They continued their journey.
They hadn't gone a few steps when they heard a rustling sound. The noise drew closer, accompanied by heavy footsteps that made the ground tremble slightly.
Wu Gao's expression changed. He quickly stopped in his tracks and lowered his voice, Boss, there's a monster! Be careful!
Before he could even finish speaking, a massive figure emerged from a nearby passageway, blocking their path.
It was a giant spider, a full four or five meters tall, with a terrifyingly enormous body. It had eight thick, long legs, each completely covered in sharp spikes. The spikes gleamed with a cold light, looking incredibly sharp, as if a single swipe could tear a person to shreds.
Wu Gao and Wu Tian subconsciously took a half-step back, then hurriedly drew their weapons.
Although they had hunted many monsters, they had never seen a spider like this before. Its sheer size was enough to strike fear into one's heart. Without knowing its combat style, observing the situation before acting was the safest approach.
Boss, I'll go bait it! Wu Gao tightened his grip on his weapon and said to Ye Chuan.
I'll distract it, and you strike when the opportunity arises. You can definitely kill it!
He knew he was weak and couldn't be of much help, so he could only do things like baiting monsters, trying his best not to hold Ye Chuan back.
No need, Ye Chuan said.
Wu Gao froze for a moment. Before he could say anything else, the giant spider let out an ear-piercing screech and lunged fiercely at Ye Chuan!
Its massive body carried a foul-smelling wind, and its eight sharp legs reached out to grab Ye Chuan. The spikes flashed with a cold light, about to impale him.
Wu Gao and Wu Tian's hearts stopped in terror.
But Ye Chuan remained standing where he was. He didn't even try to dodge, nor did his gaze shift in the slightest.
Just as the giant spider's legs were about to touch him, an invisible, majestic pressure suddenly erupted from his body, instantly enveloping the giant spider.
The giant spider's screech came to an abrupt halt. Its lunging body froze instantly, as if frozen solid, suspended in mid-air.
Its eight long legs struggled ceaselessly, trying to break free from the pressure's restraint. But no matter how hard it tried, it couldn't move an inch. Its body even began to twist and shrink little by little.
Crack— Crack—
The crisp sound of bones breaking rang out. Under the invisible pressure, the giant spider's body was forcefully crushed.
Finally, its entire massive body was completely pulverized into a dark red blood mist, dissipating into the air, leaving behind only a pungent, foul stench.
The entire process took less than a second.
Wu Gao and Wu Tian stood frozen in place, forgetting even to breathe.
Although they knew Ye Chuan was powerful, they had never imagined he was this powerful—
Not just in the previous rift, but even facing such a terrifying giant spider in the tower, he actually crushed it alive with just his aura!
Ye Chuan completely ignored their shock and instead glanced at Lan Xiaoke beside him. After all, this girl was still slacking off.
His purpose was to bring Lan Xiaoke here to temper herself.
Xiaoke, if another monster appears later, I'll leave it to you.
Me? Lan Xiaoke scratched her head. Ye Chuan, you're so amazing. I can just stay on the sidelines and give you a massage.
... Ye Chuan didn't say anything, just stared at her silently.
Fine, Lan Xiaoke curled her lips and finally said, I'll handle the next one.
Before she finished speaking, a massive figure slowly walked out of a nearby passageway, blocking their path.
This time it wasn't a spider, but a grayish-brown stone monster, over three meters tall. Its surface was covered in irregular bulges, like solidified magma.
Like a smart Malphite.
Xiaoke, it's all yours, Ye Chuan said.
Lan Xiaoke dawdled as she pulled a pair of pink bunny boxing gloves out of her backpack and put them on. This was the weapon Ye Chuan had made for her.
Beside them, Wu Gao and Wu Tian were stunned. Was this a weapon?
As the saying goes, a big shot's equipment always has a rather unique style.
At this moment, the stone monster let out a muffled roar and charged fiercely at Lan Xiaoke. Its thick rock arm was raised high, as if to smash her into a pulp.
We'll help you, miss!
Lan Xiaoke looked naive and cute. Holding pink gloves, she didn't look like she could beat a stone monster at all. Was the boss testing her?
But the next second, they were shocked by the sight before them.
Facing the stone monster's smashing arm, not only did Lan Xiaoke not retreat, but she also easily dodged the stone monster's attack.
Before the stone monster could react, Lan Xiaoke leaped up, landing on the stone monster's shoulder. Her fist, wearing the pink bunny glove, smashed viciously into the stone monster's head.
Bang!
With a loud crash, a large crater was instantly smashed into the stone monster's head, sending rubble flying!
The stone monster let out a shrill roar. Its body swayed as it tried to shake Lan Xiaoke off, but Lan Xiaoke's fists rained down like a storm. Every punch carried majestic power, smashing into the stone monster's body and emitting loud, continuous bangs.
In just a little over ten seconds, the originally massive stone monster was blasted into a pile of rubble by Lan Xiaoke in a few strikes. It completely lost its life force, leaving only a few relatively intact rock fragments scattered on the ground.
Lan Xiaoke clapped her hands, jumped down from the pile of rubble, and patted the dust off her gloves.
Tch, so weak.
Ye Chuan glanced at Lan Xiaoke. Not bad, you completely out-leveled it after all.
Aren't I amazing? Hurry up and praise me!
Ye Chuan ignored her coquettish behavior, turned around, and continued walking forward. Let's keep moving and find the entrance to the second floor.
Lan Xiaoke curled her lips and quickly followed. Wu Gao and Wu Tian also snapped back to reality and hurriedly caught up with them. Their gazes toward Lan Xiaoke now held a bit more awe—
Sure enough, the people around a big shot were never ordinary.
The girl with glasses from before was the same.
The group continued forward in the maze. With Ye Chuan clearing the way and Lan Xiaoke covering the rear, Wu Gao and Wu Tian gradually relaxed. Whenever they occasionally encountered a few low-level monsters, Wu Gao and Wu Tian dared to take the initiative to attack. Relying on their previous experience, they were able to deal with them easily.
Along the way, they also collected a lot of monster materials left behind by monsters that other super warriors had found difficult to hunt before. To Wu Gao and Wu Tian, these were rare treasures.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, the passageway ahead gradually became more spacious. They could vaguely hear a deep, resonant roar. The aura was more majestic than any monster they had encountered before.
Wu Gao quickly stopped and said to Ye Chuan:
Boss, the aura ahead seems unusual. It should be the strongest monster guarding the maze.
Ye Chuan nodded, his gaze calmly looking toward the end of the passageway:
Let's go take a look.
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
s the Eldest Princess, renowned for her cold and aloof detachment, became the most docile of lambs, obeying his every command without question. But when the final move was played on the chessboard, as Gu Chenghan seized everything and ascended on the verge of apotheosis, that very Princess suddenly embraced him from behind, her tone carrying a dependence never heard before: "Wait... you haven't yet... commanded me to love you forever." Gu Chenghan froze abruptly. She... hadn't been hypnotized?! ... [The Eldest Princess's Diary] [When my soul was extracted, becoming the sole spectator outside my own shell] [At first, there was overwhelming fury, until I saw] [How he used my sword to effortlessly shatter my inescapable doom] [How he wielded my authority to eradicate fatal conspiracies I had never even detected] [Like a deity, he rescued me from the deep mire I was trapped in] [If not for those annoying vixens, he and I would be a match made in heaven] [I think I am ill, gravely ill] [My deity should belong to me alone] ... "Hypnosis? Oh, it succeeded, my dear Master." "Only this time, it's my turn to hypnotize you."
