Chapter 1057: Chapter 1057

Walking on this rugged mountain path, the two figures of Tian Can and Di Que, who had transformed into black smoke and were scattered, have not reappeared.

It seems, just as everyone had guessed, those two old cripples were indeed guarding the entrance of this mountain path.

Though they exist by relying on the Heavenly Dao and can achieve a certain sense of undying and indestructible, as long as you pass the place they guard and do not engage them head-on, they won’t relentlessly pursue from behind.

The group continued onward without incident, with nothing obstructing their path.

However, at some indeterminate point, the surrounding black mist had started to spread onto the mountain path.

Initially, it was just a thin layer enveloping the people advancing on the path, but as time passed, the mist began to thicken.

Now, having traveled so far, the black mist on the path, while not yet as thick as that on the sides of the path, was enough to make the path beneath their feet fade in and out of view, becoming blurry.

As they walked, at first, when the mist was thin, they could barely endure it.

But at this level now, not even Lu Yingtian and the others, or even Chen Hai himself, could avoid feeling extreme discomfort.

"Ah..." A scream ripped through the air.

Already agitated by the black mist, the group’s hearts immediately tightened, coming to a sudden halt.

"It’s Holy Venerate Tianya, he was behind me."

"As soon as the scream rang out, I turned my head back immediately."

"Vaguely, I seemed to see several shadows emerging from the mist, dragging Holy Venerate Tianya into the dense black mist beside the mountain path."

The speaker was White Head Demon Venerate. Perhaps the scene had just frightened him; he still appeared somewhat terror-stricken, as if he hadn’t yet recovered from the shock.

It’s not surprising that such a situation occurred.

After all, he and Holy Venerate Tianya, who had been dragged into the mist by the shadows, had known each other for many years.

In terms of strength, the two were evenly matched, neither likely to be much stronger than the other!

The endless terror and despair on Holy Ancestor Tianya’s face at the moment he was dragged into the mist still echoed in White Head Demon Venerate’s mind.

If it had been him caught by those shadows, his fate wouldn’t have been much better than that of Holy Venerate Tianya.

"The shadowy monsters emerging from the black mist..." Upon hearing White Head Demon Venerate’s words, everyone’s faces changed.

The dense black mist on both sides of the mountain path was certainly not something only Chen Hai had probed into.

Having let out just one scream before being dragged into the mist by some unknown shadow, Holy Venerate Tianya became silent.

Though no one explicitly stated it, those present must have understood his fate clearly.

Glancing at each other briefly, all eyes turned to Chen Hai.

"Black Water Taoist Friend, what do you think..." Hesitating, Lu Yingtian tentatively spoke, seeking Chen Hai’s opinion.

Originally as the leader of the group, he had retreated to the second line due to the sudden prominence of Chen Hai, willingly relinquishing control.

Faced with the current situation, unsure of what to do, he naturally sought Chen Hai’s counsel.

"Courting death!" But before he could finish, Chen Hai, several steps away, sharply scolded in his direction.

Before he could react, Chen Hai suddenly vanished.

Behind Lu Yingtian, from the black mist beside the path, a shadow shot out like lightning at him.

Beyond its speed, the shadow’s attack was completely silent, without any detectable force.

Perhaps due to the encroaching mist impairing their senses, the group failed to detect the sudden attack from the mysterious shadow. The source of this content ɪs novel fire.net

If not for Holy Ancestor Tianya’s earlier scream, heightening Chen Hai’s vigilance and causing him to halt and stay alert, perhaps even he wouldn’t have noticed the shadow’s ambush behind Lu Yingtian.

Right before the shadow’s attack reached Lu Yingtian, Chen Hai had stepped in, blocking its path.

Though the shadow was fast, Chen Hai was significantly faster.

With a stern expression, he merely extended his hand, capturing the shadow effortlessly.

Chaos, evil, bloodshed... various auras intermingled with countless deadly poisons invaded Chen Hai’s being the moment he touched the shadow.

"Trivial skills, do you dare to show off before me? Begone!"

With a face full of disdain, Chen Hai sneered coldly.

Countless pale faces appeared on his skin, instantly devouring all the toxins and chaotic, evil essences upon contact as if encountering their nemesis.

Seemingly unsatisfied, the faces born from Human Desire’s Gluttony Law spread from Chen Hai’s arm onto the shadow he held.

It was only then that Chen Hai could see the shadow clearly.

The thing was fleshy, elongated.

What he held was only the end of it, the other end extended into the mist beside the path.

"Whatever you are, come out here!"

With a low growl, Chen Hai gripped the thing tightly and yanked.

With boundless force coursing through his arm into the fleshy thing.

The mist surged violently, once calm and mostly unchanged, now transforming into a turbulent storm.

Like dragging a massive weight, the entity at the shadow’s other end in the churning mist slowly revealed itself.

It was a giant toad, covered in poisonous boils, as large as a small mountain.

What Chen Hai grasped was merely a section of the toad’s tongue.

The toad’s eyes, as large as vats, glimmered with an inky black light yet lacked liveliness, appearing rather dull.

"This is..." Uncertain why, seeing the giant toad amidst the mist, its massive body intermittently visible, Chen Hai felt an indescribable sense of familiarity.

If he remembered correctly, Ye Fangxian, who had inherited the Black Water Poison Toad Technique, manifested a Divine Soul that looked just poisonous toad, albeit much smaller.