From Swamp Dog to Crocodile Ancestor

Chapter 153 Yellow-green Fruit

For the next three months, the entire territory remained peaceful, and nothing happened. The wild boars continued to make their regular offerings, and the snake women on the other side made no move.

The sunlight steadily shone on this swampy land, penetrating the hazy venomous barrier and falling on the white python's delicate, snow-white scales.

It remained motionless atop the plum tree canopy, peeking out a head and basking in the intense midday sunlight.

Now it no longer needs any assistance; it can breathe out the sunset over the swamp on its own.

A faint red light flowed along the edges of its snow-white scales, and after a moment it seeped into the white python's body.

The three rays of sunlight converged again within the white python's body to form a solar flame, which, though incomplete, was extremely intense.

Fundamentally, solar flames are far more powerful than phosphorescent flames; they are the source of almost all flames, but the white python is still far from that level.

As the sun moved forward and midday gradually passed, many crocodiles that had been basking in the sun on the mud felt their body temperature rise and began hunting with great interest.

The white python finished its cultivation and retracted its head back into the plum tree. The spiritually rich plum tree made it feel slightly at ease.

It has cultivated the three types of radiant light to be extremely close to the limit of the Qi Refining stage, and may be close to true perfection in the next cultivation session.

The solar flame and its fiery bloodline have been honed to perfection; during its years of seclusion, it had pushed this aspect to its limit.

It is confident that it has laid a solid foundation in this regard.

The problem lies in the combination of the bloodline of water and the essence of the moon.

This was something that had troubled it for a very long time, and it was also the first time it had truly experienced the meaning of the word "bottleneck".

Before the Phosphorus Fire Disaster broke out, the White Python had always wanted to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage and become Li Yi's true helper. However, its bloodline made it cultivate at lightning speed, but it also trapped it at the limit of the Qi Refining stage.

Even now, the white python still feels a vague sense of regret.

Not to any other being, but to oneself.

Its comprehension is still far from sufficient.

Within the dense canopy of the plum tree, the white python coiled itself up, its spirit immersed in the moonlight within its body. After meditating for a long time, it drifted off to sleep.

This made it feel very comfortable.

However, after a few hours, a strong, earthy aroma entered the white python's keen senses, causing it to open its eyes.

It peeked out from the canopy of the plum tree, gazing in that direction, and discovered a large group of crocodiles with rudimentary cultivation levels fighting over something.

It was a strange fruit, its surface a mixture of green and yellow, like several spheres interlocked together.

A strong and pure swampy aura emanated from it.

Such rare and precious materials were indeed very attractive to the white python, but after carefully examining them, it withdrew back into the plum tree with little interest.

It has no effect on my current bottleneck; it can only slightly increase my cultivation and physical body.

Li Da poked his head out of the swamp, gazing intently at the fruit that had grown there, drawn by its aroma.

It's rare to see something that smells so delicious.

This gave it an urge to leave the Jade Palace and swallow it whole.

Seeing that it was about to be taken by one of the crocodiles with shallow cultivation, Li Da finally moved his body slowly.

Just as it was about to use its Foundation Establishment stage aura to intimidate the group of crocodiles, a hand pressed directly onto its head, causing it to retract a bit.

"Godmother?"

"What do you want to do? That thing has a huge effect on those in the Qi Refining stage, enough to change the future of a crocodile. For you, it's just to satisfy your temporary appetite. Go back to your cultivation!"

Mu'e glared at her godson, who wasn't very intelligent, and with a forceful push of her slender arm, she pressed him into the mud.

During these three months of cultivation, she and Shi Yan truly practiced diligently, and indeed, they made considerable progress.

She clearly felt her strength increase, slightly surpassing that of her foolish godson.

"Hopefully, some strong individuals will emerge from within our race."

Mu'e watched the group of crocodiles locked in fierce combat silently, remaining motionless for a moment.

The area was stirred up; centered around the fragrant fruit, a large group of crocodiles fought over it, and the mud was constantly being overturned.

Many crocodiles instinctively used the swampy air to scare away their competitors, their attention completely drawn to the somewhat ugly-looking fruit.

Suddenly, three or five crocodiles flew into the air, tumbling in disbelief before crashing heavily onto the other crocodiles, splashing up high waves of mud.

Among the crocodiles, whose bodies emanated varying degrees of swampy energy, a massive, deep olive-colored shadow charged forward, its gaze fixed straight at the fruit.

It is 30% larger than its kind, and its body is obviously powerful. Its body is covered with tightly interlocking dark olive scales, which exude a powerful luster.

Compared to other clumsy crocodiles that use swamp energy, it absorbs all of its swamp energy into its body, where it circulates violently.

This makes its physical body constantly stronger, its scales more robust, and its size ever larger.

Although it is only at the third level of Qi Refining, and there are many people here with stronger cultivation, none of them can stop its progress.

boom!

A large wave of mud was stirred up, and a crocodile with four levels of spiritual energy was bitten in one bite, then lifted up hard and sent flying.

Wherever it went, no other companions could withstand its enormous impact; they were all knocked dizzy and unable to move.

Upon reaching the fruit, it opened its mouth without hesitation and swallowed it whole, then coldly and ruthlessly surveyed its surroundings.

The power of the fruit exploded within its body, and a force powerful enough to change its fate was flowing through it.

It was visible to the naked eye that its cultivation level soared to the limit of the fourth level of Qi Refining, and then it was severely suppressed.

All power was suppressed within its body, flowing through its flesh and bones, cruelly and ruthlessly transforming everything.

Using all its strength to strengthen its physical body is something no ordinary crocodile could sustain.

This force became violent, breaking many of its bones, but it persisted, its cold gaze deterring many of its companions.

As the battle was about to end, Mu'e's eyes showed a hint of surprise. He hadn't expected that a crocodile would actually take such a path.

A pure path of body refinement.

This type of crocodile, with its dark olive-colored scales, has a mixed bloodline and can hardly sense the single essence of the swamp. Walking on this path is like navigating a narrow, winding trail.