Meanwhile, Xu Taiping, who had already executed the Shadow Wind Step, burst forth from the flames with a "swoosh" and slashed his blade towards the Blood Spider Ancestor.
In the nick of time, the Blood Spider Ancestor's eight long legs snapped together with a "bang," managing to block Xu Taiping's strike.
Despite that, the immense force behind Xu Taiping's blade sent the Ancestor tumbling backward.
Xu Taiping wouldn't miss this opportunity. With another "swoosh," his figure flickered and he appeared above the Blood Spider Ancestor's head, bringing down another decisive slash.
The Blood Spider Ancestor, unable to cast any other demonic spells in time, decided to block Xu Taiping's blow with its legs again, but soon realized something was amiss.
As it brought its eight legs together as a shield, it suddenly noticed that the blade in Xu Taiping's hand had vanished, replaced by an upright index finger pointing straight at it.
"Bang!"
Before the Blood Spider Ancestor could comprehend the situation, a spinning gust of wind burst forth from Xu Taiping's fingertip, piercing through the defense of its eight legs and slamming heavily into its abdomen.
Without a doubt, this was the Cang Luan Ring's One Finger Piercing Cloud technique.
In an instant, a hole the size of a bowl appeared in the body of the Blood Demon Spider.
The Blood Spider Ancestor, filled with shock and fear, let out a furious roar and spat out a spear made of spider silk, thrusting it violently towards Xu Taiping.
But Xu Taiping simply snapped his fingers with a "click," and the sharp Blood Spider Spear was blocked by an invisible wall of wind surrounding him.
His punch, unhindered, landed with a "bang" on the Blood Spider Ancestor's head, sending it toppling backward.
After the punch, Xu Taiping, not giving the Blood Spider Ancestor any chance to breathe, delivered punch after punch. A barrage of fists rained down on the Ancestor like a torrential downpour.
From afar, the massive body of the Blood Spider Ancestor resembled a huge drum, with Xu Taiping's fists as the drumsticks, ceaselessly pounding on it, the intense vibrations causing the entire altar to tremble.
Zhu Mo and Zhu Tianze were utterly dumbfounded. In their wildest dreams, they couldn't imagine that even the mighty Blood Spider Ancestor was no more than a punching bag before this youth.
"Bang!"
In just a moment, Xu Taiping had delivered a total of one hundred and eight punches.
With the final punch landing on the Blood Spider Ancestor's head, streaks of blood burst from within its body.
Xu Taiping's last punch, infused with the Thousand Layer Force, although only a few layers, was enough to severely injure the Blood Spider Ancestor's internal organs.
"I'll fight you with everything I've got!"
Seeing that it was no match, the Blood Spider Ancestor suddenly went berserk, its eyes blood-red as it bellowed.
Xu Taiping, with his experience in fighting demonic beasts, knew that the Blood Spider Ancestor was preparing to burn its lifeblood and enter a frenzied state.
But he wasn't about to give it that chance.
"Swoosh!"
With a flicker of his Shadow Wind Step, Xu Taiping was once again above the Blood Spider Ancestor's head. After taking a deep breath, he opened his mouth and forcefully exhaled towards the frenzied Ancestor:
"Boom!"
A howling cold wind blasted from Xu Taiping's mouth, the fierce impact causing the Blood Spider Ancestor's body to fall back once more.
Then, in an instant, the Blood Spider Ancestor, which had been surging with blood energy, was completely frozen into an ice sculpture amid the "crackling" sounds of ice forming.
This was the power of Xu Taiping's current Ice Breath Technique.
His Ice Breath Technique was now far superior to when he had faced the Tiger Demon. Even without using Gathering Qi Pills, he could still perform it one or two times normally. More importantly, the freezing power was much stronger than before.
His current Ice Breath Technique didn't just freeze the surface but also the flesh, bones, and even the demonic power within the demon core.
This was the truly terrifying aspect of this technique.
"Fairy Lingyue, how did I do?" Xu Taiping asked in his mind, looking at his spoils of war and revealing a slight smile.
"Not bad, not bad. Your Ice Breath Technique is finally taking shape," Fairy Lingyue giggled in response.
Defeating the Blood Demon Spider to the brink of death and then freezing it with the Ice Breath Technique was precisely the task Fairy Lingyue had assigned to him.
In fact, if it weren't for Fairy Lingyue's reminder to measure his strength, Xu Taiping's Charging Bull Formation would have already taken the Blood Spider Ancestor away.
"Old… Ancestor?"
For Zhu Mo, this scene was so unbelievable and sudden that it took him a long time to react.
"Release the Ancestor, or I'll kill her!"
Just then, the young master of Blood Spider Valley, who had been lying on the ground, suddenly appeared behind the Sixth Princess with a sword in hand.
Zhu Mo also snapped back to reality and immediately commanded the surrounding Blood Demon Spiders to block between Xu Taiping and the Sixth Princess.
It had to be said, the father and son duo were quite in sync this time.
"Taoist priest, don't let go, they won't dare to touch me with you here!" The Sixth Princess was quite calm, confident that the two men wouldn't dare to harm her in Xu Taiping's presence.
"Little Taoist priest, you were sent down the mountain to protect her, right? If I kill her, you definitely won't be able to explain yourself to the mountain!" The young master of Blood Spider Valley threatened with a ferocious look, pressing the sword against the Sixth Princess's back.
Xu Taiping didn't expect him to be so well-informed about the affairs of the mountain.
What he didn't know was that the young master of Blood Spider Valley had also been a disciple on the mountain, but after a few years as an Outer Disciple, he was sent back, so he knew a bit about these matters.
"Taoist priest, how about we make a deal?" Seeing Xu Taiping's silence, Zhu Mo suddenly felt emboldened.
Xu Taiping frowned and then looked up at the little monkey, Ping'an, who was sleeping on the Sixth Princess's head, and said:
"Ping'an, stop slacking."
"Oh."
Hearing this, little monkey Ping'an yawned and stretched, standing up on the Sixth Princess's head.
Then, turning around to face the young master of Blood Spider Valley, he said:
"I'm going to hit you now."
Ping'an was always polite, knowing to greet someone before starting a fight.
"Huh?"
The young master of Blood Spider Valley was a bit slow to react.
But at that moment, little Ping'an leaped from the Sixth Princess's head, raising his small fist and smashing it towards the young master.
The young master was initially taken aback, then his pupils dilated in shock.
For he saw the little monkey, which was the size of a palm, suddenly swell into a massive creature, with a huge fist hurtling towards him.
"Swoosh!"
In a panic, the young master of Blood Spider Valley turned his sword to stab at Ping'an.
But before his sword could strike, Ping'an's fist had already hit him on the head.
"Bang!"
With a loud noise, the young master's body turned into a pile of flesh and blood.
"Son!"
Zhu Mo cried out in anger, commanding the two Blood Demon Spiders beside him to attack the Sixth Princess and little Ping'an.
"I'm going to kick you now!"
Facing Zhu Mo and several Blood Demon Spiders closing in, little Ping'an remained calm.
Now nearly ten feet tall, he simply twisted his body and swept his leg forward with a "bang," shattering the two Blood Demon Spiders with a single kick.
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