Primordial Era: Starting with slaughtering all the gods and Buddhas in the sky

Ashi reached out and, with a slight tremor, accepted the still-warm demon core.

A yellowish-brown halo flowed in his palm, and the pure energy contained within made the young man, who had just stepped into the threshold of cultivation, tremble with excitement.

"My lord... I..."

Ashi looked up, wanting to say something, but saw that Huang Chen had already turned around.

"What are you all looking at? Trying to lure over an even more powerful monster?"

"Start now! Skin them, flesh them, debone them! We must get out of here as soon as possible!"

The cold voice sent a chill down everyone's spine, instantly dispelling the joy of surviving the ordeal.

Ah Shi clenched the demon core tightly and said no more.

The air was thick with the smell of blood and sorrow, but no one was crying.

In these Hundred Thousand Mountains, surrounded by monstrous beasts, tears are the most useless thing.

Huang Chen stood aside, silently circulating his witch body to recover the energy and blood he had consumed in instantly killing the pig demon.

……

Ten days later.

The atmosphere in the team was extremely tense.

The team of fifty people has now dwindled to forty-five.

During their ten-day migration, they encountered several attacks from monsters.

Although Huang Chen led them through each close call without serious incident, casualties still occurred in the end.

Five vibrant lives were lost forever in these mountains and forests.

Although the fasting pills could prevent them from starving to death, the dual exhaustion of mind and body tormented each of them like a leech.

"Sir, how much longer...how much longer do we have to walk?"

Ashi's lips were chapped and his face was pale. He supported an injured tribesman and followed Huang Chen with difficulty.

Huang Chen did not turn around.

"Soon."

Ahead lay a vast, endless black swamp.

The stench of decay and the thick, eerie aura mingled together, almost suffocating the senses.

In the murky black muddy water, strings of bubbles rose from time to time, as if something was breathing underwater.

"It smells so bad here..."

The survivors cowered and dared not approach the swamp.

Huang Chen stopped and looked at the vast swamp with a serious expression.

"This is it."

"The demonic energy here is so dense that it can distort space, making it the best natural barrier, enough to block the Xuan Tian Sect's divine sense from probing."

"But it's also more dangerous here."

Huang Chen pointed to a raised black rocky hill in the distance.

"We'll rest there tonight. Ah Shi, take some men and go ahead to check out the surrounding area."

"Yes, sir!"

Ashi immediately agreed and, leading several strong young men, cautiously made his way towards the higher ground.

The team moved slowly along the edge of the swamp, everyone holding their breath.

Just then!

"Splash—!"

Three enormous black shadows suddenly shot into the sky from the muddy water beside the group!

Black mud and foul-smelling liquid splattered everywhere!

It is a giant crocodile demon with three heads and a size comparable to a small mountain!

Their bodies were covered in thick, black scales, their blood-red eyes were filled with savagery and greed, and their gaping maws were filled with dagger-like teeth. Foul-smelling saliva dripped onto the ground, making a sizzling, corrosive sound.

"Blackwater Crocodile Demon! Mid-stage Qi Refining and Nascent Soul!" the system notification announced.

"roar--!"

The three-headed crocodile demon gave everyone no time to react. One of its heads suddenly swung its tail, and the huge tail, as thick as an iron pillar, swept towards the densest part of the crowd with immense force!

The air was sucked out with a piercing, explosive sound!

"Run!"

Huang Chen roared and stomped his foot, shooting out like a cannonball and instantly blocking the crowd.

"Ashi! Take the men and retreat! Retreat to higher ground!"

"grown ups!"

Ashi's eyes were bloodshot.

"roll!"

Huang Chen roared without turning his head.

A direct confrontation will result in certain death!

The strength of these three crocodile demons far surpasses that of the previous saber-toothed boar demons!

[Ding! Host is facing a deadly threat. Do you wish to consume karma to strengthen your defenses?]

"strengthen!"

Huang Chen did not hesitate at all.

"Buzz—!"

A gigantic, twelve-tiered illusory crimson lotus of karmic fire bloomed instantly behind him, its blood-red petals unfolding layer by layer, firmly protecting him in the center.

[Karma Value: 11650 points]

"not enough!"

Huang Chen's eyes were bloodshot as he roared inwardly, "System! All karma! Infuse it all into the Red Lotus!"

[Confirmed consumption of all 11650 karma points, temporarily strengthening the defense of the Twelfth Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus (Imitation), duration: one incense stick's time.]

Karma Value: 0

boom!

The moment the notification sound fell in his mind, the crimson lotus shone brightly!

The lotus petals, which were originally somewhat illusory, now seemed to be real, with an eerie red light flowing around them, exuding a terrifying aura that could burn everything!

At that very moment, the enormous crocodile tail arrived!

"Bang—!!!"

A deafening explosion!

The terrifying impact caused the ground beneath Huang Chen's feet to crack and sink instantly! He was thrown backward more than ten meters by the force, his feet carving two deep furrows in the ground before he finally came to a stop.

"puff!"

Huang Chen spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling as if his internal organs had shifted.

However, the karmic lotus behind him only dimmed slightly before returning to its original state.

It's blocked!

In the distance, Ah Shi and the survivors, who had retreated to the edge of the high ground, were terrified when they saw this scene.

"grown ups!"

Huang Chen ignored him, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and a mad, fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

The time it takes for an incense stick to burn!

These three beasts must be dealt with within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn!

"roar!"

Having failed in their first attack, the three black water crocodile demons were completely enraged. They strode forward with their thick limbs, like three moving mountains of flesh, charging towards Huang Chen, causing the earth to tremble.

"Well done!"

Instead of retreating, Huang Chen stepped forward and took the initiative to meet him.

Instead of confronting the three-headed crocodile demon head-on, he used his superior agility to weave through the gaps in the attacks, constantly leading them to a narrow stone path not far away.

That place is the only chance of survival!

The three-headed crocodile demon, not very intelligent, was thoroughly enraged by this tiny but slippery "prey," roaring as it chased after it and plunged headfirst into the narrow stone path.

opportunity!

The moment they entered the stone passage, the three-headed crocodile demons' movement space was greatly restricted, and they could no longer form an encirclement.

A murderous glint flashed in Huang Chen's eyes. Seizing the moment when the crocodile demon at the front was unable to turn around, he pushed off with his feet and leaped high into the air!

The Elementary Witch Body is activated to its fullest potential!

His muscles bulged, his blood and energy gathered in his right fist, and even his skin surface shone with a faint earthy yellow light!

"die!"

He threw a punch, which landed squarely on the back of the crocodile demon's head!

"Bang!"

The skull did not shatter as I had imagined.

The physical body of a mid-stage Qi Refining and Nascent Soul demon beast is more powerful than imagined!

This punch only caused a few cracks to appear on its scales, and its huge head swayed violently.

"roar!"

The excruciating pain drove it completely mad. It suddenly turned around and opened its blood-red maw to bite Huang Chen!

Huang Chen was in mid-air with nowhere to hide!

But he didn't dodge.

Just as that foul-smelling maw was about to close, he took the full force of a tail whip lashed out from the side by another crocodile demon!

"Bang!"

The protective crimson lotus of karmic fire trembled violently, its light flashing wildly!

Using this force, Huang Chen twisted his body strangely, narrowly avoiding a fatal bite, while simultaneously gathering all his strength in his right fist once again.

This time, they were aiming at the same spot—the back of the head, which already had cracks!

"Smash it!"

boom--!

This punch was earth-shattering!

The crocodile demon's enormous head exploded like a watermelon being smashed by a battering ram!

Red and white splattered all over the stone path!

[Ding! Slayed a Blackwater Crocodile Demon of a higher level, stripping it of its life force, and gained 3000 points of karma.]

But Huang Chen didn't have time to catch his breath before the remaining two crocodile demons had completely blocked him in the stone passage from the left and right.

One of its heads opened its mouth and spewed out a high-pressure water jet, while the other head used its sharp, knife-like claws to fiercely grab Huang Chen's left shoulder!

There's no way to retreat!

A fierce glint flashed in Huang Chen's eyes. He suddenly turned to the side, letting the sharp demonic claws tear through the light barrier of the Karmic Fire Red Lotus and pierce deep into his flesh!

"Pfft!"

Blood splattered!

Five sharp claws pierced through his left shoulder, and the immense force slammed him against the stone wall!

"Ugh—!"

The excruciating pain caused Huang Chen to let out a muffled groan.

Using his pierced left shoulder, he firmly blocked the crocodile demon's attack, buying himself a tiny, one-in-a-million chance!

His right hand was already clenched into a fist! He was using the same trick again!

One punch, unleashed!

The target, which was right in front of them, was the eye of another crocodile demon!

"die!"

"puff!"

The fist sank into the crocodile demon's soft eye socket without any resistance, and the violent power surged into its brain through the eyeball!

boom!

With another muffled thud, the crocodile demon's entire head exploded from the inside!

[Ding! Slayed a Blackwater Crocodile Demon of a higher level, stripping it of its life force, and gained 3000 points of karma.]

At the same time, the demonic claw that had pierced the left shoulder loosened due to its master's death.

Huang Chen endured the excruciating pain and turned to face the last crocodile demon, which had gone mad due to the successive deaths of its companions.

The light of the Karmic Fire Red Lotus had dimmed to its lowest point; the time it takes for an incense stick to burn was almost up.

"roar!"

The last crocodile demon launched a desperate charge!

Huang Chen neither dodged nor avoided the oncoming behemoth, and unleashed his final punch!

"Bang--!!!"

A fist collides head-on with the giant beast's head!

Click!

Huang Chen's right arm bone made a cracking sound as it could no longer bear the weight, and at the same time, the entire set of broken Xuan Iron armor shattered completely.

The massive black water crocodile demon's enormous body suddenly stopped in mid-air, its immense inertia carrying it more than ten meters before it crashed heavily to the ground.

A deep fist mark was clearly visible between its eyebrows, and its entire skull had been completely shattered.

[Ding! Slayed a Blackwater Crocodile Demon of a higher level, stripping it of its life force, and gained 3000 points of karma.]

The stone path was deathly silent.

Huang Chen, supporting himself against the slippery stone wall, slowly slid to the ground, his entire body almost completely soaked in blood.

The bloody hole in his left shoulder, the fracture in his right arm, and the internal injuries left him without the strength to even stand.

On the high ground, Ashi and all the survivors covered their mouths tightly, not daring to make a sound, but tears were already flowing uncontrollably down their faces.

But just as Huang Chen was about to use the karma he had just received to exchange for pills to heal his injuries, a pressure ten times more terrifying than the three black water crocodile demons combined suddenly rose from the depths of the swamp!

The entire swamp instantly boiled!

The murky water churned wildly, and a gigantic shadow slowly rose from the center of the swamp.

boom!!

!

An indescribable, terrifying pressure exploded from the deepest part of the swamp!

The aura was cold, violent, and filled with a bloodthirsty hunger, like an ancient beast that had been sleeping for thousands of years opening its eyes at this moment.

"puff!"

Huang Chen's already severely injured body was struck as if by a heavy hammer, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, his face instantly turning ashen.

An absolutely formidable demon! Ten times, even a hundred times more terrifying than the Black Tiger Demon General we encountered before!

"Gurgle... gurgle..."

The muddy water in the entire swamp seemed to be boiling, churning wildly, with countless bubbles bursting and a foul stench rising into the sky.

On the high ground of the stone path, the tears on the faces of A-Shi and the fifty human survivors had not yet dried when they were terrified by this earth-shattering aura.

They collapsed to the ground, trembling, too weak to even cry out.

despair.

The newly ignited flame of hope was instantly extinguished by a bucket of ice water, leaving only endless despair.

"grown ups……"

Ashi's lips trembled as he looked down at the figure in the pool of blood.

Huang Chen braced himself against the stone wall, trying to stand up, but slipped and fell again.

Thoughts raced through my mind.

War? What are we going to fight with!

I am now a useless person. Even if I had faced such an existence before, I would have had no chance of winning!

Escape! We must escape! Now!

immediately!

"System! Redeem!"

The Karma Shop is now open. Current Karma balance: 9000 points.

"Exchange for medicinal pills! The fastest-acting ones!"

Exchange for a 'Basic Rejuvenation Pill'. Effect: Quickly stops bleeding and restores some stamina.

Price: 1000 Karma. Redeem now?

"Change!"

A pill emitting a faint green glow instantly appeared in his mouth, melting upon entry and transforming into a warm current that flowed through his limbs and bones.

A tingling, itchy sensation came from the blood hole in Huang Chen's left shoulder and the broken bone in his right arm. Although the pain was still intense, the rate of blood loss had slowed down significantly, and a faint trace of strength returned to his body.

not enough!

That's far from enough!

"Ashi!"

Huang Chen used all his strength and let out a roar.

Ashi, who was on the high ground, suddenly felt a jolt, as if he had been given a backbone, and scrambled to the edge of the stone path.

"My lord! I'm here!"

"Everyone! Follow me now! Quickly!"

Huang Chen used his left hand to support himself on the ground, slowly lifting himself out of the blood, and staggered toward the other end of the stone path.

Every step he took aggravated the wounds all over his body, leaving a deep bloody footprint.

The survivors were awakened by Huang Chen's roar. Looking at that swaying yet still upright figure, their instinct for survival overcame their fear.

"Quick! Keep up with the adults!"

"Hurry up!"

Ashi was the first to jump down from the high ground and rush over to help Huang Chen.

"Don't worry about me! Get the team organized! No one can be left behind!"

Huang Chen shoved him aside, his eyes fixed on the only way out ahead.

It could be sensed that the terrifying being deep within the swamp had already swept over with its divine sense, carrying a hint of mockery and amusement, as if a cat were watching a group of mice about to be crushed.

It doesn't rush to attack; it's enjoying the fear of its prey.

This is their only chance!

"roar--!!!"

A deafening roar came from the center of the swamp, causing the entire underground cavern to shake violently, and countless rocks to fall down.

A series of piercing screams erupted from the surviving crowd; several timid individuals had already wet themselves in fear.