"Mu Ningxue!"
Fang Yu silently repeated the name in his heart.
This woman truly was stunning. Even he was momentarily distracted, slightly dazed. Pure and peerless in beauty, so beautiful she seemed almost dreamlike.
However, from what he knew, Mu Ningxue was cold, proud, and even better at hiding her emotions. At the same time, she would also carry endless trouble in the future.
"I've been noticed," Mu Ningxue murmured to herself.
The two looked at each other across the lake, but both quickly withdrew their gazes.
Fang Yu retracted his eyes and silently waited for the White Crocodiles to arrive.
And Fang Yu's earlier display had indeed achieved the effect he wanted. Everyone around him was now deeply wary of him, each keeping their own guard up, causing this place to return to calm once more.
Thus, in this delicate balance, time slowly passed.
One night went by.
At the moment dawn light fell on the second day, Fang Yu suddenly opened his eyes and looked down the mountain.
Almost the instant he looked, more than a dozen other gazes also turned there at nearly the same time.
Where everyone was looking, rumbling sounds came from below the mountain, as if some enormous creature were struggling to move.
Soon, in Fang Yu's sight, he saw a White Crocodile within the stream, revealing itself.
This White Crocodile was seven to eight meters long.
Its entire body was gray-white. Its hide looked like old tree bark, marked by traces of age. Under the sunlight, it reflected gray light. There seemed to be gaps between the hide and body, and it was slowly being shed bit by bit.
At this moment, the White Crocodile crawled forward while panting heavily. Every second seemed to bring it pain, yet it did not stop for even a moment.
Although its aura was weak, the fluctuations of strength comparable to a Warrior-level creature still caused everyone's breathing to tighten slightly.
And this White Crocodile clearly could not have failed to notice the people here, yet it paid them no attention at all.
As it struggled toward the summit lake, the rumbling behind it did not stop.
From the various streams, a second, third, fourth. A total of six White Crocodiles appeared one after another.
"Six Warrior-level White Crocodile hides!"
Fang Yu's breathing quickened slightly.
He knew very well that hides like these could sell at auctions for around ten million.
At this moment, Fang Yu looked at those White Crocodiles with gleaming eyes.
He did not seem to be looking at demons, but money and resources.
But no one else acted rashly, so Fang Yu also waited silently.
Only when the rumbling sounds drew nearer and nearer, and the six White Crocodiles slowly climbed into the lake with difficulty, did things change.
They ignored all the Mages around them.
Under countless watching eyes, they reached the center of the lake.
Once they swam into the lake, the six White Crocodiles all let out roars, their bodies trembling violently, as if using all their strength to shed their hides.
The roars of the White Crocodiles echoed in all directions, shaking the minds of every Mage watching.
The light in Fang Yu's eyes also became sharper and sharper.
He saw that as they struggled, the hides that already had varying degrees of separation from their bodies were peeling away faster.
The entire process lasted half an hour.
The first White Crocodile successfully shed its hide.
Its aura recovered, and it swam away.
As for the molted hide left on the lake, it was no longer gray. Instead, it emitted white radiance. Its patterns were clearly visible, and it even seemed somewhat crystal-clear, shining there like treasure light.
It looked exactly like another White Crocodile of the same size.
Yet still, no one made a move.
Fang Yu narrowed his eyes and also remained still.
After waiting a bit longer, when the second, third, and fourth White Crocodiles had all finished molting and left one after another—
The moment the final White Crocodile dropped its shed hide, someone moved.
The first to act was a skinny old man.
He stood atop a giant snake, moving at incredible speed, like an arrow released from the bow, charging straight toward the lake.
Immediately afterward, the other Mages around also rushed out at once.
Their determination erupted in that very instant.
Fang Yu's body also flashed.
He activated his Boots Magic Tool. His whole body left an afterimage atop the tree canopy. His speed was astonishing, stirring whistling winds as he ran across the water and charged into the lake.
In an instant, more than ten Mages had entered the lake.
Their target was the six crocodile molts.
And in the blink of an eye, merciless competition and slaughter began among them.
Thunderous sounds echoed everywhere.
Fang Yu himself was like a sword unsheathed, sharp edgeully revealed.
As he approached, he directly reached for one crocodile molt.
Beside it, a male Mage wearing a straw raincoat burst with killing intent in his eyes and moved to stop him.
"Get lost!"
As he shouted, the man waved his hand.
Brilliant light flashed instantly, and a sweeping storm formed, spreading from his body.
He cast Wind Disc: Tornado, forming storm pressure that suppressed Fang Yu.
Fang Yu's expression remained cold.
The aura around him erupted violently.
Frost-white light spread in all directions, accompanied by the roaring sound of snow and ice.
"Zero Domain: Ice Lock: Bone Husk!"
He raised his left hand and swung it. The instant the Ice Lock lashed out, the storm shattered at once.
The straw-cloaked man's expression changed drastically. He had already judged that the person before him possessed no ordinary cultivation, but now, the moment he saw the Ice Lock effortlessly destroy the storm, his heart skipped a beat.
"This power could it be Mid-Tier Level Three?"
As he spoke, he retreated violently and summoned a Shield Magic Tool. Piece after piece of fragments gathered rapidly, rising up and condensing into a shield that stood before him.
Bang!
Sparks flew everywhere. The sound was enough to tear through a person's eardrums. The frost-white Ice Lock was blocked and shattered apart.
But Fang Yu was merciless and cold. Brilliant radiance burst forth again.
Slash!
The Ice Lock streaked across the sky, carrying overwhelming pressure as it pierced through.
It directly shattered the opponent's Shield Magic Tool and slammed into the straw-cloaked man's body.
Blood sprayed out. The straw-cloaked man screamed miserably as his body was struck, as if hit by a mountain, crashing onto the lake surface with a loud boom.
At the critical moment, the straw-cloaked man fought desperately. Gritting his teeth, he swam upward and cast Wind Track: Shadow Drift. Violent winds swirled around him, his body blurred, and the next instant he appeared over ten meters away.
When he turned back and saw Fang Yu had not pursued him, he let out a long breath.
The Shield Magic Tool had been his strongest trump card, yet it had been useless. He had been utterly defeated.
A deep fear rose in his heart.
That man was terrifying!
Seeing the opponent flee, Fang Yu had no time to chase him. He immediately grabbed the crocodile molt in front of him, stored it away, then flashed forward again to seize the second one.
But just as he was about to continue, a low roar came from the distance.
Fang Yu suddenly turned his head and saw a hunter mage in the distance who had set his sights on the last White Crocodile that was about to leave.
However, the White Crocodile lashed out with a single tail strike, heavily injuring him instantly.
Then the crocodile tail swung again.
A scream rang out at once, and the hunter mage died miserably.
Fang Yu drew in a breath.
That battle power…
He withdrew his gaze and stopped paying attention.
First seize the crocodile molts, other matters could wait.
The next moment, Fang Yu glanced at the distant lake surface, then silently charged forward, heading straight for the cluster of mages fighting over the remaining crocodile molts.
Cold light flashed. Ice Locks were hurled one after another from his hand, spreading rapidly.
Wherever they passed, anyone who tried to block him was instantly heavily injured.
A cold wind blew by, lifting Fang Yu's hair and revealing the sharpness in his eyes.
In the end, he snatched the second crocodile molt from the hands of three mages.
At this moment, the other four molts had already found owners, and every single one of them was blood-soaked, standing firm through battle and intimidating everyone around them.
Without paying any attention, Fang Yu suddenly retreated and returned to the tree canopy.
He took out a jade box and sealed the crocodile molts inside.
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