NOVEL NEXT Chapter 95: Self-Destruct
The Ice Toad sprung out of the wall, and its body suddenly became smaller and smaller.
It glanced at the Jiao egg in its claws grimly, then toughened its heart and threw it as its body immediately shrank to the size of a palm. Its entire body also slowly faded, finally becoming transparent as if it had disappeared in this space.
Seeing the Jiao egg flying towards a wall, almost smashing into it, the Scarlet-Frost Jiao roared and struggled, wanting to rescue it, but it was a pity that its body was injured in the roots by the thunder of the Tribulation and its Demonic Energy was all exhausted, so it could only move a few steps before collapsing to the ground, looking at the Jiao egg with extreme grief.
Then, a white silhouette flashed about, and quickly landed beside the wall that the Jiao egg was about to smash into. A slender, jade hand reached out and caught the fluorescent white egg.
The Scarlet-Frost Jiao was relieved upon seeing this, but at the same time, watched the human woman who held her Jiao egg vigilantly.
Ming Xiu’s phoenix eyes narrowed, and a strong Elemental Force was channelled into the golden longsword. With a blow towards the entrance of the cave, the Sword Aura instantly bombarded the gravel on the floor. Several cracks spread across the ground.
[BOOM!] The Sword Aura slashed the air, and when it was about to reach the entrance of the cave, it sliced off a hind leg of the Ice Toad that had concealed itself.
[CROAK CROAK!!] The Ice Toad collapsed to the ground and rolled over in pain as it revealed itself, displaying infinite horror in its eyes.
This human was too strong. Even if it transformed, it might not necessarily be his opponent, “Human, stop. As long as you spare my life, I’ll let you order about.”
In order to save its little life, the Ice Toad decided to bend down temporarily and wait to regain its strength again before attempting revenge.
Ming Xiu retracted the golden longsword in his hands and turned his gaze to Lou Mu Yan, “Woman, what do you say?”
“Kill!” Lou Mu Yan hugged the Jiao egg and said chillingly, like spring water. This sort of despicable Demonic Beast would be an eyesore even as a slave.
A layer of brilliance flowed through Ming Xiu’s eyes—this little woman’s decisiveness indeed didn’t let him down. His woman did not need the excessive clemency of women. Resolute killing was the state of mind a cultivator should possess.
Hearing Lou Mu Yan’s words, the fake grievance in the Ice Toad’s eyes changed to ferocity and viciousness. Using his last remaining legs, it hopped up and headed directly for Lou Mu Yan.
When it was approaching, it opened its large mouth and sprayed an extremely stinking yellow liquid venom. This was venom essence, the most toxic venom he had. If this woman wanted it to die, then it’ll drag her down together.
Ming Xiu didn’t expect the Toad to change the target of attack, and his expression changed. He quickly condensed an icicle in his hands and, with a flick, it shot towards the Toad.
Except the icicle’s speed was just a step behind the yellow venom. Seeing that the venom was about to fall on Lou Mu Yan, he shouted anxiously: “Woman, be careful!” With a shifting step, he was prepared to step ahead.
Lou Mu Yan’s face was calm and composed, and her expression didn’t change even when facing the yellow venom. A single finger beneath her sleeve kept changing forms, she closed her eyes, and then her red lips opened lightly: “Condense!”
Following her voice, a series of Void Talismans appeared in the air, and intertwined quickly, turning into an intangible net, blocking in front of her.
Because there was a large gap between the cultivation base of the Ice Toad King and Lou Mu Yan, the Mental Energy in her Sea of Consciousness also began to brew a tempest. A dense net composed of Mental Energy flew out of her body and fell behind the net made from the Void Talismans.
The venom was sprayed onto the net made up of intangible Void Talismans, but the venom was too corrosive, so the Talismans were corroded and dissipated bit by bit, while the remaining venom continued to spray towards her.
Although the filtered venom wasn’t as turbulent as it was in the beginning, but it still carried a stench and strong corrosiveness. If a human body was stained with it even just a little, even if they didn’t die, they’d be harmed massively.
[PUCHI!] The scattered venom fell on the dense net of Mental Energy, still highly corrosive.
Then, the dense net suddenly shank, enveloping all the venom within it and flew directly back towards the Toad.
The Ice Toad couldn’t keep up in speed as its two feet had been sliced off, so it was nailed to a rock by the icicle shot by Ming Xiu. Just when it thought that the venom it spat would kill the woman, something it completely didn’t think of shocked it.
The venom wrapped in the dense net of inexplicable energy flew directly towards it. It urgently struggled, but Ming Xiu’s icicle pinned it in place and couldn’t be rid of. It could only watch as the venom poured down on its head from mid-air.
[CROAK CROAK!!] A few shrills sounded in the cave, and the dense Mental Energy net, after splattering all the venom onto the toad’s head, collapsed automatically.
Lou Mu Yan’s lips curled up. This venom could indeed hurt the Toad itself. What she did was called dealing to her opponent what they dealt her, and let it also have a taste of this flavour.
Only when Ming Xiu saw this, did the nervousness in his eyes gradually fade, and a devilishly handsome smile bloomed on his pretty face. This little woman’s temperament truly suited his appetite.
Not long after, the roar of the Ice Toad on the ground gradually diminished and finally disappeared. Its body also slowly stopped struggling and its aura was faint.
Lou Mu Yan hugged the Jiao egg as she walked towards the Scarlet-Frost Jiao’s side. Seeing that it was dying, yet it still looked at the Jiao egg in her hand with affection and worry, her heart moved. She placed the Jiao egg in front of it and said: “Returned to you.”
The Scarlet-Frost Jiao looked at the white-clothed woman before her in perplexity. Didn’t they come for its Jiao egg?
“You’re a great mother.” Lou Mu Yan said with a faint smile. The Scarlet-Frost Jiao’s act of willingly forgoing the Tribulation in order to protect the Jiao egg touched her and made her feel respect.
“Ming Xiu, let’s go.” At this time, Lou Mu Yan didn’t want Ming Xiu to take advantage of this opportunity, when the Scarlet-Frost Jiao was in danger, to slay and take its Crystal Core. It wasn’t because she was kind, but because she felt that this Demonic Beast was worthy of their respect.
Ming Xiu had no more intention of killing the Scarlet-Frost Jiao either. He nodded and walked towards Lou Mu Yan. When he walked in front of the Ice Toad, he moved his finger, and the icicle instantly turned into a puddle of water.
He didn’t plan on taking the Crystal Core of the Scarlet-Frost Jiao, but the Demonic Beast Crystal Core of a Tier 6 Toad King was still of some use to him, so he planned to retrieve the Crystal Core.
“Be careful!” Lou Mu Yan suddenly felt a Mental Energy fluctuation and shouted urgently.
Ming Xiu naturally noticed the fluctuations as well. His eyes grew cold, then he reached out his hand and grabbed. The Toad that was meant to be dead was grabbed by him, and with a squeeze, a few mouthfuls of putrid, foul-smelling blood and venom instantly sprayed against the wall.
“You still want to struggle on your deathbed?” Ming Xiu looked at the Toad coldly.
Only now did the Toad’s eyes display a look of despair. Who would’ve known that he had calculated for his entire life, only for it to be ruined in the hands of a human.
He wasn’t reconciled. Then his eyes suddenly burst with a vicious look. The Demonic Energy poured into his Crystal Core, and his body quickly expanded.
Seeing the Toad want to explode its Demonic Beast Crystal Core, but because of its hidden innate talent, Ming Xiu couldn’t find the Crystal Core’s location and therefore be unable to stop it, he instantly formed an ice ball in his hands, wrapped the Toad with it, and threw it out of the cave. A layer of powerful Elemental Energy shield enveloped both Lou Mu Yan and the Scarlet-Frost Jiao.
[BOOM!!] A huge explosion sounded, accompanied by a yellow smoke, and the Toad’s body, together with its Demonic Soul and Demonic Crystal, withered away in this world.
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