Shihou's words immediately brought a profound silence to the area. Did he not take the creatures of the Ancient Divine Mountain seriously? How dare he directly reprimand them? Who was this person?
Everyone looked at him as if they had seen a ghost, incredulous. Even though the Chi Dragon had already warned some people, they still found it hard to believe.
The Chi Dragon had warned not to provoke this person. To the onlookers, he seemed to be on a similar level as them, yet unexpectedly, he had directly scolded the strong beings from the Demon Spirit Lake.
The scene was very cold, with no one speaking. The place was silent. Princess Sixteen, the senior members of the Thunder Clan, and other prominent figures of the Imperial Capital were all stunned.
“Such arrogance. Let me see who dares to speak like this.”
A frivolous voice came from afar, and a figure approached step by step. Instantly, people felt almost suffocated as a massive pressure enveloped them like a mountain.
The figure was a youth of about fourteen or fifteen, with long, emerald-green hair. His eyes were narrow but emitted sharp beams, full of vitality and spirit.
He walked slowly, with steady steps. He appeared extremely calm, carrying a sense of coldness and mockery, as if everything was under his control.
The Demon Spirit Lake was a forbidden area for the human race. Any creature that emerged from there would make every region feel like they were facing a formidable enemy. Such creatures were rare but incredibly powerful.
“Chi Dragon, have you been subdued by him? This person doesn’t seem special at all. I don’t find anything remarkable about him,” said the green-haired youth.
The Chi Dragon remained indifferent and said nothing.
All eyes were on Shihou, with many people nearby gathering to witness an impending clash.
“What are you flaunting there?” Shihou suddenly said, causing the newcomer’s eyebrows to twitch violently. It was incredibly audacious to provoke someone from the Demon Spirit Lake like this, indicating that they were indeed facing a tough opponent.
The green-haired youth stared at Shihou, observing closely, but he could not sense any aura. Shihou stood there calmly, as if he were in an empty valley, plain and natural.
The Chi Dragon said nothing, watching coldly. He had no intention of getting involved and found the Demon Spider distasteful, hoping it would suffer a bit.
“Some people think they are superior and unmatched, not realizing that when they step out and look at the entire wasteland, they are nothing,” said the green-haired youth, glancing sideways at Shihou.
“Since you know that, why are you still flaunting? Hurry up and get lost,” Shihou said coldly, especially emphasizing the last word “get lost,” which made many people shiver.
The green-haired youth’s face changed color. This was a disgrace. He had intended to teach Shihou a lesson, but all his words were turned back against him, and with the addition of the “get lost,” the humiliation was overwhelming, finally causing him to lose his composure.
He darkened his face and roared, “Do you know who you’re talking to?”
“Just a spider,” Shihou replied disdainfully, speaking casually.
Having fought many times with pure-blooded beings, even having eaten a green phoenix in the Northern Sea, Shihou had developed an invincible aura and was indifferent to the beings of the Ancient Divine Mountain.
However, the people around changed color. This person was too aggressive, actually despising the creatures from the Demon Spirit Lake. It was truly too harsh, and everyone knew a terrifying battle was about to erupt.
“You’re looking for death,” the green-haired youth shouted, his eyes cold. His previous composure was gone, and as a youth, his anger surged and he could not tolerate it.
“You’re not capable. If you don’t want to die, get out immediately,” Shihou sneered, showing no mercy. He was not afraid of escalating the situation.
“Good, very good. It’s extremely satisfying. I’ve long disliked these spiders. How dare they wreak havoc in my Martial King’s Manor. Get lost!”
From afar, a drunkard laughed loudly and staggered closer. A few people beside him appeared worried, quickly supporting him and guiding him away to avoid causing a major incident.
“You people from the Martial King’s Manor are tired of living, aren’t you? Don’t you want to continue existing?” the green-haired youth shouted. Meeting such a tough opponent had already made him furious, and now the drunkard’s mockery was intolerable.
“Bah, who do you think you are? Go back to your Demon Spirit Lake. When Young Master Fifteen returns, he’ll clean you all up,” the drunkard yelled.
The crowd was astonished. They were aware of the matters concerning the Martial King’s Manor but did not expect the conflict to escalate to this extent.
“The Great Demon God is doomed to death, and there’s no escape. In front of my Demon Spirit Lake, he’s nothing. And you small fry dare to spout nonsense? Die!” The green-haired youth finally made his move. He knew Shihou was formidable but didn’t immediately target him. Instead, he planned to deal with the people from the Martial King’s Manor first and then confront Shihou.
He needed a few heads to fall and blood to spill to clear the awkwardness and display his strength and authority.
However, as soon as he raised his hand, another figure moved to block him, sneering, “This is the human imperial capital. You’re just a spider. How dare you be so arrogant? Seeking death.”
The scene was silent. Everyone’s hearts trembled. This youth was even more imposing than they had imagined. Not only did he reprimand, but he also stepped forward, looking down at his opponent.
“Hiss.”
The Demon Spider immediately became enraged, unable to tolerate it any longer. Its emerald-green hair suddenly surged, transforming into a vast green river sweeping toward them, blazing intensely.
Shihou remained indifferent. He did not move, directly raising his hand to grab the oncoming attack without evading, as the green runes filled the sky.
A rumbling sound echoed through the air. Everyone knew how terrifying that green hair was, capable of crushing treasure artifacts. It was a powerful weapon.
In mid-air, the rumbling continued. The hair shone, splitting into dozens of strands, wrapping around Shihou’s arms like snakes, with runes filling the sky. The area was submerged in green divine light.
People retreated, unable to hide their fear.
The Demon Spider was too formidable. It immediately used a lethal technique. The fluctuation from the runes made the ground shake, the green lake boiling. The divine power was overwhelming.
“Crack.”
In an instant, the green light extinguished. The youth in the field slapped down, severing all the dozens of green strands, which fell to the ground, simple and direct.
At the same time, he thrust his hand forward, an overbearing and powerful palm, resembling a golden grinding disc, pressed close to the green-haired youth.
The Demon Spider roared in fury. It was truly insulting, as the opponent had underestimated him too much, standing still and using only one hand throughout.
It pushed with both palms, aiming to teach the opponent a lesson, hoping to shatter the youth’s arm and make his arrogance a joke.
However, in just a moment, the Demon Spider’s heart trembled, sensing that something was terribly wrong.
The casually pushed palm was excessively violent. The golden grinding disc sealed its entire body, like a mountain pressing down. The Demon Spider’s palms were like mantis claws blocking a chariot, giving a sense of immovable terror.
“Boom.”
The green-haired youth was struck by the golden grinding disc, flying through the air and coughing up blood, his entire body trembling violently, eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
If it hadn’t been for the crucial moment when he withdrew his palms, blocking with endless runes, his arms would have definitely been broken. The golden grinding disc was too terrifying, indestructible, with horrifying power.
“Bang.”
The green-haired youth crashed into a giant boulder, which finally stopped his momentum. Blood spilled from his mouth, and the boulder behind him quickly cracked and then shattered.
The result was heart-stopping; it was so powerful and domineering.
Everyone looked up at Shihou, their faces filled with shock. A pure-blooded being had been sent flying by a single slap—how terrifying.
Gu Lingyu’s face turned pale as she remembered that she had just been competing with him for a ceramic bowl and even asked her sister to help. She felt a surge of fear and found it hard to stand, almost collapsing.
Gu Linglong, Princess Sixteen, and the senior members of the Thunder Clan were also stunned. Their beautiful faces were filled with astonishment. They were overwhelmed by the sheer might of this being.
Only at this moment did they realize how timely the Chi Dragon’s warning had been. This youth was incredibly monstrous; even the Green Demon Black-Pupil Spider had been directly knocked over, demonstrating an extreme level of dominance and ferocity.
“Ah!” The Demon Spider screamed, almost going mad. Its body was glowing, covered in runes, and quickly transformed into its true form.
A giant spider appeared, with its entire body covered in emerald-green hair like divine needles, each strand shimmering. It was enormous, several meters long, floating in mid-air and staring at Shihou.
Everyone gasped. Was this the true form of the Green Demon Black-Pupil Spider? It looked terrifying, with eight spider legs thick and icy, resembling eight battle spears.
“Clang.”
A metallic sound rang out as one of the spider’s legs shot through the air, no different from a battle spear. When it was fully extended, it was incredibly sharp, almost indestructible.
Shihou tested it by throwing a bone rune, which was instantly pierced and exploded, turning the ancient treasure bone into dust.
The crowd was shocked, their faces turning white. This Demon Spider was too powerful. How many of the current human generation could handle it?
“Great, so solid. This is excellent material for refining treasure artifacts,” Shihou’s words left everyone dumbfounded. Whether they were geniuses or notable figures, they were speechless.
“Bang.”
Shihou struck the spider’s leg with his palm, causing the Demon Spider to wail. Cracks appeared at the base of the leg, with fluid oozing out. It almost got severed.
The Demon Spider roared in anger and sprayed out a snow-white thread from its mouth, binding toward Shihou’s body with incredible speed and power.
Shihou dodged, and the thread fell to the ground. In this place for artifact exchanges and exhibitions, several items from a weapon shop were touched, instantly turning to green smoke due to corrosion.
“How terrifying,” the crowd was greatly frightened.
The Demon Spider roared, continuously emitting threads from its mouth like cascading star rivers, weaving into a vast net, forming an intricate divine chain, dazzling and enveloping Shihou.
“Boom.”
Endless runes appeared around Shihou, transforming into flames that burned fiercely. He advanced like a battle god.
He did not use any treasure techniques but relied on the most essential bone runes in their original form to create flames, countering the opponent’s innate divine powers with the purest vitality and spirit, burning everything away.
“Chirp, chirp.”
The divine chain in the air shattered. The threads, brilliant like star rivers, all ignited. The Demon Spider screamed, never expecting a human younger than itself to be so terrifying.
“Bang.”
Shihou kicked out like a golden pillar pressing down, hitting the Demon Spider. It clearly heard the cracking sound from its body, and its entire form was cracked.
It screamed and flew away, covered in blood, unable to get up again.
“Even if the Spirit Transformation Realm is not yet perfected, you dare to challenge me?” Shihou said lightly. His arrogance and words stunned everyone.
After all, he appeared to be only thirteen or fourteen years old, yet he had already reached the perfect level of the Spirit Transformation Realm. It was incredibly defying expectations, surpassing even the training speed of pure-blooded beings.
“Excellent, very good, it’s so satisfying,” the drunkard from the Martial King’s Manor shouted.
Shihou raised his hand, and a small bowl appeared in his palm, emitting rays of light. With a swish, he drew the spider into the bowl. It quickly shrank and settled at the bottom of the bowl.
“This is one of the Five Poisons of the Ancient Times, used as a main ingredient in refining divine medicine,” he murmured.
Such a powerful spider had now shrunk to only an inch long, its size reduced by an unknown number of times, entirely green, and immobilized at the bottom of the bowl.
The crowd was petrified. Was this youth joking? Such a powerful pure-blooded being was being treated as a main ingredient?
Scorpions, spiders, snakes, centipedes, and toads—these are the Five Poisons used in the cultivation world for refining medicine. The ancient Five Poisons he mentioned were once taboo demon gods in ancient times.
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