Chapter 47：The Void Weaver Spider (1/2)

Lin Mu felt as if his heart was about to jump out of his chest, because of the immense fear he was feeling. He could not bring himself to stop staring at the ten golden yellow eyes. The fear had rendered him frozen and unable to move at all.

Lin Mu was stuck in a limbo and only snapped out of it when he heard the voice. The voice seemed ancient and rumbled inside of his head.

”You've been staring for an awful long time, human.” The creature said.

”You… You… You what are you?” Lin Mu asked while stuttering.

”Hmm, you're the one who came here, and you ask me what I am.” The creature replied.

”I… I… I don't know, what you are and I don't know how I came here either.” Lin Mu said.

”There is no chance that you don't know how you came here. Especially you, a human who's barely a cultivator. Even celestials would not dare come here.” The creature spoke with an emotionless tone.

Lin Mu could sense the crushing raw power emanating from the creature above him. Knowing that there was no use hiding anything from a being this powerful, Lin Mu decided to tell the complete story.

”I came here through some kind of spatial rift. It originally appeared as a black crack and sucked me in, when it expanded later on.” Lin Mu answered.

Upon hearing Lin Mu's answer, the creature hummed, as if it was thinking. After a couple of minutes, the voice spoke again.

”The most likely reason for your arrival here seems to be an artifact. That too an immensely strong artifact, as only those would be able to open a spatial rift to the Grand Void.” The creature said.

Upon hearing the creature's words, Lin Mu subconsciously stared at the mysterious ring on his right hand and then the mysterious ring buzzed, as if it reciprocated with his thoughts. This action of Lin Mu's did not go unnoticed. The ten golden yellow eyes were studying Lin Mu's every move.

”Ah, so I was right. That ring on your right hand seems to be the real cause.” The creature spoke but then suddenly stopped.

”What is this? Such pure and strong spatial energy.” The creature muttered.

Suddenly Lin Mu felt as if the pressure on his body was doubled and a stabbing pain arose in his head. He felt as if he was being covered with some kind of veil. But when the veil reached the mysterious ring, it reacted violently and a burst of qi repelled the veil. When the veil was completely repelled, the pressure on Lin Mu disappeared and the pain stopped as well.

”Oh, it's much stronger than I thought and it's even bound to your soul.” The creature said.

Lin Mu was lost at the creature's words and did not understand what they meant.

”What do you mean?” Lin Mu ask.

”Seems like you had a fortunate encounter. That ring you're wearing, it's a very strong artifact. The likes of which I've never seen before.” The creature answered.

”Yes I know that, it's a magical artifact.” Lin Mu naively answered.

”Hahaha, perhaps you're the only person, who would call it a magical artifact. It's much more than that. Just the pure spatial energy its emanating is enough to make millions of cultivators covet it.” The creature said.

”However the ring had been bound to your soul and cannot be removed or transferred to another person. It's likely that even if you die, the ring will just disappear and search for another owner.” The creature continued.

Perhaps because Lin Mu had talked with the creature for a while, he no longer felt as terrified as before and had calmed down. Curiosity arose in his mind and he asked what was bugging him the most.

”What are you? I don't know of any creature like you that looks like ten floating eyes.” Lin Mu asked.

”You can't even see me? Ah, you have not refined your spirit sense yet.” The creature replied.

After listening to the creature's words, Lin Mu was finally able to see its true form as it revealed itself to him. The creature's body was the size of a mountain and the ten golden eyes were located on its head. Lin Mu had to turn his head from one side to another to get a complete view of the creature.

The more Lin Mu looked, the greater the shock he received. After observing for a minute, Lin Mu was able to perceive that the creature was a humongous spider. It had eight legs that were so long that he could not see where they ended. Its entire body was bony white, except for its ten eyes that shined like lanterns.

”I am what you humans call, a Void Weaver Spider.” The creature answered.

”My name is Lin Mu.”