Chapter 2972 - 2973: Burning Ice

Chapter 2972: Chapter 2973: Burning Ice

Xue An reached out and stopped him, saying coolly, "Don’t go. On your own, it’s impossible for you to beat this thing."

Nezha raised his brows, murderous Sha intent surging in his eyes.

If anyone else had said that, he would’ve exploded long ago.

But facing Xue An, he could only forcibly suppress the fury in his heart.

"Then what do we do? Are we just going to sit here and watch this bastard strut around in front of us?"

"Of course not."

Xue An lifted his gaze toward the Giant Spider in the distance, arrogant and overbearing to the extreme, his expression cold to the point of terror.

"Senior, do you believe in invincibility?"

Nezha curled his lip. "No. I only believe in myself."

"I actually do believe in it—but definitely not the kind of ’invincibility’ that this four-legged bug brags about. In my eyes, there’s only one truly invincible person."

"Who?"

"Me."

As the words fell, Xue An shot out like an arrow loosed from the string, launching a full-on indiscriminate assault on the Giant Spider.

Watching Xue An’s back, Nezha was stunned for a moment, then broke into a carefree smile.

This guy... in some ways, he’s even more arrogant than me!

But that’s not a bad thing. After all, a young scion of the Hua Clan should have the kind of spirit that can swallow the heavens.

At the same time, Yang Fu, who was watching from outside the crowd, had his usually cold expression slightly moved.

Especially when he saw Xue An practically putting his strength on display, unleashing all sorts of martial techniques and beating the Giant Spider back again and again, a flash of appreciation appeared in his eyes.

This kid... actually has some backbone!

If it were someone else, they probably wouldn’t even dare make a move, and would’ve been scared limp on the spot.

After all, facing a gigantic abomination that can simultaneously nullify physical and spiritual attacks, it’s already impressive if a normal person doesn’t collapse in terror, let alone fight.

But... is this kind of attack really effective?

Yang Fu remained skeptical.

Sure enough.

Right then, the Giant Spider, now entirely enveloped by Xue An’s fists and feet, suddenly let out a cold laugh.

"Had your fun?"

Everyone froze for an instant, then heard a thunderous boom as Xue An was blasted hundreds of zhang away.

Only then did they realize that after receiving a full baptism of punches and kicks, the Giant Spider wasn’t harmed at all; its body had even grown larger.

By contrast, Xue An’s face had gone pale, clearly heavily drained.

"Sometimes I really don’t understand what you people are stubbornly clinging to. Knowing full well you’re not my match, yet you still rush up to die. Is this what you humans call touching yourselves emotionally?" the Giant Spider sneered.

Xue An didn’t respond. His whole being gradually quieted, only his eyes blazing, bright and chilling like burning ice.

"You’re wrong."

"Hm?" The Giant Spider was a bit surprised.

"You think everything I’ve done is pointless, just self-indulgent bravado. But you’re wrong." Xue An’s tone was indifferent, as if recounting something utterly ordinary.

"You do, indeed, nullify physical and spiritual attacks. On the surface, that puts you in an unbeatable position. But in reality... that’s not the case."

The Giant Spider’s whole body trembled, but it quickly started laughing.

"Kekekeke! That’s hilarious. You talk like you know me so well. Then go on—where’s my weakness?"

The tone was lazy and full of mockery.

Xue An ignored its taunts and instead turned his head to look at Yi Guyun in the distance.

"Miss Yi!"

"Ah!"

His shout snapped Yi Guyun out of the torment she’d been drowning in.

Xue An could naturally see the sorrow and confusion on her face, and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly, then raised a hand to point at the Giant Spider.

"Miss Yi, among those devoured by this Giant Spider... are your clansmen?"

Yi Guyun nodded, her eyes brimming with tears and hatred. "Yes! My father and my clansmen have all been buried in this thing’s belly!"

"Kekekekeke, I was wondering what you were going to ask, turns out it’s that. Yes! I did devour this little lass’s people. So what?" The Giant Spider let out a spate of cold laughter.

But the previously silent Nai Yingying suddenly had her eyes light up, and she looked at Xue An with a strange expression.

He suddenly brought that up—could it be...

Nai Yingying’s lips slowly curled up. She felt she’d already grasped Xue An’s intent.

She couldn’t help but marvel at Xue An’s keen insight.

By comparison, the Giant Spider that was still ranting was basically a moron aside from its overbearing rules.

Just then, Xue An waved his hand.

Yi Guyun came to stand at Xue An’s side.

"Miss Yi, may I borrow your Cloud Bow for what comes next?"

Yi Guyun hardly hesitated, immediately taking down her hair and the Cloud Bow and handing them to Xue An.

"Mr. Xue, please... take care."

Yi Guyun was no fool. She knew that if she wanted revenge, she could only pin her hopes on Xue An.

Xue An gave a faint smile, then turned and walked away.

At this point, the Giant Spider was growing ever more composed.

It was convinced it had already reached the state of an undefeated Golden Body. None of the people present could escape its control, so it wasn’t in a hurry to make a move. Instead, it stood there with leisurely calm, curious to see how Xue An planned to deal with it.

When it saw Xue An borrow a Cloud Bow from Yi Guyun, it couldn’t help but burst into loud laughter.

"I thought you’d come up with some earth-shattering trick, and this is it? Do you even know that when I devoured those people before, the Cloud Bows they used were far stronger than the one in your hands, and they still couldn’t do anything to me!"

Xue An didn’t waste words with it, simply drew the bow, nocked an arrow, and let fly.

The long arrow condensed from cloud-qi streaked through the air at extreme speed, slamming straight into the Giant Spider’s abdomen.

With a dull thump, the arrow shattered, while the Giant Spider remained completely unmoved.

"Hahahaha, Xue An, are you here to entertain me? This doesn’t even count as scratching an itch. Are you planning to make me laugh to death with this?" the Giant Spider roared with wild laughter.

Xue An was utterly unmoved, only silently counting in his heart.

One!

Immediately afterward, Xue An once more drew the bow and nocked an arrow.

Thump!

Another arrow, again striking squarely at the Giant Spider’s abdomen.

Two!

The Giant Spider snorted coldly. "Looks like you really don’t give up easily! Fine then, auntie here has no patience to quibble with you any longer. Die!"

The Giant Spider moved with terrifying speed. Its four long legs kicked off the air, and its massive body turned into a blur as it charged at Xue An.

It felt like a mountain flying straight toward him, filled with an indescribable sense of crushing pressure.

Xue An’s face remained like still water. He neither dodged nor retreated, standing his ground as he drew and nocked another arrow.

Three!

The long arrow pierced into the Giant Spider’s abdomen, yet still failed to provoke the slightest ripple, as if everything Xue An was doing were pointless.

This finally made Shu Jingchu anxious.

"Xue An!"

She thought Xue An had been scared stiff, so she called out a warning.

Xue An turned his head and gave her a slight smile—then, in the next second, was swallowed whole by the Giant Spider.