darknovel Chapter 112: The Search for the Teeth
Chapter 112: The Search for the Teeth
Searching for a suspected injured Tier 1 superior Blood Fiend Frost Toad in a vast, icy region is, under normal circumstances, like finding a needle in a haystack. The difficulty is unimaginable, and often a huge amount of time and effort is spent only to find nothing.
However, for Tong Bingfeng, there was a natural shortcut to bypass this stalemate: his four large front teeth, which had not appeared for a long time and were now shining brightly.
By leveraging its innate keen ability to detect ice-attribute spiritual energy, and focusing on the Blood Fiend Frost Toad's unique scent and bloody smell as key targets, the success rate is quite high.
After more than a decade of continuous exploration and use of the large incisors, Tong Bingfeng has gained a deep understanding of a more efficient and focused tracking method for them.
Even the faint, almost imperceptible aura of demonic beasts hidden within the ice-attribute spiritual power can be roughly determined. Based on previous experience, a basic judgment can be made regarding their general group and type.
Previously, although Tong Bingfeng had never had direct contact with the Blood Fiend Frost Toad, he had luckily seen a Blood Fiend Frost Toad that was already dead and only had its corpse left in the Ice Sea Market. He still had some impression of its aura. Combined with the characteristic of a slight bloody smell, as long as he was willing to spend some time and effort, he was confident that he could retrieve this Blood Fiend Frost Toad from the Ice Domain in a targeted manner.
"The demonic beasts are tough and thick-skinned, and the Blood Fiend Toad is one of the best among them. The injuries left by the elders of the Niu brothers will not last long. We must locate it and hunt it down within this short interval."
Tong Bingfeng was well aware of this. Once the Blood Fiend Frost Toad recovered to its original state, not to mention whether he could find its trace, he probably wouldn't be a match for it in a direct confrontation.
Since this Blood Fiend Frost Toad was able to severely injure a senior Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator, he, a mere newly promoted Qi Refining Level 8 cultivator, would naturally not be arrogant.
From any perspective, he has no more than ten days left, and the longer it goes on, the higher the Blood Fiend Toad's overall combat power will be. This means that Tong Bingfeng must finish the battle quickly and cannot afford to delay.
"This is the only piece of information we've recently obtained that seems to be relevant to a Foundation Establishment artifact. We absolutely cannot miss it; it's just a matter of traveling day and night."
Tong Bingfeng muttered to himself, but the unwavering determination that shone through his words and eyes remained steadfast.
With his cultivation advancing smoothly and his Qi Refining eighth level realm stabilizing, his overall strength has been greatly enhanced, and his comprehensive combat power is not to be underestimated. It is the perfect opportunity to take another step forward.
A quarter of an hour later, after hastily cleaning up the spiritual items in the temporary cave, Tong Bingfeng left the place and reappeared on the ice field, looking around to confirm the direction of the initial search that would soon begin.
"Although the Niu brothers never explicitly confirmed the location of the Blood Fiend Toad, it must be located 600 miles away from the Ice Spirit Island's icy domain. Otherwise, such an opportunity would have already fallen into the hands of the Chen family."
"In that case, let's start the search along the direction the Niu brothers came from, using the 600-mile ice zone of Ice Spirit Island as the baseline, and only within its outer perimeter."
As a true action-oriented cultivator, Tong Bingfeng naturally wouldn't waste too much time on this.
Its large front teeth protrude, once again freed from the protection of its lips, exposed to the icy wilderness of northern Xinjiang, enduring the double ravages of low temperatures and biting winds.
Perhaps due to increased past experience and enhanced resilience, or perhaps due to limited strengthening as the cultivator's cultivation level improves, the Great Teeth's tolerance to low temperatures and cold winds has significantly increased.
The cold wind swept across the surface of the large incisors, bringing only a slight chill, while the original stinging pain had completely disappeared.
"Since we're here, we might as well make the best of it. The best course of action is to find something quickly and secure it as soon as possible."
"Big Teeth, search."
After getting used to it for a while, Tong Bingfeng decisively activated the search effect of the big teeth. Under the guidance of his magic power, gusts of bone-chilling cold air immediately entered the more sensitive areas inside the big teeth for a deeper level of identification.
After advancing to the seventh level of Qi Refining and entering the late stage of Qi Refining, through hundreds of tests, Big Fang's search range was always within a ten-mile radius of the ice area.
Once outside this range, although some demonic beast auras can still be detected, the auras are intermittent and may disappear at any time, making effective tracking unlikely.
The first search within a ten-mile radius of the old lair built by Tong Bingfeng only revealed a clear aura of a demonic beast. Based on their experience, it was highly likely to be a fish or shrimp-type demonic beast.
Fish and shrimp-type monsters are not particularly strong among their peers, but they have the advantage of large populations and a clear numerical advantage, making them a common sight in the depths of this icy region.
After all, the legendary shrimp soldiers and crab generals were not unfounded. Apart from some special parts, these kinds of monsters usually could not be obtained as spoils. Tong Bingfeng was unwilling to hunt them, especially since he had important matters to attend to at the moment.
After confirming that nothing had been missed, it strode towards the ice area ten miles away. Once it reached a suitable location, it restarted the Big Fang search for the second time.
In the following days, Tong Bingfeng was caught up in this repeated search by the big teeth, eliminating ice areas within a radius of ten miles.
If he occasionally discovers a beast that resembles the Blood Fiend Frost Toad or carries the scent of blood, he will immediately conduct a more thorough investigation and track it effectively.
As the sun rose and set, and day and night alternated, four days and nights passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, apart from taking a temporary rest in the Spirit Shrink Tent to ensure his own safety due to overwork, Tong Bingfeng searched almost continuously day and night.
Thanks to his efforts, nearly half of the ice region 600 miles away has been eliminated. Throughout the process, he showed no impatience whatsoever. On the contrary, as time passed, he became more and more energetic, meticulously identifying and eliminating each search item one by one.
"More than half of the ice area has been cleared, and two traces of the Blood Fiend Frost Toad have been found. The success rate of the search for the Big Fang is also increasing each time. We must not let our guard down."
Tong Bingfeng muttered to himself, as if he were hypnotizing himself or encouraging himself, but the glint in his eyes only grew stronger.
Big Fang activated again. At this time, he was located on the edge of the Thousand-Mile Ice Domain of Ice Spirit Island. Big Fang's search range had expanded beyond the Legal Ice Domain.
"Hmm? The Blood Fiend Toad carries a bloody stench?"
Suddenly, a familiar yet unfamiliar aura appeared in Big Teeth. Tong Bingfeng immediately mobilized the magic power in his dantian to lock it firmly, and his spirit, which had been somewhat listless due to fatigue, instantly returned to normal.
However, after confirming the source of the Blood Fiend Frost Toad's aura, it hesitated for a moment, as it was outside the control of the Thousand-Mile Ice Domain of Ice Spirit Island.