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第一千九百一十六章 冰魔心蟾

The ice layer cracked, sending shards flying everywhere. A thick white mist emerged from the fissure.

A deep, bottomless hole appeared in Lin Xuan's line of sight.

"Ku!"

A deafening roar echoed, shaking the very soul. Then a massive black shadow emerged from the underground cave.

Along with it came an intense spiritual pressure that made Lin Xuan feel slightly shaken. He wanted to flee but felt as if he was trapped.

The Giant Whale King reacted similarly, staring intently at the creature in the mist. It was a toad-like creature, over thirty zhang long, almost completely transparent with faintly swirling light around it.

"This..."

Lin Xuan remained calm, but the Giant Whale King's face turned pale: "Ice Demon Heart Toad? Impossible! How could such a creature be trapped here?"

The voice of the Sea Tribe’s first hero trembled as he revealed his fear.

"Friend, do you recognize this beast?" Lin Xuan's cold voice echoed.

There are no eternal enemies; only interests to consider. Whether they would clash depended on the situation. As the giant toad appeared, both Lin Xuan and the Giant Whale King shifted their attention.

Their previous encounter seemed like a mere cloud.

Lin Xuan believed that the Giant Whale King would make the right choice as he was undoubtedly not a short-sighted ruler.

And indeed, the Giant Whale King did not disappoint.

"Beast, hmpf. You underestimate it too much," the Giant Whale King's cold voice entered Lin Xuan’s ears. "What? Not a beast?"

Could it be a true spirit at the first level? Lin Xuan was genuinely shocked.

True spirits were beyond his current capabilities and even more so in combat. A simple wave of its claws or breath could annihilate him instantly.

"Of course, not a true spirit," the Giant Whale King sighed. "But it’s no better. It is an offspring of a true spirit with a trace of Golden Jade True Toad blood."

"Golden Jade True Toad?"

Lin Xuan was taken aback. He knew this existence; as a cultivator, he had imitated the power of the Golden Ming True Toad. In terms of true spirits, the Golden Jade True Toad ranked among the bottom, but as they say, a skinny donkey is still bigger than a horse. Even at the bottom, it was considered a true spirit.

Fortunately, what faced them was merely an offspring and not the actual Golden Jade True Toad.

True spirit descendants were far beyond ordinary beasts; even the Heavenly Spirit Tribes would be inferior to them.

However, this wasn’t entirely accurate as true spirit descendants varied in strength. Their abilities differed based on how much of their true spirit bloodline they inherited.

Those who inherited more were naturally stronger, while those with less were generally weaker, though there were exceptions where some offspring underwent mutations due to certain reasons, similar to cultivators with abnormal spiritual roots.

Such true spirit descendants, despite inheriting little, could still possess astonishing abilities. In any case, one had to analyze each situation individually as it was hard to predict without seeing it firsthand.

With these thoughts in mind, Lin Xuan spoke: "Do you know the strength of this Ice Demon Heart Toad?"

Before his words were finished, he suddenly sensed something and stepped to the left, vanishing from sight with a flash of spiritual light.

It had to be Nine Heaven Micro Step.

As a spatial technique, it was incredibly useful for evading enemy attacks.

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The Ice Demon Heart Toad extended its tongue, easily passing through the lingering shadow on the ground. Its movements were fluid and graceful like a toad hunting prey.

On another side, the Giant Whale King grunted, mixed with explosions and roars. The old middle-stage Profound Knowledge expert seemed to have suffered some harm. Lin Xuan was alarmed; had he misunderstood? Did the Ice Demon Heart Toad attack both him and the Giant Whale King at the same time?

He waved his sleeve, summoning the Mother-Child Shield. He didn’t seek glory but merely wanted to avoid trouble.

The seven shields arranged themselves like a fan, emitting spiritual light that formed a green curtain with a swirling Tai Chi symbol, exuding an aura of mystery.

Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief as he turned his head to see the Giant Whale King entangled in the creature’s tongue.

One of the Ice Demon Heart Toad's tongues had dodged Lin Xuan, but the other forced the Giant Whale King to roar with rage.

The creature actually had two tongues that could operate independently, allowing it to fight against two enemies simultaneously.

Lin Xuan observed as the creature's tongues were incredibly agile, resembling venomous snakes. They were powerful enough to clash with the Giant Whale King without being at a disadvantage. In fact, he was clearly winning and even outperforming the Giant Whale King.

"Ku!"

The Giant Whale King dodged left and right, punching through an opening. The Ice Demon Heart Toad’s tongue rose like a venomous snake before launching itself like an arrow.

There was no trickery; this attack was a direct clash.

Boom!

The two tongues collided, creating spiraling force waves that generated gusts of wind. The Giant Whale King's face turned red as if he had drunk alcohol. Lin Xuan knew it was due to the surge of qi in his chest.

The Giant Whale King stepped back, having lost the strength contest.

The Ice Demon Heart Toad wouldn’t stop; its tongue rose again and viciously stabbed downward.

There was no way for the Giant Whale King to dodge as he let out a roar, punching with both fists.

Lin Xuan raised his staff, infused it with mana, and swung it hard at the demonic toad.

Though they were still enemies just moments ago, their fate was now intertwined; if one fell, the other would suffer too.

Therefore, Lin Xuan intervened.

Zing...

Countless staff shadows emerged, converging in the middle and smashing down on the Ice Demon Heart Toad. The impact was formidable, but the creature remained unafraid. Blue light flashed in its eyes as it gathered cold energy to form a transparent ice shield above its head.

A dozen feet thick, it appeared incredibly solid.

Bang!

The staff shadows crashed down, breaking the ice shield as expected. However, Lin Xuan’s attack also lost momentum. The Ice Demon Heart Toad didn’t even try to dodge; the remaining shockwave hit its head but caused no harm!~!

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