"Tsk tsk tsk, tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk, tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk." (Sea Spider language: Oh my, who do we have here? It's our big sister!)
Upon hearing this voice, Little Gold's face immediately darkened. She responded in the same language, and the two sides began arguing back and forth.
Although Fang Chang couldn't understand their conversation, he could roughly guess what they were saying based on context.
Soon, another voice joined the verbal battle. Little Gold, now outnumbered, found herself at a disadvantage, her voice completely drowned out by her two sisters.
At the same time, members of the other Sea Spider tribe began emerging from their nest.
In just a few minutes, over a hundred and twenty Sea Spiders had gathered on their side, outnumbering Fang Chang's group by more than three to one.
As soon as these Sea Spiders appeared, they spread out in a formation, encircling Fang Chang and his group.
"What are you doing?" Little Gold demanded coldly, noticing their hostile stance.
On the other side, two Sea Spider Queens, who looked almost identical, appeared at a leisurely pace.
They first glanced at Little Gold with confusion. Her transformation was so drastic that she almost seemed like a completely different species.
If it weren't for the fact that they had lived together for tens of thousands of years and were intimately familiar with each other's auras, they might not have recognized her.
One of them responded to Little Gold, "You come to our territory and ask us what we're doing?"
"It's been over two hundred years, sister. You haven't visited us once. Are you here today to try and annex us?" the other sister added, twisting the knife.
"This..." Little Gold's intentions were completely exposed, leaving her at a loss for words.
At this moment, Fang Chang finally established a telepathic connection with her, and she quickly translated her sisters' words for him.
Fang Chang wasn't surprised. The two sisters' soul power was similar to Little Gold's, with one at 81,000 years and the other at 79,000 years.
Soul beasts of this level were highly intelligent, and after living for so many years, they had accumulated enough experience to guess his intentions.
"What's this? You brought help from outside?" The third sister's eight eyes glanced at Fang Chang, lingering on him for a while before turning back to Little Gold.
Little Gold remained silent for a moment before mustering the courage to introduce Fang Chang to her sisters. "This is Lord Fang Chang. I have led our tribe to... submit to him."
"What!" The two sisters exclaimed in unison, and the atmosphere instantly turned icy. "You actually led our tribe to submit to an outsider?"
The second sister laughed bitterly, "I thought our big sister was so powerful, having brought the Sea Spider tribe to its peak, ready to annex us. Turns out, she's just become someone else's lackey."
The third sister's words were even more cutting, "Is this black fellow your lover from outside? Are you trying to use him to take over the Sea Spider tribe?"
Fang Chang couldn't understand their conversation and stood there like a clueless bystander.
After a while, he asked Little Gold through telepathy what was happening.
Little Gold had no choice but to relay her sisters' words to Fang Chang. However, when it came to the third sister's comment, her face turned red, and she lost all semblance of her usual queenly demeanor.
Seeing their older sister so submissive to Fang Chang, the two sisters grew even more furious and immediately released their aura, pressuring Fang Chang and his group.
The surrounding Sea Spiders also released their soul power without restraint, suppressing Fang Chang's group.
Under their pressure, Fang Chang and Little Gold remained unaffected, but the weaker members of their group couldn't withstand it and fell to the ground, as if bowing to the two sisters.
It wasn't until Fang Chang and Little Gold released their own soul power to counteract the pressure that their group could barely stand, though their fighting spirit had significantly diminished.
Releasing soul power pressure like this was essentially a declaration of war in the world of soul beasts.
At the same time, the circle of Sea Spiders surrounding them closed in, their eyes glowing with hostility. A battle seemed imminent.
"Wait." At this tense moment, Little Gold, under Fang Chang's instruction, suddenly called out.
She then continued to translate Fang Chang's words, "We are all part of the same tribe. Why resort to violence? Any losses on either side would be a loss for the Sea Spider tribe."
"Why not let the leaders fight in place of the tribe to determine the outcome?" After translating this, Little Gold glanced at Fang Chang.
Knowing her sisters well, she knew they weren't foolish enough to give up their numerical advantage for a one-on-one fight.
As expected, her two sisters scoffed at Fang Chang's proposal.
"Big sister, do you really think we're stupid? With the few members you've brought, you think you can negotiate terms with us? I don't believe you can withstand the simultaneous attacks of dozens or even hundreds of tribe members," the third sister said without holding back.
"Tell them I'll fight alone. They can send as many as they want," Fang Chang continued to relay through telepathy.
Little Gold turned to him in shock. Although she knew he was strong, this seemed far too arrogant.
But after seeing the determination in Fang Chang's eyes, she had no choice but to translate his words.
The two sisters were delighted upon hearing this and immediately agreed. If this strange black spider could truly take on their entire tribe alone, then there was no way they could win today.
But... was that even possible?
Even an ordinary 100,000-year soul beast wouldn't dare to be so arrogant as to take on an entire tribe alone. Moreover, with the two sisters working together, they could hold their own against a 100,000-year soul beast for a while.
With the leaders' agreement, the weaker Sea Spiders stepped back, leaving a circular battlefield about fifty meters in diameter.
On one side stood Fang Chang, who had enlarged his body to match the size of the Sea Spider sisters, standing proudly. On the other side were nine Sea Spiders from the other branch.
Among them, the two sisters were the strongest. The remaining seven Sea Spiders all had soul power above 10,000 years, representing the peak of their tribe's combat strength.
Fang Chang sneered at them. As a tank, he feared group battles the least. As long as his defense was high enough, what did it matter how many opponents there were?
He charged straight toward the two sisters, activating skills like "Poison Mist," "Hardening," and "Dragon's Blood." His plan was to take out the leaders quickly and end the battle.
The two sisters weren't flustered by his approach. While ordering their tribe members to block him, they also prepared their own attacks to teach this arrogant fellow a lesson.
In the blink of an eye, thirty to forty water arrows materialized in the water, all aimed at Fang Chang.
Before he could react, the water arrows shot toward him in unison.
However, as the water arrows exploded against Fang Chang's body, they only slowed him down slightly. He continued his charge, closing in on the two sisters.
Seeing this, their eyes narrowed, and they intensified their attacks, increasing both their numbers and power.
The two sisters, in particular, intertwined their spider legs, and a brilliant blue light erupted from where they connected. A pale blue water droplet slowly formed above their heads.
This was likely a skill similar to a human soul fusion skill, created during their two hundred years of conquest.
With this move alone, few sea soul beasts below 100,000 years could stand against them. Unfortunately for them, they had encountered Fang Chang.
As soon as the water droplet was fully formed, they launched it at Fang Chang. The droplet traced a graceful arc through the water and struck Fang Chang's chest, halting his charge and sending him flying back several meters.
But to their astonishment, Fang Chang simply patted his chest and charged again, heading straight for them.
Good heavens! What kind of monster is this? How can his defense be so terrifying?
At this moment, they were utterly shocked. Even an ordinary 100,000-year soul beast wouldn't have been able to shrug off that attack so easily.
By now, they were starting to feel fear. This strange black and gold spider might truly have the power to make them submit.
Fang Chang's figure flashed past, and his shield-like spider legs were raised high above the two sisters' heads. But at the last moment, he didn't strike.
The two sisters shrank back, exchanged a glance, and chose to surrender. All sixteen of their spider legs bent halfway, assuming the posture of submission in the Sea Spider tribe.