Chapter 10
The remaining intruders, now aware of the eerie silence that had befallen their companion, felt a subtle undercurrent of unease as they ventured deeper into Yue Li's meticulously woven trap. The air hung heavy with the palpable tension of imminent danger, and a sense of foreboding settled over them like a shroud.
With each step, the intruders couldn't shake the feeling that unseen eyes were watching their every move. The mansion, once a beacon of mystery, now became a labyrinth of uncertainty. The carefully placed spider threads, invisible to the naked eye, seemed to tighten their grip on the intruders' nerves.
As they attempted to break through the mansion, a growing realization dawned upon them – they were ensnared in a web of calculated precision, a deadly dance orchestrated by a masterful predator. The threads, ranging from sticky to fine as silk, seemed to close in, confining their movements and stifling any hope of escape.
Despair crept into the hearts of the intruders, a gnawing realization that they were entangled in a trap from which there might be no reprieve. The eerie silence that accompanied each step heightened their anxiety, and every cautious breath they took felt like an acknowledgment of their vulnerability.
The mansion, once a tempting target, now loomed as a daunting fortress, its walls closing in on them with every passing moment. The fallen comrade served as a chilling testament to the unforgiving nature of Yue Li's silent assault. Fear gripped the intruders, a realization that they were pawns in a deadly game, their every move anticipated by an adversary who had become one with the lethal essence of a spider.
As they desperately sought an exit, each attempt to break through the mansion only intensified their entanglement. The invisible threads, wielded with the precision of a skilled huntress, wove a tapestry of despair around them. The intruders, once confident and silent, now faced the harsh reality that they had become prey in a merciless dance of life and death, ensnared in the web of a silent and patient predator.
It didn't take long for Yue Li to capture the five cocoon. She transported them to the experimentation room beside the first one, then rewaved several threads all around the mansion and its surroundings. ' One can never be too careful. ' She thought.
Returning to her experimentations, she first checked their status.
' The first one is recovering a little after the fall of the realm. Well, it's actually more like adapting. He should be good in four to five hours. The others are mostly soul kings. How brave. But thanks anyway, now I may need 10 years to fully map the pathways. However, in order to fully understand its mechanism, I may need more than 500 years. Then, another 500 to years in order to create a cultivation theory, and that if I am lucky. The total time can be put as 10 000 years in the worst-case scenario. ' Yue Li had a small mouth twitch considering the time needed just to understand the principles.
But deep down, Yue Li wasn't surprised. Rather, she thought it was a bit too fast.
' The history of the immortal cultivation world run as deep as 100 000 year and even more, during that time countless genius rose and fall, each bringing advancement and insight into the cultivation theories, making foundation and even denying paths. I'm trying to replicate all of that with the strength of one person. The good news is that path could become my alone and will have my name... '
Yue Li thought where halted for a moment thanks to the intense greed in her heart and soul.
Although having her name in the anals of history sound amazing, she knew that her goal all along was strength and only strength.
She felt something off about this, like the feeling that fame and pionering would benefit her somehow.
' I can focus on that later. What I need now is the knowledge, everything else is irrelevant for the time being. You can't build a castle on sand and dreams after all. '
With these thoughts in head, she waved a cocoon over her before striping her clothes and laying stark naked of her webs, the process of simulation initiated, and one of the new five paying the price.
Meanwhile, outside of Slaughter City, in the the Supreme pontif palace, a twenty one years old woman a beautiful face and a fair complexion reside, her cold face gave her the aura of nobility sublimating her beauty. Yet the now big belly in her gave a maternal charm. She was in her fifth month.
Bibi Dong, sitting alone on her bed, her cold eyes dripping with hatred and murderous intent, yet her meager strength of soul emperor made her feel powerless.
She took a deep breath, then picked up several books and started reading.
If looked closely, the names of the authors are all the same, Yue Li.
' -sigh-, Yue Li is truly a genius deserving her title as a master, yet I ended up doing the dumbest thing in my life. If I didn't backstab her, she would have stayed and stood up for me and protected me. '
Bibi dong still remembers how everything started. She met Yu Xiaogang when he was ten, and he had a different elegance and scholary aura. She was quite captivated with him, and since he liked to read, she helped him have several access. Naturaly, he also met Yue Li, and that's what she regrets the most.
' I should have listened to her. ' thought Bibi Dong silently to herself.
" Bibi Dong, your friend really knows how to pretend. It can be fun for a while, but it will bite you in the future. " Was Yue Li honest opinion on him.