In the alliance, the more they attack me, the stronger I become!

And Thresh did not dare to take lightly the giant black spider known as the "Spider God".

They are all "indigenous people" who have lived here since the Fukumitsu Island period. Although there has been no conflict for many years, it is impossible to say that they have never seen each other and do not understand each other's strength.

They both knew that the other party was not easy to deal with.

So Thresh is not here to "steal food from the tiger's mouth" today.

He dragged the chain that could hook the spirit and slowly approached the black spider that was several times larger than him.

"Spider God... I recognize your soul... Cruel, bloodthirsty, cunning... If you enter my collection room, all the souls I have painstakingly collected will be devoured by you..."

Upon hearing this, the Vile Throat did not respond—or rather, its continued growl was its response.

Thresh chuckled softly and continued, "I have no desire to be your enemy, nor do I intend to steal your food... The mortal you're attracted to possesses an interesting soul, but he's not my target..."

"All I want is one thing from him..."

"Another, more interesting soul..."

As he spoke, Thresh turned his head to look at the upside-down cocoon, and a vicious soul flame burned in his empty eye sockets.

"She comes from a previous era... the queen of that foolish and tyrannical king... that remnant of her soul... I want to collect it all. That kind of torture will surely be the most interesting..."

As the words fell, the piercing roar of the Despicable Throat also stopped.

Neither of them moved, nor did they make any more sound.

After a moment, it was Despicable Throat who broke the silence first.

It first sensed the presence of the believer, and then climbed the spider web towards Cheng Xiao's "cocoon".

The sharp spider legs poked in and picked out a bluish-white object - a doll.

As for Cheng Xiao itself, it was not in a hurry to kill and eat it.

It was still a little wary of Thresh, worried that after smelling the soul of the dead, the other party would not be able to resist and snatch it away.

"Gah——!"

The Maw of Vile pointed at the doll on the ground with its spider legs and screamed, signaling Thresh to take his things and get out.

The latter didn't say anything more and immediately swung out the chain to wrap around the puppet, preparing to directly hook out the remaining soul residing inside.

But just when he was about to succeed, a violent bolt of lightning suddenly struck from the spider web.

Boom!

Thresh was caught off guard, and half of his body was covered in lightning.

But he was a dead man after all, without a trace of flesh and blood on his body, and the high-temperature lightning had limited effect on him.

He looked towards the spider web with dissatisfaction.

But he found that an arm stretched out from the hole in the cocoon that was pierced by the Despicable Throat.

Then, a mortal's voice rang out: "You've been waiting for so long without killing me. It's really troublesome... But you can help me break this hole."

As soon as he finished speaking, another terrible thunder fell.

Then there are blazing fires and freezing blizzards.

Three completely different energies are released at the same time, and the spider silk is continuously torn through the holes in the cocoon, and finally the "prey" is freed.

The first thing Cheng Xiao did after regaining his freedom was to draw out Doran's Blade and stab himself in the heart.

When [Fun Fighting] and [Three Seconds of Real Manliness] are triggered at the same time, Cheng Xiao will have both powerful strength and unstoppable ability.

He drew his sword and rushed towards the most troublesome Despicable Throat, swinging his sword with the most powerful blow.

Ornn's divine power erupted, and the entire abyss trembled violently. The spider webs on the rock wall immediately fell off as the stones shattered.

The Despicable Throat quickly spat out a mouthful of terrible venom, but Cheng Xiao didn't even try to dodge.

The venom corroded his skin and part of his muscles, but his strength remained strong.

He charged forward and slashed at the attack of the Despicable Throat again, and the "butt" of the big black spider, which was used to spin silk, was cut off in half.

But it is not undeserved that Vicious Throat is revered as the "Spider God" by mortals.

Even if a small part of its bloated abdomen is cut off, it can still spit out tough spider silk and highly corrosive venom.

Cheng Xiao was hit again, and his right arm holding the sword was almost completely corroded into bones by the venom. If he could not continue to swing the sword, the spider silk would entangle him tightly again.

He planned to destroy these mortal spider silks with thunder and fire.

But out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of a sinister smile—Thresh.

Originally, Thresh only planned to come here to collect the queen's incomplete soul, but now it seems... as the saying goes... plans cannot keep up with changes, and luck always brings unexpected gains.

This powerful mortal had been entangled in a battle with the Spider God, with both sides suffering heavy losses. Now was his best chance.

The best opportunity to take down these two powerful souls at the same time.

He slowly turned the chain in his hand, ready to find a suitable opportunity to hook the mortal's soul - his life breath was very strong, and his soul looked even more delicious.

Compared to monster souls, Thresh still prefers human souls, especially those full of vitality.

Cheng Xiao also noticed Thresh's little trick and planned to return to defense, but the spider silk of the Despicable Throat made him exhausted in defense.

If he was caught in the spider web, he would not be able to avoid Thresh's hook.

He planned to run away directly.

"Thresh, Viego will kill you sooner or later!"

Cheng Xiao suddenly shouted, and the familiar name from thousands of years ago made Thresh stunned for a moment.

In just this split second, Cheng Xiao quickly dodged the spider silk of Vicious Throat and rushed towards the little doll next to Thresh.

He wanted to escape, but he couldn't leave the Gwen doll here.

"Hmph, want to escape?" Thresh finally realized the other party's little thoughts and immediately swung the soul-locking chain towards Gwen.

As long as Cheng Xiao goes to pick up the doll, he will definitely be hooked.

If he doesn't pick it up, the soul residing in the doll will be taken away.

This is a dilemma.

Obviously, Cheng Xiao also realized this problem.

But...actually he had no way out.

The Vile Maw was still chasing him from behind. Even if he retreated now, he would only be attacked from both sides. He was not afraid of death, but he could not be entangled by the Vile Maw and have Thresh's hook hit his soul.

Rather than retreating and being surrounded, it is better to continue rushing forward and take a gamble.

Cheng Xiao gritted her teeth and released all her strength.

In an instant, thunder struck from the sky, wind and snow surged, and violent energy swept away everything under the abyss.

Unfortunately, Thresh's hook still hit him.

He suddenly felt his body become weak, and even his vision disappeared from his eyes - just like the legendary feeling of the soul leaving the body.

At the same time, he also heard the countless souls trapped in the lanterns... He heard their wailing, resentment and pain.

The last thing he saw was his own body.

The half-real iron hook pierced his body.

And then… he hooked Gwen’s soul again.

Cheng Xiao suddenly sensed something.

Thresh's cruel smile suddenly froze - he also realized something.

He came here because he sensed a flicker of the queen's soul... and the closer he got, the stronger the feeling became.

Thresh quickly pulled back his hook, wanting to trap the queen's soul in his lantern as quickly as possible.

And Cheng Xiao has already thought of it - in the development of the original timeline, Gwen woke up because of the "invasion" of the undead.

It was the ghosts of the Shadow Isles who awakened the remnant of Isolder's soul.

What Thresh has the most in his lantern is the howling souls of pain.

That hook... that lantern that held countless spirits... Thresh had stirred the soul within the puppet, but he also wanted to awaken it.

"Now that the hook is out, don't take it back..."

Cheng Xiao endured the pain of her soul being pulled, and used all the strength in her body to continue pulling on Thresh's chain to prevent him from retracting the hook.

During this stalemate, the remaining soul in the doll was completely awakened under the influence of the ghosts.

To become an independent individual with a bit of residual soul is a new [life].

There is no memory of that remnant soul, and it has nothing to do with the queen.

The one who was given life was the puppet Gwen.

Ling Luo Doll Gwen.

"This is……"

The doll, which was originally only the size of two fists, suddenly became the size of a normal person, and became extremely agile and full of life.

She turned into a girl with blue hair, white dress and heterochromic eyes.

Although everything in front of her made her feel confused and overwhelmed, she seemed to remember something... not the memory of the remnant soul, but her own memory - the memory of the doll.

From more than a thousand years ago to now... until just now... she remembered that it was that "boy" who blocked the chains of the evil spirit for her, and finally allowed her to be reborn.

"Your name is..."

Gwen looked at Cheng Xiao's body and half-illusory soul curiously. After a moment of confusion, she hurried to help pull Thresh's chains - she couldn't let that terrible guy take the boy's soul away.

Thresh, Cheng Xiao, and Gwen form a delicate balance.

And the Despicable Throat didn't know who to attack for a moment. It looked at the three of them vigilantly, intending to observe the situation first and then take action to reap the benefits.

Just like Thresh's original plan.

Now all four have reached a delicate balance.

And what broke this balance... was a panting "woman".

With a trace of blood on her lips, Iris slid to the bottom of the abyss, holding on to the rock wall.

She first glared at Thresh fiercely, then looked at Gwen with an incredulous look - although she had never seen her before, she recognized this aura.

It was the rag doll with a soul... She had thrown it on the ruins and deliberately let Cheng Xiao find it, and then lured Cheng Xiao into her trap... How did that rag doll become a "living person"?

Elise was puzzled.

But this did not affect her next move against Thresh - this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Just now, when she was up there, she was severely injured by Thresh, and even her soul was almost taken away... If Thresh hadn't been in a hurry to go down to find what he wanted, she might have died up there just now.

She looked at the Vile Throat with a look that sought advice.

The latter did not respond, nor did she receive any instructions from the "god" in her heart.

That proves...that she can do whatever she wants.

Elise spat out a mouthful of blood, then turned into a spider and quickly approached Thresh.

She planned to take revenge while the other party was being held up - of course, Cheng Xiao couldn't even think of escaping, because if she wanted to kill them, she would kill them both at once.

She first sprayed out a large ball of spider silk to wrap around Cheng Xiao, whose body was already half immobile, and then summoned an exploding poisonous spider to rush towards Thresh.

Unfortunately, her fighting ability seemed a little ridiculous in a battle of this level.

Before Cheng Xiao could make a move, Thresh just gave Elise a look that made her unable to move - those empty eye sockets contained countless wailing souls, and their desperate energy instantly poured into Elise's brain through her eyes, overwhelming her fragile nerves almost instantly.

Then, another deafening scream erupted from Thresh's lantern - those pitiful souls.