King of Ten Thousand Years

”What happened?”

The crowd froze for a moment. A shocking, murderous aura sent a chill down everyone’s spines.

”CAW CAW CAW!”

An incredibly harsh, grating caw echoed out. A scorched, bedraggled Crow appeared, flapping its wings frantically.

The murderous aura, of course, wasn’t coming from the Crow, but from the house-sized figure right behind it.

”My god, what a huge spider!”

Spiders were generally small creatures. While larger ones existed, no one had ever seen a colossal spider of this size before.

The pitch-black spider’s back was covered in sharp spikes, and the hair all over its body stood on end like needles. It radiated an aura of pure danger.

”It’s a Giant Wolf Spider!”

”I’ve read about them in ancient texts. The Giant Wolf Spider is one of the largest species of spiders. It’s an Ancient Demon Beast, known for its enormous appetite, ferocity, and potent venom.”

”This Giant Wolf Spider’s aura... it has to be at least at the Sixth Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm!”

Everyone was horrified, and a chill spread from the depths of their hearts.

Even the expressions of the Eighth Prince and Feng Qiuling changed drastically.

”Luo Tian, this has to be your pet!”

The blue-haired youth yelled. While gathering intelligence on Luo Tian earlier, he had learned that Luo Tian had an exceptionally ugly Crow with him.

The others immediately turned to look at Luo Tian. His pet was a master of stirring up trouble.

”Damn it... what did that Ugly Bird do?!”

Luo Tian looked surprised and completely innocent.

His original plan had been to take the initiative and hunt down the prodigies who were after him.

Then, when the Eighth Prince and the other experts arrived and became difficult to handle, he’d have the Crow lure a Middle Tier Spirit Level Demon Beast to throw the scene into chaos, allowing him to retreat smoothly.

He had warned the Crow that luring a Demon Beast at the Fifth Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm would be sufficient, since the beasts here were far more savage than the ones outside.

And yet.

The Crow had lured a Demon Beast at the Sixth Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm—and an extremely ferocious and powerful Ancient Demon Beast at that.

”Save me! This spider is so ugly and disgusting! It’s coveting this god’s handsome face and won’t stop chasing me!”

the Crow squawked.

The corners of everyone’s mouths twitched. The Crow was dozens of times uglier than the spider.

Wait!

Everyone had been distracted by the Giant Wolf Spider, but now they noticed that the Crow was clutching a red stone in its talons.

The stone emitted a faint glow and a rich, bloody aura.

And it was obvious that the Giant Wolf Spider was hunting the Crow for this very stone.

The Eighth Prince’s eyes narrowed. Seeing the faint Dragon Scale patterns on the red stone, he blurted out, ”Could that be... a Dragon Blood Stone?”

A Dragon Blood Stone. A legendary treasure said to be formed from the condensed blood of the Dragon Race.

Of course, the Dragon Race was all but extinct now; even Flood Dragons were rarely seen.

This particular Dragon Blood Stone was likely impure, mixed with other types of blood.

But even so, a Dragon Blood Stone had an unbelievably miraculous effect on an ordinary Spirit Sea Realm martial artist.

ROAR!

The Giant Wolf Spider suddenly shrieked and spat out a sheet of black venom. It spread out like a dark net, enveloping the Crow.

The attack’s range was enormous, making it difficult for the Crow to evade.

”You ugly freak! It’s just a rock! You chased this god all this way for it? Here, you can have it back!”

The Crow’s talons went limp. It dropped the Dragon Blood Stone, and its speed suddenly increased as it fled for its life.

The assembled prodigies stared at the Dragon Blood Stone with intense longing.

But no one dared to provoke the Giant Wolf Spider.

So, they could only watch helplessly as the Giant Wolf Spider swallowed the Dragon Blood Stone.

ROAR! RUMBLE!

Even after swallowing the Dragon Blood Stone, the Giant Wolf Spider was still enraged. It swept out two of its massive, thick legs.

”Get back!”

Everyone panicked. Anyone caught in the Giant Wolf Spider’s sweep would be instantly crushed to death and become its next meal.

Luo Tian also used the opportunity to retreat.

CRASH!

Two deep gouges were carved into the earth as a black whirlwind kicked up.

One prodigy at the Third Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm failed to retreat in time. He was caught by the spider’s leg and instantly crushed into a bloody pulp.

HISS!

The Giant Wolf Spider lowered its body and slurped up the puddle of gore.

After it finished, the Giant Wolf Spider looked back at the assembled prodigies, its eyes glinting with bloodlust.

It was clearly starving, and a feast was laid out right before it.

”Ugly Bird, is this your doing?”

Luo Tian said with extreme dissatisfaction.

It seemed the Crow’s old habits had flared up again. It had run off to steal something and ended up luring back this Giant Wolf Spider.

Suddenly, Luo Tian’s blood ran cold.

Because of the Crow, the Giant Wolf Spider’s eight gloomy, dark eyes were now fixed on Luo Tian.

”Young man, this god has completed the task you assigned! Let me into the Celestial Book to rest!”

the Crow squawked.

This was the first time Luo Tian had ever heard the Crow ask to enter the Celestial Book on its own.

He was speechless. ’You don’t want to rest, you want to take refuge.’

”Get lost!”

How could Luo Tian possibly let the Crow in?

Right now, the Giant Wolf Spider’s hatred was focused on the Crow. If the Crow disappeared, the spider would undoubtedly turn its attention to Luo Tian.

So, Luo Tian snatched the Crow and threw it directly at the Eighth Prince.

”Eighth Prince, a pet for you!”

Luo Tian said graciously.

”Hm?”

The Eighth Prince froze for a second. He and Luo Tian were mortal enemies. ’Luo Tian is giving me his pet?’

But when the Eighth Prince saw the exceptionally ugly Crow and the Giant Wolf Spider’s icy stare, he instantly understood.

”Luo Tian, you despicable bastard! How dare you plot against me!”

The Eighth Prince cursed.

With his level of strength, he probably couldn’t even block a single one of the Giant Wolf Spider’s attacks.

BOOM!

The Eighth Prince immediately unleashed a Fire Cloud Palm. A massive, crimson Palm Light erupted, stirring up a roaring wave of clouds as it shot toward the Crow.

But for some reason, the Eighth Prince’s palm strike grazed past the Crow without hitting it.

Then, the Crow landed right in the Eighth Prince’s arms.

”Crow, wreak havoc on these people, and I’ll let you back into the Celestial Book to rest!”

Luo Tian sent to the Crow via voice transmission.

The Crow, which had been fuming at Luo Tian’s actions, immediately perked up. It puffed out its chest and declared to the Eighth Prince, ”Human, congratulations! You have obtained the number one divine pet of ancient times!”

Just then, the Giant Wolf Spider shot a meter-long, pitch-black poison dart from its mouth, which flew toward the Eighth Prince like a bolt of lightning.

”Divine pet my ass!”

The Eighth Prince’s face was grim as he immediately executed a Body Technique to retreat.

The spot a foot in front of him was pierced by the poison dart. Black venom spread rapidly, corroding everything within a five-meter radius into a putrid mess.

’What potent venom. I’m afraid a single touch would be fatal!’

The Eighth Prince was terrified.

Without a second thought, he flung the Crow from his arms.

”Eighth Prince, you!”

Feng Qiuling’s voice cried out.

It turned out the Eighth Prince had thrown the Crow in Feng Qiuling’s direction.

”Hey beautiful, want a divine pet?”

the Crow asked as it trailed after Feng Qiuling.

”Get away from me!”

Feng Qiuling was on the verge of tears. Not only was this Crow exceptionally ugly, it was a living symbol of misfortune and disaster. Anyone who ended up with such a pet would surely meet a swift end.

”Luo Tian, call your pet back!”

Feng Qiuling suddenly remembered that the pet belonged to Luo Tian.

”He’s all yours!”

Luo Tian said with a disgusted look, though he was laughing inwardly.

These were the people who had come to help the Eighth Prince hunt him down.

Now that he had the chance, Luo Tian was definitely going to let the Crow wreak some havoc on them.

What followed was a scene of chaos, with everyone desperately avoiding the Crow, tossing it back and forth while begging Luo Tian for mercy.

The Giant Wolf Spider was confused at first, wondering who exactly the Crow’s master was.

But then, it felt as if it were being mocked!

CRASH!

The Giant Wolf Spider was utterly furious. It stomped its eight legs on the ground, determined to slaughter every last one of these humans!

PFFT! BANG!

It took a deep breath and spat out a massive glob of black liquid. The glob shot into the air, then suddenly exploded, scattering into a rain of black droplets in all directions!

”What a terrifying attack! Get back!”

”Ah, I’ve been poisoned!”

Screams of agony filled the air as the ground within a forty to fifty-meter radius gradually turned black.

A young woman who was hit by the black raindrops screamed as her skin instantly rotted and turned black. The venom spread relentlessly until it covered her entire body.

A few moments later, she stopped breathing.

Someone tried to take cover under a tree, but in the blink of an eye, the tree above them rotted and withered away.

Luo Tian immediately deployed his True Qi and retreated.

The Giant Wolf Spider’s venom was indeed terrifying, but the attack’s range was so large that the venom was too dispersed.

A martial artist at the Third Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm with decently refined True Qi could use True Qi Body Protection to resist the corrosive droplets, at most expending a little extra True Qi.

”Crow, come back! Get ready to retreat!”

Seeing the Giant Wolf Spider about to go on a rampage, Luo Tian called the Crow back.

”Young man, we could actually find a way to kill this Giant Wolf Spider and get that Dragon Blood Stone!” the Crow said.

Even though the Giant Wolf Spider had swallowed the Dragon Blood Stone, it wasn’t something that could be digested easily. It would take at least ten to fifteen days to be fully absorbed.

”What do you mean?”

Luo Tian coveted the Dragon Blood Stone as well.

”That last attack from the Giant Wolf Spider covered a fifty-meter radius and used up nearly eighty percent of its stored venom. The spider’s greatest weapon is its venom, which means its strength has been significantly weakened,”

the Crow explained.

”Even so, the Giant Wolf Spider’s strength is still unmatched here.”

Luo Tian didn’t make a rash decision.

Suddenly, a figure approached from the distance, radiating a powerful cultivation aura.

”It’s Xiao Feng, number one on the Red Dragon Human List!”

”Xiao Feng is here!”

Xiao Feng’s appearance drew everyone’s attention.

The Eighth Prince stared at him, a flicker of fighting spirit in his eyes.

’Xiao Feng! Peak of the Fourth Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm, but he seems much stronger than the Eighth Prince. He must be on the verge of breaking through to the Fifth Layer!’

Luo Tian concluded after a moment of observation.

”A Giant Wolf Spider?”

Dressed in black, Xiao Feng stood on a distant treetop, gazing at the scene before him.

The great commotion had attracted him as well.

In fact, it wasn’t just Xiao Feng; other Martial Artists nearby had also run over out of curiosity.

”Xiao Feng, Feng Qiuling, how about we join forces?”

the Eighth Prince proposed.

”Join forces?”

Feng Qiuling, Xiao Feng, and everyone else present looked toward the Eighth Prince, understanding the meaning behind his words.

The Eighth Prince wanted to unite everyone present to kill the Giant Wolf Spider!

”I can agree to join forces, but the Demon Core is mine!”

Xiao Feng’s eyes narrowed; he was also very interested in this Giant Wolf Spider.

”No problem! The Demon Core is yours. We’ll split the rest,”

the Eighth Prince said with a smile.

Xiao Feng frowned slightly. While the materials from the Giant Wolf Spider’s body were also valuable, its Demon Core was undoubtedly worth far more. A single one was equivalent to more than ten Low Tier Spirit Level Demon Cores.

Exchanged for Contribution Points, its value might be even greater.

’The Eighth Prince agreed so readily?’

Xiao Feng had arrived late and didn’t know about the Dragon Blood Stone, so he fell right into the Eighth Prince’s trap.

”Great, let’s all join forces.”

Luo Tian stepped forward, expressing his agreement.

Instantly, resentful gazes from all around fixed on him. Everyone was grinding their teeth in hatred at Luo Tian.

’Your brat’s pet lured this terrifying Giant Wolf Spider here, and you still have the nerve to speak?’