The ancient return was exposed by his sister's live stream.

Chen Siyao's hand trembled slightly, but she still pointed the camera at the spider. The live stream chat exploded instantly:

[I am Ying Zheng]: Holy crap! What the hell is this thing?!

【Yaoyao's Little Red Riding Hood】: Is that a spider? It's as big as a pig!

[Not a Good Person]: I was so scared I dropped my phone!

[No delivery]: Is this not special effects? Is this real?

[Adventure Enthusiast]: My God! What kind of species is this? I've been exploring caves for over a decade and I've never seen a spider this big!

The spider seemed to have noticed the people below. Its several eyes moved simultaneously, staring at Chen Hao and his group.

Eight legs moved slowly on the spider web, making a "rustling" sound.

Chen Siyao's legs felt a little weak, but she didn't run. Chen Hao stood at the very front, motionless, his breathing unchanged.

"Stay close to me," he said.

He strode forward, passing directly beneath the spider. The girls quickly followed, huddling close together.

The spider above watched them walk beneath it, seemingly still hesitant about whether to make a move.

It had actually sensed the presence of the crowd long ago, but had been lying in wait and observing. Now, seeing these tiny humans dare to pass through its territory as if no one else was there, it was immediately enraged.

When Li Li, the last person, passed by, its eyes suddenly lit up.

It spat out a net.

The net shot out from its belly, like a vast, unfurled net, descending upon Chen Hao and his companions. The net moved with incredible speed, carrying with it a foul, fishy stench.

The girls screamed.

Chen Hao didn't even raise his head. He stretched out his hand, palm facing up, fingers slightly bent. A ball of fire appeared out of thin air in his palm.

The flames weren't ordinary red; they were golden-white, and the temperature was so high that it distorted the surrounding air.

With a casual wave of his hand, the fireball struck the spiderweb. The spiderweb ignited like paper, instantly burning to ashes without leaving a trace; it simply evaporated.

"You're asking for it." Chen Hao's voice was very soft, but the spider seemed to understand.

It sprang from the spider web, its eight legs outstretched, and pounced on Chen Hao. It was incredibly fast, leaving a black afterimage in the air.

Chen Hao waved his hand again. A beam of fire shot from his fingertip, striking the spider's body precisely. The spider was pierced by the fire beam, fell from mid-air, and rolled several times on the ground.

The flames didn't go out. They burned on the spider's body, like they were attached to its bones, and no amount of extinguishing could put them out.

The spider rolled on the ground, its eight legs flailing wildly, emitting a sharp hissing sound. The sound wasn't like an insect; it sounded like something scraping against metal, making one's teeth ache.

None of the girls dared to look. Yang Wanqing buried her face in Yuehen's fur, Cai Jingwen turned her head away, and Li Li closed her eyes and chanted Amitabha.

Only Chen Siyao held up her phone, her hand trembling, but the camera remained pointed at the spider.

The spider's struggles slowed, and its cries grew fainter. Finally, it stopped moving, its eight legs curled up, and its body was burned to a charred mess.

The cave was quiet.

Chen Siyao put down her phone and let out a long breath. She glanced at Chen Hao—he was standing in front of her, his expression still calm, as if he had just swatted a mosquito.

"Brother," her voice was a little hoarse, "what was that fire you were burning just now?"

"Samadhi Fire," Chen Hao said, "just a little trick."

A little bit of magic?

In the live stream:

【I am Ying Zheng】: Samadhi True Fire? Isn't that what Laozi used for refining elixirs?

[Roman Stick]: Even the Supreme God knows Samadhi Fire?

[Dongmen Chuixue]: Spider: I am just a spider, is it necessary to burn me with Samadhi True Fire?

[Card Monster]: Using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, a god uses Samadhi Fire to kill a spider.

Chen Siyao approached the charred spider, squatted down, and pointed the camera at its corpse. The spider's body was burned beyond recognition, but its eight legs were still there, curled up like eight withered tree branches.

Holding her phone up, Chen Siyao carefully pointed the camera at the spider carcass on the ground and asked the live stream viewers, "Everyone, take a look! Does anyone recognize this kind of spider? How could it grow so big? It's terrifying!"

There was a moment of silence in the comments section, then a comment with a gold verification appeared:

[Professor Wang, Department of Biology, National Chiao Tung University]: "I am a professor in the Department of Biology at National Chiao Tung University. Judging from its appearance, this spider's morphological characteristics are similar to the common huntsman spider."

Professor Wang continued to post comments: "But the largest white-fronted huntsman spider can only grow to a dozen centimeters. This spider's size has exceeded the scope of explanation provided by existing biological theories. It's impossible for it to grow this big naturally."

【I am Ying Zheng】: So this isn't an ordinary spider?

[Professor Wang, Department of Biology, National Chiao Tung University]: No. Judging from its size, the amount of silk it produces, and its reaction when burned, this is no longer within the scope of biology.

After reading the comments, Chen Siyao stood up and turned to look at Chen Hao.

"Brother, why is there such a big spider here?"

Chen Hao glanced into the depths of the cave, his gaze piercing through the darkness and landing in the distance.

"Maybe it's because the oxygen level here is relatively high? Like prehistoric creatures?" Chen Hao earnestly explained the textbook's explanation.

Chen Siyao looked speechlessly at her brother, who was explaining earnestly. "So, brother, is the reason you're so amazing because the oxygen level was higher ten thousand years ago?"

Chen Hao didn't answer, but simply said, "Stay close to me."

He continued walking forward. The girls exchanged glances, and after the teasing earlier, they were no longer so nervous, and followed him.

Yuehen jumped from Yang Wanqing's arms to the ground, running to Chen Hao's feet on its short legs. Its tail was raised again, and its little paws made a "tap tap tap" sound as it stepped on the rocks. It wasn't afraid. As long as it was by Chen Hao's side, it wasn't afraid of anything.

Chen Hao glanced down at it and smiled.

Deeper into the cave, the sound of water grew closer. The light from the fluorite grew brighter, illuminating the path ahead like a glowing tunnel.

In the shadows of the rock wall ahead, several more huge spider webs hung down. In the center of the webs, three or four mutated black spiders, about the same size as before, lay with their eight legs staring intently at the group that had entered their territory. Their mouthparts opened and closed, emitting a series of soft hisses.

"Ah! Another giant spider!" Li Li was so frightened that she immediately hid behind Cai Jingwen, her face turning pale.

Yang Wanqing also subconsciously moved closer to Chen Hao, frowning as she said, "How come there are so many of these monsters? It's terrifying! When will this ever end!"

Chen Hao's eyes turned cold. He didn't give the spiders a chance to make a move. With a casual wave of his right hand, several blazing flames flew out and landed precisely on each spider.

The mournful hiss rang out again, and in a short while, all the mutated spiders were reduced to ashes, their silk completely burned away.

The entire sequence of movements was fluid and smooth, taking no more than two seconds, as effortlessly as if he had simply waved his sleeve.