Chapter 17: This Fire Poison Has Become Sentient

"Remove the fire poison? Count me in, I want to help too!"

This voice was crisp and melodious, yet it carried an unquestionable majesty, forming a sharp contrast with her petite physique at this moment.

Zhang Yi turned his head to look, only to see that the one speaking was none other than his convenient younger sister—Zhang Ting.

Ever since this little girl awakened the memories of her past life, she had become increasingly eccentric and clever, spending all day either pondering cultivation or inquiring about news of various rare treasures, as if she could not stay idle for even a moment.

"I say, what are you joining in the fun for, you silly bird?"

"This fire poison is nothing to mess around with; if you're not careful, you will..."

Before Zhang Yi could finish his sentence, he was impatiently interrupted by Zhang Ting: "Tch, who are you looking down on? Mere fire poison, could it really stump me?"

Looking at Zhang Ting's confident appearance, Zhang Yi could not help but find it somewhat amusing.

This silly bird really had inherited the Nudi's temperament, maintaining that overbearing attitude of "who else but me" no matter the time or place.

However, although his younger sister did not possess the monstrous devouring ability that Zhang Yi had, as the reincarnation of the Nudi, she naturally had her own unique strengths.

She flapped her wings once, and a strange ripple spread out from within her body; those black auras that had been restless and uneasy seemed to have encountered a nemesis, and they all retreated three paces.

"This is...?"

Zhang Yi looked at the Nudi in mid-air with a face full of confusion.

Regarding Zhang Yi's confusion, the Nudi did not pay any attention.

How could he know that this silly bird sister in his eyes had been reborn with her memories intact?

In her memories, the "Immortal King Art" recorded a cultivation method known as Reincarnation Power.

This was one of the supreme powers of the Immortal Dynasty, possessing the miraculous effect of purifying all filth; mere fire poison was not worth mentioning at all.

What's more, having reincarnated as a Wangri Bird, she naturally possessed a certain affinity for fire-attribute energy.

Although it could not compare to the monstrous Jinwu bloodline of Zhang Yi, it was not that far off.

Seeing the methods the other party was displaying, Zhang Yi, standing below, could not help but frown slightly.

It seemed this silly bird was determined to get involved.

Thinking of this, a sense of crisis suddenly rose in Zhang Yi's heart.

No, he had discovered this fire poison first; how could he let this silly bird snatch the opportunity?

"Ahem, since you silly bird are so confident, then I won't fight you for it."

"However, we must agree beforehand: this fire poison is seven for me and three for you; you cannot fight me for it!"

Zhang Yi cleared his throat and said with a serious face.

"What? Seven-three split? You..."

Upon hearing this, the Nudi immediately refused.

Just as she was about to retort, she saw Zhang Yi looking at her with an unkind expression, and she suddenly understood something in her heart.

"This guy, could it be..."

"Shh!"

Before the Nudi could think further, Zhang Yi hurriedly made a gesture for silence and whispered: "Little sister, think about it, although this fire poison is a great tonic, you cannot absorb too much, otherwise things will reverse at their extreme, and it will be harmful rather than beneficial to your body."

"Don't worry, your brother has a heaven-defying talent, I can definitely help you shoulder more of it, ensuring that you maximize your strength under safe conditions, how about that?"

Zhang Yi immediately transformed into a master swindler, winking at Zhang Ting while he spoke, his expression as sleazy as it could possibly be.

"Hmph! I suppose you still have a bit of conscience!"

Although the Nudi wore an expression of having suffered a great loss, her heart was already blooming with joy.

One had to know that her brother was a notoriously big eater.

Being able to scrape a thirty-percent share from his mouth was already not easy.

If the other party had truly been determined not to share with her, she probably wouldn't have even gotten a tiny bit of the fire poison, let alone thirty percent.

Thinking of this, a warm current could not help but surge in the Nudi's heart.

It seems this gluttonous brother isn't so hateful after all!

Just like that, under Zhang Yi's "swindling," the Nudi finally agreed to the seven-three split distribution plan.

Next, the two siblings began to remove the fire poison from the Red Fire Demon Apes one by one.

As for Zhang Yi, it went without saying; he opened his mouth, and a terrifying suction force surged out, and those black auras seemed to have encountered a black hole, all being sucked into his belly.

As for the Nudi, she transformed her Reincarnation Power into fine, dense threads, wrapping up those black auras and then slowly refining and absorbing them.

For a time, the entire valley echoed with the excited roars of the Red Fire Demon Apes...

However, just at this moment, an unexpected change occurred!

Those black auras that had originally been sucked away or refined now seemed to have come alive, beginning to roll violently.

"What's going on?"

Zhang Yi was stunned, and his face changed drastically.

"Not good, this fire poison seems to be merging!"

"Merging?"

Upon hearing this, the Nudi's face also changed.

"Damn it, this thing can even merge?"

Zhang Yi could not help but curse, thinking to himself that things were looking bad.

If he had known this fire poison was so wicked, he shouldn't have been greedy for that little bit of advantage; he should have just let this silly bird sister absorb it all.

"What do we do now?"

The Nudi looked at Zhang Yi, her eyes full of anxiety.

"What else can we do? Run!"

Zhang Yi let out a strange cry and turned to bolt.

However, at this very moment, those black auras seemed to have locked onto them, transforming into a pitch-black humanoid phantom that sprinted toward Zhang Yi and the others.

"Damn it! Has this thing become a spirit?!"

Seeing this, Zhang Yi was scared out of his wits and hurriedly circulated all the energy in his body, turning into a streak of golden light as he dashed toward the outside of the valley.

"Brother, wait for me!"

Seeing this, Nudi could not care about anything else and hurriedly transformed into a streak of seven-colored rosy light, following closely behind.

However, the speed of that black shadow was simply too fast, and in the blink of an eye, it caught up to them.

"Boom—!"

With a loud bang, the black shadow struck heavily against Zhang Yi's back.

"Pfft!"

A mouthful of blood sprayed out; Zhang Yi felt as if his body were falling apart, his internal organs feeling as though they had been displaced, causing him immense pain.

"Hey, you... are you alright?!"

Nudi hurriedly flew over and lunged toward him.

However, at this very moment, another strange change occurred!

Seeing that the black shadow, after striking Zhang Yi, did not dissipate but instead drilled directly into his body.

"Ah!"

Zhang Yi immediately let out a shrill scream, and his entire body began to tremble violently.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing this, Nudi was suddenly thrown into a panic.

However, Zhang Yi was unable to answer her words at this moment; his eyes gradually turned blood-red, and feathers began to grow wildly all over his body.

In the blink of an eye, it turned him into a giant fireball.

Such a huge commotion was caused on their side.

It soon alerted the clansmen within the territory of the Red Fire Demon Ape...