Chapter 160: Bebelul

Although the Venomous Wolf-Horse Spider could only move using three legs, Weil did not dare to underestimate the combat mobility of this tier-nine, golden-stage magical beast in the slightest. The mere thought that the Venomous Wolf-Horse Spider could effortlessly leap seven to eight meters high relying solely on those three legs made Weil swing the divine scepter in his hand immediately. With a shift of his will, the magic was triggered, and two magical traps hidden beside the spider den were activated instantly.

Ice Piercing Spear!
Frost Entrapment!

Dozens of ice spears, each over a meter long, suddenly burst out from the ground, directly blocking the path of the Venomous Wolf-Horse Spider. Meanwhile, the target of the Frost Entrapment was the spider den itself; the moment the glistening frost touched any object, it instantly froze it into solid ice. In just a brief moment, a major portion of the entire spider den was frozen over.

The remaining small fraction was not left unfrozen because Weil was incapable of doing so, but rather because he chose not to. A tier-nine, golden-stage magical beast—no matter how exhausted it currently was—if driven into a desperate corner, who could tell what astonishing counterattack a cornered Venomous Wolf-Horse Spider might unleash? Weil had already calculated that fraction; given the spider's current state, it would be impossible for it to squeeze inside. However, by leaving that small portion behind, he also left a sliver of hope for escape to the cunning beast.

"Swish!"

The appearance of two more ice spears once again blocked the forward route of the Venomous Wolf-Horse Spider, causing its speed to slow down further and its reactions to become increasingly sluggish. In such a state, attempting to break through the blockade of these ice spears was clearly an impossible feat. At this point, the Venomous Wolf-Horse Spider finally realized that blindly fleeing was by no means easy, and the only remaining way out still lay with that human.

It lowered its body, leaped into the air, and its two pairs of powerful mandibles once again spat out a pair of pitch-black sickle blades, which transformed into sharp and ferocious spiral dark blades mid-air!

"A tier-nine magical beast is indeed much smarter than ordinary magical beasts!"

Weil let out a cold sneer. Facing the rapidly approaching spiral dark blades, he chose to completely ignore them, releasing no magic along the way to intercept them. The moment the spiral dark blades entered the domain of the frozen world, they were instantly solidified into crystal-clear blocks of ice. Before they could even come within three meters of Weil, they were shattered into countless dust particles by a barrage of ice spikes.

"The power seems to have weakened..."

Weil muttered to himself, casting a glance at the Venomous Wolf-Horse Spider before him. At this moment, the creature still seemed intent on launching an attack, but before it could even release its spiral dark blades, its body collapsed limply onto the ground. Its entire body convulsed incessantly, and its other limbs, enveloped in viscous mucus, struggled desperately to free themselves from the sticky substance. Yet no matter how hard it tried, it ultimately proved futile. There was simply no helping it—it was far too exhausted...

"Whoosh!"

Dozens of dazzling golden-yellow rays of light suddenly burst forth, illuminating the Venomous Wolf-Horse Spider without exception. These were light-type spells originally intended for offensive attacks against the beast, yet at this moment, Weil was merely using them as restraints to pin down the creature.

Although the Venomous Wolf-Horse Spider was affiliated with the wind element, it equally belonged to the dark element, possessing an innate repulsion—and even fear—toward light-type magic. Under its current circumstances, however, it scarcely had the strength left even to twitch a muscle, let alone contend with the suppression of light-type magic.

Walking slowly up to the Venomous Wolf-Horse Spider, Weil gazed coldly at the beast. Finding a trace of desolation and reluctance lingering within its eyes, his arm—which tightly gripped the divine scepter—involuntarily paused for a brief moment.

Seeing this opportunity, the fallen Venomous Wolf-Horse Spider seemed to muster a sudden surge of strength from an unknown source, leaping straight up from the ground. Its three long legs whipped upward with all their might, preparing to pierce Weil through in one fell blow!

At that very instant, a flash of golden light crossed Weil's eyes. He stared at the Venomous Wolf-Horse Spider before him and let out a cold hurl: "To think you still dare to use dark soul-seizing magic on me at this stage—truly incorrigible to the end!"

"Whoosh!"

In an instant, the dozens of golden-yellow rays grew even more brilliant and intense, fixing the Venomous Wolf-Horse Spider rigidly in mid-air. Weil swung his sickle blade downward, and a stream of pitch-black radiance continuously merged into the divine scepter. Within the crescent-shaped edge of the blade, it directly transformed into dual black and green magical energies, which then poured all at once into the sea of Weil's consciousness.

When the green light and black light within the sea of consciousness finally calmed completely, Weil slowly opened his eyes and directed his perception inward. He discovered that his wind-type magical energy had broken through the magician-apprentice tier, advancing to the rank of full Magician! Meanwhile, his dark-type magical energy had skipped three ranks in succession, leaving him just a single step away from the rank of Magician!

At the foot of Mount Luojia, Peiluo sat before a campfire, holding a slice of golden-roasted meat in her hand. She tore into it fiercely while muttering continuously under her breath: "Damn Weil! I'll chew you up! Chew you up! Chew you up..."

Following along the trail left by Weil and Rosdi all the way here, it was naturally no problem for someone of Peiluo's speed to catch up with them. However, Peiluo had snuck out in secret after all, and to appear so openly before the two of them felt somewhat awkward. Most importantly, Peiluo still had not figured out what excuse she should use to brush them off when she finally encountered Weil and Rosdi.

"Forget it! Whatever happens, happens!"

Her mind a tangled mess and her head throbbing with a terrible ache, Miss Peiluo ultimately chose to vent all her depression and anger onto the slice of meat in her hand. With a cold snort, she opened her mouth and bit down hard on the meat. Yet right at that moment, an extremely seductive voice suddenly echoed from behind her—a voice that would likely hook a man's heart upon hearing it just once. However, Peiluo happened to be a woman, and her temperament was even more unyielding than that of an average man. Hearing this coy sound, which differed very little from a moan, a wave of nausea rose in her stomach, almost making her throw up the food she had just consumed.

"Yoo-hoo, and who might this be? Why, what a little beauty..."

Peiluo sprang abruptly to her feet, only to see a flash of red light before her eyes as a woman draped in crimson robes materialized before her in an eerie fashion.

Peiluo furrowed her brows slightly, muttering inwardly: This woman's speed is probably not much slower than my own!

"Who are you?"

Peiluo raised her head to look at the woman in front of her. To be honest, the woman possessed rather striking looks, but since Peiluo was a female herself, she felt little appreciation for the same sex; she merely thought the makeup on this woman's face was a bit too heavy.

"Tsk, tsk, little sister, don't be so defensive... Big sister here just suddenly felt a bit hungry and wanted to ask you for a little something to fill my stomach..."

The woman licked her lips, looking somewhat famished, yet her gaze was fixed not on the slice of meat in Peiluo's hand, but directly upon Peiluo's face.

"Such a wonderful delicacy..."

Peiluo frowned slightly. With a sudden flicker, the woman appeared directly in front of her, slowly extending a hand to grab Peiluo's arm. She drew her alluring face closer and closer to Peiluo's. At that moment, Peiluo could even clearly sense the woman's breathing growing increasingly ragged!

"Hehe..."

The woman's eyes narrowed into slits, her two red lips parting slightly to reveal a maddening tongue.

She wants to lick me?!

That was something Peiluo would never allow. Her eyes widened in fury, and a burst of crimson battle aura instantly erupted from her arm, shaking off the woman's grip. With a flash of her body, she immediately put a distance of five or six meters between herself and the stranger.

"Oh! So little sister is also a soul warrior... and remarkably fast, too..."

The woman's voice remained deeply seductive, but Peiluo was already growing angry. Who was she? She was Miss Peiluo! It had always been her teasing others; when had anyone ever dared to tease her? Especially when this creature was a woman, too!

"Just who on earth are you?!"

Peiluo's voice turned low and chilly. Looking into her eyes, which burned like raging flames, anyone slightly familiar with her would know that their dear Miss Peiluo was about to fly into a rage!

"Me?"

The woman tapped a finger lightly against her crimson lips, speaking in a soft, gentle whisper: "My name is... Beiberuer!"