Deep in the Northern Plains Forest lay a pool that radiated biting cold.
A thin, pale-green mist carrying a corrosive aura shrouded its surface.
At that moment, on the pool's western bank.
There was a giant beast nearly forty feet long, covered in dark-green scales, with a row of sharp icicles formed along its spine and a savage crocodilian head.
Its lower body lay hidden in the pool, while its upper body rested on the bank.
Its bloody maw gaped as it tore at the carcass of a wild beast with its sharp teeth, eating with relish.
At that moment, Gu Chenfeng was concealed in an ancient tree beside the pool, looking down from above.
"Frostfang Venomous Viper Crocodile!"
He recognized the Origin Beast.
It was a rather rare, highly venomous giant Origin Beast, and this Cold Pool was its territory.
Judging by its aura, its cultivation should have been at Source Core Realm Two-Star.
This beast was also the ideal hunting target Gu Chenfeng had settled on after days of searching.
He had already obtained a formula for the Fourth-Grade Body-Refining Pill through Liu Fuyan and the Myriad Treasures House.
Now all the spiritual materials were ready.
All he lacked were a Source Core Realm Beast Core and essence blood to put into the pot and refine into pills!
At that moment, Gu Chenfeng already had a firm grip on the fully assembled Mountain-Splitting Great Axe.
With his current strength, he could put up a fight even against a mid-stage Source Core Realm martial artist.
But a Source Core Realm Origin Beast was no ordinary creature, after all.
Moreover, this Frostfang Venomous Viper Crocodile was an excellent swimmer.
Once it was startled into diving underwater, hunting it down would be difficult.
Thus, Gu Chenfeng sought to kill it in