Saving a Life, Slaying Crocodiles, Gathering Sky Stars

"Oh no! Help!"

Huo Qingtong cried out in alarm when she saw the giant crocodile's huge mouth about to bite Lin Daiyu's head.

In an instant, he flashed past like lightning, brandishing his Longsword and shouting, "You beast! Shut up! Take this!"

A Sword Qi shot out, transforming into a python, and pounced on the giant crocodile.

However, the crocodile that had been lying on the side watching the commotion suddenly moved, blocking the path of the incoming Sword Qi, and used its tail to disperse the Sword Qi.

The crocodile that was biting Lin Daiyu did not stop even for a moment.

Lin Daiyu was originally waiting to die in despair, but unexpectedly someone came to save her, and suddenly a strong will to live erupted from her.

Suddenly, a trace of Qi was also poured into the Longsword in his hand, and a strong sword Sword Qi burst forth from the blade, causing the crocodile to pause for a moment.

Seeing Huo Qingtong's eagerness to save people, Hua Qiang realized that the two might know each other.

Immediately, the Thunderclap Blade appeared in his hand, and he said calmly, "The Blade Principle: Escape Slaughter!"

With a slash forward, a massive burst of sword energy erupted from the blade and vanished into the void in an instant.

The next moment, it suddenly emerged from the top of the crocodile's head and slashed down.

Just as the crocodile was about to eat, it suddenly felt Jipi all over its body. It quickly stepped back, and a protective shield appeared on its body, protecting its entire body.

The blade struck the protective shield, cracking it until it shattered and disappeared, while the blade continued to strike the giant crocodile's hard skull.

The giant crocodile suddenly roared, because it had a wound on its forehead, and blood was flowing down, even blurring its eyes.

The giant crocodile suddenly turned its head to look at Hua Qiang, its eyes filled with a hatred that seemed to want to devour him alive and tear him to pieces.

Seeing the crocodile take a step back, Lin Daiyu mustered all her strength and rolled backward to escape the giant crocodile's predatory range.

Then he propped himself up, panting heavily.

The crocodile that had struck down Huo Qingtong's Sword Qi retreated to the side of the other crocodile, and the two crocodiles stood side by side, confronting the invading enemy.

Huo Qingtong rushed to Lin Daiyu's side and Wen Dao anxiously, "Junior Sister Daiyu, are you alright?"

When Lin Daiyu saw the person who came, her eyes reddened and she almost burst into tears.

"Senior Sister Qingtong, I'm alright. Thank you for saving my life!"

"You little brat, what are you thanking me for? What's our relationship? Quickly step back and meditate properly for a while, and I'll avenge you!"

At this moment, Hua Qiang also came up behind Huo Qingtong. Huo Qingtong looked at him in surprise. The knife strike just now made her feel that it was both magical and powerful.

She originally thought Lin Daiyu was going to be devoured by crocodiles, but Hua Qiang forcefully interrupted Hua Qiang, thus achieving her goal of saving her.

Just as she was about to ask something, Hua Qiang said, "Let's do the mission first, we'll talk about the rest later."

With a swift swing of his broadsword, he cleaved one of the crocodiles in two, uttering a soft shout, "[Annihilation Slash]!"

This is because he comprehended the Law of Darkness and created a new technique.

Suddenly, a black light appeared, transforming into the shape of a large sword, which instantly cleaved the crocodile's head.

The crocodile raised its massive foreleg and slapped it down, but the black blade was incredibly sharp, severing the crocodile's foreleg in one blow. Without stopping, it struck the crocodile's head.

Pfft!

The black blade slashed deeply into the head, and then a wisp of black energy corroded downwards. The giant crocodile felt its life force draining away and its body weakening. The black blade light, however, took advantage of the momentum to penetrate deeper and finally cleaved it in two.

Huo Qingtong and Lin Daiyu were both stunned. This move was too powerful. It was able to split this level four crocodile in two. This... it seems that even Saint Realm level one could not do this!

Could it be that this young man has already reached the Saint Realm level, or even the seventh level?

Needless to say, Huo Qingtong was shocked. How could she not know what level Hua Qiang was at?

He was a level lower than her, which only meant that his combat strength in a certain aspect was too strong for her to handle. It didn't mean that she would admit defeat in killing this monster!

Looking at it now, it seems I can't compare to them in this aspect either!

Hua Qiang didn't stop. He swung his broadsword again, and the Destruction Blade shot out once more. Another crocodile also fell down in frustration, its fate still being split in two.

The black mist, which transformed into a large blade, cleaved the crocodile's body, but then turned into two wisps of Black Mist that enveloped the corpse, continuously devouring its flesh and essence.

Gradually, the crocodile's body turned into a dried corpse, its essence and blood completely absorbed.

Hua Qiang seemed to feel that the Blood Qi in his body had become stronger, and his physique had also improved. The two voices that popped into his mind made him overjoyed.

Slaughter Points +10000

Slaughter Points +10000

Hua Qiang reached out and grabbed two beads that shimmered with gray light from the two mummies—no, they should be called four mummies now—and handed them to Huo Qingtong.

"Wife, this should be our quest item, right?"

Huo Qingtong nodded hurriedly, still reeling from the shock.

Needless to say, Lin Daiyu, the Burial Flower Fairy, looked at Hua Qiang as if she were looking at a god of war, who was also her savior.

She quickly walked over, bowed deeply to Hua Qiang, and said, "Thank you for saving my life!"

Hua Qiang quickly waved his hand and said, "No need to thank me. You are my wife's friend, so you are my friend too."

"Wife?"

Lin Daiyu belatedly realized what was happening and finally reacted. She looked at Huo Qingtong, her eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

"Senior Sister Qingtong, what's going on?"

Huo Qingtong said shyly, "This is my man!"

As if he had thought about something, he added, "Hmm, a live-in son-in-law!"

Hua Qiang's lips twitched violently. It seemed that this woman hadn't been taught a lesson enough before. He would find an opportunity to teach her a lesson again and see if she would dare to talk nonsense in front of outsiders again.

"Wife, isn't that the Sky Star Grass growing by the pool?"

Huo Qingtong looked at him and quickly nodded. "Yes, that's also our mission objective this time."

Then she turned to Lin Daiyu and asked, "Daiyu, did you come here to kill this Blackwater Crocodile to obtain its inner core and collect the Sky Star Grass?"

Lin Daiyu hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

Huo Qingtong took out a bead and handed it to her, then said, "Here's one inner core for you. Also, you should collect some of the Sky Star Grass. We don't need that much."

Lin Daiyu hesitated for a moment, but finally accepted the gift.

After thinking for a moment, she took out two black, bead-like crystals from her Storage Ring and handed them to Huo Qingtong.

"Senior Sister Qing Tong, I am deeply grateful for your life-saving grace and the gifts you have given me. I have no way to repay you. These are two spirit pearls that I obtained through a fortunate encounter. Please do not refuse them!"

"Ah!"

Huo Qingtong exclaimed in surprise, "This... could it be the Void Pearl?"