Bai Ye casually flicked the blood off the Nan Ming Li Fire Sword, stepped over the corpse, and continued to run forward.
The first and second forbidden zone missions were completed, and now it was time for the final, third forbidden zone mission.
However, Bai Ye still had to kill a spider demon, the father of the spider demon family.
This was a trap. In his past life, Bai Ye remembered, many people believed the spider demon father was the ruler of the spider demon family.
This was not the case. The true Lower Rank Five of the Twelve Kizuki was actually the youngest son of the spider demon family, and he was the strongest spider demon.
The other spider demons had all become spider demons by drinking his blood.
Bai Ye knew this because of his memories from his past life. The spider demon father was merely a distraction.
Yet, Bai Ye still had to find the spider demon father.
The reason was simple: for the Blood Demon Art.
Even the Blood Demon Art of the Lower Rank Five of the Twelve Kizuki, from the spider demon family, Bai Ye didn't think much of it.
Only the spider demon father's Blood Demon Art piqued his interest.
Because the spider demon father's Blood Demon Art could passively strengthen his physical attributes. Although it was only of green quality, it was better than nothing.
Compared to offensive or defensive Blood Demon Arts, unless they were powerful enough to reach black quality, Bai Ye felt that this kind of Blood Demon Art that directly strengthened physical attributes was more suitable for him.
And the rewards were given randomly from the defeated spider demons.
Thinking about it this way, Bai Ye shouldn't have killed the spider demon elder brother. But Bai Ye had no choice. For the second forbidden zone mission, Bai Ye wanted the Thunder Breathing technique mastered by Agatsuma Zenitsu.
This was because the random reward method for the second forbidden zone mission was the same as the first: it was obtained from the saved Demon Slayers.
If Bai Ye only saved Agatsuma Zenitsu, he was sure to get the Thunder Breathing technique.
And to save Agatsuma Zenitsu, he had to kill the spider demon elder brother, so this was a contradictory choice.
Bai Ye ran frantically for about fifteen minutes before gradually slowing his pace.
"Southwest of the spider demon elder brother's mountain cabin..." Bai Ye muttered, "there should be a small stream."
Bai Ye pricked up his ears and soon heard the sound of the stream hitting the rocks.
Bai Ye smiled, "Found it."
Bai Ye accelerated again, running along the sound of the stream.
Soon, Bai Ye passed through the forest, and a small stream appeared before him.
By the stream, a man was naked, washing himself. Beside him were two corpses.
The man looked at Bai Ye and then silently picked up a knife placed beside him.
"I have a premonition that you are different from these two杂兵 (zábīng - cannon fodder)."
The man gently stroked the knife and said to Bai Ye.
Bai Ye ignored him entirely and looked around.
Based on his memories from his past life, Bai Ye remembered that the spider demon father should be active near the mountain stream.
However, the stream flowed through a considerable area, and the spider demon father would move around, so it was hard to say where he was right now.
At this moment, the man had walked ashore with his knife, holding it horizontally in front of him, and said to Bai Ye, "Come on, I have a premonition this will be a tough fight, but I will always win, because I have reasons not to lose..."
Bai Ye suddenly turned around and swept out the Nan Ming Li Fire Sword in his hand.
In the next instant, a sword rainbow swept across.
A blood line appeared on the man's neck, and then his entire head tilted, suddenly falling off his neck.
"You have killed a participant (Wuxia World)."
"You have obtained five fragments of Divine Stone."
"Chuunibyou is a disease!" Bai Ye sneered, "It needs to be cured!"
As soon as Bai Ye finished speaking, he suddenly heard footsteps behind him.
Bai Ye immediately gripped his sword and turned around!
About thirty meters away, a man appeared!
The man had an extremely tall and strong physique, wearing cloth pants on his lower body and his upper body bare, revealing chiseled muscles.
Most importantly, his head...
Although the head had the outline of a human head, the face could not be called a human face at all. It had uneven, spider-like green eyes, and his open mouth revealed insect-like mandibles.
"It seems I found what I was looking for without even trying," Bai Ye chuckled. "It actually delivered itself to my doorstep."
The person was the spider demon family's...
Father!
"Run, run quickly!"
At this time, a shout came from the other side of the stream.
Bai Ye looked towards the sound and saw two Demon Slayers. One wore a green and black checkered outfit with a scar on his forehead, and the other was bare-chested, wearing a boar mask on his head.
"Run quickly!" the other shouted, "You'll be killed!"
As the Demon Slayer shouted, the spider demon stomped the ground forcefully, lunging forward towards Bai Ye, his right hand clawed and reaching out in Bai Ye's direction.
Then...
*Puff!*
The sound of tearing flesh suddenly rang out.
The spider demon maintained his forward punching posture, except his wrist no longer had a hand. The hand flew high into the air, tumbling continuously.
Bai Ye looked at the two Demon Slayers and smiled, "You want me to run?"
*Roar!*
The spider demon's mandibles opened and closed, then he suddenly turned and swept a leg towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye directly lifted his leg high and then...
*Bang!*
The spider demon's leg swept into Bai Ye's knee.
At the moment of impact, a terrifying wave appeared, and an invisible shockwave pushed outwards, causing the pebbles by the stream to tumble.
In the next instant, the spider demon swung his fist again.
As his arm swung, with a *poof*, the wrist that Bai Ye had cut off instantly grew back.
Bai Ye glanced at it and then swept the Nan Ming Li Fire Sword horizontally.
*Clang!*
The spider demon grabbed the Nan Ming Li Fire Sword. When his palm met the blade, a clear metallic ringing sound was produced.
"Oh?"
Bai Ye frowned. Seeing the spider demon lunging at him, his mandibles opening to bite at Bai Ye's head, Bai Ye suddenly raised his leg and swept it horizontally, kicking the spider demon in the abdomen.
With a *bang*, after taking Bai Ye's kick, the spider demon flew backward and rolled on the ground.
Bai Ye looked at the blade of the Nan Ming Li Fire Sword and murmured, "Super strong self-recovery ability, and after recovery, the body becomes even tougher?"
Although Bai Ye had visited Mt. Natagumo in his past life, he was in a sorry state and mostly ran away, so his understanding of the spider demon family's Blood Demon Art was only general, not very clear.
Now it seemed...
The spider demon father's Blood Demon Art was better than Bai Ye had imagined.
Besides strengthening physical attributes, it also came with recovery abilities and continuous enhancement effects.
Bai Ye licked his lips and said, "I want it even more!"
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