Chapter 5: The Moment of Drinking Blood

  With the help of the unclear dawn light, Leica saw clearly the appearance of the demon beast that was charging in the front.

  It was a giant spider, half the height of a man, with a hard chitinous shell that glowed with an eerie black sheen. The insect-like joints made one's hair stand on end, and its eight hairy legs moved swiftly across the ground. Its open mouth let out a shrill cry as it spewed forth green venom, which splashed into the puddles of water, instantly evaporating the rainwater with a hiss, turning into wave after wave of choking sulfurous fumes.

  Right behind it, there were also dozens of terrifying demon spiders that gathered in groups and flew quickly towards the village along the muddy ground. Several demon spiders obviously rushed towards Leiga, but intimidated by the first fierce demon spider, the other demon spiders finally adjusted their route.

  If they were just ferocious beasts, in terms of physique and ferocity, they would be at most second-rate, equivalent to the strength of a fourth-stage human warrior. The dozen or so bounty hunters invited by Fenglin Village could still handle them. However, these demonic spiders are different from ordinary ferocious beasts. They possess toxic attributes, and each one's strength is equivalent to that of a third-rate ferocious beast, which is equal to the strength of a sixth-stage human warrior.

  From the fifth rank to the sixth rank, it's a difficult hurdle for warriors to overcome. These demonic spiders are not something that ordinary bounty hunters can handle. A dozen or so of them gathering together, even if they don't do anything, just the fear inspired by their shrieks is enough to destroy an entire village.

  The bowmen on the rear gate discovered the approaching danger and shouted at the top of their lungs, "Monster! The monster is coming!"

  Fear spread instantly to every corner of Fenglin Village, screams, prayers, the sound of weapons and armor falling to the ground all mixed together, the entire village was suddenly plunged into a state of panic and despair.

  Lei Ga still sat calmly on the millstone, a pair of black pupils quietly staring at the increasingly close magic spider.

  The demon spider let out a shrill cry, driving away its companions who wanted to share the spoils. Then, with a satisfied shake of its small head, it coiled up and leapt at Lei Ga, pouncing on him fiercely.

  Lei Ga's mouth corner revealed a complete smile, waiting for the demon spider to jump to its highest point and unable to change its landing spot. Only then did he swiftly draw out the Cang Hu sword, leisurely stabbing upwards at an angle.

  The ferocious demon spider apparently didn't think a human youth would dare to make such a bold move, it was caught off guard but couldn't react in time, its soft abdomen immediately crashed into the sharp sword tip of the Azure Crane Sword.

  The demon spider let out a miserable cry, like the wail of a night ghost. It struggled violently, twisting its body, and continuously spat out green venom from its mouthparts. Its eight long legs convulsed wildly, trying to break free from the Azure Crane Sword, but it was completely futile.

  Lei Ga moved the hilt of his sword, using a bit of force, and the tip of the Cang Yue sword immediately pierced through the hard chitin shell of the magic spider, tearing it into two even halves.

  When the corpse of the demon spider fell to the ground from mid-air, everything around it became quiet. The group of demon spiders stopped making shrill noises, the villagers stopped shouting loudly, and even the sound of mud splashing up from the fallen limbs could be heard.

  In an instant, all eyes were fixed on the Azure Swallow Sword in Rega's hand. The sword body absorbed the blood of the magic beast, and the red light surged, matching Rega's crimson aura, flashing like a heartbeat.

  This is the special effect of Cang Yulian Sword as a legendary weapon: Blood Drinking. Once killed by Cang Yulian Sword in battle, a small portion of the enemy's blood will immediately transform into the power of the sword master. This effect lasts for one hour, and after the special effect of the sword disappears, Cang Yulian Sword will be like newly tempered.

  Although the demon spider does not have a fighting spirit, the blood of the demon beast is originally a rare high-grade material that far surpasses the benefits brought by the fighting spirit.

  The demonic spiders felt the power of the Azure Sword, and they shook their bodies restlessly, cautiously staring at every move Rega made.

  The village chief of Fenglin Village was stunned on the spot, his pale face full of shame and embarrassment, he did not expect that Leiga really had such earth-shattering abilities.

  The villagers all looked up to Leiga, hoping he could eliminate the demonic spider, but instead, Leiga turned the Cangyue sword upside down and stuck it into the muddy ground, then sat back on the millstone and slowly closed his eyes. The Cangyue sword stood in front of him, with a red glow shining on his handsome face, giving off an unspeakable sense of astonishment.

  The villagers' hearts were all tied up, and everyone's face was filled with terror. They whispered to each other in low voices, unable to understand why the formidable young man didn't finish off the demonic spiders in one breath.

  The village head glared at Leika's back, spat on the ground and encouraged the villagers holding wooden sticks: "Don't be afraid, those monsters are just big spiders. If a child can kill them, why can't we adults?"

  "But that's a demon beast..." someone whispered in reminder.

  "What a monster!"

  The village elder retorted loudly, "The demon beast is just a legend in the singer's song! If there really were demon beasts, the great Holy Light Sisters would have sent holy envoys to protect us long ago! They are just ferocious beasts! Besides, our bounty hunter brothers will help us!"

  The village chief's agitation only got a very small number of people to respond, those bounty hunters who were invited from outside all shrunk back slightly, not buying the village chief's account. They were all old-brand bounty hunters, although their abilities were uneven, but they still understood the most basic common sense, that species with attributes could only be magical beasts, and with their fourth-stage aura strength, it was simply impossible to defeat so many magical spiders equivalent to sixth-stage strength.

  All bounty hunters are thinking of one thing: retreat. Money can be earned again, but life only has one chance.

  The archer who had been drawing his bow for a long time maintained an attacking posture, the muscles in his arms were numb to the extreme, and if he was careless for a moment, the arrow would slip from his hand and shoot softly towards the nearest magic spider.

  Excellent arrows had no effect on the thick, heavy chitin shell, but only enraged the disturbed demon spider. It immediately let out a loud screech and raised its long pedipalps towards Fenglin Village.

  In an instant, the situation on the scene underwent a qualitative change. The originally hesitant Magic Spiders dodged and avoided Leiga and his Azure Dragon Sword, while the crazy Asakaze Village rushed over.

  The demons jumped into the village in one leap, and under their surprising elasticity, the temporarily heightened door bars had no protective effect at all.

  The villagers were in a state of panic, with some of the timid ones dropping their wooden clubs and hiding in secluded places, while the night watchmen also began to retreat towards the back of the village.

  The demonic spiders showed no mercy, destroying everything that could be destroyed. The venom splattered everywhere, merging with the accumulated water after the rain, filling the entire village with a nauseating stench of decay.

  There was a fanatical farmer incited by the village chief, holding a bamboo basket and rushing towards a poisonous spider. The poisonous spider sprayed a mouthful of venom directly on his face, and his long face immediately melted away like hot butter cut by a knife. The venom flowed down his neck and into the corroded throat, and he didn't even have time to shout a slogan before he died.

  There was also a fully armed bounty hunter, who, judging from his valuable equipment, was at least close to being a fifth-stage Dou Qi master. However, his beautiful armor was too heavy, and when he tried to escape, it became an obstacle instead. A demonic spider caught up with him, cutting off his legs with its scythe-like pedipalps, and then mercilessly pressed down on him, tearing open the armor on his abdomen with its sharp mouthparts and devouring him with relish.

  That bounty hunter didn't stop screaming until half his intestines were eaten away.

  One tragic scene after another, the village chief finally came to his senses. He ran to the archer's side with a quivering voice and said: "Quickly, help me open the gate, I want to go beg..."

  Before he could finish, another demon spider swooped down from his head, biting the archer's skull and pulling the guard backwards. Its sharp claws pinned the guard's arm, then its massive jaws began to devour him.

  The village head was terrified, his mouth wide open, but he couldn't take a breath, his heart seemed to have solidified in his chest, and he didn't dare move for half a day.

  Fortunately, the dozen or so demonic spiders were selective and only preyed on robust adults, ignoring him as an old man. He took advantage of this opportunity to open the door with his hands and feet and rushed to Rega's side.

  "Your Excellency!"

  The village chief, Zhang, used the most respectful title he could think of, and knelt down in the muddy water, his body trembling uncontrollably. He begged sincerely: "Your Excellency, it's my fault for being blind to your presence! I was slow to respond to you, and I deserve to die a thousand deaths. But please, have mercy on us and save us, considering the women and children of Fenglin Village!"

  Lei Ga said slowly: "I am not your savior, I just came to do the task." His breath condensed into white mist in the air, which was particularly eye-catching and ruthless under the red light of Cang Hui Sword.

  The village head bowed his head like a garlic press, "As long as you can kill the demon spider, don't say sixty silver coins, even if it's six gold coins, we're willing to pay! Sir, please!"

  After a deep silence, Leiga stood up, "Get out of the way."

  "Yes, yes, yes!" The village chief hastily stepped aside.

  Lei Ga drew out the Cang Lian sword in front of him and walked slowly towards Feng Lin Village.

  The demonic spiders sensed the oppressive power of the Azure Sword, and they all lifted their blood-stained muzzles, letting out low, hoarse cries, as if warning Rega not to easily break the tacit understanding between them.

  Lei Ga walked into the center of the village and said faintly, "Come on all at once." As he spoke, he swung the Cang Hu sword in his hand, creating a dazzling display of sword flowers.

  The demonic spiders seemed to understand Rega's meaning, they released the delicacies under their feet and carefully surrounded him from all sides.

  The battle was about to erupt, and the atmosphere was oppressive like a layer of ice on the surface of a lake that was about to crack.

  Finally, one of the demonic spiders couldn't bear it anymore and launched a preemptive attack. It didn't dare to expose its abdomen, instead choosing to move close to the ground, with its sharp claws fiercely slashing at Rega's leg joints.

  At the same time, a spider in another direction let out a short roar and jumped directly to Lega's side, with green venom spraying from its mouth.

  The other demonic spiders immediately followed suit, opening their eight legs and quickly rushing towards Lei Ga.

  Lei Ga lifted his feet off the ground, causing the attack of the spider that was crawling on the ground to miss. He then twisted his body in mid-air and swung his sword at an unbelievable angle, cutting off the waist of another spider from below. As he landed, the tip of his sword, aided by the momentum of his downward fall, precisely pierced the exoskeleton of the first spider.

  A greenish liquid seeped out from the sword's mouth, and the Azure Swallow Sword, which had absorbed the devil's blood, became even more dazzlingly red. The scorching temperature was like a fierce sun, igniting the demon spider's body and burning it to ashes.