Chapter 517 Attacking the Red Malachite Ridge 24
Every strike Pei Xiaoling made was blocked by the Poison Toad Ancestor and returned intact.
All you could see was the Poison Toad Ancestor kicking its legs repeatedly, kicking with its front legs and then its back legs, and vice versa.
Repeatedly, one after another.
Because Pei Xiaoling's swordsmanship was so fast, the blood-red giant toad swayed constantly, its body shaking "like a sieve".
Usually, such shaking is caused by excessive fear, but this giant toad's shaking is simply due to its leg kicking too frequently.
Pei Xiaoling was also extremely powerful. No matter how the Poison Toad Ancestor blocked his sword light, he could instantly shatter it and then launch a new attack.
It's also a continuous cycle.
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Seeing this scene, Zhong Cai couldn't help but tremble as well.
And the reason he was shaking like that was simply because the scene in front of him was too funny.
[Hahaha! Do you think the bulge on the back of the Poison Toad Ancestor will shake off?!]
【I'm terrified just looking at it!】
Wu Dongxiao and Xuan Bing: "..."
A smile appeared in Wu Shaogan's eyes.
It might actually shake off.
Upon hearing this, Zhong Cai was taken aback.
【ah? 】
Wu Dongxiao had already started shouting.
[Uncle Zhong, look, it really shook off!]
Zhong Cai immediately looked over.
Sure enough, the current situation has indeed changed.
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As the Poison Toad Ancestor was leaping and bounding about, suddenly, a huge bulge on the left side of its back shattered.
Of course, it wasn't actually shaken off; rather, the Poisonous Toad Ancestor automatically opened it.
In an instant, a long spear, as tall as a pillar, burst forth from the bulge. Its overall color was dark blue, clearly shimmering with oily poison, and the black gleam at the tip of the spear revealed its even more potent toxicity.
The moment the black spear appeared, it was like a bolt of lightning, rushing towards Pei Xiaoling at lightning speed!
Unlike the returning blade of light, it shot from an angle that seemed to come from some hidden corner, its trajectory so bizarre that it was impossible to predict.
And that dark blue spear was of a very high grade.
It's clearly a level nine weapon!
Even the materials used to create it must have been melted by the deadly poison from the Poison Toad Ancestor.
Each of the Tongtian has their own specialty; Pei Xiaoling's specialty is the knife, while the Poison Toad Ancestor's is poison.
Pei Xiaoling would naturally not underestimate the skill that a cultivator at the Tongtian level excels at.
Having fought to this extent, the methods used by the Poison Toad Ancestor have become increasingly unrestrained and covert.
Pei Xiaoling's combat awareness was strong enough that even though the black spear was unpredictable, he could still dodge its attack while simultaneously slashing with his sword. He even flipped backward in time to avoid the spearhead that suddenly exploded.
A spray of venom erupted from the gun barrel, densely enveloping the spot where Pei Xiaoling had been standing. At the same time, the venom turned into mist and drifted in all directions.
These poisonous fumes spread extremely quickly; anyone who inhales even a trace of them will die instantly!
At the same time, the black spear, like a club, was manipulated by an invisible person and struck Pei Xiaoling head-on, sealing off his body—if he tried to dodge the spear, he would inevitably fall into the poisonous fog!
Pei Xiaoling remained calm, and the blade flashed again.
This time, the flashing blades seemed to contain an extremely terrifying aura.
It's different from all the previous ones.
That earth-shaking power instantly annihilated the poisonous fog the moment it appeared.
The dark blue spear seemed to suddenly lose its strength, and it abruptly dropped, plunging directly into the deep valley that had been forcibly carved out below.
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Wu Shaogan's pupils contracted slightly.
Zhong Cai, who was standing next to him, had already grabbed his arm.
[Old Wu, this...this...!]
Wu Shaogan understood what Zhong Cai wanted to say, so he nodded.
[That's right, this is the Grand Master drawing upon the power of heaven and earth.]
Wu Dongxiao and Xuan Bing also knew that after a cultivator who had reached the Tongtian realm was able to conform to some of the rules of heaven and earth, they could naturally mobilize the energy between heaven and earth and draw upon the power of heaven and earth.
Such abilities are like cheat codes when facing cultivators who are not at the Tongtian level; low-level cultivators can't even think about fighting back.
Zhong Cai grabbed Wu Shaogan's hand, nuzzled her head against his shoulder, and sent him a private voice message.
We really need to find some treasures that will allow this ancient city to freely change its size, instead of having to spend resources to alter it every time.
[And absolutely don't forget about that transformation ability. From now on, when we go out, we'll stay within the ancient city and avoid leaving it unless we encounter Tongtian, in case we can't even escape.]
If we really go toe-to-toe with Tongtian, as long as neither of us has reached Tongtian's level, we absolutely must not face each other directly...
[Oh, and the defensive measures we're wearing need to be upgraded to the highest level.]
[No matter the time, we need mutated dragon armor soldiers that can be summoned at any time...]
He rambled on and on, mostly about personal safety.
Zhong Cai harbors a slight shadow in her heart—perhaps stemming from how easily Wu Shaogan's qualifications were revoked back then.
He was very concerned about the safety of himself and Wu Shaogan, and he would always arm them with the highest level of equipment available at the time, whenever possible.
Wu Shaogan understood Zhong Cai's intentions, and whenever he muttered something, he would respond in his mind.
Wu Dongxiao, who was standing to the side, noticed that his two uncles had stopped talking again and were exchanging glances from time to time... He knew that the two of them had started a private chat.
After a moment of silence, he started a private chat with his senior brother.
Those two uncles went too far!
It's like no one can open a private chat!
After that, Wu Dongxiao started complaining about his two uncles in his mind.
Xuan Bing was already used to his junior brother's erratic thinking, so he would just agree with whatever the other said.
If he didn't agree, his junior brother would nag even more.
My scalp is tingling.
A perfectly refined and elegant young man has been worn down to a somewhat taciturn state simply because of raising this junior brother...
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Just as Zhong Wufu and Wu Xuan, the two brothers, were having private chats, the battle situation changed.
A terrifying aura also rose from the Poison Toad Ancestor, colliding head-on with Pei Xiaoling!
But at this moment, Zhong Cai and the others realized that although they hadn't noticed it before, the collision of the two powers made them realize that both of their powers, which were at the highest level, carried an eerie feeling.
It's just that the direction of the evil is different.
Pei Xiaoling's reaction was a frenzied, reckless rage.
The Poison Toad Ancestor's side is filled with resentment and evil.
The two forces clashed, creating pressure many times stronger than before.
At that moment, space itself seemed to distort, faintly emitting low, muffled sounds.
It's as if one force is distorting space in a certain way, while another force is causing it to change its way. This conflict makes space seem to be on the verge of collapse.
Upon closer inspection, it appears that some very tiny spatial cracks have been subtly created!
That's truly terrifying.
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Zhong Cai frowned slightly.
Those tiny cracks are slowly widening.
Even he noticed it.
Besides, what about Old Wu?
Sure enough, Wu Shaogan squeezed his fingers.
Zhong Cai turned her head to look at Wu Shaogan.
Wu Shaogan lowered his eyes, seemingly glancing at the ground.
Zhong Cai immediately understood.
Yes, their ancient city has already incorporated the inner core of the Wuze Ghost Fish. Even if the spatial rift expands to the point of swallowing them all up, they will be fine.
Besides, the sect leader and the head hall master are both here, so there's really no need for them to worry.
Seeing Zhong Cai's expression, Wu Shaogan knew he understood, and a smile appeared in his eyes.
The two continued to watch the game.
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Just as the couple had expected, while the two powerful figures were clashing with each other, they were still using their own moves.
Their battle truly showed everyone the fighting styles of those who had reached the highest level.
Pei Xiaoling's side, besides getting more and more frenzied as the fight went on, only had continuous, strange and extraordinary, domineering and ruthless sword techniques, which made him unpredictable and overwhelming.
The ancestor of poisonous toads had a wide variety of methods.
The bulging lumps on the left side of his back were like his storage containers, containing countless ways to attack.
There was venom and spears before, and now, as soon as that bulge breaks, different moves will appear.
Sometimes it bursts forth with a vast expanse of frost carrying potent poison; sometimes it manifests as countless tiny, hair-like, poison-coated needles; and there are also countless thin, cicada-wing-like daggers directly refined from poison. There are crimson, fox-like, condensed poisonous flames; there are nets forged from potent poison; there are overwhelming swarms of poison-coated arrows; there are strange, secret techniques imbued with extraordinary poisons; there are level-nine swords; there are other level-nine weapons; and so on…
It's truly dazzling.
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Zhong Cai couldn't help but sigh in a private chat.
Isn't this a kind of blind box opening?
Wu Shaogan smiled slightly.
【A-Cai is right.】
Wu Dongxiao was shocked by Xuan Bing.
[This ancestor of poisonous toads must have accumulated so much stuff over the years!]
Xuan Bing nodded solemnly.
[He's a dangerous person.]
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The Poison Toad Ancestor certainly wouldn't come one by one; that would be too rigid.
In fact, after only testing the waters once or twice initially, he would break through several bulges at the same time, always releasing large-area moves similar to hidden weapons along with individual but sharp attacks.
The former is responsible for restraining Pei Xiaoling and keeping him occupied, while the latter is trying to kill him with one blow—or at least cause Pei Xiaoling greater damage, right?
However, Pei Xiaoling had truly protected himself so thoroughly that, despite the Poison Toad Ancestor's many tricks, all of his attacks were blocked by Pei Xiaoling. Wherever the blade's wind passed, any danger was crushed.
The Poison Toad Ancestor has started using the bulge on the right.
From that bulge, many refined primordial spirits emerged.
Each of them has reached the ninth level of strength, comparable to Tongtian.
But everyone knows that it's impossible for them all to be Tongtian Yuanhun.
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Wu Shaogan pondered for a moment, then started a four-person group chat.
[It's likely that the Poison Toad Ancestor acquired many resilient elemental souls and nurtured them using some secret method, enabling them to reach level nine. However, since they aren't truly level nine, their use would likely be significantly limited.]
Everyone understood that if there were no restrictions, they could have simply released all the Yuan Souls from the bulges at the very beginning and ganged up on Pei Xiaoling.
A casual glance reveals that the Poison Toad Ancestor's bulges are densely packed together. If they were to all attack Pei Xiaoling at once, no matter how crazy or powerful he was, he wouldn't be able to withstand them.
Zhong Cai thought for a moment and then offered her own opinion.
If the restrictions weren't too severe, the Poison Toad Ancestor probably wouldn't be willing to give it up.
[The reason why the Poison Toad Ancestor did not release his primordial spirits simultaneously might be that he couldn't release them all at once.]
[Perhaps this is related to his control? If too much comes out, he won't be able to control it?]
[Furthermore, when the sect leader bombarded them with artillery fire earlier, the Poison Toad Ancestor used this primordial spirit to defend against it. Each wave of artillery fire could annihilate a primordial spirit... Even if those artillery fires were combined for a single attack, the combined power of attacks comparable to those of a normal Heavenly Realm cultivator still had its limits. When the Poison Toad Ancestor used his primordial spirit to defend, the primordial spirit could only "perish together with him"... It seems he was still a bit too fragile.]
Therefore, I believe that the fragility of the Yuan Soul is also a limitation.
Wu Shaogan seemed to be deep in thought.
A-Cai thinks the same way I do.
Furthermore, given its fragility, there may also be time limitations.
[The primordial spirit emerged from the bulge; it's unclear whether it can be retrieved. If not, then it's both a trump card and something that can only be used once.]
Wu Dongxiao and Xuan Bing listened to the two men's analysis and both felt that it made a lot of sense.
Whether this is true or not remains to be seen, depending on the subsequent actions of the Poisonous Toad Ancestor.
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