"Hehe, little brother, are you so eager to merge with this queen? Heh heh... Then become this queen's plaything~!"
Scarlet hair filled the sky, transforming into a colossal web that enveloped heaven and earth, and it swooped down towards Zhu Wu.
As the blood-colored strands slid back and forth, a series of sharp friction noises arose from all directions, as if they were about to shred the very space itself.
The sky-engulfing blood web approached with overwhelming force, and Zhu Wu, with a grave expression on his face, reached a certain distance and suddenly turned into an afterimage, as if merging into the space of this world.
In his hand, the Evil-Devouring Sword instantly released a burst of ink jade dazzling light, activating the power to vanquish evil, turning into a sword shadow tens of meters long. In the blink of an eye, it became an illusion that penetrated the blood web without any hindrance and plunged into the blood gem on the Spider Queen's navel!
A shrill wail of agony, like the waning sound of the wind, erupted from the mouth of the Spider Queen. Her bewitching aura instantly grew three times thicker, causing the BOSSes on the battlefield to pause briefly before becoming even more madly bloodthirsty.
At this moment, Zhu Wu's body became a mass of light points, which slowly reassembled into a human form a kilometer away, his face deathly pale, as if he had been indulging in excesses.
This Spider Queen could incite the seven emotions and six desires within living beings. He hadn't even truly touched her, merely approaching within a few dozen meters, and he already endured immense spiritual interference, almost having his spirit invaded and eroded by her. It was hard to imagine how powerful she would become once the will of the Evil God was fully aroused.
"Ah, what is this? It can actually erode my spirit, damn it! You humans should all die! I will sacrifice you all to the Goddess Rose!"
The Spider Queen tried to pull out the sword shadow embedded in her navel, but whether it was her hands, the spider legs, or even the blood-red hair strands, they all passed right through the sword shadow, as though it was merely an ethereal projection, utterly unable to touch the actual Evil-Devouring Sword.
Feeling herself growing weaker by the moment, the Spider Queen twisted her massive body in a fit of anger, using all sorts of methods to no avail against the sword shadow. Her beautiful face showed a trace of a blood-colored sinster light as she raised her head and bellowed towards the sky.
As the Spider Queen's furious roar echoed, the floating Blood Lake, which had been releasing a blood rain, suddenly became still. The next moment, the blood water churned, lifting colossal waves that transformed into a crimson torrent, pouring down from the sky towards the Spider Queen.
The waters of Blood Lake refined her, dyeing the Spider Queen blood red, appearing like a demon descending upon the world, with a ferocity that engulfed the heavens, and like a blood-strewn rakshasa, demonic and bloodthirsty.
The contradictory temperaments merged into one, making this Spider Queen, possessed by the will of the Evil God, all the more enchanting and bewitching. A pale pink fog slowly spread across the battlefield, and any BOSS that was tainted by this fog became frenzied, their bodies swelling significantly.
"Now we just need to wait for the Spider Queen to complete her evolution, transforming into a Legendary BOSS, and we will be able to reap this precious treasure."
Watching Zhu Wu quickly return, Ying Xueji nodded, but her expression was more solemn than ever before.
"Should we take this opportunity to deal with the Spider Warriors first?"
Liu Shengnan had a look of eagerness to try her hand in battle, itching to dive into a fierce fight right away.
"No, let the Spider Warriors hold him back. It's a good way to prevent that guy from wreaking havoc with a Hellish Puppet," Ying Xueji replied.
The group intentionally kept some distance between themselves and Zi Liyuan and Shen Yurou, whispering to each other with voices fine as threads.
"We can't trust this guy; we must be vigilant. I'm just worried about something unexpected happening at a critical moment."
Li Fengwen spoke softly, but the vigilant looks from the others were also directed at him.
This guy was also a cunning old hand, and they needed to be on guard, otherwise they might really get sold out by him and help him count the money.
Not far away, Zi Liyuan certainly knew these fellows were up to no good, especially after seeing Zhu Wu confronting the Spider Queen, he was even more aware that these guys were hiding some critical information.
Especially now that they had time to deal with Spider Warriors, yet these bastards were completely ignoring it, letting Lao Tie fight them one-on-one—Zi Liyuan did not buy that it was unintentional for a second.
Meanwhile, Shen Yurou was hugging the metal lizard, continuing her analysis and research. She had already obtained several mechanical blueprints from this mechanical creation, but the key core blueprint had yet to be deciphered.
However, she was not in a hurry. The technology contained within this metal lizard was extremely advanced, particularly in terms of energy and intelligence.
If she could decipher the blueprints, keep researching, improving, and continuously strengthening them, combined with the exoskeleton sniper armor she had come up with now, she might be able to create a Demonic Energy Mecha similar to those crafted by Goblins… well, a lower-tier version.
Demonic Energy Mechas, oh, those were forbidden-level weapons. The weak Goblin race relied on these contraptions to stand firm in the Sea of Realms, suppress various other covetous races, and protect their own kin to proliferate and flourish!
Even a lower-tier version would certainly greatly enhance her own strength, and perhaps the strength of the entire Human Race!
"Xiao Yurou, no matter what happens later, don't get involved. Run as far as you can and don't worry about me," Zi Liyuan whispered into Shen Yurou's ear, keeping his voice down.
The item coveted by the members of the four royal families must be extraordinary. Zi Liyuan did not want to miss it either, especially since the Spider Queen's carapace was too tempting for him. That was a level 60 Epic Boss, and it might even further evolve into a Legendary Boss.
Despite Lao Tie's attributes being incredibly powerful and being able to take on the Spider Warriors head-to-head, even crushing them in terms of resistance, his health was too low. When compared to these BOSSes, this disadvantage was simply too great.
Right now, Zi Liyuan wished nothing more than to reach Third Order immediately, to activate the Necromancer's Resurrection skill, and then revive a Legendary BOSS as his subordinate!
"Don't worry, I have no intention of dying here," Shen Yurou replied after giving Zi Liyuan a deep look, nodding her head, and then focusing even more intently on her research.
At this moment, she profoundly felt the gap between herself, Zi Liyuan, and the members of the four royal families. She wanted to become stronger, at least enough to catch up to their pace!
And the way for her to become stronger was, and only was, to keep researching more powerful mechanical creations, just like Zi Liyuan had said—she wanted to become the Mechanical Queen, or even the Mechanical Overlord!
Just then, the space that was originally illuminated with a blood-red hue suddenly changed color, returning once more to a grim and dim world.
The Blood Lake that had been floating in the air turned into a Blood River, which was completely devoured and absorbed by the blood-colored jewel on the navel of the Spider Queen.
Then, a thick surge of blood-red energy gushed out from the body of the Spider Queen, quickly forming a cocoon of blood on the surface of her body.
The evolution of the Spider Queen had begun!