Chapter 32: Preparations Before Entering the Core Zone

"Damn it! You pit-trapping jerk!"

"I've seen people trap their fathers and mothers, but I've never seen anyone trap their own younger sister like you!"

"Come, come, come! Today, one of us two has to go down!"

Zhang Yi's sudden words made the Empress, who was already full of doubts, instantly lose her composure.

One must know that, previously, just Zhang Yi being a glutton was already enough to give him a headache.

Now, for no reason at all, there was suddenly this big mouth, Long Ge.

How could she possibly endure this!

Not to mention anything else, just looking at the Quetzalcoatlus's sky-covering size, it wasn't hard to judge.

This was clearly, without a doubt, another super big eater.

At this moment, the Empress even began to suspect that the reason this Quetzalcoatlus agreed so easily to serve as Zhang Yi's mount was perhaps just because it wanted to find a free, long-term meal ticket.

Seeing the Empress suddenly lash out, Zhang Yi on the opposite side didn't mind at all.

He was seen stretching his muscles in a pretentious manner, and immediately followed up with a provocation.

"Haha!"

"It seems you little girl need a beating every three days or you'll start tearing up the roof tiles!"

"Come, come, come!"

"Since your skin is feeling tight again, then I, as your older brother, have no choice but to reluctantly help you loosen your bones!"

While saying this, he was about to rush up immediately to properly teach his Empress Sister who exactly was the boss in this family!

"Forget it, forget it!"

Seeing that the two were about to start a fight.

Perhaps unable to stand the sight of Zhang Yi bullying a bird, the Ju Niao Mu Qin on the side immediately came between the two and separated the siblings.

"Daughter, just say a little less!"

"You can't beat this brat anyway!"

"Why ask for trouble!"

"At worst, I will just act with you later!"

The Ju Niao Mu Qin began to soothe the Empress as soon as she came up, and at the same time, did not forget to give Zhang Yi a big eye-roll in return.

"You brat, you really are something; as an older brother, you don't know how to cherish your younger sister at all!"

"You bully the girl whenever you find a chance!"

Regarding his "mother's" accusation, Zhang Yi naturally couldn't say much, at most he could only silently complain and grumble in his heart.

It was just a pity for his long-planned free labor scheme.

Now that his mother had stepped in, he still had to give her this face.

Helplessly, in the upcoming food-stockpiling plan, Zhang Yi, who had originally intended to eat what was already prepared, could only give up in the end.

No matter what, the other party was his younger sister and mother.

Bullying the Empress was fine, but if he had to watch his mother run around with them,

to be honest, Zhang Yi, who had filial piety carved into his bones, really couldn't bear it.

Thus, Zhang Yi could only abandon the plan and follow the mother and daughter to stockpile food.

Fortunately, his cultivation was no longer what it used to be.

Ever since his last advancement, it was basically a piece of cake for Zhang Yi to capture Demon Beasts of the fifth or sixth rank below the Great Demon level.

As for why he didn't search for some higher-level Demon Beasts to serve as rations, the reason was actually quite simple.

First, they were about to face a battle with an unknown outcome, and before that, it was truly not advisable to consume too much energy.

Furthermore, they were currently racing against time, and dealing with higher-level Demon Beasts would definitely waste a large amount of time invisibly.

Rather than wasting time on these things, it would be better to wait until they were deep in the jungle to look for some higher-level "rations."

As for why Zhang Yi didn't target anyone else at the beginning, but specifically targeted his younger sister.

Actually, he was doing it for her own good.

Back before the duel with the mountain demon, he had already discovered that this fellow was about to break through to the sixth rank.

For a period of time afterward, he didn't know if it was because life was too comfortable or what, but even though the girl was desperately absorbing energy, she still couldn't break through the shackles of the sixth rank.

Thus, Zhang Yi suspected whether this girl had broken through too smoothly before, causing her to be unable to touch the opportunity for a breakthrough now.

It was precisely because of this that Zhang Yi intended to arrange an evenly matched battle for her, so that she could find the opportunity for a breakthrough from the combat.

After all, none of them knew what kind of scene would greet them next.

Before that, every bit of strength they gained would give them one more hope of surviving in the subsequent battles.

It was just a pity that he had intended to shine his heart on the bright moon, but the bright moon shone on the ditch instead.

His Empress Sister didn't understand his good intentions at all; he really didn't know if this woman's life as an Empress in her previous life was for nothing.

In the end, after grumbling in his heart, Zhang Yi began to close his eyes and rest, no longer paying attention to the Empress Sister who would cast venomous glances at him from time to time.

In the next few days.

During the day, Zhang Yi and his family of three were responsible for collecting "rations."

At night, they would lie on the back of the Quetzalcoatlus and use the power of the moonlight to continue absorbing the Demon Cores and Demon Crystals they hadn't finished absorbing before.

As for Long Ge, there was absolutely no need to worry.

This fellow, as a dragon species, had an inherent, unique advantage in cultivation.

Don't look at how this fellow had never seriously cultivated; Zhang Yi knew very well in his heart that every breath this fellow took was actually cultivation.

This was also the fundamental reason why this fellow had been carrying their family of four while flying, yet never complained of being tired.

Moreover, every time it was time to eat, Zhang Yi would prepare a large pile of delicious Demon Beast meat for the other party.

At Long Er's level, he no longer cared whether the Demon Beast's body contained spiritual energy for his cultivation.

In any case, relying on eating to replenish spiritual energy was not even as fast as his breathing.

Compared to the pursuit of spiritual energy, this fellow actually cared more about whether these Demon Beasts had enough chewiness in their texture.

Just like this, Zhang Yi and his group traveled and stopped along the way.

Unknowingly, more than ten days had passed since they set off.

During this period, although Zhang Yi and his group did not deliberately pay attention to the movements in the depths of the jungle.

It was not hard to judge from the terrifying energy ripples and spiritual energy fluctuations that erupted from time to time that the great battle in the depths of the jungle was likely still continuing.

Furthermore, as they gradually approached the Core Zone of the great battle.

They could even vaguely smell the thick scent of blood in the air.

It was estimated that in at most one or two more days, they would officially enter the Core Zone of the great battle.

To ensure that this operation would be foolproof, Zhang Yi felt that it was necessary for him to make some preparations next.

Not to mention anything else, just the Wind God Pterosaur's massive size, which was enough to blot out the sky and sun, would likely be discovered from far away.

If they did not make some preparations, let alone fish in troubled waters, it would be considered lucky for Zhang Yi and his group if they were not treated as live targets by other Great Demons!