Douluo Continent: The Eternal Dawn

Chapter 18 Shadow Sky Demon Spider
Zhang Lexuan was using a secret technique that instantly ignited her own martial soul power, somewhat similar to soul skills like berserk and bloodlust, but not as insane or extreme. If soul power were likened to water, then her current state was like boiling that water.

While the speed of soul power consumption increases significantly, it also brings greater power to the martial soul.

As the crescent moon in the sky turned into a full moon, the area covered by the moonlight also expanded, and Ye Xixuan and Zhang Lexuan finally discovered the culprit behind these silver threads in the sky.

These silver threads are more accurately described as spider silk, but they differ from the silk of ordinary demonic spider-type soul beasts. They are free of any toxins or slime, fine and translucent, seemingly existing between illusion and reality, hidden in the void.

If Zhang Lexuan hadn't used a secret technique, the spider silk would have been virtually undetectable to the naked eye, and its presence would have been imperceptible.

Countless silver spider silks intertwined with the tree trunks in this area, forming a giant spider web.

At the center of the web was a silver spider with a body diameter exceeding three meters and ten spear-like legs exceeding six meters in length. Its entire body gleamed, and its lines were gorgeous and beautiful, completely lacking the ferocity of a spider-like spirit beast.

The only thing that sends chills down your spine is the dense black lines on the carapace; this combination of silver and black actually creates even greater psychological pressure.

Zhang Lexuan's beautiful eyes widened in surprise.

"Is this a Heavenly Demon Spider?"

"Heavenly Demon Spider?" Ye Xixuan also looked surprised. He had learned about various soul beasts since he was a child, but he had never heard of the Heavenly Demon Spider that Zhang Lexuan mentioned.

In his previous understanding, the top-tier spider-type soul beasts were nothing more than the Soul Devouring Spider, the Death Spider, the Human-Faced Spider, and the Cave Spider.

The first two were the two martial souls of the Rakshasa God who fell ten thousand years ago, while the latter two were closely involved with a certain selfless God King.

The silver spider, its long, sharp, silver legs treading on its silk, seemed to float in mid-air, its eight small eyes gleaming with a sinister light. Its foremost two legs twitched slightly, actually dragging and hoisting the thousand-year-old scaled beast into the air.

Both sides noticed each other's presence and stood in a standoff, but neither took any rash action.

“According to the academy’s records, the Heavenly Demon Spider, a type of soul beast, was already on the verge of extinction in ancient times. At least for the last few thousand years, no soul master has discovered their existence in wild soul beast habitats. Of course, it’s also possible that those soul masters who saw them have all remained forever in the Soul Beast Forest,” Zhang Lexuan explained solemnly to Ye Xixuan.

"The Heavenly Demon Spider does not possess the same potent venom as other spider-type soul beasts; it is an extremely rare non-venomous spider because it is powerful enough on its own. It possesses mysterious spatial attributes, and its status among spider-type soul beasts is almost equivalent to that of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear among bear-type soul beasts, hence the name Heavenly Spider."

The silver light in Zhang Lexuan's eyes grew even brighter, and she immediately made a decision.

"Judging from the black patterns on its carapace and its aura, this Heavenly Demon Spider has mutated to possess dark attribute abilities; perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it the Shadow Heavenly Demon Spider. Its cultivation period is approximately three thousand years, which perfectly meets the requirements. Xi Xuan, choose this as your second soul ring."

“Great!” Ye Xixuan’s eyes lit up immediately. Such a target soul beast far exceeded his expectations, and he naturally would not refuse his senior sister’s suggestion.

'A Shadow Sky Spider with dual attributes in Dark Space...'

Bound entirely by the silk of the Shadow Sky Demon Spider, the thousand-year-old scaled beast let out continuous shrill roars, yet it could not move an inch. Its pride and joy, its brute strength, was now completely useless.

The roar of the scaled beast perfectly masked the slight contraction of the spider silk. Unbeknownst to them, the originally enormous silver spider web had silently shrunk several times over, blocking Ye Xixuan and Zhang Lexuan's escape route from all sides.

At that moment, a deep black light shone from the Shadow Sky Spider's eight small eyes. Its originally vibrant ten legs instantly transformed from silver to a chilling black, and the spiderweb in the sky also changed to the same color. The spider legs moved rapidly, and the crisscrossing black spider silk suddenly accelerated its contraction, tearing everything in its path.

The thick tree trunk and branches were sliced ​​apart by dense spider silk without the slightest hesitation, not even a sound of cutting. For a moment, there was an eerie silence.

Zhang Lexuan leaped into the air, carrying Ye Xixuan, and the black spirit ring, ranked seventh, emitted a dense light. Immediately afterward, the bright moon in the sky grew larger.

Seventh Soul Skill: Silver Moon True Form!
Having locked onto her target, she held nothing back from the very beginning. Faced with an absolute difference in cultivation level, even the most powerful talent or ability seemed utterly futile.

Ye Xixuan clearly saw that Zhang Lexuan's body had turned completely silver-white, and incandescent light descended from the sky, illuminating the surroundings with exquisite detail. The bright moon above her head expanded at an astonishing speed, and in the blink of an eye, it had exceeded a hundred meters in diameter, as if a real silver moon had fallen to earth.

The light covered a terrifying area spanning thousands of meters, turning it into a ghastly white world.

Not only were the tree branches falling from the heights around them stained silver-white, but even the silk of the Shadow Sky Demon Spider was being silently melted away.

A circular open area suddenly appeared out of nowhere on the outskirts of the Mingdou Great Forest, just like the reflection of a silver moon in the sky.

The Shadow Spider fell stiffly to the ground. Without the shelter of the surrounding tree trunks and dense foliage, it seemed to have no way out at this moment.

"Chichi-"

A sharp screech rang out, and the Shadow Spider first glanced in horror at the slender figure under the silver moon. Then, the ten black spider legs around its carapace suddenly stabbed downwards, and the ground covered with withered yellow leaves and other plant debris was immediately covered by a black shadow, which continued to twist and expand.

Its body began to sink rapidly from its ten spider legs, and it looked as if it was about to merge into the shadow.

Zhang Lexuan first used her left hand to firmly hold Ye Xixuan in front of her chest, then raised her right hand high towards the silver full moon behind her, and her first and third soul rings shone brightly one after another.

First, a ray of moonlight fell upon her, enveloping her in light, and then another ray of moonlight shone upon the Shadow Sky Demon Spider.

The shadow beneath the Shadow Sky Demon Spider melted away in an instant, and its descent was momentarily slowed.

As the successor of the Sea God Pavilion Master, Zhang Lexuan's talent is obvious to all, so how could she let go of such an opportunity?

The light emanating from the seventh spirit ring gradually dimmed, and in its place, the fifth spirit ring within it lit up. Before actively dispelling the secret technique and the Silver Moon True Form, ten golden crescent moons instantly fell from the sky.

Fifth Soul Skill, Moonfall!
Where the moonlight passed, all ten legs of the Shadow Sky Spider were severed at the root, and its aura was suppressed and weakened under the moonlight.

Zhang Lexuan and Ye Xixuan floated down from the sky and landed steadily on the ground.

Instead of rushing to observe the target soul beast for which he was to obtain his second soul ring, Ye Xixuan turned around and stared blankly at Zhang Lexuan's stunning face under the moonlight.

(End of this chapter)