Chapter 24: First-Tier Great Demon Mountain Spirit

The black shadow drew closer and closer.

Flap, flap, flap!

With the appearance of the black shadow, the originally tranquil forest instantly became bustling.

Birds flew from the trees in a flurry, and branches swayed.

In the shrubbery, wild beasts scurried about, fleeing in all directions.

These creatures seemed to sense some terrifying existence, each one fearing they would not be able to escape in time.

Feeling the terrifying atmosphere in the surroundings.

At this moment, Zhang Yi's brows were tightly furrowed, and his pair of darting bird eyes stared fixedly at that black shadow without blinking.

He knew very well in his heart that this suddenly appearing fellow was definitely not easy to deal with.

"My goodness, this fellow this time is not easy to handle; can you manage it?"

"If you can't, shall we run?"

Just as Zhang Yi was staring at the black shadow with tense nerves, Empress Sister, who had been resting with her eyes closed on the side, suddenly spoke up.

"Can't?"

"How is that possible? As an older brother, how can I say I can't!"

Although Zhang Yi felt a bit uncertain in his heart, hindered by his status as the only male in the family, how could he lose face in front of this girl at a time like this?

Hearing him say this, Empress, on the side, rolled her eyes with a look of disdain.

"Are you sure?"

"If I haven't seen wrong, the fellow that came this time is different from those Demon Beasts we encountered before."

"This thing has likely already completed its transformation and can barely be considered a Great Demon!"

"A Great Demon?"

"Doesn't that mean it's even more formidable than Mother!"

Listening to Empress's explanation, Zhang Yi could not help but furrow his brows at this moment.

If it were other Demon Beasts, it would be fine, but facing a fellow at the Great Demon level, to be honest, he really felt a bit uncertain in his heart.

Up until now, the highest realm he had dealt with was only that Juman that had cultivated to the ninth tier of Demon Beast.

Even that was only barely taken down under the condition that their family of three all went into battle together.

Although he had improved quite a bit these days, even so, he still did not think he could handle this black shadow that had already cultivated into a Great Demon by his own strength.

Moreover, Zhang Yi felt in his heart at this moment that this Great Demon was likely not coming for him.

This fellow was very likely coming for Xiao Pu.

After all, this little fellow had the purest Jinwu bloodline flowing through its body.

The previous Red Fire Demon Ape could not sense it because their cultivation realm was not high enough, but once it reached the realm of a Great Demon, it would be different.

Although he had only known Xiao Pu for a short time, Zhang Yi knew very well in his heart that this little fellow had always regarded him as an existence like a father.

As the only "relative" this little fellow had in this world, Zhang Yi could not just stand by and watch this little fellow be snatched away by that black shadow, no matter what.

Just as Zhang Yi was calculating in his heart how to deal with the crisis before him.

Empress on the side spoke up again: "In my opinion, this fellow is likely coming for that little one; why don't we negotiate with it and you hand it over?"

"Fart!"

"I think your skin is feeling tight again, girl!"

"I warn you, if you dare to have designs on Xiao Pu, believe it or not, I will pluck all your feathers and turn you into a 'roasted chicken'!"

Zhang Yi did not even think before directly returning a threatening glare at the other party.

Seeing Zhang Yi's attitude was so firm, Empress was perhaps truly afraid, so she did not say anything more and turned her head to return to the side of Ju Niao Mu Qin.

In the current situation, before her cultivation was restored, it was safest for her to stay obediently by her mother's side.

They were still discussing it on this side.

In the distance, that black shadow had already charged toward them.

"Whoosh!"

Accompanied by a gust of chilling wind whistling over.

That black shadow did not have any hesitation and swept straight toward Zhang Yi and Xiao Pu.

"Sure enough, I didn't guess wrong; this fellow is indeed coming for Xiao Pu!"

It is estimated that after this fellow transformed, it also understood that eating a Demon Beast with such a pure bloodline like Xiao Pu would definitely be more 'nutritious' than eating Empress and the others.

Zhang Yi was still calculating in his heart how to deal with that troublesome black shadow.

The system's notification sound suddenly rang in his ears.

【Ding!】

【System random mission has been released!】

【Protect the only Jinwu bloodline, hunt the First-Tier Great Demon Mountain Spirit, and seize the Demon Core!】

【Mission Reward: Refining Points +24, Demon Hunting Ring +2】

Facing this sudden system notification sound, Zhang Yi could not help but raise an eyebrow.

It seems that now, even wanting to run is not an option!

Since that is the case, then let's try it first; if it really doesn't work, it won't be too late to run then.

After making up his mind, Zhang Yi immediately braced himself and met the black shadow head-on.

"Awoo!"

Seeing this stupid bird charging toward him, the Mountain Spirit Great Demon thought this fellow had been scared silly by his powerful aura.

Therefore, he immediately roared and charged toward Zhang Yi.

Facing the mountain demon charging toward him, Zhang Yi, who had felt a bit of fear earlier, did not hesitate at all at this moment and directly unleashed his ultimate move.

Three Thousand Blazing Flames!

Whoosh!

A pillar of fire soaring into the sky rose abruptly.

Because the mountain demon had only been focused on sprinting earlier, it had not expected at all that this guy would actually dare to make a move against it.

Caught off guard, it was knocked flat onto the ground by the sudden flames.

Bang!

The mountain demon slammed heavily onto the ground.

Even the black mist that had originally permeated its body weakened significantly all at once.

"Awoo!"

The mountain demon, having stood back up, shook its dizzy head a few times, and then immediately launched a savage charge, slamming fiercely toward Zhang Yi.

Bang!

Before Zhang Yi even had time to react, he was sent flying by the impact.

Damn it!

This guy is actually quite strong!

Zhang Yi, having managed to steady his figure with great difficulty, quickly flapped his wings a few times.

Immediately following that, he dove and launched an attack at the mountain demon once again.

Swish!

The next second, his sharp claws, capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, clawed fiercely toward the mountain demon's head.

However, when he clawed down, the scene of torn skin and flesh that he had imagined did not occur.

On the contrary, Zhang Yi's claws nearly fractured.

Damn, this guy really is thick-skinned and fleshy!

It is truly worthy of being a Great Demon that has taken human form!

Zhang Yi complained inwardly, but the movements of his feet did not hesitate in the slightest.

Seeing that his strike had not succeeded, he immediately put distance between himself and the opponent.

He had no intention of engaging in close-quarters combat with this thick-skinned big guy in front of him.

Seeing this, Zhang Yi, having returned to the air, began to circle continuously above the mountain demon's head, while simultaneously observing the thick-skinned guy below.

He wanted to see if he could find any weak points that were easy to break through.

After some observation, he finally selected a spot that, in his view, was the weakest part of the opponent's body.

The eyes!

That's right, the eyes.

He refused to believe that this guy's eyes were also as impervious to blades and spears as its skin and flesh.

Thinking this to himself, Zhang Yi did not hesitate at all.

Having circled in the air for a long time, he dove down once again.

A pair of sharp claws reached straight out to grab at the mountain demon's eyeballs, which were shining with a scarlet light...