Killing Spree! The Reborn Villain Crushes the Prestigious Clans! - Chapter 39:

Chapter 39: Divine Refinement Realm Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile!

Before this massive beast, Jiang Wang appeared extremely small. He stared at the ancient ferocious beast with a solemn face and a tense body.

Its black dorsal armor gleamed with a cold light. Its limbs were short and thick, but incredibly powerful. Its blood Qi was overwhelming—so intense that it was even more terrifying than Jiang Wang’s own!

Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile!

The name flashed through Jiang Wang’s mind the moment he saw it.

The Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile’s bloodline wasn’t particularly strong. The reason it had survived through endless ages was due entirely to its terrifying defense.

Even so, despite its weak bloodline, it was still an ancient ferocious beast at the Divine Refinement Realm!

Jiang Wang’s expression darkened—he had miscalculated.

Based on the memories from his previous life, he thought the only Divine Refinement Realm beast in this ancient ruin was the Earthfire Mystic Flame Wolf. But now, upon encountering this Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile, he realized how badly he had underestimated the situation.

The Earthfire Mystic Flame Wolf had merely crossed paths with them by coincidence. There were other powerful ancient beasts hidden away that they hadn’t encountered yet.

Facing this Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile, Jiang Wang dared not relax. He instantly activated all of his spiritual Qi.

This one was different from the Earthfire Mystic Flame Wolf, which had been near the end of its lifespan and could no longer unleash its full strength as a Divine Refinement Realm beast—at most, it had the power of the Source Refinement Realm.

But this Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile was at its peak, its blood Qi surging violently!

A Divine Refinement Realm beast—this was not something he could handle right now!

The Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile raised its thick, massive claw and slammed it down toward the tiny human before it!

The power in this beast’s claws far exceeded that of the Earthfire Mystic Flame Wolf. The two weren’t even comparable!

Jiang Wang quickly leapt back, dodging the strike.

Boom! Boom!

Though the Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile had an enormous body, its agility was clearly lacking. Its massive claw struck the ground, letting out a deep, booming impact. A huge cloud of dust rose. When it finally settled, the earth below was left with terrifying claw marks—ripped apart with ease.

Seeing this, Jiang Wang didn’t hesitate and drew the Innate Sword Embryo granted by the system.

Although the sword looked ordinary, the moment Jiang Wang took it out, the Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile immediately locked its gaze onto it. There was a flash of deep fear in its eyes—something Jiang Wang quickly noticed.

“Looks like this beast is truly afraid of the Innate Sword Embryo,” he thought.

That made things easier. If it feared the sword, it would be far more cautious in attacking.

But what Jiang Wang didn’t expect was that after staring at the Innate Sword Embryo for a few seconds, the Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile actually started retreating slowly… and soon vanished from sight!

“What’s going on?” Jiang Wang was stunned. He looked at the unassuming sword in his hand. It looked completely ordinary, with not even a wisp of aura emanating from it…

Yet it had scared away a Divine Refinement Realm ancient beast!

Wasn’t that far too terrifying?

After pondering briefly, Jiang Wang still couldn’t figure it out. Shaking his head, he decided not to dwell on it.

With the Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile gone, that was already great news. Sword in hand, Jiang Wang advanced unimpeded.

Along the way, he found many rare spirit herbs and mystical medicines. He didn’t hesitate and stored them all in his storage ring.

He also discovered several broken immortal weapons, buried quietly in the earth. Despite the erosion of time, they still radiated a powerful aura.

“It’s said that this ancient ruin was once just an ordinary treasure land, but during the ancient era, a great battle between powerful beings broke out here. Blood soaked the ground, and thus it became an ancient ruin.”

“These broken immortal weapons might be remnants of that battle,” Jiang Wang murmured as he looked at the damaged weapons with a sigh.

Holding the Innate Sword Embryo, he continued onward. Though he occasionally saw the Heaven-Swallowing Crocodile’s shadow, it never dared approach again.

Soon, Jiang Wang arrived at an area bathed in radiant treasure light. The spiritual Qi here was so dense it had become tangible, turning into thin white mist drifting through the air like a paradise.

He raised his eyes. At the edge of his vision, within the mist, there was a strange lotus flower swaying gently.

From this distance, Jiang Wang could only make out its outline. He still couldn’t clearly see the Nine Immortal Lotus’s full appearance.

He stepped forward, trying to get closer to see it more clearly.

However, when he was about a hundred steps away, he suddenly stopped.

The relaxed expression on his face disappeared and turned serious. He stared ahead, not daring to move forward.

There was an intense spatial fluctuation here.

Jiang Wang’s expression turned grave. In his heart, he was certain—this must be the place with shattered space!

One misstep here, and he could fall into great peril.

Only a hundred steps separated him from the Nine Immortal Lotus, yet it felt like an unbridgeable chasm!

“So what if it’s shattered space? If I’m careful, it shouldn’t be too dangerous.” He thought to himself.

“As long as there aren’t spatial turbulence or residual powers lurking around…”

The greatest threat in shattered space came from its instability—particularly the turbulent flows.

These chaotic spatial currents could sweep a cultivator into unknown areas, and the remnants of power hidden within them might tear them to pieces.

If luck was on his side and no spatial turbulence appeared, then this wouldn’t be too dangerous after all.

Jiang Wang was gambling on this shattered space being calm.

He stepped forward—and immediately felt an intense, violent force crashing into his body, as if trying to tear him apart!

Jiang Wang had no choice but to circulate all his spiritual Qi and form a layer of protective Qi armor around himself, barely managing to withstand the onslaught of this destructive force.

Thankfully, his physical body was extremely powerful. Otherwise, he’d already have been torn to shreds.

Still, the crushing and tearing sensation was unbearably painful.

Step by step, he pushed forward through the shattered space. What relieved him was that so far, there were no signs of spatial turbulence.

“Good… once I get the Nine Immortal Lotus, I’ll leave immediately.”

Now less than ten steps away from it, Jiang Wang felt the tension in his heart ease a little.

He finally arrived safely at the place where the Nine Immortal Lotus grew. Before him bloomed a radiant nine-colored lotus. On it sat nine glowing lotus seeds, each surrounded by treasure light—so close he could almost reach out and touch them.

Delighted, Jiang Wang wasted no time. He reached out to pick the Nine Immortal Lotus.

As long as he successfully harvested it, he would be able to break through the limits of his physical body and take his strength to the next level!