From Swamp Dog to Crocodile Ancestor

A pale white light was flashing, the hill was trembling, and the destructive phosphorescent fire below was trying to break through and erupt.

Two Foundation Establishment stage demonic beasts joined forces and used water-based magic to smooth and suppress this bulging land. Although it was very large, it eventually slowly collapsed.

The water flow eroded the dried-up swamp mud, quickly restoring it to its previous softness and seeping into its interior, constantly counteracting the phosphorescent flames that tried to burst forth.

Crack!

Suddenly, a loud explosion rang out, and a hole the size of a millstone was blasted open in a section of the hill, scattering clods of earth and spewing out eerie white phosphorescent flames.

It was highly condensed and splashed out like burning liquid droplets, causing the old toad to frown and quickly retreat, not daring to make contact with it at all.

The next moment, more water flowed out from the softened silt all around, intertwining and sealing the entrance to the hole.

The snow-white fire rain splashed everywhere, illuminating Li Yi's brownish-yellow eyes.

A green wind rose around Li Yi as he rapidly retreated to dodge, manipulating the surrounding poisonous barriers to disperse and create a huge cavity.

Phosphorescent flames splashed onto the ground and burned steadily, while the two toads were both busy smoothing out the small hill and couldn't spare a hand for the moment.

Feeling the sudden increase in temperature around him, Li Yi was completely helpless against these phosphorescent flames. They could burn earth, water, and wood phases, so they were no match for the physical body.

It could only cautiously keep its eyes on the front, manipulating the poison barrier and green wind to clear the surroundings.

On the other side, another explosion rang out, and in the direction of the Yellow Crocodile, a blazing white line, as thick as an arm, shot straight into the air.

The toad steeled itself, exchanged a glance with the old toad, and each spat out some of its essence blood, which actually turned into a pool of water in mid-air, blocking the white line.

A burst of highly irritating fog erupted in mid-air, obstructing the white line, which quickly lost its momentum and fell down.

In a short time, the pool was consumed rapidly, shrinking by two-thirds, before suddenly receding to fill the gap.

The old toad and the frog's auras also diminished during this process, and their expressions turned ugly.

"It's almost over, this place will soon be suppressed."

The toad trembled all over and muttered to itself.

As the two toads exhausted their magic power, the small hill that was about to erupt was finally completely flattened.

Two figures plummeted straight down from mid-air, crashing onto the cracked mud with a thud.

Li Yi hurried over to the toad's side and stared intently at the exhausted-looking toad.

After resting for a while, the place was suddenly swept by an invisible heat current. Li Yi and Huang E instinctively closed their eyes, turned their heads, and used their hard scales to defend themselves.

"This is troublesome."

"The toad said, panting heavily."

This heat is unusual; disaster is coming from that direction...

The old toad stood up and transformed into a pale golden streak of light, heading in that direction.

After a few breaths, the toad slowly got up. In terms of magical power, it was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment and could not compare with the old toad at all.

But it still came back here.

A colorful cloud carried Li Yi and Huang E to the place where the heat flow erupted.

Seeing the scene before him, the toad was utterly devastated. He stared fixedly ahead, "No..."

It was a terrifyingly large hill, its boundaries invisible to the naked eye, rising slowly and steadily, like a giant beast arching its back.

Cracks emitting a sinister white light can be seen everywhere on it.

Above, the old toad silently watched everything, and sighed deeply.

A tangled vine and a blue-eyed golden toad at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage both stood in mid-air, but made no move.

It seems they have already tried, but this area is too vast to suppress.

"If that poisonous dragon were still alive, and another Foundation Establishment ancestor of the Ancient Vine Clan had not perished, we might still have a chance."

The blue-eyed toad spoke solemnly.

"Yes, that poisonous dragon has already reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage. It is also a type of dragon, capable of controlling clouds and rain. Its magical power is simply unimaginable, yet it insists on undergoing some kind of Dragon Transformation Trial..." Old Toad said resentfully.

"It's over, everything is over..." The toad stood on the outermost edge and said with a bitter smile.

After a moment of silence, Li Yi hovered above the clouds, staring intently at the gradually rising hill, also enveloped in a sense of despair.

Once the phosphorescent fire erupts, countless areas will be affected, and a Qi Refining stage demon beast like myself will surely perish.

A large willow tree, a white python, a mother crocodile, and a yellow crocodile beside him...

Even hiding underground is impossible, because the phosphorescent calamity originates from underground.

"This disaster is unavoidable." A melodious female voice came from the twisted body of the Foundation Establishment stage ancient vine.

"Leave, all of you. Those in the Qi Refining stage are certain to die, while those in the late Foundation Establishment stage may have a glimmer of hope."

"It will fully erupt in three or four hours at most."

The next moment, the ancient vine transformed into a voluptuous and beautiful woman, and soared into the sky, disappearing into the horizon in the direction Li Yi had come from.

"Let's go."

The toad led Li Yi and the yellow crocodile away from there immediately, transforming into a streak of light and speeding towards the direction of the big willow tree.

Looking down from high above, Li Yi saw many scattered figures fleeing, trying to get as far away from this area as possible.

But none of this mattered anymore.

About fifteen minutes later.

The toad, carrying Li Yi and the yellow crocodile, plummeted from mid-air and landed under the big willow tree, where they leaned wearily against the tree and remained motionless.

Hearing the commotion, the white python hissed as it slithered out of the tree hole. Upon seeing the Foundation Establishment stage toad, its eyes lit up with surprise, and it hurriedly asked:

"It's Senior Toad! Has this disaster been resolved?"

The toad didn't want to speak; its pair of black and white eyes stared straight at the ground in front of it, motionless.

After exchanging thoughts with Li Yi, the white python fell completely silent.

It turns out that this disaster was unavoidable.

Not far from here, the ancient devil tree that was originally rooted in Li Yi's territory was struggling to twist its roots as it continued its escape.

It had already entered the territory of the Flamebreath Fox Clan, but the place was now completely silent, with no sign of the foxes in sight.

Its branches twisted and turned erratically, emanating waves of bloodthirsty killing intent, its mind clouded.

It flung the bones and skin of some monsters off the branches, and continued its relentless escape.

The next moment, a green beam of light descended from the sky, like a bolt of lightning, and cleaved the ancient demon tree in two.

The hard trunk split open section by section, the crown was torn apart instantly, its massive body was completely cleaved open, and a bloodthirsty aura erupted from it.

Inside the split tree trunk, a twisted ancient vine, covered in some kind of slime, was groaning and writhing, looking like it was begging for mercy.