After finishing all that, Fang Yu withdrew from the area and went to track the White Crocodile's whereabouts. His mission still required him to exterminate a White Crocodile.
Not daring to delay, Fang Yu activated his Flowing Cloud Boots, leaving behind a faint afterimage before vanishing.
However, the White Crocodile swam far too quickly, and it had already disappeared from sight.
Seeing this, Fang Yu could only follow the traces left by the White Crocodile as he sprinted rapidly onward. Among the mountain peaks, he was like a violent gale rushing through, sending sand and stones flying.
Time passed little by little.
Suddenly, Fang Yu stopped.
After halting, he raised his head and carefully examined the cliff before him. It was extremely steep, barren of even a blade of grass, because the entire brown mountainside was made of solid rock.
Fang Yu frowned.
He noticed something unusual, there were many bloodstains beneath the cliff.
Clearly, a fierce battle had once taken place here. Quite a few people had suffered heavy injuries, enough blood spilled to show just how brutal that battle had been.
"It seems I'm getting closer and closer to the target!"
Fang Yu continued forward at high speed, keeping close to the stream.
Not long after, sounds came from the stream ahead, alerting Fang Yu.
He slowly advanced in stealth, his movements light and elusive as he carefully drew nearer.
Ahead, the water rippled, and within the blur, he saw a mass of white.
"The White Crocodile. I finally found it!"
The next moment, Fang Yu activated his Boots Magic Tool.
He moved.
His speed was astonishing, like a streak of light flashing past as he killed his way directly in front of the White Crocodile.
"Zero Domain: Ice Lock!"
Brilliant light burst from Fang Yu's body. The trembling roar of snow and ice echoed out as an Ice Lock formed, vibrating as it crushed down toward the White Crocodile!
Violent winds surged, the surrounding trees shaking wildly as every leaf was blown off.
Its power was astonishing.
The White Crocodile was alarmed and dodged the attack, avoiding the edge of its force.
However, the Ice Lock twisted in midair and continued pursuing it.
Seeing this, the White Crocodile let out a long cry. Its tail shot forward like a divine spear, smashing the Ice Lock apart and sweeping toward Fang Yu.
At that instant, Fang Yu's Magic Star Path silently vanished around him.
"Dimensional Summon!"
The Golden Ape stepped out from the Summoning Plane.
Its roar shook the air as black energy spread across its body. Its right fist shone with dark radiance as it blasted forward.
Clang!
The two attacks collided like metal striking stone, producing an ear-piercing sound.
The White Crocodile howled miserably.
Its tail was torn open, black blood flowing out as it was sent flying backward.
The Golden Ape was clearly much stronger. With the black energy enhancing its flesh, its body was as hard as iron and stone, impossible to shake.
At this moment, a chill rose in the White Crocodile's heart.
It had never expected the Golden Ape to be so troublesome.
It was simply impossible to fight head-on!
Seeing the situation turn bad, the White Crocodile turned and fled. Its body became like curved lightning, vanishing in an instant as it escaped swiftly along the stream toward the depths beneath the mountain.
"You're not getting away!"
Fang Yu urgently gave chase with the Golden Ape.
Soon, the White Crocodile swam to the foot of the mountain, left the stream, and plunged headfirst into the forest.
This island was its molting ground, and it was naturally familiar with such terrain.
Whoosh...
The White Crocodile's speed reached the extreme. After only a few flashes, it disappeared deep into the forest.
"Hm?!"
After chasing into the forest, Fang Yu frowned.
Mist filled the area, interfering with visibility.
For some time afterward, Fang Yu moved cautiously through the forest while tracking it.
His ears twitched constantly, listening carefully, always able to catch the slightest clues.
Along the way, he occasionally saw human corpses.
Some had died from fighting one another.
Others had been crushed to pieces by the White Crocodile.
In the end, he arrived at an open clearing.
This region was far too quiet.
The vast forest was utterly silent, causing Fang Yu to lose the White Crocodile's trail.
Thump... thump... thump...
Suddenly, strange sounds rang out.
"This is something underground?!"
"Breathing sounds. Though they aren't loud, they suppress me with a terrifying pressure. It makes one shudder."
Fang Yu turned solemn.
His ears kept moving, but his face also became paler and paler.
"Deep beneath the forest it seems some terrifying creature is lying dormant there."
Fang Yu's steps froze.
His eyelids twitched wildly as dread surged through him.
This was instinctive fear, not because he had actually seen anything.
On his shoulder, the Golden Ape's golden fur stood on end. Its big eyes scanned in every direction, desperately trying to discover something, yet it saw nothing.
At the same time, beneath the forest floor, the hidden creature had already raised its head.
It had discovered Fang Yu's presence.
Its cold eyes stared in this direction.
Thump... thump... thump...
It pulsed lightly like a heartbeat, rhythmic and steady, filled with immense and overwhelming power that swept across the area.
Above ground, the fist-sized Golden Ape suddenly shrieked. Its eyes widened round in instinctive terror, growing restless and agitated.
"What exactly is this thing..."
"The intervals between these dull sounds are getting shorter and shorter."
Not only that, Fang Yu also felt an incomparably vast life force coming from deep within the forest.
"What do you think?" Fang Yu asked.
He had a suspicion.
Deep beneath the forest, it was highly likely that the Dragon Crocodile was lying dormant.
The Golden Ape shook its head and waved both hands, signaling for them to leave quickly.
Fang Yu sighed.
This time, his luck was truly terrible.
"Roar..."
From beneath the forest floor came a terrifying bellow.
It interrupted Fang Yu's thoughts and also jolted him awake.
What lay ahead was no good place.
"Is it driving me away?"
"I need to leave quickly. If that creature rushes up, it'll be extremely dangerous."
Fang Yu immediately turned and left without hesitation.
At the same time, he needed to inform Director Chen Jingxi of what he had found.
This place was extremely likely to be the Dragon Crocodile's hidden lair, and it was very likely undergoing a transformation.
Once it emerged, it would definitely be even stronger.
However, something frustrating happened.
Fang Yu discovered that his communication device could not contact Chen Jingxi at all!
In the end, Fang Yu could only return to the mountain lake and wait slowly.
One day, two days...
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, ten days had gone by.
During these ten days, some mages on the mountain peak left, while others arrived. At the busiest times, there were dozens of mages gathered around the lake, while even at the quietest times, there were still more than ten.
Some acted alone, while others came as hunter squads. Because the mages here constantly changed, battles and struggles continued to erupt without end.
During that time, the White Crocodiles appeared twice more, leading to another series of brutal contests.
Fang Yu's attacks were ruthless and decisive, and he seized three more White Crocodile hides.
As the intimidation he created continued to build, the area where Fang Yu stayed had already become like a forbidden zone to everyone else.
There were also several others like Fang Yu.
One was the old man who rode the giant snake.
Another was Mu Ningxue.
And later, Shao Bai who had once befriended Fang Yu also arrived.
All of them gained plentiful rewards.
At this moment, Fang Yu had already left the mountain lake area.
Beside the stream, he ate some dried meat and drank some spring water.
He had failed once again.
The White Crocodile had escaped once more into the terrifying region deep within the forest, leaving him with no gains.
Boom!
Suddenly, a terrifying aura spread from the distance.
Crack!
From one of the mountain peaks came a strange sound, like the lower layers splitting apart, as if massive boulders were shifting.
In an instant, mist surged violently.
A powerful aura burst upward from that place.
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