Transmigration! The System Wants Me to Pursue the Abstinent Senior Sister - Chapter 30

Sure enough, before the “ribbit, ribbit” sounds even faded, the emerald-green pond water began to churn violently, sending ripples and waves in all directions. Immediately after, a colossal creature burst forth from the water, splashing Luo Yunhuan from head to toe.

Brushing off the waterweed clinging to her cheeks, Luo Yunhuan laid eyes on a massive, golden toad.

The toad’s eyes were blood-red.

Compared to the usual earthy-brown toads, this golden toad’s appearance was leagues above, yet it was still utterly repulsive.

Especially the thick, pungent stench it emitted like it had been rolling around in rotten mud and the drool continuously dripping from its mouth.

Slime trickled onto the ground.

Luo Yunhuan’s heart trembled as she heard the golden toad speak in human tongue. Though fragmented, she could just barely make out the words.

“Be, beauty meat must be fragrant!”

Luo Yunhuan:

She had no interest in such ugly creatures and simply shot a slightly fearful glance at Qin Yiqiu, her meaning crystal clear.

Eldest Senior Sister, I’m scared! Come save me!

Qin Yiqiu glanced at the toad. As the patriarch’s pet, it certainly possessed intelligence unfortunately, not much of it.

Despite being a millennia-old creature like the peony demon, who had reached the pinnacle of demonkind, this toad spirit only advanced each time its lifespan was about to expire.

Thus, it was only at the Soul Transformation stage.

Even so, Qin Yiqiu would struggle immensely against this golden toad. She had no choice but to produce the seal representing the young sect leader.

“Golden Toad, retreat at once.”

Qin Yiqiu’s voice was flat, devoid of emotion. Sensing the command, the toad turned its head and stared at her.

The seal radiated a familiar aura, reminiscent of its master. However, its blood-red eyes fixed on Luo Yunhuan. It loved delicacies that looked this tasty.

A red tongue flicked out of its mouth, dripping with slime.

Clearly, the golden toad was torn. On one hand, it sensed its master’s presence and knew its master wouldn’t approve. On the other, it was utterly tempted by the prospect of a feast.

Moreover, the master’s aura on the seal was so faint surely it couldn’t restrain him. The golden toad finally decided to defy its master.

It shot out its red tongue like a crimson arrow, aiming straight for Luo Yunhuan. Qin Yiqiu had been prepared. She pulled out a compass, which emitted a dazzling golden light, blocking the attack momentarily.

Qin Yiqiu shielded Luo Yunhuan, the faint scent of sandalwood the incense she often burned during meditation wafting past Luo Yunhuan’s nose.

Though it was a relatively common fragrance, in that moment, it felt immensely reassuring.

But this was no time to be swooning. Luo Yunhuan shook her head. Relying solely on her eldest senior sister to save her was just too pathetic.

She had to save herself especially since she possessed a system. If she still cowered in fear, she’d be utterly worthless.

“System, doesn’t this toad have any weaknesses?”

Luo Yunhuan silently inquired within her mind.

[Of course it does. But this toad is at the Soul Transformation stage. Though its intellect is lacking, its cultivation is no joke. Host, you’d be better off not throwing an egg against a stone.]

The system calmly analyzed the situation as Luo Yunhuan fixed her gaze on Qin Yiqiu, who had already drawn her longsword. A chilling coldness spread through the air.

The entire lotus pond began to freeze over.

“What’s this? As the guardian beast of the lotus pond, do you not even recognize the young sect leader’s seal?”

When Qin Yiqiu was enraged, she could make every disciple of the Cloud Sword Sect tremble from the depths of their bones. Even facing a Nascent Soul beast two whole realms above her, she showed no signs of retreat.

However, a head-on confrontation would likely result in injury. After a moment of thought, Qin Yiqiu contacted her master.

Watching the white light fly from her fingertips, she knew it would take some time for her master to arrive. Facing the drooling golden toad, Qin Yiqiu had already made up her mind to protect her junior sister.

Whether out of personal feelings or her duty as the senior disciple, this was something she had to do.

“Anyone who stands in the way of my meal deserves to die!”

The golden toad’s crimson eyes seemed to drip with blood. Since the founding of the Cloud Sword Sect, which disciple who mistakenly entered the lotus pond hadn’t ended up as its meal?

Why should it yield just because this woman said so?

She was nothing but an ice block. So what if she carried a trace of its master’s aura?

It had even been patted on the head by its master before!

Its red tongue shot out like a crimson rope, striking directly toward Qin Yiqiu. Qin Yiqiu was not only accomplished in the Emotionless Art but had also honed her swordsmanship and ice-element spells.

Facing this powerful red tongue, her first reaction was to raise her sword to block while using spiritual energy to form a protective shield around herself.

But this was an attack from a Nascent Soul beast. Even if it was a reckless strike, it was not something a Golden Core cultivator could withstand.

Qin Yiqiu staggered back several steps. The spiritual energy shield she had painstakingly constructed shattered into nothingness in an instant.

Her longsword was also chipped and damaged.

Luo Yunhuan, caught in the shockwave of their clash, was thrown to the ground in a disheveled heap. She quickly grabbed a nearby reed to avoid falling face-first into the mud.

Amidst the swirling strands of her hair, Qin Yiqiu acted even more decisively this time, directly employing the Emotionless Art. The lake’s surface was almost entirely frozen, and the ice was shattered by her sword intent.

Thousands of ice shards danced in the air, forming a flawless sword array.

In her past life, Luo Yunhuan had only seen 3D cultivation animations. To be honest, while those animations were fantastical, they were mostly just flashy visual effects.

But at this moment, the ice-element spells and Emotionless Art wielded by Qin Yiqiu were truly breathtaking.

Born with a supreme spiritual root and mastering top-tier techniques, Qin Yiqiu was not overly afraid even when facing this Nascent Soul beast.

However, the gap in cultivation was like an insurmountable chasm.

All of Qin Yiqiu’s dazzling moves were effortlessly blown away by the golden toad’s breath. With every strike of its red tongue, Qin Yiqiu struggled to defend herself.

“You carry my master’s aura, so I won’t harm you. But step aside quickly I still want to eat that beauty!”

The golden toad’s voice was particularly lewd.

Although Luo Yunhuan felt the urge to flee at the sight of such a terrifying monster, she couldn’t abandon her senior sister here. That would be too cowardly, especially since Qin Yiqiu was risking her life to save her!

Luo Yunhuan recalled that she had spent spirit stones to purchase several high-grade Earth Evasion Talismans. She hastily fumbled through her robes, pulled them out, and slapped them onto her body.

She swiftly burrowed into the ground but didn’t flee immediately. Instead, she moved to Qin Yiqiu’s side, intending to bring her senior sister along.

Sure, escaping through a dirt tunnel might seem a bit low-class.

But come on this was a Great Demon at the Nascent Soul stage!

Luo Yunhuan couldn’t care less about face at this point. Muttering a silent apology in her heart, she wrapped her arms around Qin Yiqiu’s waist and dragged her into the tunnel as well.

“Junior Sister, what are you?”

Qin Yiqiu’s eyes widened in shock, her fair face now smeared with dirt. As the sect’s designated successor, she had never in her life experienced the humiliation of fleeing especially not by digging through the ground. It was utterly undignified.