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The moment Ye Feng was pulled into the Teleportation Array by the mysterious power of the Sealing Order, his vision darkened. Before he could react, blinding golden light filled his sight, and the surroundings quickly twisted and retreated as if he were running at an incredibly high speed.
Ning Ruoxue and Xiao Bing were beside him, appearing both near and far, making it difficult to pinpoint their exact positions.
Ning Ruoxue had already regained consciousness, her almond-shaped eyes wide open in terror. When she noticed Ye Feng next to her, her fear vanished, replaced by a radiant smile, as if being with Ye Feng made everything else unimportant. Xiao Bing, on the other hand, was full of excitement, occasionally stretching out her distorted hands to grab Ning Ruoxue, but ultimately only managing to grasp fleeting golden light.
After enduring a brief moment of dizziness, a wave of disorientation swept over them. Ye Feng and the others struggled to hold on before finally losing consciousness. When the dizziness subsided and they regained awareness, they found themselves standing firmly on solid ground, their blurred vision gradually clearing.
As the three of them recovered from the discomfort of teleportation and looked around, they realized they were in a dimly lit swamp. There was no light in sight; beneath their feet floated decayed branches and leaves, and a foul stench wafted from all directions into their nostrils.
"Ugh! What is this place? It's so dirty and smelly!" Xiao Bing and Ning Ruoxue exclaimed while covering their noses. They lifted themselves out of the muddy water using Vital Energy, which caused a faint glow beneath their feet as they stepped on the water's surface.
Ripples spread across the water surface, creating weak waves that tugged at the floating debris. The surroundings were eerily silent, adding to the strangeness of the situation.
"We're in Seal Canyon; it's best to be cautious and not waste our Vital Energy carelessly," Ye Feng said as he glanced at the knee-deep muddy water before looking up at the two women who were bobbing up and down with the water waves. He frowned but did not rise like them; instead, he cautiously released his Soul Thought to assess their current situation.
Surrounding them was nothing but swamp as far as the eye could see, with no apparent end in sight. Occasionally, they spotted a few oddly shaped old trees with grayish-yellow branches standing alone in the water.
Ye Feng's Soul Thought was limited within Seal Canyon, only able to probe about a hundred meters around them. His expression grew increasingly serious; however, even that distance was sufficient to sense potential dangers.
"No! Staying in this water is worse than exhausting our Vital Energy and dying!" Ning Ruoxue exclaimed as she activated her Vital Energy to dry her soaked skirt and shot Ye Feng an angry glare.
Xiao Bing clung to Ning Ruoxue's arm with a similar expression, adamantly refusing to return to the water.
Ye Feng sighed and shook his head, realizing it would be difficult to convince them. He decided to calm himself and continue searching the area.
After a while, his Soul Thought locked onto a spot sixty meters away—a raised mound of earth shaped like a square, approximately ten meters long on each side. It was enough for them to escape the swamp and find solid ground.
"There’s land ahead; stay close to me!" After hesitating for a moment, Ye Feng activated Wind Treading Step, moving swiftly like a swallow skimming over water toward the location of the mound.
Ning Ruoxue and Xiaobing were momentarily taken aback. Their vision was limited; even with the enhancement of Vital Energy, they could only see about ten meters ahead and were unaware of what was happening in front of them. However, due to their absolute trust in Ye Feng, they quickly used their movement techniques to rush forward.
As soon as the two stepped onto the dirt mound, they heard Ye Feng's loud warning, "Be careful!" They put aside their initial dismissiveness and focused their attention on the surroundings of the mound, noticing some abnormalities.
Bubbles occasionally rose to the surface of the water around the mound. These bubbles were about the size of a human head, murky and dark, exuding a strong aura of demonic energy.
"Hey, isn't this Seal Canyon? Why are there demonic beasts here?" Before their teleportation, Xiaobing had heard some words from the Nine-Headed Blood Python and knew they were in Seal Canyon.
Ye Feng shook his head and replied, "I'm not quite sure either; it might be that these demonic beasts originally lived in Seal Canyon."
Due to his Soul Thought ability, Ye Feng had already detected the demonic beasts hidden underwater. They resembled crocodiles and were known as Iron-tailed Crocodiles. These creatures were not uncommon in the Divine Martial Continent, often inhabiting swamps and shallow waters. With tough skin and thick flesh, they were resistant to blades and swords. An adult Iron-tailed Crocodile possessed the strength of a Fifth-Grade Beast.
As more bubbles appeared, the Iron-tailed Crocodiles finally revealed themselves. Their black-gray skin blended seamlessly with the dark water, making them difficult to notice unless one looked closely. Ning Ruoxue and Xiaobing exchanged puzzled glances at Ye Feng, wondering how he had known about their presence while they were still submerged.
"My five senses are extremely sharp due to my Supreme Technique, especially when it comes to demonic beasts," Ye Feng shrugged and offered a harmless excuse.
Ning Ruoxue pouted skeptically, while Xiaobing watched the emerging Giant-Tailed Crocodiles with great interest.
These Iron-tailed Crocodiles were clearly adults, measuring at least five meters long. Their massive jaws alone were about a meter long, covered in rough, bumpy scales. Their eyes resembled copper bells, radiating ferocity. What shocked them most was the tail that was over two meters long, shimmering with a faint metallic luster that made it seem indestructible.
Xiaobing showed no signs of fear; she crouched down calmly to observe the Iron-tailed Crocodiles swimming back and forth in the water, seemingly contemplating whether to launch an attack.
"This little guy isn't running away upon encountering me; interesting," she remarked.
As an Ice Phoenix Divine Beast with a divine beast bloodline, Xiaobing naturally suppressed ordinary demonic beasts. Beasts of her level or lower would not only refrain from attacking her but would also feel fear at her presence. Only those significantly stronger than her would be unaffected by her aura.
Ye Feng was aware of this fact but found it quite strange that the Iron-tailed Crocodile before them showed no intention of fleeing. Its deep green eyes glinted with ferocity as it seemed to be searching for an opportunity to strike.
Ye Feng sensed something was amiss and suddenly dashed to Xiao Bing's side, channeling his Vital Energy to unleash a Tide Sound Palm.
With a loud crash!
Tidal Sound Three Echoes surged forth, the powerful Thunder Elemental Energy forming three successive shadows of lightning palms that struck towards the Giant-Tailed Crocodile in the water.
Before the palm shadows reached it, the Giant-Tailed Crocodile opened its massive jaws and let out a sharp cry.
Dark as ink, Demonic Energy quickly coalesced into an arrow of energy, shooting towards the unsuspecting Xiao Bing.
"This is Demonic Energy! Be careful, this Iron-tailed Crocodile has been corrupted!" Ning Ruoxue exclaimed in alarm.
Startled, Xiao Bing forgot to resist and retreated in panic, her face pale. Unfortunately, the Demonic Energy arrow was incredibly fast and was about to hit her. Thankfully, Ye Feng's three palm shadows had already arrived and successfully intercepted the Iron-tailed Crocodile's energy arrow.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two forces collided head-on. Ye Feng's first palm shadow quickly corroded and dissolved under the influence of the Demonic Energy, followed by the second and third palm shadows. Fortunately, the amount of Demonic Energy contained in the arrow was not substantial; while it eroded and consumed Tide Sound Palm, it could not sustain itself and rapidly disintegrated into scattered black energy flows that dissipated into the air.
With a splash!
Seeing its attack fail, the Iron-tailed Crocodile slammed its massive tail against the water surface, bursting forth from the depths. Its enormous body, nearly ten meters long and exuding a strong demonic aura, lunged at Ye Feng with its mouth wide open, revealing a set of dark fangs.
Ye Feng focused his energy in his Dantian, channeling all his strength. Clenching his right fist, he infused his spiritual power into it and struck directly at the Iron-tailed Crocodile's gaping maw.
Clang!
With the cultivation level at Peak of the Ninth Level of Yuan Martial Realm combined with Fourth Layer of Qi Refinement's refined spiritual power, a force equivalent to ten thousand pounds slammed into the Iron-tailed Crocodile, producing a sound like metal clashing.
The Iron-tailed Crocodile flipped its body, exposing its pristine white belly, and shot backward into the water, instantly disappearing from sight.
Ye Feng was slightly surprised; that heavy punch felt more like striking a suit of armor forged from mysterious iron, as the immense force did not penetrate the Iron-tailed Crocodile's body at all.
The defense of a Fifth-Grade Beast after being demonized was surprisingly formidable.
"Ice Spike!" Xiao Bing regained her focus, her jade-like hand swung fiercely, and cold air condensed around her. The temperature dropped rapidly, and in an instant, thousands of ice spikes about an inch long filled the space in front of her.
"To dare ambush me, die!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The ice spikes rained down continuously onto the surface of the water where the Iron-tailed Crocodile had disappeared, covering a large area.
The ice spikes plunged into the water, splashing countless waves. Ye Feng summoned his Soul Thought and discovered that the Iron-tailed Crocodile beneath the surface seemed unbothered by these ice spikes, relying solely on its powerful physical defense to withstand their attacks.
Ye Feng sighed slightly; Xiao Bing's combat experience was still too shallow. If she had released the ice spikes earlier, their power would have been much greater. By the time the Iron-tailed Crocodile submerged, the resistance from the water had already diminished their strength significantly; otherwise, it would not have been able to so easily block this round of ice spike attacks.
Soon, thousands of ice spikes were exhausted. Xiao Bing gasped for breath, a bead of sweat trickling down her forehead.
She was unaware of the specific situation beneath the water. Seeing that the Iron-tailed Crocodile had yet to surface, she assumed it had been slain and smiled proudly at Ye Feng beside her.
"Don't waste your Vital Energy; your ice spikes had no effect at all," Ye Feng frowned and said.
"Impossible! It must be dead!" Xiao Bing pouted in dissatisfaction.
Before she could finish speaking, the surface of the water began to churn again. The Iron-tailed Crocodile let out a roar, surrounded by demonic energy, while its iron tail was enveloped in strands of Demonic Energy as it swept through the air.
Xiao Bing was stunned, but Ye Feng, who was already prepared, had already soared out.
"Raging Thunder Step!"
Lightning spread like an ocean across the water's surface, and Ye Feng charged towards the Iron-tailed Crocodile with the might of a thunder god.
"Thunder Three Styles: Primordial Thunder Palm!"
As the two sides made contact, Ye Feng suddenly crouched low to evade the sweeping tail. His hands opened wide, drawing in all the lightning beneath him in a half-circle motion. With palms like thunder, he struck the Iron-tailed Crocodile's abdomen.
Boom!
This palm strike not only weighed thousands of pounds but also contained unmatched power from the Thunderclap Palm. Targeting the Iron-tailed Crocodile's weakest defense—the abdomen—Ye Feng pierced straight through it with one blow.
Blood mist erupted, staining the entire swamp red.
With a swift motion of his right hand, Ye Feng grasped the Iron-tailed Crocodile's corpse from mid-air and dragged it back to the mound.
"I didn't expect that Ye Shidi has already integrated Thunder Three Styles and Raging Thunder Step; impressive!" Ning Ruoxue exclaimed, her eyes sparkling as she applauded. As a fellow disciple of the Dragon Tiger Sect, she was familiar with both Thunder Three Styles and Raging Thunder Step. Although these martial techniques were difficult to master, for some martial arts prodigies, reaching a high level was not too challenging. However, few could skillfully combine these two martial techniques together.
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