Venerable Origin Toad's aura did not stop at early Void Refinement. His blood and vital energy surged, gradually rising to the middle stage of Void Refinement.
Wisps of blood-colored mist quietly spread outward. Before long, the entire void was shrouded in bloody shadows.
It resembled a blood-red marsh of mist.
Strange spiritual shadows surfaced on Venerable Origin Toad's face. His Origin-Devouring Toad Dharma Manifestation appeared high above, gazing down upon them like a deity with its extraordinarily menacing eyes.
The fire divine ability Ye Jingcheng had unleashed began shrinking within the bloody aura.
It was like a flame in the wilderness being steadily doused with spiritual water.
"So you really were hiding something." Ye Jingcheng could not help speaking as he looked at Venerable Origin Toad.
He instinctively retreated, his gaze wary.
He looked as though he had never expected Venerable Origin Toad to possess such cultivation.
"What a pity. A gifted seventh-stage alchemist... I warned you. Had you not acted so foolishly today, we might still have had opportunities to work together. Seventh-stage alchemists are hard to come by." Regret seeped into Venerable Origin Toad's voice.
During his conversation with Ye Jingcheng, he had already activated a secret technique to envelop the entire void.
That way, even if their battle turned heaven and earth upside down, no one would know.
Much less come here.
"Is that so? What if you're the one to be pitied?" Ye Jingcheng gave a noncommittal smile.
He likewise activated a secret technique and swallowed a spiritual pill, his aura steadily climbing.
This put Venerable Origin Toad on high alert.
"You do have some impressive tricks. As expected of Sage Lord Qi Xuan's descendant."
But his expression soon filled with fury.
He discovered that Ye Jingcheng had turned to flee and was bombarding the blood-mist