After subduing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, Fang Chang proceeded to thoroughly indoctrinate it.
The tiger's innate devouring abilities differed from Fang Chang's. While its efficiency in absorbing soul power from soul beasts paled in comparison to Fang Chang—even falling short of his offspring—it possessed a unique trait: the ability to devour human soul masters for power. According to the tiger, consuming human soul masters yielded even greater gains.
However, it had never dared to leave the Star Dou Great Forest or venture into human territory. The likelihood of encountering large numbers of high-level human soul masters within the forest was minimal.
Hearing this, a bold idea sprouted in Fang Chang's mind.
As one of the top experts present at the Clear Sky Sect that day, he was well aware of their battle plans.
This time, the Clear Sky Sect would be led by Tang Xiao, accompanied by three Title Douluo elders, over a hundred core disciples, and more than two hundred outer sect disciples. In essence, they had mobilized the majority of their forces.
With their departure, only two Title Douluo elders and a few dozen young core disciples remained in the sect—hardly a formidable defense.
Moreover, the Clear Sky Sect's current location was perilously close to the Star Dou Great Forest, minimizing the need to traverse human territories and thus reducing the risk of exposure.
Which meant...
Fang Chang quickly calculated the disparity in combat strength. On their side, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, despite only having the equivalent of a 60,000-year cultivation, boasted combat power roughly between 1.5 to 2 times that of Er Ming.
Meanwhile, Xiao Bai was nearing the 90,000-year mark, roughly equivalent to half of Er Ming's strength. Under the dual enhancements of the Spider God Domain and the Domination skill, she might even rival a full Er Ming.
As for the two remaining elders of the Clear Sky Sect, it was almost certain they lacked 100,000-year soul rings or particularly powerful soul bones. Though they wielded the Clear Sky Hammer, their strength likely fell short of Er Ming's level.
By this calculation, even without Fang Chang personally intervening, they held the advantage in high-tier combatants. As for the young Clear Sky Sect disciples left behind, they stood no chance against the spider brood.
After careful consideration, Fang Chang made a monumental decision: an aerial assault on the Clear Sky Sect!
By nightfall, Fang Chang activated his "Flexible Scaling" skill, expanding his body to its maximum size.
He then had over twenty carefully selected spider offspring, along with Xiao Bai and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, climb onto his back. With a flap of his blood-red wings, he shot toward the Clear Sky Sect like a streak of light.
The sect was enveloped in silence, most of its members deep in slumber, with only a few sentries remaining at their posts.
They prided themselves on the sect's treacherous terrain, believing it nearly impregnable to large-scale invasions.
But they overlooked one critical vulnerability: the sky.
After all, not everyone was like the Clear Sky Sect members—even Title Douluo couldn't fly without special means. Against airborne foes, their defenses were meaningless.
By now, Fang Chang had reached the Clear Sky Sect's airspace. Quietly activating his "Veil" skill, he and his forces descended undetected.
A sentry on duty glanced at the western sky, sensing something amiss, but found nothing unusual and lowered his head again.
Unbeknownst to him, Fang Chang and his army were already directly overhead, slowly descending.
At a height of less than ten meters, Fang Chang gave the order. The spider brood leaped from his back, swarming the sect grounds like a tide.
The sudden commotion roused some disciples. Through their windows, they saw massive spider-like soul beasts—each three to four meters long—charging toward them.
Under the pale moonlight, their eight glowing red eyes and shadowy, fur-lined limbs were the stuff of nightmares.
Some scrambled to fight, barely clothed; others, freshly awakened by comrades, were still disoriented; a few, lost in deep slumber, ignored the shouts and pulled their blankets over their heads.
But the spiders waited for no one.
With terrifying speed, they slaughtered their way from the front plaza to the disciples' quarters, their spear-like legs piercing through chests with lethal precision.
Just then, two furious roars echoed through the sect as two elderly figures shot into the air, heading straight for the spiders.
Though aged, their movements were vigorous, belying their years.
From the spider ranks, a peculiar white spider broke away, intercepting one elder.
Simultaneously, a black winged tiger descended from above, engaging the other.
As the battles commenced, Fang Chang—still hidden in his "Veil" state—quietly unleashed the Spider God Domain. At his current size, the domain enveloped nearly half the sect.
With many eyes monitoring the Clear Sky Sect, Fang Chang couldn't risk exposing his aura by intervening directly.
Xiao Bai, initially at a slight disadvantage, saw her power skyrocket under the domain's boost, now trading blows evenly with her opponent.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, facing such prey for the first time, felt its beastly instincts overwhelm reason. Its eyes burned crimson as it drove the elder into retreat.
The spider brood, meanwhile, dominated their battle. Nearly half the remaining core disciples had already fallen.
These "sparks" left behind were primarily fourth-generation disciples—young and weak, most below Soul King level.
Against Fang Chang's elite spiders—each at least 20,000 years in cultivation, further amplified by the Spider God Domain and Domination—they stood no chance.
Never could the Clear Sky Sect have imagined that their attackers wouldn't be the Spirit Hall or some human rival, but a horde of soul beasts!
While the area bordered the Star Dou Great Forest, only weak, scattered soul beasts occasionally wandered near villages—never in coordinated swarms.
Yet today...
And how had these spiders infiltrated so silently? The outer sect disciples below and the sentries above had noticed nothing!
The battle intensified.
Seizing an opening, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger clamped its jaws onto an elder's shoulder, tearing away half the scapula. Blood gushed as the elder's arm hung uselessly, leaving only one to wield the Clear Sky Hammer in desperate defense.
The tiger devoured the flesh before his eyes.
Meanwhile, the spiders finished off the remaining sect members and, under Fang Chang's command, turned to assist Xiao Bai.
With their aid, the tide turned instantly. Overwhelmed by the swarm, the elder soon fell.
Not long after, the second elder met his end under the tiger's onslaught, consumed whole.
Honoring their agreement, Fang Chang left the human corpses to the tiger.
He then led the spiders down the cliffs toward the village below.
The steep slopes that challenged humans were mere playgrounds for the spiders.
Within minutes, they flanked the village from behind and attacked.
Soon, the village too was lost.
Thus, the once-legendary Clear Sky Sect—retreated from the world for over a decade—was annihilated by a swarm of spiders.
As for the remaining sect members, Fang Chang wasn't worried. There would be plenty of opportunities to deal with them later.