Chapter 321: The Demigod Standing Behind the Curtain
The toxins spread by the Venomous Gall were extraordinarily terrifying. Even the High-level Divine Spell · Defiled Flame could be turned into yellow sand filling the sky, yet the three Transcendent-level Cave Spider Men pursuing him were no weaklings either.
Especially since one of them had chosen the Devotee path and was a priest. Perhaps his frontal combat ability could not compare to experts of the same level, but his support methods were exceptionally outstanding.
As a purification divine spell unfolded, although the snake venom was not completely dispersed, it was already difficult for it to threaten them.
The other two Transcendent-level Cave Spider Men immediately accelerated, caught up to Zhou Ming, and unleashed their respective trump cards.
One transcendent Cave Spider Man had chosen the Berserker profession. The rage within his body and the berserker-exclusive blood energy instantly erupted. Two different forms of life force intertwined together and immediately transformed into a sea of blood that charged toward Zhou Ming.
Meanwhile, the other transcendent Cave Spider Man had chosen the Hunter profession, specializing in tracking, setting traps, and using bows, crossbows, and other ranged weapons.
However, after advancing to the Transcendent Rank, his frontal combat ability was no weaker than the other professions.
With spear in hand and body as bow, he hurled the attack toward Zhou Ming like a meteor descending from the heavens.
Sensing the danger behind him, Zhou Ming also knew there was nowhere to dodge. The opponent’s attack far exceeded the speed at which he could escape.
Turning around, the Steel-Cleaving Sword fell into his hand.
This rare-grade longsword no longer offered him much help.
However, the Steel-Cleaving Sword’s own characteristics were enough to release one final dazzling brilliance.
Serpentfolk Form, Gathering Sand Secret Technique · Power of the Giant Serpent, the power of the Molting Snake Emperor bloodline—all of it was condensed into the Steel-Cleaving Sword in one burst.
“Blade-Shattering Slash.”
At the cost of completely destroying the Steel-Cleaving Sword, an incomparably dazzling sword aura rose within the dim cavern.
That streak of radiance resembled the great sun just appearing above the horizon, tearing open a gap in the night.
As the sword slashed outward, the Steel-Cleaving Sword shattered inch by inch into ordinary metal, dropping onto the ground like broken stones.
Zhou Ming paid no attention to the results of that strike and immediately continued fleeing, because he still lacked the confidence to kill three Transcendent experts with a single sword strike.
“Boom……”
Behind Zhou Ming, a terrifying explosion erupted along with a burst of white light.
Within a radius of one kilometer, horrifying shockwaves swept across the land, while the violent energy storm prevented the Cave Spider Men experts from continuing their pursuit.
As the sinner who had desecrated Her Majesty the Queen escaped, furious roars instantly echoed throughout the cavern.
Having failed to complete the divine decree, even if they survived, they would still suffer greatly. One had to know that Spider Queen Iliss possessed no merciful heart.
Naturally, Zhou Ming had no interest in the fate awaiting those three Transcendent-level Cave Spider Men. He only wanted to escape from this place.
Half an hour later, inside an unnamed small cavern, Zhou Ming sensed a trace of weakness emerging within his body. Only then did he casually find a rocky cave to hide in.
To quickly restore his strength, he poured various high-grade potions into his mouth as if they cost nothing.
Moments later, after the weakness within his body dissipated and his strength recovered to seventy or eighty percent of his peak state, Zhou Ming finally stopped consuming potions.
After all, ordinary high-grade potions could not completely restore his strength. The rationality he still retained prevented him from continuing to waste precious potions.
“Huu……”
As he exhaled a long breath and sensed no Cave Spider Men experts continuing the pursuit, the panic within his heart finally calmed.
“Looks like that Spider Queen never truly descended.”
After regaining his composure, Zhou Ming quickly analyzed Spider Queen Iliss’s true situation.
Otherwise, with the terrifying strength of an Epic Demigod, there was no possibility that he could have escaped.
As for why he had encountered her, based on the divine knowledge provided by Catgirl Aina and the information he had obtained from the Blue Star Academy Library, a conjecture gradually formed in his mind.
The place his Ironthread Snake had barged into earlier was most likely the grand hall enshrining the statue of the Spider Queen.
For existences that had stepped into the divine domain, divine statues served as coordinates, while the halls worshipping those statues were extensions of the divine kingdom’s domain.
If it were merely a single strand of consciousness descending, and as long as she did not leave the hall enshrining the divine statue, it was possible for her to avoid the gaze of the Tamu World Will.
And with the divine statue acting as a coordinate, even world isolation was not impossible to bypass.
Originally, Spider Queen Iliss could not interfere with the outside world and could at most direct her believers to act. Yet Zhou Ming had unknowingly delivered himself right to her doorstep.
The difference in strength between the two sides was simply too great. Spider Queen Iliss had been able to control him with only a strand of consciousness.
Fortunately, the Transcendent system Zhou Ming had chosen was the Beast Tamer path, and he also possessed the Emperor Bloodline of an entire race.
Only through the calls of the Molting Snake Swarm had he been able to briefly break free from her charm and sever the connection between himself and the Ironthread Snake.
However, when Zhou Ming recalled how the moment he entered the divine statue hall, he had instantly been noticed by Spider Queen Iliss, his brows furrowed once more.
Because this represented two possibilities.
Either his luck had been terrible and he had coincidentally encountered the descent of her consciousness, or she had been constantly watching Blue Star, which was why she had discovered him immediately.
If it was the former, then there was not much to say. After all, this was hardly the first time he had encountered bad luck.
But if it was the latter, then it meant that Spider Queen Iliss, this Demigod, was also plotting for the World’s Heart that was about to appear on Blue Star.
“Could it be that the World’s Heart has other special effects besides helping Legends advance into Demigods?”
Zhou Ming thought carefully about it. Tamu World required hundreds or even thousands of years to devour another small world.
For the Tamu World, which had existed for countless ages, such a period was extremely brief.
However, for Legends or Demigods, a thousand years was far from short. The World’s Heart was also far from a treasure that could be casually obtained.
If the World’s Heart possessed other special uses, then it was understandable for Epic Demigods to secretly scheme over it.
Perhaps besides Spider Queen Iliss, there might even be other Demigods, or experts from other regions of Tamu World, secretly coveting the World’s Heart that would soon appear on Blue Star.
Suddenly, Zhou Ming shook his head and laughed.
“Why am I thinking so much about this? Regardless of whether the World’s Heart has other special effects, or whether other experts are paying attention to it, with my current strength, I’m not qualified to participate at all.”
“What I need to do is simply survive when Tamu World devours Blue Star and ensure my life isn’t affected by it.”
As long as he successfully survived the great upheaval about to descend upon Blue Star, then with his current strength, entering Tamu World would already be enough for him to survive within that land filled with countless experts.
After all, even in Tamu World, Transcendent experts were not existences found everywhere. No matter where they went, they could still be regarded as powerful figures.
Only after his thoughts became clear did Zhou Ming truly calm the worries within his heart.
As for the Cave Spider Men of the Dark Domain, given their current situation, they most likely still would not threaten the camp’s existence.
After all, Spider Queen Iliss still could not truly descend, and the Cave Spider Men also could not ignore the existence of the one governing the Dark Domain and send large numbers of Cave Spider Men experts into the Dark Domain.
Afterward, Zhou Ming did not continue lingering there and immediately chose to take a detour back to Snake King Fortress.