At such close range, not even a god could survive a strike from the Ancient Giant Crocodile.
Without a doubt, Su Mo must have been smashed into a pulp.
"Sigh..."
The hemp-robed elder said remorsefully, "It’s all my fault. I was too useless to stop our young friend, and now he’s dead because of me."
If they hadn’t mentioned the Ancient Giant Crocodile and piqued Su Mo’s interest, he wouldn’t have met with this disaster.
The gray-robed elder also shook his head with regret.
Su Mo had saved them from the Demon Ape. He was their savior, yet now he was dead because of their slip of the tongue. How could they live with themselves?
The gray-robed elder sighed. "It’s also his own fault for being too stubborn to listen to our advice. That’s why this calamity befell him. Now, the only thing we can do is give our young friend a proper burial and find a good resting place for him."
The hemp-robed elder nodded. "Our young friend was a reasonable person. If we give his body a proper burial, his spirit in the afterlife won’t hold it against us."
The two of them sighed one after another.
Just then, an elite disciple nearby suddenly shouted, "Elders, look..."
"Hm?"
"Is the Ancient Giant Crocodile attacking again? Everyone, on your guard! We must retrieve our young friend’s body at all costs!"
The two were startled and quickly turned to look toward Luoshui Creek, only to see Su Mo standing perfectly still, straight as a pine tree.
The Ancient Giant Crocodile’s massive foreclaw was hovering over Su Mo’s head.
Su Mo was holding up the Ancient Giant Crocodile’s foreclaw with one hand.
What!
’The young friend is okay?’
The hemp-robed elder and the gray-robed elder were completely dumbfounded. The dozens of disciples beside them were also completely dumbfounded.
The Ancient Giant Crocodile was also dumbfounded.
With a single strike of its claw, forget shattering tablets and splitting stones; it could flatten a mountain of steel.
’Such a tyrannical force struck him, yet he’s completely unharmed?’
He hadn’t even lost a single hair.
’How is this possible?’
’Since when did human Martial Artists’ bodies become so tough? Tougher than even us Demon Beasts.’
’This has to be fake!’
Su Mo looked up at the Ancient Giant Crocodile, his expression frigid as he demanded, "You filthy beast. You fucking dared to strike me?"
"HISS..."
With just one look, the Ancient Giant Crocodile sucked in a sharp breath of cold air, its scales standing on end.
’He’s clearly just a human, so how can his gaze be so terrifying?’
From Su Mo’s gaze, it felt an immense terror and chill, as if its very Divine Soul was about to freeze solid.
’This isn’t a person, he’s clearly a world-conquering Demon God!’
’I have to run! Now!’
’If I anger this human, he’ll definitely string me up and beat me until my Divine Soul is completely annihilated.’
Without a second thought, the Ancient Giant Crocodile turned and fled!
"Wha—"
Seeing this, the hemp-robed elder, the gray-robed elder, and the dozens of disciples were all stunned.
The same incredibly ferocious Ancient Giant Crocodile that had torn apart one of their Supreme Elders, five regular Elders, and over a hundred disciples was now so timid it fled from a single glance from Su Mo.
"Th-th-this..."
The dozens of elite disciples stared with wide eyes, unable to believe the scene before them.
’This has to be fake!’
’How could something so absurd happen in this world?’
One of the elite disciples couldn’t help but ask, "Elders, is... is... is he a god?"
At that moment, all of them saw Su Mo as a divine being.
The hemp-robed elder said with emotion, "It seems we’ve met a true master today."
The gray-robed elder agreed. "Indeed. A master on par with the gods."
’Trying to run?’
’You can run, but you can’t hide!’
Watching the Ancient Giant Crocodile that had already fled a kilometer away in a panic, Su Mo let out a cold sneer and vanished from his spot.
The next second, he appeared in front of the Ancient Giant Crocodile.
Nine Dragon Supreme Body Technique!
"HISS..."
Seeing Su Mo appear before it in the blink of an eye, the Ancient Giant Crocodile broke out in a cold sweat.
’What is with this human?’
’Not only is his body freakishly tough, surpassing steel, but he’s also this fast? He caught up to me in less than a breath’s time.’
Su Mo asked, "Go on, keep running!"
Although he couldn’t use Flying in the Sky, with the Nine Dragon Supreme Body Technique, his speed far surpassed the Ancient Giant Crocodile’s.
The Ancient Giant Crocodile trembled all over.
’Run? My ass!’
It hadn’t even seen how Su Mo got in front of it. Even if it used all its strength, it couldn’t outrun him.
"Nine Dragon Venerable Fist!"
Su Mo clenched his fist, and immense Spiritual Qi surged from his arm, coalescing into the massive image of a dragon’s fist.
"ROAR..."
A dragon’s roar echoed between heaven and earth, and a terrifying pressure swept across the land.
’Dragon Fist?’
Staring at the incoming giant dragon fist, the Ancient Giant Crocodile’s Divine Soul trembled.
’That’s not a fist, that’s a dragon-shaped mountain!’
If that were to smash into its body, the consequences would be unimaginable.
BAM!
Before the Ancient Giant Crocodile could dodge, the giant draconic fist slammed into its back.
The earth and mountains trembled violently at that moment.
"AWOOOO..."
The Ancient Giant Crocodile let out a wretched scream as it was smashed into the ground, becoming embedded in it. The scales on its back shattered completely, and it spurted a large amount of blood.
"I’m not seeing things, am I? Our friend defeated the Ancient Giant Crocodile with a single punch."
The hemp-robed elder and the others were filled with shock.
The ferocious giant beast that even their Supreme Elder couldn’t subdue was so vulnerable before Su Mo.
Little did they know, Su Mo was holding back.
He wanted to give this Ancient Giant Crocodile to the hemp-robed elder and his group as a gift, so he needed to capture it alive.
Otherwise, he would have hammered the Ancient Giant Crocodile into paste just now.
Su Mo strode forward.
The Ancient Giant Crocodile scrambled up, then immediately fell prostrate on the ground, begging tearfully, "Stop hitting me, please stop! I’ll submit!"
THUD! THUD! THUD!
The Ancient Giant Crocodile repeatedly slammed its head on the ground, kowtowing to Su Mo!
Seeing this, a disciple said in disbelief, "Am I seeing things? The Ancient Giant Crocodile is actually kneeling and kowtowing."
The hemp-robed elder and the gray-robed elder wore expressions of utter shock.
’Could it afford not to kowtow?’
’It would be beaten to death.’
Su Mo retracted his fist and said speechlessly, "I told you to submit earlier, but you just wouldn’t listen. You had to take a beating. You brought this on yourself."
The Ancient Giant Crocodile was filled with despair.
It was used to being the king of the mountain, looking down on everyone. Who would have thought it would run into such a tough customer today?
A single punch had brought it to its knees.
If Su Mo were to hit it with another punch, it would die on the spot, no matter how high its Defense Power was.
It had no choice at all.
The Ancient Giant Crocodile continued to beg, "I was wrong, I was truly wrong. As long as you don’t kill me, I’ll do anything you say."
"Come here!"
Su Mo waved the hemp-robed elder over.
The hemp-robed elder brought the disciples over to Su Mo, standing tremblingly before the Ancient Giant Crocodile.
This was the first time they had ever been this close to the Ancient Giant Crocodile.
Incredibly terrifying!
Just by standing in front of it, they could feel the terrifying aura emanating from the Ancient Giant Crocodile.
Some disciples’ faces turned pale, so scared they barely dared to breathe.
And yet, this terrifying existence was now as docile as a lamb, continuously kneeling before Su Mo and begging for mercy.
It was too shocking!
Su Mo pointed at the hemp-robed elder and said, "From now on, you are his Demon Pet."
The Ancient Giant Crocodile glanced at the hemp-robed elder and said with disdain, "Sorry, but he is not worthy of being my master."