Chapter 184 (1/2)

Several days afterward, Su Xing descended and landed upon a jutting highland, viewing the faraway mountains. The left had poisonous clouds of miasma, and the right had bugs and other poisonous creatures grow and crawl. There were many deep streams on the mountain, bubbling with the sound of running water. There was an overcast gloom, and caverns abounded in great numbers, the bewildering rocks sinister. The swamps within the range of several dozen li splashed with the large bubbles constantly emitted. Soft grass and sludge accumulated within, a fermenting mold that would make those who smelled it vomit.

”That place is the Poison Toad Pool.” Su Xing thought to himself, wrinkling his brow. The Vermilion Bird Territory's topography sure was complicated and steep. A great deal of the valleys had dense evil airs, amassed without dispersing, surging straight up. A strong wind blew, and it had a fishy odor. Clearly, those violent and ruthless clans occupied the area.

Seeing the overpowering stench of this Poison Toad Pool stretching several dozen li, the smell reeked. If it was not for the Evil Smiting Writ, Su Xing honestly would have no interest coming to this place. It was no wonder that when she learned Su Xing wanted to go to the Poison Toad Pool, Wu Siyou would have no interest in following. The poison pool interfered with Divine Intent, and at this moment, that Detoxification Pearl from when he and An Suwen became sworn siblings was now actually useful. Su Xing swallowed the pearl, and against the permeating stench, he withstood the marshland gasses. He looked around and once again soared high on his riding sword to begin his search for the Evil Smiting Writ.

In actuality, this Evil Smiting Writ was not a so-called tag, but rather, every sort of legendary materials that had been paired together, to be used with Starfire to forge things specially made to confront the Star Beasts. The Evil Smiting Writ's raw materials were myriad. More or less, there were ”Five Spirits,” ”Five Poisons,” ”Five Smells,” ”Five Hearts,” ”Five Medicines,” and others. Each targeted the constitutions of the Star Generals' Star Beasts with different effects that were not at all the same. What Su Xing was currently searching for was the Five Poisons. This sort of Five Poisons Evil Smiting Writ could more easily receive Star Beasts, especially from the perspective of Heavenly Stars. The Knowledge Star's ranked third Star Beast certainly would not be that easy to confront.

Su Xing also came to the Poison Pool because he had heard this place had Poison Toad Grass.1

Circling around the poison pool, as expected, several patches were found within the Poison Pool. Su Xing furrowed his brow, for he was not pressed to go pick it. On the pond, there reclined a monster whose entire body stunk from head to toe with a toxic gas, currently concealed beneath the pond's surface. Four black, gleaming eyes stared at every movement above the pool's surface. If it was not for Su Xing being careful, he would not have immediately sensed it.

With a croak, the monster suddenly jumped out of the pond. This monster's form was not large at three zhang wide and five, six zhang long. Its shape was apparently a large toad. Its skin had numerous pores and dimples, flowing ulcers all over its body, releasing a nauseating stink that made it appear somewhat disgusting. Furthermore, along with this monster's croaking, its body emitted a black fog from time to time.

Poison Toad!2

Su Xing's brows wrinkled once more. Although encountering a Demon Beast like the Poison Toad was not surprising, actually seeing this monster was still somewhat thorny. This type of Poison Toad lived within the toxic gas of the swamp. The poison it sprayed could corrupt artifacts and magic weapons, damaging their spiritual powers.

As Su Xing pondered, the Poison Toad already croaked loudly, and an ominous glint flashed in its glossy black eyes. Between its breaths, a poison fire sprayed out of its mouth.

The poison fire was a hundred meters wide, dispersing a stink that shot aggressively towards Su Xing. Su Xing did not panic, and instead, flipped his wrist. A binding purple magic cloud's thunder and lightning mixed in his hand. Ever since he had swallowed the Purple Hearts Immortals Dragon Pills, Su Xing's Purple Star Transforming Qi reached the peak of the first stage and passed through continuous refinement, successfully combining into one with the Blooming Water Divine Thunder. The current Blooming Water Divine Thunder was no longer water-like and thunder-like as it was before. It was now an entirely purple thunder that was just like a new thunder magic.

Liangshan Continent practice many different types of the Five Elements Astonishing Magics, and each of the Five Elements had many sorts of varieties. Just thunder alone had Clinging Fire Divine Thunder, Blooming Water Divine Thunder, and more. The majority depended on every sort of ability to be refined, and nowadays, matching it with the Purple Star Transforming Qi, Su Xing actually surprisingly refined a new thunder magic in Liangshan Continent. The thunder and lightning completely understood attachment to the purple clouds and auspicious light, so Su Xing dubbed it ”Purple Mansion Immortals Thunder.”3

In his heart, there existed the thought to test the might of the Purple Mansion Immortals Thunder. At once, he raised up the Purple Mansion Immortals Thunder in his hand.

That purple magic cloud and immortal thunder in his hand immediately condensed into a purple auspicious flower, flying at its opponent light as a feather, just so happening to encounter the immense poison fire the Poison Toad sprayed.

The Poison Toad's poison fire had a diameter in excess of six to seven zhang, and that purple thunder flower of the condensed Purple Mansion Immortals Thunder was no more than several inches in size. Truly, it was somewhat like the difference between an ant and an elephant, but let alone that this purple thunder was only so small, it had gone through the Purple Star Transforming Qi, concentrating into the quintessential. It could be said this little purple flower was even stronger than that Blooming Water Divine Thunder Lightning Python shape. The two attacks touched in midair, and a terrifying explosion appeared.

With a ”zila” sound, the Poison Fire and Purple Thunder clashed. A layer of purple magic cloud spread out and wrapped up the poison fire. The originally disgusting poison fire instantly became an Immortal's magic cloud. Purple lightning surged, appearing to be inconceivable.

At this sort of scene, even Su Xing was slightly stunned when he witnessed it, for it greatly exceed his expectations.

However, when the opposing Poison Toad saw that its Poison Fire had been confined, it became enraged. It opened its mouth, and hundreds upon thousands of fist sized Poison Fires violently bubbled forth from the pores and bumps in its skin. It fiercely shot over, yet Su Xing twitched his lips and waved one hand.

He threw out a hundred Ice Cone Talismans.4 The talismans exploded, dispersing countless ice cones that shot out in a thick storm towards the Poison Fires.

With a resounding explosion, the Poison Fire and Ice Cones ripped apart the cloud and poison fire, releasing a large plume of poison gas, interweaving together in midair. The Poison Toad's Poison Fire was exceptional as expected. It had broke, but the poison gas' vigor was even more fierce.

Su Xing stared ahead, and then its figure actually shot backwards.

The Poison Toad croaked, and its silhouette suddenly appeared beneath him. It speed was quick, as if a thousand meters was nothing. The Poison Toad opened its mouth with another bolt of fierce Poison Flame. This Poison Flame was even larger than the previous Poison Fire.