A few breaths later, the injured ancient king crocodiles were once again devoured by their companions.
The smell of blood grew stronger, and more ancient king crocodiles emerged from the swamp, charging at the five people on the dugout canoe from all directions.
Seeing the dense rows of crocodile backs, everyone's scalp tingled.
Ye Lingyuan and Shangguan Yulin had already exchanged more than a hundred blows.
Although each move would injure some ancient king crocodiles, momentarily holding them back through self-slaughter, as more and more ancient king crocodiles surrounded them, this method could no longer be effective, at best causing a small area of chaos.
Dense rows of crocodile backs now appeared around the dugout canoe, and the group inwardly cursed their luck.
Ye Lingyuan once again slashed horizontally behind him with a sword beam, saying, "Ninth Prince, you take the left flank, and President Rong, you take the right. We're not aiming to kill, just to wound!"
"Yes!"
Xuanyuan Xun and Rong Guang responded and, like Ye Lingyuan, used the Overlord Spear and the Primordial Poison Tree to create a water chasm, seizing the opportunity to wound several ancient king crocodiles.
However, the water chasm could only be maintained for a short time, and with the ancient king crocodiles being numerous and resources scarce, they could not be held back for more than a few breaths.
Therefore, they could only repeatedly perform the same actions.
"Shangguan Yulin, try to communicate with the Phoenix True Fire within the Wutong wood through the Vermilion Bird's Flame, and activate the divine beast's pressure of the Phoenix!"
But before Shangguan Yulin could reply, they heard Shen Liuxing's anxious shout, "There's no path ahead!"
Everyone looked at the sound and indeed saw dense rows of crocodile backs blocking the path ahead, leaving no room for passage.
As the dugout canoe was about to crash into the crocodile swarm, Shen Liuxing anxiously said, "Ye Lingyuan, hurry and think of a way!"
At this moment, he no longer cared if the name "Ye Lingyuan" would expose his identity.
Xuanyuan Xun also said, "Indeed! Once we are surrounded by ancient king crocodiles, getting into a desperate fight will be troublesome!"
Rong Guang nodded, "The Ninth Prince is right. With only five of us, the chance of breaking through is very slim."
Shangguan Yulin did not speak this time. He was following Ye Lingyuan's instructions, communicating with the Phoenix True Fire within the Wutong wood through the Vermilion Bird's Flame.
Ye Lingyuan was also very anxious, but his gaze was as calm as water.
He understood that only by remaining calm and composed in the face of adversity could one find a glimmer of hope in crisis, a lesson he had learned from countless brushes with death.
He calmly said, "Boss Shen, control the dugout canoe with all your might. Remember, only accelerate, do not decelerate!"
"Alright!"
Shen Liuxing agreed and poured his spiritual energy into the dugout canoe without reservation.
Instantly, the dugout canoe's speed increased by a third, charging towards the crocodile swarm ahead.
Ye Lingyuan quickly added, "Ninth Prince, President Rong, I will count to three, and we will combine our strength to open a gap ahead!"
"Understood!"
The two nodded simultaneously, and the power of their respective laws surged into the Overlord Spear and the Primordial Poison Tree in their hands.
Ye Lingyuan took out the Yi Qi Whip and quickly combined it with the Sky Breaking Sword to form the Yi Qi Sky Breaking God Punishing Whip.
He calmly counted, "Three!"
The Yi Qi Sky Breaking God Punishing Whip was infused with powerful law energy, and a dazzling five-colored light erupted.
"Two!"
The law energy around them also surged rapidly, tumbling into Ye Lingyuan's body, and then through his body, flowing into the Yi Qi Sky Breaking God Punishing Whip, making it thicker than a dragon's body.
"One!"
A faint dragon's roar emanated from the Yi Qi Sky Breaking God Punishing Whip, and a trembling power was about to be unleashed.
"Attack!"
Ye Lingyuan gave the order, thinking, "Sky Breaking Thirteen Forms, Yi Qi Breaks the Heavens!"
The Yi Qi Sky Breaking God Punishing Whip in his hand slammed down towards the crocodile swarm ahead.
At the same time, Xuanyuan Xun's Overlord Spear also became as thick as a hundred-year-old tree. Held with both hands, he slammed it down simultaneously with the Yi Qi Sky Breaking God Punishing Whip.
Rong Guang's Primordial Poison Tree, which had become three feet thick and a hundred feet tall, did not lag behind, smashing down towards the crocodile swarm ahead at the same moment.
"Boom!"
A deafening explosion resounded, and the water layer above and the mud layer below the Death Swamp were simultaneously thrown up to form two hundred-meter-high walls of water.
Between these two walls of water, a narrow, churning path stretched straight ahead, estimated to be about two hundred zhang long.
"Charge!"
Shen Liuxing roared and steered the dugout canoe, speeding along the narrow path.
The two-hundred-zhang-long narrow path was left behind in the blink of an eye.
Xuanyuan Xun and Rong Guang stared, their eyeballs almost popping out, as they watched the narrow path rapidly disappear behind them.
As the walls of water fell, the corpses of three to four hundred ancient king crocodiles floated to the surface.
The Death Swamp behind them immediately turned into a blood-red swamp, with the strong smell of blood spreading in all directions.
The unharmed ancient king crocodiles, as if gone mad, rushed towards the corpses.
A layer of blood water spread out once more.
In their frenzied struggle, nearly a hundred more injured ancient king crocodiles became food for their companions.
In other words, the combined attack of the three had resulted in the deaths of nearly five hundred ancient king crocodiles.
However, the crisis was not over. Ahead of them, hundreds of ancient king crocodiles still blocked their path.
At this moment, Xuanyuan Xun and Rong Guang were panting heavily, their hands holding the Overlord Spear and the Primordial Poison Tree trembling slightly.
That single strike had drained ninety percent of their strength, and the backlash had torn open the tiger's mouths on their hands, causing blood to drip down.
Shen Liuxing's face had also turned pale. A sweet sensation rose in his throat, and a trickle of blood escaped from the corner of his mouth.
Although he was only controlling the dugout canoe, under such circumstances, the dugout canoe had also endured immense energy impact.
Therefore, his consumption was no less than that of Xuanyuan Xun and Rong Guang.
Ye Lingyuan also discreetly moved his wrist, suppressing the coppery taste in his throat, and raised the Yi Qi Sky Breaking God Punishing Whip again, beginning to gather power.
Only by dealing with the hundreds of ancient king crocodiles ahead could they truly break free from the encirclement.
The previous strike had been the strongest attack of the Sky Breaking Thirteen Forms, the fusion of all thirteen forms.
The more powerful the move, the more energy it drained. The fusion of the thirteen forms had directly consumed fifty percent of his strength.
Furthermore, he had already used ten percent of his strength before that.
Therefore, he was left with only forty percent of his strength.
Now, he was about to pour this remaining forty percent of his strength into the Yi Qi Sky Breaking God Punishing Whip.
Just then, Shangguan Yulin's voice rang out, "Master Ming Yuan, rest for a moment. I'll handle the rest!"