allonlinenovel Chapter 199 The Spider Demon's Lair
Chapter 199 The Spider Demon's Lair
As Ji Haobo stepped off the stone steps, he turned around and indeed could no longer see Lao Hu and the other two.
If it weren't for the rope guiding his hand, he wouldn't have been able to sense their presence at all.
When he arrived at the spot where the dragon's claws had first touched him, his vision suddenly blurred, and he immediately showed a look of surprise.
On a huge cliff face, there are stones of various sizes protruding, forming a giant Later Heaven Bagua (Eight Trigrams).
The so-called "Suspended Soul Ladder" is interspersed throughout, rising and falling, winding and connecting end to end, and is not actually suspended in the void.
Furthermore, the entrance that Ji Haobo saw on the cliff face was the positive pole of the Bagua diagram, and the corresponding negative pole was the exit.
He stood on a stone representing the hexagram, like a clear-sighted bystander, taking in the entire scene.
Besides, below the rock wall was an abyss, and he couldn't see the bottom of it with his eyesight.
Not only was the abyss below unclear, but the surrounding rock walls on the other side were also obscured, leaving one wondering whether the underground space was truly that deep or that vast.
However, he felt that something must be covering it up, and it was impossible for there to be an endless underground space.
Just then, the rope in his hand was tugged, probably because Lao Hu and the other two couldn't see him and were testing him out of concern.
"Old Ji, what did you see? Can't we get out of this hellhole?"
When Big Gold Tooth saw him return, he was terrified and quickly asked him what was wrong.
"Can't you have any guts? You're so scared over something this simple?"
Ji Haobo glared at him irritably, then briefly recounted what he had seen.
The three of them marveled at what they heard, thinking to themselves that this thing was really a bit abnormal, and that it would be difficult for an ordinary person to escape.
After all, few people would have the ability to play the Houtian Bagua with King Wen of Zhou.
"Let's go! I've discovered the Yin position of the Day after tomorrow's Bagua; it should be the passage out of here."
Ji Haobo used his memory to create a map of the place in his mind, and soon led the group up the Suspended Soul Staircase to a spot not far from Yin.
"Just jump straight forward; there's a small platform about two meters below."
After saying that, he took the lead and jumped over. When Lao Hu and the other two saw him disappear, they knew that all they had to do was jump out, but the pitch-black void in front of them still made their scalps tingle.
The three men exchanged glances and couldn't help but swallow hard.
Just as Fatty Wang was about to say something, to everyone's surprise, Big Gold Tooth was the first to jump up with his eyes closed, which almost made their jaws drop.
What they didn't know was that Big Gold Tooth was actually panicking, but he was afraid that Old Hu and Fatty Wang would jump over first, leaving him alone on the Suspended Staircase, which would be even more frightening.
"Ah...ah..."
When Ji Haobo saw that the first person to come over was Big Gold Tooth, he was quite surprised.
But this guy kept screaming like a ghost with his eyes closed, which left me speechless.
"Alright! Alright! When will this end? Are you slaughtering a pig?"
"Ah...oh? I...I'm here? Wahahaha..."
Upon hearing the insults, Big Gold Tooth opened his eyes, glanced around, and suddenly burst into excited, maniacal laughter.
Then Lao Hu and Fatty Wang jumped over, and both of them were speechless when they saw him like that.
The group entered the exit passage, but after only a hundred meters or so, they found that there was another stone gate blocking the way.
It was the same familiar feeling, the same familiar actions; Ji Haobo swung his sword and broke through the stone gate.
Opposite is a huge underground space with two rows of large stone pillars standing tall, very ancient and rugged, stretching all the way forward.
"Wow! Judging from the grandeur of this place, this must be Ji Chang's Western Zhou tomb. Li Chunfeng certainly doesn't have the resources to put on such a grand display."
Big Gold Tooth looked at the two rows of large stone pillars and seemed very excited. His first time entering a tomb was the legendary tomb of King Wen of Zhou. He could brag about this for the rest of his life.
"Let's go! Don't get too excited, this is the giant spider's lair, especially since there should be a huge, ancestral-level creature up ahead."
Ji Haobo looked up at the dome, which was tens or even hundreds of meters high, and found a large number of spider webs, as well as some black worms that were much larger than those in the pit in front of him.
These guys seem to be asleep; their presence hasn't been detected yet.
As for why he said there was a big guy ahead, it wasn't just because he knew it from the plot, but also because Ji Haobo sensed an unusual aura.
"Brother Bo, that ancestor-level figure you mentioned, could it be a spider demon?"
When Fatty Wang saw Ji Haobo staring at the dark dome, he also looked up. Although he didn't see anything, he didn't think that Master Bo was trying to scare him.
"Whether it's a spider demon or not is none of your business. Just hide well when the time comes."
As they walked forward, the space became more and more spacious, and rustling sounds began to emerge from the darkness.
When the four reached the end, their path was blocked by two stone gates, each over ten meters high.
By this time, a large number of spiders had already surrounded them, but they did not immediately launch an attack, as if waiting for some command.
The torchlight was limited, and Lao Hu and his companions could only vaguely see some things. Feeling uneasy, they couldn't help but fire a flare.
The terrifying scene illuminated by the dazzling light nearly made the group wet their pants.
Not to mention the swarms of giant, dark spiders eyeing them menacingly, what truly terrified them was the dark shadow overhead.
They finally realized just how big the "big guy" Ji Haobo had been talking about really was.
Holy crap! Those ancient ancestors are like two buses side by side, no doubt this one is the Spider Queen.
This thing is so huge, I don't know how it can hang in the air. The spider silk must be as thick as a steel cable.
"hiss…"
Just as the group was trembling with fear and breaking out in a cold sweat, a sharp, piercing friction suddenly came from above. As the sound traveled, the air rippled.
Even before it had fully spread, the three of them immediately felt an extreme sense of crisis. Their hearts were pounding uncontrollably, and they felt as if they were about to suffocate.
"Hmph..."
Ji Haobo's qi and blood surged, and his internal organs vibrated as he exhaled two sounds, "hum and ha," from his throat.
With his current physical strength and the support of his blood and qi, the sound waves, accompanied by the golden light of his blood and qi, visibly surged and spread in circles like waves.
"Rumble"
The sound waves swept across, not only dispersing the ripples in the sky but also killing some large spiders in front of them, and even causing the rocks in the underground space to fly up and fall into the air.
Although Lao Hu and his two companions were not directly hit by the sound waves, they were merely experiencing the echoing sounds around them.
It felt like they'd been hit on the head, their vision blurred, their heads spinning, and they couldn't breathe.
Big Gold Tooth rolled his eyes and lay down on the ground, cursing and swearing with a pained expression.
"Old...Old Ji, you killed a thousand enemies but lost eight hundred of your own, but those eight hundred of your losses were the three of us!"
Old Hu and Fatty Wang weren't much better off, internally ranting and raving.
What a disaster! You gods are fighting, and we three mortals are suffering the consequences!
The three brothers, in such dire straits, were almost in tears. Their families couldn't understand their plight! Even bystanders got caught in the crossfire.