Chapter 258 Golden Toad Ancestor
Moments later, the dark Valley Floor returned to calm.
Such a bizarre scene gave Qin Ming goosebumps.
Xiao Zhongren was just like that, gone?
As strong as a Core Formation Grandmaster-level Cultivator, he couldn't even struggle.
However, Qin Ming could sense that the terrifying presence inside the Cavern seemed to be trapped by the black iron pillar and couldn't get out. Moreover, the range of that blood-red tongue was limited, only about a hundred feet.
Xiao Zhongren was really unlucky, standing right near the black iron pillar.
Just then,
That green Treasure Spirit, which had been enveloped by the red net-shaped Magic Treasure, lost Xiao Zhongren's control and unexpectedly broke free from the Magic Treasure, about to flee towards the Depths of the Abyss.
"Trying to escape?!"
Qin Ming's eyes sharpened, he had gone to so much trouble, even risking entering this place, wasn't it all for this?
"How could he let it get away?"
He immediately disappeared from his spot, used the Blood Escape Technique, and instantly appeared above the green Treasure Spirit.
Seeing this, the Treasure Spirit opened its mouth and spat out a Green Mystical Light towards Qin Ming.
In an instant,
the scenery before Qin Ming's eyes suddenly changed. Three ghostly figures emerged from In the Air, blocking Qin Ming's path.
The three Ghostly Creatures' faces were as pale as ice, filled with chilling Yin energy, and their Strength had surprisingly reached the Pseudo-Core Realm.
They were none other than Xu Yang and the other two who had just had their Souls devoured by the green Treasure Spirit.
It was unknown how the Treasure Spirit had done it, but it could instantly raise the Soul Body Strength of the three by a level.
Seeing this, Qin Ming didn't think much and directly released the Mysterious Water Crocodile and Silver-Winged Frost Bee.
Zzt! Boom!
The moment the Mysterious Water Crocodile appeared, it opened its massive mouth, and a thick bolt of silver Lightning instantly shot out, blasting towards one of the Ghostly Creatures opposite.
Silver-Winged Frost Bee also shook its six wings and attacked the opposite side.
Qin Ming calmly spat out Tier 3 Devouring Spirit Poison Flame, which transformed into a cyan-blue Fire Bird and pounced towards the Ghostly Creature with the greatest Strength, the one Xu Yang had transformed into.
In an instant,
Spells exploded, Lightning and Thunder! Boom, crackle!
The Lightning released by the Mysterious Water Crocodile instantly shattered one of the Ghostly Creatures, dissolving it like ice.
Its Lightning Mystical Power far surpassed ordinary Spells and was especially lethal against Yin-attribute Ghostly Creatures.
Qin Ming's Tier 3 Devouring Spirit Poison Flame was even more ferocious. With a sweep of firelight, it incinerated the Ghostly Creature that Xu Yang had transformed into.
It only took Qin Ming a moment to eliminate these three Ghostly Creatures, and even the cunning Treasure Spirit didn't react in time.
The hedgehog-shaped Treasure Spirit was immediately shocked. Its light and shadow wriggled for a moment, instantly transforming into hundreds of indistinguishable Green Mystical Light orbs, scattering in all directions.
"Illusion Arts again?"
In such a situation, an ordinary Cultivator would definitely be helpless.
However, using Illusion Arts in front of him was a bit like showing off!
Qin Ming's eyes suddenly widened, and two beams of crimson Mysterious Light shot out, shining on the Green Mystical Light orbs.
Those Green Mystical Light orbs that were scattering and fleeing were instantly frozen in place!
Then, the crimson light intensified, and countless green lights were swept away and extinguished by Qin Ming's Law Breaking Double Pupils!
Only one hedgehog-shaped light orb remained, its form frozen, unable to move in the corner.
Qin Ming was just about to capture it.
But then, another change occurred!
That Treasure Spirit suddenly erupted with a Golden Divine Light, unexpectedly breaking through Qin Ming's Law-Breaking Mystical Light.
Then, the Golden Divine Light transformed into three Golden Divine Crows, emitting an astonishing temperature and rushing towards Qin Ming.
It seemed his series of actions had pushed the Treasure Spirit into desperation, forcing it to get serious.
Those Golden Divine Crows gave off a terrifying feeling that if one were touched even slightly, they would definitely be reduced to ashes.
Even Qin Ming didn't dare to confront them head-on and could only use Movement Technique to evade the Golden Divine Crows' attacks.
"Is this still the means of a Treasure Spirit?"
"I'm afraid even a Golden Core Ancestor's methods wouldn't be much more than this, right?"
The Treasure Spirit of the Comma Jade Golden Light Mirror retracted the Golden Divine Crows, and then the green thorns around its body flashed intensely, transforming into countless green rays that rained down on Qin Ming like a storm.
And their speed was extremely fast, arriving in an instant.
Buzz~ A slight tremor came from Qin Ming's mind. Then, he swept his Divine Sense, and the green thorns before his eyes were all blocked outside.
"Divine Soul Attack!"
He hadn't expected that the Treasure Spirit, with its constant stream of methods, had even mastered Divine Soul Attack.
Fortunately, his Divine Soul, strengthened by the Entry, far surpassed Same-Rank Cultivators, otherwise, he would have really been in trouble.
The Treasure Spirit opposite, seeing that the green rays it had released were actually ineffective against the ordinary-looking Cultivator before it, couldn't help but be stunned in place.
Qin Ming narrowed his eyes, and taking advantage of its distraction, he made a hand seal, imprisoning it.
To avoid complications, he immediately took out a Jade Bottle, reached out, captured the Treasure Spirit, and then sealed it inside.
A violent struggle came from inside the bottle, but it was already a done deal.
At this point, after much trouble, Qin Ming finally subdued the Treasure Spirit of the Comma Jade Golden Light Mirror.
With the Mysterious Water Crocodile and Silver-Winged Frost Bee's support, the Devouring Heaven Rat also broke free from the Demon Confinement Rings' restraint and came to Qin Ming's side.
"Hey~ This is really strange."
"This crappy thing can actually seal Demon Power, making me unable to exert any strength."
Then, it handed the Tier 3 Mid Grade Talisman Treasure Demon Confinement Rings in its hand to Qin Ming.
Qin Ming took the Talisman Treasure and saw that it had already been used twice and could be used one last time.
However, judging from how Old Man Yan, with his Pseudo-Core Realm Cultivation, had to burn Essence Blood and exhaust Magical Power to fully unleash the Power of this Treasure,
the cost of using this High-Tier Talisman Treasure was not small. If someone with Cultivation below the Core Formation Stage forcefully activated it, they would either die or lose half their life.
"It's been thousands of years since I last tasted the Flesh of a Golden Core Cultivator. It's truly incomparably delicious."
"Hehehe, interesting little fellow."
"You actually managed to subdue the Treasure Spirit."
"And you even possess a Tier 3 Heaven and Earth Spirit Fire with considerable Potential."
From the darkness, a voice like a broken gong rang out.
Qin Ming immediately tensed up, following the sound, and saw a pair of huge scarlet eyes reappear in the Black Cave.
And this time, the presence in the darkness completely revealed its true form.
It was a gigantic Golden Toad Demon King, exuding a terrifying Aura, an Aura that Qin Ming had never felt from any Core Formation Grandmaster.
Although it only had Early Third Rank cultivation on the surface, it could easily devour Xiao Zhongren, a Golden Core Cultivator, without any effort, suggesting there was more to it than met the eye.
Moreover, it possessed high Spirit Intelligence and could speak the Human Clan language like the Devouring Heaven Rat.
Qin Ming, with his three Spirit Pets, was about to flee outwards without a word.
But just then,
in the Gorge, an invisible force seemed to descend, forming an invisible barrier, completely sealing off Qin Ming's path of retreat.
Qin Ming frowned, a grim Expression appearing on his face.
"Hehehe,"
"Don't bother looking. You won't be able to get out with the Treasure Spirit on you."
"Come over and chat?!"
Then, in Qin Ming's sight, the figure of the Golden Toad Demon King trapped behind the iron pillar shrank, gradually transforming into an Old Man in his twilight years.
His skin was withered and dry, still bearing toad-like bumps.
Seeing this scene, Qin Ming couldn't help but be secretly surprised. The other party could actually transform into human form at will.
And only retained a few Demonic Beast features.
This was enough to show that the original Strength of this Golden Toad Demon King should be close to reaching the Transformation Great Demon Realm.
The Devouring Heaven Rat watched from the side, its Expression also exceptionally vigilant. It had sensed an extremely dangerous Aura emanating from the Golden Toad.
"Let me introduce myself. I am Golden Toad Ancestor, imprisoned here for thousands of years."
The Old Man, transformed from the Golden Toad Demon King, sized Qin Ming up and down with interest, as if trying to see through him.
"You're actually only at the Foundation Establishment Stage..."
"Looks like you have quite the Fated Chance, little fellow!"
Qin Ming didn't panic upon hearing this and asked expressionlessly, "Was it you who sent out that Bronze Mirror Fragment?"
"Hehe, that's right!"
"It was I who scattered them, originally intending to lure a large number of Cultivators to this place."
"That way, I could have a feast to restore my Strength. But I never expected that both Fragments of Magic Treasure would fall into your hands."
"Truly fate!"
"However, little fellow, you don't need to doubt it. That Fragment is indeed the Comma Jade Golden Light Mirror, without a doubt."
"The Treasure Refinement Art inside is also real, otherwise, you wouldn't have come here."
"Hehehe!"
Qin Ming frowned upon hearing this, "So, the Comma Jade Golden Light Mirror Magic Treasure is also real?"
"That's right. If I didn't use the real thing, how would you Human Clan Cultivators be so easily hooked?" Golden Toad Ancestor said with a strange smile.
Qin Ming's eyes flickered, his thoughts racing, pondering the truth and falsehood in the other party's words.
Naturally, Qin Ming wouldn't completely believe what Golden Toad Ancestor said.
After all, the other party was an old monster who had lived for thousands of years, practically an ancient being. Their scheming mind was unfathomable. If he wasn't careful, he could be schemed to death in minutes.
Presumably, the Strength of the person who could trap an existence like Golden Toad Ancestor in this place for thousands of years must be even more terrifying.
"Little fellow, why don't we make a Trade?"
"I can tell you the method to repair the Treasure Mirror and have a way to get out of here."
"How about you help me escape from this predicament?"
Qin Ming fell into contemplation upon hearing this.
Seeing Qin Ming hesitate, Golden Toad Ancestor's eyes flickered, and he raised the stakes, "I can give you the Subsequent Cultivation Method of the Heavenly Demon Body Refinement Art!"
"Just now, seeing your Law-Breaking Double Pupils, it should be a Mystical Power of the Demon Clan, right?"
Golden Toad Ancestor seemed to know a lot about this, his voice gently coaxing.
Qin Ming was almost unmoved by its previous promises, but when Golden Toad Ancestor mentioned the Heavenly Demon Body Refinement Art,
his heart skipped a beat! "How about it? Little fellow."
"Our meeting is a matter of fate. We each get what we need. After we get out, we'll go our separate ways."
Seeing a rare change in Qin Ming's Expression, Golden Toad Ancestor knew he was about to take the bait.
A smile couldn't help but curve his lips.
"Don't agree to it."
"Otherwise, you will die!"
Just then!
A sudden voice rang out in Qin Ming's mind.
Qin Ming was also stunned because he had never heard this voice before, and it wasn't from the Devouring Heaven Rat either.
It was a strange voice, its tone sounding somewhat cold and mechanical.
Qin Ming immediately searched for the source of the voice, but was shocked to discover that it actually came from the hedgehog-shaped Treasure Spirit he had just subdued!
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