Amidst the putrid poisonous fog, one by one, the poisonous toads’ backs arched as they glared maliciously at the intruder. Follow current novels on ⓝovelFire.net

Corpses were being carried by them.

No! Those weren’t corpses.

They were living beings.

But frozen in a strange posture, sealed within ice.

Their eyes still moved within the ice, revealing expressions of pain.

The poisonous toads keenly sensed the presence of prey.

Their tiny eyes, like green beans, fixated tightly on the target, poised to strike.

Suddenly, one of the poisonous toads launched forward like an arrow released from a bow.

Its thigh muscles contracted fiercely, and its entire body was propelled as if shot from a catapult, soaring suddenly.

In that instant, its speed was as fast as lightning.

However, just as it was about to touch Li Xuanxiao, it was pierced by silver needles moving even faster, causing a stream of ice-blue blood to spray out.

The blood scattered in the air like blooming flowers, dazzling and splendid.

Wherever the blood touched, the surrounding air instantly froze.

Each drop of blood acted like a powder keg, freezing everything around it rapidly upon landing.

One drop of blood happened to fall on Li Xuanxiao’s Protective True Qi.

This seemingly insignificant drop caused violent tremors in the protective energy barrier.

Li Xuanxiao was shocked in his heart;

this single drop of blood could have such a massive impact on his Protective True Qi.

But Li Xuanxiao soon realized that although these Frost Venom Toads were extremely dangerous, their defenses were weak.

Several Crane Summit Silver Needles transformed into streaks of light and vanished into the air.

Frozen?

Li Xuanxiao quickly shifted his footing. The needles’ speed in the air was slowed by hundreds of times.

His expression was as dark as water, tightly clutching a silver needle in his hand.

The needle spun rapidly between his fingers.

Within the cauldron, the Spiritual Flame blazed fiercely.

“Whoosh whoosh!!”

Trailing behind was a fiery meteor of blazing flames.

The Frost Venom Toads were clearly startled by this sudden attack.

Yet, Li Xuanxiao’s silver needles were unbelievably fast, as if they had eyes, piercing one after another accurately.

Every toad pierced let out a miserable scream before its body quickly shriveled, eventually turning into a puddle of icy water. The needles continued darting through the air, seeking the next target.

With one Frost Venom Toad after another falling, Li Xuanxiao remained completely unharmed.

Having adapted to this battle, Li Xuanxiao’s eyes and hands became swift.

He deployed trapping techniques, attempting to capture the toads.

Suddenly, the ground trembled violently, and a massive shadow loomed overhead.

A larger Frost Venom Toad, entirely ice-blue with blood-red pupils, rose from the bottom of the Frozen Poisonous Swamp.

“Bang bang!!”

A crisp sound echoed in the air.

It was the sound of a Crane Summit Silver Needle freezing and then shattering.

Accompanied by the toad slowly opening its mouth, a chilling aura erupted forth.

This aura contained two powerful forces: extreme cold and corrupt soul energy.

They intertwined and fused, forming a terrifying attack.

In an instant, the entire space was filled with this assault, as if time itself froze.

Li Xuanxiao couldn’t react in time and was instantly overwhelmed by this power.

At that moment, his soul felt as if pierced simultaneously by thousands of fine needles, unbearable pain flooding him.

His consciousness blurred from agony, while his body was simultaneously corroded by the extreme cold, quickly turning into an ice sculpture.

Li Xuanxiao’s life was frozen forever in this instant.

The Toad King hiccupped lightly, expression unchanged.

Suddenly, it seemed to sense something.

A dazzling golden light tore through the frozen space, charging toward the Toad King with endless might.

This golden light was like a sharp sword, slashing down from above, as if tearing the entire space apart.

Where the golden light passed, the space was forcibly split into two, forming a shocking fissure.

The golden light moved incredibly fast, swiftly approaching the Toad King.

The Toad King remained extraordinarily calm and composed.

It stood still without rushing, not even blinking, watching the golden light draw closer and closer.

As the distance closed, one could clearly see countless sharp sword auras intertwined within the golden light.

These sword auras, like a swarm of wasps, densely intertwined to form a massive sword net that tightly enveloped the golden light.

But in an instant, the sword auras were frozen solid.

The frozen sword auras looked even more magnificent.

At this moment, Li Xuanxiao, hiding afar, frowned deeply as he observed the scene.

The Toad King’s strength was slightly weaker than expected...

Before setting out, Li Xuanxiao had devised a simple plan.

The previous fight was merely a test.

The Toad King stuck out its tongue, licking the surrounding sword auras.

It seemed to sense something else.

This time, it was something delicious for it.

One could tell from the color in the Toad King’s eyes.

Its cheeks puffed out, and it couldn’t help but leap out of the Frozen Swamp.

Fire, for this Toad King who lived in the icy land, was an irresistibly tempting delicacy.

The Toad King slowly emerged from its dark, damp lair, each step unusually cautious.

However, when its gaze landed on the faint flicker of fire in the distance, all caution was instantly thrown aside.

That flickering flame was actually Li Xuanxiao’s True Fire Core, wrapped within the cauldron device.

To Li Xuanxiao, this True Fire Core was not only the crystallization of his years of alchemical practice but also part of his life.

Using the True Fire Core as bait was undoubtedly an extremely risky move.

If the flame were extinguished, all Li Xuanxiao’s hard-earned progress in alchemy would likely be destroyed in an instant.

His alchemy skills might be ruined forever.

The Toad King stuck out its tongue.

Its figure seemed still, but in reality, it had already approached the cauldron.

In the next moment, the trapping formation activated.

The essence of the array Li Xuanxiao set up was never a last-minute effort.

It was laid out before the battle, or even earlier.

Then sealed away within.

Only to be released during the fight.

This method was more time-saving and efficient.

But it required extremely high skill from the formation master.

A single mistake could render all prior preparations useless.