Xiao Yan dared not look back. The mere awakening of the Magical Beast below had already made the earth quake and the mountains tremble.
The earth was literally quaking and the mountains trembling. Even airborne, Xiao Yan could feel the upheaval of the surrounding rocks and peaks.
Fortunately, he had already flown several dozen meters away. As long as he could break free of these mountains, he could escape with his life.
Yet Xiao Yan had still underestimated the creature below. He had barely flown any farther when he felt a powerful suction threatening to drag him back by force.
Xiao Yan glanced down. The gigantic toad had opened its enormous mouth and was inhaling fiercely, sucking all the poisonous mist shrouding the lowlands into its maw.
Only now did Xiao Yan get a clearer glimpse of part of the toad's true form.
Its body was immense. Even the exposed back covered in poison sacs was only a small portion of its entire body.
One strange fruit tree after another grew on its back, but most were extremely stunted and bore no fruit whatsoever.
Before it, Xiao Yan was like a fly, locked onto by its awareness.
The suction from its open mouth was so powerful that Xiao Yan could not keep his balance in the air. He could only try to draw as close to the mountain wall as possible, then use Explosive Step to kick off it, fleeing with the combined acceleration of Explosive Step's launch and Eagle Wings.
This proved remarkably effective. Even that terrifying suction could no longer pull Xiao Yan downward, and a few seconds later, he had escaped another twenty or thirty meters.
"It works! Just a little harder!"
At this point, Xiao Yan dared not spare his Dou Qi. He unleashed his Dou