Why Is This Heaven-Devouring Demon Toad Losing Its Color?

Hearing his teacher Yu Xiaogang's answer, Tang San's eyes lit up.

"Teacher, does that mean this Heaven-Devouring Demon Toad is actually more suitable than the Ghost Vine for my second soul ring?"

Tang San was immensely excited. This was a rare, high-quality soul beast, and he had happened to come across it. He had to refine it into his second soul ring.

As for who had come first, Tang San, who had dared to secretly learn the Tang Sect's core ultimate arts in his previous life, did not consider that important. Treasures naturally belonged to the capable.

"Uh, Little San, although the Heaven-Devouring Demon Toad is indeed quite good, how about we consider it a little more?"

Gangzi was tempted as well, but he could not confirm whether the information about the demon toad was real, so he retained a final shred of rationality.

After all, he prided himself on being the foremost authority on martial soul theory in the Douluo Continent, yet he had never even heard of such a soul beast.

But even two ordinary soul masters knew about it, so Yu Xiaogang could hardly tell his disciple and the dean that he actually knew nothing.

Even if he did not understand, he had to pretend he did. He could only pretend he did, or he would lose the last of his dignity. That would make him feel worse than death!

Just as Yu Xiaogang was still persuading Tang San not to rush, a startled cry suddenly came from the other side.

"Big Brother, it spotted us! It wants to run!"

"Then let's make our move!"

The scar-faced brute immediately summoned his martial soul. One white and two yellow soul rings abruptly appeared, and he charged toward the demon toad in a single stride.

Seeing this, the lewd-looking man also activated his martial soul and followed his big brother into the attack.

"Teacher, they're making their move!"

Tang San spoke faster, and the urgency in his voice was obvious.

"Mm, don't rush. Let me think a little longer."

Having learned from his mistakes, Yu Xiaogang was still somewhat hesitant. After all, the last time he had caused Tang San to absorb a Slug soul ring, Tang San's father had beaten him mercilessly.

If something went wrong again this time...

Yu Xiaogang's asshole instinctively clenched, as though that familiar agonizing sensation had returned.

Suddenly,

A delighted voice rang out from nearby.

"Hahaha, heaven is truly helping us! Second Brother, this demon toad was already injured and is weak now. Looks like we can take it down easily!"

"Teacher!"

Anxious, Tang San no longer cared about respecting his teacher and immediately urged him in a low voice.

Hearing the exclamations from the other side and his disciple's urging, Yu Xiaogang's face flushed red with anxiety, making him look strangely alluring for a moment.

"Go! Let's move!"

Yu Xiaogang's reason was ultimately defeated by greed, and he shouted for his disciple and the dean to attack together.

The moment his words fell, Tang San, the weakest among them on paper, charged ahead first.

He desperately wanted a powerful soul ring.

At first, he had not thought there was anything wrong with the white soul ring he had obtained last time. But after gaining some understanding of soul beasts, he instantly realized just how terrible that soul ring was.

As for the soul skill it granted him, it was even more unbearable to look at. Tang San did not dare use it in front of Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng, and the others.

It was simply too disgusting, too humiliating!

Therefore, the moment he heard about the Heaven-Devouring Demon Toad, he could not wait to claim it for himself.

Especially after his teacher had confirmed the information was real, he wanted to act immediately, afraid that if he was even one step too late, the demon toad that belonged to him would be killed by those two men ahead.

At the location of the Heaven-Devouring Demon Toad.

The scar-faced brute drew the demon toad's attention from the front, while the agile, lewd-looking skinny man harassed it from the side and provided support.

At that moment, both men had their attention fixed on the demon toad, whose back bore a long claw mark.

Suddenly,

A faint sound of something cutting through the air rang out.

A flash of cold light shot from behind a distant tree and arrived in an instant.

"Ah!!!"

A pained howl, accompanied by the sound of a crossbow bolt piercing flesh, echoed through the entire forest.

The scar-faced brute took a bolt in the back, but thanks to his powerful physique, it did not fully penetrate.

Yet after only a breath or two, his face suddenly turned bluish-purple. Foam spilled from his mouth, and he collapsed.

"Big Brother!"

The lewd, skinny man was distracted by the sight, and the demon toad immediately sent him flying with a lash of its tongue, tearing a hideous gash across his abdomen.

Lying on the ground, the lewd man turned his head toward the direction from which the crossbow bolt had come.

From the shadows of the woods, Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and the others slowly emerged in an encircling formation.

"Y-you...!"

The skinny man widened his eyes, shocked and furious as he tried to say something. Before he could continue, Tang San kicked him unconscious.

"Dean, please make a move and take down this Heaven-Devouring Demon Toad."

Tang San's gaze remained locked on the demon toad several meters away as he spoke to the dean behind him without turning his head.

The dean of Notting Academy nodded slightly. Since the master's disciple needed it, he would lend a hand.

The expected fierce battle never came. The dean suffered only minor injuries before beating the Heaven-Devouring Demon Toad half to death.

"Little San, wait..."

Before Yu Xiaogang could finish his warning, Tang San pulled out a dagger and stabbed it into the demon toad's body, ending its life.

"Ah, this child. Why is he so impatient?"

Because the dean had defeated it so easily, Yu Xiaogang had originally wanted to observe this so-called Heaven-Devouring Demon Toad a little longer.

He had a feeling something was suspicious, but Tang San had killed it without a word and begun absorbing its soul ring.

Things had come to this, so Yu Xiaogang could not interrupt his disciple's absorption. He could only stand guard beside Tang San together with the dean.

After several breaths of silence.

"Pop."

"Pop, pop."

The sound of bubbles bursting came from the demon toad's corpse. Yu Xiaogang immediately turned to look, only to discover that the pustules on the Heaven-Devouring Demon Toad's body were beginning to burst one after another.

Foul-smelling pus flowed down its body. Wherever it passed, the blackish-purple skin faded away, revealing patches of pink.

Before Yu Xiaogang and the dean could think further, pink mist rose from the ruptured pustules and rapidly spread outward.

Even the dean, a Soul Ancestor, only had time to hold his breath. He had no chance to escape the area shrouded in the pink mist, much less useless Gangzi.

"Oh no, this mist can seep through the skin..."

The dean of Notting Academy cried out instinctively, but his eyes quickly turned bloodshot and his consciousness began to blur.

Yu Xiaogang was in even worse condition. His eyes were crimson, and he panted like a bull.

He could not even remain standing and dropped straight to his knees, his skin burning hot as if it had been heated red.

A suppressed groan escaped Gangzi's throat, and a strange flush appeared on his bearded face.

Still retaining a shred of clarity, the dean saw this and completely lost his reason, lunging fiercely in one direction.

Even the lewd, skinny man who had been kicked unconscious earlier woke up. His eyes were bloodshot and his breathing heavy. It seemed he too had lost his mind, leaving only primal instinct behind.

A moment later.

From the previously quiet outskirts of the forest came waves of miserable howls.