"Glacial – Ice Spread – Cover!"
Upon reaching the edge of the pond, Mu Ningxue, without a word, immediately cast her Ice Element magic directly at the eerie pool. The Ice Spread quickly covered the pool, as Mu Ningxue intended to completely freeze it into a block of ice with her Glacial.
There were some creatures in the water. As the ice was about to seal the entire pool, many small, spider-like creatures with sinister eyes scurried out, seemingly harmless, and fled into the surrounding weeds.
"Boom!!!"
Not long after those small creatures fled, all the frost that had solidified in the pool shattered, turning into a sky full of ice crystals scattering in the air, and the chillingly frozen water surged into a large white wave.
The large wave surged around, submerging the entire barren land. From within the waves, a hideously black, enormous head emerged. Its rows of eyes glowed with an evil red light; some stared at Mo Fan, some at Mu Ningxue, and others at Zhao Manyan.
This was a spider's head, easily half the size of a room. Its eyes were densely packed between its head and face, and its face looked like a grotesque mask, twisted with various chaotic flesh patterns.
Its body was primarily composed of its head, with its torso noticeably much smaller. But what was most striking were its long, blade-like legs, densely covered in bristles. Those weren't legs at all; they were clearly eight sharp blades capable of easily piercing a creature's chest!
"It's a Spider Clan creature!" Zhao Manyan exclaimed.
These types of creatures are known for being evil and cold-blooded, often employing bizarre and unexpected hunting methods. They excel at various traps, curses, poison attacks, and bewitchment—skills that many creatures find impossible to guard against!
Needless to say, this must be a bewitching-type Spider Clan demon. It's unknown how many years this Bewitching Demon Spider has been lurking here or how many creatures it has consumed to cultivate such an astonishing physique. One must remember that many creatures skilled in these eerie abilities often don't possess particularly strong combat prowess themselves!
"Swish swish swish!!!"
The Bewitching Demon Spider angrily swung its forelimbs, which were entirely sharp blades, slicing down in a crisscross pattern.
It was thirty meters away from Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan, and Mu Ningxue. At such a distance, it should theoretically be unable to reach them. Yet, this Bewitching Demon Spider was not as simple as they imagined; its slashing forelimbs transformed into two piercing blades, carrying swirling air currents that cut towards each of them!
"Light Blessing – Holy Shield!"
Zhao Manyan immediately stepped forward, golden light flashing as a shield quickly appeared before him.
"Wind Disc – Heavenly Net!"
Wind Disc – Heavenly Net quickly took shape, transforming from an initial chaotic flow of air into a massive wind wall within a few seconds. The Bewitching Demon Spider, within the eye of the wind, let out sharp cries, its front claws continuously attacking the gradually tightening wind wall.
Finally, the wind wall fully converged, but the Bewitching Demon Spider had deeply embedded all eight of its legs far into the ground, forcefully resisting the power of the Wind Disc, which was strong enough to uproot a house.
The Bewitching Demon Spider's grip on the ground was astonishingly strong. It half-crouched, allowing Mu Ningxue's Wind Disc – Heavenly Net to tear at it.
The duration of Wind Disc – Heavenly Net was considered long among Intermediate Mage level spells, but the Bewitching Demon Spider, aside from some slight body fluctuations, was never thrown into the air.
"My turn."
Before Mu Ningxue could make another move, Mo Fan's star map was already complete.
"Azure Flame!"
"Fierce Fist!"
"Nine Palaces!"
This Bewitching Demon Spider was at most an Intermediate Mage War General Level. Under the third-level Great spirit seed's Nine Palaces explosion, it was instantly burned beyond recognition.
After feeling the scorching heat of Nine Palaces, the Bewitching Demon Spider tried to escape.
But at this moment, Mu Ningxue immediately used Ice Lock to restrain it.
"Thousand Juns – Thunderbolt – Wild Dance!"
The Thunder Element star map was still beneath his feet, and extremely violent Thunder Element power had already condensed above the Bewitching Demon Spider. A massive thundercloud hovered, and lightning, like pythons, flashed and surged within the clouds. As Mo Fan pointed, purple-black lightning instantly tore through the space, fiercely striking the Bewitching Demon Spider on the ground.
"Boom!!!!"
Thousand Juns brought spatial vibration, and the falling Thunderbolt caused the entire area to shake!
"Boom boom boom!!!"
More Thunderbolts fell, striking the Bewitching Demon Spider's body and the nearby ground one after another. A large section of the ground suddenly shattered, with debris flying. And the Bewitching Demon Spider itself was directly pulverized!
Under Mo Fan's barrage, the Bewitching Demon Spider was instantly finished.
Watching Mo Fan's series of actions, both Mu Ningxue and Zhao Manyan were dumbfounded.
Powerful!
Fire System third level, Thunder Element also third level!!
Sharp and overbearing.
Under the thunder and fire bombardment, Mo Fan was like a destructive machine. After explosive skills like Fierce Fist Nine Palaces, he could still unleash the even more terrifying Thunderbolt Wild Dance!
Let alone the Bewitching Demon Spider, even the previous Pseudo-Terror Demon might not have been able to withstand it.
After all, Mo Fan's spirit fire power was clearly ridiculously strong; it should belong to the truly top-tier Great spirit seed category.
After defeating the Bewitching Demon Spider and collecting its remnant soul, the three returned to the church. As soon as the battle here ended, the people who had been bewitched earlier also lost that peculiar sensation.
Although Mo Fan had warned them beforehand, they already knew they had been affected.
However, the lingering bewitching power still made them extremely uncomfortable.
Now that it suddenly disappeared, they immediately understood what they had been doing earlier.
"Ning Xue, are you alright?" Lu Zhenghe was the first to appear, rushing forward to greet her.
Unfortunately, Mu Ningxue didn't respond or acknowledge him, simply walking to the side and sitting down. Mo Fan, on the other hand, found a spot with Zhao Manyan to sit.
"Let's go back. We'll leave first thing tomorrow morning." Although he hadn't suffered much damage, Zhao Manyan spoke up at this moment.
"I can't stay here anymore either," Luo Song said.
"Our survey isn't complete yet, how can we leave...?" Lu Zhenghe suddenly panicked, seemingly afraid that everyone would depart.
"We're about to lose our lives, what's the point of surveying? Anyway, I don't want to stay here anymore," Xu Dalong said somewhat angrily.
"If you want to stay, you stay. I don't want to continue staying in this hellhole for another moment," Liao Mingxuan also immediately stated.
What kind of terrifying demons did they encounter in a place like this?
A War General Level Pseudo-Terror Demon!
A Commander Level Giant Lizard Pseudo-dragon!
A mind-bewitching Demon Spider!
Yes, although the crises were resolved one by one, good luck wouldn't always favor them.
Therefore, no one wanted to continue exploring now.
In fact, as early as when they encountered the Giant Lizard Pseudo-dragon, they could have already retreated.
After all, the presence of the Giant Lizard Pseudo-dragon here indicated that the Lizard-Skull Great Demon's lair was still here. Under such circumstances, staying here would simply be courting death, wouldn't it?
Commander Level demons are not something they can handle with their current strength.