Chapter 123: Back to Square One

"Even the Sky Demon feels fear?"

In truth, it was not just the Sky Demon; at this moment, even the Three-Headed Black Dragon that Qin Feng had successfully evolved was jolted awake, its massive body tensing as it stared ahead with apprehension.

"It seems that whatever lies ahead is certainly no ordinary entity!"

Qin Feng was no fool. To press forward recklessly despite the warnings from both the Sky Demon and his bloodline soul would be nothing short of madness. However, before anything else, he had to slaughter that lustful toad! On this matter, Qin Feng’s stance was unshakeable.

The Sky Demon knew it could not sway Qin Feng, so it blinked and sighed gloomily, "Fine, be quick about it. Try your best not to approach the source of the demonic energy!" With that, the Sky Demon’s eyes withdrew.

Qin Feng stepped forward without hesitation. As he moved, he utilized his Purple Heavenly Vision and his powerful divine sense to search, focusing primarily on the corpses scattered in the outer perimeter. He felt certain—perhaps it was just an illusion—that even this lustful toad dared not approach the source of the demonic energy ahead.

The reason was not difficult to guess. Born within tainted blood, the toad had surely gained a degree of sentience over the long passage of time. If it did not fear the source of the demonic energy, why would it remain only in the Blood Pool at the entrance instead of venturing deeper to absorb the energy and grow? It was afraid; it feared the demonic energy would erode the hard-won consciousness it possessed, and it feared being consumed. This time, it had only come in because it was desperate, having been hunted to this point.

The supernatural power of the Purple Heavenly Vision was truly formidable. Within moments, Qin Feng locked his gaze onto three female corpses floating in mid-air.

They were naked.

The three female corpses emanated a powerful aura, their skin crystalline and translucent; in life, they must have possessed cultivation at least at the middle stage of the Earth Gale Realm. It was clear they had been wearing clothes when they died, yet they were now stripped bare. The culprit was naturally that lecherous toad.

Why strip them? Could it be… necrophilia? Qin Feng swept his gaze toward the private parts of the three corpses, and his expression turned icy. His resolve to eradicate the beast hardened even further.

"Truly damnable!"

Just then, the three corpses suddenly opened their eyes, staring at Qin Feng with blood-red pupils. It seemed his guess was correct: after transforming into a human-like form, the toad had acquired a bizarre new ability—the corpses it had defiled could be controlled by its consciousness! The creature’s intention was to control these three corpses to ambush him, never expecting that he would see through its scheme.

"Despicable!"

However, the toad’s strength had greatly diminished after its transformation. Even with this bizarre ability to control corpses, it could not manifest significant power. Thus, while the enslaved corpses possessed a strong aura, their actual combat prowess was limited. Moreover, Qin Feng did not take them seriously, for he had a trump card for dealing with corpses!

He sneered and cast out the Sky Demon Blood-Qi Coffin. A flash of red light enveloped the three naked bodies, and with a "whoosh," they were sucked into the coffin. Once they were inside, Qin Feng immediately ordered the Sky Demon to forcibly sever the link between the toad and the three corpses. This brutal method caused the toad to suffer an immediate backlash; with a "pfft," it spat out a mouthful of blood and tumbled out from a nearby corner.

"To think you possess such minor illusions—I underestimated you. But now that you've crossed me, your time is up!"

In truth, the toad was simply unlucky. Its abilities were all bizarre and perverse, but today it had encountered someone even more extreme. Qin Feng possessed skills that perfectly countered all of its abilities, including the Sky Demon Blood-Qi Coffin, which was designed to suppress all corpses. How was a creature supposed to survive that?

The toad realized it had met its nemesis—a person born specifically to be its bane! From the moment it was hunted from the cave entrance to this point, it had been suppressed at every turn. Furthermore, Qin Feng’s relentless pursuit, driven by a sky-high determination to see it dead, filled the toad with a natural, primal fear. This man was not a human; he was a monster! In the toad’s eyes, it had merely raped and killed a woman—a woman who seemingly held a grudge against this man—was it really necessary to chase it like a madman, brandishing a massive iron sword?

A monster, a complete lunatic!

Qin Feng was unaware that a beast had labeled him a monster. Had he known, he would have said one word: "Kill!" Two words: "Kill, kill!" Three words: "Kill, kill, kill!"

And Qin Feng truly did it. Taking advantage of the toad’s injury and its moment of disorientation, he leaped before it, swung his heavy sword, Zhongwu, and smashed it down upon the creature’s head.

The blow roared like a dragon! The strike possessed the weight of a thousand mountains!

"Slay!"

The sword slammed down, and the look of absolute terror on the toad’s face—which bore a seven-part resemblance to Li Haoran—blossomed in full! Its eyes were filled with panic, even a trace of begging for mercy!

But Qin Feng would show no pity. Even if the creature showed signs of wanting to submit, what would he do with a lecherous toad by his side? Keep it around to rape women? Hell no! Lead a toad across the world and earn a reputation for lechery?

"Lust is the blade that cuts the soul!"

The thought of being known as the "Lust Lord Qin Feng" disgusted him to his core.

"Die!"

Without holding back an ounce of strength, he crushed it with a single blow!

"Pfft!"

The sword strike turned the human-shaped toad into a puddle of gore! Qin Feng narrowed his eyes, a faint, satisfied smile on his face. He extended his hand, summoning the Blood-Burning Purifying Fire, and tossed it without hesitation onto the disgusting mess of flesh.

The toad was born in tainted blood; death alone would not cause it to vanish completely. Only by burning away the lustful blood could it be thoroughly extinguished. Perhaps the deceased Qin Xinyue had suffered because she failed to realize this. Qin Feng knew that to cut weeds, one must pull the roots; this fire was the perfect tool.

However, Qin Feng still underestimated the toad. While the fire was indeed the perfect weapon, the toad had long since learned to survive by "discarding the chariot to save the general" during its frequent encounters with such flames.

After losing most of its tainted blood, a tiny drop of essence blood suddenly shot out from the burning gore, breaking through the flames. It fled in a panic, darting toward the deepest part of the underground cavern. Its speed left Qin Feng slightly surprised.

This drop of essence blood must be the toad’s most primal form!

The creature was ruthless; it had burned all its blood to execute a technique similar to a blood-escape. In doing so, it had been completely beaten back to its original form. Without a massive stroke of luck, it would not recover its former strength for a thousand years. This was something Qin Feng had not anticipated—the creature truly had a knack for fleeing!

"Cut the weeds, pull the roots; eradicate the evil completely!"

Qin Feng understood this principle well. His eyes turned cold, and he pursued the toad in the direction of its escape. He knew that to truly finish it off, he had to chase it into the depths of the grotto. There was no other choice. If he did not kill this thing now, it would sooner or later become a future disaster—not just for him, but for the entire cultivation world.

In the past, countless ancient sages had descended into this place to slay demons for the sake of justice, not hesitating to sacrifice their own precious lives. Why, then, could he not go "mad" for once, braving this terrifying demonic lair to hunt down a single lecherous toad?