The Strong Prey on the Weak

"I'm going to die! I'm going to die! It's leaking! It's leaking!"

In the dark clouds of the hidden cave, the Golden Toad Dharma King's violent scream made people cover their ears.

But the ensuing scream of horror was completely baffling.

Zhang Xuezhou and Jin Wanliang only jumped up in alarm when they discovered that the ground inside the secret cave was constantly sinking.

"Ancestor, save me!"

The time between ground subsidence and landslides is not long.

Zhang Xuezhou and Jin Wanliang had only just shifted from a lying to a standing position when their bodies began to fall.

Beneath their bodies, it was as if an endless abyss had opened its maw, continuously swallowing up the land within the secret realm.

Jin Wanliang cried out in panic, while Zhang Xuezhou quickly prepared a spell.

Rather than be swallowed up and perish, Zhang Xuezhou would rather fall from a great height.

"You destroyed my Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, Li Guang! I'm not finished with you!"

The Golden Toad Dharma King screamed hysterically for a while before remembering that there was another great demon of the same kind in the secret cave.

He activated the incantation, and Zhang Xuezhou and Jin Wanliang's bodies immediately appeared, directly leaving the secret cave.

Zhang Xuezhou squinted slightly, clearly still not used to the intense white light from outside.

He felt a chill run through him, and his body involuntarily shivered.

Spanning thousands of miles, the climate is clearly different.

But before Zhang Xuezhou could tighten his clothes to keep warm, a loud bang was heard, as if the sky had collapsed and the earth had split open, and countless soil and silt poured down.

"There's so much mud!"

Jin Wanliang murmured something.

He was shirtless when a pile of mud was smeared all over him, and he quickly shut his mouth.

The mud and dirt rained down on him, and even the Golden Toad Dharma King was not spared, getting soaked to the bone and becoming a muddy figure.

Zhang Xuezhou felt a heavy impact, and his vision almost went black.

But he immediately fell down along with the silt and mud.

Below them lies a much larger mass of soil and silt.

Zhang Xuezhou had never seen such a massive and peculiar mud mountain.

It looks as if a giant, reaching to the heavens, has formed this squatting pit.

Below them, the shape of the mud mound does indeed resemble that of feces.

As if gushing out from somewhere, the entire mud mountain has a strange shape and is filled with a strange smell.

As soon as Zhang Xuezhou took a sniff, a dizzy feeling surged into his mind, and black blood began to ooze from his nostrils.

"Damn it, hold your breath! Don't inhale the poisonous gas from the shattered secret realm!"

The Golden Toad Dharma King, clutching Jin Wanliang in one hand and Zhang Xuezhou in the other, struggled desperately in the mud.

It wasn't that he was so kind-hearted as to insist on saving Zhang Xuezhou; rather, Li Guang had broken through Zhang's secret cave, not only removing the source of his Spiritual Qi to stabilize his body, but also causing him physical injuries.

In addition to the curses inflicted by Jin Chang, the injuries caused by Li Jiao and others, the poison from Zou Bugui, the shock from Li Guang's archery skills were also present in the body of the Golden Toad Dharma King.

The Golden Toad Dharma King felt that his injuries needed to be suppressed quickly, otherwise he would be unwilling to die on his way back to the Holy Land after finally escaping Cheng Bushi's pursuit.

His body sank down with the tilting mud and silt, and even the Golden Toad Dharma King felt a sense of relief.

He was thankful that he had obtained the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl from the Ten Thousand Poison Swamp; had it been any other Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, he would have been crushed to death by the shattered mountain range.

Fuck you!

From the vast expanse of mud, the Golden Toad Dharma King laboriously emerged, carrying a human and a demon.

He was covered in mud and reeked of a foul stench.

Ever since entering the territory of the Han Dynasty, the Golden Toad Dharma King felt that his fate was getting worse with each passing day.

If possible, he hoped his jumping ability wouldn't be the best in the world. As long as he couldn't keep up with the Ten Yin Holy Son's leaping ability, the Ten Yin Holy Son's protector would probably be replaced by another demon.

Now that his Law Treasure has been destroyed and his body is teetering on the brink of collapse, the Golden Toad Dharma King cannot help but feel sorrow from the bottom of his heart.

If one or two more accidents happen, he'll pass away peacefully.

"We've now reached the Dayin Mountain of the Ten Thousand Mountains. There's a mallard duck in there; it should be bathing in that pool over there. Go and call it here!"

The Golden Toad Dharma King shook the mud off Jin Wanliang, revealing the head of the toad demon, and then threw it away.

Jin Wanliang kicked his legs wildly in mid-air, and after landing and barely managing to stand, he hopped and skipped away.

"Dayin Mountain? Mallard?"

With a flick of the Golden Toad Dharma King's wrist, Zhang Xuezhou felt the mud on his body rapidly decrease, and his nostrils, which had been blocked by the mud, began to breathe freely again.

At the same time, he felt a burning sensation all over his body.

Zhang Xuezhou struggled to open his eyes and saw a vast, cold mountain range where the wind howled and white snowflakes danced in the air.

"This is the Great Yin Mountain of the Ten Thousand Mountains," the Golden Toad Dharma King replied. "This is the labyrinthine barrier that prevents the Han Dynasty from retaliating. As for that duck, let's not talk about it!"

With a swift movement, the Golden Toad Dharma King leaped away from the mountain formed from mud.

He shook the mud off his head, clearly dissatisfied with his current state.

But the only thing that satisfied him at the moment was that Zhang Xuezhou, whom he was holding in his hand, was still alive.

The opponent was on the verge of death, partly due to the broken Dinghai Divine Pearl causing injury, but mostly due to hunger.

Upon hearing that Zhang Xuezhou could still speak to prove he was not dead, the Golden Toad Dharma King breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Zhang Xuezhou doesn't die and can help stabilize his injuries, he should be able to hold on until he returns to the Evil Luosichuan Holy Land.

The Golden Toad Dharma King's wait wasn't too long, just over ten minutes, when he saw a large green duck with a head half a person's height flapping its wings and flying towards him from afar.

"Little Green Fairy greets His Holiness the Dharma King!"

With a flap of its wings, the big-headed green duck quickly landed and stood in front of the Golden Toad Dharma King.

"Spray water to wash away the mud on us!"

The Golden Toad Dharma King pointed to himself, then to Zhang Xuezhou.

His instruction was obeyed by the little green duck, who immediately opened its mouth wide and sprayed out large droplets of water.

Go and gather some more firewood!

With continuous spraying of water, most of the mud and filth on the Golden Toad Dharma King's body were removed. He didn't bother to clean himself any further and immediately began directing the little green-headed duck demons.

"Yes, Your Majesty, do you wish to start a fire to dry your clothes?"

The little mallard duck was very efficient. After stopping spraying water, it asked a question and then flapped its wings to go find firewood.

In the distance, Jin Wanliang approached listlessly.

Zhang Xuezhou was drenched in water and felt cold all over, sneezing several times in a row.

He thought it would be good to start a fire right now.

Even excluding the possibility that the Golden Toad Dharma King is a demon, the other party was indeed very caring when they needed him.

However, Zhang Xuezhou's evaluation of the Golden Toad Dharma King faded away quickly after a few minutes.

After the little green duck flapped its wings and found three bundles of branches, the Golden Toad Dharma King stuck out his tongue and pierced the little green duck's big head with a tongue-piercing arrow.

A flame rose, and the body of the little green-headed duckling was pushed into the burning pile of firewood.

Amidst the crackling sounds of barbecue, the Golden Toad Dharma King closed his eyes slightly, while Jin Wanliang's face turned completely red.

His eyes held a strong desire for food, but even more so, a fear of the blatant 'survival of the fittest' behavior of demons.