The serpent's corrosive genetic energy caused the runic tree on which the spider queen was located to crash to the ground. Despite wrapping itself up in its silk and deploying all its genetic energy to form a shield, the spider queen was nevertheless unable to survive the blow. The serpent devoured it whole.

The huge commotion could be heard even from outside the Runic Forest.

"Young Master Long, it sounds like a fight's broken out within the forest!" one of his subordinates whispered.

"That's normal. With Zhang Lie's skill, however, there's no way he'd die to a superior-grade lifeform," Long Sheng replied.

After all, none of the superior-grade lifeforms in the dimensional world could be compared to the Kez's three-star black-tipped scarab. Zhang Lie had even overcome the latter, so how could the former pose any threat?

By the outskirts of the Runic Forest, Li Sheng and the others were likewise startled by the commotion.

"That noise seemed to have come from within the Runic Forest. Who could have caused such a large explosion? Could it be Zhang Lie?" Li Sheng frowned.

"Except for them, no other hunter has gone inside the Runic Forest today," one of his...