Chapter 572: Chapter 567 Dark Castle Spider Queen’s Lair

On the other side, Li Miao Zhen saw Qin Feng gathering these items and felt a surge of curiosity. She stretched out her hand and tossed it, and the White Tiger Saber turned into a streak of sword light that cut through the hide of the Super Demon Beast level Evil Eye not far away.

Because she didn’t fear the Evil Eye’s spiritual shock, even a Super Demon Beast level Evil Eye couldn’t withstand Li Miao Zhen’s fierce attack, hence two Great Evil Eyes had died at her hands during the previous battle!

With a flick of her hand, the White Tiger Saber spun in the air and extracted a fist-sized crystal core from inside the body of that Evil Eye.

This crystal core was not only significantly larger than those Qin Feng had collected earlier, but the spiritual power contained within was also purer and even had some mysterious Power of Laws within.

However, after only a few glances at it, Li Miao Zhen lost interest and tossed the crystal core to Qin Feng.

“Sister, you don’t want it?”

Qin Feng asked.

“This thing is of little use to me!”

Li Miao Zhen shook her head and then turned her gaze towards the other Evil Eyes, enveloped by the Puppet Army.

Compared to the dead Evil Eyes, she was more interested in the living ones.

Of course, she wasn’t thinking about how to kill these living Evil Eyes, but she was curious about how these creatures cultivated. Especially over the long course of evolution, the Evil Eye Clan had evolved their heads to be much larger than their bodies. It was precisely these enormous heads that carried their powerful spiritual power.

Out of curiosity, Li Miao Zhen soon ran to her master and asked for an Evil Eye to thoroughly research. After studying the creature from alive to dead, she simply confirmed what everyone knew: this race was naturally suited for the cultivation of spiritual power.

This action made many Evil Eyes keep their distance from Li Miao Zhen with respect and caution.

This fierce woman, who had already killed so many of their kind, was now, after the war had ended and they had all submitted to the leadership of the Evil Eye Lord, still so brutally dissecting one of their kin.

Even though her dissection was perfect, with not a single hair on the delicate tendrils damaged, it only deepened the other Evil Eyes’ fear of her.

On another side, Qin Feng took the crystal core from Li Miao Zhen and looked it over. He could not help feeling a bit excited after a while–the spiritual power inside the core had already reached about eighty percent purity, and it was extremely refined. It even contained the Evil Eye Clan’s lifebound magical skills. If he used the Druids’ Cultivation Technique to refine this Demon Core, wouldn’t he be able to acquire the abilities of the Evil Eye?

Although Druids usually could only refine cores from the same race–and Qin Feng’s previously transformed Rock Giant was completely different from the Evil Eye–his physical body was extremely strong, with far greater compatibility than those pure Druids. As long as he could accommodate the Evil Eye’s spiritual energy, it shouldn’t be a problem.

In fact, Qin Feng didn’t care much for the Evil Eye’s combat ability; what really mattered to him were two things. One was the Evil Eye’s spiritual shock, a ferocious attack that could even mentally break a strong foe of the same level.

The other was the Evil Eye’s ability to forcefully suppress the spiritual intelligence of other life forms and control their bodies.

Although this was quite different from the Beast Taming Sect’s Techniques, if he could learn it, it would still be of great benefit to him in many battles.

He glanced up at the Evil Eye Lord. If a Super Demon level Evil Eye already possessed such a pure Soul Crystal, how powerful would the crystal core of this Demigod Realm Evil Eye Lord be?

If…

Cough!

Qin Feng shook his head, forget it, that guy had already been subdued by Elder Luo and had become Luo Zhancheng’s Spiritual Beast. It would be better not to harbor any ill intentions.

However, he could still ask Elder Luo for one or two Evil Eyes to place in the Demon Refining Pot. Who knew, they might prove useful in the future.

Although Evil Eyes were weak in combat, their brutal skill of Spiritual Shock was actually quite unique. If you caught an opponent off guard with it during battle, most strong beings would likely be affected!

With this in mind, he quickened his actions, collecting not only the Crystal Cores but also the hides and tentacles of several powerful Evil Eyes. Their hides could be used to craft Magic Robes, and the tentacles woven into various protective gear. Given the unique traits of Evil Eyes, the materials from their bodies should be able to be crafted into treasures that resisted spiritual assaults!

After finishing these tasks, Qin Feng went straight to Luo Zhancheng to ask for a few Evil Eyes.

Luo Zhancheng was not stingy at all with Qin Feng’s request; on the contrary, he generously pointed out more than a dozen Super Demon Level Evil Eyes and a large group of level-nine Evil Eyes, telling Qin Feng to take his pick.

In Luo Zhancheng’s view, he had tamed these Evil Eyes with the intent of using them to besiege the Spider Evil God, predicting heavy casualties during the attack. It was unclear how many would survive after the battle, so he did not mind whether it was Qin Feng asking, or the Elders and Disciples of the Beast Taming Sect getting excited at the prospect of hunting; he rejected none, letting these people choose and tame the Evil Eyes they liked, as long as they continued to send them to the battlefield without affecting the situation.

Under the suppression of the Evil Eye Lord, no Evil Eye dared to resist, and eventually they were all subtly branded with the Binding Spell by the Beast Taming Sect’s cultivators.

However, including Qin Feng, none of them took the tamed Evil Eyes into their Spiritual Beast Bag or other Magical Treasure spaces; they still needed to control the Puppet Army on the outside. Otherwise, if all these puppets were to come to their senses, they would not be able to handle them.

It was better as it was now; leading these creatures on the expedition also saved the trouble of the Beastmen supplying them with materials.

After being busy for half a day collecting spoils of war, the Puppet Army, under the command of the Evil Eye Lord, also gathered a batch of supplies to prepare for the expedition.

Since they did not consider how many puppets would ultimately survive, the supplies were only prepared for the journey there. After the final battle, even if some survived, there would not be many left; it wasn’t worth worrying too much.

The only thing that dissatisfied Luo Zhancheng and the Beast Taming Sect cultivators was that the Evil Eye Lord’s nest did not have many treasures stored up.

This was also related to the Evil Eyes’ lifestyle; they fed on the brains of other creatures and did not hoard treasures valued by other races, which explained the meager findings.

Fortunately, these Evil Eyes had not extensively mined the various veins, so the resources here were very well preserved, to the satisfaction of several discerning Beast Taming Sect Elders.

Once everything was prepared, the Puppet Army, under the direction of the Evil Eyes, began to advance toward the Dark Territory where the Spider Evil God was located.

Since the majority of the Puppet Army consisted of ordinary creatures, their marching speed was unwittingly slowed down. What would have been a journey of just one or two days was now dragged out more than tenfold.

Moreover, with the Evil Eyes mobilizing such a large scale of Puppet Army, aside from when wars broke out with other Great Lords of different territories, this was an event so rare it only happened once in a hundred years. Therefore, it was impossible to keep it hidden from other forces.

Especially the territory where the Puppet Army was headed.

Although the Dark Elves did not know what had gotten into the Evil Eye Lord to dare to attack the most powerful overlord of the Underground World, the City Lords gathered together nonetheless to discuss how to deal with the incoming Evil Eye Puppet Army.

In fact, not only the Dark Elves found it strange, but nearby medium and small-sized territories were also taken by surprise when they learned of the situation.

After the initial shock had subsided, what remained was surprise and excitement!

Since the Evil Eye Lord had gone mad and was preparing to challenge the Spider Evil God’s position, they might as well let it be, as long as it didn’t trouble their small to medium forces!

In past years, to avoid the Evil Eye Lord’s attacks and the Dark Elves’ assassination and capture, they had often been living in fear.

Now, the two strongest forces in the nearby region had clashed head-on, and no matter who lost or won, both would end up in a state of mutual damage. For the next few decades, things would quiet down a lot, granting the surrounding smaller territories an opportunity to develop and strengthen. They felt that the future might hold some promising achievements for them!

Under the watchful eyes of the surrounding forces, the Puppet Army marched mightily into the Dark Territory and began its assault on the Dark Elf cities.

The Puppet Army initially encountered little resistance, and under the command of the Evil Eye Lord, relying on its powerful military strength, it would often conquer cities in a very short time. Then, pressing forward deeply into the Dark Territory, it had taken down Keqi City in just three days, penetrating the heartland of the Dark Elves.

However, the reason the Puppet Army could achieve such impressive results in such a short time was not that they were exceptionally powerful, but because the Dark Elves hardly put up any resistance. Often, just as a skirmish began, the Dark Elves guarding the cities would start to retreat and flee, leaving behind empty cities for the taking.

The main reason for this phenomenon was that the Dark Elf city lords were still quarreling among themselves. Those far away were unwilling to mobilize their armies to come and die, while those nearby lacked sufficient support and could not hold their ground alone. Therefore, they had proactively evacuated the cities before the Puppet Army arrived, leaving behind a small force to put up a token resistance before quickly retreating, without any real fight or any war that resulted in significant casualties!

After discovering this phenomenon, Luo Zhancheng directly ordered the Evil Eye Lord to bypass Dark Elf cities from then on unless they were particularly dangerous places to traverse. Since they wouldn’t leave anyone to defend the cities they conquered, there was no point in attacking them. If the Dark Elves weren’t going to resist, they might as well just go around them to avoid wasting more time!

As a result, the army’s marching speed increased further, and within a few days, they were even closer to the heartland of the Dark Territory, not far from where the Spider Queen’s nest was located.

When the Dark Elves realized the direction in which the Puppet Army was advancing, they were horrified. They hadn’t expected the Evil Eye Lord to dare to go after the Evil God instead of competing with them for territory!

Could it be that the Evil Eye Lord was tired of living and seeking death?

Otherwise, what would a mere demigod be doing at the Spider Nest?

Although they didn’t understand why the Evil Eye Lord had gone mad, the Dark Elves were now fully alert.

They dared not let the Puppet Army invade the Spider Evil God’s nest without taking action; if the Evil God were to become angry and unleash punishment, these city lords wouldn’t be able to withstand it!

So this time, the Dark Elves immediately put aside all their prejudices and deep-rooted schemes, quickly gathering their forces at the fastest speed. In just a few days, they had amassed an army of more than two hundred thousand Dark Elves, ready for a head-on battle with the Puppet Army.

Meanwhile, even more Dark Elves were continuously marching towards them from afar, attempting to stop the Puppet Army and prevent the detestable Evil Eye from disturbing the Spider Evil God, who was in deep slumber!

The war erupted just like that, plain and simple.

Neither side had any intention of negotiating peace, and the Dark Elves didn’t bother to send emissaries to refute the Evil Eye’s plans. Instead, they directly sent assassins to kill the Evil Eye, and caught them off guard a few times, indeed, their assassination techniques were formidable.

But when the Evil Eye joined forces to unleash a sweeping spiritual power, most of the Dark Elf Clan’s assassins had nowhere to hide.

Even the assassins above the level of Sword Saints, who could avoid the Evil Eye’s search by relying on mysterious techniques, couldn’t escape the watchful eyes of the Beast Taming Sect elders. Thus, the Dark Elf Clan quickly suffered losses, and all the infiltrating assassins were slain.

Under Luo Zhancheng’s command, as long as the Dark Elves did not initiate an attack, the Puppet Army would march forward, heedless of everything else.

After all, these puppets only needed to follow orders and there was no need to worry about their morale being unstable; even if the Dark Elf Army cut them off in the middle, they would still fight bravely!

The Dark Elves feared that they might disturb the slumbering Evil God, so they quickly launched an attack in a dangerous area.

However, in contrast to the Puppet Army that had no self-awareness and only knew to fight to the death, the Dark Elves did not have the tenacity to fight to the end. With their numbers vastly inferior, and with the aid of the Beastman Experts from the Evil Eye Clan at their rear, the Dark Elves who found the situation unfavorable quickly collapsed.

The originally treacherous grounds were swiftly breached, and the Puppet Army was able to advance in full force, nearing the Spider Evil God’s nest before the Dark Elf Clan’s main forces could arrive.

Although there were still a few foolishly loyal Dark Assassins and Rangers desperately trying to stop them, how could these scattered and disorganized forces possibly stop a million-strong army?

As long as these assassins didn’t overstep too much, Luo Zhancheng simply ignored them, allowing them to kill a few puppets before fleeing, without even bothering to give chase, wholly focused on ordering the army to move forward.

In this way, after a day of forced marching, they managed to reach the Spider Evil God’s nest before the arrival of the Dark Elf Army.

This was a massive mountain range, a rare sight in the Underground World, as the limited space due to crustal pressure made mountains uncommon, but here the peaks were a surprising occurrence.

The Elf Clan had built a huge Dark Castle by the mountains, serving as the Holy Land for worshipping the Spider Evil God!

“Evil Eye Lord, you have crossed the boundary!”

A slender figure stood atop the city gates, looking at the Evil Eye Lord among the Puppet Army and said coldly, “You dare to disturb the great Evil God in its slumber, are you not afraid that when the Evil God awakens in anger, it will annihilate you directly?

As an expert among the Demigods, you should know the greatness of the Evil God, yet you still dare to come here seeking death!”

The Evil Eye Lord among the puppets was filled with helplessness in its heart.

As a Lord of the Underground World, how could it not know about the ferocity of the Spider Evil God? If possible, it wouldn’t want to trouble that cunning, venomous, and extremely vicious Spider Evil God.

But now it had been conquered by Luo Zhancheng, the Binding Spell controlled it tightly; it had no choice but to obey Luo Zhancheng’s commands!

In Luo Zhancheng’s presence, it could only assert, “It’s just a suppressed Evil God that can’t even leave its nest, what do I have to fear from it?”

“Ha ha ha…”

The woman on the city wall laughed boisterously, “Do you think that if the Spider Evil God cannot leave its nest, it has no means to kill you? You insignificant worm, to even think you can fathom the greatness of the Evil God, perhaps if the Evil God is truly disturbed, Divine Punishment will descend, and by then you won’t even have the chance to beg for mercy.

Now, I’ll give you a choice, either surrender and serve the Evil God like me, and I believe the Evil God will grant you a very high status.

Or you turn around and leave now; I do not wish to awaken the Evil God from its slumber because not to mention whether you can withstand the Divine Punishment from the Evil God, just the assault from my Elf Clan’s million-strong army might be enough to completely annihilate your Evil Eye Clan!”