âMy knightâs pathâŠhow can my journey as a knight end here?
The teenager roared in his heart.
At this moment, all of his blood seemed to be boiling.
Blood flowed quickly like a surging river. It then changed into a waterfall and rushed into the hands of the youngster.
A transformation started to appear!
The teenangerâs hands violently swelled up. His fingers grew longer and his fingernails turned pitch-black as they turned into sharp claws.
The claws were incomparably sharp. They were like ten daggers!
Zhen Jin tried slashing with his claws and with little effort, the spiderweb was torn apart!
The sharp claws started to become red hot as if they were branding irons.
Zhen Jin didnât think about it and relied on his instincts to thrust his claws into the spider leader.
The spider leaderâs head was but a palmâs length from Zhen Jin. The spiderweb was used again to try and block his transformed hands.
Zhen Jinâs claws had caught the spider leader completely off guard and it could not dodge.
Poof!
The foot long red hot claws plunged deeply into the spider leaderâs body.1
Zhen Jin let out a battle cry and pushed his entire palm into the wound.
Upon suffering this surprise attack, the spider leader seemed to have been struck by thunder as its body became stiff.
After a short breath, large amounts of spider blood as well as its milky white brains flowed from its wounds.
The silver level spider leader had died on the spot!
When the leader died, the remaining spiders swiftly fled in disorder.
The couple had suddenly averted disaster.2
Zhen Jin was stuck in a trance as he slowly took out his hands from the spider leaderâs roasted innards.
Or more precisely, his claws.
This was inconceivable!3
His hands were like those of a giant gorilla, they had grown several times bigger and had long thick black fur, making his forearms seem tiny.
His ten fingers had extended into long claws. They were as sharp as knives, hard, and released heat as if they were molten iron straight from a furnace.
âThis, what is this?!â
Just as Zhen Jin was shocked, another transformation began to take place.
At first the red hot iron claws began cooling off then crumbled to ash and dispersed into the air.
Then, his hands quickly shrunk back to their original human size.
All of the black bear fur fell off, revealing a humanâs fair skin.
Zhen Jinâs body suddenly shook.
He felt an indescribable feeling of weakness from the bottom of his heart.
He was not only physically but also mentally exhausted, he felt as if some part of his body was hollowed out.
The surroundings were still burning and shrubs were crackling in the fire.
Without claws supporting its body, the spider leaderâs corpse fell to the ground.
It was all like a dream.
âMy lord, Lord Zhen Jin!â Zi Diâs shout at first seemed distant but soon became louder and clearer.
Zhen Jin reacted to the urging voice.
âHissâŠâ The teeanger took a breath of air, the spiderâs two legs were still stuck in his back.
He tightly grit his teeth as he pulled out the legs, blood immediately spurting out.
Zi Di took out a potion and threw it to Zhen Jin so he could pour it on his wounds.
He took out a potion and then poured it on his wound and rushed to Zi Diâs side.
There wasn't a dagger, however it seemed that the spiderâs legs were sharper.
Using the legs, Zhen Jin cut through the spiderwebs and rescued Zi Di.
âMy lord, have you awakened your battle qi?!â Zi Di asked with pleasant surprise.
Zhen Jinâs mind stirred: âZi Di was on the ground, I had my back to her so she didnât see my hands transform.â
âNo. I used my spear to cut the spiderwebs.â Said Zhen Jin without much thought, subconsciously concealing the secret within his mind.
âThat abominable Huang Zao! We must find him and ruthlessly deal with him!â Zi Di ferociously said.
If Huang Zao hadnât fled at such a crucial moment, the couple would not have fallen into such a dire situation.
Zhen Jin nodded and was just about to speak when a loud bang sounded out. A large burning tree fell to the ground.
Sparks flew in all directions and the fire had grown bigger.
âWe need to leave this place quickly.â Zi Di wanted to wrap Zhen Jinâs injuries but he stopped her.
Although his injuries were deep, they had stopped bleeding.
Knowing his remaining vitality, escaping the fire had the highest priority.
âHold on, that thing is usable, we cannot leave it.â Zi Di pointed to the spider leaderâs carcass, her eyes gleaming brighter than the nearby fire.3
Thus, the couple used their strength to drag the spider while quickly evacuating from the fire.
After withdrawing to a safe distance, the two people heard a muffled buzzing noise.
Soon after, countless fire-poison bee swarms flew into the sea of flames. The scale seemed to cover the skies and the earth.4
There were so many fire-poison bee swarms that the spreading fire was swiftly contained and extinguished.
Fire poison bees had caused great trouble for Zhen Jin and Zi Di. After watching this scene, they didnât dare stay near and rushed to the hills for miles before stopping to rest and reorganize.
Luckily, they found a habitable spot at the bottom of a cliff.
For the next three days, Zhen Jin and Zi Di rested here.
By using a small amount of the spiderâs body fluids, Zi Di mixed an aura potion to disguise their aura as a silver level magic beast and increase the safety of their place of rest.
The magical abilities of Zhen Jinâs body had shown themselves once more as the wounds on his back recovered with astonishing speed. This in addition to Zi Diâs potions had already let his skin regrow over his wounds.
Zhen Jin had been worried the spiderâs legs would contain poison, however his worries were unnecessary.
Zi Di had already dismembered the spiderâs body. Although her work was crude, she still managed to harvest usable parts after great effort.
Using these materials, she mixed several bottles of corrosive and adhesive potions.
These potions were all basic, but because they used high-end materials so their efficacy was worth looking forward to.
Zi Di regretfully complained to him about this during the three days: âIf our circumstances were a bit better I would have been able to make agility potions. It is a great pity that these materials can only be used in such a wasteful way and the best thing we could make were these small gadgets."5
Zhen Jin laughed and consoled her as he recognised the value of these small toys she was complaining about.
Zi Di had previously used the monkey bearâs blood as well as the caveâs ore to mix combustion agents and flame retardants, all of which proved to play a great role.
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