Huo Dao was still in an uproar when he heard Qin Shi's sudden voice. He asked curiously, "Young friend, what do you mean?"
"It's about three thousand meters behind us at 10 o 'clock. Senior, why don't you use your Soul Strength to check it out?" Qin Shi said without even glancing at him.
"Behind us?" Huo Dao was stunned and wanted to turn around instinctively.
Qin Shi quickly stopped him. "Don't turn around. You might startle it."
Huo Dao nodded his head in a half-understood manner. Immediately, he slowly closed his old eyes and his Spiritual Strength slowly seeped to the back. Following which, his old eyes widened. There was actually an extremely ancient deep well at the spot that Qin Shi had pointed out. Following the well's mouth, there was a bullfrog that was at least three hundred meters in size. That bullfrog's entire body was golden and was extremely eye-catching. Its pair of round, large eyes were filled with greed. Its gaze was directed at the spot where Qin Shi and Huo Dao were at.
"Is that the Golden Toad from the Nether Well, which is ranked 209th on the Ancient Ferocious Beast Leaderboard?" Huo Dao opened his eyes in panic. "Is it targeting us?"
To an ordinary Talisman Master, the Golden Toad from the Nether Well was a great threat. In particular, he had just detected that the Golden Toad from the Nether Well was at the initial success stage of the Domain Realm. That was enough to kill most of the contestants in the Talisman Demon Competition.
It would be interesting if they were eliminated by the Golden Toad from the Nether Well the moment they entered the Beast World.
Compared to Huo Dao, Qin Shi was more open-minded. He nodded and said, "Yes, don't panic. Let's pretend that we didn't notice it and continue walking as if nothing happened."
Huo Dao suppressed his nervousness and followed behind Qin Shi. They flew toward the green sea ahead.
The two of them walked for another two thousand meters.
Bang!
Suddenly, there was a loud noise, and the ground in front of the two of them instantly exploded. From the crack that spread out in all directions, an extremely tricky water column shot out.
"It's coming!" Huo Dao was shocked.
Qin Shi reacted quickly and stood in front of Huo Dao in a flash. He then extended his hand and rotated his sleeves. A purple lightning barrier appeared in front of him.
Boom!
The water column hit the barrier fiercely, turning into waves that filled the sky and scattered.
Hua hua hua!
The Green Sea seemed to be experiencing a heavy rain.
Everything happened very quickly. Huo Dao heaved a sigh of relief when he regained his senses. He thanked Qin Shi, "Thank you, young friend!"
"Senior, you're too polite. Just hide behind me," Qin Shi said simply before focusing his attention.
"Buzz!"
A red tongue shot out from the crack in the water pillar. The tongue was very powerful, and it pierced through the ground, causing the ground to tremble. A huge figure jumped out, and the Nether Well Golden Toad greedily blocked the two of them.
"How lucky! I originally thought that if the two of you went in the same direction as that guy, I wouldn't have to take this risk. I didn't expect the two of you to actually go in the opposite direction!" The Nether Well Golden Toad let out an ear-piercing evil laugh.
Upon hearing this, Qin Shi frowned. From Jin Chan's words, it was not difficult to deduce that there should be someone that he was afraid of. That was why he did not show himself.
Suddenly, he recalled the unfriendly looks he received from the outside world. He squinted his eyes, "This guy is talking about Taoist Ghost Shadow?"
"Hmph, since the two of you are unlucky enough to be caught by me, you shall become my meal. Two Level Nine Talisman Magicians. Hehe, I've really struck it rich this time!"
Jin Chan licked the ground with his long tongue. Then, he ferociously leaped off the ground and shot towards Qin Shi.
Qin Shi's eyes darkened. He moved his body quickly and blocked Jin Chan's attack.
However, just as he turned around, a cold intent came from his back. A water pillar that had turned into a mad dragon roared at him.
"Thunder Palm!"
Qin Shi waved his hand and a golden lightning shot out.
Boom!
The water dragon and the lightning collided in the sky and exploded.
Rumble!
It was another downpour.
"Yo, little thing, I didn't expect you to have such a high level of cultivation at such a young age. You're actually much stronger than that old guy?" Jin Chan was slightly shocked after his two attacks were blocked by Qin Shi.
Qin Shi wrapped the black robes tightly around himself and said with a smile, "Look at you. It was not easy for you to survive this chaotic battle. Now, instead of recuperating in that broken well of yours, you are actually thinking of eating us?"
Jin Chan's face was filled with anger, "What did you say?"
Qin Shi stared at Jin Chan's hind leg and shrugged, "Don't you know what I'm talking about?"
At first, Huo Dao didn't quite understand, but when he looked over with Qin Shi's gaze, he came to a sudden realization. On the Golden Toad's hind leg, there was a soul wound so deep that the bone could be seen. It must have been caused by one of the competitors at the entrance of the crack.
Jin Chan's eyes flashed with killing intent, "Hmph, even if I'm injured, it's enough to kill the two of you. I was going to use the two of you to treat my injuries."
After saying that, the Golden Toad leaped up again. The Golden Toad's jumping ability was extremely high, and its speed was also top-notch among the beasts. It left a few ripples in the air and shot towards Qin Shi like a cannonball.
"Butterfly Capturing Blood Tongue!"
When Jin Chan was a hundred meters away from Qin Shi, a blood red tongue suddenly shot out and shot towards Qin Shi's shoulder.
Qin Shi squinted his eyes and formed a hand seal.
Bang!
In the next second, the blood tongue pierced through Qin Shi's shoulder and his body flew a few hundred meters away.
Jin Chan was overjoyed, "Hmph, little brat, you're dead now!"
Huo Dao was extremely worried, "Little friend Qin Shi!"
"Senior, don't worry. That is just a clone to make it happy."
Suddenly, a phantom slowly turned real beside Huo Dao. Qin Shi appeared beside Huo Dao.
"Hmm?
Clone? "Huo Dao heaved a sigh of relief.
Jin Chan was enraged because he was fooled, "Little brat, you tricked me!"
Immediately, he kicked a few times in the air, closing in on Qin Shi from eight directions at an extremely fast speed.
"Frog Claw Vibrating Wave!"
A layer of air wave crashed down towards Qin Shi like a tsunami.
"Relic Legacy!" A nine-story golden pagoda appeared out of nowhere.
Rumble!
Sparks flew and sparks clashed. Loud sounds of collisions could be heard in the sky.
After a hundred moves, Jin Chan and Qin Shi pulled a distance apart. When Jin Chan stabilized his body, he suddenly revealed a cold smile that sent chills down one's spine.
"Little brat, you're dead!"
Rumble!
Suddenly, a water pillar that was close to ten meters in diameter shot out from below Qin Shi. That water pillar seemed to have been suppressed on the ground for a long time and was suddenly released. It was ferocious and terrifying.
The ground around the water pillar collapsed, and dozens of towering ancient trees were uprooted.
"Little friend!" Huo Dao was really panicking this time. The water pillar made him feel like he was about to die.
He thought, 'Can this water pillar really be blocked?'
However, Qin Shi unhurriedly revealed a disdainful smile in the face of Jin Toad's ferocious threat. Immediately, he turned around and took a look. Suddenly, his hand jerked forcefully, grabbing Huo Dao's shoulder with one hand as he cried out, "Elder, hold on tight!"
"Hmm?"
Before Huo Dao could react, Qin Shi's palm seemed to be tearing the sky apart. The ground below actually flowed along with him, and he pushed the ground a few hundred meters away.
Soon after, when the ground had stabilized, the shocking pillar of water just happened to be a few inches away from him. However, it was at this moment that the pillar of water suddenly stopped, and in an instant, it violently collapsed into a torrential downpour that scattered in all directions.
Just as he was about to be pierced by the water pillar, such a strange thing happened. Huo Dao widened his eyes. "W-what's going on?"
Beside him, Qin Shi smiled. "The Nether Well Golden Toad isn't a powerful ferocious beast. The real troublesome thing is actually that ancient well."
"Ancient well?
What do you mean? "Huo Dao blinked.
"The Nether Well Golden Toad is a special ferocious beast. It will only live in one well for its entire life, and the ancient well will receive the Golden Toad's spiritual energy fluctuation all year round. These wells have extremely powerful fluctuations, and the Golden Toad can freely use them. That's why many cultivators are afraid of them."
Huo Dao clearly didn't understand ferocious beasts as well as Qin Shi. After hearing that, he couldn't help but be surprised. "There's such a magical thing?"
"Yes, the ancient well is like the Spirit Weapon in our hands to the Golden Toad."
Qin Shi explained and immediately revealed a sneer. "However, the ancient well is an inanimate object after all, and it can't be moved at will. Therefore, once it exceeds the range of the ancient well, the Golden Toad will completely lose control of the ancient well, and it won't be able to use the power of the ancient well. This Golden Toad is nothing to be afraid of with its insignificant attacking power."
Huo Dao came to a sudden realization. "So, you used your spiritual energy to push the ground and made the ancient well lose its effect?"
"That's right. However, it's also because it's far enough. Otherwise, it would be difficult to push the ground thousands of meters deep, even if it's at the phenomenal Domain Realm."
"In that case, you were deliberately increasing the distance between it and the ancient well when you fought it just now?"
Qin Shi smiled and nodded. "We have to thank this Golden Toad for its foolishness. A normal Golden Toad would never leave the mouth of the well. It can't blame anyone for its greed."
"Then, shall we take this opportunity to leave this place?"
After escaping from death, Huo Dao did not want to continue being entangled with the Golden Toad. After all, the Golden Toad was not a suitable target for refinement.
However, Qin Shi suddenly shook his head. "Don't be anxious. Although the Nether Well Golden Toad isn't precious, I've just said that every Nether Well Golden Toad will only choose one Ancient Well in its lifetime. Therefore, once the Golden Toad chooses an Ancient Well, it will definitely be a place that gathers the purest spiritual energy of the world. I think that there might be some extremely precious items born in that Ancient Well."
"Is that so?" Huo Dao was shocked once again.
Qin Shi nodded in a noncommittal manner. He did not say anything more to Huo Dao as he coldly laughed at the Nether Well Golden Toad and said, "Why? Are you unable to use the strength of the Ancient Well now?"
Anger flashed across the Golden Toad's eyes. "Brat, you did that on purpose just now?"
Qin Shi shrugged his shoulders. This caused the Golden Toad to become terrified after receiving confirmation. It subconsciously took a few steps back.
"It won't be so easy to go back."
Qin Shi's eyes suddenly changed. He pointed his finger gently and three streams of Spiritual Energy shot out, hitting the three ancient trees behind the Golden Toad.