After conquering the Empress, I proved my Dao with the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace!

Upon hearing Murong Xue's words, everyone's expression changed.

A beast of this level is beyond the capabilities of their group.

However, it's too late!

The Devouring Demon Toad opened its blood-red maw, gathering into a purple fireball, which flew out in an instant.

"laugh!"

The air seemed to be on fire, sizzling wherever it passed.

The next moment, the purple fireball slammed into Ding Pengfei, who was at the forefront.

In the blink of an eye, Ding Pengfei was reduced to ashes before he could even react.

Seeing this, Huang Xiuman and the others were terrified.

Without a second thought, Huang Xiuman and Cui Jianyuan hurriedly ran back to the entrance they had come from.

They had long lost the will to fight and only wanted to escape as quickly as possible.

"Cuckoo!"

With a leap, the Devouring Demon Toad flew dozens of feet away and pounced directly on Cui Jianyuan, who was the slowest runner.

In just a moment, Cui Jianyuan was swallowed by the Devouring Demon Toad.

Not even a bone was left.

Huang Xiuman, who had turned around, witnessed this scene.

Her beautiful eyes widened instantly, and her face turned deathly pale.

Seeing the Devouring Demon Toad chasing after her again, Huang Xiuman gritted her teeth and frantically activated her Xuan power, flying out of the cave.

Just as she passed by Qin Chuan, a cold glint flashed in her eyes.

"This won't do; we'll be overtaken sooner or later."

Thinking of this, she struck Qin Chuan in the back with a palm strike, intending to knock him to the location of the Devouring Demon Toad.

This was to buy her some time so she could escape.

If she didn't do this, she would definitely be doomed.

As if he had anticipated Huang Xiuman's thoughts, Qin Chuan moved, the sound of falling leaves rang out instantly, and he disappeared from the spot.

He also used the Falling Leaf Step to dodge the palm strike.

Upon seeing this, Huang Xiuman was stunned, and her expression changed drastically.

She hadn't expected that Qin Chuan, whom she looked down upon, would possess such agility to dodge her attack.

"Oh!"

The next moment, a scarlet tongue suddenly attacked.

Huang Xiuman's expression froze, and she was instantly sent flying backward, dying on the spot.

It all happened in the blink of an eye.

The three disciples on the Heavenly Ranking were all killed instantly, without exception, in the cave.

Upon seeing this, even Murong Xue's face turned pale instantly.

She never expected things to turn out this way.

"Quickly open!"

Just then, Qin Chuan suddenly turned around and shouted loudly at Murong Xue.

Then, the Devouring Demon Toad lunged at Murong Xue again.

At this moment, Murong Xue was already disoriented by the deaths of the other three, and stood there in a daze.

Upon hearing Qin Chuan's voice, Murong Xue instantly regained her senses, unleashing her full cultivation power, revealing her cultivation level as a first-level Xuan King.

"The first move of the Falling Song Sword Technique: Water Spirit Slash!"

Murong Xue gripped her longsword and unleashed a powerful slash at the onrushing Devouring Demon Toad.

In an instant, the Devouring Demon Toad let out a miserable scream, and a wound tore open on its slimy skin.

Upon seeing this, Qin Chuan was shocked. He hadn't expected that Murong Xue would be so powerful.

But the Devouring Demon Toad did not stop there, and pounced on Murong Xue even more violently.

Seeing this, she quickly took out a precious mirror from her storage ring.

As profound energy was injected, the treasure mirror immediately emitted a dazzling light, transforming into a massive barrier that blocked the Devouring Demon Toad's impact.

"A defensive magic weapon!" Qin Chuan's eyes narrowed, and he was secretly surprised.

Defensive magic items are even rarer than offensive magic items.

But soon, Qin Chuan moved and rushed towards Murong Xue.

He had already seen cracks appearing on Murong Xue's mirror, indicating that it wouldn't last much longer.

Most importantly, he sensed a tremendous threat from the Devouring Demon Toad.

If we don't join forces with Murong Xue, the consequences could be disastrous.

The fifth-tier, third-grade Devouring Demon Toad was beyond their ability to handle.

The power and speed of this Devouring Demon Toad are now more than twice as strong as before.

And inside this cave, there was another dead end.

The only place they could escape to was the entrance they came from.

But this Devouring Demon Toad seemed to possess sentience, intentionally or unintentionally blocking the entrance.

"Crack!"

The next instant, a series of crisp sounds suddenly rang out.

The precious mirror in Murong Xue's hand was covered with cracks, and it was clear that it wouldn't last much longer.

"puff!"

As a result of the backlash, Murong Xue spat out a mouthful of blood and became unsteady on her feet.

At the same time, the Devouring Demon Toad leaped forward and pounced on Murong Xue once again.

Finished!

Upon seeing this, Murong Xue's pretty face turned deathly pale. Even though she was unwilling, she could only close her eyes helplessly.

"Fiery Palm!"

Just then, Murong Xue heard Qin Chuan's voice.

She suddenly opened her eyes and saw Qin Chuan standing in front of her.

At the same time, a huge fiery palm print roared toward the Devouring Demon Toad.

"boom!"

An explosion rang out, and the Devouring Demon Toad let out a violent scream.

It was clearly terrified of fire; its wrinkled skin immediately rolled over, and many parts of it became charred black.

But Qin Chuan's joy was short-lived. The Devouring Demon Toad spat out a large mouthful of water, and a red shadow flew out, knocking Qin Chuan against the stone wall.

In an instant, blood flowed from Qin Chuan's seven orifices, his whole body trembled, and his bones cracked.

This shows how domineering this attack was. If Qin Chuan's physical body hadn't far surpassed that of ordinary people, his fate would probably have been the same as Huang Xiuman's before.

When Murong Xue saw Qin Chuan's appearance, a deep worry flashed in her eyes.

But her expression quickly turned serious, knowing that if things continued like this, they might perish here.

She gritted her teeth and continuously poured her profound energy into the magic mirror in her hand. The profound energy barrier re-formed, buying Qin Chuan some time.

If they fail to kill this Devouring Demon Toad today, they will all perish here.

The Devouring Demon Toad stared intently at Qin Chuan in the distance with its pitch-black pupils. It felt a great threat from this man.

Immediately, it crashed into the barrier.

With each impact, the light of the mystic energy barrier grew dimmer and dimmer.

Blood kept spilling from the corner of Murong Xue's mouth.

Although she had tried her best, there was a gap of two realms, and in addition, the mystical beasts were naturally stronger than humans, so she was helpless.

"boom!"

Soon, a crisp cracking sound rang out!

The barrier formed by the precious mirror shattered like glass, instantly breaking into pieces!

Finished!

Upon seeing this, a hint of despair flashed in Murong Xue's eyes.

She glanced at Qin Chuan in the distance, a hint of shame on her face, realizing that she had dragged him down with her.

If she hadn't failed to grasp the true strength of the Devouring Demon Toad, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

"It seems I'll have to apologize properly in my next life..."