From Swamp Dog to Crocodile Ancestor

With a splatter, Li Yi spat out a large, blood-soaked turtle from his mouth, which fell to the ground, scattering some broken shell fragments.

The white python glanced at the giant tortoise, flicked its tongue, and a look of delight appeared in its eyes. It coiled its body to block Li Yi's view and began to devour it.

This giant tortoise possesses cultivation, and it is estimated that it has lived for at least several hundred years. Its cultivation level is roughly equivalent to the second level of the Qi Refining stage.

However, it had no chance of survival when it encountered Li Yi.

The Blackscale Crocodile is ferocious and primitive, with a powerful body and an extremely fast reproduction rate, but it is extremely difficult for it to develop intelligence and get rid of its instinctive, muddled state.

Once completed, its power will be extremely formidable and terrifying.

In the spacious cave, Li Yi slowly lay down in his spot, on a piece of fine-textured yellow wax stone in the core area of ​​the cave, and slowly closed his eyes.

About half an hour later, the white python slowly swallowed the giant tortoise, spitting out some broken pieces of its shell and flicking its tongue.

It glanced at Li Yi, who had already fallen into a deep sleep, then curled up, waiting for the moonlight to fully illuminate the night.

Rumble!

It's about time.

Li Yi opened his eyes, only to be startled by a deafening roar. The entire cave trembled slightly, and some debris fell.

It was a thunderclap.

There was something mixed in that made Li Yi instinctively uneasy, like a cold current flowing beneath thick scales, chilling Li Yi to the bone.

Your own perception is not wrong.

Something has happened, and it's not far from here.

Li Yi and the white python froze in place, motionless, spontaneously concealing their presence and waiting in the darkness.

Boom!

Another thunderclap came from above the swamp, shaking the entire dark swamp mud into pieces, and many poisonous insects that had cultivated in seclusion rolled over and died instantly.

The white python sensed that instinctive fear, and its intellect seemed to foreshadow that it too would experience that fatal punishment from the heavens.

Thunder tribulation is extremely powerful and yang, making it the nemesis of all demons.

A human soul was contained within the body of a black crocodile. Li Yi quickly realized what it meant.

It has been in this world for a long time, and now a guess slowly emerges in its mind.

The demon beast is undergoing tribulation.

To what extent must one cultivate before they can pass this test?

Li Yi had no idea that it was currently just an ant-like being.

Suddenly, the white python's cold body instinctively coiled around the large black body, its head resting on top of Li Yi's head, between his eyes.

A black and blue forked tongue flashed rapidly before Li Yi's eyes, filled with anxiety and fear.

The snake's body slowly tightened, its fine white scales rubbing against its large black scales, and some strange sounds echoed in the cave.

Li Yi remained calm because its soul essence was different from that of demonic creatures like the white python.

Even though it developed intelligence so early.

After much thought, it decided to go out and see what was happening. The location might not be far from here, but it was far beyond its territory.

Boom!

Another thunderclap resounded, and even in the tranquil cave, one could still clearly feel the terror emanating from the heavens.

The white python was horrified, its instincts kicked in, and it trembled violently. It was a hundred times more terrified than those unintelligent demonic beasts, and its body shrank even more tightly.

Li Yi stared at the upward-sloping opening and slowly closed his eyes.

Through the overlapping of their heads, it was able to briefly communicate with the white python on a spiritual level.

Although it was very brief, the white python still felt great comfort from it, and its fear dissipated considerably.

After some guidance, it finally understood Li Yi's intention, slowly loosened its snake body, and just stared at Li Yi.

It could not leave the cave, nor could it overcome that natural fear.

Most of the monsters in this swamp are probably like that.

Li Yi glanced at it with his brownish-yellow pupils, slowly got up, and crawled out of the cave.

Boom!

Another thunderclap rang out. Li Yi had just left the cave in the darkness and arrived at the surface of the swamp when he witnessed an extremely spectacular scene.

On the western horizon, a vast expanse of dark clouds loomed, swirling like a bottomless abyss across the sky, exuding a primal terror.

A beam of white lightning tore through the clouds, like a crooked, sharp blade piercing the distant ground.

With one foot, Li Yi crushed a huge moth that had been flipped over. He moved his short, thick limbs and slowly headed west, gradually sinking into the black mud.

Along the way, it proceeded with utmost caution, moving slowly without revealing any trace, completely blending into the surrounding darkness.

Filled with a mix of uncertainty, fear, and excitement, Li Yi moved forward little by little.

The western edge of the territory.

Li Yi revealed his eyes. At that moment, it started to rain, and the wind and rain made Li Yi stand there stunned.

This rain is unusual.

The air around them was the same.

After a long time, Li Yi vaguely realized that the miasma that was almost everywhere in the surrounding swamp had completely disappeared.

In the past, the rain was pale yellow and had a pungent smell that belonged to the marshland.

But now it feels incredibly fresh.

Is lightning tribulation really that powerful?

Li Yi stepped outside his own territory, still lurking beneath the mud, his brownish-yellow pupils clearly reflecting the afterimage of the lightning bolt from before.

In fact, after reaching the third level of Qi Refining, it was already confident that it could come and go silently, lurking like a ghost, and even the white python sometimes could not detect it.

Especially when they are lurking in swamps or waterways.

Li Yi attributed it to a hidden talent of the Blackscale Crocodile clan, which could only be obtained by awakening intelligence and possessing cultivation.

Li Yi simply didn't want to cause any further trouble and just wanted to grow up peacefully.

But now, under these circumstances, Li Yi has also broken his own bottom line and entered a completely new area.

Although it was still an endless swamp, and the scenery was almost the same as before, there was an unfamiliar smell all around.

A dark shadow moved about, and soon passed a willow tree that looked eerie in the night.

The willow tree was tall, with hundreds of branches hanging down, exuding a strange aura.

It exists like a banyan tree with red leaves.

As Li Yi passed by, he turned his left eye and, with the help of a blinding flash of light, saw a huge cave under the tree.

With just one glance, it recognized that this was a rough cave dug by the crocodile clan.

The other person is larger than me.

This place is the source of all the smells in this area.

But Li Yi didn't approach; he just glanced at her and continued on his way.

The creatures inside the cave, the overlords of this area, are now too frightened to come out.

Continuing straight ahead, Li Yi arrived at the third unknown territory, observing his surroundings and estimating the distance.

almost.