The enormous crocodile's body blotted out the sky. A flash of black light tore claw marks through the air. Golden light flickered over Shen Yi's body as he swiftly dodged aside, barely brushing past the slash. Behind him, terrifying explosions rang out in waves.
When its strike missed, the Black Scaled Giant Crocodile roared again, its claws lashing out one after another. In the blink of an eye, the place was reduced to a wreck. Even the thatched pavilion was overturned, while the black water churned and occasionally shot out water arrows, leaving Shen Yi groaning in misery.
"Why is this thing only chasing me?!"
Shen Yi was rather depressed. Little Black and he had worked together to fish it onto shore, yet the giant crocodile had fixed solely on him, completely turning a blind eye to Little Black.
"The black crocodile swallowed your spiritual power, so naturally it has locked onto you."
The boatman appeared at some unknown moment, a plump mandarin fish hanging from his hand. As he looked at the giant crocodile before them, there was actually a trace of envy in his eyes, as though he felt no danger whatsoever.
"Consider yourself lucky, kid. I have fished here for a hundred years, yet I have never seen such a giant crocodile take the bait. This is heaven-sent fortune!"
Shen Yi snorted coldly. He did not feel this was heaven-sent fortune at all. Instead, it felt like torment. Every move of the giant crocodile was deadly, and its cultivation had reached the Nascent Soul Late Stage. How could Shen Yi possibly contend with it? For now, all he could do was flee in panic.
"Senior, please stop teasing this junior. This giant crocodile—I am willing to give it up. I ask only that Senior subdue it and