"Brother, Sister?"
The old monster was somewhat bewildered.
But on my face, a triumphant sneer began to form.
Without answering, I merely flicked my arm lightly.
In the next second, a surge of Yin demon energy rippled outwards.
Following that, the twelve demon souls materialized into human figures, coalescing around me.
Seeing this, the old monster's expression instantly shifted to shock.
As a demon, he was highly sensitive to the presence of other demons.
Especially natural enemies, like snakes.
Upon sensing the auras of Chen Long and Si She, two Yin demons, he involuntarily stumbled back a few steps in fright.
Moreover, the cultivation levels of the twelve demon souls were generally quite high.
Now, he was a toad who was severely injured and had lost an arm.
Facing these twelve demons, the outcome was predictable.
"Yin, Yin demons! You, you have, have such powerful twelve Yin demons by your side!"
The old monster was filled with awe and trepidation.
He could hardly believe it.
I spread my hands:
"Old monster, since we reached an agreement.
I will naturally let you go. You can leave now!"
I said this lightly, even putting away my peach wood sword and picking up the mermaid pearl, appearing indifferent.
But any fool could see.
He couldn't leave. The so-called oath had been subtly twisted by me.
"Daoist, you're not keeping your word. You swore that if you killed me, you'd be struck by heavenly lightning."
Watching the old monster's enraged state, I merely smiled faintly:
"How am I not keeping my word? I said I wouldn't kill you, and I won't kill you. You can just leave.
As for my brothers and sisters, whether they want to kill you is their business.
If you have any other treasures, bring them out.
Perhaps they might find them appealing, and they might spare you."
After speaking, I shrugged innocently.
The old monster looked at me and almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.
Zi Shu, the leader, spoke up with a smug tone:
"Yes, yes. Bring out any treasures you have. If we brothers take a fancy to them, we might let you go. But if you can't produce anything, don't blame us for tearing your body apart and devouring your soul."
"Big Brother, why waste words with him? Our Pig Brother's injuries were caused by this fellow. Kill them all."
Yin Hu interjected.
"It's been three to four hundred years since I last ate a toad demon. Today is a good day for a feast."
Si She also chimed in.
The old monster glared at the twelve demon souls and me, his teeth gnashing in anger.
But he was helpless.
At this moment, he could only grit his teeth, turn around, and rush downstream, attempting to escape.
I remained silent.
But the twelve demon souls all let out cold snorts.
Their bodies transformed into shadowy figures, and from multiple directions, they swiftly surrounded him.
I put away the precious pearl and followed.
Soon, the old monster was encircled by the twelve demon souls.
Yin Hu let out a tiger's roar and pounced.
The old monster was still controlling the spectral ghosts and corpse fish towards us, even calling out to the unkilled fish-headed monsters.
When faced with the twelve demon souls, those fish-headed monsters had long since scattered.
Only the spectral ghosts and corpse fish swarmed towards us densely.
However, these creatures were no match for them.
No matter how many there were, it was futile.
In almost a single exchange, the old monster was crippled.
Just as Si She was about to bite the old monster to death, the old monster suddenly let out a strange cry.
His body underwent rapid demonization.
In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a five-meter-long, three-legged black toad at the bottom of the river.
I watched from a distance, finding it somewhat comical.
Others turned into three-legged golden cicadas, but you cut off one of your own legs and now you've demonized into a three-legged black toad. It's quite ridiculous.
After transforming, the old monster croaked, its body emitting black miasma, and waves of black mist radiated outwards.
Its strength had definitely increased by more than one level.
Clearly, it was fighting for its life.
Forced demonization, disregarding its injuries, to boost its own power.
Even if it survived this, it would suffer severe backlash.
However, it was facing the twelve demon souls.
Let alone its injured body forcing its cultivation and power, even in its prime, it might not have been a match for the twelve demon souls.
At this moment, Zi Shu intended to have the demon souls gang up and finish the fight quickly.
But Sister Si She spoke up to stop them:
"Don't all come. Let me swallow him alone!"
As soon as her voice fell, Sister Si She's body trembled.
Yin demon energy surged.
With a "hiss hiss" sound, her body transformed into a giant green-scaled python.
Its body was as thick as a millstone, and about twenty meters long.
It reared its head, its eyes emitting a faint glow.
Its two fangs sent shivers down one's spine.
The human souls on the other side of the river also saw Si She's soul form and were immensely shocked.
Combined with their recent deaths, their understanding of many things was limited.
Seeing Si She, some human souls cried out in amazement:
"A dragon, a dragon has appeared!"
"It's a green dragon, the green dragon has shown itself!"
"..."
Meanwhile, the old monster black toad, facing Si She, was also filled with fear and unease.
The oppressive aura of its natural enemy made it tremble with fear and anxiety.
It had relied on devouring the fear of human souls to cultivate, but now it itself was trembling and fearful due to its own terror.