Dust flew, gravel scattered, and a large swathe of surrounding trees collapsed.
Ji Mo stood, holding a spider leg as thick as a bowl.
The human-faced demon spider lay on the ground, its original eight legs reduced to seven. The severed stumps bled profusely, the blood staining the earth red.
"You dare tear off my leg? I will rip you to shreds."
The human-faced demon spider roared, one of its legs like a sharp spear, flashing with lethal coldness, stabbing towards Ji Mo's chest.
Enraged, it intended to cruelly kill the human who dared to injure it.
"It can speak human language? This is a demon beast!"
Ji Mo was somewhat surprised to hear the human-faced demon spider speak, but after glancing at the spider leg in his hand, he regained his confidence.
This spider spirit was quite terrifying in appearance, but all show and no substance. He had torn off this leg without much effort, likely meaning it was just a low-level demon beast, only slightly stronger than a wild animal.
Ji Mo didn't bother to dodge. He tossed aside the spider leg in his hand and met the incoming leg with a punch.
*Crack!*
The human-faced demon spider's leg was like paper, covered in cracks, shattering piece by piece.
"Mr. Ji, he killed A'li!"
The Ginseng King spoke, his voice choked with sobs.
A'li was dead, and it truly didn't know how to face Ji Mo.
"What, he killed A'li?"
Ji Mo's head buzzed, his eyes turning crimson, spewing forth intense killing intent.
The human-faced demon spider's body trembled uncontrollably, a strong sense of dread growing within it, as if it were being stared down by an ancient divine beast.
Ji Mo took a stride, appearing directly before the human-faced demon spider, and slapped it with his palm.
The human-faced demon spider felt as if it had been hit by a mountain, sent flying outwards, a bloody hole appearing in its body.
Its eyes were filled with shock and disbelief; a single palm strike from the other party had nearly taken its life.
The human-faced demon spider's body tumbled, smashing through a row of trees, finally coming to a halt against a large rock.
The rock, unable to withstand the impact, exploded into dust.
The human-faced demon spider's heart trembled. Was this still human?
Without using the slightest bit of spiritual energy, its physical strength was overbearing and fierce, truly terrifying!
"I will make you pay with your life for A'li."
Ji Mo lunged at the human-faced demon spider, unleashing a punch.
The fist contained unimaginable power, capable of breaking anything, seemingly able to shatter even the void.
The human-faced demon spider was so scared it nearly urinated itself. If this fist landed on its body, it would likely be reduced to a pulp.
Startled, it hurriedly said, "The person isn't dead, that little girl isn't dead."
Upon hearing this, Ji Mo's punch lessened its force, changing its target from the body to the spider leg.
"Ah..."
The human-faced demon spider screamed, blood splattering, another leg reduced to minced meat.
Its body made cracking sounds, its skin covered in cracks, and blood flowed from its entire being.
It was so terrified it collapsed onto the ground. Fortunately, it had spoken in time, or it would have been directly blown apart.
"A'li isn't dead, where is she?" Ji Mo pressed.
"You're lying, A'li was clearly killed by you, and you even ate her corpse."
The Ginseng King broke free from the human-faced demon spider's restraint and began to punch and kick it.
"I didn't eat that little girl. She was taken away by Lord Qingluan. I did kill her, but she still seemed to have life fluctuations."
To prove the veracity of his words, the human-faced demon spider pointed to a pool of lava nearby. "This was caused by that little girl. Flames were erupting from her, melting the rocks. I suspect she is a young phoenix, or has phoenix true blood within her, and died and was reborn through nirvana!"
"Nonsense, A'li is the Human King, how could she be a phoenix..."
The Ginseng King rebuked, then suddenly remembered something, his face filled with excitement.
Come to think of it, A'li did seem to have phoenix true blood within her.
Last time at the Zhan family, Zhan Zhiming, in order to strip A'li of her Human King bloodline, had people extract the blood of the Sky Roc for experiments, and in the process, managed to extract a drop of phoenix blood.
That drop of blood, after being refined by Ji Mo, was integrated into A'li's body.
Could it be that A'li, with the help of that drop of phoenix true blood, comprehended the phoenix's nirvana profound meaning and resurrected?
The Ginseng King scurried on its short legs to the pool of lava, sensing it carefully before exclaiming, "It's the aura of nirvana flame, A'li might have truly come back to life."
"It's good that A'li isn't dead."
Ji Mo clutched his chest, taking several deep breaths.
Last time, he had integrated the phoenix true blood into A'li's body simply to enhance her physique, never expecting that drop of blood to possess such a miraculous effect of resurrection.
"Sir, since that young lady isn't dead, can you spare my life."
The human-faced demon spider, devoid of its previous arrogance, lay on the ground begging for mercy.
Not long ago, it had boasted that Ji Mo was useless, but now it was like a dead dog, pleading for its life.
Indeed, the heavens have their cycles, and the heavens spare no one!
Ji Mo, hating the spider for daring to kill A'li, wished he could smash it to death with a single palm. However, keeping it alive was useful; he needed it to find A'li.
"Take me to find that Qingluan. If A'li is unharmed, I might consider sparing your dog's life," Ji Mo said indifferently.
"You want me to take you to find Lord Qingluan? Sir, you're trying to get me killed."
Thinking of Qingluan's terrifying power, the human-faced demon spider showed a look of apprehension.
If he took a human to cause trouble for Qingluan, Qingluan would certainly not forgive him.
"Do you think I'm easy to talk to?"
Ji Mo placed his hand on one of the human-faced demon spider's legs and gently twisted it, dislocating it.
The pitiable human-faced demon spider, originally with eight legs, now had only four remaining.
The human-faced demon spider's flesh twitched, its heart pounding. It looked at Ji Mo in terror as he reached for another of its legs, and hurriedly said, "Stop, I'll take you, I'll take you now."
But Ji Mo didn't stop. With a forceful squeeze, the leg cracked and turned into minced meat.
"Don't try any tricks, or I'll break your remaining four legs one by one," Ji Mo threatened.
Four legs?
The human-faced demon spider looked at its remaining three legs and thought Ji Mo couldn't count.
However, when Ji Mo stared at its "thing" below its abdomen with a cold smile, it finally understood how the four legs were calculated and trembled in fear.
Devil, this human must be a devil!
Its soul was in utter turmoil, and it no longer dared to harbor any wicked thoughts, agreeing to take Ji Mo to find Qingluan.
Even if it died at Qingluan's hands in the end, it would accept it. Being at the mercy of this human was truly more terrifying than going to hell.
The human-faced demon spider carried Ji Mo and the Ginseng King on its back, advancing into the depths of the Myriad Demon Forest on its three legs.
A mountain peak in the depths of the Myriad Demon Forest.
A seductive crimson light shot straight into the sky, dyeing the clouds red.
The source of the crimson light was a multicolored flame, emitting a terrifying heat that melted everything within a radius of tens of meters into lava.
The dancing flames enveloped a little girl, as if exquisitely carved, and it was none other than A'li.
"This little girl absolutely cannot be left alive; she must be eliminated immediately to prevent future trouble."
A cold voice suddenly rang out.