Genius in the whole system: The useless young lady dominates the world

Chapter 320 A Perilous Journey Along a Fork in the Road

Lu Lingxi and her group fled as fast as they could, a deafening roar coming from behind them.

"This is never going to end! What are we going to do?!" Nine-Tailed Fox ran while looking back anxiously. The beast pack behind them was relentlessly pursuing them, like a stubborn leech.

Lu Lingxi's heart was pounding. Her spiritual energy was almost exhausted, and these guys were only getting bigger and bigger. If she couldn't find a way to get rid of them, she was afraid she would be swallowed up by the beast horde!

Youming suddenly said, "Master, there seem to be two energy fluctuations ahead, which appear to indicate two paths!"

"Which road is safer?" Lu Lingxi Yao immediately asked.

Youming closed his eyes again and focused his mind, carefully sensing, "The energy fluctuations on the left are intense and the aura is dangerous, like a mountain range. The energy fluctuations on the right are weak and eerie, like a canyon."

After a moment's thought, Lu Lingxi Yao turned to Nine-Tailed Fox: "Nine-Tailed Fox, which way do you think we should go?"

Nine-Tailed Fox pondered for a moment: "Master, let's go through the right canyon. It sounds a bit eerie, but the energy is weaker, so the monsters should be relatively weaker. We've just used up a lot of energy, so to be on the safe side, we shouldn't take any risks. What do you think?"

Lu Lingxi Yao agreed with Nine-Tailed Fox's analysis. Although the canyon was strange, the risks were lower. At present, preserving strength was the most important thing.

"Then let's listen to Nine-Tailed Fox and go to the right!" Lu Lingxi said. "Everyone, be alert in case of a sneak attack from a monster!"

The group immediately headed towards the canyon. Inside, the light was dim, the air was cold and damp, and strange plants were crawling all over the steep rock walls on both sides. Strangely, these plants were even wriggling, which made everyone's scalp tingle.

Youming couldn't help but complain, "This place is really creepy!"

Lu Lingxi also noticed that these plants were unusual, and quickly reminded them, "Be careful where you step, and don't touch those things."

The group proceeded cautiously and nervously into the depths of the canyon.

Suddenly, a rapid "rustling" sound came from the rock wall, as if something was moving quickly!

"Listen, it sounds like something is coming towards us!" The white tiger instantly became alert, its eyes locking onto the source of the sound.

On the rock wall, several giant black spiders slowly crawled down. They were several times larger than ordinary spiders, with eight legs like blades and scarlet eyes staring intently at Lu Lingxi and her group.

"Black Demon Spider?" Nine-Tailed Fox exclaimed. "These damned monsters love to ambush, and the spider silk they spit out is highly corrosive. Everyone must be careful!"

Before the words were finished, several black spiders swooped down from the rock wall, their mouths dripping with a nauseating green liquid.

The white tiger roared, clenching his fists. With a whooshing sound, his fists, carrying immense force, slammed into the foremost spiders.

With a muffled thud, the struck spider crashed heavily to the ground, twitched a few times, and then lay still. However, there were many black spiders, and they surged forward like a tide, moving at an astonishing speed. Even though the White Tiger was incredibly brave, he gradually felt overwhelmed.

Upon seeing this, Nine-Tails had a sudden thought and immediately activated an illusion. With a flash, dozens of Nine-Tails phantoms instantly appeared in the canyon, making it difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake.

These phantoms were in various poses; some held sharp blades, some bared their teeth and claws, and some sat cross-legged, chanting incantations.

The black spider swarm, bewildered by the illusion, ceased its attack, its scarlet eyes darting around as if trying to discern which one was the true form of the Nine-Tails.

The Nine-Tailed Fox constantly changed positions, sometimes appearing on cliffs and sometimes hiding in dense bushes, continuously throwing various elemental attacks at the Demon Spider.

Fireball, ice spike, lightning... colorful energy exploded in the canyon, shattering the black spiders into pieces.

Seeing this, Youming immediately joined the battle. He quickly formed hand seals and chanted incantations. Balls of dark blue flames flew from his hands and shot towards the Black Demon Spider.

boom!

The black flames, carrying scorching heat and intense corrosiveness, landed on the black spiders, instantly igniting them. The black spiders let out shrill screams, struggling and rolling in the flames before finally turning to ashes.

Holding the Azure Dragon Sword, Lu Lingxi moved with unpredictable speed and agility through the swarm of Black Demon Spiders. Her swordsmanship was sharp and precise, each strike piercing the vital points of the spiders with deadly accuracy, almost one spider per strike, without any hesitation.

With the four working in perfect harmony, the number of Black Spiders decreased dramatically. Just when victory seemed within reach, a powerful aura suddenly emanated from the depths of the canyon, carrying a suffocating sense of oppression.

The four were startled and stopped what they were doing at the same time, their expressions becoming serious.

"What...what's going on?"

"It's over, something even stronger is coming!" Youming's heart sank. This pressure was many times stronger than that of the Black Demon Spiders from before.

At the same time, a strong stench of decay, mixed with the smell of damp earth, filled everyone's nostrils, making them want to vomit.

Then, the ground trembled violently, and rubble tumbled down. Immediately afterwards, a giant black spider slowly crawled out from the depths of the canyon.

Its enormous body was over ten meters tall, surrounded by black mist. Its eight thick, giant legs were as big as stone pillars, each covered with sharp barbs. It moved slowly, and with each step, the ground made a dull "thump-thump" sound.

"The Spider King?" Nine-Tailed Fox exclaimed in shock, her voice trembling with disbelief.

"This demonic spider is at least at the level of a divine beast king. Everyone be careful!"

Lu Lingxi Yao solemnly reminded everyone, her tone filled with vigilance and worry. Her gaze was fixed on the Spider King, and she dared not relax for a moment.

At the same time, the Spider King let out a deafening roar, and its eight giant legs swept towards the crowd.

Seeing this, the white tiger roared and charged forward. Its body blazed with golden light, and its fists clenched tightly. With the force of thunder, it slammed into the giant leg of the Demon Spider King.

With a loud "boom!", the white tiger was thrown back several steps by the huge impact and barely managed to regain its balance. The giant legs of the Demon Spider King also trembled, as if it had also suffered a considerable impact.

Seeing this, Nine-Tailed Fox immediately seized the opportunity and used illusion magic to try to confuse the Spider King's mind. However, the Spider King's mental strength was exceptionally strong, and he stubbornly resisted the invasion of the illusion magic. Nine-Tailed Fox's illusion magic had no effect.

Just then, Youming instantly fused the dark and fire elements, condensing them into a ball of black flame in his palm. With a wave of his left hand, the flame, like a black fire dragon, swept towards the Demon Spider King.

However, the Spider King's carapace was exceptionally hard, and the black flames could not burn through it at all, not even leaving a trace.

Lu Lingxi raised her long sword, her sharp gaze sweeping over the entire body of the Demon Spider King, trying to find its weakness. The sword light flashed like streaks of lightning, but she was unable to inflict fatal damage on the Demon Spider King.

Time passed second by second, and everyone's spiritual energy was constantly being depleted, but the Spider King seemed to be unaffected and showed no signs of fatigue.

"Master!" Nine-Tailed Fox suddenly spoke, her tone tinged with excitement, "Its eyes seem rather fragile!"

"Eye?"

With a thought, Lu Lingxi Yao channeled all her spiritual energy into the sword like a tidal wave, causing it to emit a dazzling light.

"Azure Dragon Technique - One sword breaks through the realm!"

With a delicate shout, Lu Lingxi Yao unleashed a sharp sword light, carrying immense energy, straight towards the Demon Spider King's eyes.

"Ow~"

With a piercing scream, the Spider King's eyes were struck by the sword light, and green fluid gushed out, blurring its hideous face.

"good chance!"

Seeing this, White Tiger, Nine-Tailed Fox, and Netherworld launched a fierce attack on the Spider King at the same time. White Tiger's fist, Nine-Tailed Fox's elemental attack, and Netherworld's black flames all struck the Spider King's body, forcing it to retreat repeatedly.

Cracks appeared on the Spider King's originally hard shell. Lu Lingxi Yao then raised the Azure Dragon Sword and slashed at those cracks.

Under the combined attack of the four, the Spider King finally gave out, let out a wail, and collapsed to the ground.

"This place is too eerie!" Nine-Tailed Fox urged, "Let's get out of here quickly!"

Lu Lingxi also felt that it was not advisable to stay here for long, and nodded in agreement.

"Master, wait!" Youming suddenly called out, "Something's wrong. There's a strange energy fluctuation nearby, like the entrance to a secret realm."

"A secret realm? In this godforsaken place?" Lu Lingxi was both surprised and suspicious.

Youming explained, "This energy fluctuation is very subtle. If it weren't for my keen senses, it would be difficult for an ordinary person to detect it."

"If that's the case, then let's go take a look!"

Lu Lingxi had a sudden thought: why not go and take a look? Maybe she'd find something good. It would be a shame to miss it. Besides, she was very curious about this secret realm.

The group followed Youming toward the direction from which the energy fluctuations were coming from.