Survival: The Evolution of an Evil God Starting from a Spider

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"My goodness! The Giant Ape Elder's strength has increased so much! This ancient sword has become so dazzling! This is too bizarre!" It could be said that at this moment, danger was imminent, and the wind filled the building. Everyone's heart was filled with the fear of death. "Old monkey, let's divide the work. You use your sword to attack his lower body, and I'll use my flames to burn him to ashes."

The old Flame Dragon was now quite excited, waving his hands frantically in front of him, and soon a huge fireball appeared directly in front of him. "Haha, I never expected this, I really never expected that the two of us old guys could actually join forces to slay demons and monsters! This is truly wonderful!"

...The giant ape elder also appeared quite heroic, wielding his ancient sword with both hands and unleashing a massive beam of light that instantly cleaved the enormous resentment in two. "If I don't burn you to ashes with my flames, I'm not called the Flame Dragon!"

Seeing that the giant ape elder had already made a move, the fire dragon elder quickly unleashed his signature move, sending a huge fireball forward.

Crack! Boom! Two loud noises collided, making it hard to open one's eyes, and the space seemed to freeze instantly. "You, you, how do you possess this thing?"

When the resentment that had survived for a thousand years saw the sharp sword wielded by the giant ape elder, its eyes revealed a terrifying expression, and it looked extremely frightened.

But before he could finish speaking, the old Flame Dragon's fireball instantly incinerated his lower body into ashes. "I won't let you get away with this!"

The resentful spirit still tried to struggle a little more, but how could the giant ape elder give it time to react? It swung its sword again and slashed horizontally, cutting it completely in two, and the pieces fell into the huge fireball.

With a crackling sound, the enormous resentment was finally reduced to charcoal by the flames of the old Flame Dragon.

"I never expected this! This sword almost drained all my power. If I hadn't absorbed the chaotic energy, I really wouldn't have been able to control it!"

Chapter 404 How is this possible?

Just as the giant ape elder was admiring his precious sword with great delight, some strange phenomena occurred in Liu Ziming's body, which he himself could not understand.

"My God, this is too bizarre! Under my command and guidance, the Giant Ape Elder and the Flame Dragon Elder slew a high-level vengeful spirit, and I unexpectedly improved my abilities so much and gained so many high-level skills. Could it be the effect of that awesome system?"

Liu Ziming's expression kept changing, making everyone feel a little strange. Was their leader, Liu Ziming, still worried about something? "Boss, boss, are you scared out of your wits? That resentment has completely turned into charcoal now, there's no danger anymore?"

Actually, the reason why the old Flame Dragon said such a "220" was simply to curry favor with the boss, Liu Ziming, and to gain his praise.

But he never expected that when he approached his boss, Liu Ziming, with a grin, Liu Ziming would swiftly reach out and grab his throat, looking utterly terrifying. "Boss, what are you doing? That's the Flame Dragon Elder! Have you gone mad?"

Although the giant ape elder was somewhat puzzled, he dared not make a move rashly, because the eldest brother Liu Ziming's eyes were looking strange now, and his speed of attack was even more unbelievable. Even he did not see how he made the move, but the Flame Dragon elder's throat was grabbed by him.

"Oh, I'm so sorry. I thought it was still that grudge, so I acted a little too quickly. Please don't mind, senior."

Seeing their leader's somewhat indifferent explanation, everyone looked puzzled. What Liu Ziming had just gone through, no one knew except himself. "Hey you, you stinky spider, are you possessed?"

The Slime Mirror kicked Liu Ziming from behind with tremendous force. This time, Liu Ziming didn't react at all, which seemed very strange to him.

"Hey, something's not right. The old Flame Dragon just ran right up to him from the front. He was so fast! I gave him a warning when I attacked from behind, but he didn't react at all!" Slime Mirror really couldn't understand why Liu Ziming was acting so strangely now, so unpredictable. "Why did you attack me from behind? That kick hurts so much! It's really annoying!"

Seeing their leader, Liu Ziming, covering his buttocks with both hands in a hilarious manner, everyone's doubts vanished instantly, and they burst into laughter.

In truth, they had no idea that Liu Ziming had sensed the Slime Mirror's attack, but he simply didn't react; he didn't want to mess with this straightforward girl. "Hehe, thank you both, seniors, for unexpectedly granting me so many skills and abilities, and improving me considerably. It really was quite unexpected?"

Looking at the grinning expression on Boss Liu Ziming's face, everyone was puzzled. Was this guy really crazy? Or was he possessed, or had he lost his mind? Why was he thanking the two seniors for no reason? "Boss, what are you doing? We didn't do anything. We just killed a high-level resentment under your guidance. These are trivial matters."

Although the Flame Dragon Elder had his throat locked by Boss Liu Ziming, he didn't care at all. He was just filled with surprise, feeling that Boss Liu Ziming's speed was too strange and didn't give him any time to react.

However, what they had no idea was that what their leader, Liu Ziming, said wasn't the case at all. His reason for thanking the two seniors was that their slaying of the high-level resentment had unexpectedly granted him many skills. "Haha, you're all mistaken. I wanted to tell you all some good news. Just now, when the two seniors slayed that high-level resentment, I unexpectedly gained some skills. Isn't that strange?" Hearing Liu Ziming laughingly about unexpectedly gaining skills, especially after the two seniors slayed the resentment, everyone's eyes widened. They thought it was impossible…

"My God, this is too legendary! Others slay resentment, but the boss gains skills and increases his strength. This probably only happens in time-travel stories, right?"

The seven-colored deer covered his mouth with his hand, trying his best not to make a sound of surprise, because he felt that this matter was too unbelievable and he could not accept or believe it at all.

"Have you really lost your mind? How is that possible? What does it have to do with you if someone else is eliminating resentment? Are you talking nonsense in your sleep?"

The slime arrogantly put his hands on his hips and looked at his boss, Liu Ziming, with great doubt. He thought the guy's words were utter nonsense and had no credibility whatsoever. "Boss, you're not joking, are you? How is this possible? I've never heard of anyone having such skills and abilities. Were you perhaps affected by the environment just now?"

Seeing the somewhat embarrassed expression on Liu Ziming's face, the elder giant ape wanted to give him a way out, so he deliberately said that. In fact, he didn't believe it at all; it was simply impossible.

Hearing everyone's explanations for him, some of which seemed completely unconcerned, Liu Ziming helplessly shook his hands, appearing quite nonchalant.

"Since no one believes it's true, and I don't have any better way to explain it, but it's true after all, and I myself can't explain how it happened."

No one expected this, and no one believed it at all, but their leader, Liu Ziming, persisted. Everyone's opinion of him plummeted, thinking he must be talking nonsense. "Boss, if you continue like this, your standing in our hearts will really plummet. That's impossible!" Even the Flame Dragon Elder was somewhat bewildered, but seeing the sincere expression on his leader's face, he was half-convinced.

"How am I supposed to explain this to you for you to believe me? Haven't you heard of similar things before?" Liu Ziming had lost patience with the matter and didn't want to explain anymore.

Chapter 405 Is He Telling the Truth?

Apart from Yuebai, no one among these people believed that Liu Ziming's words were true. However, Yuebai remained silent, her expression still very calm, as if this matter had nothing to do with her.

"If you possessed such a skill, wouldn't your level and energy increase as we casually slay some resentful spirits?"

Seeing the somewhat embarrassed expression on her boss Liu Zimeng's face, Cat Angel cautiously asked, explaining that she had some ulterior motives behind her words.

He felt that if his eldest brother, Liu Ziming, possessed this skill, his body would have been blown apart by the energy he acquired long ago. How could he still be alive? It was simply a joke!

"I didn't feel this way before. It was only after the two seniors slew that giant resentful spirit that I had this strange feeling. And acquiring this skill was so sudden; I really don't know how to explain it." Hearing what the leader, Liu Ziming, said, Cat Angel was completely dumbfounded. Things hadn't gone as he expected at all, and he didn't know what to do, standing there dumbfounded, looking utterly helpless. "You people are really too ignorant. What Liu Ziming said is true; I can guarantee it with my life and my integrity!"

Actually, Yuebai didn't want to get involved in this matter because she felt that everyone distrusted her and was wary of her. However, seeing Liu Ziming's somewhat embarrassed expression, she couldn't help herself. "Princess Yuebai, please don't talk nonsense. Do you know what caused this strange thing?"

Because the old giant ape felt that since the Moon White Girl said that, he must know the reason. This girl's identity was not simple. She was both the daughter of the Demon King of the Demon King's City and a princess of the Elf Clan. She must know more than they did.

Therefore, the old giant ape looked at the Moon White Girl with an extremely sincere expression and asked cautiously.

"Hehe, senior, actually I only found out about this by accident. If my father hadn't been so wary of me, perhaps I could have found the real reason?" Because this skill involved the secrets of the elven race, the Moon White Girl didn't want to say it directly and made up an excuse to gloss over the matter.

But these people weren't fools; they knew he was hiding some secret, and since he didn't want to talk about it, they didn't want to ask any further. "Heh, since that's how it is, then I won't ask any more questions?"

Seeing the somewhat disappointed expression on the old giant ape's face, Yuebai even felt an urge to reveal what she knew, but Liu Ziming gave her a look, so she had no choice but to remain silent. "Everyone, I'd like to explain to you that the reason I acquired this skill, after a careful search, can only be explained by something mysterious?"

Hearing their leader give such a vague concept and explanation, everyone felt particularly confused. However, in this magical beast forest, in this eerie ancient battlefield, such a thing might really happen. "Hehe, boss, let's not think about those questions now. This time, Old Monkey and I worked together to kill a higher-level vengeful spirit, but why didn't we get any treasures?"

In fact, it wasn't just the Flame Dragon Elder who had this question; others had the same question. When they killed the Qilin before, they unexpectedly obtained a vessel of chaotic energy—a white, transparent bead. But this time, they found nothing, which they found very strange.

"This phenomenon is easy to explain. When we killed the Qilin before, it was just a pattern formed by something full of resentment, which is incomparable to this thing."

Slime genuinely disliked Liu Ziming's way of speaking. Because of his straightforward personality, Liu Ziming always tried to explain things to him using abstract concepts, which Slime couldn't understand at all, making him quite unhappy. "You stinky spider, can you stop showing off and being arrogant in front of us? You'd better use simpler explanations. You know I don't understand at all, right?"

After saying those words, Slime Mirror even regretted it a little. He felt that his way of speaking had been too rough and wild, and that it might have lowered his standing in Liu Ziming's eyes. "Yes, yes, Slime Mirror sister is absolutely right. I didn't understand anything either?"

But the seven-colored deer was an innocent fellow, echoing the voices from the side, its expression quite adorable, watching as its leader, Liu Ziming, waited for an answer.

"How can I explain this to everyone? Let me give you an example. The four-legged creatures we killed before were formed from resentment, while this thing was formed from evil. It doesn't have the qualifications to contain any treasures. If it does, it's something evil. Now you should understand, right?"

Hearing the simple and straightforward explanation from their leader, Liu Ziming, everyone understood. No wonder they didn't find anything after they killed it; it turned out that the two seniors had just killed an evil thing, as terrifying and evil as the Demon King.

"So, is it possible for us to bypass all of these things and find some treasures we're looking for?"

The old Flame Dragon didn't care about these evil things at all, nor did he take them to heart. He only wanted to find treasures to enhance his skills and strengthen his dragon bloodline. He didn't care about anything else. "Heh, old senior, that seems unlikely. What we encounter and what treasures we obtain here depends entirely on luck. No one can control that."

Since their leader, Liu Ziming, had spoken, the Flame Dragon Elder had no choice but to abandon his naive idea. What Liu Ziming said made perfect sense; this was the Monster Forest, an ancient battlefield, not something anyone could control. "Since that's the case, we can only leave it to fate. What abilities we gain, what treasures we obtain, depends entirely on our luck. But everyone must be careful. After all, the resentment that lives here has survived for thousands of years. A mistake could cost us our lives. Don't be careless!"

Chapter 406 Too Many Strange Things

The reason the giant ape elder said that was entirely because of a look that the eldest brother, Liu Ziming, gave him, which is why he did it.

Since the words of the eldest brother, Liu Ziming, are not credible at all, people might be able to believe what the elder giant ape says at this time.

"Let's not dwell on this too much, and let's not stay in one place for too long. It's dangerous. Aren't we all looking for treasure? The only way is to keep moving around and killing some high-level vengeful spirits. Maybe then we'll have that opportunity?"

Liu Ziming knew that people might not believe him when he said these things, but he had no choice and walked straight ahead. "Holy crap, this stinky spider gets upset after being told a few things off, what's so great about him?"

The slime followed behind him, muttering to itself, but it didn't dare linger. After all, they were in the Monster Forest, in the ancient battlefield. Liu Ziming still had some use. "Everyone, hurry up and follow! Don't stay here too long. What are you all doing standing here?"

The old giant ape's voice, neither too loud nor too soft, was quite mesmerizing, snapping everyone out of their astonishment. They looked in the direction their leader, Liu Ziming, was heading and followed without hesitation.

"Hehe, don't worry, there must be a reason why Liu Ziming did this. If we act rashly, we might encounter danger or opportunity, but that wouldn't be a wise choice." The Flame Dragon Elder smiled at everyone with a sly expression, then drew a blur and quickly caught up with the leader, Liu Ziming.

Seeing everyone else heading forward, the three little ones followed their leader, Liu Ziming, without hesitation, though reluctantly, they had no other choice. "This place is really strange. Since it's an ancient battlefield left over from antiquity, there should be so much resentment, but we haven't encountered much yet." The cat-angels and the others walked at the back of the group, whispering amongst themselves, because they felt this ancient battlefield wasn't as terrifying as Liu Ziming's family. "Don't talk nonsense! Just now, when Liu Ziming confronted the demon king's phantom, how much resentment exploded at once? Don't you know?" The Seven-Colored Deer looked at the Slime Mirror and the cat-angels, very uneasy, as it looked around nervously.

The slime, with its straightforward nature, glanced at the seven-colored deer with disdain, thinking there was absolutely no danger in the place. "Are you scared out of your wits by that Liu Ziming guy? There's absolutely no danger here, what's there to be afraid of?"

The Slime Mirror seemed incredibly arrogant, but he had no idea that just as he spoke, a cool breeze suddenly swept past his face, looking particularly eerie. "Holy crap, am I going to be proven wrong so quickly? What on earth was touching my face?"

Slime Mirror felt a cool breeze brush against his face, and he couldn't help but curse loudly, completely disregarding everything else. "Girl, what are you doing? Did you feel something?"

The giant ape elder seemed very wary, and seeing the slime suddenly fly into a rage, he felt somewhat puzzled, but he knew there must be some other reason causing this phenomenon.

"Senior, this place is too strange. I just clearly felt something slide past my eyes and lightly touch me, but I didn't see anything. That's why I'm like this." In response to the giant ape senior's question, the slime didn't hide anything and directly expressed his feelings and thoughts.

The giant ape elder pondered for a moment. After all, this was an ancient battlefield left over from antiquity, so he thought it was normal for such strange phenomena to occur, and didn't take it to heart. "It's alright, girl. It's probably just your imagination. You're too tense and under too much mental pressure, which is why you're having this hallucination. Relax, and it'll be gone in a bit."

In fact, the old giant ape's support for saying that was entirely to comfort the girl, Slime Mirror. If he kept making a lot of noise, it would definitely disturb those lingering resentments or vengeful spirits, and he didn't want that to happen.

“Senior, the Slime Mirror must have provoked something, but we just haven’t noticed it yet. This place is a bit strange, so everyone should be careful.” As the leader of the team, Liu Ziming looked very serious as he spoke to the Giant Ape Elder in a low voice.

Even without Liu Ziming's reminder, the giant ape elder had already sensed the gravity of the situation. The lingering resentment or hatred here couldn't be categorized by level; it was downright terrifying. "Boss, do you know what that thing was just now? Didn't you feel anything at all?"

The giant ape elder looked at the eldest brother, Liu Ziming, with caution. He felt that Liu Ziming must have sensed something, but he was being particularly cautious so as not to cause panic among everyone.

"The resentment that has survived here for thousands of years is indeed quite strange. Moreover, before they died, they were all great gods or demons, and their abilities could be described as extraordinary. I didn't sense anything from that thing just now, but it's definitely not simple."

Just as Liu Ziming finished speaking, he clearly felt a chilling wind swaying against his back. Although it was very light, he definitely felt it. "Heh, you think you can show off your petty tricks in front of me? You're simply courting death!"

A cruel sneer appeared on Liu Ziming's lips. Without any hesitation, he reached behind him and grabbed at the chilling wind at an extremely strange angle.

A series of "ah ah" sounds rang out instantly, sounding particularly terrifying.

"Heh, I didn't expect your tentacles to be so fast. You actually grabbed my little finger. That's quite unexpected. Let go of my little finger right now, or you'll be sorry!" A chilling voice suddenly rang in everyone's ears, sending a shiver down their spines.

Chapter 407 Ancient Puppet Technique

"Boss, who are you talking to? Did you manage to catch that vengeful spirit?"

The old Flame Dragon looked around warily, but found nothing. He asked with some confusion.

"I didn't expect you to be so slow. I only managed to grab your little finger, and you're already yelling and screaming. You're not that awesome after all."

Liu Ziming completely ignored the Flame Dragon Elder's question, stretched out his hand and flung it forward. With a loud boom, a huge object instantly appeared before everyone's eyes. "Holy crap, this thing is clearly humanoid, but the expression on its face is obviously that of a dead person. Why is it dressed like the Black and White Impermanence of the underworld?" The Flame Dragon Elder stared at the somewhat humanoid object that had appeared before him, examining it closely. He felt that this thing was really strange.

"Everyone be careful. This is something formed from the resentment of someone who has lived for thousands of years. If I'm not mistaken, it should know puppetry. Everyone must be on high alert."

As Liu Ziming spoke, his eyes remained fixed on the puppet before him. Its movements were incredibly strange and incredibly fast; it could easily devour everyone. "Holy crap, this 223 guy is actually a puppet? Isn't that just a living dead? Is this puppet controlled by resentment?"

The cat angel stared wide-eyed at the enormous, strange-looking thing before it, its mouth agape, unable to close. "Boss, this thing is a bit odd, but I can use my flames to instantly incinerate it. You don't need to worry about it!" Staring at the puppet, the old Flame Dragon unleashed his fire, a massive fireball instantly engulfing it. "So you dared to show off in front of me? You've turned to ashes and vanished without a trace, haven't you?"

The old Flame Dragon stared smugly at the enormous fireball he had unleashed, the crackling sounds clearly coming from the exploding puppet. "Haha, I never expected this! I never thought I could be reborn from the ashes! I really have to thank you, Flame Dragon!"

It's in the state of a skeleton.

"Holy crap, this guy is too weird! My flames can burn everything, but I never thought this guy could be reborn from my flames. This is too bizarre!" The old Flame Dragon opened his mouth wide, all his arrogant feeling gone. He looked at everything in front of him and felt a sense of fear.

"Haha, I never expected this, I really never expected to see the Demon King from a thousand years ago here. But you're just a skeleton now, what's so arrogant about you?" The puppet's laughter was instantly drowned out by Liu Ziming's laughter. The expression on his face was impossible to read because he was a white skeleton, which looked particularly terrifying.

"How do you know I'm the Demon King? Are you some kind of immortal evil god?"

Because the puppet before it detected a faint scent of an evil god emanating from Liu Ziming, the white skeleton trembled incessantly, making clanging noises. "Haha, what a joke! An evil god is nothing but a fart in my eyes. Listen to me, my name is Liu Ziming, and I'm nothing more than a spider!"

Liu Ziming's face wore a delicate expression as he looked at the puppet before him. Although the puppet appeared particularly ferocious and terrifying—a white skeleton devoid of any expression—its appearance was undeniably frightening. "Haha (cibj), as long as you're not an evil god, everything else is easy to handle. You all will die today. I can use your yang energy to revive my soul, isn't that wonderful?" As the puppet finished speaking, it laughed loudly, giving off a sense of unease, as if the connections between the skeletons might shatter at any moment. "Boss, how do you know this guy is a demon king who has lived for a thousand years? Are you deceiving him?"

The giant ape elder had a worried expression on his face, because he knew that the resentment of a demon king who had lived for thousands of years was no ordinary thing, and even the eldest brother, Liu Ziming, probably didn't have the strength to fight it head-on.

"It's no big deal. They're just a bunch of scoundrels who can't stand the light of day. What's there to be afraid of? If they were still as arrogant as they were in ancient times, maybe I'd be a little worried. But right now, they're just a lingering remnant. I could crush them with a flick of my little finger, like crushing a bug."

It has to be said that Liu Ziming has a strong heart. As he spoke, he indeed extended his little finger, looking at the puppet with an extremely arrogant air, and said rudely, "Talking to you is simply a waste of my time. I really can't wait any longer."