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"Huh?"
Seeing this scene, several cultivators were suddenly shocked, and hurriedly turned their heads to look in the direction where the shadow had disappeared.
Then, they saw a green-skinned toad no more than two inches long, with its mouth wide open, its long tongue rolling a two-foot-tall Demon Monkey into its mouth.
"This..."
Everyone was startled.
This scene was too bizarre; a little toad not even as big as a fist swallowed a Demon Monkey nearly a hundred times its size, making everyone's scalp tingle.
However, strange things happened often in the Cultivation World. These people were cultivators, after all, and wouldn't be scared by such a sight.
The leading man, with high cultivation and at the peak of the Qi Refinement Realm, swept his Divine Sense over the toad and found that the Demon Energy on it was thin, not even as strong as his own. He immediately relaxed and shouted, "Bold evil, how dare you steal our prey? Seeking death."
As he spoke, he threw out his Flying Sword, which turned into a streak of light, slashing through the air toward the Spiritual Toad.
These cultivators did not recognize the Swallowing Sky Toad.
Even the disciples of the Beast Taming Sect couldn't recognize every Demon Beast in the world, let alone cultivators from small families like the Huang Family.
But they didn't care if the Spiritual Toad was precious. They were not refining beasts, and it was unnecessary to capture the toad alive. It was better to kill it quickly. Maybe they could cut open its belly and retrieve the Demon Monkey it had just swallowed.
After all, every Demon Beast could be sold for Spirit Stones. If they killed this Spiritual Toad, they could get two Demon Beast corpses.
Unexpectedly, the little Spiritual Toad was incredibly agile. With a light leap, it avoided the Flying Sword, and its long tongue shot out again, wrapping around another Demon Monkey's corpse.
"Impudent!"
"How dare you!"
The several cultivators from the Huang Family were furious. Apart from the two severely injured cultivators who were still sitting on the ground, the others attacked collectively, either using Flying Swords to slash at the toad or swinging Heavy Hammers to send shadowy hammer strikes at the toad.
"Ribbit..."
With a croak, the Swallowing Sky Toad quickly retracted its tongue, giving up even the Demon Monkey it had caught.
Otherwise, its tongue would likely be severed by the leading Sword Cultivator.
Its limbs pressed against the ground and it leaped back a few zhang, evading the attacks. Knowing that these people were tough opponents, it intended to abandon the food.
Just as it was about to turn and leave, one of the hammer-wielding cultivators suddenly flashed forward, raising his Heavy Hammer to smash down.
"Ribbit!"
Under the hammer, the Swallowing Sky Toad sensed danger. It knew that if this hammer hit, it would surely die.
In desperation, it suddenly leaped into the cultivator's arms, its long tongue like a spear, sharp as a sword, suddenly thrusting out, piercing the cultivator's chest.
Then, it kicked with all its strength, sending the cultivator flying while using the force to propel itself several zhang away, attempting to escape.
"Fourth Brother..."
The other cultivators saw the one kicked back by the Swallowing Sky Toad with blood gushing from his chest, twitching a few times before falling silent, and their anger surged.
They had fought the Demon Monkeys with no deaths, and now a toad had killed one of their family members.
"Kill it, avenge Fourth Brother!"
The cultivators' Flying Swords slashed and Heavy Hammers smashed as they chased after the Spiritual Toad.
In the trees, Qin Feng and Qin Yang watched in shock.
The sudden turn of events was too abrupt.
But Qin Feng quickly came to his senses.
He looked at the scene. Three cultivators remained.
Two were severely injured, grieving their kin's death, but could only sit on the ground and recover, watching the others chase the Spiritual Toad.
The other cultivator stood guard nearby with a sword.
Although he was angry, he kept his wits.
This was Qifeng Mountain, where Demon Beasts could appear at any time. He couldn't leave two injured kin unguarded.
Even if there were no more Demon Beasts nearby except the Demon Monkeys they had slain, the bloody scent could attract other beasts soon.
In the trees, Qin Feng nudged Qin Yang with his elbow, then pointed at the sword-wielding guard.
Qin Yang frowned, hesitating.
He knew Qin Feng's intention: to take down the Sword Cultivator.
If he acted, unless he killed to silence, the Qin and Huang families would be in a big conflict.
Qin Feng grinned, taking a robe from his Storage Bag, then his fingertip gathered Spiritual Power, silently cutting a piece of the robe, signaling Qin Yang to mask his face.
Although cultivators at the Qi Refinement Realm could extend Divine Sense, it wasn't strong enough. As long as Qin Yang covered his face and used Spells to conceal his aura, the opponent's Divine Sense wouldn't identify him.
"..."
Qin Yang sighed, reluctantly taking the cloth to cover his face.
Thinking for a moment, he reversed his robe, ensuring there were no flaws to expose his identity. Then he slid down the tree, circled swiftly through the forest, and suddenly appeared, hurling a flame.
The Huang Family guard anxiously watched the others leave, sensing an ambush. He angrily slashed the fire with his sword and charged at the hidden Qin Yang.
Qin Yang's strength matched the guard's, but he dared not reveal his full power to avoid recognition, using only basic spells, making him no match for the Sword Cultivator.
Helpless, he fought defensively, retreating to lure the guard away.
In a moment, only the two injured Huang Family cultivators were left.
They were puzzled, surprised by the sudden change.
Before they could react, one of them widened his eyes in horror, shouting, "Watch out for an ambush!"
But he was slightly late. Before he finished, the other cultivator felt a sharp pain at the back of his head, his vision blackened, and he fainted.
The shouting cultivator struggled to rise.
But his severe injuries hindered him, with a broken chest bone from a Demon Monkey's claw. His arms and legs wounded, he couldn't get up.
Then he saw the figure who knocked out his companion swinging a big club at his head.
Thud...
The club struck, and he fell swiftly.
Qin Feng discarded the large wooden stick he had picked up, wasting no time. He quickly grabbed the Demon Monkey corpses the Huang Family cultivators had collected.
Connected to the Demon Refining Pot, he touched the corpses, and they were absorbed instantly.
In moments, over a dozen Demon Monkey corpses were absorbed by the Demon Refining Pot.
As Qin Feng was leaving, he paused, turned to the two fallen cultivators, picked up their Magic Artifacts, and placed them in his Storage Bag. He also took their Storage Bags.
Searching them, he found a treasure.
It was a piece of Heart-Clearing Jade.
Though it had no offensive or defensive properties, it helped calm the mind and aided cultivation.
A good item, he kept it.
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