Mortal Mirror

Huang Batian was dumbfounded. He never expected that the restrictions on the box were still active. His brute force attempt to break it open triggered the internal restrictions, causing a huge explosion.

Fortunately, due to the age of the item, its power was minimal. Even so, his face was blackened, his hair was a mess, his clothes were almost completely shredded, and both of his hands were damaged.

Luckily, he was no ordinary person. With a thought, necrotic flesh instantly repaired his injuries.

He was annoyed and helpless. He looked at the scattered remains of Xuan Yin Taoist's corpse, wanting to stomp on them a few more times, but when he saw what was inside the box, the annoyance in his eyes immediately disappeared.

It was a small bronze bell, no bigger than the palm of his hand. This object had weathered the vicissitudes of time, yet it was still as bright as new, covered with countless ancient patterns and mysterious lines.

He was overjoyed, thinking that this must be Xuan Yin Taoist's treasure. He just didn't know if it could be used.

He picked up the small bell and poured divine power into it. Then, he shook it slightly, and the bell emitted a 'dang' sound, crisp and clear like a grand bell.

However, the domineering nature of this sound exceeded his imagination.

The huge sound wave directly shook the entire tomb, causing it to tremble.

Huang Batian didn't expect the power of this item. Being so close, he was immediately blasted away by the huge sound wave, spitting blood and suffering serious internal injuries.

But he didn't show any pain, his eyes filled with madness and joy.

"Treasure, treasure!" he said excitedly, looking at the bell that had fallen to the ground.

He struggled to stand up and walked a few steps to the small bell. He happily picked it up, blood flowing from the corner of his mouth as he laughed.

Then, without thinking, he sat down cross-legged and began to refine the item.

Three days later, he opened his eyes, his eyes filled with madness, and a sinister and ruthless smile appeared on his lips.

Hard work pays off. He finally succeeded.

Standing up, he said with a chuckle, "From now on, above and below the heavens, I am the only one supreme! Hmm, this may be a bit premature, but you just wait. One day, I, Huang Batian, will reach the peak!

You all just wait! When I reach the peak, I will definitely offer a blood sacrifice to the heavens! Hahaha, hahahaha..."

Huang Batian returned to the place where he had fallen. This time, he moved quickly, climbing upwards. Soon, he saw a glimmer of light.

His eyes lit up, and he quickly moved upwards. In no time, he saw the light again.

But before he could do anything, he felt a surge of resentment beside him. He turned his head and saw that the Scarlet Toad King was not far away, staring at him intently.

Huang Batian was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the toad hadn't left after so long. Little did he know that the Scarlet Toad King was extremely vengeful. Once it held a grudge, it would never rest until the target was dead. So, it had been waiting here, waiting for him to come out.

At this moment, it was truly a case of enemies meeting, eyes blazing with hatred. The Scarlet Toad King's eyes were filled with endless anger, and Huang Batian also remembered the humiliation and pain this guy had brought him.

So, the man and the toad moved almost simultaneously.

The toad flew up and pounced on him, but Huang Batian took out the bell and exerted force on it, sending a huge sound wave towards the toad.

The huge roar directly blasted the toad in mid-air away.

This small bell was fierce. He didn't expect it to be so effective on its first use, and Huang Batian was naturally delighted.

Seeing the toad being blasted away, he didn't hesitate to use the Soul Absorption Technique. This technique was exquisite, but he didn't know exactly how it worked.

He quickly came to a spot not far from where the Scarlet Toad King had just landed, took a stance, and suddenly reached out, using a force to suck at its dantian from a distance. The Scarlet Toad King, who was already dizzy from the shock, felt its demonic power being frantically sucked away.

It was shocked and wanted to break free, but no matter how it moved, Huang Batian moved with it. The small hand sucked, and its demonic power quickly flowed away.

Huang Batian used this technique on an external target for the first time, and he felt that this technique was too mysterious and too comfortable.

He found that as long as he aimed at the toad's dantian, it was like grabbing the source of energy. No matter what the opponent did, it couldn't escape being sucked dry.

He sucked left and right, continuously sucking the demonic power from the toad into his body. He felt that these cultivations were being continuously refined by the Soul Absorption Technique.

It was truly absorbing and refining at the same time. This feeling was simply amazing.

At this moment, the Scarlet Toad King was furious. It opened its mouth and was about to spew out its true fire at Huang Batian, but this guy had become cunning. Seeing that things were not good, he directly sacrificed the bronze bell.

The small bell flew out, and with a thought, the small bell instantly enlarged, and with a whoosh, it covered the toad.

Huang Batian sneered and slapped the small bell. The huge bell sound immediately shocked the Scarlet Toad King, causing blood to spurt from its mouth and nose, making it dizzy.

Huang Batian put away the bronze bell and, seeing the toad's miserable appearance, couldn't help but reveal a smirk. He directly put his hand on the toad's dantian and sucked.

He directly gave it a close-range blast. The speed of this close-range absorption was much faster than absorbing from a distance. The toad's magic power quickly disappeared, and it wanted to struggle but couldn't anymore. On the contrary, Huang Batian's cultivation soared and became even more powerful.

In the end, no miracle happened. The toad was sucked dry by Huang Batian, leaving it half-dead, with no demonic power left, only brute force.

But Huang Batian only felt endless power surge within him, and a comfortable feeling came over him. He felt as if something in his body made a crackling sound.

His cultivation actually broke through to the second level of the Divine Path, the Foundation Establishment stage.

Without time to be happy, he slapped the toad's head, directly smashing the Scarlet Toad King's head into pieces, truly causing its brains to splatter and die beyond death.

The Scarlet Toad King stared with unbelievable, resentful eyes, but it still died.

Huang Batian looked at its corpse, couldn't help but open his hands and raise them to the sky, shouting loudly, "Hahaha, hahaha, from now on, those who obey me will prosper, and those who defy me will die!"

At this moment, he was like a demon lord descending into the world. Perhaps this moment was also the moment when a great demon rose. The road is long, and who knows if this lucky guy who survived a great disaster will really be a scourge that lives for a thousand years.

Huang Batian peeled off the Scarlet Toad King's skin and made it into a Scarlet Toad Armor. It must be said that this thing is invulnerable to water and fire, and impervious to swords and spears, truly an supreme treasure armor.

As for the Scarlet Toad King's flesh and blood, he did not waste it either. He directly spat out a piece of necrotic flesh and wrapped it around the flesh and blood. In the blink of an eye, the necrotic flesh corroded it completely, and the energy within it was also absorbed by him, truly not wasting a single bit.

At this time, he looked at Tiangou Town in the distance, gritting his teeth and said, "Tiangou Town, I will eventually return." Saying this, he actually ran to the other side of the mountain and disappeared without a trace.