I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 697, Sections 2.5-36: The House of Silk and the Dollhouse (Dream)

The battle on Fei's side continued. He didn't know how long he had held out. The once intact buildings around him were now just ruins, and apart from the totems, there were hardly any intact places to stand.

"You're really good at hiding like a mouse. Are you stalling for time? If I remember correctly, you seem to have two companions. Are you waiting for them to arrive?" Joan coldly watched Fei, who was struggling to avoid the spider, and raised her hand to issue another series of commands.

A group of spiders converged into three paths, lashing out at Fei like whips. Fei frowned and glanced at them, only to find himself with nowhere to hide.

Is this the end of it...?

Fei lowered his eyes and said in a low voice.

I didn't expect the bet to end so quickly.

Just then, a loud 'boom' was heard, and a group of spider corpses fell from the sky, accompanied by a loud noise and dust.

"Meow!" It was a roar filled with anger and intimidation.

A majestic white tiger, almost the size of a human, slowly emerged from the smoke and dust. Its sandy-gold eyes first fixed on Fei, then it flicked its tail and charged towards the group of spiders.

Although he had never seen this white tiger in person, he had heard rumors that Xin Bai's true form was a white tiger, so his current situation wasn't hard to guess. Seeing Xin Bai transform back into his white tiger form for the first time, even Fei couldn't help but marvel at how worthy he was of the legendary great cat, possessing both majesty and cuteness; felines truly are the most beautiful creatures in the world.

While Fei was distracted, Joan's expression became very strange, as if he was in pain and discomfort. He clutched his neck as if something was about to emerge from there.

Fei frowned and took a step back. He first looked down at the short stick in his hand, then raised his hand to grasp the stick and slowly pulled out the sword hidden in the stick.

He had never considered drawing his sword. After all, a short stick was better than a sword for dealing with swarms of spiders, as it provided more points of leverage. Besides, who knew if using a sword to cut a spider open would release venom?

But if it's just one...

Swords are definitely easier to use.

Fei assumed an attack stance, waiting for the moment the spider emerged from Qiong's body to cleave it in two.

With a single swipe of the white tiger's claws, dozens of spiders were flattened, their beautiful white fur stained with specks of black dirt, which multiplied as if they had been defiled by filth.

"Aaaaaah!" Qiong's painful screams echoed throughout the dark room. Suddenly, something emerged from between his fingers, like a white light, and rushed towards Xin Bai.

Fei, who had been waiting for a long time, took a few steps forward and decisively cut it in two.

With her purple eyes fixed on the white spider on the ground, which had been cut in half but was still twitching, Fei's expression gradually became serious.

"Meow!" Just then, the white tiger, which had been attacking the spider, suddenly changed its attack and instead attacked Fei's back.

Fei had just turned his head when he saw a flash of cold light, and a silver sword stood between the man and the tiger, as if dividing the Chu-Han border.

The clear, ethereal sound of a palace bell rang out slowly, pressing the resume button on this scene that seemed to have paused time.

A wisp of dark red hair, as dazzling as a flame, was exposed to their gazes. Accompanied by the crisp sound of bells, the person walked slowly towards them.

His long, light blue robe was embroidered with golden kingfishers poised to take flight. His long hair, braided into three braids, cascaded down his shoulders, moving gracefully with his steps. His exquisite face was expressionless, but a touch of vermilion at the corner of his eye made his beautiful, golden-orange eyes, like those of a sunset, appear even more ethereal and dazzling.

He slightly raised his hand, grasped the hilt of the sword that was lying in front of the man and the tiger, and gently pulled it off the wall.

"Xin Bai, do you also want to bring filth upon yourself?" Ling Tong looked up at the white tiger and asked in a low voice, seemingly helpless. A ray of light emanated from the white tiger, enveloping it, and then the light dissipated, revealing a white-haired boy with cat ears, a cat tail, and bronze skin.

His body was covered in black stains, stains that seemed impossible to remove no matter how much he wiped.

He lowered his head and smiled enigmatically, saying, "Am I not helping you? After all, only those who have truly fallen into darkness can draw out the Mother of All Spiders. Hahahaha, are you trying to say you can do it too?"

A sarcastic and cold smile appeared on Xin Bai's handsome face. He raised his eyes and stared directly at Ling Tong, saying each word clearly, "Don't make me laugh too much, Ling Tong. Anyone here could fall, but you can't. After all, you have the 'magma' blood of the 'Sea of ​​Death' flowing through your veins. Apart from monsters like Samuro, no one could withstand it. Under such circumstances, do you think the Spider Queen would approach you?"

The spider mothers, split in two on the ground, struggled more and more fiercely. Suddenly, they sprang up high and repeated their struggles towards Xinbai.

Ling Tong casually threw out two silver needles, intending to pin them down, but Xin Bai knocked them to the ground with a crisp 'clang' sound.

“The Spider Queen is immortal.” Xin Bai looked down at the Spider Queen, which was already split in two and was held between his fingers, and said in a low voice.

Even if it is split in two, it is still alive and can even move together.

Rather than being alive, it's more accurate to say it was never truly alive, so the concept of death doesn't apply to it. In this situation, there's no other way but to guide it to another body for parasitism.

“Then what about stripping them of their concept?” Ling Tong said softly.

"This is not something we can do; such a right is simply impossible," Xin Bai sneered.

“Actually, there is. Shu Ming, the greedy lord of the Sinful Kingdom, has the power to take and take away. He can demand and get what he wants from anyone, and he can also strip any living being under his supreme authority of its concept of existence.” Ling Tong said slowly, “There is an item called ‘Power Stone’, which allows the person with power to replicate their power into it, but a ‘Power Stone’ can only be used once.”

The reason Jafar changed masters was probably because the Sloth Lord used the Power Stone, which possessed the power to 'demand' from the Greed Lord.

"Do you have one?" Xin Bai retorted sarcastically.

“On my way here, I encountered the Sloth Lord and stole a ‘Power Stone’ from him, which is about ‘Deprivation’.”

Fei suddenly spoke up, "One isn't enough. We need to deal with the Spider Mother, and we also need to deal with Miss Lily. We only have one 'Power Stone,' so who should we give it to?"

Miss Lily's life, in a sense, is something that must be taken away to disappear; it cannot be simply killed. Currently, although the ritual has not yet succeeded, Miss Lily does not appear to possess life.

But don't forget, this is a dream.

It's just some past or a fictional world. Regardless of whether the ritual was successful or not, the reality is that Miss Lily is still alive.

The dream only provides direction for navigating the dungeon; the real challenge lies in how to proceed once they leave the dream. Because once the dream disappears, all tasks will revert to their starting point. Are they truly prepared to conquer the dungeon?
Since their separation, Fei could sense the changes in the two people when they met again. Xin Bai's change was almost visible to the naked eye, while Ling Tong, though reserved, still conveyed a sense of despair and pain hidden deep within him, as if he had wandered into a foggy maze, completely lost and without any direction.

Are they really capable of conquering this dungeon?
The story of the Silk House is arguably the most brutal of all the dungeons, but it's almost over; it will definitely end within ten chapters.

Lanlos, who was robbed: ...

Xin Bai and Ling Tong are evenly matched in combat strength, with Ling Tong perhaps being slightly stronger.

The situation was that Ling Tong threw two needles to try and pin the spider down, but Xin Bai slapped them away the instant they were close. Xin Bai then easily caught the spider between his fingers; the difference was less than a second. Xin Bai was truly strong; his physique was even better than the twins', after all, he was a beastman and possessed a wildness that humans lacked.

The aftereffects of Xin Bai and Ling Tong entering the Gate of Memories are slowly beginning to appear. The civil war can only be described as normal. The two of them are on edge at the moment, and the slightest disturbance will cause them to erupt. Simply put, they have just been stimulated, and the slightest touch will easily cause a relapse.

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(End of this chapter)