The little toad crawled out of the giant toad's mouth, its body still covered in transparent slime. It quickly shook itself off, making itself look even cleaner.
It glanced back at the dead giant toad's corpse and sighed deeply.
"What a miserable life!"
"Hidden here for so many years, how did someone find me out of nowhere?"
"Time to find another body to wear."
Its voice was clear and crisp, like that of a child, carrying a deep sense of grievance and lingering fear.
The little toad lay on the ground, and somehow produced a small bundle, which it tied to its back. Then it hopped and skipped towards the depths of the swamp.
Below this place, there is a crevice in the rock.
This was its escape route, prepared long ago, leading to a deeper underground cavern.
After identifying the right direction.
The jade toad suddenly leaped forward, but at that moment...
A calm voice suddenly rang out in the underground space.
"Sure enough, there's something else."
The jade toad's heart skipped a beat, and it was about to speed up its escape.
At that moment, a soft yet incredibly strong white light appeared out of thin air like a serpent, precisely coiling around the jade toad, instantly binding it tightly and lifting it up!
It is indeed the [ Turning Heart Ruyi Cord ]!
In the darkness, on the smooth rock wall, Chen Shuangbai and Fang Xiao's figures emerged.
When the little toad saw Chen Shuangbai, its eyes widened and it started trembling.
"How... how is this possible?"
"How... how did you find out?! I clearly... I clearly hid it very well!"
Chen Shuangbai didn't answer, but just looked at it with a smile.
He has cultivated this Secret Method, " Moonlight Spirit-Nourishing Instruction," for many years, and his Divine Sense not only surpasses that of his peers but is also incredibly agile.
While dissecting the giant toad, I vaguely sensed that something was amiss.
At first, I didn't realize there was anything else inside.
But Chen Shuangbai had plenty of time, so she decided to wait and see if there were any further gains.
then.
The man and the beast appeared to have left, but in reality, after exiting the cave, Chen Shuangbai had Fang Xiao use the Earth Escape Technique again to return, hide in the rock wall, conceal their presence, and quietly wait for this moment.
Fang Xiao stepped forward, his golden robes gleaming in the moonlight.
He also became interested.
Since he hadn't noticed anything hidden inside during the day, he went up to examine it closely and marveled at it.
" Jade-Eyed Cold Toad... doesn't seem right, little guy. What's your background? Your aura is so strange."
Seeing those golden eyes so close, with their vertical pupils, the little toad trembled even more.
Fang Xiao revealed a trace of Golden Core aura, almost causing the little toad to faint.
Chen Shuangbai couldn't stand it any longer, so she stepped forward and interrupted the creature's curiosity, saying as she walked, "That's enough, don't scare it to death..."
But before he could finish speaking, the little toad suddenly leaped into the air, transforming into a streak of white light. It flew straight over the restraints of the [ Turning Heart Ruyi Cord ] and swiftly disappeared into the swamp.
Chen Shuangbai and Fang Xiao were both stunned for a moment.
etc...
Fang Xiao looked bewildered, turned to Chen Shuangbai, and asked blankly, "Your Spirit Artifact... is broken?"
Chen Shuangbai did not answer him. Instead, she looked in the direction where the white light disappeared, her eyes filled with intense curiosity.
Although his [ Turning Heart Ruyi Cord ] is Low-Grade Spirit Artifact, it is exceptionally effective in sealing. Furthermore, it has been refined by him for many years, so even a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator would not be able to break free from it for a while.
unless...
Chen Shuangbai's eyes lit up, and she ordered, "Chase after them!"
Although Fang Xiao was unwilling, he still did as he was told.
He turned into a beam of yellow light, enveloping Chen Shuangbai, and followed the scent of the little toad.
The white light traveled along the crack and into the underground river.
This underground cave system is winding and treacherous, sometimes calm and still, sometimes turbulent and surging, with countless unknown entities hidden beneath the surface.
A yellow light, following the veins, relentlessly pursued the white light behind it.
Within the white light, a small toad, resembling a jade carving, was flying away at breakneck speed while inwardly groaning in despair.
"What bad luck! What bad luck! What bad luck!"
"It's fine that you even found me!"
"Damn it! Damn it! Why are those two bastards still chasing after me!"
Its transformed jade-white escape light was extremely agile. In this complex and ever-changing, dimly lit underground cave waterway, it was like a nimble fish, sometimes darting around the slippery rock walls, sometimes plunging into the turbulent undercurrents to gain momentum, and sometimes passing through narrow crevices, trying to use the complex terrain to shake off its pursuers.
This is not a water escape technique, but rather an innate ability of this jade-colored toad.
It was also extremely familiar with the underground karst caves and water veins in this area.
Even so... we still couldn't escape that yellow light behind us!
Like a persistent, invasive disease, it clung tightly to its back, and its speed seemed to be increasing, slowly closing the distance.
" Golden Core!"
"It's Golden Core cultivator!"
Little Toad groaned inwardly, realizing that if it fell into the hands of those two evil stars, it would be doomed forever.
Therefore, it gritted its teeth and sped up once again.
Behind.
Chen Shuangbai watched the streak of light accelerate again ahead and instructed with a smile, "Stay behind it, but don't chase after it. Create the feeling of clinging to it tightly, so it won't stop."
"Why?"
Fang Xiao asked instinctively, "Why don't I just go up and suppress it, and let you do whatever you want with it?"
Chen Shuangbai replied with a smile, "That's where you fall short of me."
"Ordinary demons don't possess the ability to possess and perfectly control the corpses of dead demons, and on top of that, it managed to escape from the seal of my [ Turning Heart Ruyi Cord ]... Hehe, it must have a special background!"
"Whether human or demon, when their lives are threatened, in their panic, they will ultimately flee to the place they perceive as most familiar and safest!"
"I want to see where it finally escapes to!"
As he listened, a deep sense of apprehension appeared in Fang Xiao's eyes.
This Foundation Establishment kid... his cultivation is weak, but his scheming is ruthless... he really is a vicious kid.
Chen Shuangbai seemed to sense the apprehension in Fang Xiao's eyes, but she wasn't annoyed. Instead, she revealed a set of pearly white teeth and smiled brightly.
Are you cursing me in your heart?
"Ha, was I not cursing you for a moment?"
"It doesn't matter."
That's it.
He chased, it fled; it couldn't escape even with wings!
The little toad couldn't shake off the yellow light behind it for a long time, and the increasingly terrifying spiritual pressure of the Golden Core level was like a bone-deep affliction, making it tremble with fear and almost unable to breathe.
Its little heart was pounding wildly, and only one thought occupied its mind:
escape!
Where can you run to!
That's the only place!
Only then can I save my own life!