Eternal Heavenly Emperor-Chapter 420 - 410 Ice Spider

"Enter the cave, or continue over the mountain?" Fat Cat asked Chu Hao and the Barbaric Girl, "Don’t think about it, let your heart decide."

"Enter the cave!" Chu Hao and the girl said in unison.

"Then into the cave it is," Fat Cat nodded, "Both of you have Qi Luck of this place upon you, every decision you make should tend to lean more towards opportunity."

"Are there opportunities inside this cave?" Chu Hao asked.

Fat Cat nodded and said, "If we go over the mountain, we might pass safely without incident, but I estimate there won’t be much to gain. Whereas taking this route, there might be great danger, but there could also be great opportunities."

"Didn’t you say that Yun Cai and I have great Qi Luck upon us?" Chu Hao asked.

"Nonsense, even if your Qi Luck defies the heavens, it won’t stand up to your own foolishness!" Fat Cat rolled its eyes.

"Damned cat, you speak so maliciously, does your family know?"

"Less talking, move it!" Fat Cat, with its tail erect, was the first to enter the cave.

The cave’s entrance was surprisingly large, but as they walked, it began to narrow. Although it could still accommodate more than a dozen people walking side by side, it was nothing compared to the spacious entrance at the beginning.

Stalactites hung from the cave ceiling, some even thicker than a person’s waist, their age unknown.

"Huh?" The Barbaric Girl suddenly pointed at a stalactite, "There’s someone inside!"

All eyes turned to look, and indeed, a person was encased within the ice of that stalactite, suspended high above the cave ceiling, emitting a very eerie presence.

"Knock it down and have a look!" Chu Hao leaped up, reached out with his right hand, and with a swipe of Green Flame, he instantly melted the ice column, causing it to fall from the ceiling. The Barbaric Girl quickly stretched out her arms to catch it before it hit the ground and shattered.

She placed the ice column on the ground, and the four of them gathered around.

"There’s a fatal wound on the top of the head." Fu Xue immediately noticed and pointed at the head of the person inside the ice column.

It was a young man, his face frozen with the fear of his last moments, his mouth gaping wide, preserved forever by the cold ice. There was a bloody hole at the top of his head; looking through the ice, the brain matter inside seemed to have vanished.

"Could there be some creature that exclusively feeds on brain matter?" Chu Hao mused aloud.

"Don’t scare me!" Gu Qingcheng shivered and clung tightly to the Barbaric Girl’s arm.

"Vixen, don’t get so close to others!" the girl said discontentedly. She had never taken a liking to Gu Qingcheng, and over the past few days, this Demoness had been making eyes at Chu Hao, which made her even more displeased.

"But why would it be frozen and suspended from the ceiling after death?" Chu Hao wondered aloud.

"Let’s melt the ice and take a closer look," suggested Fu Xue.

Chu Hao nodded; Green Flame flared up again, and soon enough, the ice column had completely melted. He was now so adept at controlling fire that he did not have to worry about harming the body inside.

Although it was unknown how many years the body had been there, because of the extremely low temperature inside the cave, there was no hint of a foul odor, as if it had just died.

"There are no other wounds on the body, just a fatal blow at the forehead," Chu Hao quickly concluded.

"Judging by his expression before death, it seems like he was completely unaware of the incoming attack, totally unprepared," Fu Xue also commented. As a combat fanatic, when it came to combat instincts, she might even be stronger than Chu Hao.

"Meaning, the attacker must be much stronger than him," Chu Hao nodded, "or the attacker has the ability to hide their presence and approached silently before launching the attack."

In these times, almost everyone was a Star Force Cultivator, and purely in terms of Physique’s defensive power, there wasn’t much difference from an ordinary person. Martial Artists couldn’t possibly remain in a state of activating Star Force for defense at all times, so an unexpected and stealthy attack would surely mean certain death.

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingcheng and Fu Xue both felt a chill run down their spines, as if the unseen assassin was right behind them, poised to strike.

"I’ll lead the way; Yun Cai, you watch our backs," Chu Hao said.

"Okay!" the girl nodded. Both she and Chu Hao were Body Cultivators with defensive power that was always in its prime.

After walking a little further, they found a second frozen corpse, with the head pierced and brain matter missing as well.

If there had been only one body missing brain matter, it might have been an accident or a coincidence. But the fact that both were like this meant it was certainly no coincidence.

The group became even more cautious, and their footsteps grew much lighter.

After a few more minutes, Chu Hao suddenly felt like he was being watched. He couldn’t help but stop and look around, but the cave was pitch-dark, and although his Eyesight was not greatly affected, he could only see the stark whiteness of snow.

"What’s wrong?" Gu Qingcheng asked in a hushed tone.

Chu Hao waved at her and took out his golden pupil eye, scanning his surroundings.

Under the golden pupil eye, the world immediately presented itself in terms of elemental energy. Here, the Water Element was the strongest, with the other five elemental types appearing pitifully scarce, with blue everywhere.

Huh?

In front of Chu Hao, a clump of blue light suddenly appeared, noticeably brighter than the rest. He moved over without attracting attention.

It was a Water Attribute creature, possibly a Martial Artist or a ferocious beast. But taking the size into account, Chu Hao was certain it had to be a ferocious beast.

"Let’s go," he said, without informing anyone, and simply nodded towards the three women.

The three women didn’t question him and started moving forward.

"Get ready to make a move," Chu Hao transmitted his voice to the Barbaric Girl.

The Barbaric Girl was indeed a cunning spirit, simply nodding slightly without a word.

One step, two steps, ten steps, a hundred steps—suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and a long spear appeared out of nowhere, thrusting heavily towards the girl’s head. The spear seemed to materialize from thin air, already above the girl’s head upon its appearance, and the speed of its descent was absurdly fast. It was feared that ninety-nine percent of Warriors would succumb to such a stealthy attack.

Unfortunately, the Barbaric Girl was not one of those ninety-nine percent of Warriors, and she had been forewarned by Chu Hao, already prepared. Besides, she practiced Body Cultivation, and she did not need to channel Star Force from her Life Spring. With a single movement of her body, every cell naturally burst forth with power, eliminating the need for a charging process.

Bang!

She punched out, smashing her fist onto the spear’s tip.

Sparks flew as the long spear rebounded, and the girl’s fist remained completely unharmed, but the spear also did not shatter, showing its extraordinary hardness.

A series of twisted white lights flickered, revealing the true identity of the long spear—it was actually a spider leg!

In front of the four, a huge white spider appeared, hanging upside down from the cave ceiling. It was the one that had approached and suddenly swung a leg at the Barbaric Girl.

"Ice Spider, capable of using chill to conceal itself, prefers eating the brain matter of animals," Fat Cat said on the side, and then disdainfully added, "Pity that it’s not a relic from ancient times nor a descendant of a Divine Beast, barely has a few ounces of flesh, really have no interest in eating it."

"Waaah, not even any meat, then what was the point of being born?" the Barbaric Girl yelled in anger, deeply disappointed by the lack of meat for a foodie like her.

Angered, she charged forward and began a violent assault.

No wonder the previous victims all died so abruptly. This fierce creature could use the environment to hide its body and aura. If not for the golden pupil eye able to see through its true nature, their reaction just now definitely wouldn’t have been so thorough.

Of course, choosing the Barbaric Girl to strike was also this giant spider’s miscalculation. But this was normal, for the girl, as a practitioner of Body Cultivation, her flesh was more tempting to the ferocious beast.

—The girl’s love for meat was probably also driven by instinct, but more importantly, she truly was a foodie.

As the girl became enraged, the Combat Power she unleashed became even more terrifying. Her punches, like collapsing mountains, made the giant spider shriek and squeak, soon appearing overwhelmed and attempting to escape.

The real threat of such ferocious beasts lay in their ability to hide their aura and silently approach their opponents for a lethal strike. It was like a Spatial Physique that appeared in prehistoric times, which could shuttle through shadows, becoming a top-notch assassin.

But that assassin still met defeat at the hands of an Innate Body Cultivator, showing that this type of creature, specializing in stealth and assassination, was indeed vulnerable to those innately inclined to Body Cultivation.

"Trying to run?" The girl was furious. She grabbed one of the spider’s long legs, and with a tremble of Brute Strength, pfft, she ripped the leg off. The giant spider screamed in pain, green blood spurting from the severed limb, splattering everywhere.

Swinging the spider leg, the girl smashed it hard against the spider’s head, pfft, another muffled sound, and the spearhead plunged directly into the spider’s eyeball, penetrating about two feet deep.

The giant spider wailed, its body losing balance, staggering drunkenly from side to side until it finally collapsed with a crash.

"This guy really is unlucky, an assassin running into a defense fight, isn’t that just asking for trouble?" Chu Hao shook his head.

The giant spider didn’t hold much value. Although its legs could be used to forge weapons, this "small change" was not given much attention by the four of them, who just kicked the spider’s carcass to the side and continued on.

Ahead, the bodies of Ice Sealed victims were numerous, for there was more than one Ice Spider here. Their preferred method was to capture prey and then consume it from above, letting the blood freeze the bodies onto the cave ceiling, which over time formed stalactites.

Some of the victims had only just died, with only their bodies hanging up there, presenting a very eerie sight. However, these Ice Spiders were not always successful hunters, as along the way, the group saw several Ice Spider carcasses, clearly indicating that quite a few powerful beings had entered this place.

Upon reaching this area, the cave branched into many paths. Each time, Chu Hao and the Barbaric Girl made the selection, and each time, both chose exactly the same path, which couldn’t help but make one marvel at the influence of Qi Luck, subtly affecting them.

After a few turns, they started smelling a faint, fragrant scent.

"It smells so good!" As a foodie, the Barbaric Girl immediately twitched her nose, her mouth uncontrollably curling into a smile.

They followed the fragrance, which grew stronger and stronger. Soon, a small pool appeared in front of them, and within it grew a golden plant. The portion above the water was only about a foot tall, bearing a bunch of fruits resembling grapes, but much smaller, each one only the size of a soybean.

"Golden Linglong!" Gu Qingcheng couldn’t help but exclaim softly. (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)