Chu Tian took a heavy fall from that blow.
His head buzzed, and it was only then that he realized.
After the toad's tongue shot out at him, it didn't retract. Instead, it transformed into a whip, lashing out at him.
Shaking his body, he felt soreness all over. That strike was certainly vicious. If not for his quick reaction,
and his temporary switch to bear form, activating Iron Mane,
he suspected others would have been whipped into a bloody pulp.
No, looking at the barbs on the tongue,
even before being whipped away, one would have been pierced through by countless barbs.
What the hell… was its attack method considered weak?
Seeing the Fiery-Eyed Gu Chan croak and charge forward again,
Chu Tian no longer hesitated, harboring doubts about the assessment from the detection skill.
With a cold snort, enduring the soreness in his body, he tapped his foot on the rock.
A fine iron spear appeared in his hand, and he lunged towards the fire lizard beast.
This weapon was from the dog priest's leather pouch.
Chu Tian had initially wanted to summon the Wrath of the Moon Goddess.
But then he reconsidered. Its weight meant that even with the Resonance of Strength, swinging it wouldn't be easy.
"Tear them apart..."
This was something Chu Tian had recently developed, a way to unleash skill abilities through weapons.
Not only were the skill effects undiminished, but they were also enhanced by the weapon's amplification.
However, with the spear in hand, Chu Tian used the "Sweep Through All Armies" stance.
A solitary silver beam shot out from the spear tip.
*Ssslick...*
The cold light Chu Tian unleashed struck the Fiery-Eyed Gu Chan's back heavily.
It emitted a grating sound, like sharpening a blade.
"Quack quack..."
To Chu Tian's surprise,
this strike only caused the Fiery-Eyed Gu Chan's already airborne body to fall back to the ground.
It couldn't even cut through its seemingly smooth, slippery outer skin.
"This defense is too..."
What shocked Chu Tian even more was,
that not even a single mark was left on it.
"Holy hell... pulling this move again!"
As soon as the Fiery-Eyed Gu Chan landed, its tongue shot out again.
Chu Tian tapped his toe and dodged sideways.
The next second, as expected, the Fiery-Eyed Gu Chan's tongue swept towards him like a whip.
Chu Tian finally understood what the "attack method is weak" feedback from the detection skill meant.
So, this guy was just a three-trick pony.
Spit out its tongue, then use its tongue as a whip.
When it got close, it would bite with its mouth.
After several such exchanges, Chu Tian became enraged.
Chu Tian snorted coldly and moved his feet.
He leaped directly onto the Fiery-Eyed Gu蟾's massive back.
*Slap... Ssslick...*
As soon as Chu Tian jumped on,
the huge tongue, covered in countless barbs, swept in from the front.
At that moment, Chu Tian had already leaped away.
That strike powerfully lashed Chu Tian's own back.
"Hahaha..."
Chu Tian, who had landed, burst into laughter.
Whipping itself with its own tongue.
And using the barbs to scrape off strips of flesh.
And finally eating it.
It must taste good, right?
"Quack..."
The great toad was furious.
It stretched out its limbs, and its belly swelled like a balloon.
"Toad Skill?"
Seeing its posture, Chu Tian immediately recalled the existence of such a supreme martial art.
The next second, the giant toad leaped into the air.
It descended upon Chu Tian with the force of Mount Tai crushing down.
"Damn it... this isn't a Toad Skill, this is Mount Tai crushing down!"
Chu Tian quickly moved.
*Boom...*
Dodging the attack, the great toad bounced up like a ball.
It pursued Chu Tian.
Its jumping speed was too fast.
It would often fly up again the moment it landed.
For a time, Chu Tian could only dodge, having no time to counterattack.
The entire ground was shaken by its massive body, kicking up dust and sand.
"Hmph... die... Dragon Emerging from the Sea!"
Chu Tian, while running, suddenly turned back and hurled the spear in his hand.
The entire spear body spun like a drill.
*Chiiiiii...*
The moment the spear contacted its belly, sparks flew.
Was this guy's belly made of iron?
*Sssik...*
Chu Tian glanced back.
A thought struck him: even if its belly was iron,
it couldn't escape the fate of being broken by a single point.
However...
The spear was also blown away by the Fiery-Eyed Gu蟾's leaky belly.
"Quack quack quack..."
After landing, it didn't jump again. It let out painful cries.
However, the next second, Chu Tian realized something was wrong.
The Fiery-Eyed Gu蟾's eyes lit up.
Flames actually erupted from its eyes.
*Zzzt...*
Fire shot out from both of its eyes.
Chu Tian was startled. The flames were too fast.
He didn't have time to dodge.
"Bear Form... Battle System... Activate!"
"Iron Mane... Iron Mane... Iron Mane..."
Silver scaled armor halos appeared around Chu Tian's body.
As he increased the number of layers activated,
the phantom scales became more apparent.
The flames from the Fiery-Eyed Gu蟾's eyes struck the phantom scales around Chu Tian.
There wasn't much impact force.
However, the temperature was incredibly high.
Under such a powerful attack, Chu Tian's Bear Form rage value kept increasing.
Chu Tian used the rage value to continuously activate Iron Mane, layer by layer.
Even with the protection of Iron Mane, he still felt the heat was unbearable.
As if he were in a furnace, Chu Tian's fur began to scorch.
The clothes on his body started to emit smoke.
He was on the verge of catching fire.
"Leopard Form... Battle System... Activate!"
Chu Tian activated both forms simultaneously.
"Swiftness..."
*Zzzt...* Chu Tian's figure moved sideways.
He flashed out of the focal point of the two flames.
Using his speed, he leaped out of the range covered by the flames.
However, the great toad also turned and swept the two flames towards Chu Tian.
Chu Tian knew there was no need to forcefully withstand its flames.
It would be too disadvantageous to fight head-on.
Its name was 'Fiery-Eyed Gu蟾'.
This skill of its eyes emitting fire must be its trump card.
Chu Tian turned back and saw the path the flames had swept.
The sand on the ground had melted due to the high temperature,
forming flowing red liquid.
He reckoned that after they cooled, they would turn into beautiful glass!
While Chu Tian was shocked, he was also happy.
Iron Mane could actually withstand this level of attack.
And it could block most of the heat.
Otherwise, he feared he would have instantly turned into what those four snake-scorpion women did!
Truly, the cycle of karma, retribution comes quickly. Just as he used fire to burn others,
now he was being chased by a toad spewing flames.
"I'm done playing... I'll kill you..."
"Spear... come..."
Chu Tian extended his hand.
*Zzzt...* A white light shot out from his brow.
It was the [Wrath of the Moon Goddess, Spear of the Healer's War].
It flew to Chu Tian's palm and gradually grew larger.
Its imposing form was revealed.
Chu Tian flicked it backward, the spear tip dragging on the ground.
"Might of the Azure Dragon..."
Faintly, a dragon's roar sounded.
At this moment, the Fiery-Eyed Gu蟾's body shuddered violently.
The flames in its eyes instantly vanished.
"Heavy Strike... Lacerate..."
*Weng weng weng...*
Chu Tian infused the power of the two skills, Heavy Strike and Lacerate, into the [Wrath of the Moon Goddess, Spear of the Healer's War].
Causing it to vibrate, as if emitting an excited sound.
"Leap..."
The next second... he crouched and leaped.
"Second Jump..."
Chu Tian's figure surged higher in the air.
His body shot up, arriving directly in front of the great toad's face.
At this moment, the effect of the Might of the Azure Dragon had disappeared.
The Fiery-Eyed Gu蟾 recovered its senses and saw Chu Tian in the air.
It croaked, and its tongue shot out again.
Chu Tian's lips curved upwards.
"Let me show you what 'spear technique from the heavens' means..."
"Might... Split... Huashan..."
He roared the words out one by one.
As the word "Shan" left his lips, the Wrath of the Moon Goddess, held in his hands,
was swung over his head, gripping the handle with both hands.
He chopped straight down towards the incoming red tongue.
*Ssslick... Boom...*
The tongue, on which the Fiery-Eyed Gu蟾's survival depended, was split into two by Chu Tian's spear.
Divided in half...
Finally, the Wrath of the Moon Goddess, with its five to six-meter long shaft, slammed into the Fiery-Eyed Gu蟾's forehead.
With its tens of meters long tongue blocking it, it had dissipated one-third of Chu Tian's force.
The final blow, striking its head,
amazingly, still did not break through its outer skin.
However, Chu Tian smiled.
Because this strike was not incapable of breaking its defense.
Rather, Chu Tian had grasped the essence of "Might Split Huashan."
Seemingly, there were no visible wounds on its head.
But Chu Tian knew that its skull, under the shockwave of Might Split Huashan,
had been pulverized into dust...
As expected, after a few seconds,
Chu Tian retracted his spear and stood upright on its head.
The Fiery-Eyed Gu蟾's massive body then slowly slumped to the ground.
With a thought, he put away the Wrath of the Moon Goddess.
He looked at his hands.
They were trembling uncontrollably, the tiger's mouth area had even cracked open.
The weight of the Wrath of the Moon Goddess was still too great.
Especially when using skills.
The energy consumed was also extremely vast.
Coupled with the Resonance of Strength, the physical stamina drain was also significant.
That last strike was probably Chu Tian's strongest attack so far.
Moreover, after using it, he would need a long rest to recover his stamina.