It took quite a while.
The group of mages traveled several thousand meters before finally arriving beneath a sheer cliff face.
With one glance, it was obvious. At the base of the cliff, lined up in a row, were nine ancient caves.
Inside them was pitch-dark gloom, and no one knew what might be lurking within.
A moment later, everyone entered the nine ancient caves.
The interiors were like a honeycomb, filled with many tunnels connected to one another, all leading toward the deepest section.
At the end, two enormous ancient caves stood before them.
"So this is the entrance to the Dragon Crocodile nest."
Fang Yu did not act rashly.
Instead, he stayed at the rear, wary of unknown danger.
However some people quickly rushed forward, wanting to enter the Dragon Crocodile nest first.
They were desperate to be the first to discover the whereabouts of the Dragon Crocodile hide and claim it for themselves.
Rumble...
At that very moment, terrifying killing intent surged wildly!
Bang!
A giant tail shot out from one of the caves, smashing an old man's head into a thousand blooming flowers.
Red blood and white brain matter splattered everywhere.
Pfft!
From the cave on the other side, another giant tail directly pierced through the chest and abdomen of a beautiful woman.
Blood gushed out, and colorful internal organs spilled onto the ground in a horrifying scene.
At that moment, blood rain splashed down onto the people nearby.
The sight was terrifying beyond words.
Everything had happened too quickly, far beyond everyone's expectations!
"Too savage!"
Fang Yu felt chills run through him.
Roar...
Two White Crocodiles charged out from the caves, bathed in blood like demons from hell, radiating terrifying killing intent at the cave entrance.
Whoosh!
At the same time, Shao Bai rushed in from outside at incredible speed, his long clothes fluttering.
Then a Plant Element Star Path flashed and vanished.
He thrust out his palm, fair and tinged with green light.
"Fire Gold Vine · Growth!"
A brilliant green seed of light shot out and instantly sank into the earth.
In a flash, the ground bulged as if something was about to burst through.
Countless monstrous vines burning with blazing flames erupted upward, dozens of fiery streaks appearing at once.
They tore through the soil.
Most terrifying of all, they were growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Then they twisted together in groups of three and two, rapidly combining into even larger fire vines that spread in all directions.
"Fire Gold Vine · Bind!"
Shao Bai chanted again.
The flaming vines shot forward, binding one White Crocodile and burning it alive.
The White Crocodile struggled violently, but it was useless.
After only a short time, its enormous body was burned to death and collapsed to the ground.
Shao Bai stood on the earth.
Before him rose blazing vines, majestic and imposing.
His black hair danced wildly, and his eyes shone like flames, striking fear into others.
Boom...
With a furious roar, the other White Crocodile lunged out.
Its body was covered in white scales as its crocodile tail swung downward with crushing force.
"Fire Gold Vine · Growth!"
Radiance burst around Shao Bai again.
Plant Element magic energy surged rapidly.
The fire vines grew explosively, then fused into a massive giant fire vine weighing hundreds of pounds.
It slammed downward and shattered the incoming tail strike.
Then the giant fire vine swept sideways, wrapping around the White Crocodile's body.
Roar...
The White Crocodile, covered in white scales, resisted with all its might.
But it still could not stop the flames from spreading across its body.
Its scales were scorched black.
Those who knew him were all astonished.
Shao Bai's fame in Ancient Capital Academy, where he dominated peers of the same generation and rarely found an equal was clearly no exaggeration.
Pfft!
Shao Bai waved his hand.
That giant fire vine, over three meters thick, shook violently.
Dozens of streaks of fire light burst forth, burning away the scales and devouring the White Crocodile's body.
Not long after, it collapsed with a thud.
"Shao Bai truly lives up to his reputation. He actually killed two such powerful White Crocodiles!"
"What a ruthless monster. He's this strong already. And that special plant seed called Fire Gold Vine, which appeared in the Imperial Capital before. who would have thought Shao Bai bought it? What astonishing wealth."
Fang Yu was deeply shocked.
At this moment, the obstacle in the ancient caves had been removed.
Although everyone was amazed by Shao Bai's strength, no one had time to focus on it.
The Dragon Crocodile hide had seized everyone's minds.
They could no longer hold back.
At once, more than ten mages swarmed forward and entered the central region of the Dragon Crocodile nest.
At that moment, everyone saw the scene inside.
Ahead lay a vast spring pool.
Mist rose like clouds hanging from the heavens, stretching from the ground to the top of the cavern.
The pool was over a hundred meters wide, shrouded in dense vapor that concealed the bottom.
And now, in the center of the spring pool, the Dragon Crocodile hide floated up and down.
Divine light sparkled from it.
It looked as though forged from white crystal.
Dragon aura erupted from it in rolling tides, extraordinary beyond compare.
"That is the Dragon Crocodile hide!"
"As expected we found it!"
Everyone was utterly shocked and could not help crying out.
Fang Yu remained highly cautious. Using his spiritual power to probe, he sensed dozens of powerful life fluctuations beneath the spring pool, then immediately retreated backward.
Thump, thump...
At that moment, the spring pool began trembling continuously.
"Something's wrong! The pool is changing—fall back first!"
"There are living creatures hidden inside the spring pool. They're moving, they're about to burst out!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
No one even needed to shout warnings. The few people at the front sensed the danger and all rapidly retreated.
Roar! Roar...
At the same time, long roars echoed from within the spring pool as ocean-like power surged violently.
One White Crocodile after another appeared.
Like arrows released from a bowstring, they all leapt upward and landed on the ground.
More than twenty White Crocodiles whipped their tails and shook their heads, exhaling mist and steam as they stomped across the earth, making the area tremble nonstop in a scene of chaos.
Judging by the aura they released, the vast majority had reached the Warrior-Level.
Boom! Boom...
The next moment, all of the White Crocodiles attacked at once.
Demonic aura soared into the sky, surging violently.
"Kill!"
"Hold them back!"
"Contract Summoning!"
At the same time, Ouyang Ye lightly pointed forward.
The space before him split open, and a strangely shaped giant snake rushed out.
Purple flames poured from its mouth, engulfing a White Crocodile in blazing fire, trying to refine it alive on the spot.
"Rock Barrier · Mountain Shield!"
Brown radiance swirled around Shi Peng as a Star Map appeared.
At once, hazy earthen aura spread out.
Then layers of rock surged upward from the ground like a raging sea, blocking a White Crocodile in front of him.
"Wind Disc · Tornado!"
Shao Bai's voice was icy cold as divine radiance burst from his body.
Brilliant storms linked together into one mass, like a giant green heavenly net covering the area and enveloping the White Crocodiles.
Boom!
A terrifying clash erupted as humans and the White Crocodile pack slaughtered one another in fierce battle.
This place boiled with chaos.
Various rays of magic light surged wildly.
The battlefield was in total disorder. Magic filled the air as many mages were forced backward by the White Crocodiles' charge, all of them turning grim as they focused on self-preservation.
Pfft!
Beside Fang Yu, cracks appeared across one man's arm with a sharp snap as bones broke.
The man quickly retreated, clearly unable to withstand it.
However, a White Crocodile was even faster.
Its sharp eyes gleamed as it suddenly burst forward and launched a killing strike, its giant tail smashing downward.
"Ahhh..."
The man screamed as blood sprayed from all over his body.
Under the crocodile tail's strike, his bones shattered, unbearable pain spread through him, and his body was crushed to death.
Fang Yu's expression hardened.
This place truly was cruel.
That human had died just like that.
"Ahhh..."
Elsewhere, Shi Peng was trying to break through, but he was besieged by four White Crocodiles and nearly torn apart, blood splattering everywhere.
Pfft!
At the critical moment, Shi Peng used Rock Barrier to create an obstacle and escape.
But he was still one step too slow.
His left arm was smashed open by a crocodile tail, blood gushing like a fountain.
Boom!
"Heavenly Fire · Prison Cage!"
At the front lines, Shao Bai stood with the Fire Gold Vine rooted before him.
Ancient vines spread like a forest and covered one corner of the battlefield.
Inside, fiery light blazed brilliantly and rained down without end, flooding the entire area covered by the Fire Gold Vine.
Two powerful White Crocodiles screamed in agony.
Engulfed in flames, their bodies were charred black before they died on the spot.
This was only a glimpse of several battle zones.
Elsewhere, life-and-death struggles were taking place everywhere.
Their opponents were all White Crocodile creatures, each one incomparably fierce.
Everyone had fought to the point of true fury.
Magic tools trembled, spells flew one after another, and deadly duels unfolded everywhere.
The people had been forcibly scattered apart.
The ground was littered with chunks of flesh and blood-stained bone fragments.
Many humans and White Crocodiles had died.
The scene was horrifyingly bloody.
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