From Swamp Dog to Crocodile Ancestor

The flames of the burning remains in front of the big willow tree were extinguished in an instant, and an irresistible pressure fell from above, causing even denser cracks to appear on the parched ground.

The massive yellow crocodile's entire body was pressed hard into the mud, creating a huge crater.

It struggled desperately, but not a single trace of poison could be gathered.

The next moment, a pale golden light appeared in mid-air, turned a corner and disappeared in a flash, taking the yellow crocodile with it.

Whoops!

Suddenly, a few flames rose from the large, dark wreckage and continued to burn steadily.

Everything quieted down.

The immense pressure from the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator had just caused all the swamp creatures fleeing in that direction to retreat in terror, and the area around the large willow tree fell silent.

The white python was still in shock. Just moments before, it clearly felt the beam of light above glance at itself and the vibrant willow tree behind it before quickly disappearing.

The Foundation Establishment stage expert who hadn't shown himself took away a ninth-level Qi Refining stage yellow crocodile right in front of him.

After a while, it slowly moved its stiff body and looked up at the sky.

The heat had distorted the surrounding air, and the poisonous barrier that had just been swept away was spreading again, but it was very cool under the big willow tree.

An invisible field emanated from within the large willow tree, resisting the intense heat.

The only good thing so far is that the female crocodile building its foundation under the big willow tree has not been discovered, a fact the white python is quite certain of.

boom!

The yellow crocodile fell from mid-air and crashed onto the completely dry, hardened gray-white mud, landing right in front of Li Yi, who was completely unable to move.

The two giant crocodiles just stared at each other.

The next moment, the power rooted in Li Yi's body suddenly dissipated, and Li Yi regained his mobility, wagged his tail, and stood up.

Its eyes were fixed on the pale golden light falling from mid-air, and it did not attempt to escape, remaining extremely calm.

Old Toad's strength is at the late Foundation Establishment stage, unimaginably powerful. In the current situation, I have absolutely no chance.

The fact that it didn't kill me immediately but instead captured the yellow crocodile must have been for a reason, and this was my chance to survive.

The yellow crocodile also regained its activity, opening its blood-red mouth to face the old toad, silently making a deterrent gesture, its heart filled with fear.

"You two little guys don't need to be like this," the old toad said calmly. "If you weren't useful to me, I would have eaten you long ago."

"Come with me."

Having said that, the old toad croaked, resuming its escape light, and carrying Li Yi and the yellow crocodile away into the depths of the blue-eyed golden toad's territory.

As Li Yi had guessed, the phosphorescent disaster broke out deep within the territory of the Blue-Eyed Golden Toad.

The swamp here is completely dry and hard; the cracks are no longer pitch black, but instead glow with an eerie white light, contrasted with a deadly heat.

Li Yi, who was in mid-air, witnessed a blue-eyed golden toad whose lower body had been burned to nothingness. It was quite powerful, with the eighth level of Qi Refining, but it died instantly after coming into contact with the white light in the rift.

The beam of light suddenly accelerated in mid-air, veering and swerving, tearing apart the dense poison barrier wherever it went, but it was still slowly healing.

A moment later, the light landed in front of a small, protruding hill, and Li Yi and Huang E were placed at the foot of the hill.

This is already the core of the Blue-Eyed Golden Toad's territory. It is extremely hot and devoid of any life. The plants are burned, and the spirit tree is reduced to a charred trunk, completely dead.

But this "small hill" was not a small hill at all. Li Yi could see clearly that it was an uplift of the earth caused by an underground disaster, just like the scene he had seen before.

The old toad hovered in mid-air, then suddenly seemed to remember something and glanced at Li Yi.

"Strange black-scaled crocodile, I remember you. You were here when that lawless venomous dragon underwent its tribulation."

Li Yi remained silent, staring intently at the increasingly dazzling white light emanating from the surface of the raised hill.

The environment here was already making it very uncomfortable, and the yellow crocodile was so uncomfortable that it gathered up a poisonous barrier to isolate itself from everything.

But the next moment, that oppressive force descended, completely crushing the poison barrier.

The old toad's voice echoed in the sky.

"You've probably never seen this phosphorescent calamity before, have you? Running away is useless; you either suppress it or die."

For the first time, the old toad in the late Foundation Establishment stage spoke with a sense of despair.

"Phosphorus fire is born deep in the swamp, conforming to the principles of the five elements. It rises from the earth's veins, and once it erupts on the ground, it will ignite the nearby poisonous barriers."

"At that time, this entire area will be burned to the ground in an instant. The poisonous barrier will be where the phosphorescent fire spreads. Do you think you can escape then?"

These words sent a chill down Li Yi's spine. If what the old toad said was true, then the poisonous barrier in this swamp was everywhere, covering an unimaginable area. Wouldn't the phosphorescent fire disaster burn everything once it broke out?

The yellow crocodile was also understanding the true nature of the phosphorescent calamity for the first time, and he couldn't help but tremble all over.

"Next, I will do my best to suppress each area. Your task is to prevent the poisonous barrier from coming into contact with the phosphorescent fire underground."

"If we fail, I might not die, but you certainly will."

After the old toad finished speaking, it leaped into the air, and a huge, pale golden wave of water erupted around it, instantly covering the entire sky in Li Yi's eyes.

Immediately afterwards, the waves gathered together, forming a huge disc, which surged down towards the protruding hill.

In an instant, a large amount of mist evaporated, softening the small hill and gradually flattening it under the force of this powerful spell.

With a solemn gaze, the old toad manipulated the pale golden water to flow rapidly, smoothing out the points that were about to bulge and erupt. The eerie white light, like sharp swords, seemed ready to pierce out from every part of the melting hill, making it extremely dangerous.

Li Yi became alert, his whole body tense, circling the hill, his brown-yellow eyes constantly watching everything around him.

Having reached this point, it fully understood that it had no other choice but to do its best to assist the old toad in suppressing the outbreak of this disaster.

Once the outbreak occurs, the big willow tree will inevitably be affected.

Suddenly, a point of white light pierced the soil, burning through the pale golden water without any resistance, and transformed into a blazing white line that burst forth from the ground.

"Disperse!"

The old toad shuddered and quickly focused its attention on manipulating a stream of pale golden water into a water column, which followed closely behind.

The moment the blazing white line burst forth, its light was dazzling and radiant, and the surrounding temperature instantly rose to a terrifying level. The surging poisonous barrier in mid-air was also visibly drawn towards it.

Li Yi reacted quickly, immediately using the swamp soil technique to dispel the poisonous barrier that had gathered around him.

laugh!

A pale golden column of water enveloped the white flames, water and fire mingled, mist rose, and explosions erupted one after another, sending huge shockwaves flying, blowing Li Yi and Huang E several dozen feet away.