Arrival at Evil Water Marsh, the Golden Giant Crocodile!

Warships cut through the sky, their banners fluttering in the wind.

Sun Chengzu stood at the bow of the main ship, his Dark Gold Daoist robe fluttering, his sword intent concealed.

Behind him on both sides stood dozens of Foundation Establishment cultivators, all of whom were elders of the White Cloud Temple or patriarchs of vassal Lineage under its jurisdiction.

For this expedition to Evil Water Marsh, White Cloud Temple has deployed its elite forces.

Besides Sun Chengzu, this newly Golden Core True Person cultivator led a team that included more than a dozen Foundation Establishment factions, who relocated their entire clans to join the army on the expedition.

These three warships are merely the vanguard.

After initially occupying a territory, a continuous flow of people will be transferred to accelerate the pace of development and gradually transform the Savage Wilderness.

This is why Lineage migrate.

Ultimately, the problem lies in the excessively small size of the northern part of Ming Province.

To be precise, it's not a matter of being cramped.

Rather, the White Cloud Temple has become too large, and with its continuous expansion over White Cloud Temple years, its internal interests have long been divided up.

This has led to an increasing number of Foundation Establishment Lineage within the organization!

It's important to know that when Ming Province was first established, White Cloud Temple only had about seventy Foundation Establishment families under its command, but now it has more than one hundred Foundation Establishment Lineage...

Moreover, when they initially established a branch altar in Transformation Province, more than a dozen families were relocated.

It's easy to imagine the level of competition in northern Ming Province and within the region, which led to this southward expansion.

Many more Foundation Establishment Lineage were willing to migrate south with White Cloud Temple.

Now that there's this Evil Water Marsh, this huge piece of meat is right in front of us—who wouldn't want to take a bite?

If they go out, they might become powerful warlords; if they stay, they'll only get scraps and continue competing with other tribes.

If you can't compete, the best course of action is to find another way.

The Lineage have calculated this matter more shrewdly than anyone else.

Yun Du remained at White Cloud Temple to oversee the overall situation. The Cloud Sword Mountain Range, where the sect was located, was their main base and could not be lost.

The lower deck of another warship.

The Kuang Dou, Lord Rat, and Shuang Yu, each occupied their own territory.

The elites of the five bear clans, the scouts of the Wind Rat Line, and the war beasts of the Black Dog Line are all lying in wait here...

Shi Jian lay prone within the specially designed array, absorbing the power of lightning, and closed his eyes to rest.

Two weeks later.

The outline of the Evil Water Marsh finally appeared on the horizon.

There are no famous mountains or great rivers here, only endless gray-green swamps, with miasma like a thick blanket tightly covering this land.

The muddy water bubbled and gurgled, emitting a pungent, putrid stench.

The warships stopped at the edge of the Evil Water Marsh.

"Order the troops to set up camp according to the original plan!"

Sun Chengzu's voice echoed across all three ships.

Thousands of cultivators then filed out, each taking on their assigned duties.

The array master threw out an array plate to dispel the poisonous miasma; the Earth Dao cultivator moved huge stones to solidify the foundation.

More than a dozen Foundation Establishment forces were assigned to the outer nodes, each establishing outposts, like nails driven firmly into this Savage Wilderness land.

However, the natives of this land clearly have no intention of giving it up easily.

Such large-scale construction quickly attracted much attention, and many years later, Human Race wanted to seize this land.

Night falls.

There were no stars or moon, only boundless darkness and miasma.

"Enemy attack!"

A piercing alarm sound tore through the night sky.

Immediately afterwards, the earth began to tremble.

Deep within the swamp, countless scarlet eyes lit up. Amidst the churning mud and water, thousands upon thousands of venomous insects and ferocious beasts surged forth like a tidal wave.

Iron-Armored Crocodile, poisonous frogs, bloodthirsty vine snakes... densely packed, covering the sky and earth.

Clearly, this was a beast tide launched by the native Demon Race!

"Form ranks!"

Foundation Establishment cultivators from various strongholds soared into the sky, their sword lights, talismans, and Law Artifact artifacts illuminating the night.

Blood and flesh flew everywhere, and screams shook the heavens.

But there were too many Demon Beast, seemingly endless, launching attacks from all directions.

Just as the defensive line was about to collapse, a deafening roar, as loud as the cries of bulls and tigers, came from the depths of the swamp.

His voice was deep and hoarse, carrying an aura of wild arrogance and ferocity!

"Roar--!"

The sound waves transformed into tangible ripples, dispelling the layers of poisonous miasma.

A colossal creature, nearly a hundred feet long, slowly emerged from the swamp. Upon closer inspection, it was revealed to be a giant golden crocodile.

Its entire body was covered in Dark Gold scales, each scale as large as a millstone, shimmering with a metallic luster. Its limbs were as thick as pillars, and with a casual sweep of its long tail, it could pulverize a Xiaoshan.

Level 5 Demon Beast, Early Golden Core Demon General!

The giant crocodile's vertical pupils revealed a savage intent as it stared intently at the Human Race camp.

With a wide-open mouth, a yellowish-brown mudslide transformed into a giant dragon, roaring as it crashed into the foremost stronghold.

The array's light barrier flickered violently, and several Foundation Establishment cultivators coughed up blood, teetering on the verge of collapse.

In the next instant, it was completely erased!

The entire camp, with over a hundred cultivators, including several Foundation Establishment, perished on the spot. The entire encampment was buried under mud and rocks, resembling a natural disaster!

A single level can make all the difference.

Forget about fighting back; just being able to withstand one attack and survive already makes one a top-tier cultivator among those of the same realm.

Even the weakest Golden Core is still Golden Core Foundation Establishment is still just Foundation Establishment. Ants are ultimately just ants.

For those at the Golden Core Foundation Establishment, the highest level is nothing more than a slightly larger ant!

Sun Chengzu stood in mid-air, his hand on the hilt of his sword, about to draw his sword to slay the demon, when he heard a voice transmission in his ear.

"Chengzu, step down."

The next instant, the sky suddenly brightened.

The night sky, which was originally shrouded in poisonous miasma, was instantly torn apart by purple-gold lightning.

A violent lightning-attribute spiritual pressure, like a celestial river pouring down from the heavens, instantly enveloped an area of a hundred miles, causing the sky and earth to change color!

In an instant, dark clouds enveloped the sky and earth, and thunder roared incessantly!

Above the dark clouds, a gigantic bear phantom appeared and disappeared intermittently, like a Savage Wilderness beast wielding divine thunder from the heavens, descending upon this world.

Indestructibility Frenzied Thunder, a myriad of bolts cascading down like a waterfall, unleashing its divine power upon the earth.

At this moment, all beasts fell silent, save for the Lei Ming!

Even the giant golden crocodile suddenly raised its head, a look of surprise and doubt flashing in its eyes, along with a hint of fear.

Boom!!

A thick bolt of purple-gold divine lightning struck down, instantly turning a vast swamp into nothingness, completely disintegrating it!

As the lightning dissipated, Shi Jian's enormous body was revealed.

The giant Bear Human upright, its height exceeding seven zhang (approximately 33 meters).

Compared to the hundred-zhang-long giant crocodile, it seemed insignificant, but its aura, as deep and unfathomable as a deep abyss, caused the giant crocodile to instinctively take a half-step back.

Powerful!

Very strong! Not just ordinary strong!

Simply standing before him, a feeling of suppression arose from the depths of one's blood...