No Way Out, the Giant Crocodile Suppresses the Heavens!

The outskirts of Sunset Forest.

Golden Crocodile Douluo wore a pure white consecration robe as he sat quietly atop a massive boulder, resting with his eyes closed. From beginning to end, he had not exchanged a single word with the three Spirit Hall elders.

Yet Ghost Leopard Douluo, Demon Bear Douluo, and Spirit Kite Douluo did not dare show the slightest dissatisfaction.

They had even respectfully kept their distance from Golden Crocodile Douluo.

None dared make a sound and disturb him.

Spirit Hall's Sacred Knights were spread throughout the outskirts, forming an airtight encirclement.

Tuoba Xi, Sect Master of the Holy Dragon Sect, had already arrived.

He had set up camp on the western road of Sunset Forest, ready to provide support at any moment should anything happen.

Ghost Leopard Douluo guarded the south, while Demon Bear Douluo guarded the north.

Spirit Kite Douluo remained in the sky, observing every movement throughout Sunset Forest. Two avian-type Soul Saints, three avian-type Soul Emperors, and ten Soul Kings assisted her with surveillance.

It was a lineup enough to drive anyone into despair.

Even a Titled Douluo would be discovered the instant they approached Sunset Forest, much less try to search for the Icefire Yin Yang Well within it.

Suddenly, a disturbance came from the southern flank.

Spirit Kite Douluo did not move rashly herself. Instead, she notified Demon Bear Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo to lead their men there.

She remained in the sky, monitoring the ground below.

The enormous Ghost Leopard Avatar darted through the forest.

Demon Bear tore apart the trees blocking his path.

At last, they spotted two standing figures in a clearing.

Demon Bear Douluo bared his teeth in a cold smile. "Yu Yuanzhen, Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect."

"Heh, I remember the three upper sects had been living quite comfortably. Why did you suddenly have the mood to come provoke Spirit Hall?"

"And that rat hiding beside you in a black robe—what are you supposed to be?"

The Third Elder's eyes blazed with fury as he roared, "I am Earthsplitter Douluo, Tang Shuming!"

"You wraiths and demons of Spirit Hall, do you recognize the hammer in my hand?"

Demon Bear Douluo glanced at the small black hammer clenched in the Third Elder's hand. Realization dawned on him, followed by mockery. "So that's who it is. A rat from the Clear Sky Sect!"

"After your old Sect Master was angered to death, the Clear Sky Sect tucked itself into its shell like a turtle. After all these years, you finally dared stick your heads out?"

"Ghost Leopard, tell me, what do you call a head sticking out of a turtle shell?"

Ghost Leopard: "..."

Don't be fooled by Demon Bear Douluo's hulking appearance.

That mouth of his was as though it had been tempered in poison.

The Third Elder had always possessed a fiery temper. Humiliated so thoroughly, he immediately hurled the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand.

"Clear Sky Avatar!" "Hammer Shaking a Thousand Jun!"

The Clear Sky Hammer swelled with the wind, crashing down like a small mountain.

Demon Bear Douluo's gaze turned icy.

"Ghost Leopard, watch Yu Yuanzhen! I'll play with this rat!"

Compared to the Third Elder of the Clear Sky Sect.

Yu Yuanzhen was clearly the greater threat.

Ghost Leopard Douluo nodded cautiously.

Yu Yuanzhen let out a long roar. Lightning coiled around his entire body as he transformed into a half-dragon form that crackled with thunderous light.

One hundred percent complete dragonification!

While the Third Elder and Yu Yuanzhen drew their attention.

Within Sunset Forest.

A pitch-black circular opening suddenly appeared. Bone Douluo Gu Rong stepped out from it in black robes alongside Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo, perfectly avoiding Spirit Kite Douluo's surveillance from the sky.

Within a patch of forest.

Golden Crocodile Douluo, who had been resting with his eyes closed all along.

Suddenly opened his eyes.

Like a sleeping crocodile catching the scent of prey.

He was instantly awakened.

Deep within Sunset Forest.

"Hey, Yue Guan, can you actually find that Icefire Yin Yang Well? I've followed you around in such a huge circle already. Why are we wandering around like headless flies?"

Gui Mei, dressed in black, crossed his arms as he complained.

Chrysanthemum Douluo rolled his eyes.

"Little Gui Gui, stop yelling. How could a heaven-sent treasure land be so easy to find?"

"Sunset Forest isn't that big. If it were easy to find, someone would have discovered it long ago."

Yue Guan extended his right hand. His snow-white arm was as slender and delicate as a woman's, while a golden flower floated above his soft palm—the Mighty Qirong Chrysanthemum.

Immortal herbs could sense one another.

As Chrysanthemum Douluo's martial soul was one of the immortal herbs, he could naturally use the Mighty Qirong Chrysanthemum's senses to seek out the location of that treasure land.

"Strange. Why is there nothing? Could some factor be blocking the perception?"

Yue Guan could not make sense of it no matter how hard he thought.

Just as he hesitated in frustration, Ghost Douluo glanced at him helplessly. "Stop wasting your effort. We've already circled Sunset Forest once. Whatever the reason, we definitely can't sense it."

"I'll give it a try..."

As he spoke, Gui Mei's figure suddenly faded and merged into the shadows of the mountain.

After a while.

He suddenly appeared before Chrysanthemum Douluo.

"Come on. There's a mountain to the west. Something is off about the rock structure there. A large portion of it seems hollow inside."

Yue Guan looked at him in delighted surprise and excitedly pounced on him.

"Little Gui Gui, you're still the best!"

"Hehe, little immortal herb, here I come~"

(Chrysanthemum Douluo's comic appearance)

Chrysanthemum Douluo happily shoved Ghost Douluo forward as they headed ahead.

However, the next instant.

Chrysanthemum Douluo suddenly attacked. More than a dozen chrysanthemums burst from his robes and exploded, countless chrysanthemum blades sweeping toward a spot like a tornado.

"Clang clang clang clang clang~"

A string of sharp metallic collisions rang out.

Gu Rong and the other two, who had been hiding in the shadows, revealed themselves as well.

"Interesting. When did Elder Chrysanthemum discover us?"

Bone Douluo asked curiously.

His eighth soul skill, Spatial Traverse, was silent and unpredictable.

Yet Chrysanthemum Douluo seemed to have noticed them long ago.

Yue Guan covered his mouth and chuckled. "I was wondering who it was. So it's Little Bone and Little Xin~"

"What, were you playing hide-and-seek with me?"

"Little Gui Gui was the one who found you~"

Sword Douluo's face darkened, and veins bulged in the hand gripping his sword.

Gu Rong, meanwhile, fell into thought.

"Ghost Douluo? His abilities truly are mysterious..."

Knowing time was pressing, Ning Fengzhi negotiated, "Elders, we came only for the Qiluo Tulip. All other immortal herbs in the Icefire Yin Yang Well will belong entirely to Spirit Hall. This is our sincerity."

"What do you two think?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo wagged a finger.

"No."

Suddenly, a shadow lunged fiercely at Ning Fengzhi beside Bone Douluo, but it struck empty air. Bone Douluo grabbed Ning Fengzhi by the shoulder and vanished from the spot in an instant.

Gui Mei slipped back into the shadows as well.

Chrysanthemum Douluo's relaxed demeanor vanished as he shouted, "Chen Xin, Gu Rong, leave now, and we will let bygones be bygones!"

Sword Douluo said nothing. He merely slowly drew his sword.

An overwhelmingly powerful sword intent locked onto Yue Guan and Gui Mei.

After a fierce battle.

Blood stained Yue Guan's face as he looked anxiously at Gui Mei in his arms.

"Gui, are you all right?"

Just now, Gui Mei had blocked a sword strike from Sword Douluo aimed at his vital point.

Gui Mei shook his head, his face so pale that he could not speak.

Chen Xin stood suspended in the air and said indifferently, "Either he dies, or you tell me where the Icefire Yin Yang Well is."

Chrysanthemum Douluo glared at him resentfully.

"Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, what nerve!"

Invisible sword intent condensed, and Yue Guan's expression changed.

The instant the longsword tore through the air.

Chrysanthemum Douluo closed his eyes while holding Ghost Douluo.

However.

The anticipated pain never came.

Yue Guan opened his eyes, and his pupils instantly widened.

A mountain-like golden giant crocodile raised its massive golden tail and slammed the giant sword and the Bone Dragon from the sky all the way into the ground with a thunderous BOOM.