Chapter 139
The crimson dragon shot out of the Toad Temple, streaking across the night sky.
Inside the main hall, the golden toad, seated motionless, had closed its eyes, its entire body still as if it had entered eternal meditation.
Xia Donghua glanced at the red dragon in the sky, then back at the golden toad statue before him. He shouted, “Don’t be fooled by this creature! If we kill it, all its treasures will be ours! This is just a ploy to make us turn on each other!”
With that, Xia Donghua drew his sword and leaped forward. His blade, like a cascade of stars falling from the heavens, slashed down upon the golden toad.
Clang!
The clash of black iron against stone echoed throughout the hall.
A ripple of spiritual energy spread from the point of contact between the sword and the statue, slamming into Xia Donghua’s chest and sending him crashing to the ground.
As Xia Donghua struggled to his feet, trying to rally the others to attack together, a cultivator had already darted into the sky, grabbing the demon core.
The moment the cultivator held the core, red blood energy enveloped him instantly.