Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

The flames burned wildly.

Inside the hot air, a giant tree slowly tilted and hit the ground with a thump. The flying sparks caused more chaos.

The eight-legged spider leader made a sharp whistling sound, almost piercing their eardrums.

This was its territory, its homeland, but now it had been burnt to pieces. Everything made it angry.

Unlike ordinary eight-legged spiders, it was not afraid of flames. Also, its silk was superior, it did not ignite at all.

The culprit for this chaos was right in front of it, it wanted to pour all of its anger on these two people!

Violette had been trapped by the spider web, she only had a Black Iron aura, she was not a concern to the spider.

The only thing to worry about was Aupin.

The eight-legged spider leader wasn’t certain of the young man’s aura.

The eight-legged spider leader focused all of its killing intent on Aupin’s body.

It shot more and more spider silk at Aupin.

At first, only the spear and the young man’s hands were bound by spider silk, but soon layers of spider silk wrapped around Aupin’s body, even covering his ears and nose.

If there was a dagger to cut the spider silk, Aupin could get out of this predicament.

But there wasn’t!

Yellowteres had the opportunity to throw the dagger, but he didn’t!

Aupin fell into a desperate situation.

Sharp weapons were the key to get out of this trouble.

If a long sword was in the hands of Aupin, this situation would be easy to solve.

Even without a longsword, a scimitar would be fine.

Just anything but a war spear.

Aupin suddenly exerted force in the spider web, he had not given up!

Although his strength increased, it was far from the limit that the spider web could withstand, so he could not break free.

As a result of the attempt, Aupin felt a little hopeless.

If he couldn’t break free with all his strength, there was basically no hope. Struggling would only make the spider’s silk tighter and tighter, like being trapped in quicksand, it was a worthless attempt. It would only make death come sooner.

Aupin remained still, and his thoughts flashed in an attempt to find a solution.

Being wrapped in layers of spider silk, the boy seemed to admit his fate. The eight-legged spider leader deliberately got close to the boy’s face. On top of its hideous mouth, there were a dozen eyeballs, densely packed together.

The spider’s eyes were all staring at Aupin, its mouth opened and closed, making a squeaking sound, as if the spider leader was smiling at Aupin!

It wanted to ravage the boy well. To pierce him and let his blood drain. It wanted to inject spider venom into Aupin’s body, to watch the venom corrode him, for the boy to rot from the inside out. Then eat every last bite of the rotten man, leaving no flesh behind, filling everything into its belly.

This was his punishment!

Aupin did not struggle, he gritted his teeth, and looked at the spider leader.

The two faced each other, the distance was only a few meters.

The spider leader raised its two front-end legs, the slender front legs were as sharp as a sword, it easily pierced the web.

Immediately afterwards, Aupin groaned. He felt the two legs were like daggers, trying to pierce his back.

The chain armor worked and resisted the legs.

This defense angered the spider leader even more.

It pulled the spider silk fiercely, the distance between Aupin and it instantly shortened. Their eyes were only an arm apart.

Squeak!

The mouth of the spider leader was wide open and a strong acidic and rancid stench sprayed on Aupin’s face.

At the same time, a large amount of green viscous liquid, similar to saliva, spilled out from the mouth.

Aupin’s eyes widened, he thought that the spider leader was going to swallow his head in one bite!

But the spider leader relaxed slightly, its mouth closed, and it shook its head at Aupin.

Aupin saw a cruel smile on the spider’s face.

There was a chilling feeling in his heart, he immediately understood: the spider in front of him was purely trying to intimidate him, torture him, slowly concoct him, and let him fully enjoy the pain. To listen to his screams and cries, watch him struggle, step into death bit by bit!

The pressure on his chain armor was getting stronger and stronger, it finally reached a limit. The chain armor couldn’t support it, it was pierced through by the sharp legs of the spider.

The legs pierced Aupin’s flesh smoothly.

The young man felt his body go cold, then the pain struck.

In addition to the intense pain, there was also the consuming fear.

Aupin could clearly feel the paths of the two legs. After they pierced the outermost skin and flesh, one leg continued to penetrate, slowly, and began to threaten the internal organs of the young man. The other leg encountered a resistance, hitting his rib cage.

The spider leader continued to exert force, Aupin’s ribs easily broke apart.

“Ah!” A wave of pain, Aupin couldn’t help but let out a roar, his handsome face deformed in an instant.

The flames behind continued to burn, the fire shone on Aupin’s face. The young man was as hideous as a devil.

The spider leader admired quietly, its dozen eyeballs reflected the expression of the young man. But what disappointed the spider leader was that it did not notice any cowardice or plead on Aupin’s face, only anger and hatred!

The fire in Aupin’s heart burned more vigorously than the surrounding forest fire.

“Ahh!” He continued to scream under the torture of the spider leader.

His head was about to explode, a whole new memory suddenly emerged.

The battle arena was filled with people.

The duel in the battle arena had come to an end.

“He really is a great southern noble!” A young man was forced into the corner.

He had terrible wounds on his body, some were so deep that his bones could be seen.

This was Cyanocaput, a Templar.

His opponent was a middle-aged man with a long beard, he was unscathed. The man raised his head slightly, then leisurely and calmly walked up to Qing Kui.

Aupin found himself in the crowd of people, watching the two people in the arena nervously.

His eyes were focused on the middle-aged man…

Because this man was his father, the patriarch of the Centum’pin clan!

And besides Aupin, there were still many fellow Templar knights, he recognized all of them.

“Cyanocaput, surrender if you can’t hold on!

“Your opponent is too strong, you are too young, it is not shameful to lose the battle.

“Think about your little sister, Cyanocaput, don’t be stubborn.”

The young Templar knights were all shouting.

Cyanocaput’s sister was also in the crowd. At this moment, her face was pale. Without a trace of color, her body trembled, like a poor little flower in a rainstorm.

Cyanocaput took a deep breath, he stood upright while shaking. He tried his best to lift the long sword in his hand, facing the Centum’pin patriarch.

“Oh!” A heavy sigh was heard from the crowd.

“This duel was initiated by Cyanocaput. It is harder to get a guy like him to surrender, than it is to pull a giant dragon.”

“What do we do?”

“Even if Cyanocaput voluntarily surrenders, it depends on whether the Centum’pin patriarch is willing to let him go.”

“Yes, Cyanocaput’s father and grandfather died in that battle, they all died in the hands of the Centum’pin clan. The two families have a deep hatred towards one another.”

Cyanocaput shouted and launched a useless attack again.

The Centum’pin patriarch easily dodged the attack, he knocked the sword out of Cyanocaput’s hand with his rapier.

Clang…

The sword flew into the air and fell on the ground behind Cyanocaput.

The difference between their strength was obvious.

Cyanocaput’s younger sister couldn’t bear it anymore. She pleaded with the old knight who presided over the duel, “Grand Master, on the friendship between our two families, please take action and save my brother.”

This old knight was the head of the Fifth Order Templars.

He snorted coldly and looked displeased. “This is a sacred showdown between knights, fair and just!”

He looked at Cyanocaput’s sister with a sharp gaze. “I have already tried to save your brother, but even as the head of the Fifth Order, he didn’t listen to me and insisted on challenging the Centum’pin patriarch.

“Pfft, how old is he and how strong is he? How much experience does he have? He didn’t even thoroughly cultivate his family’s Bronze Arms Technique, but he actually dares to challenge the Centum’pin clan.

“Is this the bravery and fearlessness of a knight? This is a foolish idea of vengeance!

“So, you saw what happened. The Centum’pin patriarch completely destroyed your brother’s Bronze Arms Technique by using the Thousand Pin Technique.

“The Thousand Pin Technique is an advancement of the Centum Pin Wind combat technique, it is a trick that can only be used with a Gold-rank cultivation base. There are hundreds of Empire knights who have died under this trick. Even me, I fell for this trick and was pierced in the heart by a sword from the Centum’pin clan!

“Your brother Cyanocaput, he did not abide by the creed of the Templars. He abandoned his bravery and violated his patience. This death is on him!

“As the contemporary patriarch of the Cyanocaput family, he must bear the consequences for his recklessness. This is the price he should pay; even if the price is his life.”

The Grand Master’s relentless words made Cyanocaput’s sister completely powerless, she immediately slumped on the ground, covered her face and cried.

The excited young knights were also silent because of the words of reprimand from the Grand Master.

They silently clenched their teeth tighter and squeezed their fists harder.

The Centum’pin patriarch took a deep look at the Grand Master and approached Cyanocaput again. He said in an arrogant tone, “Cyanocaput, do you still want to resist? Do you even have battle aura left?

“Then, my next move will take your life.” The Centum’pin patriarch slowly raised his sword, the tip of the sword was perpendicular to the ground, resting against the tip of his nose.

“This will be the end of your life. So, just keep your eyes open and watch.

“Don’t worry, using Thousand Pin to finish you is an overkill. You are far worse than your father and grandfather. Centum Pin Wind is suitable for your death.

“If you survive this attack, I’ll spare your life.”

The sword in the hands of the Centum’pin patriarch suddenly flashed with a glow.

Cyanocaput roared, he had been waiting for this moment.

The only remaining battle aura in the body was forced out by his brain, a long spear vaguely formed in midst of the blue glow.

Boom!

The two sides collided together.

An arm flew in the air, dripping with blood, then fell out of the arena.

The arm was holding a sword.

That was the Centum’pin patriarch’s arm!

The audience was shocked.

Everyone was dead silent.

Cyanocaput fainted on the ground, motionless.

The Centum’pin patriarch used his left hand to cover the cut near his shoulder, he had a terrible look on his face.

“Father, father!” Aupin exclaimed, his voice trembling.

The Grand Master walked into the arena and stood between the Centum’pin patriarch and Cyanocaput.

He furrowed his eyebrows deeply and stared at the middle-aged nobleman with a severed arm. “Centum’pin patriarch, everything you say in a duel is a sacred oath. The battle is over.”

The middle-aged man’s pupils shrank slightly and he stared at the unconscious Cyanocaput. He gritted his teeth, despite the bleeding wound, his face was full of anger and hatred.

After a while, he slowly nodded. He staggered down from the arena with a strong sense of unwillingness.

“Father!” Aupin ran over and supported the Centum’pin patriarch.

Cheers broke out all around, Cyanocaput’s sister cried with joy, the young Templars raised their arms and shouted in disbelief.

The middle-aged man looked around and took in the surrounding scene into his eyes. His expression was calm. “My son, look up at me, tell me, what is our family creed?”

“Don’t overestimate people, and never underestimate people.” Aupin said while reluctantly raising his head.

“Very well, remember it, remember it firmly!” the Centum’pin patriarch gritted his teeth and said fiercely.