From Swamp Dog to Crocodile Ancestor

This eyeball caught the attention of Li Yi's remaining soul.

Because its shape is almost identical to one's own eyes, although some differences can be found upon close observation, they are generally almost the same.

It was a brownish-yellow eyeball, with a cold light and gossamer-like patterns inside, revealing complete ruthlessness, like a precious amber gemstone.

This time, it did not continue towards the center of the chaos in the small world, but went straight to the last remaining bit of Li Yi's soul and stared at Li Yi.

At this moment, Li Yi was left with only a blurred eyeball. It could not communicate, its thoughts were fragmented, and it had become sluggish, entering the final stage of soul annihilation.

The eyeball is still slowly dissipating.

After looking at Li Yi, the ancient strange insect's eyeball suddenly thrust forward, and instantly, the two illusory eyeballs overlapped.

Meanwhile, outside, the strange tree, which had been traveling at high speed, was slowing down. The toad, in alarm, got up from the yellow crocodile's back and erected a protective shield.

Mu'e, accompanied by the white python, and the toad, protecting the yellow crocodile, all gradually slowed down as they followed the strange tree, staring in horror at the shower of light before them.

As the strange tree sped along, it gradually fell and split apart, with countless bizarre and grotesque flesh and carapace structures peeling off its body and igniting in the air with a chilling white flame.

The black mist around it had become very thin, and the swamp creatures connected to its roots were discarded first, which caused its speed to decrease rapidly.

White fire rain struck the two protective shields, and within just a few breaths, the strange tree stood still in the boundless, forest-white world, most of its body disintegrated.

Deep within its trunk, within a large mass of hazy, white fluid, dozens of eyeballs dissolved, quickly turning into a pool of multicolored pus.

The ancient monsters were rapidly collapsing.

"Watch your surroundings!!!"

Mu'e said urgently, then joined forces with the toad, merging the protective shield together, and warily looked outside.

"Even ancient, strange insects can die in such a disaster? Heh, then we can't escape it either."

The toad chuckled self-deprecatingly, its back hunching deeply.

After such a long and arduous escape, experiencing countless ups and downs, it truly felt a deep-seated weariness.

Seeing that there was no hope now, it felt somewhat relieved.

The white python raised its head and stared intently at Li Yi, whose body was embedded in the tree trunk. It could no longer sense any life force in Li Yi.

A look of sadness appeared in its eyes.

Phosphorescent flames surged all around, threatening to completely engulf the area. The remaining trunk of the strange tree burst into flames with a whoosh, transforming into a giant torch that crackled and burned.

Inside the tree trunk, the pus bubbled and emitted a thick black mist; this was the true, unknown core of the ancient, strange insect, the very source of its life.

The black mist drifted and quickly entered Li Yi's mouth and eyes. Then, the entire strange tree seemed to lose its support and exploded with a bang.

boom!

Countless burning remains scattered, and Mu'e and the toad headed towards Li Yi's direction, wanting to retrieve Li Yi's remains.

But Li Yi's remains remained suspended in mid-air.

In the small world.

Li Yi regained consciousness and discovered that his soul was being rapidly reshaped by some kind of force, which quickly took control of everything and... was filled with power.

At the same time, it sensed something, and the ancient monster transformed into its true form, merging with itself.

It is this incredible power of life evolution that allows its soul to coalesce and gives everything momentum.

In that instant, Li Yi saw the magical shield struggling in the phosphorescent light outside, slowly approaching him.

Its gaze even pierced through the protective shield, revealing the white python staring expectantly in its direction.

It remains the same in the face of death.

"Come! Establish the foundation of the four phases, separate the pure from the impure!"

The sound brought by the overwhelming willpower resounded throughout the entire small world, and the collapsing pure and turbid energy was suddenly pushed back by an incredibly powerful force.

The four phases of the swamp rumbled and rolled, the moonlight hung high in the sky, and Li Yi's soul, with unwavering determination, rushed into the center of everything.

It was no longer confused; its soul emitted boundless light, transforming into a five-colored rift that opened up the world at several times the speed before.

Wherever the fissure reaches, the clear and the turbid are separated. When heaven and earth were first formed, there was a division of the six directions and eight wastelands. The clear became the sky, which floated up; the turbid became the earth, which sank down.

After the five-colored rift completely separated the entire world, the pure and turbid energies finally stood on either side of a dividing line, achieving absolute unity.

The five-colored rift vanished in that instant, and Li Yi's soul became nothingness, so vast that it could cover the entire small world, yet so small that it was as wondrous as the most minute microscopic particle.

The next moment, at the point where the pure and the impure separated, the foundation of immortality was formed.

This time, there were no surprises. Li Yi's soul transformed into a human form, sitting cross-legged on the immortal foundation, his hands forming palms together, one finger pointing to the sky and the other to the earth.

Beside him appeared another lifelike, jet-black crocodile phantom, its black scales reflecting the moonlight, and the four phases of the swamp flowing beneath its belly.

Li Yi opened his pale white eyes, and in an instant, the omnipresent phosphorescent flames gathered around him, making the surroundings empty and desolate.

"This is……"

Mu'e stared wide-eyed at his surroundings, then looked at Li Yi, who was suspended in mid-air and surrounded by billowing white phosphorescent flames, and finally felt completely relieved.

Foundation building complete?

An immense pressure emanated from Li Yi, and the surrounding phosphorescent fire no longer harmed him; instead, it could be used by him.

However, Li Yi could not control this endless natural disaster; he could only utilize a small portion of phosphorescent fire.

That's enough, enough for them to survive in this land of disaster.

They remained stationary, and the surrounding area was very safe.

The toad looked up at Li Yi, completely bewildered by his current state, its eyes filled with confusion.

"I hope this kid doesn't lose control again. I can't take another scare like that."

"It will succeed..."

The white python also looked up at the vortex of flames above, its red and blue eyes illuminated by a pale white light.

The moment he successfully established his foundation, Li Yi suddenly felt a twisted and pure power pulling his soul into a dream.

Just before losing consciousness, Li Yi realized what it was: the power of an ancient, strange insect, trying to completely take over his body.

He had successfully established his foundation, and the wondrous transformations of the Pure and Impure Immortal Foundation were beyond imagination.

The soul of the ancient strange insect was extremely special. In Li Yi's view, it was like some kind of virus from his previous life, which quickly infected him.

"I won't lose!"

Before his consciousness faded into darkness, the humanoid Li Yi roared.