Chapter 382

Moo!!!

A lowing-like long howl echoed through Thousand Poison Mountain, causing countless demon beasts in the forests to tremble and crouch on the ground; even a Third Level demon beast hearing this sound would involuntarily shudder, nearly collapsing.

Here.

In a certain corner of Thousand Poison Mountain, upon hearing this sound, Yunhe, hidden in the darkness, felt his heart tighten and quickly focused his spirit.

As Xuanlin said, the Green Male Bull Frog in Thousand Poison Mountain indeed had a special fondness for frog eggs; after he placed the Poison Skull Toad eggs in this small pond, he merely waited quietly for a day, and that Green Male Bull Frog rushed over.

Fortunately, Yunhe had already set up formations and traps here; otherwise, in just a short day, he would hardly have had enough time to make all those preparations.

Bang!!

He then heard a dull thud, as if an extremely heavy boulder had slammed hard onto the ground, making the entire surface tremble.

Having fully concealed his aura and employing Earth Escape Technique to hide motionless within a large boulder, Yunhe saw a huge frog-like demon beast entirely dark green in color appear in his field of vision.

This frog, though not large—only the size of an adult bull—was covered in green crystalline skin, with a peculiar dark-green crystal-like object resting on its back; its limbs were extremely strong and powerful, a light leap allowing it to jump a hundred zhang high, and its demonic aura was so intense that no demon beast dared approach.

The fat man, who had taken human form and called himself Green Male Lord, gazed at the toad eggs in the lake, couldn't help licking his lips, and said in a low voice:

But after its Demon Sense swept back and forth several times with no sign detected, its expression finally relaxed a little.

The Green Male Bull Frog furrowed its brows, showing a solemn expression.

Were it not for the pair of horns on its head still protruding conspicuously, it would hardly differ from a human cultivator.

Human Yuan Ying?

What was most distinctive about it were the horn-like spikes growing on both sides of its head, resembling bull horns, extremely large, making its head size appear somewhat disproportionate.

This frog was indeed one of the demon kings of Thousand Poison Mountain, the Green Male Bull Frog!

After landing here, its huge eyes were not particularly sharp; only when its Demon Sense swept out did it lock onto the Poison Skull Toad eggs in the small pond not far away.

However, it seemed quite cautious, after all this place was not the center of Thousand Poison Mountain, and the appearance of Poison Skull Toad eggs here was truly accidental.

A layer of emerald-green fluorescence flashed over its body, and then its form blurred, turning into that of a human wearing a dark-green robe, with a large belly, looking rather corpulent.

Until the Green Male Bull Frog stepped step by step to the edge of the small pond, Yunhe did not appear.

Instantly, the Green Male Bull Frog's eyes lit up, revealing a look of longing.

The Green Male Bull Frog in human form stepped forward slowly, even pausing with each step, its vigilance extremely high.

If Fellow Daoist does not show up again, then I will not be polite.

Yunhe smiled, clasped his hands in a salute, and said, 'I am Tianshi; I have met Green Male Lord.'

Upon hearing this, if Yunhe were not confident in his concealment and aura-restraining techniques, he might really have been provoked into revealing himself.

Yunhe muttered inwardly.

'Fourth Level demon beasts possess intelligence equal to humans; such a demon beast, having lived who knows how long and having had contact with humans, has alertness far surpassing that of demon beasts in the Yao Shou Shijie.'

Although this too was a probing remark, Yunhe pondered briefly and then stepped out from the rock.

As he walked, he frowned and said, 'Which Fellow Daoist is here? Why not come out and meet me? As Green Male Lord, what an honor to have you personally prepare this delicacy.'

Upon seeing Yunhe, the Green Male Bull Frog started in surprise; it clearly had not expected that merely a probing remark would actually provoke a person to appear.

Immediately after.

Toward human cultivators, the Green Male Bull Frog felt no liking, but since the other party was a Yuan Ying Cultivator, it still asked in a low voice:

'Tianshi? Human Yuan Ying Cultivator, are you scheming against me?'

'It's not really a scheme; I merely need to exchange one thing with Fellow Daoist Green Male Lord. If you agree, you may choose from elixirs, magical treasures, formations, or spiritual materials.' Yunhe said.

If he could obtain what he wanted without fighting, Yunhe also did not wish to provoke a Fourth Level demon beast lightly.

After all, a Fourth Level demon beast is even harder to deal with than a Yuan Ying Cultivator.

'What is it?' the Green Male Bull Frog, barely suppressing its nature, heard Yunhe's words, a flash of eagerness passing through its eyes.

As a demon tribe member, even after breaking through to Fourth Level and assuming human form, they still yearn greatly for human cultivators' elixirs, magical treasures, and the like.

Therefore he did not immediately attack, but instead voiced his question.

Yunhe pursed his lips, 'Although somewhat abrupt, I require Fellow Daoist's essence blood'

Without waiting for Yunhe to say how much essence blood he needed, or whether it was bodily essence blood or elixir essence blood, the Green Male Bull Frog glared angrily and shouted:

'Bold!!'

Having said that, he flipped his palm, and a bright-red whip lashed out from his hand, swinging at Yunhe with lightning-like extreme speed.

At that whip's speed, even a Yuan Ying Cultivator would probably struggle to react in a short time.

However, Yunhe, having prepared beforehand, at the moment the whip struck, waved his hand and shot out a flying sword to block it.

Bang!!

'Tongue?'

Yunhe also noticed that the whip's pattern was extremely fast when flicked out and equally fast when retracted.

'Indeed, demanding essence blood is still not negotiable.'

He sighed inwardly.

Immediately after, his eyes turned grim, his spiritual power surging throughout his body, 'Then there is only killing!'

As his words fell, Yunhe formed hand seals.

Hum—

In an instant, a formation sprang up around the surroundings, sealing off this place.

'Formation?'

The Green Male Bull Frog showed surprise; it had previously scanned the area with its Demon Sense back and forth dozens of times without detecting anything, so where did this formation come from?

Yunhe gave a cold chuckle and did not answer.

If it were before, his formation method perhaps indeed could not deceive the green bullfrog, but since obtaining the "Twelve All-Heaven Stars Great Array", and combined with some formation path understanding of Shen Xinrui, his formation skill has been continuously improving.

Back then, in the cave dwelling of the Floating Cloud Venerable, that "Twelve All-Heaven Stars Great Array" could not even be detected by the divine sense of Guang Chengzi and a cultivator comparable to him at Nascent Soul mid-stage, let alone a Fourth Level demon beast whose Demon Sense is inherently a weakness?

Although Yunhe studied day and night and only learned some superficialities from the "Twelve Celestial Stars Great Array," those superficialities were precisely the formation concealment technique; as trap assistance, they could not be better.

What Yunhe laid down was hardly just a single formation.

Five Elements Mutual Generation Formation, Five Elements Inverted Formation, Peak Capital Thick Earth Formation.

Trap Formation, Killing Formation, Illusion Formation. With ample time, Yunhe naturally laid out as many as possible.

"Good, good, good, looks like you really came prepared!"

Seeing so many formations, feeling the intense threat, the Azure Bullfrog was both startled and angry; its body flickered and instantly turned into a giant bullfrog, its "moo" echoing within the formations, yet not a single mosquito sound escaped outside.

Yunhe held the Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Sword, and a domineering divine sense swept out.

"Seeking Immortals, the Fallen God bestows!"

No idea how much time has passed.

Inside the formation.

"Whoosh——"

Yunhe wiped the sweat from his forehead, exhaled a long breath of foul qi, feeling his depleted mana, and couldn't help but show a hint of regret.

At his side, five Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Swords orbited, accompanied by a heavy round shield.

"The demon beast's body, especially a Fourth Level demon beast's body, is simply too strong."

Back when he used the Demon Beast Body to deal with the Land Mountain Turtle, it wasn't this troublesome.

Although this Azure Bullfrog is stronger than the Land Mountain Turtle by more than a notch, speaking truly, the Demon Beast Body, relying solely on the body plus Demon Sense, is far simpler to use against demon beasts than the Cultivator Body.

If one adds "Heaven-Earth Correspondence," the crushing of such demon beasts as the Land Mountain Turtle becomes even more evident.

"The Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Sword really needs to be strengthened."

After this battle, Yunhe felt more clearly the shortcoming of his insufficient killing power.

Perhaps five Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Swords forming a sword array would be enough against early Nascent Soul cultivators, but against early Fourth Level demon beasts, there is excess damage yet insufficient killing power.

Without the heavenly thunder power, the killing power would likely have to drop another notch.

"Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened."

Yunhe put away his magical artifacts, slightly circulated his internal mana to recover a bit, then gazed at the motionless Azure Bullfrog not far away; the regret on his face faded, turning into ecstatic joy.

Fourth Level demon beasts, every part is treasure!

One Land Mountain Turtle earned him a Fourth Level high-grade magical artifact "Subdue Demon Carapace," and its beast soul also helped the "Beast Soul Banner" rise in rank; the value of this Azure Bullfrog, compared to the Land Mountain Turtle, is only higher, not lower.

However, the cost is also not small.

Yunhe looked around; the originally somewhat flat ground was so filthy that "messy" hardly describes it, everywhere were patches of black, sticky slime exuding a strong fishy stench.

Even his formations were now corroded to a tattered state; if not for the fact that he had laid down many formations, they might have been shattered by the Azure Bullfrog midway through the fight.

The toxicity of this frog is absolutely worse than that of the Myriad Poisons True Lord.

To repair these formations of his would likely require a considerable cost.

Fortunately, they are not extremely precious; spending a few more Spirit Stones and treasures can still make up the shortfall.

Suddenly.

Yunhe's heart jumped violently; looking again at the motionless, lifeless Azure Bullfrog, he saw its abdomen suddenly bulge, followed by its mouth.

With a "puff" sound, a dark-colored small insect burst from its mouth, shooting out at a speed Yunhe couldn't react to, quickly locating the weak point in the damaged formation, and escaping with a "hum."

Seeing this, Yunhe felt a chill run down his back.

He didn't know what insect it was, only vaguely feeling it resembled a mosquito.

He also didn't know why it was hidden inside the Azure Bullfrog's body.

But one thing is certain: the "master" of that insect possesses strength far surpassing the Azure Bullfrog, even surpassing him!

Perhaps that is the true ruler demon of this Thousand Poisons Mountain!

Even if he had plotted against the Azure Bullfrog with utmost meticulousness, he never expected that inside its body lay such an insect.

His heart jolted; he immediately dared not hesitate, waving his hand to stow the Azure Bullfrog's corpse, then using the "Floating Cloud Eight Trigrams Disk" to gather all the damaged formations, with a "puff" he unfurled his Ice-Wind Wings, instantly turning into a stream of light and fleeing outward from Thousand Poisons Mountain.

The deepest part of Thousand Poisons Mountain.

Inside an underground passage leading who-knows-where.

There was a woman whose skirt half-covered, revealing a pair of graceful jade feet; her appearance was exquisite and pretty, her face stunningly beautiful, she suddenly shifted her expression and slowly raised her jade-green hand.

A dark-colored small insect landed in her palm.

Upon seeing this insect, the woman's faint smile vanished instantly.

Not far from her, another woman, unsure what she was tinkering with, dressed even more revealingly, also froze in her movements, her face showing a hint of surprise, she stiffly gazed at the woman, moving her lips.

She stammered:

"Could it be

Before she could finish speaking, the woman's figure suddenly vanished from the spot; seeing this, the beautiful woman's pupils contracted, her form briefly blurred, then she actually turned into a giant spider and swiftly crawled into the dark cave's depths.

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