From Swamp Dog to Crocodile Ancestor

Even from within the thick yellow fog, the outlines of everything were still faintly visible, and a sinister white light shone from within the raised hill.

As Li Yi sensed the powerful heat, a sense of dread arose in his heart.

This is the power of nature; it cannot imagine that in just a few days, vast swamps could turn into dry, gray earth, devoid of life, and the damage is spreading rapidly.

Now it seems that this terrible disaster has not even fully erupted yet; it was all just a harbinger.

Along the way, Li Yi saw countless fleeing and dead creatures of the swamp, and even many of the Blue-Eyed Golden Toads, the rulers of this land, had perished.

What exactly is it?

Within the poisonous barrier, Li Yi stared intently at the small hill and the eerie white light it emitted, remaining rooted to the spot.

A moment later, six beams of light flashed in mid-air, parting the yellow mist and revealing their original forms.

There were six jade bowls, all made of natural spirit jade. Their surfaces were devoid of any decorations, displaying only the beautiful patterns of the spirit jade itself, and they were currently radiating a powerful aura.

Li Yi had seen one of the jade bowls with his own eyes not long ago.

A large group of blue-eyed golden toads stood still and worked together to raise it up, with magical power surging around them.

Some blue-eyed golden toads, whose strength had reached the late stage of Qi Refining, let out heavy cries and instantly gathered together, dispelling the increasingly dense poisonous barrier around them.

The white light seemed to be attracting the surrounding poisonous barrier, and it was so hot that Li Yi became even more curious about what was inside the raised hill.

Immediately afterwards, the six jade bowls tilted in mid-air, and spiritual springs of six different colors poured out from the bowls, radiating immense spiritual energy and vitality, and fell onto the hill.

Sizzle sizzle~

The spiritual spring water evaporated the moment it touched the hill. Its spiritual essence and vitality were probably enough to help two or three beings at the ninth level of Qi Refining establish their foundations, but it was completely swallowed up by this faint, eerie white light.

The two waves canceled each other out, devoured each other, and exploded, finally bursting out in a series of explosions.

The massive shockwave spread out instantly, sending gray clods of earth flying everywhere from the hillside. A burst of white mist exploded, killing many blue-eyed toads instantly, with most of them flying backward.

The shockwave swept across the area where Li Yi was, distorting the poison barrier surrounding him and almost causing it to completely dissipate.

Li Yi rolled a short distance on the ground before quickly getting up and staring in horror at what lay ahead.

It finally understood why this scene had occurred.

This is irreconcilable.

Beneath that raised hill, there is probably a massive fire vein, which should be white, an eerily cold white, yet capable of burning everything.

Why would flame veins be generated within the swamp? In Li Yi's view, the swamp's energy only has three phases.

This fire vein, which the Yellow Crocodile called the Phosphorus Fire Disaster, was clearly born from the swamp itself, which does not match Li Yi's previous understanding of the swamp's energy!

Could it be... a method left behind by the human sects?

Li Yi was filled with confusion and couldn't quite make sense of it for a moment.

The swamp energy I've cultivated for so many years has actually manifested such an unusual phenomenon.

The next moment, the eerie white light within the crumbling hill suddenly surged, and the surrounding poisonous barrier rapidly twisted into a vortex above it, gathering towards it.

"No!!!"

A blue-eyed golden toad at the ninth level of Qi Refining, with one leg blown off, opened its mouth wide and let out a furious roar, terrified to the extreme.

Li Yi felt an immense force drawing away all the poisonous obstacles around him, even those he controlled were being sucked away, and he instinctively resisted.

The heat flow created a temperature difference, and the surrounding poisonous barrier rushed towards the hill at high speed, emitting a heavy whistling sound.

With a thought, Li Yi unleashed a burst of green wind, enveloping the poisonous barrier around him and instantly neutralizing the power.

Just as the yellow mist and white light were about to converge, a buzzing sound shook the surroundings, and Li Yi watched this scene unfold in bewilderment.

"Croak!"

It was a croaking frog, like a hurricane sweeping across, carrying a powerful spiritual energy fluctuation that directly dispersed the vortex and instantly cleared away the surrounding poisonous barrier.

Even the poisonous barrier surrounding Li Yi dissipated, and an immense pressure descended upon him, causing him to feel terrified.

"The Foundation Establishment stage exists!"

"Ancestor!!!"

The blue-eyed toad stared in one direction, let out a loud cry, and then fainted.

A small blue-eyed toad transformed into a streak of light and hovered above the hill. Its skin shone like gold dust, and its eyes were as pure as deep blue gemstones.

A pale golden stream of water formed a protective shield, which instantly dissipated, briefly turning the entire hill into silt and smoothing it out.

"Migrate, leave this place."

A faint voice came from here, and then the blue-eyed golden toad in the late Foundation Establishment stage was about to leave when it suddenly turned its head to look at Li Yi, its eyes fixed on him.

At this moment, the ever-present heat did not dissipate, and the smoothed muddy ground rapidly cracked, releasing grayish-white, wispy golden mist.

Upon seeing this, a large group of blue-eyed toads scrambled away.

The old toad, in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, leaped in front of Li Yi, stretched out its head and carefully looked at Li Yi, who was completely unable to move or even resist.

It was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, while the other party was at the late stage of Foundation Establishment. The difference was immeasurable. It was probably just an ant in front of the old toad.

After observing for a while, it muttered to itself, "Your black-scaled crocodile is truly peculiar. What kind of cultivation does it practice? Why can't I see it clearly? Strange indeed."

The old toad shook its head. "Never mind, you're useful to me. By the way, where did the little yellow crocodile go? Did it escape? That won't do."

With that, Old Toad put his hands behind his back and disappeared in an instant from the direction Li Yi had come from.

Li Yi was still unable to struggle, his entire body was suppressed by a powerful force, and he couldn't even move his tail, let alone use his magic.

It stared intently ahead with its pair of brownish-yellow eyes, its mind racing with thoughts.

What exactly does this old toad mean? It won't kill me, nor will it let me go, and it even wants to go find the yellow crocodile I saw before.

Are these things related to the current disaster?

Right now, Li Yi knows nothing, not even the nature of this disaster. He has suddenly become a prisoner and can only stay in place without moving.

Fortunately, no other blue-eyed toads came here; they all fled in terror.

Feeling the increasingly scorching ground beneath him, Li Yi quickly calmed himself down and waited for what would happen next.

It couldn't resist, but it wouldn't just sit and wait to die either. The old toad's attitude was strange; it probably didn't intend to kill itself directly.

Since we're already here, let's just wait and see.