The method of casting spells for the beast was different from that of human cultivators, but there were similarities.
As the Crocodile King’s front claws moved, an ancient and malevolent aura erupted. Dense black light surged from its body once again.
In an instant, the black light condensed above the Crocodile King’s head, forming a massive black figure over a hundred meters tall, like a small mountain.
The enormous black figure wore hard black armor and had a giant crocodile head.
The eyes of the crocodile head were as dark as black holes, exuding an aura of total destruction.
“Is this… the ancient demon beast… Black God Croc!?” Seeing the colossal shadow clearly, Skull Walker and the others’ pupils shrank suddenly, their faces showing expressions of shock.
Black God Croc, a legendary demon beast at the demon god level, possessed destructive power capable of annihilating everything.
This Crocodile King had a trace of the ancient Black God Croc’s bloodline, enabling it to perform unique spells and summon the ancestor’s shadow.
Skull Walker and the others fully activated their spiritual power, staying on high alert, with no one daring to advance rashly.
Of course, no one was willing to retreat either.
At this moment, Leo and Seraphina fought their way through and reached within a kilometer of the island.
Leo, holding the Dragon Sword, looked up at the mountain-like shadow in the sky, feeling a chill in his heart.
Despite the distance, he could clearly sense the terrifying aura of destruction emanating from the ancient Black God Croc’s shadow.
If the true ancient Black God Croc appeared, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that none of them would survive.
Seraphina and Leo exchanged a glance and tacitly stopped advancing.
By now, the battle was almost over. The cultivators had paid a relatively small price and had basically slain all the Blackscale Bloodcrocs except for the Crocodile King.
“Despicable human cultivators, how dare you slaughter my kind and covet the Jade Spirit Crystalfruit! I will bury you all here!” The Crocodile King roared in anger, its face full of ferocity as it looked at the corpses of its kind around it.
Then, it waved its claws simultaneously, seemingly giving some command.
In mid-air, the massive black shadow slowly lowered its head.
The eyes on the crocodile head, like black holes, locked onto Skull Walker, The Malevolent Twins, Sky Blade, and the Webb Siblings.
Being targeted by the ancient Black God Croc’s shadow, Skull Walker and the others’ faces changed dramatically.
They sensed that within a kilometer radius, they were completely sealed by an irresistible force.
After a moment of fear, Skull Walker and the others’ faces turned grim as they unleashed their spiritual power to try breaking through the seal around them.
At this moment, the Crocodile King’s voice rang out again: “Ancestor, destroy them all!”
The eyes of the ancient Black God Croc’s shadow emitted black ripples.
These ripples seemed capable of swallowing even light.
In the next instant, a dark membrane appeared around Skull Walker, The Malevolent Twins, Sky Blade, and the Webb Siblings.
Seeing the membrane about to envelop them, a cunning look flashed across Skull Walker’s grim face before a gray-white shadow slipped into the pool.
Sky Blade and The Malevolent Twins were focused on breaking through the seal and didn’t notice Skull Walker’s actions.
However, Leo and Seraphina did notice.
In just a breath or two, the dark membrane closed in around The Malevolent Twins, Sky Blade, Skull Walker, and the Webb Siblings.
Mysterious runes moved on the surface of the membrane, exuding a destructive aura.
“Damn humans, die!” The Crocodile King roared savagely as it clapped its giant claws together.
The dark membrane enclosing Skull Walker and the others began to compress inward rapidly…
Inside the membrane, fear appeared on The Malevolent Twins’ faces.
They unleashed their spiritual power without reservation and launched various attacks to try to resist or break through the compressing membrane.
Under their full resistance, the compression of the dark membrane stalled but none of them managed to break through it.
Meanwhile, the Crocodile King’s massive body trembled uncontrollably.
It was clearly struggling to maintain the dark membrane.
This stalemate could only end in two ways: either they would be crushed by the membrane or they would break it and cause severe backlash to the Crocodile King.
To Leo, it seemed that the Crocodile King had overestimated itself.
If it had targeted only three people with its ancestor’s shadow, it could have killed them. But facing seven high-level Spirit Saints was beyond its capability.
“Should we act?” Seraphina asked Leo.
Leo pondered. The Jade Spirit Crystalfruit tree was covered by a black bell. With the Crocodile King and Skull Walker in a standoff, this seemed like the best time to seize the Spirit Fruit.
But Leo had a hunch that if they went for it directly, the Crocodile King would abandon its current targets to deal with them instead.
Moreover, Skull Walker’s action before being enveloped by the membrane wasn’t meaningless; that gray-white shadow entering the pool had some purpose.
After some thought, Leo decided to act. Sometimes waiting for an opportunity could mean losing it entirely.
“Seraphina, let’s move!” Leo said firmly.
With that, they surged with spiritual power and shot towards the island at incredible speed like two streams of light.
In just a few seconds, they were within two hundred meters of the island.
Seeing two young people charging in, Skull Walker and the others’ faces changed drastically.
“Fools! Even if you get the Spirit Fruit, can you keep it!?” Evan Malice’s cold voice echoed in Leo and Seraphina’s ears.
“You brats better hand over that Spirit Fruit to us The Malevolent Twins! Or you’ll die horribly!” Derek Malice added while unleashing his demonic energy against the membrane’s inner wall.
Ignoring their threats, Leo and Seraphina continued their charge towards the island.
Sky Blade and others were anxious but could do nothing but attack the membrane frantically.
“You humans won’t succeed!” The Crocodile King roared in fury as it saw human cultivators approaching the island.
Its trembling body moved its front claws shrouded in black light again.
In mid-air, the ancient Black God Croc’s shadow turned its massive head towards Leo and Seraphina.