Golden Toad Condensing Ice: Breaking Poison, Suppressing Water (IV)

The black gemstone suddenly exploded, transforming into an inky darkness that instantly enveloped him and Li Xuanbing! This darkness seemed capable of absorbing all light and energy. The ghostly tentacles lashing toward them dimmed rapidly the moment they entered its range, their speed greatly reduced as if they were being eroded and weakened by an invisible force! This was Li Xiaochen's ultimate life-preserving Soul Tool. Using his own blood essence as the catalyst, it activated a one-use Absolute Defense barrier capable of withstanding a full-force strike from a Soul Douluo. However, the cost was immense; after using it, he would fall into prolonged weakness.

The ghostly tentacles struck the Dark Erosion Barrier with dull thudding sounds, yet they could not break through. Zhang Yao grew even more furious. The sea of poison surged as she attempted to wear down the barrier through sustained corrosion and Mental Impact.

Within the Dark Erosion Barrier, Li Xiaochen's face was pale as gold paper, and he swayed unsteadily on his feet. Yet he forced himself to look at Li Xuanbing. Although she had also expended a tremendous amount of energy, she was in slightly better condition than he was and gave him a small nod.

"Her true body's core... beneath the bell... in the center..." Li Xiaochen panted with difficulty. "The poison sea... and the tentacles... their energy connections... have a node..."

A glint flashed through Li Xuanbing's ice-blue eyes, and she instantly understood what he meant. Maintaining such a vast poison sea and countless tentacles had to consume an enormous amount of Zhang Yao's Soul Power. Her control would inevitably have core nodes and channels through which her energy flowed. As long as they could find one and destroy it...

She closed her eyes. Ignoring her own weakness, she spread out every last