Tyrant Sky Martial Soul
Chapter 578: The Nine-Lived Spider Demon_1

Chapter 578: Chapter 578: The Nine-Lived Spider Demon_1

"Supreme Head Teacher," he said, "Ling Xiao has colluded with Dai Yuling, Leng Hao, and Shangguan Lei. If Shangguan Lei can obtain such fine items, then naturally Dai Yuling and Leng Hao are no exceptions. If those two are eliminated, all their possessions will belong to Bai Feifei. What do you think of that?"

The Pagoda Climbing Ceremony had not even ended, and Elder Jin was already discussing with the Supreme Head Teacher Chang Yueli how to divide the spoils of Ling Xiao and the others.

"Hmph, let’s see who dares to take my disciple’s belongings!"

Golden Light Heavenly Lord snorted coldly in response.

Though he was not as powerful as Elder Jin and Demonflame Celestial, the Moon Hua Sect would absolutely not be able to withstand the fallout if it really came down to a fight.

"Dai Yuling has nothing to do with you, does she?"

Elder Jin frowned and asked.

"No relation."

"Then it’s settled. After Leng Hao comes out, you can properly discipline him. As for Dai Yuling’s gains, they will all go to Bai Feifei," Elder Jin declared.

Supreme Head Teacher Chang Yueli nodded slightly in agreement; there was no need for her to create conflict with the Enforcement Hall at this time.

"Master, Yuling is my pupil; how can it be like this?"

Lan Yu’er was displeased.

"What? Do you wish to defy your teacher?" Supreme Head Teacher Chang Yueli asked coldly, looking at Lan Yu’er.

"The disciple dares not!"

Lan Yu’er frowned and retreated to one side. As a girl who respected her master and upheld the path, she truly could not bring herself to turn against her master.

"Since it is so, it is decided!"

Sect Leader Chang Yueying did not seem to think there was anything improper about this. Both Dai Yuling and Shangguan Lei were no geniuses and were not necessary to cultivate. It was better to divide the good things among the true talents like Ming Tian and Bai Feifei.

Inside the Moon Blossom Pagoda, the Pagoda Climbing Ceremony was still ongoing.

With time passing, the third trial saw the appearance of a Half-step Celestial with thirty percent strength, an excessively formidable opponent.

Even Wu Yang and Qin Wu, who were possessed by Black Spirits, were battered and nearly at their limit.

Bruised and battered, the two of them, possessed by the Black Spirits, hardly gained anything. If they were to be eliminated, at most, they would be awarded Moonlight Points, and nothing else.

Unfortunately for them, they really seemed to have bad luck.

On the other hand, having reached the third trial was already a stroke of luck in itself, so it seemed they did not suffer too much of a loss.

But compared to Ling Xiao and the others, they were far behind.

In the end, Wu Yang and Qin Wu were both slain by a Half-step Celestial at thirty percent strength, and their bodies, wrapped in white light, were thrown out of the Moon Blossom Pagoda.

"Wu Yang!"

"Qin Wu!"

Now, these two were also quasi-disciples of Demonflame Celestial; hence, Demonflame Celestial cared for them quite a bit.

"The two of you reached the fourth trial, didn’t you? How were the rewards?"

Demonflame Celestial looked forward with great anticipation to their performance possibly surpassing that of Shangguan Lei, which would bring honor to his face.

After all, Ming Tian had already been eliminated, and his remaining dignity rested on these two individuals.

Unfortunately, both of them shook their heads in sync.

"To report to Master, we did not reach the fourth trial. We were eliminated by monsters in the third trial. Constantly fleeing for our lives, we failed to obtain anything worthwhile, and our cultivation level has not advanced an inch," they explained.

The two of them seemed somewhat uneasy.

Both of them had exactly the same number of Moonlight Points, a mere two hundred fifty-five, just five points more than Bai Feifei.

However, at the end of the day, Bai Feifei still obtained Martial Arts Secret Manuals and some other fine items, whereas these two got nothing at all.

"Waste!"

Demonflame Celestial was so furious that he was practically spitting fire.

"Enough, Demonflame. That these two were able to obtain so many Moonlight Points is already quite an achievement. Do not be too demanding. Instead, what do you all think of that Ling Xiao?"

The Supreme Head Teacher asked with a smile.

"Ling Xiao! If not for Ling Xiao, we wouldn’t have ended up so miserable. At the very least, we could have acquired something. Moreover, when Ling Xiao went on to the fourth level, the number of monsters on the third layer suddenly increased a lot. We suspect it was all his doing!"

Wu Yang and Qin Wu exchanged a glance and quickly said.

These two already bore a deadly grudge against Ling Xiao, so their accusation was not unexpected.

The Supreme Head Teacher looked up in the direction of the Moon Blossom Pagoda. She couldn’t see the Moon Lady, but she knew she must be there.

She thought to herself: Moon Lady, oh Moon Lady, I want to see how you will protect that Ling Xiao!

"Currently, in the midst of the Pagoda Climbing Ceremony, there are still four people left: Ling Xiao, Tantai Lingzi, Dai Yuling, and Leng Hao!"

Chang Yueying’s brows furrowed, "If that Ling Xiao has already colluded with the other two, then the next one to be eliminated will probably be Tantai Lingzi. Alas, why has it come to this?"

In the venue, most of the high-ranking members of the Sect held no good impression of Ling Xiao.

After all, in their view, Ling Xiao, with his mediocre talent and just an Outer Disciple, how could he possibly stay until the end?

It surely must have involved some disgraceful methods.

Besides, there was no other explanation.

The Pagoda Climbing Ceremony was not affected by these people’s opinions.

The ceremony continued to proceed in an orderly manner.

In the third level, only one person remained—Tantai Lingzi, but this woman was somewhat odd.

No one saw that she had already been killed by a Ferocious Beast, yet after the beast left, she miraculously came back to life.

"Damn it, I’ve used up two of the lives I’ve absorbed so quickly. Now there are only seven left; I must be even more cautious from here on!"

Nobody knew that Tantai Lingzi harbored a secret.

The sudden deaths of her masters were not because they perished due to her curse; she had actually killed them and then absorbed their lives for herself.

Tantai Lingzi was not human but a bona fide descendant of the primeval spiders.

Her bloodline had not awakened initially.

But upon entering the Inner Sect and taking a master, she encountered a lecherous master.

This master actually intended to force himself on her.

At that critical moment, the bloodline of the ancient spider within her awakened. The master had no chance to resist and was completely drained of his essence.

And within Tantai Lingzi’s Martial Veins, a small infant-shaped energy body appeared.

That was the life absorption ability characteristic of the primeval spiders.

She could extract someone else’s life for her own use.

Of course, like many abilities, this one had its limitations—it could only absorb the life of males, and the man had to have unseemly intentions toward her.

The stronger the life absorbed, the greater the benefit to the host.

The reason Tantai Lingzi approached Ling Xiao was not for anything else but to absorb Ling Xiao’s life.

She did not know how others viewed Ling Xiao, but she felt that Ling Xiao’s lifeforce was incredibly powerful. If absorbed, she believed she would become even more formidable.

This was, of course, the reason behind her rapid advancement in cultivation.

This woman always acted without leaving a trace, and to this point, no one had suspected her of killing her own masters—after all, the gap in strength was too great.

But nobody considered that under certain circumstances, strength is not the key factor.

Tantai Lingzi paused for a moment before disappearing back into the darkness. Nine lives might seem ample, but now that two were lost, a lack of caution in the future could mean real elimination.