Chapter 1101: Mutated Black Nest Lord
Zhao Guang stayed behind to watch the transformation of the nest spider, so he waited for two days.
The Black Nest Lord, who had already reached its limit, was infused with a large amount of Hellfire by Xi Fei over the past two days, finally reaching the critical point. Flames surged all over the spider's body, gradually diminishing and ultimately turning into a huge black cocoon.
After waiting for more than half an hour, the cocoon cracked open in the middle.
The crack became larger, eventually spreading across the entire cocoon, and suddenly, with a "crack" sound, the cocoon shattered.
The shattered powder did not fall to the ground but gathered toward the center.
When everything became clear, Zhao Guang saw a giant long-legged spider opening its mouth, absorbing all the powder. The surrounding environment quickly brightened, allowing a clearer view inside.
"This is what the Nest Lord looks like after mutation, but why does it seem smaller?"
Jeana was not afraid of the giant spider at all; instead, she showed great interest.
Xi Fei sensed it and then spoke: "Because the Nest Lord used to rely entirely on itself to lay eggs and nurture offspring, but now it doesn't have to. It can separate this aspect, allowing the nest to replace it."
"Replace it with the nest?" Zhao Guang asked in surprise.
"Just build the nest first, and then connect with it using a conduit. After laying eggs, they directly enter the nest to incubate and hatch. So now the eggs don't need to be as large as before."
"In short, half of the spider eggs are nurtured inside the body, and the other half are placed in the nest."
Xi Fei didn't know exactly how to explain it, so she simply said, "Why not experiment a bit?"
Zhao Guang nodded, but the nest spider didn't start immediately. Having just evolved, the nest spider had consumed a lot of energy and urgently needed to replenish it. To do so, it needed to eat.
Moreover, producing a large number of eggs and constructing nests would require even more food.
Zhao Guang immediately had a large amount of food brought in. While digesting the food, the nest spider began constructing the nest.
The nest spider quickly spun silk, forming a rough shape. Then, it covered it with a layer and sprayed a special adhesive to plaster and bond the interior.
Throughout the process, Zhao Guang noticed that the nest was far more than just a simple hole.
The nest had a very complex hierarchical structure, making the nest spider seem like an architect. When asked, it turned out the nest spider didn't understand any of this; it was simply instinctive knowledge.
Once the interior was plastered, the nest spider began wrapping a large amount of silk around it.
This was just for the experiment. In normal nest-building, a lot of spider webs and various defenses and traps would be added around it. Even structures for enhancing cooperation with other spiders in battles would need to be created later.
However, those would take a lot longer and cost much more, so they weren't necessary here.
In these circumstances, the nest spider quickly constructed three nests.
With each completed, a slender tube would split from the abdomen, connecting directly to the nest.
Zhao Guang spread his spiritual power, carefully sensing the changes inside the nest.
He discovered that after the tube connected to the nest, it did not immediately lay eggs but continued to grow. It spread quickly along the structure of the nest, enveloping the entire interior.
Looking closely, it resembled the interior of some creature, very strange.
Inside, there were also chunks of flesh-like things moving, resembling organs, which left Zhao Guang in astonishment. Once everything matured, the nest spider finally began laying eggs.
No, these shouldn't be considered normal spider eggs but something akin to fertilized eggs.
Once these entered the special nest, they started incubating, growing quickly, and then turned into large spider eggs. Previously, this all occurred within its body, which is why the nest spider's belly was so large.
Now, while still very large, it looked much more normal, not so bloated.
Zhao Guang nodded, silently waiting for these spider eggs to hatch.
"The nest spider now has significantly enhanced combat abilities, right?"
At this moment, Jeana looked at the massive spider and asked.
Xi Fei nodded: "Indeed, its abilities have increased a lot. It can use a mutated form of Hellfire, though it's far inferior to the original version." Accompanying Xi Fei's words, the nest spider lifted a leg, and a mass of red flames ignited on it.
The color was the same blood-red, but entirely different from Zhao Guang's Phoenix Immortal True Flame.
Zhao Guang's flames provided a pure, natural feeling, with a hint of sanctity.
But the nest spider's flames gave a very evil impression, not just an image issue but a vibe oozing from it.
Xi Fei had painstakingly purified the Hellfire power, and the nest spider added it back.
After integrating it, while the flames became very dangerous, both its potential and strength were far inferior to previous versions. The only advantage was that it consumed less energy.
Indeed, the nest spider's attack mode differed from Xi Fei's, as it did not primarily rely on spells.
The ensuing experiments told Zhao Guang that the nest spider had integrated this flame into all of its attack modes.
Not only through physical attacks but also through its silk threads, which could burn with flames. These flames wouldn't damage its spider silk but instead strengthened it, simultaneously attacking enemies.
Even the sprayed venom could incorporate flames to burn with them.
With these attack modes and a more battle-suited physique, although the nest spider's power hadn't increased much, its combat capability was much more formidable than before.
With its size and bulk, facing off against its former self would undoubtedly be overwhelming.
However, since it didn't depend solely on individual combat, this enhancement was negligible; the real test would be the abilities of the small spiders. According to Xi Fei, these small spiders inherited the Hellfire capability as well.
As they spoke, Zhao Guang suddenly sensed the spider eggs beginning to stir.
To note, if it weren't for this being Xi Fei's pet with all defenses completely down, Zhao Guang's spiritual power couldn't have sensed the internal situation. These special organs inherently had the ability to shield against external forces.
At this moment, while Zhao Guang could sense the movements, they were not very clear, allowing only a vague sensation.