Chapter 2279 — An Important Piece of News

"Benefactor of human cultivators, might I ask how I should address you?" the Heaven-Rank Spider asked.

"My name is Wei Zhao. This is my companion Sun Jingyan, and this little creature is called the Sky Thunder Pig." In front of the Heaven-Rank Spider, Wei Zhao introduced Sun Jingyan only as his companion, not as his wife—there was no need to deceive it on that point.

"Mr. Lin, Miss Sun, shall we head back now? I will prepare a sumptuous feast for you and present you with the treasures of our spider clan!" the Heaven-Rank Spider said. "Since the Fire Lion clan gave you their treasure, the Fireflow Divine Bomb, our spider clan will not be outdone—we too shall give you our supreme treasure!"

"Oh?" The supreme treasure of the spider clan? Wei Zhao was slightly taken aback. The Heaven-Rank Spider's attitude toward him had clearly changed. Earlier it had merely spoken of giving him rare natural treasures, but now it was offering the supreme treasure of its clan!

Of course, Wei Zhao understood that this was certainly because he had saved the little spider, and that was why the Heaven-Rank Spider was being so generous. One should not accept rewards without merit—but Wei Zhao had merit now, so he would not refuse.

"It is the very treasure with which we captured you—the Heaven-Snaring Net!" the Heaven-Rank Spider said. "This Heaven-Snaring Net is woven by many spiders of our clan spinning silk together over a long, long time before a single one can be made! Still, I can grit my teeth and give you three of them!"

The Heaven-Rank Spider said three, naturally in response to the Fire Lion clan having given Wei Zhao three Fireflow Divine Bombs. If the Fire Lion clan could produce them, the spiders were certainly unwilling to be outdone. As for the fact that the Great Fire Lion had swallowed one of Wei Zhao's Frenzied Fire Fists and could still produce another Fireflow Divine Bomb after a time—that was something the Heaven-Rank Spider naturally could not match.

Three Heaven-Snaring Nets were already the absolute limit—and even that meant emptying out everything, bringing forth every last bit of their reserves.

Their spider clan did not have the ability to swallow Frenzied Fire Fists and weave great nets from them. Thinking about it, Wei Zhao and the Fire Lion clan were truly fated to meet! Fortunately, Wei Zhao and the spider clan were friends as well, so it was impossible that he would stay with the Great Fire Lion indefinitely to help.

Otherwise, through Wei Zhao's Frenzied Fire Fists, the Great Fire Lion could produce Fireflow Divine Bombs. Though each one took a very long time to make, that was still far faster than making them on its own. If Wei Zhao settled in the Wulonghaote Mountains for the long term, the Fire Lion clan would likely produce more Fireflow Divine Bombs, and once the number of Heaven-Snaring Nets on the spiders' side could no longer keep pace, the spider clan would be the losers.

But now Wei Zhao had accepted the spider clan's favor, and from the look of things, it was impossible for him to remain in the Wulonghaote Mountains for long. So the Heaven-Rank Spider was quite at ease.

"This Heaven-Snaring Net... it is quite bizarre?" Wei Zhao naturally remembered the great net that had been on him when he was captured. That net was incredibly tough; with Wei Zhao's abilities, he could not damage it in the slightest.

"Indeed!" the Heaven-Rank Spider said proudly. "The Fire Lion clan are spirit beasts of the offensive attribute, and their attacks on our spider clan are severe. So in order to defend against their assaults when we gather rare natural treasures, we can use the Heaven-Snaring Net to cover them! Thus, for a short time, they cannot break free..."

"A short time? So you mean they can still break free?" Wei Zhao asked.

"Naturally. The Great Fire Lion's breath and the lesser fire lions' use of Fireflow Divine Bombs can both destroy the Heaven-Snaring Net, but it takes a certain amount of time—and that time is enough for us to flee back!" the Heaven-Rank Spider said. "Near our caves, ancient prohibitions exist. The Fire Lion clan would not be so idle as to come attack us inside our caves..."

Wei Zhao nodded. The Fire Lion clan's caves also had ancient prohibitions. It seemed these spirit beasts all had trump cards of their own.

"Then my Fireflow Divine Bomb can also destroy this Heaven-Snaring Net?" Wei Zhao asked. "Apart from that, is there no other way to destroy the Heaven-Snaring Net?"

"Your Fireflow Divine Bomb naturally can," the Heaven-Rank Spider replied. "But others are not without means either. One can destroy the Heaven-Snaring Net by continuously unleashing martial techniques or by using weapons infused with true qi! However, even a Heaven-Rank expert would need a certain amount of time to destroy this Heaven-Snaring Net."

"I understand. This is a treasure that can instantly bind an enemy, but it is one-use only and cannot be recovered or reused." Wei Zhao grasped the purpose of this item. He had to admit—this thing, like the Fireflow Divine Bomb, was an excellent life-saving trump card!

If Wei Zhao had possessed this thing earlier, he would not have been in such a sorry state when fighting the Great Protector. He could have simply tossed the net over him, then unleashed a barrage of true qi bombs, Frenzied Fire Fists, and Fireflow Divine Bombs, and then fled with Sun Jingyan—he would not have been injured.

"That is how it is," the Heaven-Rank Spider said. "At present, we have only these three Heaven-Snaring Nets left in our possession, so Mr. Lin must not think us stingy..."

"Of course not." Wei Zhao could not have been happier. To him, healing the little spider had been a mere lift of the hand, and the Sky Thunder Pig's help in finding the little spider for the Heaven-Rank Spider had been to clear itself of suspicion so it could leave this place. So in a sense, these three Heaven-Snaring Nets were obtained for free.

"Thank you for your understanding, benefactor," the Heaven-Rank Spider said.

As they spoke, the group returned to the spider clan's cave. The Heaven-Rank Spider instructed the other spiders to prepare a feast, while it, together with the little spider, accompanied Wei Zhao in the cave to chat.

Wei Zhao looked at the three exquisite little nets in his hand. It was hard to imagine that these were the same great net that had captured them before. However, this thing only expanded when in use; ordinarily it was only the size of a small patch, easy to carry on one's person at any time.

After carefully inquiring about how to use them, Wei Zhao stowed the things away with care. These were tremendous treasures—this trip to the Wulonghaote Mountains had been quite fruitful for Wei Zhao!

"Mr. Lin, though the token of gratitude I have brought out may be somewhat modest, there is... one more very important piece of news I can tell you, as the spider clan's thanks!" The Heaven-Rank Spider had pondered for a long while before deciding to divulge this news.

"Oh? What news?" Wei Zhao asked.

"About... the Heavenly Dao..." the Heaven-Rank Spider said after a moment's hesitation.

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