Chapter 40: Underwater Battle (1/2)

Seeing the Greenjade-eyed Gold Toad kill the youngster in blue with just one attack, Fifth Senior Brother and the charming woman grew horrified. Both of them gave their all to charge past the undercurrents to reach the surface. At that moment, neither of them had any desire to fight against this yao beast. All they could think of was how to escape this calamity.

“You want to escape? No cultivator has ever escaped after entering my territory. You fellows can stay here and become my food.” The Greenjade-eyed Gold Toad’s divine sense spread beneath the pool. Next, its pair of eyes abruptly shone before shooting out two thick, bluish-green beams of light. The two beams of light were one notch faster than the red line earlier. They struck Fifth Senior Brother and the charming woman’s figure before expanding outwards, transforming into dazzling spheres of light which imprisoned the two, just like it had with Chen Feng. Despite their continuous struggles, they were unable to affect the spheres at all.

“Humph! Just minor cultivators at level 3 of the Concealed stage, you actually want to snatch away the spiritual fruits? You really do not understand the heights of Heaven and the depths of the Earth. After I take care of the other flies, I will slowly enjoy my meal,” the Greenjade-eyed Gold Toad said coolly. It had imprisoned Chen Feng and the others, intending on making them its meal.

“Ha ha ha ha! There are really Greenjade Magic Soulfruits here! Excellent! We have not come here for nothing!” A voice rang out from within the waters. However, the voice did not seem to have a fixed origin, making it impossible for them to figure out where the voice had come from.

“Do not be careless! There is a Greenjade-eyed Gold Toad here! We need to be careful. Didn’t you see the fellows from Purplecloud Sky Grotto get caught?”

“Humph! The three of them are just idiots. They ran here so fast but are no match for the yao beast at all. They were just sending themselves to death’s door.”

“Yes, they were too arrogant. Unlike us, we had come together and made a proper plan before making our move. This time, we will definitely be able to capture this Greenjade-eyed Gold Toad and collect the Greenjade Magic Soulfruits.”

“Yes, yes! Let’s deal with this yao beast first. Eh? Why are there two less Greenjade Magic Soulfruits?”

“They were taken by the little cultivator. Right now, everything is within our grasp. Let’s take action. The value of this yao beast is comparable to these nine Greenjade Magic Soulfruits.”

“Ha ha ha! Every part of this yao beast is a treasure. If we can kill it and extract the yao core within its body, we can concoct out Human tier medicinal pills. If we have a pill formula and other herbs, we can even concoct out Earthen tier medicinal pills.”

“Humph! Just a few human cultivators. You dare spit boastful words before me? I have killed way too many cultivators of your level!” After saying that, the Greenjade-eyed Gold Toad opened its mouth and three red lines flashed out to pierce into the black waters, each of them attacking the cultivators who were talking.

The three red lines were actually the tongues of the Greenjade-eyed Gold Toad. The speed at which it shot out was incomparably fast, lightning-like in quality. Additionally, they were durable to the extreme, capable of piercing rocks and steel. The corpses under the pool had all been killed using this method.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Three booming sounds erupted from within the pool and the three cultivators seemed to have been struck by the attacks.

“Oh, puppet technique?” The Greenjade-eyed Gold Toad became surprised.

“Ha ha ha! Yao beast, you are quite capable to be able to recognize a puppet technique. Everyone, let’s attack! Let this yao beast experience our Five Elements Demon Suppression Array!”

The instant those words rang out, big flags moved through the waters to thrust down at various locations. The moment the power of the array was activated, lightning and thunder erupted and a tempest rose. Astral winds began to surge and the undercurrents turned violent as even more water currents were formed. It was as though a concealed dragon was moving about ceaselessly.

“Eh? How could there be lightning and thunder under water? Could this be the power of arrays?” Chen Feng blurted out in shock. Feeling the violence of the undercurrents surging around him, he felt that, without the sphere of light that the Greenjade-eyed Gold Toad had set up around him, he would have been torn to pieces by the chaotic energy around him.

The large body of the Greenjade-eyed Gold Toad reacted with an abrupt shudder and all the waters in the pool roiled. Over a hundred thick pillars of water shot out from the surface of the pool, going upwards to a height of at least 100 metres. It was a magnificent sight to behold. Unfortunately, no one was in the mood to appreciate it. The chaos beneath the pool slowly subsided and the various imagery disappeared.

“Is that it? Did you think that this shabby array can kill me? What a bunch of daydreamers!” said the Greenjade-eyed Gold Toad with a sneer.

“Ha ha ha, we are not trying to kill you. We just want to trap you. Our objective is the nine Greenjade Magic Soulfruits. Did you really think we would go all out against you?” One of them laughed out loudly and revealed himself. He had a tall and mighty stature and he wielded a strange-looking machete. A strange picture was painted upon his face. He was none other than the cultivator from Evil Moon Grotto.

“Fellow cultivator, please save us. We are from Purplecloud Sky Grotto!”

“Fellow cultivator, please help us. Our Purplecloud Sky Grotto will be most grateful!”

Fifth Senior Brother and the charming woman cried out urgently.

“Ha ha ha, you fellows be obedient and stay there. Once we obtain the Greenjade Magic Soulfruits, we can talk. However, this little beauty is quite the looker. We really don’t want to see you die here,” said the Evil Moon Grotto cultivator, a smile on his face. There was a sinister look on his face as he looked at the charming woman.

“Brother, please save me. I am willing to use my body to repay you!” the charming woman swiftly cried out, a hint of hope appearing on her face.

“Ha ha ha, just wait until I get the Greenjade Magic Soulfruits.” After saying that, the Evil Moon Grotto cultivator strode forward. As he did, the waters before him separated.

Sou!

A bluish-green beam flashed out and struck the cultivator’s body at lightning-like speed. The cultivator’s mighty body immediately shattered and disappeared. However, he then reformed himself somewhere 10 metres away.

“Another puppet technique.” After saying that, the Greenjade-eyed Gold Toad’s body began to move as it wanted to obstruct the cultivator.