From Swamp Dog to Crocodile Ancestor

"Croak!"

"Not bad, so many fellow cultivators have gathered here."

A blue-eyed golden toad wore a feigned expression of joy, its gaze sweeping over the remaining late-stage Qi Refining beings present before continuing:

"Everyone, sacrifice yourselves for our clan! Our ancestor needs a batch of blood food from late-stage Qi Refining cultivators to break through his cultivation barrier."

It raised its two forelimbs exaggeratedly high and said in the loudest voice, "Isn't it a great honor to be able to assist my ancestor in breaking through the barrier?"

Before the words were finished, six beams of light spun around the edge of the battlefield, then split into six directions and suddenly pierced into the battlefield.

Three of the streaks of light were aimed directly at the remaining late-stage Qi Refining beings present, while the other three headed straight for the dense fog where Li Yi was located.

Clearly, the blue-eyed toads were very wary of Li Yi, who was hidden in the thick fog, and attacked him with half of their top-tier power.

Immediately, a chaotic battle broke out. None of the creatures present would sit idly by and wait to die. Those whose cultivation level was not at the late stage of Qi Refining would not be spared either.

A streak of light accelerated, tracing a comet-like trajectory, piercing straight through more than a dozen creatures of various shapes, before being withstood by a large tortoise at the late stage of Qi Refining using its shell.

Ding!

With a crisp sound, a stream of light slanted across the tortoise shell, leaving a crack on it.

The blue-eyed toads began to tighten their encirclement, like a pocket, spewing pale golden water and slaughtering all the creatures inside.

Three streaks of light pierced through the mist and then emerged from another direction, silently and slightly off-center.

A tattered black scale splattered out, making the blue-eyed golden toads feel uneasy.

They clearly sensed that the three magical artifacts had struck the creatures in the thick fog, but surprisingly, no blood was drawn; instead, they only damaged the creatures' scales.

A black-scaled crocodile?

The next moment, the thick fog suddenly spread in all directions, accompanied by the howling wind.

"Disperse!"

A blue-eyed golden toad roared.

All the blue-eyed toads that formed the encirclement stopped moving, their cheeks puffed out, and then they let out a cry filled with spiritual power.

"Croak!!!"

Layers of transparent ripples came from all directions, directly affecting this dense poisonous barrier, halting its spread and causing it to shrink instead.

But the next moment, it seemed to contract as if it were just breathing, and then continued to expand, instantly engulfing the entire encirclement.

A profound silence enveloped all living things, including the blue-eyed toads that had initially appeared so majestic.

Although they were still standing in the same spot, they could no longer sense the presence of their companions, even though they had all been within sight before.

Whoosh!

A blue-eyed toad became alert and noticed that the dense poisonous barrier on its left side had been disturbed, creating ripples. Without hesitation, it opened its mouth and spat out the poison.

A pale golden water arrow shot out and struck a blurry, fleeing black shadow in mid-air.

boom!

The dark figure was sent flying, white smoke instantly billowing from its body, before it fell sideways into the dense poisonous fog and disappeared without a trace.

The blue-eyed toad's two eyes darted around, but it didn't make any rash moves, remaining standing in place and waiting.

Within this dense poisonous barrier, only one area emitted a faint golden light; this was where the mature Ganoderma lucidum was located.

The surrounding poisonous barrier spun slightly, and a huge black shadow appeared. Li Yi stared at the golden Ganoderma lucidum and carefully sensed it.

It seems to be nothing more than bait offered by the blue-eyed toads; there's nothing wrong with it, and it remains a precious natural treasure brimming with vitality.

Just as Li Yi was about to take it away immediately, a giant shadow, even larger than it, silently emerged from the dense poisonous barrier opposite it.

Around it, the poisonous barrier flowed like water. Li Yi raised his head slightly and clearly felt that the poisonous barrier in front of him was being manipulated by another force.

It was slightly startled, but did not move. Its gaze pierced through the poisonous barrier and landed on the giant shadow less than ten feet away from it.

It was a huge crocodile, over three zhang long and nearly four zhang long, covered with brownish-yellow diamond-shaped scales. Its body was incredibly strong, and a pair of dark yellow, gem-like eyes shot out a cold gaze at me.

Suddenly, the two poisonous barriers twisted and flowed, eroding each other and stirring up the entire battlefield.

At the same time, the sharp cries of blue-eyed toads echoed, carrying a sense of intelligence, indicating that they could locate each other through some means and also detect one another.

As one of the powerful races in the swamp, they also have ways to deal with the swamp soil, and they reacted quickly.

The two poisonous barriers eroded each other for a while, but in the end, Li Yi gained the upper hand.

Its manipulated poisonous barrier carries the wind of the swamp wood phase, which is extremely aggressive and flows very fast, quickly and completely suppressing the opponent in this aspect.

boom!

Two swampy muds flew high into the air, and two enormous shadows instantly unleashed terrifying speed and power as they charged toward each other.

The massive yellow crocodile pounced the moment it realized its abilities were being completely suppressed, without the slightest hesitation, displaying its wild nature.

Two gaping maws tore at each other, sharp teeth scraping against scales. The giant shadow tumbled in the thick fog, but made no sound.

Because all movement was swallowed up by the surrounding poisonous barrier.

Despite being smaller than Li Yi, it was slightly stronger and, after several rounds of fighting, left several wounds on its opponent.

In contrast, the yellow crocodile was unable to easily bite through Li Yi's black scales and was at a disadvantage.

Li Yi was not surprised. Even the magical artifacts of those blue-eyed golden toads could not penetrate this black scale instantly, let alone it.

After cultivating the three phases of the swamp and building up the moonlight within his body, Li Yi's body was as if it had been refined time and time again, becoming more resilient and powerful than imagined.

"Quack! Quack! Quack!"

Having gained the upper hand, Li Yi suppressed the yellow crocodile, and then heard the sharp cries, marked with magical traces, ringing out continuously.

It turned its head, its gaze piercing through the poisonous barrier, and saw that the group of blue-eyed toads had regained their formation; the encirclement had not collapsed, but instead continued to shrink.

Six blinding streaks of light flew back and forth within the poisonous barrier, barely able to detect the swamp creatures still fleeing inside through sound waves.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Li Yi, who had the advantage, and Huang E, who was at a disadvantage, exchanged a glance and simultaneously stopped and retreated.

After glancing at the radiant Ganoderma lucidum, Huang E abandoned it and, after giving Li Yi a deep look, disappeared into the poisonous barrier.

It was also a female crocodile, so it wasn't as violent. Otherwise, if two male crocodiles at the ninth level of Qi cultivation met, it could very likely have turned into a fight to the death.

Watching the yellow crocodile break through the encirclement, Li Yi memorized it, then turned and fired a poison bullet in another direction, also beginning his breakout.

Those who can cultivate even a single aspect of the swamp's energy are all extraordinary individuals with boundless potential.