CHAPTER 550: CHAPTER 93 FIERCE BEASTS STAR CROCODILE

Electric light flickered, and space-time transformed.

When everyone opened their eyes again, they had arrived at another place.

Looking around at the environment, Li Qingming chuckled lightly: "If I’m not mistaken, we have been deceived by that androgynous yin and yang person!"

"What? This isn’t the place Fellow Daoist Ga She talked about?" Li Qingquan surveyed the stout trees and the distant mountain peaks soaring into the clouds, saying.

After closely investigating for a while, Ga She’s face turned ashen as he growled lowly: "Damn Ling Shu, he actually dared to trick me!"

"Damn it, I knew that yin and yang person’s smile was off, must have pre-dug a pit just waiting for us to jump in!" Long Xuhu’s eyes spewed fierce flames. This irascible fellow was utterly incensed by Ling Shu’s actions.

While everyone was still cursing Ling Shu, thousands of miles away from where Li Qingming and the others were, there was an ordinary temple.

At this moment, Yuan Jue the old monk and those ten Quasi-Saints all respectfully stood in the temple’s main hall, quietly observing the altar, about a square zhang in size.

"Whoosh!"

A lustrous white light flashed past, and the Embroidered Kasaya fluttered, Lingshu Bodhisattva, delicate as a lady, emerged from the altar.

The old monk and the Quasi-Saints quickly paid their respects: "Amitabha Buddha, this poor monk has seen the Bodhisattva!"

Lingshu Bodhisattva flicked her monk’s robe, lifting everyone, and said, "How is it, did you find them?"

"Bodhisattva, they have descended into the Giant Wood Forest a thousand miles away!" Yuan Jue’s eyebrows trembled slightly, his words tinged with a bit of schadenfreude.

"Very good! Yuan Jue, take a trip to Buddha Prison, invite Lord Xing’e who guards the Buddha Prison, and send him into the Giant Wood Forest!" Lingshu coldly smiled, her eyes emitting a piercing Blood Radiance.

The old monk, chilled to the bone by Lingshu Bodhisattva’s gaze, shuddered violently and bowed to take his leave.

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The night here had no moon, only the sprinkling starlight across the sky.

In the quiet Giant Wood Forest, unknown birds preyed using the cover of night, and occasionally, the roars of wild beasts could be heard.

Li Qingming and others walked among the stout trees, all fully alert and cautious. After all, in an unfamiliar environment, who knew when danger would arrive?

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, two silver glimmers flashed in the dark.

At first, everyone thought they were two slightly brighter stars, but as the glimmers gradually turned into daylight-bright luminescence and the color slowly transformed into dark green, Li Qingming and the others instantly became alarmed.

"Big brother, what is that thing? It looks almost like the eyes of a wolf!" Long Xuhu questioned Li Qingming while holding the Wind and Thunder Hammer.

"It looks indeed like a Fierce Beast!" Shakyamuni’s eyes emitted golden light, vaguely making out the outline of a creature ahead.

Although they were a hundred li apart, Li Qingming could already clearly sense a subtle Blood Evil Qi.

This was clearly a ferocious creature comparable to a Primordial beast; otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to sense it from a hundred li away.

"It seems this yin and yang person has really invested heavily! Raising such a Fierce Beast, only a large wealthy sect like the Buddhist Sect, with abundant resources, could pull off such a feat!" Li Qingming sighed in amazement, ready to merge his Primordial Spirit into his body at any moment.

"It’s getting closer and closer! Damn, what in the world is this? This soaring Evil Qi, I’ve never encountered before!" Long Xuhu tightened his grip on the Wind and Thunder Hammer, "Big brother, none of you compete with me! That yin and yang person dared to play me, I need to vent on their pet."

"Whoosh!"

In a blink, the hundred li distance was closed. The unknown Fierce Beast emitted an overwhelming aura, its surging Blood Qi cascading down like a waterfall, oppressively bearing down on everyone.

"This beast is fast! At the Quasi-Saint Peak Realm?" Long Xuhu cried excitedly as he vigorously swung his Wind and Thunder Hammer overhead to smash down.

"Whoosh!"

The Wind and Thunder Hammer grew with the wind, becoming as large as a millstone in the Void, crushing the Void, and colliding with the Fierce Beast.

"Boom!"

The dazzling Upper Qing True Essence flashed, illuminating the surroundings clearly, revealing the true appearance of that Fierce Beast.

"Hisss! A crocodile?!"

Upon seeing the Fierce Beast, Li Qingming and Shakyamuni both inhaled sharply!

It was a gigantic creature with a massive body, virtually a moving mountain range.

Its nearly one li long robust body, with four thick legs that split mountains as they touched the ground, and its constantly swaying tail could easily snap those towering trees.

Cloaked in black scales, intimidating and shimmering under the scattered starlight.

And what most caught the attention of Li Qingming and the others was not just the creature itself but the third eye on its forehead. Although it was not open, the sensation it gave was endlessly oppressive and stifling.

Under the night sky, its eyes burst with a cold and piercing light, aimed at choosing its prey, instilling fear in anyone who sees it.

"This is a huge crocodile... Ga She, do you know what species this is?" Li Qingming turned his head towards Ga She and said.

Ga She’s face looked awful, and with difficulty, he swallowed and said, "My Lord, we are in trouble this time! It seems that Lingshu has really set his mind on burying us here!"

"Fellow Daoist, do you know what this thing is?" Yang Jian pointed to the gigantic crocodile entangled with Long Xuhu and asked.

"This fierce beast is called Star Crocodile, the mount of Buddha. It is said that it followed Buddha and roamed the Central Heaven World, an old Demon who stepped into the Quasi-Saint Peak Realm many years ago!" Ga She, his face full of caution, stared at the Star Crocodile, a trace of Evil Qi visible between his brows.

So many years have passed, it’s hard to guarantee the old Demon hasn’t reached the Sub-Saint Realm. Even if it hasn’t set foot in the Sub-Saint Realm, having followed Buddha for many years, its combat power cannot be gauged by ordinary standards.

"Outsiders, let me kill you on behalf of my master!" A strong fluctuation of Primordial Spirit came through, sounding almost like a real voice, causing the entire space to echo with a rumbling sound.

Long Xuhu, having dodged the tail strike of the Star Crocodile, coldly smiled and said, "Damn Beast! I originally wanted to make you my mount, but you’re so ungrateful and even want our lives? I heard crocodile skin makes good refining material, your Grandpa Dragon will now peel off your skin."

"Boom!"

As Long Xuhu spoke, a swish of Black Light streaked across the sky, lashing towards him, ferocious and rapid, engulfing one hundred meters around in an overwhelming Blood Qi, causing the entire Void to explode, murderous intent soaring to the skies.

"Boom!"

Caught off guard, Long Xuhu was directly struck by the Black Light and sent flying, his body unresponsive due to the thick Blood Qi.

"Xu Hu!" "Master Uncle!" "Master Long!"

Everyone shouted in unison.

After being thrown a hundred meters away, Long Xuhu’s body emanated a thick green light and soon after, he regained his vigorous state, roaring, "Damn it, how dare you ambush me!"

As he spoke, the Wind and Thunder Hammer in Long Xuhu’s hands suddenly swelled in size, striking again.

"Boom!"

The Wind and Thunder Hammer, now as large as a mountain in the sky, collided with the Black Light. It erupted like a massive flood, spewing endless Immortal Light, shattering the Void and breaking the ground.

"Life Reversal!" Long Xuhu shouted, his sturdy body growing even taller, radiating an endless Power of Life Law, then suddenly pressing down with both hands.

The Wind and Thunder Hammer thundered mightily, slowly pressing downwards along with Long Xuhu’s hands.

The body of the Star Crocodile shook, and the Black Light, which was positioned under the Wind and Thunder Hammer, finally manifested — it was the Star Crocodile’s thick tail.

With a flick of its tail, exceeding the speed of lightning, it dodged the bombardment of the Wind and Thunder Hammer. Then with a loud roar, like thousands of thunderclaps exploding simultaneously.

"Roar!"

Heaven and Earth seemed to burst open with this roar, tumbling Demon Qi boiling over, engulfing everything visible in the surrounding area.

Controlled by Long Xuhu, the Wind and Thunder Hammer shook violently, thick Power of Life Law bursting forth, each strand capable of resurrecting the dead and healing bones, yet it bizarrely failed to enhance the Wind and Thunder Hammer.

For a moment, terrifying sound waves rang throughout Heaven and Earth, like a huge hammer, pounding on the Wind and Thunder Hammer, sending both the hammer and Long Xuhu flying out.

Long Xuhu spat blood profusely, and his flowing blood dyed the shattered Void red.

"This creature, just like us, is a monster capable of fighting across levels," concluded Long Xuhu, as he continued to fly back through mid-air.

"Life Repair!" Long Xuhu shouted, invoking the Power of Life Law drifting in the Void, to heal his wounds.

And the Star Crocodile was certainly not faring well either; although its tail had resisted the strike of the Wind and Thunder Hammer, it had still been injured by the Power of Life Law, leaving half of its tail as withered as an old tree.

The Star Crocodile roared in pain, swinging its dried-up tail, frantically pounding the ground.

"Life Plunder!" Having recovered through the Power of Laws, Long Xuhu, feeling that he had lost face, actually used a Forbidden Technique derived from the Power of Life Law, attempting to forcibly plunder the life and lifespan of the Star Crocodile.

This Forbidden Technique was severely harmful to oneself; should it fail, at best one would faint, at worst the Primordial Spirit would be severely damaged and the soul disperse.

Suddenly, the Star Crocodile felt a palpitation and a piercing cold all over. The third eye in its brow, which had been inverted, finally opened for the first time.

"Shua!"

It was a giant blood eye, red as a lantern. It emitted a sky-reaching Evil Qi, earth-shaking, with endless mountains of corpses and seas of blood constantly flashing within the blood eye.

"Boom!"

A thick Blood Radiance burst forth, tearing through Cangqiong, directly targeting Long Xuhu.

Li Qingming’s face changed drastically, his original Primordial Spirit moved into action, the rich Yuqing True Essence emanating from his body, the purple aura of the Bitter Bamboo Divine Spear piercing through Cangqiong, stabbing towards the Star Crocodile.

At the same time, Shakyamuni and others also burst forth instantly, each emitting a heaven-surmounting aura, collectively pressing down on the Star Crocodile.

Now, the Star Crocodile finally realized it had been tricked by that old monk Yuan Jue! These guys were not merely Early Quasi-Saints but a group of monsters disguised as weaklings!(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote on Qidian (qidian.com), vote for a monthly ticket, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)