Chapter 92 - The One Who Hides Behind The Curtains vs. Bao Bei (1/2)

An enormous purple spider of a hundred meters in size and a human being about six and a half feet high. The two were facing each other in the air at tens of meters from the ground. They were above the lake shore, where Gaiya had created a protective petal-shaped veil to shield those present from the spirit power undulations generated by the two.

Yes, because despite the enormous difference in size, the pressure of spirit power emitted by both was equally intense. Therefore, even just standing still at that point made it impossible to witness the clash closely without that protective veil that served as a shield.

The eight purple eyes of Bao Bei were fixed on the human being in front of her. The hairs on her spider's body swayed in unison at the slightest movement, picking up every sound within her range of perception.

At the time, she was taking large gulps of air to regulate her breathing and her heartbeat. The battle she was about to undertake now was the most important battle of her life.

Yes. Because, even though Bao Bei said she wanted to punish him for what he had done, this wasn't just a battle to get her revenge. No, not anymore. With the presence of her cubs, especially Hei, this had become a battle to protect their future and give them a chance. Fighting to give to the future generations a chance, just as her beloved had done a hundred thousand years ago.

'Hei An, look at me. I will protect our treasures with the power you granted me.'

At that point, amid the dead silence that dwelt in the Crossroad Lake, the body of Bao Bei suddenly snapped forward.

Snap! Boom! Screech!

The next instant, after her body moved, Bao Bei appeared before the human in front of her. One of her eight legs snapped powerfully aiming to stab him, but the man simply parried with his spear.

The contact between the leg and the lance generated a crazy roar that immediately gave way to an earsplitting screech. Bao Bei's leg was pushing the human martial artist away from the lake shore in the direction of the center. Even with Gaiya to protect them, Bao Bei couldn't help but worry about the safety of her family. So, she decided to move the fight away from them, but close enough so they could look at it safely.

Meanwhile, the various sect leaders and elders who had distanced themselves for fear of becoming a lifeless body without being able to react, approached the lake again, rejoining their disciples. Among these, the Flower Sect group was also present.

Fortunately, they were among the most distant from the lake when that mysterious man appeared. As a result, they had saved themselves from that terrible unprecedented slaughter. And now they were going to their disciples to see the conditions they were in.

Zan, Cao Su, Li, Mei, and Ying Yue were all on the floor looking baffled at the scene above them unfolding. They were a few yards from Hei and Lian, so they too were able to look at everything that had happened since their arrival here.

The sect leader and the other elders reached them immediately and were preparing to treat them instantly. Even though they weren't dying, they still reported significant injuries, which needed immediate treatment to avoid more severe consequences.

”Master, you're here. Hei, he...” Mei tried to talk, but the sect leader, her teacher, replied to her disciple with a smile.

”Don't talk; you're hurt. Just lie down for now. As for Hei, leave him alone for now.”

Right. Although the sect leader and the other elders had a myriad of questions to ask Hei, she knew that he wouldn't respond now. All his concentration was directed at observing the battle that was taking place in the middle of the lake. There was no way he would pay attention to them. It was as if a big wall separated him and Lian from the rest of the people there. A wall that for them from outside wasn't possible to climb over. Perhaps this was the difference between those destined for great things and those who occupied only a marginal role in the limitless history of the world?

Bao Bei's attack had managed to fulfill her intent, and the two were in the middle of the lake. The man strangely hadn't opposed much resistance to that displacement, simply blocking Bao Bei's leg to avoid being skewered.

”Don't get any weird ideas. You know I don't give a damn about those beings there. The only reason why I let you make me move away from there is that otherwise, you wouldn't have fought at full strength. And that's not what I want. I want you to fight to the maximum of your strength and to understand that even putting your whole self into it, for you, there isn't any possibility of victory. That yours is nothing but a senseless suicidal attempt like the one that made that idiot one hundred thousand years ago.”

”I know, I know you are abominable. It would never pass me through my mind that you could have merciful intentions towards another being. But you're wrong about one thing. This confrontation isn't useless. During our life, we are all destined to die, but it doesn't mean that we must not fight against the adversities that fall on us. Even if it isn't possible to achieve victory for oneself, the mere act of opposing beings can become a possibility for the future. A HOPE for those who will carry on our struggle. But that is something that someone like you who only knows how to destroy all types of life near you cannot understand.”

”Hope? Even that idiot had mumbled something about it. No, I'm not stupid enough to believe nonsense like that. Hope? Love? Compassion? What will they ever be useful for? They are only useless baggage that weighs you down and, after getting rid of them, I gained an unstoppable power. From being a mere mortal being, bound by the laws of the world, I have transcended into a higher being. I have become a GOD.”

”You say you are a god, but you are forced to steal other people's bodies like a thief. Moreover, one hundred thousand years ago, those you call useless baggage stopped you at the end. Or am I wrong? Hei An's HOPE managed to stop you and gave me a chance for the future. And now the time has come to give HOPE to someone else and give a chance to the future.”

”Hahaha, do you really think you can stop me? True, that idiot snake managed to stop me at that time. But at what price? Despite having sacrificed all his companions, he only succeeded in delaying my plans a little. Do you really believe that you, with your meager strength, may be able to do the same?”

”Yes, remember. Never underestimate a woman, and above all, never underestimate a mother. When it comes to protecting those we love, there is nobody we can't defeat.”

Bao Bei then proceeded to attack. The chattering time was over. All that was missing was to break down the enemy in front of her.

Her eight legs snapped at crazy speeds against the human martial artist. In an instant, more than a dozen shots had been thrown by the divine beast spider. And yet, the man had accurately parred every hit. Unlike before, he wasn't being pushed back with each parry.

The two then began a kind of deadly dance, where at each strike, they produced dazzling sparks that illuminated their position. Instead of standing still at one point to exchange shots, the two fighters were moving at high speed along the entire surface of the lake. It was crazy how the two could throw such quick and precise hits as they were flying at high speed in the air.

This dance lasted for several minutes. Neither seemed to prevail over the other or slow down the pace. Perhaps, if it hadn't been for their desire to kill the other being before them, they could have gone on like this forever.