The Last Primal

A grisly red tongue that was burning with flames closed in with a blood stench. The surrounding teeth were sharp and the top and bottom row seemed to form a cage!

It was too fast!

There was no time to react at all.

Within a split second, Aiden was already in the mouth of the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile!

"Not good!"

Aiden's heart skipped a beat and he was alarmed.

The Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile wanted to devour him alive!

Given the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile's cultivation realm, the terrifying strength of its bite was definitely able to turn him into sludge!

At that moment, it was already too late for Aiden to retreat.

Instead of panicking in that moment of life and death, Aiden calmed down!

The worse the situation was, the more he mustn't panic.

Otherwise, a single distraction would cause him to lose his life!

Narrowing his gaze, Aiden's mind reeled as he contemplated how to get out of the situation; time seemed to have slowed down.

Maybe rely on his recently learned and mastered Martial Techniques, formations?

It won't work!

Even his strongest Sword Formation Technique from Azure Myst Sect might not be able to break the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile's defense, let alone his lower level techniques.

The Ancient Primordial Dragon Manual?

It won't work!

If his Golden Core phenomenon was dispelled by the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile, nothing would change even if he conjured a True Dragon.

What other trump cards could help him hold out?

All of a sudden!

Aiden's eyes flashed with a glint.

Without hesitation, he slapped his storage bag and withdrew a bronze square tripod that was around a meter tall!

That bronze square tripod let out an ancient aura – it was the one he had picked up in the forbidden grounds of the Great Forbidden Ruins.

The tripod was lined with cracks and extremely battered but was unusually sturdy.

Aiden did not know if the bronze square tripod could withstand the bite of the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile.

However, that might be his only shot at survival!

In a flash, his tendons and bones crackled at the same time, contorting into a lump as he squeezed himself into the bronze square tripod!

Although it sounded slow upon narration, everything happened instantaneously.

The moment Aiden entered the tripod, the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile bit down fiercely!

His vision turned dark.

*Clang!*

There was a crisp sound.

The bronze square tripod shuddered but it was perfectly fine!

Aiden was elated.

Although the bronze square tripod was already so battered, its sturdiness definitely made it a priceless treasure!

In reality, it was also a freak coincidence.

The bronze square tripod had been in the Great Forbidden Ruins for 10,000 years.

Although it was in the depths of the palace and was slightly secluded, there were other martial artists that noticed this tripod in the past.

However, when they saw how battered it was, none of them bothered about it, thinking that it was just a damaged spirit weapon.

Who would care about something as such when the Great Forbidden Ruins were filled with damaged spirit weapons?

If the bronze square tripod hadn't hurt Aiden's feet, he wouldn't have pulled it out from the mud intentionally either.

Above the molten lava.

Although the bronze square tripod was tough, it did not cause much harm to the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile.

To the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile, the feeling was akin to biting a piece of rock while consuming food.

Without another word, the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile did not care at all as it shrugged its head before coiling its tongue and devouring the bronze square tripod along with Aiden into his stomach!

There might be things that demon beasts could not bite through.

However, the powerful contractions of their stomachs and frightening acid within would be enough to turn even metal and rocks into liquid!

On the lone island in the lava ocean, the little fox looked at everything helplessly. The light in its eyes dimmed as it sighed gently.

After devouring Aiden, the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile turned towards the little fox nonchalantly with a cold gaze.

Frightened, the little fox hurriedly moved the iron basket to its side and hid underneath.

It was as though it would feel safer doing so.

As a low-level fiend demon, the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon was equivalent to a Martial Grandmaster martial artist.

Although it could take down Aiden with ease, it was nothing much in the wilderness outside, particularly so among the demon races.

There were plenty of fiend demons among the demon races and he was merely one of the lowest leveled ones.

Among the eight demon races, only grand and old demons would have the chance to get their hands on the charming fox race.

Given the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile's status with his strength, he won't have a chance to lay his finger on them in his lifetime!

However, by chance, he sensed the scorching aura and with it, discovered this secret of the palace and found his way underground.

At that time, the little fox was just born not long ago.

Initially, the demon fox was a mid-level fiend demon. However, after giving birth, it was at its weakest since it had lost a lot of blood energy – the Scarlet Armored Fiend Demon seized the opportunity when its strength was greatly diminished.

A massive battle broke out!

The Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile was injured as well.

However, the Scarlet Flame Fox was even more severely injured.

Both parties maintained the standoff for a couple of years and finally, the poor flame fox lost out and died.

As for the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile, its Essence Spirit was severely injured and hadn't fully recovered till now.

Although the little fox saw everything, it was helpless.

When it was injured, the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile was furious and wanted to kill the little fox right away. However, a stray thought entered his mind when he saw the pitiful expression of the little fox.

After this little fox grew up and formed an Inner Core and was able to take on a humanoid form, wouldn't it be at his disposal?

"Soon, soon! I'll just have to wait a little more!"

The Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile could not contain its excitement as it witnessed the little fox growing with each passing day.

*Splash!*

After being devoured by the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile, the bronze square tripod flowed along with its gooey, smelly saliva and fell into a gigantic sealed space.

Escaping death momentarily, Aiden heaved a sigh of relief and extended his head warily, scanning his surroundings with a bright gaze.

This should be the stomach of the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile!

The grisly red walls of the stomach contracted endlessly and let out a nasty stench. Lined with blood vessels that resembled little snakes slithering, the place looked horrifying.

The stomach walls were lined with a layer of thick, green liquid that increased as time passed by, letting out a piercing stench.

Was that the digestive fluids of the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile?

Aiden furrowed his brows slightly.

Withdrawing a supreme-grade flying sword from his storage bag, he used it to tap the thick green liquid gently.

*Shing!*

Smoke rose.

Aiden's expression changed and he released his grip right away.

In the blink of an eye, the supreme-grade flying sword was corroded and turned into pus water.

Aiden was shocked.

If he reacted slower earlier on, his palm would have corroded away!

What a strong corrosive power!

Aiden estimated that the digestive fluids of the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile could turn him into liquid within ten breaths!

It did not matter how strong his regeneration powers were.

Digestive fluids started flowing down along the walls of the stomach and Aiden hid inside the bronze square tripod hurriedly – he did not dare to be in contact with the digestive fluids.

Gradually, the thick, green digestive fluids started accumulating within the stomach.

Although the bronze square tripod was surrounded by digestive fluids, it was not corroded. In fact, even the green rust on its surface did not vanish either!

Standing within the bronze square tripod, Aiden had a grim expression.

He was not out of danger yet!

The bronze square tripod was only slightly taller than a meter and yet, the digestive fluids were accumulating. Once it drowns the tripod, he would have nowhere to hide.

Furthermore, the space within the stomach was limited.

With the digestive fluids increasing in volume continuously, there was no way he would be able to avoid them later on!

*Bang!* *Boom!* *Boom!*

The stomach grumbled like rumbling thunder.

The muscles of the stomach had started contracting.

Taken by surprise, Aiden nearly flew out of the bronze square tripod.

Steadying himself hurriedly, his face turned paler.

He had to think up a way to get out of this situation as soon as possible!

If this carried on, he would definitely die!

In the darkness, Aiden's expression was dark as he glared at the stomach walls lined with gooey digestive fluids. His gaze was resolved and he made his decision.

Standing in the bronze square tripod and avoiding the dripping digestive fluids, Aiden approached the stomach walls of the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile.

This was his only chance.

Extending his right hand, Aiden paused for a moment before taking a deep breath of air. With a savage gaze, he used his palm like a knife and stabbed deep into the Scarlet Armored Gigantic Crocodile's flesh walls!