From Swamp Dog to Crocodile Ancestor

The beautiful woman, transformed from the ancient vine in the Foundation Establishment stage, was elegant and dignified, dressed in a dark green long dress. She coldly looked at her ancient vine companion at her feet and suddenly stepped down.

boom!

A section of the main vine exploded, causing the vitality of this ancient vine, which had not yet completed its foundation building, to drop significantly.

She calmly manipulated the vines that sprouted from her sleeves, finally managing to pull a translucent tree heart emitting a red glow from the still-living corpse.

Inside the heartwood was also a small black cube with an ancient number written on it.

Splat!

The vines suddenly coiled, the tree core exploded, and a strong killing intent erupted, instantly sweeping in all directions.

The beautiful woman's hair was blown about, but her eyes remained cold and unaffected.

However, the ancient vine beneath her was activated by this will, and for a moment it became active again, with each vine bursting out and trying to attack the beautiful woman.

The beautiful woman remained expressionless, her body radiating countless dark green threads that instantly sliced ​​the ancient vine, which was still glowing with a faint light, into countless pieces.

"Just go and die in peace."

She finally spoke, "You dare to use the Demon Tree left behind by the human race to possess a body and establish your foundation. You have violated the ancestral teachings of my Ancient Vine Clan. Even if you succeed, you will be a scourge."

After saying that, she grasped the small cube, transformed into a streak of light, and left, heading towards the territory belonging to the Ancient Vine Clan.

She has some time left, and she will not abandon her people. By gathering them all together, there may be a glimmer of hope.

Beneath the large willow tree, the white python coiled up, sensing the moonlight and the fire of the sun within its body.

These two forces are still unbalanced, making foundation building hopeless and requiring a period of accumulation.

This made it very unwilling.

With no way to escape and only one or two hours left, it still hadn't managed to glimpse the Foundation Establishment stage, which was truly a pity.

Its obsession with cultivation far surpasses that of all other living beings present.

Not far away, Li Yi and Huang E were engaged in their final act of reproduction. Under such oppressive despair, this was their last hurrah.

As for the toad, it just stared blankly ahead, seemingly reminiscing about its life.

It knew in its heart that the ancient vine was right; this disaster was unavoidable, and only by enduring it and reaching the late stage of Foundation Establishment would it have a glimmer of hope.

After the ground shook, Li Yi slowly closed his eyes, lost in thought.

Four phases of foundation building...

It was only missing the fire element, and it was originally worried about not being able to cultivate, but now it seems that it doesn't need to worry about that anymore.

Soon it will appear before your eyes and burn everything to ashes. At that time, you won't be able to hide.

Since that's the case, then let's fight to the death, even if there's only a tiny chance, we should still give it a try.

It cannot sit idly by and wait to die; it must die in the process of paving the way forward.

Slowly adjusting his body, Li Yi opened his eyes, awakened the white python, and called on Senior Toad for help.

The purple fragment on its back could no longer remain inside its body.

In the Four Phases Foundation Building process, it becomes a deadly impurity, strengthening the Fire Phase and causing an imbalance of power within the body.

laugh!

A line of blood splattered on the trunk of the big willow tree, emitting an alluring fragrance. The bright red blood flowed along the cracks in the trunk to the yellow crocodile.

The white python manipulated the intact purple fragment, its eyes devoid of sorrow or joy, and swallowed it whole.

When that moment comes, it will make a final stand.

Despite the excruciating pain emanating from the bloody hole in his back, Li Yi felt much more relaxed.

The intractable disease has been cured, and although it brought pain, it is finally free from worries and can go all out.

Flesh and blood were visibly growing. The white python took out a drop of willow tree sap to aid in the healing of Li Yi's injuries. Both were quiet and waiting for the final moment.

Time passed by, second by second.

Suddenly, the willow tree burst forth with green light, and a tremendous vitality erupted, causing the tree to sway its thousands of branches in instinctive joy.

This surge of life awakened everything. The toad turned its head in astonishment, "Foundation Establishment!?"

The life force came from inside the hollow of the big willow tree, followed by a strong, powerful heartbeat, like the beating of a drum.

The cracked ground was trembling faintly. Now, all around was deathly silent. Apart from the large willow tree that was still lush and leafy, everything else had either fled or died.

Green light shone from within the large willow tree, making it appear extremely solemn from afar.

A few breaths later, a pure, deep green whirlwind roared out from the hollow of the large willow tree, landed at the foot of the tree, and revealed a human figure.

The green-scaled crocodile transformed into a beautiful woman who was six feet tall (1.99m), with fair skin, a high chest, a slender waist, shoulders and hips of equal width, and long, firm, and powerful legs.

She was covered in a thin, close-fitting inner armor made of green scales, and her eyes were as deep and captivating as emeralds, exuding an air of nobility akin to that of a dragon.

"Has the phosphorescence disaster... been quelled?"

The green-scaled crocodile, who had named herself Mu'e, surveyed the surroundings, her deep voice echoing around her.

"Sister Mu, we've failed, disaster is about to strike..."

The white python flicked its tongue and curiously circled Mu'e's body, but said with disappointment.

"There's no hope. Even if there's another early Foundation Establishment cultivator, it'll be the same," the toad said despairingly, head bowed.

In its current view, either a powerful being in the late Foundation Establishment stage would appear, perhaps able to protect it, or it would be a dead end.

"You toad, you look so colorful and festive, how come you're saying such dejected things?"

Mu'e glanced disdainfully at the toad, then looked at Li Yi with his eyes closed, a hint of tenderness in his eyes.

But that gentleness was instantly replaced by decisiveness.

"I don't believe in certain death, and I will never sit idly by and wait to die. That started the moment I devoured my newborn brothers and sisters!"

As he spoke, Mu'e was surrounded by green wind, which uprooted the entire willow tree and carried a large patch of dry, hardened earth away into the distance.

The green wind howled, unlike the whirlwind surrounding Li Yi. Its scale was incredibly large, like a hurricane, rushing away from the center of the phosphorescent fire disaster.

The thousands of branches of the large willow tree swayed violently, swept up by the green wind, as did everything beneath it.

Suddenly, Li Yi moved, opened his eyes, went to a certain spot under the big willow tree, dug out the heart of the demonic ancient tree that he had hidden for a long time, made up his mind, put it in his mouth, ready to swallow it in one gulp at any time.

That bloodlust could no longer affect Li Yi at all; he had made all the preparations and entered a state of extreme focus.

Either you succeed in establishing your foundation, or you die.