Chapter 2361

I originally came here just to seek out Brother Xiao, and even if I hadn't said this, I had planned to disturb your blessed cave dwelling for a few days. Qingping Dao Ren replied with a smile.

Han Li thought for a moment, then also nodded.

Good, it's settled then. A few fellow Daoists, please follow me to the nearest sparring ground. I'll leave the matters here to the disciples to handle. Xiao Ming heard this, a hint of joy appearing on his face, then glanced at the Blood Crane City guards already appearing from all directions, and said thus.

The old woman and Qingping Dao Ren naturally had no objections. After Han Li silently transmitted two sentences to Zhu Guo Er and Hua Shi Lao Zu, he likewise followed the three into the city toward a certain place.

Zhu Guo Er and Hua Shi Lao Zu exchanged a glance, then silently left this place and quickly disappeared into the nearby streets.

After half an hour, in the center of a circular building with a diameter of a thousand zhang, a layer of hazy white light curtain rose up. In the midair inside, Xiao Ming and the old woman faced each other from afar.

On the viewing platform outside the light curtain, Han Li and Qingping Dao Ren calmly watched all this with composed expressions.

After a moment, Xiao Ming exhaled lightly, then uttered "First move" from his mouth, and suddenly opened his mouth, spewing out a stream of blood light that swelled in the wind, then transformed into a massive white bone blade.

At the front tip of this weapon, several silver-colored rings were inlaid, which rang with a continuous clinking sound when shaken by the wind.

Xiao Ming seized the bone blade with one hand, let out a low shout, his arm suddenly swung, and then directly hurled the object in his hand toward the old woman.

With a "pu" sound.

As soon as the massive bone blade left his hand, countless blood-red runes appeared on its surface, and after a flicker, it strangely spanned hundreds of zhang in distance, appearing directly near the old woman.

"Hmph, is this all you've got?"

The old woman let out a light snort, seeming to show a hint of disdain, but in reality she dared not be negligent in the slightest. She flicked her hand upward like lightning, pulling out a seemingly ancient black wooden hairpin, and made a false slash downward toward the incoming bone blade. A clear ringing sound echoed.

Black flames spewed from the tip of the black wooden hairpin, flickered once, then wrapped around the bone blade and burst forth with dazzling radiance.

A startling scene appeared.

The bone blade, after being only slightly entwined by the black flames, came to a hard stop in the distance, and began to melt rapidly at a visible speed.

"Second move"

Seeing this, Xiao Ming showed no surprise at all, but instead calmly made another move.

He used a finger to point at the nearly half-melted bone blade in the void.

The several silver rings still shining brightly in the black flames immediately trembled slightly, blurred for a moment, then stubbornly broke free from the black flame entanglement and vanished in place.

The next moment, the old woman's expression changed, she suddenly twisted her body, transforming into a streak of green light that shot upward.

At her original position, a ripple arose, and several hazy silver light rings silently appeared, then simultaneously contracted toward the center.

But under Lao Ou's preemptive action, naturally nothing remained.

However, Xiao Ming continued to mutter under his breath, using his finger to repeatedly point at these light rings in the void.

After a "boom" sound, these numerous light rings revealed countless silver arcs on their smooth surfaces, and then, amidst the thunderlight, shot toward the old woman in the high sky.

Seeing this, Wan Fu Ren's face darkened, and he swung his wooden fork downward again and again.

Black flames rolled down, but aside from slightly impeding the momentum of the light rings for a moment, they could do nothing against them.

Although Wan Fu Ren's figure kept flickering in the void, these light rings likewise kept teleporting without cease, tightly pursuing in the wind and thunder.

After the old woman dodged several times, her face finally showed an impatient expression, and she let out a fierce shout:

"Do you really think relying on this strange treasure can restrain my demon flames? Xiao Laoguai, now let you witness the true terror of the Bone-Corroding Demon Fire."

As soon as the words fell, the old woman threw her wooden fork forward, sprayed a mouthful of essence energy onto it, while a black light flickered behind her, transforming into a towering black shadow of a giant lion several zhang high.

This lion's body was covered in rolling black flames, and upon appearing, it emitted a strange aura that made one's heart tremble.

At this moment, the wooden fork then flashed with light and directly transformed into a mouthful of black short sword.

This sword was only about half a chi long, yet it emitted an astonishing heat that made one find it hard to believe, causing the nearby void to seem as if it could ignite with a scorched smell.

Those several light rings, however, seized this opportunity, flickered once, then reappeared above Wan Fu Ren, and came down heavily in a set.

The black giant lion let out a low roar, lifted its head and sprayed upward, a mass of black fire clouds surged into the sky, actually lifting those several light rings up with a heave. Wan Fu Ren, however, urged that short sword forward.

Immediately, this treasure let out a clear ring, then transformed into a streak of black light that shot into the black giant lion's great mouth.

Following this, the old woman's face showed a hint of a cold smile, and her ten fingers moved like wheels as she performed a series of hand seals.

With a "boom" sound.

The black flames on the black giant lion's body surged, then its mouth opened wide rapidly, spraying a streak of black light from the high sky where the light rings were.

That black light was indeed the black short sword transformed, only now its surface bore countless flame-like strange spirit patterns, and after a long cry, it transformed into a streak of astonishing rainbow over ten zhang long, which pierced straight through the fire clouds, flashing past those several light rings. "Bang" "Bang" a few crisp sounds!

After those several light rings were flashed through by the astonishing rainbow, they were severed one by one from the middle, turning into specks of spiritual light that completely dissipated and vanished.

"Excellent technique, this is indeed Wan Dao Ren's famed treasure, the Slaying Qilin Demon Sword, truly extraordinary. Even my few Taoyue Rings cannot withstand even a single blow. However, my final move will require the use of some true divine powers, Dao Ren, please be careful." Xiao Ming saw this, not angry but delighted, and after uttering the last sentence with a somewhat solemn tone, suddenly moved one arm, slamming his palm heavily onto his dantian.

After a muffled sound, Xiao Ming's body surface suddenly erupted with countless streams of blood energy, thousands upon thousands, instantly rolling mist engulfed his figure completely within it.

Seeing this, the old woman's heart jolted, her expression became solemn for a moment, but simultaneously she activated her law decision, causing the aura of the black giant lion shadow behind her to condense, its size instantly increasing by a third compared to before.

A strange sharp cry suddenly rang out from the blood mist, followed by several booming heavy footsteps, and inside, vaguely something huge seemed to be about to walk out from within.

When the rolling blood mist completely parted, a giant toad resembling a small mountain leapt out from within.

This toad was over a hundred zhang tall, its body oily and blood-like, with protrusions the size of heads on its back, but its front head was covered with nine golden, radiant demon eyes, flashing with startling cold light.

"Nine-Eyed Blood Toad, you actually truly refined the true blood of this ancient spirit!" The old woman, upon seeing this giant blood toad, cried out in alarm, and her expression turned extremely ugly at the same time.

Outside the light curtain, Qingping Dao Ren, upon seeing the appearance of the Nine-Eyed Blood Toad, also slightly changed his expression.

As for Han Li, seeing this, his eyes brightened, and a smile-not-smile appeared on his face.

The name Nine-Eyed Blood Toad, he had naturally heard of it long ago, and even in some large auction houses, there would occasionally appear some of this spirit's essence blood. However, unlike other ancient spirit essence blood that would be fiercely contested by many high-level existences, this blood was rarely sought after, and even experienced failed auctions.

The reason for this situation, upon investigation, is that the essence blood of the Nine-Eyed Blood Toad is actually incredibly toxic; even if a Mahayana cultivator refines this blood, there is a high chance they cannot withstand it, and the toxic nature in the essence blood will backfire. For cultivators of lower levels, even a slight contamination will cause them to collapse and die instantly.

Under such circumstances, with many other spirit essence blood options available, naturally few Mahayana cultivators would be interested in this spirit's blood.

Therefore, this Mahayana existence of the Blood Bone Sect daring to take such a risk and successfully refining the true blood of the Nine-Eyed Blood Toad is truly an astonishing feat.

"Wan Dao Ren, my Golden Cicada True Body, since I refined it, this is the first time I've used it to contend with others. How great its power truly is can only be experienced by you personally." The giant toad's mouth transmitted Xiao Ming's cold voice, and then suddenly opened its mouth, a sound of breaking space echoed, vaguely something was ejected from within.

Facing this, the old woman immediately let out a muffled groan, her body trembled violently as if struck by a huge object, retreated several steps before angrily regaining her stance.

Only then did one see, in front of her at a distance of about a zhang, a golden meat lump the size of a head viciously striking a jade-green wooden shield.

Behind the meat lump, a blood-red flesh pillar as thick as a wrist, covered with countless veins, was clearly connected to it.

Just now, the Nine-Eyed Blood Toad had actually shot out its tongue, and at a strange speed invisible to the old woman's naked eye, it instantly arrived right before her.

Had she not been cautious and secretly laid that wood shield concealing her form before her, she probably could not have blocked that strike just now.

Even so, this myriad-flower husband also appeared in quite a sorry state.

Old Ou let out an angry shout, and the black giant lion behind him opened its mouth, releasing a black shock rainbow that shot forth, fiercely coiling toward the blood toad's tongue.

But just then, the thick tongue of the blood toad merely twitched slightly, and instantly vanished in a strange manner.

At the same time, the Nine-Eyed Blood Toad's body, originally standing several hundred zhang away, suddenly exerted force with its hind legs, and with a "whoosh," its massive frame also instantly vanished into thin air.

"Not good"

The myriad-flower husband, having risen step by step from a lowly existence to his present battle-hardened state, immediately changed expression upon seeing this, twisted his body, and was about to employ an escape technique to leave the spot at once.

But it was already too late!

Only then did a tremendous boom suddenly sound from high above, and a huge black shadow instantly appeared above her—precisely the vanished Nine-Eyed Blood Toad.

As soon as this blood toad appeared, it thrust out a giant palm downward, probing toward Xu Xu below.

With a "pfft," a ten-zhang-wide blood-red halo suddenly materialized in midair above the palm and came crashing down fiercely from above.

Even before the halo truly descended, the old woman only felt the nearby void tighten, her body instantly becoming immensely heavy, followed by the eruption of countless thunderous booms.