This was a vast, boundless grassland. Only a handful of thorny trees stood lonely and scattered across it. Bai He slowly folded away the crystal-like Undying Sky Wings behind him and landed on the grassland.
Although the dragon essence within him remained abundant, the pressure from their prolonged pursuit and escape had left Bai He physically and mentally exhausted.
After landing on the grassland, Bai He neither withdrew his Undying Sky Wings nor exited the Hidden Dragon Transformation state. Having just arrived in this unfamiliar area, he needed to remain at his strongest and first observe the situation here.
He gently set Yan Qingcheng down from his arms, took off his own clothes, and tossed them to her.
Watching Bai He slowly take off his clothes, Yan Qingcheng suddenly became flustered.
But when Bai He threw the clothes over, Yan Qingcheng instantly blushed scarlet. She hurriedly put them on, covering the spring scenery that had accidentally been exposed.
Bai He did not notice the vivid changes in Yan Qingcheng's expression. All he wanted now was to quickly find a safe place on the grassland to spend the night. Otherwise, things would become difficult once darkness fell.
He was not afraid of beasts. What he feared was having the misfortune of encountering some powerful Primordial Mythical Beasts.
"Sister Yan, can you walk?"
After resting for a while, Bai He slowly stood and asked Yan Qingcheng.
"I can!"
Yan Qingcheng gritted her teeth and rose from the ground.
After circulating her energy to regulate her breathing for a while, her injuries had improved considerably. Although she still could not fight, simply traveling was not a problem.
"Alright, then let's be careful!"
Bai He reached out and took Yan Qingcheng's hand. Her hand was soft and smooth. When he grasped it, Bai He could clearly feel it tremble slightly before quickly calming down.
"Let's go."
Lush green grass stretched everywhere. Bai He could not distinguish the directions at all, so he could only use a Brown Mountain at the edge of his vision as his target and head toward it.
Since entering from the edge of the grassland, aside from ordinary lions, tigers, and elephants, Bai He had also seen some Primordial Mythical Beasts he had never encountered in the forest.
There were giant elephants covered in grim scales, Golden Divine Leopards with divine wings on their backs, Three-Tailed Black Savage Bulls, and flawless White Jade Rhinoceroses whose skin resembled white jade...
Although most of these savage beasts were herbivores, if Bai He accidentally provoked them, they certainly would not mind changing their diet.
As Bai He ventured deeper into the grassland, trees began appearing more frequently around him, while all kinds of horrifying, pale skeletons could occasionally be seen amid the grass.
Most belonged to ordinary beasts such as lions, tigers, and elephants, but there were also remains of powerful and unusual Primordial Mythical Beasts.
Bai He had seen the carcass of a towering Scale Elephant whose flesh had almost been completely devoured, along with several pale skeletons of three-tailed savage bulls and winged divine leopards.
Massive bones lay scattered across the grass, and Bai He's heart could not help sinking.
They had likely entered the hunting grounds of the savage beasts on this grassland. The ruler of this grassland—the being that had once made Thunder Dragon wary—might also come here to hunt. At the very least, that enormous Scale Elephant was not prey an ordinary savage beast could kill!
After passing through a sparse grove filled with thorns, a vast azure lake suddenly appeared before Bai He. All kinds of beasts and savage beasts were drinking by its shore.
Seeing the clear water before him, Bai He could not help swallowing.
From the time he had set out that morning until now, Bai He had barely touched a drop of water. Though his throat was not dry enough to smoke, he was still terribly thirsty.
Holding Yan Qingcheng's hand, Bai He walked toward the lake.
The azure lake was bottomless, and the areas closest to it were mostly occupied by various savage beasts.
There were a few Golden Divine Leopards with divine wings on their backs and Three-Eyed Lions as large as giant elephants, as well as herds of three-tailed savage bulls and enormous groups of Scale Elephants.
Since the spots along the shore for drinking were already occupied by various beast packs, savage beasts, and herds of savage beasts, Bai He considered it for a moment before slowly approaching the area occupied by the Three-Eyed Lions.
In truth, Bai He should have gone to where the ordinary beast packs were, or to the territory of weaker savage beasts, such as the winged Golden Divine Leopards.
But those places were too far from Bai He. Going around would require a long detour, which was not worthwhile, so he ultimately decided to drink at the Three-Eyed Lions' location.
As for the savage bull herd and the Scale Elephant herd, Bai He did not dare approach them. Though they were herbivorous savage beasts, their tempers were far too violent, and they traveled in groups. Bai He was not fully confident he could suppress them.
The Three-Eyed Lions lay lazily by the lake, their tails swaying gently. As if sensing creatures approaching, they opened their eyes and let out low growls. The third God Eye on their foreheads opened and closed unpredictably, giving off a faint golden glow.
A powerful pressure swept over from the Three-Eyed Lions, but Bai He was not afraid. He released his own aura without yielding an inch, meeting theirs head-on!
Apart from the pressure born from his own formidable strength, Bai He's aura also carried the brutal, savage, tyrannical dragon energy of the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon!
Sensing the fierce dragon energy radiating from Bai He, the Three-Eyed Lions flashed with wariness. There was not a single savage beast on the island that did not fear dragons.
"Roar!"
After releasing a warning-like growl, the Three-Eyed Lions slowly rose from the ground. The third God Eyes on their heads continued opening and closing, and then... they actually retreated?
So that roar just now had meant that...
Watching the Three-Eyed Lions slowly depart, Bai He quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sister Yan, why don't you have some water first?"
After reaching the lakeshore, Bai He spoke to Yan Qingcheng beside him.
After being injured, Yan Qingcheng had clearly become much quieter, though that might also have been because the surrounding environment was dangerous.
"Mm!"
Yan Qingcheng nodded, tightened the clothes around herself, and slowly crouched down. After stirring the lake water a few times, she scooped up a handful of clear water with her jade-like hands and began drinking it in small sips.
A purple figure flashed through the clear lake water, shooting rapidly toward Yan Qingcheng, but it did not escape Bai He's notice.
"Roar!"
Accompanied by a beastly roar, a purple crocodile four or five meters long leaped from the lake. Its bloody maw gaped open as it lunged straight for Yan Qingcheng.
This was a Primordial Mythical Beast known as the Divine Crocodile. Though it resembled a crocodile, it had no limbs and could only live in water. Its tail possessed fin-like structures, allowing it to move with greater agility underwater.
But before the purple Divine Crocodile could strike, Bai He had already acted first.
God-Devil Undying Seal!
A dragon claw that looked as though it had been carved from crystal slammed down onto the purple Divine Crocodile's head. With a miserable cry, the Divine Crocodile died instantly. Cloudy white brain matter flowed from its seven orifices, staining its gleaming purple scales in a particularly gruesome sight.
After Yan Qingcheng finished drinking, Bai He also drank deeply from the lake. Then he hoisted the Divine Crocodile's corpse onto his shoulder. This would be their food for the day!
By the lake, Bai He vaguely spotted what seemed to be a cave on a hillside not far away.
So Bai He carried the Divine Crocodile's corpse and led Yan Qingcheng toward the cave.
Before long, Bai He reached it. The cave's original owner had been a bear, but now it belonged to him!
He broke off several thick locust branches and placed them at the cave entrance before beginning to make a fire and prepare food.
Since they were quite far from the lake, Bai He could not be bothered to wash it. He simply carved off a large chunk of meat from the Divine Crocodile's corpse and began roasting it in front of the cave.
By the time the two had finished eating, the sky on the horizon had turned dusky yellow. Evening had arrived.
All of a sudden, the ground began shaking violently, and countless beasts and savage beasts by the lake stirred restlessly in alarm.
In the distance, a Scarlet Scale Savage Dragon nearly forty meters tall and as massive as a mountain slowly appeared by the lake. With an earth-shaking dragon roar, countless savage beasts scattered and fled in all directions.
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