Cultivation begins with ice harvesters

Chapter 55: The Crystal Crocodile

"roar"

The male crocodile was attacked without warning. Although the injury was not serious, the black crocodile was too weak to withstand the attack and only left a small wound with a few drops of blood. However, the male crocodile was more enraged.

The male crocodile strained with its limbs, its thick body turning rapidly, its fist-sized eyes shooting out beams of angry light, as if it wanted to devour someone.

This male crocodile was over four zhang long, with four thick and powerful lower limbs, and its scales were indestructible. White breath burst out from its nostrils.

The male crocodile exerted its strength with all four of its limbs, its massive and thick body charging straight at Liu Guangqing. At the same time, a flash of icy blue light appeared in its mouth, and an ice ball the size of a human head spun out, arriving first despite being launched later, aiming to strike Liu Guangqing's chest and abdomen.

When a male crocodile is enraged, it attacks with such fierce methods, and its tail is also in a state of charging up power, swaying from side to side.

Once the predetermined distance is reached, the power contained within will be unleashed in one go, inflicting sufficient damage on the target opponent.

"Black Gold Spear, go!"

"Xuanyuan Shield, erect!"

Liu Guangqing was not flustered when he saw this scene. Instead, he used two first-grade high-quality magic weapons, one for offense and one for defense, to deal with it.

The black gold spear once again transformed into a streak of light and shot out, fearlessly aiming to strike the male crocodile's head. With the power of this first-grade high-level magic weapon, once it landed on the crocodile, it could at least cause serious injury and completely interrupt the crocodile's series of counterattacks.

With the support of ample magical power, the Xuanyuan Shield entered a state of frantic spinning, splitting into two, then into four, forming four light and shadow effects that enveloped it layer by layer.

One of the Xuanyuan Shields, located on the back, did not passively defend but instead took the initiative to meet the incoming ice ball.

"Bang"

When the two collided, the two completely different forces collided completely, eroding each other and turning into nothingness almost at the same time.

It turns out that after Liu Guangqing's first-grade high-level defensive magic weapon was split into four, three of them were actually just phantoms with a certain defensive effect, not real entities.

"roar"

After repeated setbacks in its attacks, the male crocodile roared to the sky, completely ignoring the first-grade high-quality black gold spear that was falling from the sky. Its powerful crocodile body charged towards Liu Guangqing at an even faster speed, completely in a desperate, life-or-death situation.

"Earth-Splitting Talisman, Imperial Edict"

Liu Guangqing naturally wouldn't sit idly by and wait to die. He unleashed two first-grade high-quality Earth-Splitting Talismans in succession. As streams of earth-yellow power converged, a crack more than ten feet long appeared on the path that the male crocodile was bound to take, accompanied by tremors.

Since Tong Bingfeng, as a rogue cultivator, knew to prepare for any eventuality before coming here to pick the crystal gourd, he went all out and spared no expense to search for various spiritual items as the ultimate treasure. Not to mention the owner of Liu's General Store, who was superior in terms of cultivation, knowledge, and wealth.

"Buzz"

In the blink of an eye, the battle between Liu Guangqing and the male crocodile, though seemingly slow, was actually fought in the blink of an eye, with no delay whatsoever between the two sides.

Just as the first-grade superior-quality black gold spear was about to strike the male crocodile's massive head, a long and powerful crocodile tail appeared out of nowhere, moving at an extremely fast speed, producing a sound of friction against the air.

"Bang"

The crocodile tail collided head-on with the black gold spear. The sound of metal colliding with flesh was not hoarse, but rather a crisp metallic sound.

This most direct confrontation between the two forces was a typical evenly matched contest, with neither side gaining the upper hand. The crocodile's tail retreated, and the black gold spear flew back.

"Fellow Daoist Tong, the battle is at a stalemate. The mother crocodile is about to make her move. Be on high alert and do not allow her to participate in the battle even in the slightest."

While fighting, Liu Guangqing also devoted some of his attention to observing the female crocodile, who was slightly smaller in size but appeared more slender overall, and who was always entrenched to the side.

First-tier superior crystal crocodiles, once they reach adulthood, usually appear in pairs, one male and one female. Due to their long-term companionship, the two crystal crocodiles also have a tacit understanding. As long as they choose to attack together, the effect will definitely be greater than the sum of its parts.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, please rest assured. As long as I am alive, this mother crocodile will definitely not be able to break through the defense line."

At this crucial moment, Tong Bingfeng naturally did not hesitate at all, patting his chest and promising solemnly.

After all, he hadn't yet obtained the crystal gourd he needed most, so this fragile dual-cultivator alliance wouldn't easily break apart before that.

Since the battle between Liu Guangqing and the male crocodile broke out, although he did not directly take action, he focused all his mental energy on observing the female crocodile. If the female crocodile made the slightest move, he would immediately intervene to stop her.

"Whoosh"

The mother crocodile had also sensed the stalemate in the battle, and naturally could no longer wait patiently while it was entrenched near the broken nest.

Furthermore, the mother crocodile was fully aware of Tong Bingfeng's existence, but due to the difference in their overall cultivation levels, she did not take this junior cultivator seriously.

The female crocodile transformed into a streak of light, using the sliding motion on the ice surface to move like a rabbit, heading straight for Liu Guangqing. The timing and angle of her attack were quite tricky, perfectly complementing the male crocodile's attack. It was clear that the two crystal crocodiles had encountered formidable opponents many times in their past lives, so this kind of cooperation was naturally quite tacit.

If one were to face two such well-coordinated Tier 1 high-grade crystal crocodiles alone, one would inevitably be somewhat flustered, and even a slight delay in responding could lead to danger.

Although Liu Guangqing was still fully engaged with the male crocodile, the intensity and frequency of his attacks inevitably decreased slightly, as he was conserving some of his energy in case of emergency.

It is essential to ensure that one's own safety is not substantially compromised should Tong Bingfeng fail to respond promptly, as this is only the first genuine collaboration between the two.

"Your opponent is me, yet you treat me as nothing. Why do you underestimate me like this?"

Since they were willing to form an alliance and had already assigned their respective tasks, Tong Bingfeng would naturally not make any exceptions, and he certainly wouldn't stand by and watch the mother crocodile participate in the battle at will.

"Azure Water Sword, go!"

The first-tier mid-grade Azure Water Sword, which had already been fully charged with the support of the dantian's magical power, transformed into a light blue light and intercepted the mother crocodile before she arrived at the designated battle location.

Meanwhile, with the ample supply of magical power from his dantian, the Azure Water Sword vibrated at a high frequency, and strands of pale blue sword light successfully broke free from the sword's constraints, transforming into streams of light that slashed at different locations on the mother crocodile's body from different angles.

This offensive method, which takes the form of sword beams, is limited by the grade of the Azure Water Sword itself, so its lethality is naturally limited. It is more than enough to be used for temporary emergency harassment.