I Have an Omen System-Chapter 123 - 115: Grandma Jade Spider

Demons are demons. Why bother being polite with them?

Other than their shells being a bit tough, the kill went incredibly smoothly; he didn’t even have to use a Positional Divine Technique.

After killing the demon, he had disguised himself as Du Legu and come to this Cave Mansion to secretly refine the turtle eggs.

That way, even if someone found out, they’d think Du Legu was the one responsible.

"This Longevity Turtle Shell is something else."

Qin Xuan picked up a large fragment of the Turtle Shell.

’Even without its defenses being activated by Spiritual Power, it still took two consecutive strikes from my Divine Blade Blood Talisman to shatter it.’

He weighed the unusually hard shell fragment in his hand and glanced at the pile of dry bones on the ground.

To be honest, he had merely taken advantage of his identity as a member of the Aao Peak’s Black-Horned Ink Flood Dragon Royal Family.

Otherwise, he might not have been able to so easily take all three Longevity Spirit Turtles at once.

’An excellent treasure for Artifact Refining. I can’t let it go to waste!’

With that thought, Qin Xuan waved his hand, gathering all the scattered Longevity Spirit Turtle shell fragments and storing them in his Storage Pouch.

He had already stayed in this Cave Mansion for five months.

All in all, he had now been in the Bone-Eroding Demon Sea for a full year.

’In ten days at most, the Longevity Spirit Turtle hatchling will break out of its shell. I wonder what the situation is like outside...’

After absorbing the Essence of three Foundation Establishment Stage Longevity Spirit Turtles, on top of his earlier collaboration with Wei Wuxian, Qin Xuan’s Cultivation had officially broken through to the Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment Fifth Level.

Just as Qin Xuan picked up his Lifebound Longsword, its blade humming as he prepared to rise and practice his Sword Formulas as usual, his Divine Sense suddenly twitched. From an extremely well-hidden crevice near the Cave Mansion’s entrance, over a dozen walnut-sized, nearly transparent White Jade Spiders had silently crept in.

The spiders moved without a sound. Their eight slender legs tapped across the rugged rock wall, leaving no trace, and they concealed themselves in cunning and peculiar spots.

Even an ordinary Heaven Dao Foundation Establishment cultivator would struggle to notice them without focusing their Divine Sense for a careful search.

But Qin Xuan, having achieved Three Daoist Rank Divine Techniques and forged the Nightmare Gold Erosion Dao Foundation, possessed a Power of Divine Sense that far surpassed his peers—it was as vast as an ocean.

’Interesting. An Earth Dao Foundation Establishment Fifth Level Southern Border Gu Cultivator.’

Qin Xuan’s eyes narrowed. In just a moment, he had identified the intruder.

These dozen or so nearly transparent White Jade Spiders were clearly the work of a Gu Cultivator.

As each White Jade Spider passed, it secreted colorless, formless Spiritual Power Threads from its abdomen, which settled silently where it had crawled.

The spiders, over a dozen in all, were slowly weaving a large net. Qin Xuan remained cross-legged on the ground, calm and composed, showing no reaction.

"Thousand Threads Net, Spirit-Eroding and Soul Search!"

A crone’s sharp cry echoed from the void as her withered hand formed an incantation seal. "Go!"

Instantly, countless Spiritual Power Threads, invisible to the naked eye, radiated out from Qin Xuan. They spread throughout the entire Cave Mansion in a flash, forming a web of White Jade Spider Silk.

The web exuded a sinister, toxic, and rotting aura.

"Success!" The crone’s low, triumphant cry, which she could no longer suppress, came from the shadows.

Once bound by the Thousand Silk Spirit Net, even a Heaven Dao Foundation Establishment cultivator is doomed to die!

Seeing Qin Xuan enveloped by the web, a hunched-over crone of about sixty or seventy, her skin dark and rough and her face a mask of wrinkles, quietly materialized at the Cave Mansion’s entrance.

The crone’s hair was sparse and gray, adorned with silver Miaojiang jewelry. She wore a blue jacket that looked as if it were woven from countless strands of Spider Silk, and her voice was hoarse.

"Junior, hand over the Purple Mansion Star Order at once, and this old woman may spare your life." Her tone was laced with the arrogance of someone certain of victory.

"Oh?"

The figure in the center of the web slowly lifted his head, his voice tinged with amusement. "Old hag, what makes you so confident?"

"Junior, death is at your doorstep. Don’t waste your breath on bravado."

Grandma Jade Spider’s withered hand formed another incantation seal as a vicious glint flared in her eyes. "Thousand Silk Spirit Net, constrict!" 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

BOOM!

The web filling the Cave Mansion erupted in a blinding, ethereal blue light as countless Spirit-Eroding Spirit Threads tightened violently.

The air shrieked as it was sliced apart.

However, the expected scene of flying flesh and blood, accompanied by the shriek of a tortured Divine Soul, never occurred.

The figure of "Qin Xuan" caught in the constricting web began to ripple and distort violently, like a reflection in water.

Then, with a soft POP, only a faint red afterimage remained!

Ghost Shadow Seven Kills·Launch!

The triumphant look on Grandma Jade Spider’s face froze, replaced by sheer horror.

"Damn it, an illusion!" Alarm bells screamed in her mind, and her heart pounded with mortal terror.

She reacted in a flash, her Gray Robe billowing out with a violent swirl.

PFFT—

Countless gray-white strands of Spider Silk shot from her sleeves, forming a dense cloud of poisonous gray mist before her.

"Heh, a little late to react, don’t you think?" A light chuckle, cold as a wind from the Nine Netherworld, abruptly sounded right behind her.

Like a phantom, Qin Xuan’s true form suddenly stepped out from a shadow in the void less than three feet behind Grandma Jade Spider!

The blade of the Lifebound Longsword in his hand was now glowing crimson like a branding iron, emitting a low draconic hum.

The sword rose!

The surrounding void seemed to tear under an invisible, titanic force.

A wave of crimson, so pure it was viscous like magma, materialized from thin air. It wasn’t fire, but terrifying Fire Element Qi, forcibly condensed and compressed to its critical point!

"Incinerating Void, Slash!"

RUMBLE

The moment this crimson appeared, the temperature in the entire Cave Mansion skyrocketed.

The air warped and distorted, scorched by the extreme heat, letting out a series of ear-piercing CRACKLES and POPS.

The Fire Element Spiritual Qi in the world gathered frantically, as if paying homage to its king. It surged into the crimson mass, causing its radiance to explode, as if a miniature Sun had descended.

The crimson sword light flashed past!

The dozen or so White Jade Spiders that were about to pounce on Grandma Jade Spider were instantly vaporized by the terrifying heat and destructive power of the passing sword light, turning to wisps of smoke and ash before they could even utter a screech.