Thus, Ye Yunfei and Lü Dandan followed the Poison Dragon Crocodiles into this vast swamp. Ominous, stinking fog was everywhere.
"Look! Master, there's a patch of Dark-type Medicinal Herbs over there!" Hu Miao suddenly pointed ahead and shouted loudly.
Sure enough, a large expanse of black medicinal herbs grew ahead. The leaves of these herbs looked like thick, sturdy longswords pointing towards the high sky.
"These herbs are extremely hard," Ye Yunfei murmured, his figure flickering as he arrived beside the plants. He discovered that their leaves were of astonishing hardness.
Moreover, as the Poison Dragon Crocodiles passed by this area, they casually ate some of the herbs. Clearly, these crocodiles habitually consumed them.
Ye Yunfei immediately reached out to grab a plant, but to his surprise, as his palm touched the leaf, the foliage instantly whipped up, brandishing like black longswords, and attacked Ye Yunfei.
Lü Dandan took a step forward. The Dark Heart drifted ahead, suspending itself above the patch of black herbs.
Immediately, the plants ceased their attack. Ye Yunfei grabbed a leaf.
"These leaves are unbelievably hard!" Ye Yunfei felt as though he had seized a handful of immovable steel swords.
He then exerted force to pull, only managing to barely uproot the herb from the swamp with difficulty.
"Good grief, just one medicinal plant, and even I found harvesting it this challenging," Ye Yunfei couldn't help but say with a bitter smile.
With Lü Dandan's help over the following moments, Ye Yunfei harvested a batch of these herbs.
Under Lü Dandan's command, the Poison Dragon Crocodiles now continued forward.
In the time that followed, Ye Yunfei successively collected more herbs.
Before long, a tall, black mountain peak suddenly appeared ahead, standing right in the center of the swamp. The Poison Dragon Crocodiles directly crawled onto this mountain.
"What kind of tree is that?" The Golden-Horned Dragon Silkworm suddenly pointed at a large, sturdy black tree halfway up the mountain slope. It was significantly thicker and taller than the other trees around it.
The tree bore some black fruits, and beneath it on the ground lay many already rotted black fruits.
"Master, look at those fruits on the black tree. Their shape is strange. They look like little monks meditating," Hu Miao pointed at the black fruits on the tree and exclaimed in astonishment.
"Indeed, the shape of these fruits is bizarre," Ye Yunfei also saw the black fruits hanging from the tree. They truly resembled little black monks standing suspended in a meditation posture.
"I know what kind of tree this is," Lü Dandan spoke up, her gaze fixed on the sturdy black tree on the mountainside.
"This is a legendary sacred fruit of our Dark Faction—the Dark Bodhi Fruit. The Dark Bodhi Fruit can indeed be used for body tempering. Look at these Poison Dragon Crocodiles. They must have eaten many of these Dark Bodhi Fruits that fell and rotted on the ground. It's precisely because they consumed them that their physical bodies have become exceptionally tough." Lü Dandan looked at the sturdy black tree on the peak, her face revealing an excited expression.
"Can the Dark Bodhi Fruit really be used for body tempering?" Ye Yunfei felt a surge of pleasant surprise upon hearing Lü Dandan's words.
"Indeed, the uses of this sacred fruit are recorded in the ancient texts passed down by our Dark Faction. It shouldn't be wrong," Lü Dandan nodded.
"These Poison Dragon Crocodiles ate some rotted Dark Bodhi Fruits from the ground, and their bodies became so hard. If we could obtain the intact Dark Bodhi Fruits hanging on the tree, wouldn't their body-refining effects be even more potent?" Hun Lao said.
"Yes. If we can obtain these Dark Bodhi Fruits, this trip here would not have been in vain," Ye Yunfei nodded, his gaze turning somewhat fervent as he looked at the black fruits hanging on the tree.
"Powerful guardian beasts are bound to surround the Dark Bodhi Fruit. We must be cautious," Lü Dandan, of course, knew Ye Yunfei wanted those fruits. But recalling the various legends about the Dark Bodhi Fruit, she immediately grew vigilant and warned Ye Yunfei.
The moment Lü Dandan finished speaking, an angry roar echoed down from the mountain peak. Then, a frighteningly massive Poison Dragon Crocodile slowly emerged from the towering black mist.
Compared to the previous crocodiles, this one's body was at least ten times larger. Frightening murderous aura radiated from its entire form, and its pair of crimson beast eyes resembled two red lakes.
Vast, surging Dark Energy cascaded from its enormous body. With each step it took, it shook the entire mountain and even the surrounding space violently.
"Be careful. This Poison Dragon Crocodile's strength is formidable," Seeing the colossal beast before them, Lü Dandan's expression also turned grave as she looked back at Ye Yunfei.
The giant Poison Dragon Crocodile stopped beside the sturdy black tree and fixed its dangerous gaze on Lü Dandan and Ye Yunfei.
"This creature's appearance is likely to protect those Dark Bodhi Fruits. Especially valuable Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures are often guarded by guardian beasts," Hun Lao communicated to Ye Yunfei via sound transmission.
"Regardless, since we've come here, I must obtain some Dark Bodhi Fruits," Although Ye Yunfei felt immense pressure from the colossal crocodile, faced with such precious treasure, retreat was impossible.
"These Dark Bodhi Fruits are also very useful to me. Today, let's join forces and see if we can pluck some," Lü Dandan transmitted to Ye Yunfei.
"Good, let's coordinate and give it a try," Ye Yunfei nodded.
The massive Poison Dragon Crocodile lay beside the sturdy black tree, its crimson eyes unmoving as it stared at Lü Dandan and Ye Yunfei.
It did not proactively attack them, but its gaze held a clear threat. If Ye Yunfei and Lü Dandan dared to approach and pick the fruits, this crocodile would unquestionably launch an assault.
"Beast, you dare show disrespect even in the presence of the Dark Heart!" Lü Dandan took a step forward. The Dark Heart shot forward with a boom, releasing an extremely dense concentration of Dark Energy that formed a vast, surging ocean of black power rolling onward.
At almost the same moment, Ye Yunfei also made his move.
A blade in his left hand, a sword in his right, he simultaneously activated his body tempering divine abilities. His body continuously expanded, growing taller and thicker, transforming into a giant in moments, looming over the scene from a commanding height.
"Beast, roll away if you don't want to die," the giant Ye Yunfei roared. His blade and sword lashed out together, slashing towards the enormous Poison Dragon Crocodile.
Boom!...
Ye Yunfei's physical body erupted with tremendous force. Terrifying power surged forward like an ocean, shaking the surrounding space as if it were sifting chaff.
At this time, Lü Dandan had already begun her offensive.
Aided by the Dark Heart, Lü Dandan radiated overwhelming aura, unleashing billowing black mist that coalesced into a colossal black hand, grabbing towards the Poison Dragon Crocodile.