Chapter 42: Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger, Replacing the Peach with the Plum

The reason this Black Bear Great Demon locked onto Zhang Yi as soon as it came up was simple.

There was no other reason; it was only because every time Nudi made an exchange back at the Yaoshi, it was Zhang Yi who paid the bill.

Because of this, the Black Bear Great Demon naturally assumed that among the few of them, Zhang Yi must be the "wealthiest."

It is just a pity that even with all the opponent's calculated schemes, it never expected that Zhang Yi, who was originally so free-spending, had actually long since become a penniless wretch with nothing to his name.

Just as the Black Bear Great Demon attacked Zhang Yi, the second-rank Great Demon who had come with it launched an attack on the Pterodactyl and Xiao Pu at almost the same moment.

It was not until the opponent made a move that Zhang Yi and the others saw clearly that the true form of this helper invited by the Black Bear Great Demon was actually a Juman covered in seven-colored scales.

In almost an instant, the opponent's massive body instantly surrounded Long Ge and Xiao Pu, who seemed not to have regained their senses yet.

Following that, this guy began to rapidly shrink the encirclement.

It looked like it intended to rely on its massive body, which far exceeded that of an ordinary Great Demon, to strangle Long Ge and Xiao Pu to death on the spot.

It is just a pity that although this big guy thought very well, its judgment was truly a bit poor.

With its level of cultivation, let alone whether it was a match for Long Ge, just Xiao Pu's terrifyingly powerful and peculiar flames would likely be enough to give it a headache for quite a while.

Seeing that the opponent had already developed a murderous intent.

At this moment, Xiao Pu, who had previously been like a tag-along, suddenly changed from its former docile and cute self.

Within its rapidly spinning eyes, a cold glint instantly burst forth.

"Hmph, a mere reptile actually dares to make a move on me; let's see if I don't roast you!"

As Xiao Pu spoke, terrifying, raging flames immediately rose up all around its body.

It looked like it intended to teach this Great Demon who dared to offend it a lesson.

Seeing that Xiao Pu had made a move.

At this time, Long Ge not only did not rush to join the fight, but instead flapped its wings and took to the air, finding a spot where it could oversee the entire situation and began watching the show with great interest.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Accompanied by balls of flame rising up.

In just one encounter, a terrifying flame rose up on the body of the previously confident second-rank seven-colored Juman Great Demon.

Originally, the big snake had intended to roll on the ground to extinguish the flames on its body first, and then swallow this little guy who dared to attack it in one bite.

At this moment, when it actually started to execute this, it suddenly discovered that things did not seem to be that simple.

It was unknown what kind of flame this little guy had spat out; no matter how it rolled or struggled, the flames rising on its body were not only not extinguished, but instead showed signs of becoming even more intense.

It was just that this guy did not know Xiao Pu's true identity.

If it had known that Xiao Pu was actually a descendant of the Jinwu, it is estimated that even if it were beaten to death, it would absolutely never have let this eerie flame touch even a bit of its body.

It is just a pity that it is too late to say anything now.

Its massive body, in Xiao Pu's eyes at this moment, was no different from a living target.

Any attack launched could easily hit the opponent.

There was no need for aiming or preparation at all.

As the flames on the seven-colored Juman burned brighter and brighter, it soon began to roll and struggle violently on the ground.

At this moment, let alone launching an attack, just this troublesome flame was already enough to give it a headache.

Seeing that this big guy had been tormented enough by Xiao Pu.

At this time, Long Ge, who had been watching the battle from the air, suddenly dove down and bit fiercely straight at the seven-inch spot of the seven-colored Juman.

Puchi!

Accompanied by a spray of blood.

The seven-colored Juman, which had been struggling violently a second ago, instantly went limp like a noodle.

It stopped moving in an instant.

"Alright!"

"Little guy, this fellow has been tormented enough by you; don't actually roast it until it's charred!"

"Long Ge is still thinking about having a roasted snake feast in a while!"

"Hurry up and clean up; let's go see your old man and see if he needs any help!"

Hearing the other say this, Xiao Pu then triumphantly retracted all the violently burning flames from the seven-colored Juman's body.

Meanwhile, on Zhang Yi's side.

Compared to the easy resolution of the battle on Xiao Pu and the others' side, the pressure on his side was much greater.

One must know that he was the key to whether this "playing the pig to eat the tiger, replacing the peach with the plum" chain of schemes could be successfully achieved.

Moreover, what he was currently dealing with was not only a genuine third-rank Great Demon with a cultivation realm above his own, but also the most troublesome and battle-hardened Black Bear Great Demon in this jungle.

Although this guy was only at the third rank of Great Demon in terms of cultivation realm, its thick fur, combined with those massive bear paws that were almost indestructible, meant it probably wouldn't be afraid at all even if it faced a fourth or fifth-rank Great Demon.

This is why it is no wonder that looking across the entire Yaoshi, only its place had items from the human world for sale.

Therefore, even though Zhang Yi had now awakened a trace of Jinwu bloodline, dealing with this thick-skinned guy was still quite tricky.

After all, not every Great Demon was like the mountain spirit that had been killed by his sneak attack earlier, foolishly coming up to deliver its head.

At this moment, Zhang Yi felt that the big guy in front of him was simply a walking boulder.

Not only was its strength astonishing, but its entire body's defense was also almost impregnable.

Except for a few weak points not protected by fur, it could almost be said to have no flaws at all.

It was also because of this that when Zhang Yi dealt with this guy, he could only choose to tangle with it and dared not get close at all.

Fortunately, although this guy had innate advantages in strength and defense, it also had a fatal weakness because of this.

That was speed!

With a large body size, speed and reaction time would naturally be greatly compromised.

It was precisely by relying on this point that Zhang Yi was able to remain in a stalemate with the opponent for such a long time.

In reality, he did not need to do much right now; he only needed to be responsible for stalling for time, as long as he waited for the battle on the side of Long Ge and the other person to conclude.

When that time came, the three of them would be against one, and even if this Black Bear truly had astonishing defensive power, they would be able to rely on their numerical advantage to drag the opponent down until they collapsed.

Furthermore, although he had no way to break through the Black Bear's defense, it did not mean that Long Ge and Xiao Pu could do nothing to this big guy.

Not to mention Long Ge, Xiao Pu alone would likely be enough to give this guy a headache for quite a while.

After all, back when they were dealing with the mountain demon, Zhang Yi had once witnessed this little guy's terrifying armor-piercing ability.

At that time, none of them were able to break through the mountain demon's defense, but Xiao Pu, that guy, only needed to scratch a few times to easily disembowel the opponent.

Just as the two of them were fighting in an inseparable struggle.

Suddenly, a resonant dragon roar came from behind.

"Awoo!"

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