Chapter 1656 - 1621: Bear the Consequences

"Boom!"

The earth shook and the mountains swayed. The Spider Demon Beasts in the Spider Cave felt the violent tremors in the mountain and were utterly terrified.

"What's going on?"

Before the Spider Demon Beasts could figure it out, immediately after—

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

...

Several deafening explosions rang out. The mountain shook violently, and in some places the Spider Cave completely collapsed.

"What's happening?"

The Spider King could no longer maintain a calm facade and asked in panic.

With a crashing sound, the cave above its head split open, and tons upon tons of massive boulders began to fall.

The Spider King's entire body flared with light, and a terrifying aura instantly spread through the cave, like an invisible giant web that propped up the falling boulders above the cave.

The other Spider Demon Beasts in the cave also quickly activated Defense Light Screen Energy, jointly supporting the giant web in the cave.

"My King, this isn't a solution. We can't keep holding it up forever, can we?"

"My King, let's evacuate the cave first. I'm afraid the entire mountain might collapse."

The Spider King roared furiously:

"Who is this? The Toad King? Since when did the Toad King have this kind of ability?"

"Boom!"

Another blast sounded. A hundred-meter-tall gigantic spike thrust directly out of the mountain, tearing the massif apart. The entire hill was violently shaking, most of the mountain tunnels had already collapsed and been blocked, and those Spider Demon Beasts inside the mountain who wanted to run out suddenly discovered there was no way out.

"Are we going to be buried in here?"

The Spider Demon Beasts were cut off and trapped in the mountain tunnels. What had once been their sturdy home had now turned into a grave. All of the Spider Demon Beasts realized one thing: they were likely going to be buried alive in here.

Those high-Level Genetic Evolvers living in the upper layers of the mountain could, when the mountain collapsed and split open revealing cracks, use their Evolution Energy to escape the ruins.

The truly pitiful ones were those Spider Demon Beasts crushed in the very bottom layer. If the entire mountain came down on them, their abilities wouldn't be enough to get them out; they could only be buried alive.

At this moment, out in the wilds, the Toad King and the Sky Wolf Leader were both stunned as they watched the terrifying Soul Skill Yang Xiao unleashed.

They couldn't imagine that Yang Xiao actually possessed such a horrifying Soul Skill, capable of tearing apart a solid mountain.

The Sky Wolf Leader said to Xiao Bai:

"Xiao Bai, this friend of yours is something else!"

"Uncle, that day I kept yelling at him, telling him not to hurt you, remember?"

The Sky Wolf Leader's expression turned awkward. He gave a light cough and said:

"Hehe, thank you, Xiao Bai."

Beside them, the Toad King, who had originally looked down on Yang Xiao, now felt indescribable shock in his heart.

"I didn't expect this kid to be so terrifying. Luckily I didn't clash with him yesterday, otherwise that would've been embarrassing."

Yang Xiao hadn't planned to destroy the entire Spider Cave. After casting the Soul Skill "One Finger Splitting Earth" ten or so times around the Spider Cave, Yang Xiao stopped and returned to stand before the Toad King.

"Toad King, Sky Wolf King, trouble you two to call the Spider King out again. Tell it this: if it doesn't come out in ten seconds, I'll destroy the entire mountain. Make that clear."

The Toad King immediately said:

"Alright, I'll go right away."

The Toad King arrived before the hill of the Spider Cave and shouted loudly:

"Spider King, come out immediately. I'll count to ten. If you don't come out, I'll destroy your cave and will not go back on my word."

Right now, the Spider King was inside the cavern, bracing the boulders above. A Spider Demon Beast in another tunnel heard the Toad King's words, struggled to crawl over, and said:

"My King, the Toad King has spoken. It said that if you don't go out, it will destroy the entire mountain."

The Spider King roared:

"Go out, go out, I'll go out right now! I want to see what that ugly freak is trying to do."

"But, My King, how do we get out? Many sections of the tunnels have already collapsed."

The Spider King sneered:

"You think that can stop me? We'll just blast our way out. You all leave this cavern right now and wait for me in the tunnels."

"My King, these boulders above the cave?"

"Stop wasting breath. Move, now."

The dozens of Spider Demon Beasts in the cavern immediately abandoned their Defense Light Screens and each flashed into the nearby tunnels.

The Spider King alone supported the thousands of tons of boulders above its head and walked toward the outside of the cavern. When it reached the tunnel entrance, the Spider King suddenly withdrew its Defense Light Screen. With a deafening rumble, the massive boulders overhead came crashing down, and the entire mountain quivered.

The Spider King led a dozen subordinates along the old tunnels, and whenever they encountered collapsed sections, they combined their strength to shatter the obstructing boulders, step by step forcing their way out.

Outside the Spider Cave, Yang Xiao and the others could also hear the tremendous noises coming from inside the mountain. Guessing that the Spider King was clearing the tunnels, they simply waited patiently.

Half an hour later, the sounds coming from the mountain grew louder and clearer.

"Bang!"

With a thunderous crash, the cave entrance of the Spider Cave, sealed by boulders, was suddenly smashed open. Shattered rocks flew in all directions as the Spider King led ten subordinates out of the opening.

The Spider King leaped into midair, jumped down to the open ground, and stood before the Toad King and the others.

Yang Xiao saw that once the Spider King unfolded its body, it spanned forty to fifty meters, an enormous figure.

The Spider King glared angrily at the Toad King and roared:

"Toad King, why did you bring people here to destroy our Spider Cave? Do I have some deep grudge with you?"

The Toad King smiled faintly, pointed at Yang Xiao, and said:

"Spider King, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. It wasn't me, it was this human powerhouse. He said he wanted to see you, had something to discuss with you, but you wouldn't come out, so this human powerhouse took action and wrecked your Spider Cave.

Let me make it clear: just now, none of us made a move. Only this human powerhouse acted."

With just a few sentences, the Toad King cleanly shifted all the responsibility away from himself.

The Spider King turned its gaze to Yang Xiao.

"Human? Why did you destroy my Spider Cave?"

Yang Xiao took two steps forward and said:

"It's very simple. I had the Toad King call you out just now to discuss something with you, but you wouldn't come out. I had no other choice but to resort to this."

The Spider King glanced at Yang Xiao, then swept its gaze over the dozens of Toad Demon Beasts and Sky Wolf Demon Beasts around them, and sneered:

"I get it. You're here to seize the treasure sealed in the Spider Cave, aren't you?"

Yang Xiao nodded.

"That's right. I did come to take the treasure in the Spider Cave, which is why I called you out to talk."

"Hmph, you want to take the treasure inside the Spider Cave? Dream on!"

Yang Xiao couldn't be bothered to waste words and said coldly:

"Spider King, do you think I came here to reason with you? Let's put it plainly: whether you hand it over today or not, you're handing it over.

If you're willing to give it up yourself, you can preserve your Spider Cave and your clan.

If you refuse to hand it over, deal with the consequences yourself."