Chapter 29: Soul Transfer

In the distance, the two toads differed only in that one had a blue eye and the other a red eye; otherwise they were identical, and they stared fixedly at the Titan Snow Demon King before them, their faces full of regret and venom.

"Why, we clearly had an agreement between us!"

A male and female voice rang out, full of anger yet lacking in vigor.

She really couldn't understand why such a thing would happen.

The Titan Snow Demon King looked at her with a teasing gaze, and likewise spoke in human language.

"Who made you fail your tribulation?"

Moreover, in this Far North, what's most lacking is resources; who let your son possess a terrifying dragon bloodline? You should know that even among our soul beasts, dragon bloodline is called royal bloodline, and a toad possessing an inconceivable dragon power—even if the Snow Empress doesn't covet it, I might.

Since you two are about to fail your tribulation, you naturally can't protect him, your son……

These two toads are variant forms of the Vermilion Clear Ice Toad destined to undergo the twenty-year heavenly tribulation; they have lost their original poison attribute, one having elevated ice attribute to the extreme, the other fire attribute to the extreme, and in the Far North they are also called Ice Fire Twin Toads……

"Die!"

The Titan Snow Demon King swung a snow-white giant fist with his left hand at the two toads.

A faint layer of red and blue light radiated from the battered bodies of the Ice Fire Twin Toads.

The red was less like light and more like a layer of flame, continually scorching her.

At the same time, Chen Qiye sensed the surrounding ice elements frenziedly converging toward the direction of the blue-eyed toad, and the ice element on the toad's body reached an extreme peak in a short time.

The toad's snow-white body gleamed with a lustrous sheen as it faced head-on the Titan Snow Demon King's swinging snow-white giant fist.

The twin toads spoke in unison, "Ice and fire coexist."

After the shock, another sigh followed.

The twin toads are burning their remaining life force to try to heavily wound the opponent, though it's a pity.

Having said that, Chen Qiye shook his head and formed a plan.

The reason it's a pity is that after the energy burst from the toads collided with the Titan Snow Demon King's huge fist, it didn't inflict much damage on him; instead, both were shaken and flung back hundreds of meters.

The toads were already spent; even burning their life force was futile.

But coincidentally, the direction they fell was exactly beneath where Chen Qiye and his companions were located.

Chen Qiye hadn't even finished thinking when he saw a small toad appear where the twin toads had been, its whole body snow-white with heterochromatic eyes, about half a meter in size, likely several decades old.

Moreover, strangely, the small toad held a bead in its mouth; upon seeing that bead, Chen Qiye felt a strong attraction.

……

Just as the Titan Snow Demon King was about to stomp the toad to death……

"Stop."

The Titan Snow Demon King had already noticed him; he had intended to finish off the toads first, but didn't expect this weak human to jump out on his own.

At this moment, feeling provoked, he strode forward with huge steps.

Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Le Xuan hadn't even reacted when they saw Chen Qiye leap out; the toad now had no combat ability left, and the Titan Snow Demon King ignored her, his huge snow-white palm sweeping toward Chen Qiye.

He intended to deal with this clueless human first.

In the state of high-speed flight, Chen Qiye instantly appeared before the Titan Snow Demon King.

The gap between them was truly enormous; despite Chen Qiye's utmost effort to dodge, that snow-white giant hand seemed to lock onto him completely.

No matter where he moved, he remained within the palm's range; Chen Qiye knew the opponent hadn't used full force, otherwise he would have been slapped to death long ago.

The Titan Snow Demon King was just playing with him, and he had completely become a toy in the opponent's hand.

The more dangerous the moment, the more one should stay calm.

Chen Qiye's mind sparked, thinking of an extremely risky plan; if it succeeded, the effect would be obvious. Without much deliberation, he steeled himself and charged forward head-on.

This strike directly hit the center of the Titan Snow Demon King's palm.

Fortunately, there was no such white hair in the palm; otherwise this blow would have pierced Chen Qiye's body with those hard hairs.

Even so, the palm muscles, as hard as meteoric iron, still left Chen Qiye reeling, his head dazed.

"Roar!"

Seeing Chen Qiye "give up resistance," the Titan Snow Demon King also put away his playful mindset.

With a strange cry, it lifted him up, raising its hand before its face.

"Don't come over," Chen Qiye shouted loudly.

The rescuers Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Le Xuan were stunned by Chen Qiye's words, while Chen Qiye only felt himself being gripped tightly by that huge hand; if not for his extraordinary physique, even without full force he would have been crushed into pulp.

On that head, as large as a house, a huge mouth split open at an extremely bizarre angle.

If it were smiling, that grin would be too chilling, making Chen Qiye's scalp tingle.

The distance was too close; an extremely nauseating odor blew from the Titan Snow Demon King's mouth, nearly making Chen Qiye vomit on the spot.

"'This creature's two-hundred-thousand-year-old halitosis is no joke; the smell is intoxicating, and maybe it wants to eat me?'"

Chen Qiye deliberately put on a look of terror, while inwardly he kept complaining.

Just as that thought formed, the Titan Snow Demon King's hand flipped upward, intending to toss Chen Qiye straight into its mouth.

Seeing this, the two toads lying on the ground in the distance couldn't help but sigh.

There was despair, regret, but above all, unwillingness.

The two toads were unwilling, yet even so, they could do nothing at this moment.

"'Huh?'"

Suddenly, the toad's gaze regained a bit of clarity; with doubtful eyes it stared ahead, letting out a soft 'huh' in its heart.

At the moment the Titan Snow Demon King hurled him toward its mouth, within her line of sight, Chen Qiye's body burst forth with a strong, extreme icy aura.

"First soul skill, Soul Transfer."

Instantly, the Severed Sword was coated in a layer of ice, and a huge ice sword appeared in Chen Qiye's hand.

Chen Qiye halted his forward momentum and simultaneously tossed the 'Severed Sword' into the opponent's mouth.

Even though they were that far away, the two toads felt a shuddering sensation due to the ice element on the "Fragmented Sword".

The Titan Snow Demon King was the same, but due to its huge size, it didn't even see the "Fragmented Sword" and already felt an extreme sense of danger.

At this point, trying to respond was already too late; the fruit, once it entered his mouth, instantly turned into pure energy, flowing down his throat and into his abdomen.

(End of chapter)