From Swamp Dog to Crocodile Ancestor

Another month has passed.

After suffering a great blow, Li Yi remained hidden inside the Great Willow Tree, occasionally relying on his instincts to cultivate the swamp's energy and absorb moonlight, fighting off his injuries while strengthening himself.

However, his injuries still made Li Yi's progress very slow.

During this period, the surroundings were relatively peaceful, and nothing unusual happened. The white python did not leave the big willow tree at all, clearly sensing danger and lingering around.

During this month, every three days, Li Yi would swallow a drop of willow tree sap while hiding inside the tree hole to strengthen his body.

With the white python's meticulous care and continuous efforts, Li Yi's two back injuries stabilized.

The purple fragment embedded in the flesh was impossible to remove, and after being suppressed several times, it gradually stabilized again.

Furthermore, Li Yi's continuous reliance on the sap of the great willow tree to strengthen his physical body has allowed him to subtly control the injury, even to the point of suppressing it.

All of this is thanks to the transformation of purity and turbidity that occurred within Li Yi's body.

If it were an ordinary black-scaled crocodile, which only cultivates the energy of the swamp and hunts prey, it would not be able to withstand so much sap from the large willow tree and would explode and die.

But Li Yi persevered, and the two streams of spiritual energy within his body, like a millstone, achieved a certain balance, working together to crush and digest everything.

On this day, the white python coiled up, a solemn look appearing in its pupils. Its long body wrapped around Li Yi, and its slender tail swayed in the air.

Li Yi was also ready. He had a piece of a thousand-year-old tree trunk in his mouth and remained motionless on the yellow wax stone, his brownish-yellow pupils slowly closing.

After some time of trial and error, Li Yi and Bai Mang both discovered that the small yellow crystal sword was not as serious as the other injury.

It's just stuck in the black scales; it's not completely impossible to pull out.

However, if it remains embedded in Li Yi's back, it will greatly weaken Li Yi's combat power and may even cause deeper wounds, threatening his spine.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the wound isn't painful anymore. If it really gets to that point, it will be too late for regrets, as it will have truly developed into a troublesome situation.

Li Yi had only one thought about this.

That means cutting through the Gordian knot quickly, even if it means enduring excruciating pain and the possibility of failure, we must find a way to eliminate the threat of the yellow crystal sword!

The beast's instincts prevented it from doing so, avoiding the immense pain, but Li Yi's reasoning led to a completely different conclusion.

The white python's head slowly approached Li Yi's back, its slender tail touching the wound. A warm, clear stream of water flowed, making Li Yi feel relaxed and comfortable.

The next moment, the white python's tail had already coiled around one end of the small sword with incredible agility.

At the same time, its pair of red and blue vertical pupils rippled with orange-yellow light, spreading in wisps toward the core of the pupils, making it look extremely beautiful.

If it weren't for the twilight glow from the yellow crystal he had cultivated with for a period of time, the white python wouldn't have been confident enough to treat this injury.

Two beams of twilight light shot out from the white python's eyes and landed on the yellow crystal sword, instantly making it crystal clear and radiating a halo.

buzzing.

The small yellow crystal sword trembled slightly, its edges shimmering with wisps of rosy light, as if it were about to leave this place.

In an instant, Li Yi felt a tremendous pain surge through him, and he bit down hard on the piece of wood in his mouth, his sharp teeth embedding themselves deep inside.

Splinters of wood shot out from Li Yi's mouth as he gripped the entire piece of wood tightly, swaying it from side to side.

The light in the white python's vertical pupils grew brighter and brighter, and the little sword became increasingly restless.

Finally, at a certain moment, the small sword trembled violently to the extreme, leaving afterimages, and wisps of white smoke rose from the wound, accompanied by the sound of flesh and blood scorching.

The white python's tail suddenly gripped part of the small sword and pulled it upwards sharply.

Boom!

In that instant, Li Yi felt a pain that suddenly increased tenfold. The tree trunk in his mouth was bitten off, and the two pieces of wood flew to the left and right, the broken ends full of wood chips, and crashed into the inner wall of the tree hole.

Then, several teeth shattered and flew out. Li Yi felt a sharp pain for a moment, then everything went black and he lost consciousness.

laugh!

The yellow crystal sword was pulled out instantly, and a series of bright red bloodstains splattered a meter high, landing on the top of the tree hole and emitting a rich fragrance.

This is the essence and blood nurtured within Li Yi's powerful body; it is extremely valuable, practically equivalent to some kind of spiritual object.

Seeing Li Yi fall unconscious, the white python tossed the small sword aside and hurriedly continued to heal the exposed wound, flicking its tongue and watching with concern.

But soon it noticed that Li Yi's breathing was stable, and the injury was healing very quickly. The new flesh and blood were strong and filled the wound in strands, so it breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, the white python coiled up the small sword and sensed a mark on it, indicating that it clearly belonged to someone.

It must belong to that old baboon.

Now that we've got this item, there's no way we can return it. But leaving it here is extremely dangerous; sooner or later, they'll find us.

The white python then breathed out a ball of flame, enveloping the small sword and infusing it with spiritual energy, gradually erasing the mark on it...

Li Yi had another dream.

In this dream, I felt like a native swamp puppy, initially raised by a black-scaled crocodile mother, and then one day released to fend for itself.

Hunting, lying in wait, sleeping soundly...

These scenes are so real, they don't seem like a dream at all.

Then came the encounter with the white python, the struggle for the fruit, the establishment of a nest, the dragon's tribulation, and the exploration of the scattered points of this swamp.

This dream was extremely long and incredibly real, gradually merging with Li Yi's real-life memories, but it completely erased his previous life, that of a human living an ordinary life in the city.

Until one night, Li Yi peacefully looked up at the moon, basking in its light. Beside him was a white python, and his mind was as still as a lake with no ripples on its surface, utterly serene...

boom!

A thunderclap suddenly erupted in the sky, white and bright, illuminating everything with unfathomable divine power.

A drop of murky water splashed up and was shattered into hundreds of parts by the thunderbolt in Li Yi's sight, each part as smooth as a mirror.

In an instant, the mirror reflected Li Yi in countless human forms, each doing different things: some were sleeping, some were working hard, and some were enjoying a delicious meal.

A memory was awakened, and an even more explosive lightning bolt erupted in Li Yi's mind, shattering everything before his eyes.

It turns out it was just a dream...

The next moment, Li Yi opened his brownish-yellow eyes and saw the white python flying around, riding the yellow crystal sword, and also a dark tree hole.

Startled, the white python quickly approached, its large eyes scrutinizing Li Yi with undisguised joy.