He Lingchuan helped Wu Shaoyi onto the crocodile’s back, then went to the stony bank to retrieve the long spear—only to find it gone.1

“Let’s go.”0

The Crocodile God sank slowly into the water. The two men held their breath and clung tight to the jagged ridges along its spine.0

Fortunately, the underwater route was short, and the beast swam swiftly. Barely a dozen breaths later, it broke the surface, no longer forcing them to cling tightly beneath the water.1

Both men exhaled in relief.0

The turtle’s nest was, in fact, quite close to Immortal Spirit Village. He Lingchuan guessed that Lu Yao and his team were still hacking at ice along the western mountain road. To avoid their notice, he specifically asked the Crocodile God to circle around and dock at the eastern side of the village.0

For a monster of its size, it was no more...0