flashed to the left, and with a swift hand, blinded the other eye.

The spider was in extreme pain, opening its mouth and spraying silk indiscriminately.