Chapter 391: Three-Legged Fire Toad!

The lake wasn't large, and with Ling Feng's exaggerated speed, it took only about three hours for the lake to empty and reveal a lakebed full of silt.

𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

In the center of the silt, a dark, gaping hole could be seen, roughly one or two zhang wide.

Croak! Croak! Croak!

Accompanied by a series of dense and urgent croaking sounds, a massive crimson toad leapt from the hole. It stood about half a person tall and had eyes that glowed golden that were larger than an average human's head. Its body was bloated, and its belly bore three thick, short legs. On its back were a cluster of revolting foul-smelling poison sacs.

"Ah! My eyes!!!"

As soon as the three-legged fire toad appeared, three or four martial artists hunting it clutched their eyes and started writhing on the ground in pain. It felt as if countless golden needles were piercing their heads, causing their spirits to tremble in agony and for them to wish for death.

Ling Feng was startled and immediately unleashed his Lingtian Sword Force, enveloping everyone within it.

The three-legged fire toad's eyes emitted a sinister and eerie light capable of inflicting mental attacks. Ling Feng’s sword force, in a way, also utilized spiritual consciousness, allowing it to block the toad's bizarre rays.

Seeing the members of the Blood Wolf Hunting Team rolling on the ground in pain, Ling Feng, despite them being temporary allies, didn't stand by.

"Don't look into its eyes!"

Ling Feng shouted, and with that shout, he activated his Slaughterous Sword Will. Instantly, the martial artists hit by the toad's mental attack felt as if a thunderbolt exploded in their minds that swept away the bee-sting-like force piercing their sea of consciousness.

The members of the Blood Wolf Hunting Team struggled to their feet, their heads bloodied from their own nails. Having narrowly escaped death, they hurriedly bowed to Ling Feng, gratefully saying, "Thank you, Mr. Ling, for saving our lives."

"No need," Ling Feng replied, his eyes fixed on the three-legged fire toad in the silt while slowly drawing his Eradicator of Realms sword.

Croak, croak!

The three-legged fire toad croaked softly, a hint of shock in its crimson eyes. Though it was only a peak fourth-tier demonic beast, its innate talent and spiritual intelligence were on par with humans. It was surprised that these humans could resist its mental attacks.

"Beast, come and meet your death!"

Li Wencheng cursed, launching the first attack. His longsword danced as he charged towards the three-legged fire toad.

They had already spent a great deal of time and effort on this toad; it was time to reap the rewards!

Immediately, the other uninjured martial artists followed suit. Under Li Wencheng's lead they charged into the silt, pulling ropes and setting nets, knowing that capturing the toad alive would yield the highest value.

Whoosh!

The three-legged fire toad shuddered, and from the poison sacs on its back, streams of poison shot out, splattering towards the group.

This poison was no ordinary substance. Although the three-legged fire toad had not yet reached maturity, its poison was genuinely lethal. It was at least ten times more poisonous than the lake water from before. Even a Spiritual Element Realm expert would struggle against such a potent toxin, let alone the ragtag members of the Blood Wolf Hunting Team.

Li Wencheng and his companions' faces changed drastically. They quickly maneuvered in mid-air, forming elemental qi barriers around themselves. The sizzling sound of corrosion was incessant as green smoke rose. The poison constantly eroded their elemental qi shields, threatening to break through at any moment.

"Damn it!"

Li Wencheng grunted angrily, retreating rapidly. The other members of the Blood Wolf Hunting Team hurriedly followed him, retreating out of the three-legged fire toad's poison range.

"Don't get close! Use ranged attacks!" Li Wencheng shouted, raising his eyebrows at his team members.

"Understood."

The Blood Wolf Hunting Team, though somewhat chaotic, was well-trained. They immediately took their positions and launched sword qi attacks from a distance at the three-legged fire toad. However, this method of fighting meant capturing the toad could take an indeterminate amount of time.

"You distract it; I'll lead the attack!"

Ling Feng couldn't hold back any longer. He roared and charged at the three-legged fire toad, brandishing the Eradicator of Realms.

The toad, sensing the threat from Ling Feng, smartly dove into the muddy hole at the bottom of the lake, disappearing instantly.

"Damn it!"

Ling Feng stood at the entrance of the hole, peering into its dark, deep depths, unable to see what lay inside.

Croak!

As Ling Feng hesitated whether to dive into the hole to capture the three-legged fire toad, he heard a croak. Though Ling Feng couldn't understand beast language, he could distinctly sense the intense anger in that croak.

Whoosh!

The next moment, the three-legged fire toad suddenly leapt out from the muddy hole with lightning speed, reappearing before everyone like a crimson flash.

Croak! Croak! Croak!

The toad crouched on the ground, its entire body glowing red as it watched the muddy hole with vigilance.

In the next moment, a purple shadow shot out from the hole. The onlookers focused their eyes and saw a giant python shimmering with a purple luminescence. The python, flicking its scarlet tongue, was over ten zhang long and as thick as a water barrel.

On its head, a seven-chi-long[1] purple horn sparkled with electric arcs, and it held a large fruit in its mouth. The three-legged fire toad glared at the python while emitting low croaking sounds, its eyes fixated on the fruit.

Demonic beasts were naturally bloodthirsty, and generally, when they encountered humans, they prioritized attacking them.

That was the nature of demonic beasts!

Yet at this moment, the three-legged fire toad completely ignored the nearby humans. It madly leapt up, spraying foul poison and swelling the poison sacs on its back, attacking the python far more ferociously than it had attacked Li Wencheng and the others earlier.

Ling Feng narrowed his eyes, soared into the air, and watched the two demonic beasts fighting with some curiosity.

"It's a purple electric horned python! Its bloodline is not weaker than the three-legged fire toad's, and it's also in its juvenile stage. Haha, we're in luck!"

Li Wencheng was overjoyed. The purple horn of the purple electric horn python was an excellent material for refining swords, and its demonic essence containing purple electricity was highly coveted by thunder attribute cultivators.

Thunder-attribute treasures were much rarer than those of the regular five elements, and this horn could be worth millions of mid-grade elemental stones.

While a few million mid-grade elemental stones might not mean much to Ling Feng, for the wandering cultivators of the hunting team, it was a significant fortune!

On the shore, the members of the Blood Wolf Hunting Team were ecstatic, eagerly watching the two demonic beasts battle each other to the death and were ready to reap the benefits without lifting a finger. How perfect!

1. Chi is a traditional Chinese unit of length. It is approximately a third of a meter. 10 chi makes up 1 zhang. ☜