"Ho~~ho~~ho~~"

It rained heavily, and the large water droplets flying all over the sky intertwined into a fine gray-white rain curtain. The rainwater splashing on the ground spread, and gradually accumulated and merged, turning into large connected puddles, mixed with washed silt, making it turbid.

Several black monsters with body shapes like roulette wheels emerged from the mud softened by the rain, and let out a low cry.

The pitted skin like a toad is covered with many translucent sarcomas, which are filled with yellow-brown serous fluid. On the top of the head is a single horn as long as an adult's forearm.

These nondescript creatures stretched out their limbs and danced in the swamp-like mire that was easy to sink. Their dull-looking eyes moved flexibly, as if they were searching for something.

This kind of monster is called a black horned frog, named after the black horn on its head. As a hard-to-obtain material, it is an important raw material for making some more precious potions, and its price is not low in the market.

Although the black horned frogs are no more than the humblest servants, because they live in the dangerous Dongting Lake, ordinary mages will not take the risk of being hunted by powerful monsters.

Things are rare and expensive, and the small supply of black horns has become a material purchased at a high price. Even so, few hunters will hunt the black horned frogs that only appear on rainy days.

As the weakest monster in Dongting Lake, black horned frogs have little power to fight back against other monsters, so they are mostly active when there are heavy rains, taking advantage of the gaps where most monsters cannot take shelter from the rain to look for food.

Moreover, the sarcomas on their backs are filled with a pungent and fishy acid that will burst when stimulated, creating a stench that makes other monsters avoid them.

Even if you accidentally encounter other monsters, this is their tried-and-tested way to save their lives. No monster would be willing to risk his tongue being corroded by strong acid to eat some hard and smelly black horned frogs.

The eyes of a black horned frog that looked to be the largest in size suddenly locked in the same place.

Its seemingly heavy and round body jumped instantly, and its big mouth opened to swallow a ball of squirming mud into its belly.

With a swallowing sound, it blinked its eyes, and a brown film between the retina and the rainwater opened and closed, squeezing out the rainwater.

Some mud and water stains splashed out along with a strong airflow along its suddenly expanded nostrils. Rather than being called nostrils, exhaust holes may be more appropriate.

Some white worms were washed out of the mud by the rain, and they struggled instinctively among the black horned frogs in groups, splashing tiny water stains.

The black horned frog opens its wide mouth and swallows these protein-rich worms alive. The white worms that were originally hiding in the mud will struggle desperately as soon as they are exposed.

In front of horned frogs with dynamic vision, there are countless living targets, which can be easily captured and devoured, becoming important energy for these monsters with slow metabolism during their dormant period.

Even some bits and pieces of shellfish blown out by the rain were all swept away by the hungry black horned frogs.

Several black horned frogs were active near a low hill. Their webbed feet with tiny pointed claws dug through some sticky mud, looking for food to feed their stomachs.

Just when they were not paying attention, an extremely blurry black shadow that was difficult to detect with the naked eye appeared in the rain curtain and appeared above their heads.

In the heavy rain, it was difficult to see clearly even the compatriots half a meter away. The noisy splashing of raindrops could even drown out the chirping of one or two black horned frogs. They did not notice the slowly approaching black shadow at all.

"Kacha~~Kacha~~"

The black shadow suddenly attacked and pounced on a few unexpected horned frogs as fast as lightning. Only a few crisp cracking sounds were heard, and the single horns on the heads of the black horned frogs broke in response.

The black shadow disappeared.

Several black horned frogs had no idea what was happening. They only felt a gust of wind blowing above their heads and continued to look for bait with all their concentration.

A large, jet-black centipede climbed up the wet cliff. Its sharp legs penetrated into the small gaps, allowing it to walk smoothly on the slippery cliff.

Its big mouth held four black horns as long as an adult's forearm, and it twisted its long but flexible body and crawled into a somewhat dark cave.

Soon after entering it, I felt a warm firelight. Several embarrassed-looking people were sitting around the fire, with their long backs cast by the firelight.

One of the middle-aged men, who looked calm and self-confident, stood up and walked towards the black centipede, and without thinking, he took out the horns of the black horned frogs from its mouth.

"This is the horn of the black horned frog. It can speed up wound healing and prevent wound inflammation. It only needs to be roasted at high temperature and then crushed into powder and then applied to the wound..."

Jiang Yi lightly patted the big black centipede on the head, and the big slave-level demon centipede disappeared with a burst of space fluctuations. He turned around and went back, holding a single horn and burning it on the flame.

Said in a low voice.

"Xu Huang, untie the bandage a little and add some black horn powder to stop the bleeding faster. Although it has been treated urgently, you must avoid wound inflammation before returning to Miasma Valley to receive treatment from the healing mage..."

Jiang Yi blew a few breaths to cool down the hot horn, and carefully twisted the cracked black horn with his thumb and index finger.

Xu Huang looked at his left arm that was wrapped in a bandage. Blood stains were overflowing. Li Man frowned and cautiously untied part of the bandage to prevent the blood from gushing out that had not been completely suppressed.

Jiang Yi carefully sprinkled some fine black powder on Xu Huang's shocking cracked wound, and a stinging pain swept through it, as if it was burned by flames.

"What happened to your wound? What did you do at the last moment? You actually cut off part of the giant storm blade that still had power. Otherwise, your war beast wouldn't be able to take us away..."

Although his expression remained calm, looking at Xu Huang's pale face, one could tell that he was definitely not relaxed now. Nie Hao sat cross-legged on the ground, holding a wine bottle in his hand, and said solemnly.

"I tried my best, but it was still not enough to completely disintegrate the blow of the Monarch Yalong. Although the power at the last moment was only one-tenth or two-tenths, it was still extraordinary. Xu Huang, you have unusual power.

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Ke Ke looked down at his sharp blade. The arm holding the blade was still trembling uncontrollably. He used super-level powerful magic energy twice in a row, which put a heavy load on him.

Especially the second sword that he devoted all his strength to, its power has exceeded the limit of ordinary super-level thunder magic. The high-intensity output has almost exhausted his incomplete star sea, and the hidden wounds on his body are also aching.

In his current state, he was unable to release super-level power. In the period of exhaustion just after he had given all his strength, even if he was aware of the terrifying power that had not yet dissipated, he had no strength to contend with it.

But at that critical moment, Xu Huang managed to break the approaching giant storm blade. Considering that he had just entered a high level and was not even able to construct a constellation independently, it was incredible.

"It's hard to explain in one word. I should say that thanks to the special ability my teacher gave me, I can control part of the wind element. I can resist the blow of the Monarch Yalong. Even if it is just a residual power, I almost lost one of my left arms. But compared to

I'm so lucky to be broken into pieces..."

Xu Huang showed a forced smile. In that situation, he had no room to react. He used the spirit control technique completely instinctively, and also awakened the giant storm wolf that had been training for more than a month.

He looked at the cyan lines on the back of his left hand that could not be noticed by others. A majestic energy was raging in it, mixed with the painful low cry of the high-level wind element.

He is its host body, and if he dies, it will also disappear into ashes. At the last moment, it transforms into the full form of the giant storm wolf and bites apart part of the violent wind element.

If it were a free ordinary wind element, it would have already fled under its intimidation, but the giant storm blade of the Monarch Yaron is too powerful, and the gathered wind elements are also violent and abnormal, and they are not afraid of the shock of the higher wind elements at all.

In the end, it was the giant storm wolf that risked almost having the giant blade tear him into pieces, forcibly devouring all the wind elements within sight, and pushed Xu Qing with the help of that terrifying impact, allowing Xu Huang and the others to do so.

Escaped successfully.

"Hisssssss~~~~~"

Xu Huang also had a spiritual connection with the giant storm wolf. He could sense that the extremely pure wind energy was rushing through the giant wolf's body, causing its burly body to almost expand into a huge ball.

Although it was painful, the high-level wind elemental that he and Xu Qing struggled to conquer in the ancient capital was not a soft persimmon to be manipulated casually.

As long as it adapts to this kind of load, those violent elemental powers will sooner or later be eaten away by it and turned into more powerful nourishment for it.

As a host, I can also get feedback from it to improve my wind cultivation. The power of a monarch cannot be underestimated even if it is weakened by half of Ke Ke's slash.

It was precisely because he had been consumed so much that he was able to swallow the power of the wind element. Compared with the resentful energy of the black bone emperor, these violent wind elements could be transformed into Xu Huang's power faster.

It can be regarded as a blessing in disguise. Although this day was thrilling, after all, the blood crystals of the Blood Corpse Vine, the crystal marrow of the Pseudo-Terror Demon, and even the wind elemental power of the Lizard Feather Dragon leader were enough to increase the strength of himself and Qing in a short time.

Got a big improvement.

"Your teacher is very powerful, but this method of temporarily improving strength has serious backlash for mages. If you don't have to, don't use it..."

Ke Ke stared at Xu Huang and said helplessly after a long time. The world is so big that there are naturally many wonders and wonders. There are many capable people and strangers. It is normal for Xu Huang to have some tricks to the end.

However, after all, it is not a power that one can gain steadily, and one has to pay the price eventually. If one indulges in it, he will only sink deeper and deeper, and even go astray in order to have strong power for a long time. Ke Ke still warned with a solemn expression.

"I know this. I almost lost my left arm this time. It would be best if I could not use it. But in order to break the desperate situation, sometimes I have to..."

Xu Huang leaned against the wall, and the warm firelight gradually evaporated the water stains on his body caused by the heavy downpour. He looked at Ni Lin, the demon-slaying tool beside him, and smiled bitterly.

If you can absorb some of the flesh and blood essence of demons, you can speed up wound healing through the feedback of Qi and blood. Reversible Scales currently has no blood that can be provided to itself.

Therefore, he could only rely on his own healing power, as well as the magic potion and black horn powder applied on him to gradually repair his left arm.

Of course, if Xu Huang has no bottom line, it is okay to take some of Xu Qing's leader's blood, but this kind of crazy thing is just a thought in his heart, and Xu Qing will not agree to it even if he is killed, even though it is not much.

Xu Huang couldn't help but criticize in his heart, it's impossible to let Xu Qing be a mobile blood pack, after all, he is also his own naughty child...

"When the rain subsides, we must rush back to the Miasma Valley as soon as possible and let the healing mage conduct detailed treatment as soon as possible to avoid leaving any troublesome hidden injuries. The injuries cannot be delayed..."

Jiang Yi saw that the thin rain curtain outside the cave had weakened a little. He looked at Xu Huang who was wrapped in bandages and whispered.

"The commotion this time is too great. I'm afraid there will be no peace for the next period of time. The demons in Dongting Lake are about to enter a restless period. The task must be completed as soon as possible. The longer we delay, the more dangerous our situation will be..."

Thinking of the severe test he was shouldering, Jiang Yi looked complicated and muttered to himself silently.

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"What exactly is going on? Is it the energy erupting from the territory of the lizard-feathered dragon? This level of competition is probably a monarch-level contest, but under the king's command, there is no way that a monarch would dare to fight Jie. Could it be that human beings are super-level

The mage appeared..."

While Xu Huang and his party were recuperating, many tribes in Dongting Lake were already restless, and some terrifying behemoths were surging in the rain, making low and hoarse neighs.

The powerful demons of the Dongting Lake Tribe, with their keen senses and vast secret whistles, learned about the changes in the Lizard-Feathered Dragon Tribe in a very short period of time.

"Is that guy Jie killing the chicken to scare the monkeys? Is he doing it deliberately to show us, to let us know that it is a hard nut to crack and let us do what we can..."

Some thoughtful monarch Yalong had their own calculations in their minds, and it was not difficult for them to guess the metaphor contained in Jie's move.

Even an idiot with well-developed limbs and a simple mind can at least know that the power that can level a large forest should not be underestimated, and he can also gauge whether he has the confidence to stand up to a powerful monarch like Jie.

"Hoo...that guy Jie...really made a big fuss...we haven't really competed in more than a hundred years, and even I don't know how far it has reached..."

In the core area of ​​the lizard-skull monster tribe, in the swamp dragon's nest, which was even more magnificent than the lairs of the giant lizards and pseudo-dragons, almost reaching into the sky, like a tower of Babel, a mountain-like behemoth said coldly.

Some burly monitor lizards and pseudo-dragons crept around it fearfully. Their bodies, which were originally as huge as hills, looked too thin compared to the silver giant beast, just like half-sized lion cubs and strong male lions.

Generally speaking, the gap is huge.

"Jie, I should have killed you more than a hundred years ago, otherwise there wouldn't have been more trouble. Over the years, the Lizard-Feathered Dragon Tribe has been hindering the expansion of my Lizard-Skull Monster Tribe. If I could annex more tribes, what would I do? Even if he can break through the shackles and reach the level of a great monarch, even if he is not as powerful as the king, who is close to the emperor, he is still enough to dominate a country..."

Thinking that he missed the opportunity to eradicate the Lizard-Feathered Dragon tribe more than a hundred years ago, and allowed this serious trouble to make a comeback through the king's blessing, Liao felt furious in his heart.

Those commander-level pseudo-dragons who always show off their power in front of their fellow tribesmen dare not look at the twisted and ferocious face of their leader. At this time, silence is the best choice.

If you are not careful, you may become a punching bag for the leader to vent his anger. In the past, a giant lizard and pseudosaurus was tortured and killed by the leader because of this. With this precedent, they did not dare to relax at all.

"Damn it... Jie... one day, you will definitely die in my hands. At that time, I will make the tribe you have worked so hard to build become a purgatory..."

Liao seemed to have seen the day when he cut off the enemy's head and drank the blood. It let out a sharp and ferocious smile, and the earth-shattering dragon roar echoed in the tribe of giant lizard-skull demons and lingered for a long time.

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Chapter completed!