On the swamp, the only one left was the cultivator who had vomited blood from Yang Kai’s punch, staring blankly at the scene in front of him. The sudden change in events had caught him completely off guard, and he hadn’t even been able to see what was attacking from the water.
By the time he realized what was happening, his companion and the other man had disappeared, leaving behind only bubbles on the surface of the swamp.
A chill ran down his spine!
Without even thinking about it, this man turned around and fled. How could he have the mood to save anyone? He had just seen his companion being pierced through by that soft whip-like thing, instantly suffering heavy injuries, and now being dragged into the swamp, he was most likely dead. Although the two of them were Senior and Junior Brothers, even if they were husband and wife, they would still fly away when disaster struck. In this crisis, what did abandoning a Junior Brother count for? Of course, his survival was more important.
However, just as he turned around, he heard a loud bang behind him. Turning his head in shock, he saw a figure flash out from the swamp. Although his body was wet and even his hair was a mess, he could tell at a glance that this person was the one who had been ambushed by his Senior Brother.
Boom… A huge splash of water erupted from his body, filling the sky with water droplets as they rained down.
Immediately after, a giant figure leapt out from the depths of the swamp and landed heavily on the surface of the water, casting a thick shadow over the two figures.
“Toad…” The man looked up and a word flashed across his mind. It was only at this moment that he saw the true face of the ambusher. It was a big toad, its eyes almost bulging out of their sockets, and its entire body was filled with Monster Qi. It was obvious that this was not something to be trifled with.
When he thought about how he and his fellow disciple had been staying here for ambush while being stared at by such a toad, he couldn’t help feeling his scalp go numb.
However, he finally understood what this soft whip was. It was clearly the tongue of this toad.
Three zhang away from the ground, Yang Kai wiped the mud off his face and cursed his bad luck. He had not expected such a Monster Beast to be hiding in this swamp. When he had first noticed that there was some kind of hidden vitality in the swamp, he had thought that there was a third party, but now he realized he had been mistaken.
The young man who had ambushed him first had already disappeared, probably swallowed by this toad. At this moment, the Monster Beast was staring at him with its bulging eyes, not moving for a moment, its jaw contracting as it let out a rumbling sound.
Yang Kai was just about to see what grade of Monster Beast this toad was when he suddenly saw it open its mouth and spit out a huge ball of water. With a bang, it exploded and a thick mist quickly spread out.
In an instant, Yang Kai’s vision became completely white and he couldn’t see anything. Even when his Divine Sense swept out, it was obstructed and could only extend to a distance of five zhang.
Whoosh...
The surface of his body began to burn as a strange sound rang out.
Yang Kai’s expression became slightly cold. This fog was not only capable of isolating one’s vision and restricting one’s Divine Sense, but it was also extremely poisonous! The toxicity of this fog was something he had never seen before.
If an ordinary cultivator were to fall into such an environment, they would most likely only be able to wait for death. Fortunately, he possessed the Dragon Clan’s bloodline and half dragon body, so he had a natural ability to resist poison.
Although the poison in this fog was extremely potent, it couldn’t do anything to him. At most, it would only cause him some superficial wounds. With his recovery ability, as long as he left the range of this fog, he would quickly recover.
Not far away, another person’s miserable screams could be heard. It was extremely mournful, as if he had suffered a great deal of damage, and from the sound constantly shifting, this person should be looking for a way out.
“Don’t move!” Yang Kai quickly shouted.
However, it was already too late. The sound of a gust of wind breaking through the air rang out, followed by the man’s miserable scream.
“Help!” A cry for help rang out, the voice drifting in and out of focus as the figure’s figure rapidly moved. After shouting these word, the voice completely disappeared.
Although Yang Kai couldn’t see what had happened, he could imagine what had happened to him. He must have been sucked into the toad’s mouth and died together with his companion.
It's at least a Fifth Order Monster Beast! Yang Kai came to a conclusion.
Cultivators who were able to enter the Blood Monster Cave Heaven were not weak, unless their luck was extremely good, they would not be able to snatch the entrance. However, they were still taken care of by the toad in a single exchange. Although it was a sneak attack, a Fourth Order Monster Beast was definitely not capable of such a feat.
After waiting for a while, the toad didn’t show any signs of movement.
After thinking about it for a moment, Yang Kai felt that although this toad’s grade wasn’t low, it still retained the instincts of a wild beast and was completely oblivious to its motionless target. It could only hunt accurately by movement.
This was in line with the two times it had attacked.
Thinking so, Yang Kai couldn’t be bothered to waste any more time here and immediately began moving.
Just as he was about to take action, from the depths of the fog, a faint sound of air being torn apart rang out. Immediately after, Yang Kai felt his entire body tighten, as if he was being tied up by a soft whip, and a powerful pulling force was pulling him in that direction.
Yang Kai had been waiting for this moment, so he grinned maliciously and reached out with both hands to grab the thing binding him. It was so slippery and disgusting to the touch, it was obvious it was the toad’s tongue.
Both of his hands transformed into dragon claws and firmly grasped the air, his figure suddenly sinking as he shouted, “Get up!”
A powerful force surged out from his hands and grabbed the toad’s tongue, sending it flying. At the same time, Yang Kai secretly circulated the Fire Element power in his Dao Seal and a layer of black flames appeared on his body.
Under the burning Golden Crow True Fire, the toad’s tongue involuntarily loosened.
Without this binding force, Yang Kai threw it away.
Standing in place and listening carefully, he soon heard a series of ‘chi chi chi’ sounds, followed by the sound of huge objects falling into the swamp.
Finished! Yang Kai clapped his hands and stood still, waiting.
After a while, the fog covering the swamp slowly dissipated and his vision returned to normal.
Yang Kai looked towards the direction where the sound came from and saw a large number of corpses scattered across the swamp. These corpses were all cut in a neat and tidy manner, their blood staining the ground red.
The direction he had thrown the toad just now was the location where the space crack were distributed. Even he was unwilling to touch such a thing, let alone the toad.
The giant body passed through the Space Crack and the only result was being cut into pieces, instantly dying!
Yang Kai waved his hand to disperse the fog in front of him and walked over step by step. Lowering his head, he examined a few pieces of the corpse and found two corpses that had been corroded to the point where they couldn’t even be considered human. These two had only been swallowed by the toad for a short time, but they had already become like this. It was obvious how corrosive the acid in this beast’s stomach was.
These two fellas had ambushed him here in order to earn some money, but who would have thought that they would end up being eaten by a Monster Beast.
Putting away their Space Rings, Yang Kai busied himself again and finally found the toad’s Core.
Sure enough, it was a Fifth Grade Water Element Core. The energy contained in this Core was extremely pure and could be completely refined by cultivators.
The Blood Monster Divine Monarch was amazing, and this method of refining and cultivating Monster Beasts was definitely a priceless treasure. It could guarantee that every Monster Beast’s Core would become a cultivator’s cultivation resource. If one could obtain this method, the rise of a force would be imminent.
He didn’t know if Blood Monster Divine Monarch had left this technique in his inheritance, but if he had, the value of his inheritance would have been far greater.
This was the first Fifth Grade Core Yang Kai had obtained. After carefully storing it, he didn’t rush to leave. Instead, he looked around and found a spot before sinking into the swamp.
When he had been swept into the water by the toad just now, he had discovered something interesting, but at that time, he had suddenly been attacked, so before he could determine the strength of his enemy, he didn’t dare lower his guard.
Now was naturally the time to investigate.
The poison in the water was even more potent than the poison in the fog. The toad Monster Beast must have lived here for countless years and the poison in its body had already fused with the nearby water source.
Yang Kai activated his Dragon Clan’s Source and transformed it into a layer of dragon scales on his body, immediately relaxing.
After sinking several dozen zhang into the water, Yang Kai finally stopped.
Although the muddy water here was turbid and couldn’t be seen clearly, Yang Kai’s Divine Sense was able to clearly sense that in front of him, there was a dozen zhang radius filled with rich and pure Water Spirit Strength. The Water Spirit Strength was so thick that it formed a thick mist, taking up a small space in the water, completely incompatible with the muddy and dark water around him!
Yang Kai quickly stepped inside and took a light sniff, only to find a faint fragrance filling his nose and mouth.
This should be the place where the Toad Monster Beast usually hid. It had probably relied on the rich Water Spirit Strength here to become a Fifth Order Monster Beast.
If a cultivator were to refine and absorb the rich Water Spirit Strength here, they would definitely be able to condense a Fifth Grade force, no different from refining a Fifth Grade Cultivation Resource.
This should be one of the Cultivation Paradise that he had heard about before, scattered throughout the Blood Monster Cave Heaven.
Blood Monster Cave Heaven was a small universe world left behind after the death of an Eighth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator. After Blood Monster Divine Monarch passed away and experienced the baptism of countless years, the Yin-Yang + Five Elements in this Cave Heaven had been split up and accumulated in various places inside the Cave Heaven, forming a cultivation paradise.
As such, when cultivators entered the Blood Monster Cave Heaven, they didn’t necessarily have to hunt Monster Beast to obtain benefits. It was the same if they could find a paradise suitable for their cultivation.
If it were any other cultivator, facing such a cultivation paradise, they could only choose to cultivate here and refine the Water Spirit Strength here.
However, Yang Kai had the Mysterious Boundary Bead, so he could transfer this piece of cultivation paradise to the Mysterious Small World. When he returned to the Void Land in the future, he could transfer it out for the disciples of the Void Land to cultivate.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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