"Croak..."
The toad opened its huge mouth and spewed out a cloud of dark green poisonous mist. Lin Xuan's expression changed, and he hurriedly stepped back. At the same time, he drew out a talisman. Spiritual power coursed through it as he flung it forward and shouted, "Go!"
At once, the talisman burst into flames. Two enormous golden characters appeared in the air—Evil-Breaking!
Those two characters contained dense spiritual power, gleaming with golden light. Wherever their radiance reached, the poisonous mist was dispersed...
What Lin Xuan had used was an auxiliary talisman, effective at dispelling poison and breaking Ghost Path objects. It was useless in battles against ordinary cultivators, but against severely poisonous Demonic Beasts or Yin Soul Ghosts, it could display its Supernatural Power.
Then Lin Xuan swept his sleeve. Rosy light flickered, and the Gold Binding Rope shot forth like a spirit serpent leaving its burrow, winding toward the Venomous Toad. At the same time, he opened his mouth and spat out a small dark green sword.
The instant they clashed, Lin Xuan brought out two Spirit Tools. The longer the night, the more dreams it brought; a swift battle and quick decision was the best choice. Though this Demonic Beast possessed strength equal to a master at the peak of the Spirit Movement Stage, it should still fall beneath such an assault.
Yet things did not unfold as Lin Xuan had imagined. Though the Demonic Beast looked exceptionally clumsy, its movements were incomparably nimble. It first leaped aside, evading the Gold Binding Rope's entanglement, then opened its mouth and spat out a fist-sized, jet-black gleaming pearl, which became locked in combat with the flying sword.
"Demon Core!"
Lin Xuan's heart tightened. He pointed at the Gold Binding Rope, guiding it with a hand seal as it pursued