Chapter 2973 - 2974: Buried in the Belly of the Beast?

Chapter 2973: Chapter 2974: Buried in the Belly of the Beast?

Shu Jingchu’s entire body trembled violently, she could hardly believe her eyes.

As for the entire venue, it burst into an uproar.

"Dead?"

"I knew this would be the result!"

"Tsk tsk. What a pity!"

Voices of discussion rose and fell.

Shu Jingchu stood in place with a pale face, feeling nothing but roaring beside her ears, her mind blank.

Since she first encountered Xue An at the Palace of Light, Shu Jingchu had never left his side.

It could be because they were both from other universes, or maybe because Xue An’s words always had an inexplicable resonance with her. In any case, in Shu Jingchu’s heart, Xue An held a very special position.

But this was definitely not just love.

Because Shu Jingchu was always calm or self-aware, she knew that Xue An had a wife and children, and would never step over the Thunder Pond.

But she could never hide the affection she felt.

She even thought about finding a way to trick him into coming along when returning to her own world.

However, all of these plans died before they could be implemented.

She witnessed Xue An being devoured by a gigantic evil creature right in front of her.

Does it need explanation of what this means?

Shu Jingchu felt cold all over.

Meanwhile, Nezha was furiously enraged.

Nezha had always admired this Hua Clan youngster.

He even thought that Xue An’s talent and disposition would be unmatched even if placed in the Golden Age before the ancient war started.

Compared to him, those so-called geniuses on the God-sealing Platform back then paled quite a bit.

Thus, his fondness for Xue An was genuine.

After all, the Hua Clan had produced such a prodigious genius as the peak in ten thousand years.

As a senior, he naturally wanted to take good care of him.

This was why he volunteered to fight against the Giant Spider at life or death earlier.

But seeing Xue An’s poised demeanor, seemingly finding the Giant Spider’s flaw, Nezha refrained from taking action.

Yet, this very negligence led to his most valued junior being swallowed by the Giant Spider.

How could Nezha not be anxious?

His eyes turned blood-red, the Wind Fire Wheels appeared beneath his feet, and he raised the Fire-tipped Lance.

"Spit him out! Ahhhh!"

With that, he charged forward recklessly.

Nezha’s entire being transformed into a fiery streak, rushing towards the Giant Spider with an unyielding posture.

The might was immense, it created an atmosphere of a thousand troops despite being a lone figure.

But the Giant Spider merely sneered coldly in the face of such an attack.

"Seeking death!"

Then it opened its mouth and spat out spider silk, directly blocking Nezha’s path and retreat.

Nezha was already seeing red, raised his Fire-tipped Lance, and swung it frantically, attempting to clear away these bothersome obstacles.

But the problem was that there were far too many spider silks, as soon as the front was cleared, more emerged from behind.

In just a blink of an eye, these silks enveloped Nezha, rapidly shrinking the encirclement, seemingly intending to wrap Nezha like a cocoon.

Nezha shouted furiously.

"Bastard, if you have the guts, fight me fair and square with swords! What’s the point of using these soft spider silks to block my way?"

The Giant Spider sneered slightly, "Why should I fight you fair and square? What qualifications do you have to fight me? Win against my spat-out spider silk first!"

At this point, Nezha’s voice had become much weaker, as the cocoon was already forming, faintly showing the scene inside of him desperately waving the Fire-tipped Lance.

This scene naturally astonished everyone present.

But those most shaken were the Wu Family members who had followed Xue An.

Wu Shaobei was sweating profusely on his forehead, and quietly came to Wu Nianyin’s side.

"Family Head, it looks like things are bad. You should take everyone and leave, I’ll stay here to cover the retreat!"

Wu Nianyin’s face was ashen, tears glimmered in his eyes.

He had also seen the moment Xue An was swallowed.

He was a person very sentimental, especially given how much Xue An had helped him. Faced with such abrupt change, naturally, his heart was in disarray.

But upon hearing his uncle’s words, his gaze gradually turned firm.

"No, I’m not leaving!"

Wu Shaobei was anxious, lowered his voice, "This evil creature’s appetite is huge, it even swallowed the entire Feixian Temple. Surely it’s not satisfied with just devouring Mr. Xue alone!"

"And as the Wu Family Head, if you die here, the Wu Family will be finished!"

Wu Nianyin turned and looked at Wu Shaobei, then spoke in a deep tone.

"Uncle, do you think the Wu Family won’t be finished if I escape in such a disgrace?"

Wu Shaobei was taken aback by the question.

Wu Nianyin looked back at the flaunting, extremely smug Giant Spider, his tone turned sad and subdued.

"Mr. Xue is dead, one could say we’ve lost our biggest reliance. If nothing unexpected happens, the Wu Family will soon collapse, and whether I live or die by then will mean nothing."

"Better to stay and repay Mr. Xue’s kindness by dying to this creature, than to live in disgrace!"

These words successfully moved Wu Shaobei.

He had actually sensed this too.

Now the Wu Family appeared to be thriving, having newly opened branch veins in Senluo Valley.

But beneath this blooming surface lay unspeakable emptiness and decay.

After all, the Wu Family had declined for so long.

Long enough that almost all its elite power was gone, leaving just a few big cats and small cats.

So after the previous Family Head’s sudden death, Wu Qiao Jun dared to nurture ambitions.

The Wu Family’s revival was entirely reliant on Xue An’s strength.

But with this pillar fallen, the Wu Family will inevitably accelerate its decline, or even... collapse.

Wu Shaobei chuckle bitterly in his heart, then cast aside concerns for life and death.

"Everyone!"

"Yes!"

"Put yourselves together, even if we die, today we shall die like true men of the Wu Family!" Wu Shaobei roared.

"Yes!"

These Wu Family followers had seen it too, but those who came along were the legitimate branch elites.

So even facing the great terror of life and death, these people showed no retreat, rather a sense of fearlessness.

The Giant Spider laughed strangely upon seeing this.

"Jiejie, what I love most about you humans is this—you are always adept at touching yourselves with some ethereal excuses, even willing to sacrifice your lives!"

"Little do you know, this seems utterly stupid to me, but it’s good! Since you’re offering yourselves, I must respectfully decline!"

"Come to me all of you!"

To deal with the Wu Family, the Giant Spider didn’t even bother spitting silk, but opened its mouth and inhaled directly.

The storm accompanied by immense suction immediately scattered the Wu Family’s formation.