Chapter 1099: Chapter 1099: Spiderweb Valley
The group continued to move forward.
Fortunately, the ferocious beasts were mostly concentrated at the initial entry point. After they passed those few bare trees, they almost encountered no more beasts, and even if they did, they weren’t at the Immortal level.
This makes sense. How could there be so many Immortal-level creatures? Statistically, only one Immortal is born out of ten thousand people. Even if ferocious beasts become Immortal at a higher rate, it wouldn’t be to an exaggerated degree.
What concerned Shi Hao was why were both groups of ferocious beasts gathered at the entry point.
It seemed... they had a certain guarding duty.
Is that really the case?
The marsh soon came to an end. Without the obstruction of the ferocious beasts, the journey was naturally very smooth.
Ahead, a gorge appeared.
The group arrived at the entrance of the gorge, and found it full of spider webs. Not only inside the gorge, but also in the sky above, a huge spider web was floating.
So, if they wanted to continue moving forward, they would have to break these spider webs.
Without Shi Hao needing to speak, Ji Tianrui and others spontaneously stepped forward. Either using Immortal Artifacts or performing Immortal Techniques, they began to destroy these spider webs.
However, to their shock, these spider webs had extremely strong toughness. Sharp tools could not harm them, and when they tried to burn them with flames, the webs remained completely unmoved, showing incredible defensive power.
"Tsk, if clothes were woven from these spider threads, their defensive effect should be excellent," Shi Hao murmured.
"But they’re not pretty," Weng Nanqing interjected. These spider threads were gray, so the clothes made from them would be grayish, which for someone like her who loves beauty, was definitely not her choice.
The members from the Ji, Wang, and Feng families grimaced together. Was this really the time to consider such things?
The Heaven Building Ladder also wanted to help, but as soon as their hands and feet touched the webs, they got stuck, and no amount of struggling could free them.
"Could there be a nest of Immortal-level spiders here?" Shi Hao murmured again.
This caused the Ji, Wang, and Feng families to shiver. Now that they were trapped by the webs, if any spider monsters did appear, what would they do?
They wouldn’t be able to defend, nor escape, only wait for death.
But at this moment, they noticed a slight tremor across the distant spider web.
Clearly, something was stepping on the spider web, otherwise, it couldn’t have caused such a stir.
They all looked over, and then revealed expressions of amazement.
Indeed, someone was walking on the spider web, but it wasn’t some ugly spider monster; it was a beautiful woman.
This woman was truly beautiful, with a stunning figure, dressed very lightly, wearing only a short garment exposing most of her thighs and arms, along with a glimpse of her slim waist, skin as white as snow, with alluring curves.
On her forehead was a peculiar tattoo or perhaps a birthmark, blooming like a flower, enhancing her beauty with a unique charm.
However, amid such an ancient relic, how could a beauty appear?
Strange!
The Immortals from the Ji, Wang, and Feng families immediately came to their senses, showing strong signs of apprehension.
This woman could walk on the spider web!
To know that others touch these webs just once and become instantly stuck, unable to move.
So... was this web of her making and thus didn’t affect her, or was her power strong enough to ignore these spider webs?
Either way, it was terrifying.
But Shi Hao noticed more details; at the woman’s wrists and ankles, there were silver threads binding her, so fine they could almost be overlooked, but Shi Hao’s ocular power was exceptional, and he could see them clearly.
Soon the woman reached the entrance of the gorge, stopping, standing charmingly, her alluring figure almost bursting forth, drawing desire.
"Who are you?" the woman asked.
Shi Hao didn’t speak. By reason, as the strongest in the group, he should be the one communicating.
However, Shi Hao chose silence for better observation.
The family heads from the Ji, Wang, and Feng families were old foxes. Seeing that Shi Hao showed no intention of stepping forward, they did not hesitate to speak up.
"We are from the Ji, Wang, and Feng families."
"Young lady, and who are you?"
"Why are you here?"
The entrance to this ancient relic was clearly very hidden, and there were Immortal-level ferocious beasts stationed when they entered, making it very unlikely for this woman to have beaten them here.
Yet, the idea that she lived here was even more unacceptable to the family heads.
—Why live here with no cultivation resources, and even the Immortal-level rules constantly disappearing, showing no apparent benefits.
Shi Hao observed carefully, yet he found he couldn’t see through this woman’s cultivation.
Even he couldn’t?
Hiss, then what level of power did this woman have?
However, he observed clearly that the woman standing there was not because she wanted to, but because she had no choice.
Because, upon reaching there, the silver threads on her limbs were fully stretched, leaving no more room for movement.
Thus, she was trapped there.
And the previous Water Beast and Bat Monster were actually guards, preventing others from entering.
Shi Hao drew a conclusion in his heart, time would reveal the truth.
The woman smiled enchantingly, with infinite allure, even causing the old Immortals like Ji Tianrui to waver uncontrollably.
"My name is Ji Xiangyue," she said.
Ji Xueyi couldn’t help but exclaim, "Miss also has the surname Ji, what a coincidence!"
"Indeed," Ji Xiangyue nodded, "So, can this brother help me break free?"
Break free?
Everyone was surprised. You are trapped? Where are you trapped?
Shi Hao was even more surprised. Are you all blind? Didn’t you see the silver threads binding her limbs and restricting her to the gorge?
"Those are Threads of Rules, invisible to ordinary people," the Purple Gold Rat whispered in his ear.
Shi Hao stiffened, looking at it.
"We are different because we have cultivated the Primordial Scripture, seeing things from their essence, so this cannot be hidden from our eyes," the Purple Gold Rat explained.
Shi Hao nodded slowly. It seemed he had underestimated the Primordial Scripture’s usefulness.
Explaining the essence of everything meant one couldn’t directly analyze the Immortal-level rules, but could still catch clues.
Impressive!
Ji Xiangyue showed a touch of grievance and said, "I am trapped by an evil person, needing you to unlock four seals to rescue me! Gentlemen, your act of saving me, this little girl is willing to repay with everything."
The last sentence made everyone itch at heart, repay with everything?
Tsk tsk!
Shi Hao sneered, what four seals, clearly it’s just about unlocking the four silver threads.
This woman is not a good person, speaking deceitfully right from the start!