Boom!
South of Yellow Wind Ridge.
Clouds churned, and battle raged fiercely.
"Croooaak!"
A thunderous croak echoed like muffled thunder, shaking the heavens.
A massive toad, standing over 90 meters tall like a small mountain, lashed out with its long tongue. The whip-like appendage split into countless shadows, relentlessly attacking King Yellow Wind.
With every leap, it soared higher than the surrounding mountains. Electric arcs crackled across its skin.
Each flick of its tongue unleashed a streak of lightning. Wherever it struck, trees shattered, and rocks exploded, demonstrating its overwhelming power.
One breath summoned a thundercloud, raining divine lightning down upon the battlefield.
King Yellow Wind's fur bristled.
"No wonder this area is so peaceful and devoid of other creatures. An ancient fierce beast has claimed this lake!"
[Species: Fierce Beast · Thunder Toad (60%)]
[Realm: None]
[Traits: Innate Thunder Manipulation (Gold), Devour (Purple), Dynamic Vision (Purple), Infinite Belly (Purple), Electric Tongue (Purple)…]
Though it had no cultivation realm, that was only because it didn't follow the path of immortals or gods. Instead, it relied on bloodline regression and innate divine abilities.
Through successive transformations, its power and size grew boundlessly. Even celestial beings and Buddhas were within its hunting range.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Lightning exploded, and waves roared.
King Yellow Wind fought with all his might, using close-range spear combat and long-range arrows. Though he managed to injure it, the beast's wounds only enraged it further.
The Thunder Toad's qi and blood were like a raging ocean, its ferocity shaking the mountains.
Even though King Yellow Wind possessed the bloodline of an ancient beast, he could not compare to the Toad's exclusive focus on physical prowess and innate abilities.
Deploying the Great Heavenly Immortal Art, he fought desperately. His black iron spear couldn't withstand the intensity and shattered.
The Thunder Toad opened its cavernous maw, generating a massive suction force. Trees, lake water, and soil were all drawn into its gaping mouth.
Caught off guard, King Yellow Wind was swallowed whole.
The battlefield fell silent as the Thunder Toad leaped back into the lake.
Inside the Toad's stomach, King Yellow Wind clung to a tree as he tumbled. The beast's belly was shockingly vast—large enough to fit ten football fields, with ceilings over 300 meters high.
This space resembled an alternate dimension, littered with dissolving and decaying bones, as well as scattered chunks of glowing metal.
While observing his surroundings, a foul yellow rain began to fall. Any tree or soil it touched sizzled and dissolved into smoke.
"Stomach acid?"
Forming a protective barrier of demonic energy around himself, King Yellow Wind braced against the potent corrosive effects.
Sizzle, sizzle…
His protective energy began to erode.
"Such strength!"
"But… you shouldn't eat recklessly. Didn't you hear the story of Iron Fan Princess? Oh right, you wouldn't know that."
Drawing his Thunderstruck Wooden Bow, King Yellow Wind retrieved the twelve Five-Element Arrows gifted to him by his crafting senior.
These arrows, each containing five layers of enchantments—armor-piercing, sharpness, tearing, penetration, and an additional elemental effect—were complete artifacts of maximum power.
Taking a deep breath, he steadied himself.
He nocked five arrows at once.
Yes—five arrows! All five elements!
The twelve arrows comprised three sets. Five arrows formed the elemental set, while the other two, Yin and Yang, formed another.
"Metal, wood, water, fire, earth—all five elements unleashed! Slay gods and destroy immortals!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The arrows tore through the air, leaving radiant trails of white, green, blue, red, and yellow. Their brilliance illuminated the dark space.
Thud, thud, thud!
The arrows pierced deep into the Thunder Toad's flesh, painting its stomach cavity with blood.
The space quaked violently, and the beast let out a deafening wail. Moments later, an immense explosion shattered the air.
The Five-Element Arrows' embedded arrays unleashed catastrophic energy, the conflicting elements clashing violently and creating devastating destruction.
Despite its struggles, the Thunder Toad succumbed.
No matter how tough its exterior, the interior of its body was softer and more vulnerable to the might of spiritual artifacts.
[You have slain the Fierce Beast · Thunder Toad. Randomly obtained its trait: Devour (Purple). Merge?]
[Devour (Purple): You can absorb and convert energy from consumed flesh and materials, enabling rapid recovery.]
"Hmm?"
King Yellow Wind felt both elated and disappointed. He had risked his life for this, but what he really wanted was [Innate Thunder Manipulation (Gold)]!
When he first saw the Thunder Toad, he was ecstatic. To overcome his tribulations, he needed thunder techniques, but he couldn't access the celestial methods forbidden by the heavens.
However, innate thunder manipulation bypassed such restrictions. Driven by determination, he had fought desperately.
And yet… this was his reward?
Crash!
A flood of water rushed into the cavern.
"Water?"
"Are we… in the lake?"
King Yellow Wind frowned; water wasn't his strength.
Crackle!
At that moment, the water bubble on his bamboo basket burst, and the little golden carp swam out, signaling with its fins for him to let it handle the situation.
Having witnessed the battle, the carp had been on edge. But seeing King Yellow Wind victorious, it became ecstatic and eagerly stepped up to assist.
After all, with the Thunder Toad gone, the lake would be its new territory. King Yellow Wind had effectively paved its future.
"Nicely done!"
King Yellow Wind blinked, realizing he had almost forgotten about his aquatic companion. With its dragon bloodline, the carp was indeed adept at controlling water.
The carp and its protective bubble dove into the rising flood. Its body expanded to three or 12 meters long, its golden scales gleaming.
Though it hadn't yet transformed, its dragon whiskers, scales, and tail hinted at its noble lineage. Swimming against the current, the carp swiftly stabilized the water flow.
Soon, the flood subsided.
The Thunder Toad's body began to tremble, slowly rising to the lake's surface. Sunlight broke through as King Yellow Wind leaped out, landing atop the floating corpse.
The carcass drifted in the lake as the golden carp happily swirled around, generating waves to push it toward the shore.
Blood stained the water's surface, attracting schools of fish. Yet none dared approach, cowed by the carp's imposing dragon aura.
The carp gulped down water mixed with blood. The Thunder Toad's blood, rich in spiritual energy, was a treasure for its growth.
"I might be able to transform after a bit more," it thought.
But it knew not to overindulge. The blood's fierce malice and demonic energy could taint its lineage if consumed excessively.
Reaching the shore, the carp retracted its dragon aura and flicked its tail at King Yellow Wind before diving into the lake. It was eager to explore its new home.
With the dragon's aura gone, the lake teemed with life. Fish, crab demons, and even old clams gathered to feast on the Thunder Toad's remains.
The clever ones ate sparingly and retreated to digest.
The greedy ones devoured too much, bursting apart.
Thus, as one leviathan fell, countless creatures rose in its wake. A whale's death brings life to all.
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