From Swamp Dog to Crocodile Ancestor

Just as Li Yi was watching the group of red-faced monkeys picking fruit, preparing to make his move, in another direction, at the place where the big fox had died.

Another brown fox appeared, shaking its head.

This fox's aura was stronger than the previous one, but it hadn't reached the seventh level of Qi Refining. However, it looked much older, with a gloomy light flashing in its eyes.

It first looked around warily, then suddenly jumped around a few times before squatting down on a patch of marshland, staring down with its head down.

There is a tuft of brown hair here.

It sniffed around and sensed something was wrong, a sense of foreboding rising in its heart.

Then it moved to another spot and exhaled a thick cloud of demonic mist, leaving a series of brown marks on the bubbling swamp.

It is dried blood.

Now it was absolutely certain that the big fox had died here.

Who can make it die before it can even run away?

Moreover, there were no signs of fighting or demonic fire here, indicating that the big fox was killed without any resistance.

This is serious.

Moreover... there's a strange smell around here, barely perceptible.

The old fox sighed, lost in thought, while constantly scanning his surroundings out of the corner of his eye.

Suddenly, its fur bristled as it caught a glimpse of movement in the swamp not far to its side.

The next moment, it leaped into the air with a whoosh, a dark, eerie wind rising from beneath its four feet. As it turned and ran, it spoke in human language:

"I am a member of the Flamebreath Fox Clan! What kind of demons and monsters are you? Get out of here at once!"

With a whoosh, the white python darted out of the black mud, its body agile and nimble, and its aura had reached the eighth level of the Qi Refining stage.

Having clearly sensed this, the old fox looked back and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that he had made the right bet.

A white python has actually emerged in this area, possessing a terrifying cultivation level of the eighth level of Qi Refining. It seems that the great fox died at its hands.

Unexpectedly, a crystal-clear water curtain rose in front of the old fox, blocking its path, and then enveloped it.

It reacted extremely quickly, opening its mouth and spitting out a gust of demonic wind that howled as it struck the water curtain, but only caused the crystal-clear water curtain to dent slightly before dissipating.

"Oh no, I'm doomed!"

The old fox was filled with despair, knowing that the opponent's magical power was stronger than his own, and that his intelligence was also unexpectedly high, allowing him to use such a method of manipulation, which was truly terrifying.

Seeing that it was trapped in the same place, it naturally couldn't just wait to die, so it bared its teeth, puffed up its fur, and prepared to fight back to the death.

Unexpectedly, the white python arrived unhurriedly, its pair of heterochromatic red and blue vertical pupils staring at it with overwhelming force.

After a while, the white python opened its mouth slightly, the air vibrated, and a clear female voice rang in the old fox's ear.

"The Flame Breath Fox Clan... Never heard of them."

Looking into the white python's clear eyes, the old fox felt a surge of horror and despair, his face contorted with anger.

What a brutal white python! It just swallowed its own brother not long ago, yet it acts as if nothing happened.

It roared, "You...you ate my brother, and now I'm in your hands too! Kill me or do whatever you want with me, but you must not underestimate my Flamebreath Fox Clan!"

"My Flamebreath Fox Clan's ancestor had several hundred years of cultivation; killing you would be as easy as turning one's hand!"

While baring its teeth in a menacing manner, the old fox had somehow slipped one paw behind its back, picked up a brown hair, and secretly unleashed a gust of demonic wind, sending it flying away like a falling leaf.

Upon hearing the old fox's words, the white python's eyes darted around, and it realized that the brother it was referring to had probably been eaten by Li Yi, who happened to be passing by.

I've never heard of the Flame Breath Fox Clan, but I can't let them get away with it, lest they cause trouble later.

The next moment, a fierce glint flashed in the white python's eyes, and it opened its mouth to spit out a fireball.

The old fox, who had been watching the white python closely, nimbly leaped to the side, only to find that the fireball wasn't aimed at it at all; it grazed its fur at an angle and exploded on its side.

The single hair it secretly sent out was burned completely.

The old fox retaliated, revealing its sharp claws and fangs. It opened its mouth and exhaled a gust of demonic wind that swirled around itself as it charged recklessly toward the white python.

In a battle between beasts, there is no way out. If you are more ruthless than your opponent, you might have a sliver of hope!

Instead, it was met with three fireballs in succession.

Bang bang bang!

The fireball exploded in mid-air, blooming like fireworks. The demonic wind tore it apart, and the old fox, its fur charred black, was sent flying backward, rolling on the ground as it fled for its life.

The white python chased after it and soon whipped it to death with its tail. The old fox's bones were shattered, and it died with its eyes wide open in disbelief.

As night was approaching, the white python checked the spiritual water, then carried the old fox's corpse back to its den.

On the other side, the red-faced monkeys used extremely crude structures woven from vines to hold large piles of fruit, twice as much as before.

After gathering the fruit, they maintained their formation, with two red-faced monkeys with cultivation at the head and tail of the group, carrying the fruit with both hands as they returned.

Li Yi followed silently from the side, without revealing a trace of his presence.

Halfway through the journey, one of the monkeys at the back of the line suddenly felt its foot slip, and the entire monkey was pulled into the mud in a flash, instantly becoming still.

Only a wooden spear and a basket of fruit remained scattered.

"Oh, oh, oh!"

The monkey closest to it let out a warning cry and jumped several times.

Whoosh!

A wooden spear, gleaming with yellow light, suddenly appeared from the front of the group, piercing the spot where their companion had disappeared like a flying sword.

Li Yi below only felt a slight jolt on the top of his head, as if he had been hit by a small pebble, but he didn't pay attention and swallowed the monkey whole.

The swamp fell silent, and the monkeys that had just screamed shut their mouths, trembling as they looked at the eerie scene around them.

Even the monkey at the front of the group dared not approach, and a series of complex musical notes rang out from its mouth.

The next moment, a wooden spear flew out of the mud and returned to its hand.

Holding the wooden spear, it cried out again, signaling the other monkeys to leave quickly.

However, its feet suddenly sank, and it was swallowed up from below by a swift and huge blurry black shadow, disappearing in an instant.

"Oh, oh, oh!"

The remaining monkeys jumped around wildly and scattered. After Li Yi swallowed three of the stronger ones, they all ran in panic to the red banyan tree.

The banyan tree still looked lush and vibrant, but a large group of monkeys inside started to cause a disturbance.

After more than a year of peace, this time they suffered heavy losses and also managed to get a general idea of ​​the hunter!

A monkey with red eyes squatted in front of the stern monkey king, gesturing and describing Li Yi's appearance with its cries and body language.

Black scales, a huge mouth, and a pair of brownish-yellow eyes; it is cruel and ruthless.

Not far away, Li Yi felt full, but he still stared at the monkey troop under the red banyan tree, motionless.