5 Blazing Spider_1
Six hours later, the Green Cloud Boat landed in the midst of a green bamboo forest, and Shen Long and the others disembarked, scattering bamboo leaves all over the ground.
Deep within the Qianzhu Mountain Range, there were monster birds; flying through the air made one easy prey for their attacks.
Xu Lei retracted the Green Cloud Boat, and each of the six applied a defensive measure to themselves before heading into the bamboo forest.
Their pace was not quick, their faces full of vigilance.
In the Qianzhu Mountain Range lived numerous monster beasts and demon insects. Some of these creatures excelled at hiding and were difficult to detect, often launching sneak attacks on the Cultivators passing by.
Xu Lei's Monster Hunting Team had changed quite a few members; many had fallen victim to monster beast ambushes.
After passing through the bamboo forest, a narrow valley appeared before them, overgrown with weeds.
"The lair of the Blazing Spiders is in there."
Sun Yang pointed at the valley and said.
"Same as usual, Taoist Friend Qin, go lure them out,"
Xu Lei instructed.
Qin Qing had cultivated his Wind Control Skill to Great Perfection; every time they hunted monster beasts, he was the one to lure them out.
Qin Qing acknowledged with a grunt, and a green light lit up beneath his feet. In a flash, he transformed into a lingering afterimage and dashed towards the valley.
Not long after, a colossal booming sound echoed from the valley, and Qin Qing burst out, clad in a thick yellow earthen armor that bore scorch marks.
With two bizarre screams, two fireballs as thick as a baby's arm shot out from the valley, heading straight for Qin Qing.
With a flash of green light at his feet, Qin Qing's figure blurred and reappeared a few yards away, avoiding the two red flames.
Two giant red spiders emerged from the valley, bloated at the abdomen, their heads relatively small, with eight legs.
"Attack!"
Xu Lei commanded, and with a slap on his Spirit Beast pouch, a streak of white light flew out, landing on the ground and revealing an Ice Crystal Scorpion about a yard in size, crystal clear with white eyes.
As soon as the Ice Crystal Scorpion appeared, it opened its mouth and shot out several white ice cones, each about a foot long, straight at the Blazing Spiders.
The two Blazing Spiders each spouted a stream of red flames to meet the ice cones.
The white ice cones collided with the red flames and instantly vanished.
Xu Lei drew out a fan flickering with green light and with a gentle wave, more than ten green wind blades shot out, striking the bodies of the two Blazing Spiders and producing a series of dull thumps, leaving several faint white marks on the spiders.
Two large yellow hands broke through the ground and swiftly grabbed the claws of one Blazing Spider.
A purple bowl spun through the air and with a flip, a purple light screen cascaded down, enveloping the Blazing Spider.
"Quick, finish off the other Blazing Spider! The Purple Sun Bowl can't keep it trapped for too long."
Liu Xin urged.
Xu Lei and the others all made their moves, attacking the Blazing Spider.
With a raise of his right hand, Shen Long launched a giant red fireball, the size of a water jar, which smashed onto the Blazing Spider, engulfing it in rolling flames.
Sun Yang, on the other hand, brought out a foot-long red flying knife to attack the Blazing Spider.
Qin Qing summoned a golden scimitar, hacking at the Blazing Spider's head.
Xu Lei, while waving his green fan to release wind blades at the Blazing Spider, also directed the Ice Crystal Scorpion to attack it.
Outnumbered and outmatched, the Blazing Spider stood no chance; the other Blazing Spider alternated between spraying flames and striking the purple light screen with its claws, unable to free itself in a short time.
The Blazing Spider let out a piercing scream and spewed out more than a dozen red fireballs from its mouth, hurling them at Shen Long and the others.
Shen Long quickly brought out a black shield inscribed with the words "Xuangui,"
The red fireballs smashed onto the Xuangui Shield, which did not move an inch, completely engulfed in red flames.
Xu Lei and the others each took action to defend against the red fireballs, and seizing the opportunity, the Blazing Spider raced towards the purple light screen with its claws.
The ground beneath its feet softened, revealing a huge sandpit that it began to sink into.
Several foot-long white ice cones flew in, striking the Blazing Spider's head consecutively, emitting a series of dull thuds.
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The Blazing Spider remained unscathed, except for a layer of white frost that had formed on its head.
Xu Lei flicked his right wrist, and a small yellow seal flew out. He cast a spell, and the small yellow seal emitted a blinding yellow light, rapidly growing to the size of a house before crashing down on the Blazing Spider that was trapped in the pit of sand.
The Blazing Spider tried to dodge, but a baby-arm-thick green vine burst out from the ground, wrapping around its body.
The huge yellow seal smashed onto it, and the ground shook slightly.
Xu Lei pinched a spell, and the huge yellow seal flew up, leaving the Blazing Spider smashed into a pulp.
At this time, another Blazing Spider had not yet escaped its predicament.
Liu Xin pinched a spell, and the purple light screen dispersed, releasing the other Blazing Spider.
A baby-arm-thick green vine burst out from the ground, ensnaring the body of the Blazing Spider.
The Blazing Spider's sharp claws hacked at the green vine, severing it.
Numerous white Ice Cones shot towards it, and the Blazing Spider opened its mouth to spout a jet of red flames, turning the white Ice Cones into nothingness.
A streak of white light shot towards it, arriving instantly in front of it.
It swung its sharp claws to meet it, and the white light struck them, instantly freezing the claws, with the frost spreading quickly.
The Blazing Spider's body glowed red, emitting a surge of red flames, melting the layer of ice.
A huge yellow seal smashed towards it, and just as the Blazing Spider was about to dodge, two large yellow hands emerged from the ground, grabbing its body.
The Blazing Spider struggled fiercely, but the two large yellow hands did not budge.
The huge yellow seal hit the Blazing Spider, shaking the earth and the mountains.
Xu Lei lightly tapped his finger, and the huge yellow seal flew up, with the Blazing Spider already turned into a mound of flesh.
Having dealt with the two Blazing Spiders, Shen Long and his team all showed expressions of joy.
The claws of the Blazing Spider could be used for Artifact Refining, and with two Blazing Spiders, there were a total of sixteen claws. Xu Lei took five claws, Sun Yang four, Liu Xin and the others two each, and Shen Long one.
"Taoist Friend Xu, since you are stuck at a bottleneck, hunting more monster beasts could help resolve it,"
Qin Qing suggested.
It was a rare opportunity to be out, and he wanted to earn a bit more.
Xu Lei nodded in agreement, put away his Magic Artifact.
They entered a valley where a hole several zhang wide led into a cave. Venturing inside, they soon arrived at a cavern hundreds of zhang in size, which was empty and devoid of Spiritual Medicine.
After a thorough search confirming there was nothing there, they left and proceeded deeper into the mountain range.
A day later, they were in a long and narrow valley strewn with rocks.
They moved slowly, with faces full of caution.
A deafening explosion rang out, startling them to a halt.
"Taoist Friend Qin, go check it out and see what's happening,"
Xu Lei ordered.
Qin Qing nodded, his feet shining with a green light as he dashed forward.
Before long, Qin Qing came back, his face showing fear.
"No good, we've encountered a flock of Fire Crows, run!"
Qin Qing shouted.
No sooner had he spoken than a chorus of cawing resounded, and dozens of Red Fire Crows appeared in the sky with the Fire Crow King being in the Late Stage of the first tier.
With a gentle flap of its wings, the Fire Crow King released several millstone-sized red fireballs that soared out, followed by the other Fire Crows.
Hundreds of red fireballs streaked across the sky, smashing towards them.
"Quick, retreat!"
Xu Lei raised his right hand, throwing a yellow Talisman that instantly exploded, transforming into a ten-zhang-tall yellow earth wall in front of them.
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