Chapter 20: Immune to Fire Poison Erosion

"You're the roast chicken! Your whole family is roast chicken!"

Zhang Yi was stunned by this sudden outburst of cursing, then retorted with a laugh that was half-amused and half-exasperated.

He merely took the Fire Poison Spirit's words as the delirious ramblings of a dying creature, failing to notice that as the energy within his body surged, the golden feathers on his body kept falling off; in his current bald state, he looked exactly like a large roast chicken that had been plucked and was ready for the pot.

The Fire Poison Spirit darted out from the massive fireball, its true form actually being the phantom of a strange bird that was entirely crimson.

At this moment, the Fire Poison Spirit's eyes burned with eerie green flames, and its sharp beak was like a red-hot branding iron.

Hearing Zhang Yi's mockery, it shrieked in anger, its sharp, piercing voice echoing through the Magma Space: "Vile reptile, how dare you insult this seat! I will burn you to ashes!"

Having said that, the Fire Poison Spirit abruptly opened its beak, and a torrent of scorching flames gushed out.

The sky-high flames immediately transformed into a Juman burning with raging fire, which opened its blood-red maw and lunged at Zhang Yi to tear him apart.

"Damn, I didn't know you could play like that!"

Zhang Yi let out a strange cry and flapped his wings, barely dodging the Juman's attack.

He was not panicked, however; he opened his sharp beak and took a fierce gulp of the incoming flames.

A shocking scene unfolded: the flames, which were hot enough to melt gold and iron, were actually sucked into Zhang Yi's mouth like a trickling stream, as if they were delicious soup.

After absorbing the Fire Poison Spirit's flames, Zhang Yi even smacked his lips, looking as if he hadn't had enough: "The taste isn't bad, give me some more!"

The Fire Poison Spirit was dumbfounded; it had lived for so long, yet this was the first time it had ever seen such a maneuver.

Its own fire poison was a lethal toxin to others, but this "roast chicken" was actually eating it like a snack?

What kind of monster was this?

While the Fire Poison Spirit was stunned, Zhang Yi was not idle.

He flapped his wings, turning into a golden-red fireball, and like an arrow released from a bow, he charged straight at the Fire Poison Spirit.

Seeing this, the Fire Poison Spirit dared not be slow; its massive body coiled rapidly, transforming into a long dragon of fire, attempting to entangle Zhang Yi.

However, Zhang Yi's speed was simply too fast.

He was like an agile mosquito, circling and dancing around the Fire Poison Spirit, pecking at it from time to time and devouring the fire poison energy surrounding it.

The Fire Poison Spirit felt its power constantly draining away, as if its body were being hollowed out.

It roared in anger and spat out even more violent flames, yet it still could not touch Zhang Yi in the slightest.

"Don't waste your effort, this little bit of skill of yours isn't even enough to get between my teeth!"

While devouring the fire poison energy, Zhang Yi did not forget to mock the Fire Poison Spirit.

The Fire Poison Spirit's consciousness was growing weaker and weaker, and it finally realized that it had kicked an iron plate.

The seemingly weak "roast chicken" before its eyes was actually a ruthless character playing the pig to eat the tiger!

As the fire poison energy within its body continued to drain, the Fire Poison Spirit's consciousness also began to dissipate.

Finally, it let out a roar of unwillingness and transformed into a mass of pure fire poison energy, which Zhang Yi swallowed in one gulp.

"Hiccup~"

Zhang Yi let out a satisfied burp, feeling warm inside, as if a powerful force were surging within him.

He felt the power of his Jinwu bloodline clearly strengthen, and a vigorous vitality flowed through his body.

He shook his body, shaking off the residual fire poison aura.

On his originally bald body, a layer of fine, golden down began to emerge.

These downy feathers grew rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, they turned into a layer of even more dazzling and eye-catching golden feathers.

These feathers were smoother and denser than before, shimmering with a golden radiance under the light.

"This Fire Poison Spirit, the taste is really not bad!"

Zhang Yi nodded in satisfaction, preparing to leave this Magma Space.

Suddenly, he felt a powerful suction force coming from above, and before he could react, he was sucked out of the magma pool.

"My child!"

Seeing that Zhang Yi was safe and sound, Ju Niao Mu Qin rushed over excitedly and hugged him tightly.

"Cough, cough, Mother, take it easy, take it easy, my old bones are about to be crushed by you!"

Zhang Yi hurriedly begged for mercy.

Ju Niao Mu Qin only then realized what she was doing and hurriedly let go of Zhang Yi.

She looked Zhang Yi up and down and discovered that not only was he uninjured, but he was even more spirited, so she nodded with relief: "It seems this Fire Poison Spirit was of no small benefit to you."

"That goes without saying!"

Zhang Yi proudly lifted his head: "A mere Fire Poison Spirit is no match for me!"

The Red Fire Demon Ape Patriarch and Empress Sister, who were standing to the side, also walked over; they looked at Zhang Yi with eyes full of awe.

"For this matter, I truly thank you, little friend!"

"You have solved a huge problem for our Red Fire Demon Ape tribe."

The Red Fire Demon Ape Patriarch was so excited that he directly cupped his fists at Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi flapped his wings a few times with an indifferent expression: "It's just a small matter, a small matter."

Just then, the system's voice suddenly rang out in Zhang Yi's mind:

【Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully absorbing the Fire Poison Spirit, obtaining the reward: Fire Poison Body!】

【Fire Poison Body: Immune to all fire poison erosion, and can convert fire poison into one's own energy.】

Listening to the system broadcast ringing in his ears, Zhang Yi could not help but be overjoyed.

This Fire Poison Body was simply a divine skill tailored for him!

One must know that having awakened a trace of the Jinwu bloodline, he would inevitably have to deal with various fire-attribute energies in the future to further improve himself, and suffering from fire poison erosion would absolutely be a common occurrence.

Now, with the Fire Poison Body rewarded by the system, he no longer had to worry about this problem.

"Hahaha, now I'm even more invincible!"

Zhang Yi looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, his laughter echoing within the volcano.

However, before he had laughed for long, he felt a violent tremor in the ground.

"This... what is going on?"

Zhang Yi turned his head to look at the Red Fire Demon Ape with a puzzled expression.

"Not good! The volcano is about to erupt!"

The Red Fire Demon Ape Patriarch exclaimed in alarm.

Everyone looked up and saw thick smoke rolling and magma surging above the crater, a sign that it was about to erupt.

"Run!"

Zhang Yi shouted, leading everyone as they sprinted toward the outside of the volcano.

Just after they had escaped the volcano, it erupted violently.

Scalding magma gushed out, blotting out the sky and sun, swallowing everything in the surroundings...

Zhang Yi and the others, having escaped the volcano, felt a lingering fear in their hearts as they watched everything behind them being swallowed by the magma.

"That was truly too dangerous this time!"

Ju Niao Mu Qin said with lingering fear.

"Indeed, if it weren't for the Young Master's timely warning, we likely would have all been buried in the sea of fire."

The Red Fire Demon Ape Patriarch also sighed with emotion.

Zhang Yi looked at the erupting volcano, a trace of doubt flashing in his eyes.

This volcanic eruption seemed somewhat unusual...