When he saw the Swallowing Sky Toad again, Qin Feng immediately smiled.
He had previously thought that this Swallowing Sky Toad had been killed by the Huang Family cultivators. After all, the Swallowing Sky Toad's cultivation was not high; it was merely at the late Qi Refinement stage, and it was easy to lose its life being pursued by those Huang Family cultivators. Unexpectedly, it had managed to escape.
However, the current state of the Swallowing Sky Toad was not good. It could be seen from the fact that each of its jumps now could only cover one or two zhang, much slower than before.
"Haha, this is truly an effort-saving gain."
Qin Feng's eyes brightened.
He had originally given up hope, but unexpectedly, this little creature delivered itself to him. Since it was so fated, he naturally had to cherish it.
"Hurry, chase it."
He tugged Qin Yang, and the two of them swiftly chased after the Swallowing Sky Toad.
This time, they did not conceal their forms or restrain their aura, so they were quickly noticed by the Swallowing Sky Toad.
The Swallowing Sky Toad was startled, thinking that the Huang Family cultivators had caught up. It immediately jumped, trying to escape these two people.
But earlier, it had been struck by a Huang Family cultivator wielding a hammer and was severely injured. If those cultivators had not retreated on their own, it wouldn't have survived until now.
With its speed greatly reduced after the injury, there was no way it could escape from Qin Feng and Qin Yang. Soon, they caught up with it.
The Swallowing Sky Toad was, after all, a demon beast. Seeing it couldn't escape, it immediately resolved to fight to the death. Its mouth opened wide, and its long tongue shot out like an arrow aimed at Qin Yang.
It could feel that Qin Yang posed the greatest threat to it. As long as it killed him, the other small Qi Refinement stage cultivator would likely flee in fear.
Qin Yang had previously witnessed the Swallowing Sky Toad's tongue piercing through the chest of a Huang Family cultivator, so he did not dare to be careless. With a flip of his hand, he took out a palm-sized shield. Under the control of his spiritual power, it transformed into a two-foot-wide round shield emitting a cyan spirit light, which he held in front of him to block the Swallowing Sky Toad's attack.
However, even so, he was still pushed back two steps by this strike from the Swallowing Sky Toad.
Qin Yang was secretly shocked. This was the Swallowing Sky Toad's attack while injured. If it were in peak condition, he definitely would not be its match.
However, since it was already injured, the outcome of the battle was still uncertain.
He infused more spiritual power into the round shield and threw it. The shield's edge flashed with sharpness as it spun towards the Swallowing Sky Toad.
He then drew a long sword and slashed in the air. Three feet of Flame Saber Qi roared towards the Swallowing Sky Toad, forcing it to jump and dodge.
The magic artifacts on Qin Yang were the standard issue from the Inspection Department. The round shield's edge was sharp enough for both defense and spinning attacks. The long sword, too, was extraordinary, capable of unleashing Flame Saber Qi.
This was the main reason he joined the Inspection Department. Joining not only came with a salary but also included such magical artifacts as rewards.
The Qin Family controlled the power of the Kun City Inspection Bureau. Otherwise, he might not have had a chance at such benefits.
The Swallowing Sky Toad was left dodging left and right under Qin Yang's dual attacks. When it couldn't dodge, it would raise a layer of misty white light for defense.
Although it didn't want to fight Qin Yang head-on due to its injury, it couldn't dodge effectively due to its reduced speed, making it quite embarrassed by Qin Yang's attacks.
When the Swallowing Sky Toad endured another Flame Saber Qi and was about to leap and escape, it suddenly saw a large net flying towards it.
The net covered several zhang in area. The threads on the net shimmered with spirit light, clearly not an ordinary item. If trapped by this net, it might be in danger.
It tried to evade, but at that moment, it was already in mid-air with no place to leverage itself.
Thus, its whole body seemed to willingly fall into the net's embrace.
The Swallowing Sky Toad tried to crawl out of the net's holes, but each thread of the Binding Spirit Net emitted spirit light, shrinking instantly and firmly trapping it inside. Even its internal demon energy was confined, preventing it from releasing.
So, despite its struggling, it could not escape the net.
"Haha..."
Qin Feng was overjoyed. He quickly extended his hand, and the Binding Spirit Net shrunk instantly, falling into his hand.
The Swallowing Sky Toad wanted to open its mouth and shoot its tongue to pierce this cultivator's body, but the Binding Spirit Net tightened, binding its whole body tightly, even preventing it from opening its mouth. It couldn't possibly shoot its tongue anymore.
Qin Yang came over, looking curiously at Qin Feng, surprised that his cousin had already refined the Binding Spirit Net so quickly.
However, considering it was merely a middle-grade magic artifact and the marks left by other Qi Refinement cultivators were weak, purging those marks wasn't difficult. Qin Yang didn't think much about it and quickly focused on the Swallowing Sky Toad.
"This Spiritual Toad is quite powerful. You haven't joined a sect yet, so don't hastily subdue it. It might backfire."
He advised, "If you really want to subdue it, you should have Uncle Seven suppress it for some time first. After joining a sect, you can then refine it into your spiritual beast."
Qin Feng, eyes shining, was examining the Swallowing Sky Toad. He smiled and replied, "Don't worry, Brother Yang, I understand. I won't act recklessly."
With the Demon Refining Pot, he wasn't afraid of this late-stage first-tier demon beast's backlash.
Unless the demon beast was powerful enough to break free from the laws within the Demon Refining Pot, it would not have the chance to retaliate.
Qin Yang looked at the sky and urged, "Let's go back quickly. If we don't return soon, Uncle Seven might send someone to find us."
"Alright."
Qin Feng nodded, turned, and placed the Swallowing Sky Toad wrapped in the Binding Spirit Net into his sleeve.
After avoiding Qin Yang's gaze, he secretly communicated with the Demon Refining Pot and sent the Spiritual Toad inside.
He wasn't foolish enough to consider making the Swallowing Sky Toad his lifebound demon beast.
Such a demon beast was too difficult to advance. Making it his lifebound spiritual beast would definitely slow down his cultivation. He might remain stuck in the Qi Refinement stage, unable to achieve Foundation Establishment.
Only by making it the leader of a grotto within the Demon Refining Pot could he utilize the pot's ability to merge the bloodlines of similar demon beasts, helping the Swallowing Sky Toad grow quickly.
The Demon Refining Pot, truly an ancient treasure, even in its broken state, could capture the Swallowing Sky Toad with just a bit of absorption force.
Moreover, it did so while the toad was still trapped within the Binding Spirit Net.
Before the Demon Refining Pot, the Binding Spirit Net's confinement was insignificant.
Qin Feng extended his divine sense into the Demon Refining Pot and instantly found the Swallowing Sky Toad in the small space at the lowest level.
The Swallowing Sky Toad was clearly in a bewildered state.
It had just been captured, its internal demon energy confined, and thought death was imminent. Suddenly, it was drawn into this space by an irresistible force.
It could sense that its soul and body were now fused with this space. Henceforth, it would live and die here. Without the space controller's permission, it couldn't leave.
With its limited intelligence, the Swallowing Sky Toad didn't understand what was happening.
However, it soon sensed a will extending towards it.
This will seemed to control everything, including this space. Naturally, it also controlled the Swallowing Sky Toad.
When this will extended into its body, the Swallowing Sky Toad didn't even feel the urge to resist, letting the other party explore all its secrets.