Primordial Star Scripture-Chapter 962 - 912 Suppressing

Upon seeing the face of the Superior Heavenly Divine Venerable, Luo Shan was overjoyed.

"Qiudi!"

Luo Shan recognized this person as Qiudi, one of the most powerful individuals among their dozen or so companions, ranking highly even within the Superior Heavenly Divine Venerable.

With Qiudi's arrival, there was indeed a strong chance that they could suppress the black toad.

"Qiudi, quick, save me!" Luo Shan immediately called out to Qiudi.

At this moment, Qiudi also noticed the attacking black toad and the medium-grade Mystic Heavenly Divine Medicine it was guarding.

When his gaze landed on the medium-grade Mystic Heavenly Divine Medicine, Qiudi's eyes flashed brilliantly.

It was worth noting that a medium-grade Mystic Heavenly Divine Medicine was equivalent to tens of billions of "True Spirit Divine Kingdom" currency. Calculated using the universal currency of this cosmic region, the "Purple Silver Pearl," its value was equivalent to dozens of such pearls.

The value of dozens of Purple Silver Pearls was something even a Superior Heavenly Divine Venerable like Qiudi couldn't resist!

All of Qiudi's accumulated wealth combined was roughly equivalent to hundreds of Purple Silver Pearls.

Even from the perspective of completing the mission, this medium-grade Mystic Heavenly Divine Medicine was absolutely invaluable.

After all, following the "Ten Thousand Spirits Medicine Pavilion" on this eight-region herb gathering expedition, their assignment was merely to turn in three lower-grade Mystic Heavenly Divine Medicines.

And this one medium-grade Mystic Heavenly Divine Medicine was equivalent to ten lower-grade Mystic Heavenly Divine Medicines.

If he could obtain this medium-grade Mystic Heavenly Divine Medicine, not only would his task be completed prematurely, but there would also be a substantial surplus. For the remaining herb-gathering time, and even in exploring the other seven regions, any findings would entirely be his.

This was undoubtedly an immense allure for Qiudi!

Thinking this through, Qiudi looked at Luo Shan, who was asking for help, and said outright, "Luo Shan, I can save you, but this Divine Medicine will belong to me."

Hearing Qiudi's words, Luo Shan's heart sank.

He had planned to split the proceeds from the Divine Medicine with Qiudi after being rescued, but now Qiudi insisted on taking it all!

"Qiudi is shamelessly exploiting the situation!"

However, seeing the black toad attacking him again, Luo Shan didn't dare hesitate anymore.

After all, although they were traveling together, they had little camaraderie. If he refused to hand over the Divine Medicine, Qiudi might very well let him perish—or worse, silence him.

By this point, Luo Shan's protective magical artifacts were already faltering.

He had no choice but to fly toward Qiudi while pretending nonchalance and said, "If Qiudi lends a hand, this Divine Medicine naturally belongs to you!"

"Good!" Seeing Luo Shan's agreement, Qiudi rejoiced internally.

Then, his eyes fell upon the immense black toad, and with a dismissive tone, he said, "This Little Demon, leave it to me!"

Boom!

Qiudi's body erupted with Divine Light as he charged toward the black toad.

In Qiudi's eyes, the mid-tier Heavenly Divine Venerable-level black toad was insignificant.

In his estimation, his attack would easily crush the black toad into pieces!

But the next moment left Qiudi utterly dumbfounded.

His Sky-supporting Divine Force palm, reaching for the black toad, was shattered entirely by the toad's fierce collision.

The black toad, seeing Qiudi's move, roared furiously and darted toward him at unimaginable speed.

Immediately, Qiudi's face turned pale as he realized the black toad was not just a regular mid-tier Heavenly Divine Venerable monster; its combat power rivaled—if not exceeded—his own!

"No wonder Luo Shan called for help. This Demon truly has some strength."

This time, Qiudi didn't dare be careless. He soared into the Void, then quickly pinched a spell, causing a bell-shaped magical treasure to appear before him.

Once summoned, the bell-like magical treasure rapidly expanded, emitting a chillingly powerful sound that could disorient the Divine Souls.

Simultaneously, the enlarged bell aimed to suppress the giant black toad.

"This is my life-bound magic treasure—the 'Soul-Subduing Xuan Bell,' a superior Mystic Heavenly Divine Artifact. Let's see how you, Little Demon, withstand this!"

"Shake!"

Qiudi roared, and the bell-like treasure flew toward the black toad.

But Qiudi's face quickly paled further.

The colossal black toad below seemed utterly unaffected by the bell's sound, maintaining its speed. Unfazed by the suppression, it collided fiercely against the large bell, sending the superior Mystic Heavenly treasure flying! ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

At the same time, the black toad's tongue shot out hundreds of meters long, instantly wrapping around Qiudi.

Both Qiudi and Luo Shan froze in terror!

Even Qiudi, a Superior Heavenly Divine Venerable, was no match for this black toad!

As Qiudi was about to be pulled back by the toad's tongue and devoured, and as Qiudi screamed while Luo Shan's heart chilled, they suddenly heard a sound from the Void.

Someone else was approaching!

"Fortunately, I didn't only seek help from Qiudi but also from others nearby!"

Luo Shan looked toward the newcomer in surprise, Qiudi struggling to lift his gaze toward the sky.

But what they saw made their hearts sink.

The arrival was Ye Chen, the weakest in their group, both in realm and combat power. During recruitment, he had barely passed the puppet trials.

Were it not for Kuang Meng's insistence, the Heavenly Divine Venerables wouldn't have teamed up with Ye Chen.

Seeing Ye Chen now, both felt a surge of despair.

Qiudi had lost all hope.

Out of kindness, Luo Shan shouted while escaping, "Ye Chen, run! Even Qiudi is no match for the monster—you certainly can't fight it. Save yourself!"

Hearing Luo Shan's words, Qiudi felt like vomiting blood.

Originally aiming to slay the black toad and seize the Divine Medicine from Luo Shan, Qiudi now found himself on the brink of death, unwittingly buying Luo Shan time to flee.

"I shouldn't have been blindsided by greed!" Desperate, Qiudi let out a mournful cry.

At this moment, both the surrendering Qiudi and the fleeing Luo Shan heard Ye Chen say, "Don't worry."

"Leave this monster to me."

Don't worry?

Could it be that Ye Chen, who struggled even against recruitment puppets, intended to take on the black toad that defeated Qiudi?

Luo Shan stared in disbelief at Ye Chen.

And then he saw Ye Chen extend a finger toward the toad's retracting tongue.

Whoosh!

A radiant sword light, magnificently dazzling, appeared in the Void, slicing through space, slicing toward the black toad's tongue.

An unimaginable scene unfolded.

The same black toad's tongue that resisted countless attacks from Qiudi, including Divine Light and treasures, was cut cleanly in two by Ye Chen's sword light!

The portion coiling Qiudi fell away instantly.

Freed from the toad's control, Qiudi shook off the grip of the severed tongue.

Qiudi was out of immediate danger!

Boom!

Emerging from his brush with death, Qiudi was overwhelmed with joy.

Sweat soaked his garments as his Divine Power surged while he ascended into the Void.

He was so close.

So close to being devoured by the peculiar black toad!

Qiudi turned to Ye Chen.

His gaze was filled with disbelief.

This Ye Chen, who he had hardly regarded before, had just saved his life!

"Ye Chen, thank you!" After a few moments of shock, Qiudi recovered and offered Ye Chen a deep bow.

Luo Shan was equally stunned, gaping at Ye Chen: "Wasn't Ye Chen supposed to be weaker than me—how could he be this powerful?"

In Qiudi's offer of thanks and Luo Shan's astonished silence, Ye Chen smiled lightly at both.

"Let me handle the monster, then we can speak further."

Speaking this, Ye Chen focused on the black toad below.

The toad, with part of its tongue severed, now seemed to understand Ye Chen's power. It no longer roared with rage but instead displayed unease and fear.

Yet it seemed to be guarding something, unwilling to flee outright.

Seeing this, Ye Chen clasped one hand behind his back and extended the other hand.

Endless sword light surged beneath his outstretched palm.

Ye Chen said to the black toad, "You possess some skill, but I'll suppress you for seven days. Once we herb gatherers leave, I'll release you—no need to harm anyone else!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As Ye Chen's words fell, the endless sword light in his hand transformed into a massive cage-like Light Formation, instantly imprisoning the black toad.

The cage-like Light Formation, carrying the black toad, sank into the blackened marsh below.

Within moments, the black toad was completely gone!

From Ye Chen's initial strike to sever the tongue and save Qiudi, to containing the Demon—it all happened in mere seconds.

Luo Shan and Qiudi never anticipated that the black toad they couldn't handle was utterly no match for Ye Chen!

Was Ye Chen hiding his true strength all along? Was his real power beyond a Superior Heavenly Divine Venerable?!

"Ye Chen, you defeated the Demon—the medium-grade Mystic Heavenly Divine Medicine should belong to you. Please go and claim it," Luo Shan said respectfully to Ye Chen.

Earlier, Qiudi had tried to exploit the situation to seize the Divine Medicine, filling Luo Shan with resentment.

Now, Luo Shan felt fully willing for the Divine Medicine to go to Ye Chen.

If he couldn't obtain it himself, he certainly didn't want Qiudi to have it.

Compared to Qiudi, the mysterious and powerful Ye Chen was undoubtedly the better choice.