From Swamp Dog to Crocodile Ancestor

The idea of ​​striking a snake at its vital point suddenly flashed into Li Yi's mind like a flash of inspiration.

Then came a death roll.

A terrifying commotion came from all around. Two enormous creatures were entangled together, churning and tumbling.

Soon, the black python became still.

Li Yi looked at the food in front of him, lost in thought.

If it were to swallow its opponent, it might gain tremendous growth, but it would need to immediately return to its cave to digest the food.

If that's the case, we'll miss out on something whose direction is unknown.

Without much hesitation, Li Yi prepared to turn around and leave.

But suddenly, Li Yi's body trembled, and he turned his head again, looking in one direction of the swamp.

Its large mouth slowly opened.

Soon, a white figure appeared here, staring at it with a hint of fear.

Li Yi paused for a moment, then slowly closed his mouth.

It was a snow-white python, its scales reflecting a rainbow of colors, making it extremely beautiful.

It was also in its juvenile stage, and was a bit longer than Li Yi. It also had rare heterochromia, with one eye being fiery red and the other ice blue.

Extraordinary lineage.

But what truly surprised Li Yi was that he actually saw a glimmer of intelligence in the white python's eyes!

Is it bloodline, or some kind of serendipity?

Li Yi was stunned for a moment, and a special emotion welled up in his heart.

In this primitive and cruel world, I gradually became immersed in it without realizing it, following my primal and cold instincts.

It almost forgot that it was a human in its previous life, and that in this life, it was born with intelligence!

Although the two are different kinds, at this moment, Li Yi really felt like he had met an old friend in a foreign land.

In a way, it is also an anomaly, like the white python, an anomaly that developed intelligence early.

At this moment, the white python flicked its tongue, gazing longingly at the black python corpse in front of Li Yi.

It was hungry.

Li Yi slowly turned and left, his figure quickly disappearing from the scene.

Let's not kill it for now.

Watching Li Yi's retreating figure, the white python glanced at him thoughtfully before slowly slithering forward to collect the scent emanating from him.

Its surprise was far greater than Li Yi's.

The intelligent black-scaled crocodiles are much rarer than snakes, and they are the kind of creatures that have lived for thousands of years!

After collecting Li Yi's scent, it coiled around the black python's corpse and slowly sank into the swamp, its white scales gradually disappearing into the black mud...

Li Yi slowly arrived at a swamp, opened his eyes, and looked at a strange plant a dozen feet away.

This plant has produced three fruits, all of which are ruby-colored, and the extremely alluring fragrance comes from them.

At this moment, the area within a hundred feet was almost boiling over.

Li Yi was amazed. All sorts of enormous beasts and poisonous insects were gathered here, their eyes fixed intently on the fruit.

It was not yet ripe; the tip of the fruit still had a little bit of hazy green.

A variety of chaotic sounds soon arose.

Bloody, almost instinctive battles unfolded here, but Li Yi tried hard to suppress this impulse, lurking in the swamp and coldly observing everything.

That aroma awakened the primal instincts of all the beasts and poisonous insects here, causing them to go berserk and fight each other!

This is also a selection mechanism; only the strongest individuals are qualified to enjoy it.

"Hiss!"

In Li Yi's field of vision, a brownish-red python covered with fine red stripes slithered toward the fruit.

It has defeated many opponents, and although it is covered in wounds, it is unstoppable at this moment.

Whoosh!

Just as it approached the fruit, a series of black water bullets shot out from one direction!

A white mist rose from its body, and it writhed in agony as its wounds burst open. Soon, it fell into a new battle.

A purple scorpion the size of a millstone pierced its abdomen with its stinger.

It died soon after, its body covered in wounds.

Li Yi continued to remain hidden.

After that, Li Yi swam through the chaotic swamp, occasionally picking up small corpses to taste.

Examples include various unidentified poisonous insects the size of a human head, and a three-legged toad.

The recipes have been expanded.

While eating, Li Yi kept a close eye on the fruit's location, ready to ambush anything that got too close.

This ability to spit out black water bullets does not increase with body size, but rather grows with cultivation level.

At this moment, Li Yi estimated that he was at about the third level of the Qi Refining stage.

Few things can stop its stealthy attacks anymore.

After some time, a ring of corpses appeared around the glistening fruit.

As the battles gradually came to an end, Li Yi dealt with his opponents in a cunning manner, never engaging them in direct confrontation.

It also eliminated one of its biggest threats.

The dark blue centipede, after being ambushed multiple times, was eventually surrounded and killed by other frenzied beasts and poisonous insects.

When the time was right, Li Yi effortlessly leaped up, opened his mouth wide and swallowed all three fruits, then left without looking back.

A surge of heat exploded in Li Yi's abdomen, flowing through his body like a raging river.

A painful yet comfortable sensation arose.

At the same time, most of this force was directed at Li Yi's head, and a feeling of being dizzy at times and clear-headed at others appeared in Li Yi's mind.

As Li Yi moved forward, he was filled with doubt and felt an itch in his head.

Could it be... that the main function of this fruit is to awaken intelligence?

The further Li Yi went, the more determined he became of his ideas.

After returning to the cave, Li Yi quickly fell into a deep sleep. This time, it had gained a lot and was overcome with drowsiness, so it couldn't wait to go to sleep.

In the blink of an eye, another year has passed.

After sleeping for a full year, Li Yi felt the cave around him being stretched open by his body, and with the strength of his limbs, he surfaced from the swamp.

The scenery remains the same: a dark swamp, pale yellow air, an orange-red sun, and a gray sky.

Li Yi was starving again. He didn't know when his body had grown to two zhang in length, and the scales on his tail, which he called ink scales, had already begun to take shape for the fourth one.

It leisurely concealed itself and found new prey.

A poisonous spider the size of a millstone.

This time, with just a thought, the black silt beneath the poisonous spider seemed to come alive, instantly coiling around it and turning it into a cage.

The brightly colored poisonous spiders struggled desperately, but to no avail.

Finally, Li Yi swallowed it whole, then turned to look.

A white shadow was clearly reflected in the brownish-yellow eyes.

The white python had been watching it from nearby the whole time, but it only glanced at it before running away.

Li Yi has a new neighbor, but that won't affect anything. Everything must go on: survival, deep sleep.