Douluo: The Glory of the Peerless Angel

Chapter 55 Medusa, the Serpent Queen, the Bloodline of Death, the Underworld Emperor Demon Luo (Part 1)

"Of course, everyone should have self-awareness, and the guards should not overstep their bounds."

Ling Bai's expression remained unchanged, but the veiled meaning in his words slightly annoyed She Chong. He stared intently at Ling Bai's face and said disdainfully:

"Hiding one's head while revealing one's tail."

After saying that, he took the food that the shopkeeper had respectfully presented to him and went upstairs.

She Chong, being an eight-ring Soul Douluo, naturally noticed that Ling Bai was wearing the Ice Silkworm Mask. However, he could only see that Ling Bai's appearance was somewhat strange at the moment, much like seeing someone who had undergone plastic surgery in later generations, knowing that they had had their face altered but not knowing what they originally looked like.

"pity……"

Ling Bai shook his head. Whether from his personal perspective or from the perspective of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, maintaining a good relationship with Princess Xu Jiujiu of the Star Luo Empire was clearly more beneficial than harmful. If it weren't for She Chong's strict vigilance, this would have been an excellent opportunity.

"Forget it, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Let's focus on completing the assessment first."

……

The next morning, stepping into the dawn and facing the frost, Ling Bai officially entered the territory of the Youyao Forest. The fresh air, mixed with the fragrance of plants, was invigorating. He stopped at the Chaos Line, the boundary between light and darkness.

The most difficult part of the red-level mission is not the Serpent King's own formidable strength, nor the capture of it, which is several times more difficult than killing it, but finding the ten-thousand-year-old Medusa in the vast Youyao Forest.

This is one of the reasons why Ling Bai decided to abandon the Six-Winged Angel and use the Death Prison Spider Emperor.

"Summoning the Spider".

As Ling Bai's soul power surged, pairs of scarlet beast eyes lit up, and countless small demonic spiders, baring their fangs, gathered together, waiting for Ling Bai to give them commands.

"Go find Medusa and the petrified soul beast."

"Squeak! Squeak!"

The spiders obeyed and scattered. Ling Bai advanced along the Chaos Line. The scenery of the Youyao Forest was truly unique, completely different from the Star Dou Great Forest. One side was warm like a fairyland, while the other was dark like a demon's cave. Light and darkness were in opposition to each other, neither giving way to the other.

Ling Bai had read ancient records about the Youyao Forest. It was said that this place was originally a normal forest of soul beasts until two ferocious beasts with a lifespan of over 100,000 years were born. The two beasts, one light and one dark, regarded each other as mortal enemies. Due to the influence of their power, the forest of soul beasts gradually turned into the Youyao Forest.

Medusa, the Serpent Queen, is fond of darkness and should not live in the Eternal Day. Therefore, Ling Bai's main focus is on the Chaos Line and the Eternal Night region, while reserving 10% of the Demon Spiders to explore the Eternal Day region just in case.

The demonic spiders in his mind kept feeding back information, and the Spider Emperor Sensing, one of the three ultimate talents of the Death Prison Spider Emperor, was activated simultaneously. With each step Ling Bai took, spiderweb-like ripples spread rapidly, capturing the slightest changes in the Youyao Forest.

Relying on his Spider King senses to anticipate danger, Ling Bai proactively avoided most troublesome soul beasts, only taking action when there was no way to avoid them. He ensured that his soul power was abundant at all times, maintaining a slow and even pace as he carefully circled around the Youyao Forest for most of the day.

"Alas, Medusa..."

The Forest of Radiant Light knows no day or night. If an ordinary person stays there for too long, they will gradually lose their sense of time. After a whole day without any results, Ling Bai couldn't help but feel a little anxious. But the more anxious he was, the calmer he should be. He stopped under a towering ancient tree, took out a meat bun made by Uncle Mo from the Shrek Academy's inner courtyard canteen, and the warmth of his palm slowly made the bun emit a rich aroma again.

Just as he took two bites of the bun, Ling Bai suddenly stomped on the tree trunk to propel himself into the air. The next second, sharp black thorns shot up from the ground. He twisted and turned several times, but the black thorns clung to him like maggots, determined not to stop until they killed him!

An unusually large spider lunged at Ling Bai. Its body was much larger than an ordinary round table, with a diameter of more than three meters. Its dark carapace was covered with dense gray patterns, and its huge, swollen abdomen contained a massive amount of spider silk that it spewed out.

The cunning assassin, the Crypt Spider!

The Cave Spider and the Human-Faced Spider are known as the best of the spider-type soul beasts. However, the Cave Spider's body is far less strong and savage than that of the Human-Faced Spider, and it does not have the Human-Faced Spider's deadly nerve venom. It is best at setting traps, ambushing, and killing!

As the Cave Demon Spider grew larger and larger in his field of vision, Ling Bai couldn't help but chuckle. What kind of world is this? Either the Death Spider King or the Soul Devouring Spider King alone could easily overwhelm the Cave Demon Spider. This Cave Demon Spider, with its five thousand years of cultivation, dared to ambush the Death Prison Spider King, a fusion of the two Spider Kings!

Ling Bai simply landed directly and quietly waited for the cave spider to come up with its tricks.

The cave spider wouldn't miss this opportunity. Black light flashed on the ground, and countless spider silks surged out from underground, instantly suppressing Ling Bai's body, like a closed cage woven from a spider web, trapping Ling Bai inside.

This time, the spider silk of the cave spider was much thicker and tougher than the black spikes it had released before. The web was coated with a special mucus secreted by the cave spider, which solidified upon contact with wind, instantly transforming the web into something as hard as refined steel, truly forming an unbreakable prison!

Innate Soul Skill: Spider Web Cage!

The Cave Spider leaves behind miniature spider webs around its body, which can be activated at any time to transform into a cage. The spider web cage is activated without any warning, and even the strongest Soul Master has a chance of being caught off guard and falling into its trap!

Having successfully imprisoned Ling Bai in its web, the eight small, eerie blue eyes beneath the cave spider's abdomen revealed a bloodthirsty glint, almost as if they were human. Its eight long legs tucked in and out several times before it crawled to Ling Bai's side. Then, the cave spider witnessed the most terrifying scene it had seen in five thousand years!

Behind the human soul master, who looked like a little lamb, rose a majestic, evil, and strange phantom of a demonic spider. Its eight scarlet eyes seemed to contain mountains of corpses and seas of blood. The mere trace of its aura made the cave demonic spider weak all over and gave it an instinctive urge to bow down in worship!

"Squeak...squeak..."

The cave spider was limp like a lump of mud. The oppressive aura of the Death Prison Spider King had made it weak and its soul power completely dissipated. If it were a human at this moment, it would probably have rolled its eyes and foamed at the mouth.

The terrifying venom of the Death Spider King was even greater than that of the Death Spider King. Ling Bai gently touched the cage, and the spider web that the Cave Spider was so proud of instantly turned into a pool of foul-smelling poison.

A surge of soul power rushed into the body of the underground spider. After rolling and struggling for a few seconds, the spider came to a standstill. A soul ring emitting a faint purple light floated in the air. The eyes of the Death Prison Spider King phantom lit up. Flesh, soul, and soul ring were all food. It seemed very eager to break free from Ling Bai's restraints and have a feast.

Things are different now. With Electrolux's soul in charge and having absorbed the power of the Golden Tree for three months, Ling Bai can easily control the Death Spider King. Under the opponent's unwilling will, he forcefully took it back.

"A martial soul that comes when summoned and goes when dismissed—that's what a good martial soul is all about." Ling Bai smiled with satisfaction, then raised an eyebrow slightly. "Hmm? There's a petrifying soul beast!"

At a straight-line distance of about eight kilometers, a demonic spider found a large number of petrified soul beasts, which is very likely Medusa's lair!

Meanwhile, a discovery has been made of the spiders in the Everlasting Day area!

It actually encountered Xu Jiujiu and She Chong, who were chasing a ten-thousand-year-old light-type soul beast. Judging from the escape path of the ten-thousand-year-old soul beast, they happened to be heading towards the location of the petrified soul beast!

(End of this chapter)