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The "clicking" sound from the well grew closer, as if something was slowly rising from the depths. Xuan Yang and Qu Si Yang's nerves were taut, and they instinctively took a step back.
Qu Si Yang's right arm had completely transformed into bronze, shining with a cold metallic luster, sharp metal claws extending from her fingertips, seemingly capable of tearing through anything. However, in stark contrast to her fierce appearance, her eyes were clearer than ever, even revealing a hint of fear.
"Xuan Yang, I heard it..." Qu Si Yang's voice trembled slightly.
"Heard what?" Xuan Yang's attention was entirely focused on the well. Within him, Light Power surged through his veins like a raging torrent, ready to burst forth at any moment.
"A song." Qu Si Yang's pupils dilated slightly, as if she had fallen into some kind of illusion. "Someone at the bottom of the well... is singing a lullaby."
Xuan Yang's heart jolted. He suddenly recalled a dream from his childhood. In that dream, he stood alone by the well while a gentle female voice softly called his name from below. At that time, the Old Village Chief (Bronze Sovereign) had told him it was merely the Heart Demon playing tricks on him and that he need not pay it any mind.
But now, Qu Si Yang had heard the same song! This was definitely not the Heart Demon; it was something real! The Old Village Chief had been deceiving him all along!
"Step back!" Xuan Yang shouted as he grabbed Qu Si Yang's arm and forcefully pulled her away. At the same time, his body rapidly split apart, three Shadow Clones forming instantly to stand before the well like phantoms.
However, in that very instant—
"Crash!"
With a loud noise, a pale hand suddenly emerged from the well, gripping the edge tightly!
The hand appeared indistinguishable from a human's at first glance; however, upon closer inspection, one could see that fine, spider-like hairs grew at its knuckles, shimmering with an eerie glow in the dim light. Moreover, through the thin skin, faint bronze veins could be seen, suggesting that this hand did not belong to a human but was part of some mysterious creature.
Even more chilling was the moment when a hand reached out from the well; the entire Bronze Skeleton in the temple seemed to awaken as if summoned by some unseen force, trembling and emitting a resonant hum. This sound echoed through the silent temple like a wail from hell, sending shivers down one's spine.
"It’s not the Spider Mother..." Qu Si Yang suddenly seemed to realize something, tears uncontrollably streaming down his face. "It's a woman!"
As the figure crawling out of the well became clearer, Xuan Yang focused intently, struck as if by lightning—there stood a woman in a tattered white dress! Her face bore a striking resemblance to Qu Si Yang's, but below her neck, her body merged with that of a spider, eight segmented limbs entwined with glowing chains that shone brightly against the darkness.
The woman's lips slowly parted, but the sound that emerged was not a single tone; it was an eerie blend of gentle humming and sharp insect chirps, creating a bizarre and terrifying dual voice.
"Mom... Mother?" Qu Si Yang's body involuntarily took a step forward, as if drawn by an invisible force.
However, just as he approached the Spider Woman, she suddenly curled up in apparent agony, the chains clattering loudly. At that moment, Xuan Yang noticed something on her forehead—a half-embedded Spider Emblem that perfectly matched the fragment on the chest of the Bronze Sovereign!
"Quick... run..." she struggled to utter human words, but her spider legs uncontrollably lunged toward Qu Si Yang!
Xuan Yang's Shadow Clone Technique timely blocked the attack but was instantly pierced through. Just as one of the spider legs was about to strike Qu Si Yang's heart, her bronze right hand suddenly lifted on its own, precisely catching the incoming attack!
"Ahhh!" Qu Si Yang screamed in terror as her bronze skin began to crack, revealing flowing shadowy substance beneath. More astonishingly, these shadows were consuming the Spider Woman's power!
Xuan Yang suddenly understood everything—
"You’re not the Spider Mother! You’re a Jinchuriki parasitized by it!" He dashed toward the well. "Si Yang, she’s transferring her power to you!"
The Spider Woman smiled as if relieved and suddenly shouted with her last strength: "Kill me... to sever... the cycle..."
Her body began to collapse, countless small Bronze spiders crawling out from her seven orifices. The Spider Emblem floated up and slowly flew toward Qu Si Yang's forehead!
"No!" Xuan Yang tried to intervene but was blocked by the suddenly appearing Bronze Spider.
"What a touching reunion," the Bronze Spider sneered, its compound eyes glinting with mockery. "Unfortunately, this child has been prepared as a Container for this moment since birth."
It spat out a strand of silk, instantly sealing Xuan Yang's Light Power!
Qu Si Yang struggled in pain as the Spider Emblem adhered to one-third of her forehead. In that critical moment, she suddenly plunged her right hand, now transformed into Bronze, into her own chest—
"Thud!"
Shadow Blood splattered onto the Spider Emblem, and a piercing scream echoed from the runes!
"Are you insane?!" the Bronze Spider roared in fury. "You’ll—"
"I know," Qu Si Yang said, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, yet a resolute smile appeared on her face. "Xuan Yang, do you remember the game we played when we were kids?"
Xuan Yang trembled all over— it was the Sever Spider Silk game they played at the age of six in the ruins of the temple, using sticks to break all the hanging Spider Webs.
"Cut off... all the threads!" Qu Si Yang screamed as she fully activated her Shadow Power. The ground of the entire temple suddenly lit up with dense dark red patterns— it was a projection of a gigantic Spider Web covering the entire Cultivation Realm!
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