Chapter 254 · Kings and Emperors [BONUS CHAPTER]

It seemed the aura leaking from the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng had stirred something. A shadow rushed toward Chen Ming like a ghost, aiming straight for the wooden box in his hand.

But Qian Renfeng only raised his hand and summoned an Angel Holy Sword wrapped in brilliant sacred flames, directly sending that ghost-like figure flying.

The Man-Faced Demon Spider, nearly two meters in diameter, let out a piercing shriek. Angelic flames coiled around its hardened carapace, burning relentlessly.

The violent clash of opposing attributes, combined with the Angelic Fire's innate power against evil, left the monstrous spider in excruciating agony. Its once blade-proof, spear-resistant shell became as brittle as an overbaked biscuit beneath the holy flames. With even the slightest movement, large chunks of its scorched carapace cracked loose and tumbled from its body.

"That's mine! That's mine!"

The rich life force of the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng stirred the Man-Faced Demon Spider's greedy, cruel, and bloodthirsty nature. It covered the little reason the spider had left, making it fall into a cold and greedy madness.

As it roared, purple light flashed across its huge body. The whole Man-Faced Demon Spider twisted for a moment, then vanished from sight.

That was not a spatial ability, but an invisibility-type skill.

The Man-Faced Demon Spider tried to circle around the Spirit Master who clearly looked hard to deal with and steal the wooden box directly.

It could sense that the thing stored inside that wooden box had an aura very similar to the thing it had accidentally eaten in the Star Dou Forest before.

As long as it ate what was inside the box, it would undergo another transformation. At that time, even the being chasing it from behind might no longer be its match.

"So this is a hundred-thousand-year Man-Faced Demon Spider? For this kind of phantom beast to grow to a hundred thousand years, the Spirit Beast race bears a lot of responsibility…"

Chen Ming stared at the hundred-thousand-year Man-Faced Demon Spider that could speak human words.

Among different Spirit Beast races, the requirements for being called king or emperor were different.

Among wolf-type Spirit Beasts, most so-called Wolf Kings only had thousand-year-level cultivation. Most emperors were at the ten-thousand-year level, and at most, they would not exceed fifty thousand years. Generally, a wolf with twenty or thirty thousand years of cultivation could already be called a Wolf Emperor.

But among dragons, the requirements to be called king or emperor were extremely high.

Even a hundred-thousand-year dragon-type Spirit Beast would not dare call itself a Dragon King. Only a pure-blooded true dragon at the fierce beast level had the right to try calling itself a king, and even then, it would only be a Dragon King of a branch.

For example, Hell Demon Dragon King Zi Ji was the Dragon King of the Hell Demon Dragon clan among dragons.

If it was a true fire dragon, a lineage belonging to one of the nine great dragon clans, then the requirement to be called king would rise to at least three hundred thousand years. Its bloodline also had to be strong and pure enough to qualify.

Among the current dragon clan, there was no true Dragon Emperor.

Even the Silver Dragon King was only a Dragon King.

The dragon clan had only one emperor, and that was the Dragon God.

The Man-Faced Demon Spider was a rare Spirit Beast, and its average strength was quite good.

Only a Man-Faced Demon Spider above fifty thousand years had the right to try calling itself a king. Some powerful individuals could even be called Spider Emperor at that stage.

As for a hundred-thousand-year Man-Faced Demon Spider, even across history, a Spirit Beast of this level was extremely rare. It fully deserved the title of Man-Faced Demon Spider Emperor.

A thousand-year Man-Faced Demon Spider already had a diameter of around 1.5 meters, while a ten-thousand-year Man-Faced Demon Spider would be as huge as a heavy-duty truck.

This was a necessary process for most Spirit Beasts as they grew. After all, a huge body meant greater strength, and strength was the first condition for survival.

However, after their cultivation reached a certain level, most Spirit Beasts would start to shrink their bodies to some extent, except for those with powerful bloodlines who walked the pure path of strong attack and strong defense.

For example, before reaching one hundred thousand years, the Heavy Armored Earth Dragon built up its size to strengthen its defense. After reaching one hundred thousand years, it refined itself to gain higher quality.

In Spirit Hall's history, there had once been a detailed record of a ninety-thousand-year Man-Faced Demon Spider.

That Man-Faced Demon Spider's diameter had already exceeded 6.5 meters, and each of its spider legs was almost ten meters long. With a light stab, it could pierce through the flesh and blood of most beings, skewering them on its forelimbs like meatballs.

But the price was that this Man-Faced Demon Spider lost the concealment ability and mobility its race was proud of.

Even its unique concealment talent could not fully hide its body. Because of that, Spirit Hall discovered and hunted it down.

But this Man-Faced Demon Spider Emperor only had a diameter of two meters. It was only a bit larger than a two- or three-thousand-year Man-Faced Demon Spider. Its powerful attack ability and agility had almost no reduction at all. It could move like a ghost and launch attacks from every angle.

The quality of a Man-Faced Demon Spider was lower than that of a Death Spider and a Soul-Devouring Spider. But this only applied before a Man-Faced Demon Spider awakened the Spider God Possession skill.

A hundred-thousand-year Man-Faced Demon Spider was not inferior in quality to a Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor or Death Spider Emperor. Even the Death Spider Emperor that Bibi Dong hunted would not be higher in quality than this one.

If Bibi Dong knew there was a hundred-thousand-year Man-Faced Demon Spider Emperor here, she would probably rush out of Spirit Hall on the spot and charge all the way over.

Chen Ming wondered what kind of Spirit Bone this Man-Faced Demon Spider would drop if he killed it.

Would it be Eight Spider Lances, or would it be a Spirit Bone he lacked?

The way Chen Ming looked at it like prey made the Man-Faced Demon Spider Emperor very unhappy.

When it hunted in the past, it would occasionally show the same cold gaze.

However, most of the time, if it had the chance to torment its prey, it preferred to torture the prey first before eating it.

"Boy, are you looking down on me? I am the king, the Spider Emperor. A true Spider Emperor."

The Man-Faced Demon Spider Emperor let out a hissing sound, then threatened Chen Ming coldly.

"I will eat you. I will eat you alive and let you feel your body being swallowed by me bit by bit."

"Hand over that ginseng, and I'll spare your life. Otherwise, both of you will die here today."

"A mere Man-Faced Demon Spider Emperor dares to speak so wildly."

Qian Renfeng's gaze turned cold. Angelic Fire began to burn around him, and his seventh Spirit Ring faintly moved up and down, as if it was about to transform him into a true angel body and fight this Man-Faced Demon Spider Emperor to the death.

"Leave this Spirit Beast to me." Chen Ming raised his hand and stopped Qian Renfeng.

"Perfect timing. It's a Spirit Beast, so let me practice with it. If possible, it can become my Spirit Ring."

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