Cultivation begins with ice harvesters

Each sword beam struck the mother crocodile's body, leaving faint, bright red marks unprepared.

Although the female crocodile is also a first-tier superior crocodile, its fighting style and focus are completely opposite to those of the male crocodile. Although it has scales to protect its body, it is not particularly outstanding in terms of defense.

If the sword's attack target were changed to a male crocodile, it would most likely leave no wounds; at most, the sword's effect would only be to leave some crisp sounds of impact.

As the sword beams rose and fell upon the mother crocodile's body, the Azure Water Sword, in its true form, was not to be outdone. With a graceful turn in mid-air, it transformed into a pale blue streak of light, shooting straight towards the mother crocodile's fist-sized eyes.

To shoot a man, shoot his horse first; to capture a thief, capture his king first. In battles against monsters, it is essential to strike the vital points of key areas to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

However, Tong Bingfeng did not know much about the mother crocodile in front of him, and naturally did not know the location of its fatal weakness. He could only rely on his past experience to make a judgment. Once the monster lost its sight, it would naturally not be able to exert its full strength.

"call"

The top-grade Crystal Crocodile, a one-on-one monster, has dominated this place for many years, defeating and devouring a considerable number of demonic beasts that secretly coveted the Crystal Gourd. It is naturally no easy opponent.

Male crocodiles excel at frontal attacks, charging fearlessly into the forefront of battle. Female crocodiles are not to be underestimated either, their strength overwhelming ordinary first-tier high-grade demonic beasts.

Therefore, after sensing the potential danger brought about by the attack of the Azure Water Sword, the mother crocodile immediately opened her mouth and spewed out a stream of icy vapor. After coming into contact with the cold temperature of the northern frontier, it turned into a mist that covered the entire crocodile's slender body.

At the same time, the demonic power hidden within this breath of icy vapor, adapted to the local conditions, condensed the low temperature of heaven and earth into countless thin ice arrows, no more than the length and thickness of a little finger, which shot towards Tong Bingfeng from all directions, covering the sky.

"Hey, this top-grade crystal crocodile truly lives up to its reputation. It has already brought such heavy pressure after just a brief contact."

Looking at the ice arrows flying everywhere, Tong Bingfeng couldn't help but frown. Faced with this kind of attack that relied on sheer numbers, he also didn't have any very effective means or methods to deal with it.

"Water Element Shield, when is the time to unleash it?"

Originally intended as a trump card in later battles to save lives at crucial moments, it can only be used now in the face of harsh reality and immense pressure to survive.

"Stomp, stomp, stomp"

With ample magical power, the water elemental shield grew to the height of a person, firmly standing in front of the cultivator and successfully blocking a large number of ice arrows.

With a series of dull impacts, the Water Shield was hit repeatedly and could no longer stand still, so it had no choice but to retreat step by step.

"This Fellow Daoist Tong is indeed quite capable. A rogue cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining has managed to quietly purchase a mid-grade first-tier defensive magic weapon."

Upon witnessing this scene, Liu Guangqing finally composed himself and focused all his energy on the equally troublesome first-tier high-grade male crocodile before him.

The Black Gold Spear and the Xuanyuan Shield appeared one after another, two high-quality Tier 1 superior magic weapons attacking in perfect coordination, while also accompanied by a number of powerful Tier 1 superior spirit talismans.

Thanks to Liu Guangqing's efforts, the battle situation, which was originally at a disadvantage, gradually reversed, from being at a disadvantage to a stalemate, and then to being at an advantage. Although it seemed difficult, this change was real.

After all, it was a genuine late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, and with the dual enhancement of magic artifacts and talismans, its combat power was naturally not to be underestimated.

However, there is still a considerable distance to go before the promised goal of forcibly killing the male crocodile within fifteen minutes is achieved. If drastic measures are not employed and only ordinary combat methods are relied upon, it will likely be difficult to end the battle within half a day.

"Bang"

On the other hand, Tong Bingfeng's battle against the female crocodile was a complicated affair, with the female crocodile at a significant disadvantage. In terms of sheer strength, she was no match for the male crocodile, who was large, powerful, and prone to rampage.

However, for a Qi Refining Level 5 cultivator like Tong Bingfeng, he still had an absolute overwhelming advantage. The ice arrows had not yet completely disappeared. Using the cover of the ice vaporized mist, he charged up his crocodile tail and slammed it hard against the water element shield.

Under the overwhelming force of the crocodile's body, the Water Element Shield, a mid-grade first-tier water-attribute defensive magic weapon, could no longer withstand the impact and flew back as a streak of light.

The mother crocodile exerted force with all four limbs, her slender body transforming into a streak of light that easily traversed the short distance between the man and the crocodile. Her gaping maw, filled with sharp crocodile teeth, dripped drops of greedy, fishy-smelling saliva, aiming straight for Tong Bingfeng's dantian abdomen.

As it moved forward, the mother crocodile's eyes blazed with an undisguised anticipation of achieving its goal and devouring its prey. It was clear that in its past life, it had also experienced consuming the corpses of cultivators and had a lingering desire for such delicious blood food.

"Thunder-summoning talisman, imperial edict."

Faced with such a life-or-death crisis, Tong Bingfeng naturally wouldn't be stingy. He quickly summoned a lightning-attracting talisman worth twenty-five spirit stones under the guidance of his magic power.

The reason I bought these talismans at a high price from Chenling Pavilion was precisely to use them here to avert this deadly danger.

"Boom!"

As the first-grade high-level lightning-summoning talisman was unleashed, a deafening thunderclap suddenly resounded over the clear, icy region, followed immediately by a bolt of lightning as thick as a thigh that flashed by and landed precisely and ruthlessly into the mother crocodile's gaping maw.

Lightning-attribute cultivators in the Northern Ice Domain are renowned for their swift attacks and destructive power. Now that they've fallen into the mouth of the mother crocodile, this fact is being verified even more clearly.

"roar"

Lightning struck, blood splattered, and the mother crocodile's agonizing screams echoed for hundreds of feet around. Her long, slender body writhed and rolled on the icy ground, writhing in agony.

"To beat a drowning dog to a pulp, a single lightning-summoning talisman is not enough to take its life. Azure Water Sword, go!"

Although Tong Bingfeng was surprised by the destructive power of the lightning-summoning talisman, as a qualified cultivator, he naturally could not miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The Azure Water Sword transformed into a streak of light and struck again, supported by the abundant mana in the cultivator's dantian, repeatedly slashing at different locations on the mother crocodile's body.

Sometimes it lands on the back, sometimes on the relatively soft belly, sometimes on the more prominent neck, and sometimes on the crocodile's head.

Each time this specially prepared attack was launched, the mother crocodile would be left with wounds of varying depths on her body, and a large amount of bright red blood would gush out, staining the surrounding ice area several feet in diameter blood red.

"I haven't even gained a decisive advantage yet, and young friend Tong has already taken the lead. How can I let a mere Qi Refining Level 5 rogue cultivator have all the glory? Let's see what I can do."