lín xuān xīn zhōng yǒu le yī xiē gǎn chù ， zhǐ bù guò ， zěn me zuò dào de ， píng tā xiàn zài de děng jí ， hái wú fǎ cān wù ， zhè zhǒng fǎ lì yùn yòng de fāng shì ， xuán miào wú bǐ ， yuán lǐ suī rán jiǎn dān ， dàn zhēn xiǎng yào zuò ， què shì qiān nán wàn nán ， huò xǔ ， zhǐ yǒu zì jǐ jìn jiē dào dù jié qī ， cái néng jiē chù dào zhè ge céng miàn de dōng xī 。
林轩心中有了一些感触，只不过，怎么做到的，凭他现在的等级，还无法参悟，这种法力运用的方式，玄妙无比，原理虽然简单，但真想要做，却是千难万难，或许，只有自己进阶到渡劫期，才能接触到这个层面的东西。
Lin Xuan felt a sense of enlightenment, but how to achieve it was beyond his current understanding. The way this power was used was incredibly intricate and mysterious, despite the simplicity of its principles. Perhaps he would only be able to grasp such techniques after advancing to the Transcendence Realm.
lín xuān xīn zhōng àn zì gǎn tàn bù yǐ 。
林轩心中暗自感叹不已。
Lin Xuan sighed inwardly.
duì yú xiū xiān de zuì hòu yí gè jìng jiè ， yě shì xiàng wǎng yǐ jí 。
对于修仙的最后一个境界，也是向往以极。
For him, the final realm of cultivation was one of great yearning.
fēn shén qī zài dù jié cún zài miàn qián jiǎn zhí yǒu rú lóu yǐ ， jí biàn zì jǐ de shí lì ， yào bǐ yì bān de fēn shén xiū shì qiáng xiē ， guī gēn jié dǐ ， yě bù guò shì qiáng zhuàng yī xiē de lóu yǐ 。
分神期在渡劫存在面前简直有如蝼蚁，即便自己的实力，要比一般的分神修士强些，归根结底，也不过是强壮一些的蝼蚁。
The Shen State existed before the Tribulation Realm, making even his own strength akin to a more robust ant compared to the ordinary Shen State cultivators. This notion seemed absurd but was undoubtedly true.
zhè yàng de shuō fǎ ， tīng qǐ lái ， sì hū huāng miù le yī xiē ， dàn jué duì shì shì shí wú yí 。
这样的说法，听起来，似乎荒谬了一些，但绝对是事实无疑。
Lin Xuan's mind was filled with mixed emotions as the battle in the sky took on new developments.
lín xuān xīn zhōng bǎi wèi chén zá ， ér tiān kōng zhōng de zhàn jú ， què yòu yǒu le xīn de biàn huà 。
林轩心中百味陈杂，而天空中的战局，却又有了新的变化。
Clang! Clang!
dīng dīng dāng dāng ……
叮叮当当……
The sound of metal clashing echoed incessantly. The mysterious female cultivator’s divine sword, sharp beyond measure, failed to easily sever the tongue of the True Spirit Golden Moon Toad this time. Instead, it seemed like two magical treasures colliding.
jīn tiě jiāo míng de shēng yīn bù jué yú ěr duō ， nà shén mì nǚ xiū de xiān jiàn ， fēng ruì wú bǐ ， rán ér zhè yī cì ， què méi yǒu néng qīng sōng jiāng jīn yuè zhēn chán de shé tou zhǎn qù 。
金铁交鸣的声音不绝于耳多，那神秘女修的仙剑，锋锐无比，然而这一次，却没有能轻松将金玥真蟾的舌头斩去。
Lin Xuan was momentarily stunned before realizing that while the True Spirit Golden Moon Toad ranked lower in the True Spirit hierarchy, it was a genuine metallic True Spirit!
fǎn ér xiàng shì liǎng zhǒng fǎ bǎo duì zhuàng zài yì qǐ 。
反而像是两种法宝对撞在一起。
What does "metallic" mean?
lín xuān xiān shì yī dāi 。
林轩先是一呆。
It refers to a body as sharp and hard as metal. The True Spirit Golden Moon Toad not only possessed divine strength but was nearly impervious to water or fire, making it virtually invulnerable to ordinary magical treasures. Its entire body was incredibly hard.
suí hòu fǎn yìng guò lái 。
随后反应过来。
Of course, there is a limit to hardness; for a Shen State cultivator, no matter how many magical treasures they summoned, they would be ineffective against the True Spirit Golden Moon Toad. But if faced with an equal peer like this late-stage Tribulation Realm powerhouse, it wouldn't dare use its body to withstand the opponent's treasure.
jīn yuè zhēn chán ， zài zhēn líng zhōng pái míng jiào mò bù jiǎ ， dàn què shì huò zhēn jià shí de jīn shǔ xìng zhēn líng a ！
金玥真蟾，在真灵中排名较末不假，但却是货真价实的金属性真灵啊！
However, its tongue was an exception!
hé wèi jīn shǔ xìng ？
何为金属性？
Just as a common frog uses its tongue to catch insects, the True Spirit Golden Moon Toad’s most commonly used weapon was also its tongue. It was not only extremely flexible but also harder than other parts of its body, making it both offensive and defensive. At this moment, it had driven its source power into the tongue, almost reaching an indestructible state.
ruì jīn zhī tǐ ， jiān yìng yǐ jí 。
锐金之体，坚硬以极。
The indestructible state was one of the most profound secrets in Buddhist cultivation, though the True Spirit Golden Moon Toad hadn't practiced it. However, with its innate abilities and source power, it could simulate such a state to some extent.
zhè jīn yuè zhēn chán bù jǐn yī shēn shén lì ， ér qiě jī hū shì shuǐ huǒ bù qīn ， dāo qiāng bù rù dì ， yì bān de fǎ bǎo duì tā ， gēn běn jiù méi yǒu yòng tú ， hún shēn jiān yìng dào wú yǐ fù jiā de dì bù 。
这金玥真蟾不仅一身神力，而且几乎是水火不侵，刀枪不入地，一般的法宝对它，根本就没有用途，浑身坚硬到无以复加的地步。
Despite this, compared to the real thing, it was still incredibly hard but unbreakable.
dāng rán ， zài jiān yìng yě yǒu yí gè dù ， huò zhě shì xiāng duì lái shuō ， rú guǒ shì fēn shén qī xiū shì ， qū shǐ zài duō de fǎ bǎo ， duì tā yě méi yǒu yòng tú ， dàn jiǎ rú huàn chéng tóng jiē cún zài ， bǐ rú yǎn qián zhè wèi dù jié hòu qī de qiáng zhě ， tā jiù jué bù gǎn yòng shēn tǐ qù káng duì fāng de bǎo wù 。
当然，再坚硬也有一个度，或者是相对来说，如果是分神期修士，驱使再多的法宝，对它也没有用途，但假如换成同阶存在，比如眼前这位渡劫后期的强者，它就绝不敢用身体去扛对方的宝物。
Clang! Clang!
dàn shé tou què shì yí gè lì wài ！
但舌头却是一个例外！
The sounds reverberated through his ears as the golden light and sword energy interwove in the sky. Suddenly, an unbelievable scene unfolded: what had been a vast array of sword energies coalesced into one, only to be pierced by the arrow-like golden light, shattering into pieces.
jiù rú tóng shì sú de qīng wā kě yǐ yòng shé tou qù bǔ zhuō kūn chóng yì bān ， jīn yuè zhēn chán zuì cháng yòng de wǔ qì ， yě fēi tā de shé tou mò shǔ 。
就如同世俗的青蛙可以用舌头去捕捉昆虫一般，金玥真蟾最常用的武器，也非它的舌头莫属。
Peng!
bù jǐn líng huó yǐ jí ， ér qiě yǔ shēn tǐ qí tā bù wèi xiāng bǐ 。 yě gèng jiā de jiān yìng yī xiē ， jìn kě gōng ， tuì kě shǒu ， cǐ shí cǐ kè ， gèng bèi tā bù xī qū dòng běn yuán zhī lì ， zuò le jiā chí ， zài yí dìng chéng dù shàng ， jī hū yǐ dá dào le jīn gāng bù huài tǐ 。
不仅灵活以极，而且与身体其他部位相比。也更加的坚硬一些，进可攻，退可守，此时此刻，更被它不惜驱动本源之力，做了加持，在一定程度上，几乎已达到了金刚不坏体。
A crisp sound came from above.
jīn gāng bù huài tǐ 。 nǎi fú zōng zuì wèi gāo shēn de mì shù zhī yī 。 jīn yuè zhēn chán dāng rán bù céng xiū xí ， bù guò tā píng zhe tiān fù yǔ běn yuán zhī lì ， què kě yǐ zài yí dìng chéng dù shàng mó nǐ 。
金刚不坏体。乃佛宗最为高深的秘术之一。金玥真蟾当然不曾修习，不过它凭着天赋与本源之力，却可以在一定程度上模拟。
Lin Xuan was momentarily stunned as did the mysterious female cultivator whose expression turned icy. The tongue’s transformation into a golden shadow not only pierced the sword energy but also damaged her divine sword itself. No... it wasn't just damage; the continuous shattering indicated that the divine sword had been completely shattered.
dāng rán 。 yǔ zhēn zhèng de xiāng bǐ ， duō shǎo yào chà shàng nà me yī xiē ， dàn yě shì jiān yìng wú bǐ 。 qiě wú jiān bù cuī dì 。
当然。与真正的相比，多少要差上那么一些，但也是坚硬无比。且无坚不摧地。
The situation reversed!
dīng dīng dāng dāng de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， zhǐ jiàn tiān kōng zhōng jīn guāng yǔ jiàn qì hù xiāng jiāo cuò ， suí hòu bù kě sī yì de yí mù fā shēng le ， yuán běn wàn qiān jiàn qì lián wèi yī tǐ ， shēng shì hào dà yǐ jí ， rán ér cǐ kè ， lüè yī xiāng chí jiē chù ， què bèi nà nǔ jiàn yàng de jīn guāng dòng chuān ér guò ， biàn dé zhī lí pò suì le 。
叮叮当当的声音传入耳朵，只见天空中金光与剑气互相交错，随后不可思议的一幕发生了，原本万千剑气连为一体，声势浩大以极，然而此刻，略一相持接触，却被那弩箭样的金光洞穿而过，变得支离破碎了。
Lin Xuan hadn’t expected such a formidable opponent to fall so quickly, defeated by the True Spirit Golden Moon Toad in just a few moves.
pēng ！
嘭！
That divine sword looked splendid but was actually indestructible. Once its life treasure was destroyed, no matter how powerful one was, they would surely be grievously injured—this was an ironclad rule of the cultivation world!
yī shēng cuì xiǎng yóu tou dǐng chuán lái 。
一声脆响由头顶传来。
The True Spirit Golden Moon Toad, as one of the ancient true spirits from time immemorial, naturally understood this and gleefully revealed its joy. It puffed out its cheeks.
lín xuān tīng le bù yóu de wèi zhī yī dāi 。 biàn shì nà shén mì nǚ xiū yě yù róng yīn hán ， yuán lái ， shé tou suǒ huà de jīn yǐng bù jǐn jiāng jiàn qì dòng chuān ， ér qiě shāng jí le xiān jiàn běn tǐ ， bù …… nǎ lǐ shì shāng jí ， suì liè shēng bù tíng de chuán rù ěr duǒ ， xiān jiàn bèi zhěng gè jī biàn chéng le suì piàn 。
林轩听了不由得为之一呆。便是那神秘女修也玉容阴寒，原来，舌头所化的金影不仅将剑气洞穿，而且伤及了仙剑本体，不……哪里是伤及，碎裂声不停的传入耳朵，仙剑被整个击变成了碎片。
"Goo!"
xíng shì nì zhuǎn ！
形势逆转！
A massive frog call echoed through the sky, far more powerful than a thunderbolt on a clear day. As the sound entered his ears, a thick cloud of miasma erupted from the True Spirit Golden Moon Toad’s mouth, propelled like an arrow by a super-strong bow, shooting towards the female cultivator in the sky.
lín xuān yě méi yǒu xiǎng dào nà nǚ xiū hǎo dà de kǒu qì 。 jié guǒ què shì shù zhāo jiù bài zài le jīn yuè zhēn chán de shǒu lǐ 。
林轩也没有想到那女修好大的口气。结果却是数招就败在了金玥真蟾的手里。
This timing was perfect—when her life treasure had been destroyed and her mind distracted, even a late-stage Tribulation Realm powerhouse would be unable to avoid such a sudden change.
nà tào xiān jiàn zhǐ shì kàn zhe xuàn lì ， qí shí què bù kān yī jī ， ér běn mìng fǎ bǎo yí dàn bèi huǐ ， bù guǎn huàn zuò shì shuí ， xiū wèi gāo shēn dào hé děng jìng dì 。 yě kěn dìng zhòng shāng wú yí ， cǐ nǎi xiū xiān jiè de tiě lǜ ！
那套仙剑只是看着绚丽，其实却不堪一击，而本命法宝一旦被毁，不管换做是谁，修为高深到何等境地。也肯定重伤无疑，此乃修仙界的铁律！
And that cloud couldn't be underestimated; it contained primordial miasma from the dawn of creation, tied to the laws of heaven and earth, and was its trump card.
zhè yì diǎn 。 jīn yuè zhēn chán shēn wèi cóng shàng gǔ shí dài jiù cún zài de tiān dì zhēn líng zhī yī ， yòu qǐ huì bù xiǎo de ， yǎn zhōng liú lù chū dà xǐ zhī sè ， sāi bāng yī gǔ 。
这一点。金玥真蟾身为从上古时代就存在的天地真灵之一，又岂会不晓得，眼中流露出大喜之色，腮帮一鼓。
Since it wasn’t self-generated but consumed, it was usually not used casually. But in this critical moment, the True Spirit Golden Moon Toad knew which was more important.
yī shēng jù dà de wā jiào rú tóng tiān bēng dì liè bān de gǔn gǔn chuán kāi 。
一声巨大的蛙叫如同天崩地裂般的滚滚传开。
A soft sound echoed as the mysterious female cultivator couldn’t evade the strange cloud, which struck her at her dantian. The wound was as large as a bowl and so severe that even if she had a physical body, it would have disintegrated into dust, leaving no time for her spirit embryo to escape.
shén me qíng tiān pī lì yǔ tā xiāng bǐ ， jiǎn zhí bù zhí yī tí ， ér suí zhe zhè jù dà de wā jiào chuán rù ěr duǒ ， yī tuán zhuó qì ， yóu jīn yuè zhēn chán de zuǐ bā lǐ pēn tǔ ， rú bèi qiáng gōng yìng nǔ fā shè ， yǐ ròu yǎn nán jiàn de sù dù ， xiàng tiān kōng zhōng de nǚ xiū jī shè ér qù le 。
什么晴天霹雳与它相比，简直不值一提，而随着这巨大的蛙叫传入耳朵，一团浊气，由金玥真蟾的嘴巴里喷吐，如被强弓硬弩发射，以肉眼难见的速度，像天空中的女修激射而去了。
She fell!
zhè shí jī ná niē dé qià dào hǎo chù ， zhèng shì běn mìng bǎo wù bèi huǐ ， xīn shén qiān chě xià fǎn shì de nà yī kè ， jiù suàn shì dù jié hòu qī qiáng zhě ， zhòu rán yù jiàn zhè zhǒng biàn gù ， yě bì dìng shì duǒ bì bù jí de 。
这时机拿捏得恰到好处，正是本命宝物被毁，心神牵扯下反噬的那一刻，就算是渡劫后期强者，骤然遇见这种变故，也必定是躲避不及的。
"Hey, something’s wrong."
ér nà qì tuán yě bù néng xiǎo kàn ， nǎi shì hùn dùn chū kāi shí de yì diǎn zhuó qì ， tóng yàng qiān chě dào tiān dì fǎ zé yǔ běn yuán zhī lì ， nǎi shì tā yā xiāng dǐ de jué jì 。
而那气团也不能小看，乃是混沌初开时的一点浊气，同样牵扯到天地法则与本源之力，乃是它压箱底的绝技。
Lin Xuan was surprised but noticed an anomaly. If this woman truly lacked power, why had the True Spirit Golden Moon Toad been so wary of her?
yīn wèi bú shì zì shēng zhī wù ， shǔ yú xiāo hào lèi de dōng xī ， píng shí ， nà shì wàn wàn bù shě ， bù guò zài zhè xìng mìng yōu guān de shí kè ， shú qīng shú zhòng ， jīn yuè zhēn chán zì rán hái shì fēn līn dé qīng de 。
因为不是自生之物，属于消耗类的东西，平时，那是万万不舍，不过在这性命攸关的时刻，孰轻孰重，金玥真蟾自然还是分拎得清的。
Clearly, she was above the True Spirit.
pēng ！
嘭！
Even if she had been careless just now, it wouldn’t have happened in an instant.
yī shēng qīng xiǎng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， nà shén mì nǚ xiū duǒ wú kě duǒ ， jū rán bèi nà guǐ yì de qì tuán jī chuān ， ér nà shāng kǒu ， jiù zài dān tián qì hǎi zhī chù ， zú yǒu wǎn kǒu nà me cū ， zhè yàng de shāng shì ， bié shuō ròu shēn jiāng huà wèi chén tǔ ， fǎng fú lián yuán yīng yě lái bù jí táo chū 。
一声轻响传入耳朵，那神秘女修躲无可躲，居然被那诡异的气团击穿，而那伤口，就在丹田气海之处，足有碗口那么粗，这样的伤势，别说肉身将化为尘土，仿佛连元婴也来不及逃出。
Could it be...
yǔn luò ！
陨落！
Lin Xuan raised his head doubtfully.
“ yí ， bú duì 。”
“咦，不对。”
The female cultivator’s body was torn open by a large hole and vanished into starlight.
lín xuān jīng yà zhī yú ， què fā xiàn le bù tuǒ ， cǐ nǚ rú guǒ zhēn zhè me méi yòng ， xiān qián ， yòu zěn me néng ràng jīn yuè zhēn chán rú cǐ jì dàn ne ？
林轩惊讶之余，却发现了不妥，此女如果真这么没用，先前，又怎么能让金玥真蟾如此忌惮呢？
Was this an illusion?
xiǎn rán ， tā de shí lì ， shì zài cǐ zhēn líng zhī shàng de 。
显然，她的实力，是在此真灵之上的。
No!
jiù suàn gāng gāng ， shì tā tài guò dà yì ， yě méi yǒu zhuǎn shùn jiān ， jiù xiāng xiāo yù yǔn de dào lǐ 。
就算刚刚，是她太过大意，也没有转瞬间，就香消玉殒的道理。
Or perhaps a substitute tribulation?
lín xuān yǒu xiē yí huò de tái qǐ tóu lú 。
林轩有些疑惑的抬起头颅。
Lin Xuan shook his head. He couldn't distinguish the secret technique before him, but one thing was certain: it was undoubtedly more advanced than anything he knew.
jiù jiàn nà shēn tǐ bèi jī chuān yí gè dà dòng de nǚ xiū huà wèi diǎn diǎn xīng guāng xiāo shī 。
就见那身体被击穿一个大洞的女修化为点点星光消失。
The True Spirit Golden Moon Toad also noticed something amiss but had no time for further action as silver laughter echoed in his ears. From several hundred feet to its left, a dazzling white light column emerged, about a dozen feet wide.
nán dào shì huàn shù ？
难道是幻术？
Silent and swift, it spanned both time and space, clearly containing some law power within.
huò zhě tì shēn dù jié .？
或者替身渡劫.？
A painful roar of the True Spirit echoed through his ears as its body was pierced by that terrifying light column.
yě bú shì 。
也不是。
The situation reversed; this retribution came swiftly. The woman truly was formidable, retaliating in just a short amount of time.
lín xuān yáo le yáo tóu ， yǎn qián de mì shù tā wú fǎ qū fēn chū ， bù guò yǒu yì diǎn shì kěn dìng de ， jué duì shì bǐ zì jǐ suǒ zhī dào de mì shù ， yào gèng jiā gāo yí gè céng miàn de dōng dōng 。
林轩摇了摇头，眼前的秘术他无法区分出，不过有一点是肯定的，绝对是比自己所知道的秘术，要更加高一个层面的东东。
Yet Lin Xuan was puzzled—her life treasure had been destroyed and wasn’t an illusion or any other trick, so why did she seem unperturbed?
nà jīn yuè zhēn chán yě fā xiàn le bù tuǒ ， kě hái lái bù jí yǒu duō yú de dòng zuò ， yín líng bān de xiào shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， cóng tā zuǒ cè shù bǎi zhàng yuǎn chù ， yī xià zi mào chū yī dào zhì bái sè de guāng zhù ， zhí jìng yuē yǒu zhàng xǔ cū 。
那金玥真蟾也发现了不妥，可还来不及有多余的动作，银铃般的笑声传入耳朵，从它左侧数百丈远处，一下子冒出一道炙白色的光柱，直径约有丈许粗。
This couldn't be explained by the vast powers of late-stage tribulation realm cultivators.
wú shēng wú xī ， què yī xià zi kuà yuè le shí jiān yǔ kōng jiān de jù lí ， xiǎn rán ， lǐ miàn yě yùn hán dé yǒu fǎ zé zhī lì 。
无声无息，却一下子跨越了时间与空间的距离，显然，里面也蕴含得有法则之力。
On the contrary, the longer a late-stage tribulation realm cultivator’s life treasure resided in their dantian, the closer its connection to their mind and spirit. Once destroyed, this backlash would be even more severe than for other cultivators.
hǒu ！
吼！
This was an ironclad rule of the cultivation world, rooted deeply in the laws of heaven and earth. Even a true immortal couldn’t break it; they were bound by these constraints.
què shì zhēn líng tòng kǔ de páo xiāo chuán rù ěr duǒ ， tā de shēn tǐ ， yǐ bèi nà kě pà de guāng zhù guàn chuān diào le 。
却是真灵痛苦的咆哮传入耳朵，它的身体，已被那可怕的光柱贯穿掉了。
How had this woman escaped such a backlash?
xíng shì nì zhuǎn ， zhè bào yìng lái de hǎo kuài ， nà nǚ zǐ dàng zhēn liǎo de ， zhè me yì diǎn shí jiān de gōng fu ， jiù yǐ hái yǐ yán sè 。
形势逆转，这报应来得好快，那女子当真了得，这么一点时间的功夫，就已还以颜色。
Lin Xuan remained curious about her escape.
Lin Xuan felt a sense of enlightenment, but how to achieve it was beyond his current understanding. The way this power was used was incredibly intricate and mysterious, despite the simplicity of its principles. Perhaps he would only be able to grasp such techniques after advancing to the Transcendence Realm.
Lin Xuan sighed inwardly.
For him, the final realm of cultivation was one of great yearning.
The Shen State existed before the Tribulation Realm, making even his own strength akin to a more robust ant compared to the ordinary Shen State cultivators. This notion seemed absurd but was undoubtedly true.
Lin Xuan's mind was filled with mixed emotions as the battle in the sky took on new developments.
Clang! Clang!
The sound of metal clashing echoed incessantly. The mysterious female cultivator’s divine sword, sharp beyond measure, failed to easily sever the tongue of the True Spirit Golden Moon Toad this time. Instead, it seemed like two magical treasures colliding.
Lin Xuan was momentarily stunned before realizing that while the True Spirit Golden Moon Toad ranked lower in the True Spirit hierarchy, it was a genuine metallic True Spirit!
What does "metallic" mean?
It refers to a body as sharp and hard as metal. The True Spirit Golden Moon Toad not only possessed divine strength but was nearly impervious to water or fire, making it virtually invulnerable to ordinary magical treasures. Its entire body was incredibly hard.
Of course, there is a limit to hardness; for a Shen State cultivator, no matter how many magical treasures they summoned, they would be ineffective against the True Spirit Golden Moon Toad. But if faced with an equal peer like this late-stage Tribulation Realm powerhouse, it wouldn't dare use its body to withstand the opponent's treasure.
However, its tongue was an exception!
Just as a common frog uses its tongue to catch insects, the True Spirit Golden Moon Toad’s most commonly used weapon was also its tongue. It was not only extremely flexible but also harder than other parts of its body, making it both offensive and defensive. At this moment, it had driven its source power into the tongue, almost reaching an indestructible state.
The indestructible state was one of the most profound secrets in Buddhist cultivation, though the True Spirit Golden Moon Toad hadn't practiced it. However, with its innate abilities and source power, it could simulate such a state to some extent.
Despite this, compared to the real thing, it was still incredibly hard but unbreakable.
Clang! Clang!
The sounds reverberated through his ears as the golden light and sword energy interwove in the sky. Suddenly, an unbelievable scene unfolded: what had been a vast array of sword energies coalesced into one, only to be pierced by the arrow-like golden light, shattering into pieces.
Peng!
A crisp sound came from above.
Lin Xuan was momentarily stunned as did the mysterious female cultivator whose expression turned icy. The tongue’s transformation into a golden shadow not only pierced the sword energy but also damaged her divine sword itself. No... it wasn't just damage; the continuous shattering indicated that the divine sword had been completely shattered.
The situation reversed!
Lin Xuan hadn’t expected such a formidable opponent to fall so quickly, defeated by the True Spirit Golden Moon Toad in just a few moves.
That divine sword looked splendid but was actually indestructible. Once its life treasure was destroyed, no matter how powerful one was, they would surely be grievously injured—this was an ironclad rule of the cultivation world!
The True Spirit Golden Moon Toad, as one of the ancient true spirits from time immemorial, naturally understood this and gleefully revealed its joy. It puffed out its cheeks.
"Goo!"
A massive frog call echoed through the sky, far more powerful than a thunderbolt on a clear day. As the sound entered his ears, a thick cloud of miasma erupted from the True Spirit Golden Moon Toad’s mouth, propelled like an arrow by a super-strong bow, shooting towards the female cultivator in the sky.
This timing was perfect—when her life treasure had been destroyed and her mind distracted, even a late-stage Tribulation Realm powerhouse would be unable to avoid such a sudden change.
And that cloud couldn't be underestimated; it contained primordial miasma from the dawn of creation, tied to the laws of heaven and earth, and was its trump card.
Since it wasn’t self-generated but consumed, it was usually not used casually. But in this critical moment, the True Spirit Golden Moon Toad knew which was more important.
Peng!
A soft sound echoed as the mysterious female cultivator couldn’t evade the strange cloud, which struck her at her dantian. The wound was as large as a bowl and so severe that even if she had a physical body, it would have disintegrated into dust, leaving no time for her spirit embryo to escape.
She fell!
"Hey, something’s wrong."
Lin Xuan was surprised but noticed an anomaly. If this woman truly lacked power, why had the True Spirit Golden Moon Toad been so wary of her?
Clearly, she was above the True Spirit.
Even if she had been careless just now, it wouldn’t have happened in an instant.
Could it be...
Lin Xuan raised his head doubtfully.
The female cultivator’s body was torn open by a large hole and vanished into starlight.
Was this an illusion?
No!
Or perhaps a substitute tribulation?
No.
Lin Xuan shook his head. He couldn't distinguish the secret technique before him, but one thing was certain: it was undoubtedly more advanced than anything he knew.
The True Spirit Golden Moon Toad also noticed something amiss but had no time for further action as silver laughter echoed in his ears. From several hundred feet to its left, a dazzling white light column emerged, about a dozen feet wide.
Silent and swift, it spanned both time and space, clearly containing some law power within.
Roar!
A painful roar of the True Spirit echoed through his ears as its body was pierced by that terrifying light column.
The situation reversed; this retribution came swiftly. The woman truly was formidable, retaliating in just a short amount of time.
Yet Lin Xuan was puzzled—her life treasure had been destroyed and wasn’t an illusion or any other trick, so why did she seem unperturbed?
This couldn't be explained by the vast powers of late-stage tribulation realm cultivators.
On the contrary, the longer a late-stage tribulation realm cultivator’s life treasure resided in their dantian, the closer its connection to their mind and spirit. Once destroyed, this backlash would be even more severe than for other cultivators.
This was an ironclad rule of the cultivation world, rooted deeply in the laws of heaven and earth. Even a true immortal couldn’t break it; they were bound by these constraints.
How had this woman escaped such a backlash?
Lin Xuan remained curious about her escape.