Published: September 9, 2025
Chapter 818: The Remains of an Ancient Cultivator
But that wasn’t all. As the marquis of Nanlong and the other man examined closely, the severed body of the fire toad beast actually emitted faint strands of crimson light from its neck. The floating head of the fire toad beast also flickered with radiant light where it had been cut.
The two streams of light stretched out and intertwined, gradually drawing closer to each other.
“An immortal body! This fire toad actually possesses such a rare innate magical ability?” The marquis of Nanlong exclaimed in astonishment upon witnessing this.
The old man surnamed Lu showed a startled expression as well.
“Immortal? There’s no such thing as truly immortal in this world. It just means its vitality is stronger than an ordinary demonic beast,” Han Li, having studied many ancient texts, naturally understood what “immortal body” referred to. When he first severed the fire toad’s forelimb and noticed something unusual about the severed limb, he had already harbored some doubts. That was why he spoke out to stop the marquis of Nanlong from rashly opening the formation.
If the fire toad took that chance to revive and escape, all his efforts would have been in vain.
Now Han Li sneered coldly and pointed at the Greatsword that had severed the fire toad’s head.
The Greatsword spun swiftly in midair before suddenly splitting into two, transforming into two golden beams of light that shot downward simultaneously.
A flash of blue light passed by, followed by two crisp “bang” sounds.
The fire toad’s head and body were instantly frozen by the sword’s ice flame into ice sculptures, trapping the crimson light within. Then, a single strike from the flying swords shattered them into countless glowing fragments that scattered across the sky.
At the shattered body’s remains lay a thumb-sized crimson orb—it was the fire toad beast’s demonic beast core!
Upon seeing the demonic beast core appear, the marquis of Nanlong and the old man exchanged glances, both detecting a flicker of temptation in the other’s eyes.
After all, it was the core of an ancient beast with an immortal body—there might be some special divine effect.
However, recalling Han Li’s earlier display of magical abilities and his growing legendary reputation, the hesitation in both men’s hearts was extinguished in an instant.
They clearly understood that Han Li’s magical power was far beyond theirs. Even if they joined forces, they could probably only fight him on roughly equal terms.
It wasn’t worth turning hostile over an unknown ancient beast’s demonic core.
Besides, there were still many opportunities within Fallen Demon Valley.
Although Han Li didn’t possess mind-reading techniques, he had a pretty good idea regarding the intentions of the marquis of Nanlong and the other man.
During the fight to slay the fire toad, the two nascent soul stage cultivators clearly hadn’t exerted themselves, relying almost entirely on Han Li’s magical power to kill the beast.
Therefore, after severing the fire toad’s head, Han Li outwardly acted as if nothing was amiss, but inwardly he increased his vigilance toward the two by several folds to prevent any foolish actions.
Now, seeing their expressions briefly flicker but quickly return to normal, Han Li silently breathed a sigh of relief.
He wasn’t afraid to fight them, but if a conflict could be avoided without risk, it was naturally preferable.
Han Li reached into the water curtain and beckoned. The crimson demonic core shot out with a “whoosh” and landed in his palm.
The two flying swords emitted a clear ringing sound before disassembling themselves into more than ten small swords that shot back into his sleeves, disappearing without a trace.
Han Li lowered his head to examine the red demonic core in his hand and exhaled deeply. One of the objectives for entering the valley had finally been accomplished.
Suddenly, the marquis of Nanlong smiled and spoke.
“This time slaying the fire toad was thanks to Fellow cultivator Han. But now, let’s go inspect the beast’s nest. I’m sure Brother Han will also be interested in the treasures on the remains.”