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The stench was more than twice as strong as before. If it was just a torment to the nose before, it was now so bad it was irritating to the eyes.
The next second, a spider with a human head and a webbed rear end hung upside down from the wooden house.
Unlike the typical human-headed spiders that are only the size of a millstone even with their legs, this one is almost as tall as a person, and compared to those monsters made of twisted flesh, this one is closer to a real spider in appearance.
Its body is covered with coarse, dark blue bristles, and its legs and abdomen are covered with yellow spots.
Its body proportions are also more natural, consistent with a real spider, with eight long legs twisting flexibly.
His left eye had a green dot in the pupil, while his half-closed right eye had a green ring. His face, covered with red bead-shaped ghost patterns, wore an extremely wicked and disgusting smile that made people want to hate him at first glance.
More importantly, he has hair.
Its short white hair stood out conspicuously compared to the other spider heads.
Perhaps that's why he can keep smiling.
This is the large-sized spider with a human head, the older brother of the Spider Demon family.
It is a rare, unusual ghost among ghosts.
After all, most ghosts are transformed from humans and generally retain basic rationality, so even after becoming ghosts, they basically all maintain human form.
The only one who can pull off such a completely unrestrained style is probably "Upper Moon Five: Asymmetrical Pot".
"hey-hey."
Upon seeing Xia Yan, Spider Brother seemed quite happy, his eyes narrowing and his already disgusting smile becoming even more wicked.
"So you're a demon slayer. You actually came here first, hehehe..."
"You seem quite happy," Xia Yan said, tilting his head slightly, looking somewhat annoyed.
"Of course, staying in the mountains all the time is boring. It's rare for someone to come to me like this. As a reward, I'll make you my slave and make you grovel on the ground. Hehehehe."
As he spoke, a group of human-faced spiders, identical to the ones Xia Yan had casually sliced in half earlier, quietly crawled out from all directions and surrounded Xia Yan.
Seemingly to create a sense of oppression, the spiders did not pounce on Xia Yan all at once, but slowly approached him.
"Hehehe, this is my work. What do you think? Isn't it interesting!"
"Once you're poisoned by me, it won't be long before you become just like them. Isn't that interesting!"
This ghost, which was completely devoid of human form, was clearly quite satisfied with its Blood Demon Art. Before the fight even began, it seemed to have already foreseen its victory and was smugly giving its acceptance speech.
"Look, this is a clock! From the moment you were poisoned, every time this long hand rotates once, you'll become one of them! Hahahaha!"
Spider Brother pulled out a beautifully crafted gold pocket watch, pointed to the face, and said proudly.
"Is that so? That's quite interesting, but here's the problem..."
The long sword is unsheathed.
It was a large katana, 150 centimeters long, which was taller than many adults when standing on the ground, but it did not look out of place in the hands of Xia Yan, who was nearly two meters tall.
The blade is decorated with a cool, whirlwind-like pattern, and the tsuba (handguard) resembles a blooming lotus flower, making the whole sword look both magnificent and cruel.
ゴゴゴゴゴゴ——
The air became thick and heavy, like the calm before a storm, making it hard to breathe.
'What's going on?! That sword, and this person...'
Sensing that something seemed amiss, Spider Brother lost his smile and focused entirely on the long sword in Xia Yan's hand.
It looked nothing special except for its splendid appearance, but at this moment it gave him an extremely dangerous feeling.
It was as if a storm that could have stopped everything had been forcibly compressed into the blade, and a rumbling sound could be faintly heard, as if it would burst out at any moment and tear everything to shreds.
A sense of unease began to rise in Spider Brother's heart.
"You all! Jump on him!"
Upon receiving the command, the spider heads stopped dawdling and instead stomped their hind legs against the ground, lunging at Xia Yan from all directions like grasshoppers.
From its mouth, filled with fangs and sharp teeth, a long, thin tongue as sharp as a screwdriver suddenly shot out and flew towards Xia Yan like a bullet, with deep purple venom visibly flowing from it.
Obviously, if you get pricked by this thing, even if it's just a slight scratch, you'll be in serious danger.
Then the bald spiders around them and the spider-people hanging next to the wooden house, who have begun to lose their hair and whose limbs have become sharp, will become role models.
However, that applies to other people.
For Xia Yan, even if he were really poisoned, it would only be a minor problem at most.
After all, what he has mastered is not just a breathing technique used to improve physical fitness, but also a technique that, while slightly less destructive, is more convenient in terms of functionality and is effective against the Ripple Qi Gong of Gui Tian Ke.
It's not that ripples can provide immunity to toxins.
However, the ripples can easily squeeze out the venom that has already entered the body.
Of course, even so, Xia Yan had absolutely no intention of trying it out, since these things in front of him looked like they had run over from the film set of the La Leah Seafood City next door.
Being approached by this bizarre-looking thing is as psychologically stimulating as someone rushing towards you with a plunger covered in snow.
Xia Yan couldn't compare the specific differences, but without a doubt, no matter which one it was, Xia Yan wouldn't let him get close!
boom--
A fierce storm is coming!
Wilder than a storm, more destructive than a downpour, and with a wider reach than thunder.
It wasn't like pushing the spiders away like a barrier, or cutting them open with sharp wind blades.
The violent wind pressure was like a meat grinder or a lawnmower, grinding the spiders into mincemeat!
In an instant, flesh and blood scattered in all directions from Xia Yan's location, as if by explosion.
In an instant, all the spiders that pounced on Xia Yan vanished without a trace, not even a slightly larger fragment could be found!
Chapter 384 You're ugly and dare to come out and scare people? You've already met your doom.
As it turns out, the smile doesn't disappear; it just moves to someone else's face.
"You see, this is the problem."
Xia Yan struck a pose like a bear spreading its paws, his face full of mocking smiles. "How are you going to poison me?"
Spider Brother did not reply.
Feeling the red, viscous substance splattered on his face—indistinguishable between blood and meat paste—the ghost was completely stunned.
"You should know that those spiders are all transformed humans, right..."
"so what?"
"You demon hunters, aren't you supposed to be protecting humanity?! You've killed so many people, don't you feel any remorse?!"
Despite being a ghost, at this moment, Spider Brother seemed to stand on the moral high ground and condemn Xia Yan.
This punch requires at least twenty years of moral blackmail skills; it's something only an ordinary person could handle.
Unfortunately, Xia Yan lacked morality.
"So what?" Xia Yan tilted his head, looking puzzled.
As Spider Brother said, although those people were turned into spiders by the Blood Demon Art, they were still human in essence.
If Natsuhiko takes them back to the Butterfly Mansion for treatment, with Tamayo and Kanae's medical skills, they can be fully restored to human form.
Xia Yan could certainly do that, but—
Why did he do this?
It can be saved, but it's not necessary!
He wasn't some kind of messenger of justice, nor did he join the Demon Slayer Corps for any noble reason like protecting humanity. From beginning to end, he was only doing it for himself.
Even if these people hadn't been turned into spiders, and were simply being manipulated, Xia Yan, as an enemy, wouldn't show any mercy.
"I never expected that a ghost like you would actually worry about humans. Don't worry, I'll hold these people accountable for their deaths and avenge them."
"You bastard! Poisonous phlegm!!!"
Xia Yan was met with a curse from his spider brother and a large puddle of foul-smelling, dark purple slime.
However, this foul-smelling, viscous liquid, halfway toward Xia Yan, seemed to have struck a constantly flowing, transparent barrier, splashing in all directions.
When it falls to the ground and onto the surrounding tree trunks, it makes a sizzling, corrosive sound.
This invisible barrier is naturally a wind barrier constructed by the gale.
This move is a simplified version of the Mysterious God Wind Style: Black Tortoise.
The complete version of "Xuanwu" is formed by a wall of atmospheric energy covering the sky and the unobstructed divine wind. It can neutralize any move, making it an absolute defensive and binding move.
After simplification, although it lost its binding function, its defensive power is less than one-tenth of the original version.
However, it's not something a demon like Spider Brother, who isn't even a Lower Moon, can break through. Moreover, his attack has no wind-up animation, making it very convenient and quick.
However, after the venom was completely dispersed, the spider had already disappeared from the spot.
Only a large spider's rear end remained, frantically hopping and weaving through the trees high above.
When Xia Yan killed all the little spiders with a single sword strike, Spider Demon Brother realized that he was no match for Xia Yan.
Therefore, the venom he just spat out was not for attacking at all, but simply to block Xia Yan's vision so that he could take the opportunity to escape.
But how could such a trick possibly escape Xia Yan's eyes!
"Hey hey, I didn't say you could leave!"
Before he finished speaking, Xia Yan raised the long sword in his hand.
In that instant, the previously absurd momentum underwent a dramatic transformation.
Let your heart vanish like darkness, let your techniques be as clear as light, and let your body blend into nature like a shadow.
Listen to all voices, and with the swift winds of God, cleave through everything in the world; its name is—
"Storm Breathing - Eighth Form - Mysterious Divine Wind - White Tiger!"
The sword blade slashed down.
boom--