"The fairy once said, 'No means yes!'"
Lin Xuan rarely responded, his words brimming with teasing.
"Fairy..."
"This humble monk... has never seen one..."
That thought suddenly flashed through Wu Duan's mind.
Then, the ancient golden bell shattered, and the immortal-light-wreathed battle saber immediately cleaved him in two.
Yet before the immortal light could completely break him down, a scarlet tongue lashed over and swallowed his entire body.
"Hm?"
Lin Xuan was slightly taken aback as his battle saber struck the golden toad.
Clang!
The sound of metal striking metal rang out, startling Lin Xuan.
But in the next instant, the battle saber sank into flesh, slicing through the toad's tough hide and exposing pitch-black flesh as black blood flowed out!
Boom!
The golden toad was not slain. Instead, it was blasted flying, crashing far away along the walls of Sky Domain City.
"Gilded on the outside, rotten cotton within?"
"Golden on the surface, yet black to the core... This is... a Demonic Beast!"
Lin Xuan was inwardly moved. Aside from people from the Thunder Punishment Sect, ordinary people truly rarely encountered such a thing.
"Senior Brother, be careful. That is an Abyssal Golden Toad. It devours its master, fuses with them, and erupts with unimaginable power."
Si Yingxue's voice sounded beside Lin Xuan's ear.
"Croak..."
At that moment, the golden toad had already flipped back onto its feet. The golden light around it abruptly turned black, surging Demonic Qi billowing forth and spreading a foul stench.
The Demonic Qi began to burn, transforming into demonic flames with intense corrosive power.
"Lin... Xuan!"
A grating voice burst from the golden toad's mouth, seemingly carrying a trace of Wu Duan's tone.
Boom!
At the same time, an incomparably terrifying aura erupted, actually reaching the Jade Core Realm.
"Interesting. So this is