Hidden Ground Gold Spider

Hidden Ground Gold Spiders, ancestors of Hidden Ground Spiders
== Wangu Road ==
Below each of the boulders were eight long, furry legs. When Long Chen appeared, the boulders suddenly shivered. Long Chen felt his scalp go numb, and goosebumps covered him from head to toe.
Long Chen thought of a book that Meng Qi had given him. That book had been called A Record of Ancient Magical Beasts.
Looking at the spiders' bodies that were sparkling like gold, he recalled a terrifying Magical Beast recorded within it.
They were the ancestors of Hidden Ground Spiders. Their bloodline stretched back so far that it was impossible to trace. Looking at these Hidden Ground Gold Spiders' size and runic fluctuations, it was possible to see that they had reached the sixth rank.
Long Chen did a quick count and found over thirty of them. They now slowly got up and began to come toward Long Chen. Their fierce mouths were quivering, secreting golden liquid.
That liquid was poison. It didn't even need to be injected into the body. As long as you came into contact with it, your body would rapidly corrode.
A sixth rank Magical Beast was only at the Xiantian realm. In the outside world, Long Chen could kill them with a wave of his hand. But now, a full-strength blow was unable to even injure one.
Although he was under a curse, the main reason was that the Hidden Ground Gold Spider was an ancient variant. This result shocked Long Chen.
This meant that these Hidden Ground Gold Spiders could all be compared to rank two Celestials. Was that supposed to mean that the ancient geniuses had been strong enough to completely dominate all these beasts?
What Long Chen didn't know was that the trials here all had formations present. If the formations had remained in perfect condition, there would have only been one Magical Beast here.
But as time passed, the formations had slowly weakened. The laws here still prevented them from leaving, but they had begun to reproduce in large numbers.
Furthermore, they possessed incredible longevity. Normally, they were in a state similar to hibernation, and so they used up very little energy. They could entirely rely on the energy coming from the formations to survive forever.
One spider's leg still pierced his shoulder. Their fur was like steel, and even his powerful physical body wasn't able to resist. A bloody hole was opened in his shoulder.
A disgusting stench immediately began to come out of the injury. "What a vicious poison."
Long Chen's heart shook. He hastily circulated the primal chaos space. He drew out the life energy within the huge trees from the Spirit World, and his injury instantly healed.
He was startled. These strange trees were truly powerful. They were able to instantly heal him and remove the poison.
Furthermore, it hadn't taken any effort at all to heal such an injury. And he found that these trees didn't have any spiritual fluctuations.
They were completely different from the one he had encountered in the Spirit World. Although their shape was the exact same, they didn't possess any consciousness, nor did they possess such a fiendish air. They were no different from ordinary trees.
In truth, Magical Beasts were similar to humans in that there were ordinary Magical Beasts, and there were elite Magical Beasts. Different bloodlines represented different levels of power.
That was similar to the human race's Celestials. Celestials could fight across realms against ordinary experts. Magical Beasts were the same. Each one of these Hidden Ground Gold Spiders was capable of killing ordinary seventh rank Magical Beasts.
Long Chen could be counted as an elite from the human race. But this group of Hidden Ground Gold Spiders could be considered elites amongst elites in the Magical Beast world. Their bloodlines were pure, and their defense was strong. Their combat power was absolutely monstrous.
== Cores ==
Prying open one of the dead spiders' heads, he found a dazzling, almost golden crystal core.
"Hehe, this is a treasure."
Although its body was huge, its crystal core was only the size of a baby's fist. This was the place where all its essence was gathered, an endless source of dark energy. Whether it was for alchemy or forging, it would be a peak treasure.
The dark attribute was extremely rare. Added to a weapon, it could make it harder to notice and give it a corrosive effect. Most importantly, if this crystal core was imbued to a weapon, it could give it the ability to cut through the air without any sound. You would be able to kill someone without them even noticing. If Guo Ran saw it, he would definitely jump in excitement.
It was regretful that their poisonous fangs had lost their toxicity after being burned by the Earth Flame. The poison would no longer possess a great threat to experts, so he could only give up on it.
Long Chen obtained thirty-three crystal cores. That was quite the harvest.
== King, Filial Cannibalism ==
It was a huge Hidden Ground Gold Spider. Its skin was actually covered in scales, and each scale contained a rune. It looked as if it had been made of gold.
As soon as this huge spider appeared, it began to shrink. It shrank to the point that it was only three meters tall. Its two golden eyes stared closely at Long Chen, giving him goosebumps.
This was a seventh tier Magical Beast, and one on the level of a beast king. It could be compared to the Redeye Sacred Blood Phoenix, this Hidden Ground Gold Spider King.
This trial cave was just the first level of trials for the ancient disciples. Thus, its difficulty wasn't actually too high.
The strongest guard of this place was originally just an early seventh rank Magical Beast. But with the crumbling of the Immemorial Path, there was no one to look over this place. That Magical Beast had actually begun to reproduce on its own.
Originally, with the laws of this place, it would be unable to continue cultivating. The early seventh rank was its absolute limit. But its children also then began to grow and reproduce. This spider king was one of those descendants.
Because of the laws and the formations present, they wouldn't starve to death. Although their cultivation speed would be lowered, they could still grow.
As for this spider king, it had actually raised its own children and then consumed them once they got strong enough.
With this kind of assimilation method, it managed to break the restrictions of this place. After all these years, it had reached the peak of the seventh rank.
If it weren't for this cave's suppression, it could have even broken through to the eighth rank. This kind of ancient breed was extremely terrifying, and their growth limit was extremely high. As long as it was given enough time, it could even break through to the ninth rank.
But after reaching the peak of the seventh rank, this spider king had stopped consuming its children and begun cultivating underground.
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