Chapter 57

Chapter 57: The Ice Toad. Qin Yefeng focused his gaze. The black shadow was none other than a Bat Nightmare, similar to the one they had discovered in the ice cave.
Qin Yefeng had initially thought this Bat Nightmare would kill the strange Blue Caterpillar-like Creatures, but that was not the case.
Just as the Bat Nightmare lunged to attack the Blue Caterpillars, a colossal maw suddenly emerged from the blizzard, intent on devouring the Bat Nightmare.
The Bat Nightmare realized something was amiss, but by then, it was too late to retreat.
The enormous mouth that had appeared from the blizzard generated an immense suction force, directly pulling the Bat Nightmare into its maw and then swallowing it whole.
It was only then that Qin Yefeng and the others realized what kind of demonic beast was using the two Blue Caterpillars as bait.
Next to the Crimson Battle Flag, a colossal Ice Toad, dozens of meters in size, stood guard. It used the Blue Caterpillars to lure Bat Nightmares, then swallowed them in a single gulp.
This Ice Toad was entirely covered in solid ice, its defense astonishing just to behold!
The trio had originally planned to wait for the Ice Toad to leave before approaching to retrieve the flag.
However, the Ice Toad had long since detected the three uninvited guests near it, fixing them with a cold stare from its bulging, round eyes.
“No good, run!” Qin Yefeng shouted.
Before his words even faded, the massive Ice Toad pushed off the snowy ground with all its might, leaping high into the air and descending upon them with the force of a collapsing mountain.
But the Ice Toad’s leap was incredibly swift. Even with Qin Yefeng’s warning, Xiong Yu couldn’t fully escape its attack range in time.
Xiong Yu could only unleash his full earthy yellow spiritual power, raising the battle axe in his hand high and bringing it down with a heavy chop onto the leaping Ice Toad.
“Bang!”
The great axe immediately struck the ice, producing a sound like shattering crystal, as shards of ice flew everywhere.
Due to the Ice Toad’s enormous size, Xiong Yu’s great axe directly clashed with it, causing him to fall to the ground.
Lying on the ground, Xiong Yu’s face was filled with panic as he scrambled backward.
The Ice Toad also noticed this; Xiong Yu’s recent axe strike had barely caused it any significant harm.
The Ice Toad opened its mouth and shot out a sticky tongue, already coiling around Xiong Yu, intending to swallow him whole.
Just as Xiong Yu was about to be devoured by the Ice Toad, Qin Yefeng and Zi Baiying acted in unison.
Qin Yefeng erupted with terrifying Burning Heaven Dragon Flame, his Blood Shadow Battle Saber wreathed in Golden Dragon Flame. He charged directly towards the Ice Toad’s mouth, savagely slashing at the tongue that had coiled around Xiong Yu.
Feeling the terrifying high temperature and the danger of its tongue being severed, the Ice Toad immediately released Xiong Yu and rapidly retracted its tongue.
Xiong Yu, who had fallen to the ground, was not entirely out of danger. The Ice Toad hadn’t given up on him and instead brought down its foot, thicker than an elephant’s leg, towards Xiong Yu.
At that moment, Zi Baiying also unleashed purple-black spiritual power throughout her body. Her Guihua Whip lashed out fiercely, emitting a thunderous crack in the air.
A purple Whip Shadow formed in the air, coiling around Xiong Yu with extreme speed, then yanked him away, causing the Ice Toad to miss its stomp.
After being rescued, Xiong Yu quickly scrambled to his feet, cheering happily, “I’m not dead, hahaha!”
Meanwhile, Qin Yefeng and Zi Baiying stood in a tense standoff with the Ice Toad, neither side wanting to make the first move.
Not long after Qin Yefeng and the others faced off against the Ice Toad, the Blue Caterpillars on the Ice Toad’s head turned deep crimson.
Then, the Ice Toad opened its massive mouth, continuously drawing in cold air, generating an immense suction force.
Initially, only Qin Yefeng’s and Zi Baiying’s clothes were tugged, but as the Ice Toad intensified its suction,
Zi Baiying, being slenderer than Qin Yefeng, began to be pulled by the Ice Toad’s suction before he did.
Witnessing this, Qin Yefeng immediately plunged his Blood Shadow Battle Saber into the ground, gripping it tightly with one hand.
With his other hand, he reached out to embrace Zi Baiying’s slender waist, preventing her from being sucked away by the Ice Toad.
After Qin Yefeng saved her, Zi Baiying also grabbed the Blood Shadow Battle Saber’s hilt, simultaneously lowering her body to reduce the suction force acting upon her.
The Ice Toad’s uneven belly swelled completely as it continuously absorbed cold air, then abruptly switched from suction to expelling cold air.
This powerful suction transforming into a repelling blast was something Qin Yefeng and Zi Baiying had not anticipated.
Nevertheless, both of them unleashed their spiritual power, lowered their bodies, and gripped the Blood Shadow Battle Saber’s hilt tightly with both hands.
They weren’t blown into the sky this time, but the howling cold wind continuously streamed past Qin Yefeng and Zi Baiying.
As the biting cold wind swept over Zi Baiying, she instantly felt the warmth vanish from her body without a trace. Her arms were the first to go numb, making it difficult to maintain her grip on the Blood Shadow Battle Saber’s hilt.
Qin Yefeng noticed this problem and ignited his entire body with Golden Burning Heaven Dragon Flame, shielding Zi Baiying from the howling cold wind.
At the same time, Qin Yefeng had to divide his attention to hold onto the Blood Shadow Saber’s hilt, preventing himself from being blown away by the cold wind expelled by the Ice Toad.
Qin Yefeng was close to his limit. Fortunately, Xiong Yu, leveraging his body weight, stood up and slammed his great axe in front of Qin Yefeng, blocking a portion of the cold wind.
The Ice Toad realized that its series of attacks had failed to kill these three annoying “bugs” in front of it, and had wasted so much of its demonic power.
It immediately lost interest in Qin Yefeng, Xiong Yu, and Zi Baiying, and hopped towards the crimson battle flag.
Seeing the damned Ice Toad leap towards their target flag, extreme killing intent erupted in their eyes.
“We can’t drag this out any longer! We must kill this Ice Toad and get the flag!”
Qin Yefeng shouted loudly to Xiong Yu and Zi Baiying, “Kill!”
A fierce battle cry pierced the sky. Qin Yefeng’s entire body once again erupted with golden spiritual power, and his Blood Shadow Battle Saber slashed towards the Ice Toad.
The Golden-Gleaming Battle Saber directly shattered the solid ice on the Ice Toad’s body, plunging into its flesh, from which fresh crimson blood welled forth.
Xiong Yu’s entire body erupted with earthy yellow spiritual power, and his battle axe, imbued with earthy yellow light, chopped down onto the Ice Toad.
Immediately, the battle axe struck the spiked ice on the Ice Toad’s back. Amidst a flurry of shattering ice, numerous icy fragments splattered outwards.