The frog demon had yellow vertical markings on its back, with yellow streaks below its bulging eyes that looked like evil spirits' eyes, opening and closing with its breathing.

A flash of blue light appeared above Bai Pu's head as he activated the skill Nine Chapters attached to the Kan Ze's Headband once again.

The frog demon's body surface glowed slightly, and shadows of abacus and seal characters flashed by. A translucent data frame quickly unfolded before Bai Pu.

[Yellow-striped Ghost Frog (Elite Level 3)]

[Species: Demon Species/Demon Ghost Race]

[Attributes: Power 20, Agility 30, Endurance 13, Spirit 5]

[Skill 1: Thorn Tongue: The Yellow-striped Ghost Frog quickly shoots out its sharp tongue, inflicting severe piercing damage on the target and injecting a mucous toxin to slow down the target.]

[Skills 2~4: ???]

It seems that the shadow Hundred-eyed Demon detected moving swiftly underwater was the Yellow-striped Ghost Frog.

This frog demon is of the highly agile type, but endurance is a weakness. If on flat ground, Bai Pu could eliminate it with two or three strikes after getting close.

But this is the Yellow Pool!

Bai Pu stood on the Corpse Raft, only able to stare wide-eyed at the Yellow-striped Ghost Frog.

Hiss!

The Yellow-striped Ghost Frog suddenly opened its mouth, and a long tongue shot out like lightning, giving Bai Pu no time to react, hitting Bai Pu's chest!

Bai Pu grunted, his figure swaying slightly.

Since Bai Pu had activated Scaly Skin ahead of time, the Yellow-striped Ghost Frog's Thorn Tongue did not pierce his body, leaving only a shallow blood hole in his shoulder.

-17!

To clarify, even though Bai Pu wore armor, it doesn't mean the areas protected by the armor completely negate damage.

[Strong Strike Armor] has a fixed physical damage reduction of only 10 points!

The sharp damage from this strike that exceeds 10 points still has to be borne by Bai Pu, shown by the shallow blood hole from the Thorn Tongue in Bai Pu's shoulder.

Of course, this does not mean the [Strong Strike Armor] got damaged; it can be understood as the "Sharp Qi Force" damage of Thorn Tongue piercing through the armor and injuring Bai Pu.

Among all equipment, only the weapons and shields can perfectly deflect and block, entirely negating the enemy's attack damage.

Weapons are used to deflect attacks, shields to block attacks.

When successfully deflecting or blocking, the opponent's damage is transformed into minor blunt damage, meaning absorbance of a certain amount of recoil force, and the opponent also suffers the recoil's blunt damage.

For ordinary awakened individuals, this Thorn Tongue would be a severe injury that pierces through the body, but Bai Pu can handle it completely.

However, as a croaking sound echoed, two more Yellow-striped Ghost Frogs leapt out from underwater, landing on the black lotus leaves nearby, launching Thorn Tongue at Bai Pu!

Bai Pu stood on the narrow Corpse Raft, utterly helpless against the Thorn Tongue attack. He could only sheath his long saber, spend three seconds to retrieve a standard shield from the Storage Space, attempting to block.

As the Corpse Raft slowly sailed towards the center of Yellow Pool, more and more Yellow-striped Ghost Frogs leaped out from the water!

The continuous clamor in his ears was relentless, while Bai Pu crouched on the raft, his shield constantly moving to block the Yellow-striped Ghost Frogs' thorn-tongue attacks.

The success rate of blocking was dismally low, as the speed of the Yellow-striped Ghost Frogs' thorn-tongue shooting was incredibly fast!

It was like the hopeless feeling of an ordinary person facing the dark muzzle of a gun, unable to evade once the bullet was fired. Bai Pu could only adopt a crouching stance to minimize his vulnerable area and hide crucial parts like his head behind the shield.

The parts unprotected by the shield could only endure with Scaly Skin.

If an awakened individual opened data visualization, they would see damage numbers like "-17" and "-19" continuously popping up above Bai Pu's head.

The other hand of Bai Pu couldn't remain idle either, wielding the Deep Red Curved Dagger to cut off the fingers of Rotting Corpse Ghosts attempting to climb onto the raft—if a bunch of Rotting Corpse Ghosts overturned the Corpse Raft and dropped Bai Pu into the Yellow Pool, all would be lost.

Fortunately, Bai Pu's life was as high as 760 points, with talents, high armor, fixed damage reduction, and formidable damage reduction abilities in three aspects to withstand the continuous thorn-tongue attacks of a group of elite Yellow-striped Ghost Frogs. For other awakened individuals, ten lives wouldn't be enough!

This is why Bai Pu didn't bring along two demon slaves; the Corpse Raft is relatively small, making it difficult to accommodate one person and two demons simultaneously. Furthermore, Bai Pu knows entering a Demon General's lair to steal items is filled with danger!

The two demon slaves are hard-earned, have other uses, and cannot die here.

Finally, as the Corpse Raft reached the center of Yellow Pool, it slightly paused as its bottom collided with the island, temporarily grounding.

This is also the area where black lotus leaves are most abundant.

Bai Pu parted the lotus leaves and saw the land hidden amidst them.

In front was an island roughly one kilometer in circumference, situated slightly higher with no vegetation growing! Due to the lack of foliage coverage, Bai Pu could see, at a single glance, a large cave several meters in diameter right at the island's center.

This must be the lair of the Demon General Ghost Leather!

Bai Pu jumped off the Corpse Raft, then placed his hand on the raft.

The Corpse Raft's surface flashed with faint light, then transformed into a small, palm-sized raft tool, landing in Bai Pu's palm and stored into his Storage Space.

Bai Pu strode swiftly toward the island's center. Surprisingly, the Yellow-striped Ghost Frogs didn't dare to follow, perhaps fearing the Demon General Ghost Leather's orders.

The closer he got, the more Bai Pu sensed the giant cave's eerie atmosphere, resembling the big mouth of an underground-dwelling demon beast, intermittently spewing foul, acidic winds.

Holding his breath, Bai Pu dashed straight into the cave!

The cave spiraled downwards, akin to descending a staircase.

The depth wasn't substantial, merely tens of meters before seeing the bottom.

At the cave's bottom, a vista unfolded, revealing a subterranean hall. Its walls had lamps made from human skulls, burning with fat, emitting a ghastly glow.

The illumination from the skull lamps allowed Bai Pu to see clearly; at the bottom of the underground hall lay a small yellow pond, about two to three meters in diameter, with bubbles occasionally rising.

Compared to the water of the Yellow Pool outside, the color of this small pond was purer, like liquid gold, exuding a metallic texture.

There were also simple furnishings around the subterranean hall, like tables, chairs, and carpets, evidently the actual resting place of the Demon General Ghost Leather.

Bai Pu pounced on the table, opened his hand, and swept all the items on it into his Storage Space.

These items flickered with various glows: some green, some blue, mostly golden!

Though all in an unresonated state with spiritual particles, unable to be brought outside this world, they are high-quality demon items nonetheless! Bai Pu has a [Demon Lord's Skull] eagerly waiting.

It's known that these are the Demon General's collection, a Demon General is akin to top-tier strong guardians. If the [Demon Lord's Skull] is still picky, it would be too much.

On the other hand, these demon items can also be examined and appraised by indigenous strong individuals. If any are extremely valuable, they can be traded with the natives for profits.

After sweeping clear all visible items on the table, Bai Pu did not flee immediately. He frowned, carefully scrutinizing the subterranean hall.

The principle of Spirit Realm Will is one earns according to effort.

The greater the risk, the more significant the benefits to reap!

Bai Pu, after much toil to reach the Demon General's den, logically speaking, should obtain more substantial gains.

"If I were the Demon General Ghost Leather… Would I leave the most precious things casually on the table?"

Bai Pu walked toward the entrance of the spiral passage, retracing steps from his earlier path while releasing a small-range spirit scan for a more detailed observation of this subterranean hall.

Suddenly, Bai Pu's eyes brightened with delight. He quickly ran under a skull oil lamp, tapping the wall lightly with his finger.

Thud-thud, a hollow echo came from behind the wall, evidently suggesting there was more beyond!

Woosh!

Just as Bai Pu was overjoyed, a clear water sound rang out, followed by pain on Bai Pu's back, with a scorching agony swiftly spreading!

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