After Xing Peng used "The Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms" to send a Blackwater Poison Frog flying, Shangguan Meiyu's beautiful eyes once again sparkled with astonishment. During the short time she had interacted with Xing Peng, he had continuously surprised her. His movements and various attack methods were mysterious, making her very curious about him.

  When Xing Peng sent the Blackwater Poison Frog flying with a palm strike, he caught the fascinated look in Shangguan Meiyu's eyes, but he didn't comment on it. Instead, he calmly borrowed her long sword and swiftly moved towards where the Blackwater Poison Frog had fallen. He then slashed the frog, cutting open its belly to reveal its inner core. The moment the inner core was exposed, he used the sword to pick it out from the frog's belly. Following that, he transferred Profound Qi to his left hand and grasped the inner core.

  Seeing Xing Peng's actions, Shangguan Meiyu was slightly surprised. Although the inner core of fierce beasts was greatly beneficial to martial artists, creatures like the Blackwater Poison Frog, filled with deadly poison, would also have poisonous inner cores. Most martial artists would not desire such a medicinal pill.

  However, although she was surprised, she did not stop Xing Peng's actions. Instead, she curiously watched him, wondering what he intended to do with the inner core.

  After securing the inner core in his hand, Xing Peng returned to Shangguan Meiyu's side and casually handed back her long sword, looking at her seriously, "With such deadly creatures lurking around the perimeter, who knows what lies deeper within the Blackwater Plains. The question is, do you want to continue delving deeper with me, or stay here on the outskirts?"

  "Of course, wherever Brother Peng goes, I will follow!" Shangguan Meiyu said with a sweet smile.

  "Then let's go," said Xing Peng. With that, he unfurled his body and sped off into the distance using "Wind Shadow Steps". Knowing about the presence of the Blackwater Poison Frog, Xing Peng was somewhat worried about Xing Jianfeng and others who had arrived before him. Given the circumstances here, their situation did not look promising.

  Although martial artists could resist the swamps of the Blackwater Plains by properly using Profound Qi, this was only true as long as they circulated Profound Qi throughout their bodies continuously. If a martial artist rashly dispersed their Profound Qi, most would inevitably perish in the Blackwater Plains. The blue mist and the fierce beasts of the Blackwater Plains were not entities that average martial artists could easily provoke.

  After flying for half an hour around the outskirts of the Blackwater Plains without finding Xing Jianfeng and the others, Xing Peng's brows furrowed slightly, "Could it be that they're all gone? How come I can't sense their presence after half an hour of flying?"

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  Shaking his head to dispel these grim thoughts, Xing Peng continued to search with Shangguan Meiyu. Another half-hour passed, and Xing Peng sighed bitterly.

  After an hour of searching, Xing Peng was unsure whether Xing Jianfeng and the others were still alive. In that hour, they had encountered no less than fifty Blackwater Poison Frogs. Each time they encountered a Blackwater Poison Frog, the creatures would attack them immediately.

  Even though Xing Peng was skilled at concealing his presence, once he got within about 500 meters of a Blackwater Poison Frog, it would immediately launch an attack in his direction.

  "Brother Peng, are you looking for something? Why do you seem so anxious?" Shangguan Meiyu suddenly asked, looking at Xing Peng.

  "The other members of my Xing family have also entered this place," Xing Peng simply said.

  "They have entered as well? Brother Peng, how did you know? Could it be, before the massive jade token snatch, you had already encountered other members of the Xing family and helped them complete their trial tasks?" Shangguan Meiyu looked at Xing Peng in surprise. Although she hadn't clearly seen Xing Peng's strength on the spaceship, she had a clear understanding of the strengths of the other Xing family members around him. The strengths of Xing Jianfeng and others were at most only at the Human Level, and for them, entering the Blackwater Plains would not be easy.

  "Yes, I did give them a hand back then!" Xing Peng nodded, not wishing to delve further into the matter. After briefly speaking with Shangguan Meiyu, he once again increased his pace and continued searching for Xing Jianfeng and the others.

  ...

  Two more hours passed, and Xing Peng still had not found any trace of Xing Jianfeng and the others. At this moment, he was being attacked by a dozen Blackwater Poison Frogs, and more were continuously approaching from not far away. In the blink of an eye, the number of Blackwater Poison Frogs attacking Xing Peng and Shangguan Meiyu had reached over a hundred.

  "What the hell is going on? Why do these Blackwater Poison Frogs seem to be flocking here?" Xing Peng looked at the approaching Blackwater Poison Frogs and spat fiercely. His Profound Qi was running at its peak, and his palm force continuously bombarded the surrounding frogs. While attacking the Blackwater Poison Frogs, he also activated "Wind Shadow Steps" to an incredibly fast pace to dodge the poison sprayed by the frogs.

  These Blackwater Poison Frogs were all quite strong, with the weakest being at the late stages of the Human Level and the strongest at the late stages of the Earth Level. Amidst the attack of hundreds of Blackwater Poison Frogs, even though Xing Peng was very strong, he dared not be careless.

  His "The Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms" continuously wreaked havoc, and his movements were like a phantom, swiftly navigating through the poison rain. Every attack from Xing Peng would take the life of one or several Blackwater Poison Frogs.

  Shangguan Meiyu also displayed "Ethereal Fairy Step" to an impressive degree, moving like a dream through the poison rain. Despite the continuous downpour of poison, not a single drop fell on her.

  "We can't keep this up; follow me closely!" After sending several Blackwater Poison Frogs flying with another palm strike and seeing countless more approaching, Xing Peng grabbed Shangguan Meiyu's hand and activated "Wind Shadow Steps" to the utmost, darting off towards the southeast like lightning. Although the Blackwater Poison Frogs were fast, they could not catch up to Xing Peng and Shangguan Meiyu with his full-speed movement.