Chapter 1537 - 597: Century-old Heart Execution Grass
Beyond the Demon General level, further up there’s only the Quasi Sky Demon level.
Ye Lingyue has dealt with Sky Demons before, but it was always with external assistance. This time, luck might not be on her side.
Thinking about this, both Ye Lingyue and Luo Qianche involuntarily showed a troubled expression in their eyes.
Quasi Sky Demons are comparable to the Early Stage Great Divine Power Realm.
Even if the two of them teamed up, they might not stand a chance.
"Ye Lingyue, you’re not just guessing, are you? Demonic beasts advancing is supposed to be much harder than for the Human Clan. How could they possibly break through continuously in a few months?"
Luo Qianche was frightened but also somewhat skeptical.
Ye Lingyue deducing so much just from a piece of azure mist seemed too divine.
"That would be something to ask Dongfang Liuli about. It’s likely her Soul-breaking Elixir causing all this trouble."
Ye Lingyue also shook her head, not expecting Yi Qianyu’s Soul-breaking Elixirs to result in such serious consequences. If she had known, she would have gone to the lengths to take care of Yi Qianyu herself.
Unfortunately, there’s no medicine for regret in this world.
"Should we join forces with other delegations? Just the two of us, breaking through this Demon Breath might be difficult."
Luo Qianche was thinking of retreating.
"Are you silly? That’s just giving away the merit points within our grasp. We don’t need to enter the Demon Breath, just lure the Azure Dragon Crocodile out."
Ye Lingyue squinted her eyes, surveying the dense, ink-like watercolor painting of Azure Demon Breath.
"Lure? Using demonic beasts as bait?"
Before Luo Qianche could finish, Ye Lingyue chuckled.
"Using demonic beasts as bait wouldn’t lure the Azure Dragon Crocodile, especially being on the verge of a breakthrough; even using humans might not draw it out. That’s just too much effort for nothing. However, I do have something that might catch the Azure Dragon Crocodile’s interest."
Ye Lingyue said confidently.
Ye Lingyue didn’t realize that the task she refused, Tang Tiansong and Dongfang Liuli were doing with relish, believing it was quite effective.
Luo Qianche didn’t know what trick Ye Lingyue had up her sleeve either.
Until Ye Lingyue, like performing magic, suddenly had a handful of grass in her hand.
The grass was lush green, slender, and every piece of its leaf danced gracefully in the wind like the delicate waist of a young girl, exuding charm.
If not for the crystalline dew on the tips of the leaves, Luo Qianche would have thought it was a jade sculpture.
"Ye Lingyue, seriously? You’re using grass to lure the Azure Dragon Crocodile? Does the Azure Dragon Crocodile eat vegetables now?"
Luo Qianche said indignantly, suspecting Ye Lingyue was fooling her.
"Luo Qianche, you don’t recognize this? Earlier, you and your comrades risked your lives to protect this Heart Execution Grass, it’s the same."
The handful of Heart Execution Grass in Ye Lingyue’s hand was what she had retrieved from the chest earlier.
At that time, Ye Lingyue kept one stalk and after understanding the origins of this grass, casually threw it into Hong Meng Heaven.
Although Spiritual Energy was insufficient in Hong Meng Heaven, after reducing cultivation and relocating the Three-legged Birdmen, it was barely enough.
Heart Execution Grass thrived inside, proliferating from one stalk to a patch. Its quality improved significantly over the ones bought by Liu Guang Pavilion earlier.
Moreover, in just a few months in Hong Meng Heaven, the Heart Execution Grass had aged from the initial thirteen years to a century-old.
Ye Lingyue firmly believed this was the finest Heart Execution Grass across Ancient Nine Provinces, possibly the entire Human Realm.
The Azure Dragon Crocodile had been in hibernation for days, with widespread hunting outside, yet it didn’t emerge, indicating it hadn’t broken through yet or possibly faced a bottleneck in its breakthrough.
At this juncture, the appearance of a century-old Heart Execution Grass that could greatly enhance demonic power would be a gift from heaven, undoubtedly enticing the Azure Dragon Crocodile.
Ye Lingyue said and transplanted the Heart Execution Grass onto a grassy area not far from the mudflat.
To augment the allure of the Heart Execution Grass, Ye Lingyue even watered it with a ladle of Rainbow River Water.
Once planted, an intangible fragrance spread bit by bit on the breeze from the riverbank.
Ye Lingyue and Luo Qianche didn’t know when the Azure Dragon Crocodile might emerge, so they found a hidden spot and concealed themselves.
Both anticipated Azure Dragon Crocodile would soon show itself, yet after waiting for a long time, not a hint of movement occurred.
Meanwhile, within the depths of the azure mist, a shadow lurked unmoving, its body surging with demonic power intermittently.
Judging by its shape, it resembled a small hill.
If awakened, every step it took could crush the pebbles beneath into powder.
The figure hiding behind the azure mist truly was the Azure Dragon Crocodile!
If Dongfang Liuli and Tang Tiansong were present, they’d be greatly astonished.
Could there be another Azure Dragon Crocodile in the river valley region?
The truth behind this puzzle is likely known only to two people.
At this point, Dongfang Liuli and Tang Tiansong were oblivious, while upstream of the river valley, heading in the opposite direction from Ye Lingyue and Luo Qianche, they were swiftly pursuing what they thought was the "Azure Dragon Crocodile."
It’s not just Dongfang Liuli and Tang Tiansong chasing the "Azure Dragon Crocodile," but also other members of Liu Guang Team and Tang City Delegation.
However, over time, the "Azure Dragon Crocodile" showed no signs of slowing down, and except for the two team leaders, other members gradually strained themselves and had to give up, falling far behind.
"This beast has incredibly fast movement technique."
Dongfang Liuli and Tang Tiansong were like meteors darting over the river valley, in hot pursuit of the Azure Dragon Crocodile.
The sky had already changed, transitioning from noon to dusk, then to a hazy starlit night. Despite their strength, they were now somewhat fatigued.
Perhaps heavens were showing mercy; at this moment, a sound like the thundering of thousands of horses was heard ahead.
At the river valley’s end, there was a valley waterfall over hundred feet wide, marking the river’s terminus.
The swiftly moving Azure Dragon Crocodile was nearing the waterfall, having no way to escape.
"A beast will always be a beast. Let’s see where you can run now; this is your death trap."
Seeing this, Dongfang Liuli swiftly gathered Primordial Power, accelerating past Tang Tiansong to the front.
Her finger pointed into the void, several spiritual power arrows shot out, bombarding the Azure Dragon Crocodile in a mad assault.
Amidst splashing water, the Azure Dragon Crocodile appeared hit, instantly submerging beneath the surface.
Seeing this, Dongfang Liuli flashed a smile, rapidly descended and landed precisely on the enormous fish body surfacing from the river.
Just about to inspect the fate of the Azure Dragon Crocodile, suddenly it opened its mouth wide, unleashing a gust of wind aimed fiercely at Dongfang Liuli’s face.