Chapter 816: Slaying the Beast

Red light suddenly shone brightly in the center of the water curtain, and then a giant pillar of flame rolled up out of thin air around the Fire Toad Beast.

Instantly, whether it was the water dragons, the jade ring, or the two blue long daggers, all were forcibly squeezed out of the pillar of fire. And in the center of the pillar of fire, the one vaguely displaying its power was the blurry figure of that ancient Fire Toad Beast.

At the same time that all attacks were repelled by the pillar of fire, the Fire Toad Beast, knowing it had fallen into a trap, took the opportunity to kick back, transforming into a ball of flames and shooting out, aiming exactly at the hole that was gradually closing.

Seeing this, Marquis Lord Nanlong and the old man surnamed Lu were startled and hurriedly directed their magic treasures, wanting to stop the beast from escaping the restriction.

But it seemed a bit too late.

Seeing that ball of flames approach the water curtain, it was about to flash out in the blink of an eye. At this moment, a sharp cry suddenly sounded from afar, and just as the Fire Toad Beast poked one of its forelimbs out of the hole, it felt a black light flash before its eyes, something brushing past, and at the same time, between a moment of heat and cold, a large section of that forelimb was suddenly gone.

The Fire Toad's body twitched, and an unbearable, intense pain came from the severed limb.

Although this beast's abilities were not small, it couldn't help but let out a miserable cry and fell from the sky.

Seeing this, Marquis Lord Nanlong and the other outside were overjoyed and immediately directed their magic treasures to surround the Fire Toad Beast, which was unable to stand, and launched a wild attack.

The emerald jade ring, after a burst of illusion, transformed into hundreds of phantom images, rolling around the Fire Toad incessantly, wanting to get close and imprison the beast, while the two blue long daggers also shook their bodies, transforming into two blue ice pythons five or six zhang long, flying up to pounce.

But this beast was worthy of being an ancient strange beast that even Master Master Cangkun feared a few points back then; although it had a limb severed, it did not affect its cultivation and abilities in the slightest. Almost in a single thought, densely packed light shields appeared in front of it again, receiving all these attacks.

Those emerald ring phantoms couldn't get close to its body at all, so naturally, there was no talk of imprisonment. They could only rely on ordinary power to strike those light shields incessantly, with very little effect.

And the two ice pythons were exactly restrained by these fire-attribute light shields; every time they pounced, they would shatter a small shield, but these shields were almost endless. The effect was similarly not great.

But a moment later, six blue pillars of light shot over from the sky, joining the attack. Every time they flashed, a light shield was shattered.

Rumbling sounds suddenly rose, and the Fire Toad Beast, which had just wanted to stand up, was once again pressed to the ground.

Marquis Lord Nanlong was startled and glanced slightly.

He saw Han Li had flown to a spot not far away at some unknown time, waving his hand to disperse the black energy on one of his arms. And behind him, six giant blue turtle puppet beasts spat out bowl-thick pillars of light, attacking the ancient Fire Toad Beast in the water curtain.

Han Li shifted his gaze and took a look at the severed limb of the Fire Toad Beast that had fallen outside the water curtain.

Although this thing had left its original owner's body, it still emitted wisps of red light, floating near the water curtain as if it still possessed spirituality.

Seeing this situation, a hint of surprise flashed in Han Li's eyes.

He had seen the situation was critical from afar, and the Fire Toad was about to escape the restriction. In his urgency, he released a Yin Demon Slash, which was how he severed the beast's forelimb.

But he hadn't expected the Fire Toad Beast to be so ferocious even after its limb was severed. Although it was attacked by two Nascent Soul cultivators and six giant turtle puppets, it could still hold on without falling. No wonder Master Master Cangkun back then, while severely injured, knew he was no match and took the initiative to retreat.

"Fellow Daoist Han, the fire-attribute spiritual shields on this Fire Toad are endless and inexhaustible. I'm afraid we still need your cold-attribute ability to restrain it. Otherwise, I don't know how long this battle will drag on," the old man surnamed Lu, seeing that the small shields on the Fire Toad Beast were absorbed into the Fire Toad Beast's body as faint fire clouds after being shattered, immediately became anxious and shouted loudly.

There was no need for the old man to say this; Han Li had also seen this situation.

He didn't say anything, flicked his large sleeve, and more than ten golden flying swords shot out from his sleeve. After circling once, under Han Li's urging, they condensed into a giant sword a zhang long.

This sword was golden and gleaming, its cold air piercing.

This action made Lu Lu Weiying and Marquis Lord Nanlong freeze.

They wanted Han Li to display that terrifying blue cold flame to deal with the Fire Toad. But Han Li had released a crowd of flying swords. They naturally didn't understand this.

Seeing the giant sword take shape, Han Li reached out and beckoned to it with an expressionless face.

Golden light flickered slightly, and the giant sword fell, stopping in front of Han Li.

Han Li opened his mouth, and a slender blue flame shot out, hitting the giant sword exactly.

The golden sword trembled slightly, and then a layer of blue flame wrapped around the sword, burning fiercely.

Han Li hesitated for a moment, rubbed his hands together, and cast another magic technique, stimulating the Evil-Warding Divine Thunder within the sword.

Instantly, a low thunderous sound rang out, and countless slender golden electric arcs flickered incessantly within the blue flames of the giant sword.

Seeing this, a cold light flashed in Han Li's eyes. He pointed a finger at the Fire Toad Beast in the water curtain and spat out the word "Go."

Amidst a humming sound, the giant sword transformed into a golden rainbow and shot out, slashing straight toward the Fire Toad Beast.

And at this moment, after Marquis Lord Nanlong and Lu Lu Weiying's wild attacks were ineffective, their offensive slowed, and the Fire Toad took the opportunity to catch its breath.

The fiery red spiritual light on its body dimmed and brightened, and its abdomen suddenly expanded rapidly; it seemed it intended to display some kind of ability to counterattack.

Just at this moment, the golden giant sword instantly flew to the top of the Fire Toad Beast's head, slashing down fiercely with an astonishing thunderous sound.

The Fire Toad Beast stared at the golden sword above, its emerald eyes blinking several times, seeming to sense a huge threat. Its stomach, which had only expanded by a fold, couldn't care about continuing, let out a strange cry, and spat out a crimson, crystal-clear fireball, shooting straight toward the golden sword falling above its head.

This fireball was only the size of a fist, but its surface was smooth, and red light flickered inside, like a giant fire pearl. After it left its mouth, the air in the entire water curtain became scorching hot.

"Demonic core? No! Not a solid object, it's not." Seeing this fireball spat out, Han Li was first startled. But immediately he discovered that this object was not a solid object, which made him feel relieved. After all, if it were really the Fire Toad's demonic core, he would have to be cautious.

Han Li urged his magic technique. The golden sword did not hesitate to slash at the fireball. With the sharpness of the Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword, plus the power of ten flying swords condensed, although this fireball was somewhat strange, in Han Li's imagination, it should naturally be slashed and extinguished with one sword.

But a scene that shocked him greatly appeared.

After a "bang" sound, the fireball shone brightly, and red light and golden light intertwined. It only slashed open half, but the giant sword was forcibly blocked by the fireball from falling.

A hint of mockery flashed in the Fire Toad Beast's eyes, mimicking a human. Then it opened its mouth and let out a sharp cry.

The fireball that had been split in half burst open in an instant.

Large swaths of crimson light poured out, but instantly condensed into a red light snake two zhang long. With a leap, the light snake fiercely coiled around the giant sword, wrapping it tightly inside.

The giant sword slowed down, looking as if it had been imprisoned.

Han Li was startled at first, but then the corners of his mouth curled up, revealing a cold smile.

He rubbed his hands together and tapped the giant sword lightly. Golden light flashed wildly on the sword, and then a piece of slender electric net appeared on the surface of the giant sword. Countless electric arcs jumped and burst, and the light snake that had been tightly coiling around the giant sword was forcibly bounced off the sword.

The giant sword took the opportunity to shake slightly, suddenly disappearing from its original spot, and the next moment it appeared above the many light shields of the Fire Toad Beast, slashing down in one go, the blue cold flame on the sword suddenly rising by a foot.

"Crackling" sounds of shattering came.

Every light shield hit by the giant sword was immediately frozen into ice by the blue cold flame, turning into ice shields that sparkled crystal clear. But then they were shattered by the giant sword's body in an instant.

After breaking through more than ten small shields in one breath, the giant sword appeared above the Fire Toad Beast's body, slashing fiercely at the Fire Toad's huge head.

The Fire Toad Beast never expected the situation to turn so suddenly; having just spat out the fireball transformed from its internal essence fire, it didn't even have time to catch its breath before the giant sword broke through its shields and reached the top of its head. Even if its intelligence was not high, it revealed a look of fear.

Helpless, the Fire Toad could only open its mouth.

With a "swish" sound, a pitch-black long tongue shot out from its mouth, coiling straight toward the falling giant sword, while its two hind legs kicked, wanting to jump up and dodge this slash.

If it were an ordinary flying sword or flying knife, this beast's move would not have been wrong.

After all, the toughness of this toad tongue was not inferior to an ordinary magic treasure. If it were an ordinary treasure, it could naturally block it for a while.

But this Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword, which had been refined with Geng Metal, was not something ordinary flying swords could compare to. Just as it made contact, golden light flashed slightly, and the giant sword easily slashed the long tongue into two pieces, then continued to slash down without stopping.

With a "pfft" sound, just as the Fire Toad Beast jumped up a zhang, its giant head rolled off its body.

The other light shields around it immediately vanished into thin air.

"It's done!" Seeing this scene, the old man surnamed Lu shouted with great joy.

Marquis Lord Nanlong also let out a long breath, a smile appearing on his face, while his hands pinched a magic technique, wanting to separate the water curtain and walk over to take a look.

"Wait."

Han Li said coldly, stopping Marquis Lord Nanlong's attempt to remove the water curtain.

"Why, what does Brother Han mean?" Marquis Lord Nanlong was startled, a look of surprise appearing on his face, but one hand couldn't help but press on the storage bag at his waist.

Lu Lu Weiying glanced at Han Li, his figure shifting slightly, also looking somewhat vigilant.

"Nothing. It's just that this Fire Toad hasn't been truly exterminated yet. Brother Lord Nanlong is being a bit too impatient," Han Li said indifferently, ignoring their reactions.

"What? This Fire Toad is still alive!"

Marquis Lord Nanlong and the old man were both shocked upon hearing this and hurriedly looked into the water curtain again.

Only then did they discover that the Fire Toad corpse in the water curtain was indeed somewhat eerie.

The body and head, split into two, actually still had spiritual light that hadn't dissipated, floating in the air without any intention of falling.

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