After killing Wu Rigen, Li Shuidao still had a huge centipede crawling around inside his sleeve.
He grabbed his sleeve, pinning the Hundred-Legged Centipede in place, then calmly drew it out through the cuff.
The centipede didn't stop fighting. It wrapped itself stubbornly around Li Shuidao's arm, trying to attack him with its legs and pincers.
Unfortunately, it was all in vain. It couldn't even break the skin, so it couldn't inject its poison.
"Your Spirit Companion is dead. If you behave, I'll find you another one and let you continue on the Great Dao. Otherwise..." Li Shuidao hadn't even finished speaking when the centipede sprayed venom from its tail into his mouth.
Ptooey!
Li Shuidao spat out the venom, then pinned the centipede without hesitation and slammed it hard against the ground.
A thunderous crash rang out, splattering black blood everywhere. The centipede's head was smashed to pulp, but Li Shuidao still didn't stop. He gripped it with both hands and tore the arm-thick centipede in half.
A centipede may be dead, but it still wriggles.
The two halves of the centipede's body thrashed violently on the ground.
Li Shuidao calmly opened his sleeve. The Jade Toad, which had been hiding in his Gu Pouch the whole time, crawled out on its own.
A palm-sized Jade Toad sprang into the air. As it landed, its body suddenly swelled, growing into a giant, yellow-brown toad with the build of a vajra.
The toad licked its lips. Its two red tongues flickered, then shot out like swords, striking one of the centipede halves on the ground with pinpoint accuracy.
The tongue instantly coiled around the centipede and dragged it straight into the toad's gaping mouth.
Crunch, crunch...
The toad's chewing rang out clearly.
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