Chapter 329: Cloud-Ascending Ladder! Temple Master Ning's Elegant Movements

'What should I do if I encounter three crocodiles in the wild? Waiting online, it's quite urgent.' Watching the scene on their screens, this was exactly what the netizens were thinking.

Next, Ning Fei showed them exactly what to do.

It was very simple. Fight!

He didn't have any handy weapons on him right now; all he had in his hands was a crocodile.

Ning Fei smashed the crocodile onto the ground and clamped his hands around its snout, keeping its jaws firmly shut.

Although crocodiles couldn't chew, their bite force was astonishing. For Ning Fei to hold its mouth shut with his bare hands required an unimaginable amount of strength.

Then, pressing down on the beast, he grabbed its tail with both hands, lifted its entire body into the air, and swung it directly at the other two crocodiles.

Watching this terrifying scene play out, the netizens were left utterly speechless.

Originally, the horror came from three crocodiles besieging a single human.

A second later, it transformed into the horror of a single human brutally beating down three crocodiles.

Ning Fei violently slammed the crocodile in his hands against the other two. The immense force caused their heads to crash together with a heavy, muffled thud.

These giant beasts, absolutely terrifying to ordinary people, seemed like mere toys in Ning Fei's hands.

The crocodile in his grasp was not resigned to its fate. It twisted its body around, snapping its jaws to bite him.

Exerting a burst of strength, Ning Fei swung it in a full circle and threw the crocodile straight out.

Splash!

The crocodile's massive body crashed into the Water Pool, sending a huge spray of water in all directions.

"Is he even human?"

"So fierce!"

"To think a naked man would do such things to a crocodile in a Mountain Cave!"

At that moment, Ning Fei noticed several more crocodiles slowly swimming over in the pool.

"There are quite a few crocodiles."

"Never mind, I'm not playing with them anymore. I need to get going."

Ning Fei muttered to himself.

However, the middle of this passage was dominated by a massive Water Pool. It looked to be over ten meters long, with no foothold on either side.

Ning Fei would either have to swim across, or literally fly over.

Then, something completely unexpected happened.

The passage was roughly three meters wide.

After gathering his things, Ning Fei suddenly sprinted forward. With a powerful leap, he launched himself toward the wall on one side.

The moment his foot touched the rock, he kicked off hard, using the momentum to bound toward the opposite wall.

He rebounded back and forth between the walls, treating his live audience to a spectacular display of wall-running.

Just like that, he was truly flying.

How badass was this scene?

A pitch-black tunnel, a deep pool of water below, and an unknown number of terrifying crocodiles lurking within it.

And right above this crocodile pit, Ning Fei was smoothly gliding back and forth through the air.

"That's the Wudang Tiyunzong!"

"What am I even looking at? Is this really something a human can do?"

"A true immortal!"

"Badass!"

"I don't even know what to say anymore."

Under everyone's shocked gazes, Ning Fei crossed the Water Pool just like that.

At this moment, the viewers realized more clearly than ever that Temple Master Ning was truly no ordinary mortal.

Landing steadily on his feet, Ning Fei glanced back at the pool.

"Crocodiles typically inhabit humid areas like lakes, swamps, or hilly mountain streams. For example, there are many crocodiles along the Yangtze River."

"It's understandable for them to appear here, but what do they eat?"

"This Water Pool connects to an Underground Hidden River. There must be food for the crocodiles on the other side."

"Qinshan is extremely rich in animal resources, so they wouldn't starve. But why would they be in a tomb?"

"What is making them stand guard here?"

Seeing some crocodiles swimming toward his side, Ning Fei quickly hurried deeper into the passage.

After taking just a few steps, he found the reason.

Beside the passage were several empty rooms, resembling saunas without doors.

Inside these rooms were piles of eggs.

"Crocodile eggs. They laid them here."

"They've actually treated this place as their nest."

"Look at the doorframes of these rooms, everyone. There are crocodile patterns painted on them!"

Looking at both sides, Ning Fei spoke in surprise.

"This place was specifically built to raise crocodiles, and who knows how many years they've been kept here."

"You have to understand, crocodiles are true prehistoric creatures. They appeared long before humans and have an incredibly strong ability to adapt to their environment."

"To think that someone during the Zhou Dynasty had already mastered the method of raising crocodiles."

Glancing to both sides and finding nothing but crocodile eggs, and seeing the crocodiles slowly closing in from behind, Ning Fei continued onward.

Watching this live broadcast, the netizens were beyond excited.

Running into a crocodile nest and live-streaming wild crocodile eggs.

This was truly badass.

"Temple Master Ning, run! Your retreat is already blocked by crocodiles, hurry up and run!"

"Death-seeking streamer, seeking death live online."

"Too fierce. Watching this is giving me a cold sweat."

"So thrilling!"

President Yan gifted the streamer 100 super rockets: "Temple Master Ning, badass!"

Chang'an Big Monkey gifted the streamer 100 super rockets: "I can't wait to see what's actually inside."

At this moment, almost all the netizens watching the tomb exploration broadcasts had gathered in Ning Fei's Live-stream Room.

Meanwhile, the tomb exploration broadcast by the TV station in the stone stele cave showed nothing but startled bats and toxic algae. There was absolutely nothing else inside.

Unless those experts managed to find something like a Batsuit or a Batmobile in that cave, their popularity couldn't even be compared to Ning Fei's.

Ning Fei navigated past the corridor, using his Glow Stick to illuminate the path ahead.

Up ahead were several tiers of high platforms. Each tier was about a meter high—easy for a human to climb, but impossible for a crocodile.

Ning Fei easily leaped onto the high platform, completely shaking off the crocodiles.

During this brief respite, he even gave Bai Yi a call, telling her to stay far away from the bottom of the waterfall just in case crocodiles came out.

After all, Ning Fei had just unblocked the Underground Hidden River; it was entirely possible for the crocodiles to swim out from it.

Having ascended the platform, Ning Fei continued forward.

The atmosphere inside the Mountain Cave grew increasingly eerie.

Standing at the very top of the platform, he raised his Glow Stick to light up what lay ahead.

Suddenly, a group of flickering dark shadows appeared right in front of him!

The viewers jumped in fright.

Everyone was already tense. A dark, enclosed environment—especially someone's tomb—was the perfect recipe for stimulating people's nerves.

Looking closely, they realized that in front of Ning Fei was another tomb passage filled with numerous sculptures.

All of these statues had the bodies of humans but the heads of animals.

They looked just like the demons from "Journey to the West".

Every single stone carving had its hands pressed together in prayer, seemingly engaged in a devout supplication.

A group of animal-headed, human-bodied believers!

"This..."

The netizens were completely at a loss for words.

The atmosphere in the cave was far too bizarre; it felt as if these stone statues could wake up at any second.

"Tiger, leopard, crane, dog, deer."

Ning Fei, however, stared straight at the sculptures and softly muttered each of their forms aloud.

"Temple Master Ning, how about we leave? This is too scary!"

"What's up with these statues? Are they demons?"

Due to the constant mist and moisture over the years, the statues were covered to varying degrees in damp black algae, making them look even more sinister.

"This is an Immortal Ascension Array. When a man attains the Dao, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven."

"Just like how Qin Shi Huang built the Terracotta Army, wanting to command thousands of troops even after death."

"This person must have been completely devoted to seeking immortality. He wanted the animals he raised to follow him to the immortal realm after his own ascension."

"Therefore, he sculpted physical bodies for these animals."

"He was quite loyal to his pets."

Looking at these animal statues, Ning Fei clicked his tongue in wonder.

Hearing Ning Fei's explanation, the viewers suddenly understood.

At first glance, everyone had thought these animal-headed, human-bodied statues were monsters and evil spirits.

But looking at it from another perspective, they noticed that the animals appeared to be praying devoutly. They truly resembled faithful disciples sitting before an immortal, listening to his teachings.

"What kind of background did the owner of this tomb have to set up a scene like this?"

The netizens felt things were getting increasingly eerie, yet their curiosity only grew heavier. They couldn't help but want to see what else lay hidden deep within the tomb.

Ning Fei simply strolled past the animal statues.

Each creature reflected a faint gleam under the light of the Glow Stick.

Watching such a scene, viewers unconsciously held their breath, breathing as carefully as possible.