Perhaps even enemies shared some kind of intuition. As Yi Shuyuan stood atop the peak and gazed into the depths of Mount Great Autumn, the giant toad that had only just landed looked in his direction as well.
A croak rang out, trailing into a burst of strange laughter.
"Croooak~~~~ Hahahahahaha... You never expected this, did you, White Crane?"
With the giant toad's laughter, a bank of mist seemed to appear among the mountains, rapidly spreading.
Yi Shuyuan stood on the summit, watching with a frown. Although the Great Toad's descent from the sky had produced a tremendous crash, he had clearly held back. At least he had not made the earth quake and the mountains shake.
But that soaring demonic aura, accompanied by a terrifying will to fight, made it clear he had not come with good intentions.
Hui Mian poked his head out of Yi Shuyuan's collar. Looking at that demonic aura, he could not help clicking his tongue, then leaned close to Yi Shuyuan's ear and lowered his voice to a whisper.
"Sir... That Great Toad seems even stronger now. You only just used the Heavenly Gang Transformation at the Winter Solstice."
The corners of Yi Shuyuan's mouth lifted slightly.
"Taking crane form greatly eases that feeling of weakness in my body. Besides, the Great Toad may have improved, but this White Crane body of mine hasn't been standing still either!"
When they had fought over the tribulation years ago, Yi Shuyuan had forcibly boosted the demonic aura of his original White Crane transformation, leaving much about it unnatural. Only the transformation into human form after the tribulation had truly completed his White Crane demon transformation.
The Earthly Fiend Transformation had another wondrous quality: successfully performing a transformation also changed the body's fate and fortune. Turning immortal