Chapter 7: Run When You Can't Win, Survival Is What Matters

"Hurry up, clear the way ahead!"

Zhang Yi urged impatiently, his wings giving a shake that nearly sent Nudi, whom he was carrying in his talons, flying off.

Nudi was so angry her teeth itched, yet she was powerless to resist.

The only thing she could do was glare fixedly at the back of Zhang Yi's head and curse under her breath.

"Dead bird! Stinking bird! Rotten bird! Sooner or later, I'm going to pluck your feathers and roast you to eat!"

Zhang Yi didn't care about Nudi's curses in the slightest; he even started humming a little tune.

He was immersed in the joy of an impending feast, completely failing to notice a massive black shadow rapidly descending from the sky above him.

"Screech—"

A sharp bird cry tore through the sky, and a sudden gust of wind blew up, causing Zhang Yi and Nudi to sway unsteadily.

"What the hell! What is that?"

Zhang Yi looked up and was instantly dumbfounded.

A Jubiao, dozens of times larger than him, descended from the sky, blotting out the sun and pressing down like a small mountain.

The Jubiao was pitch black all over, its wingspan reaching a hundred zhang, its sharp talons flashing with a cold light, and its pair of golden eyes, like two small suns, exuded a bone-chilling pressure.

Upon seeing this Jubiao, Nudi was stunned for a moment, then a trace of fear flashed in her eyes.

Could this big guy be planning to eat her?

Just as she closed her eyes, preparing to meet her death,

the next second, the Jubiao used its sharp talons to grab two massive snake corpses and tossed them casually in front of Zhang Yi and Nudi.

"My children, you must be starving, right? Mother has brought you something good to eat!"

Zhang Yi: "..."

Nudi: "..."

What was with this sudden change in tone?

Zhang Yi stared blankly at the two large snakes in front of him; one was slightly smaller and exuded the aura of a Tier 3 Demon Beast, while the other...

Hiss!

Sensing the aura coming from that large snake's body, Zhang Yi couldn't help but have his eyes light up.

Don't look at the fact that the large snake had been dead for some time; the spiritual energy remaining in its body was incredibly dense, enough to make the devouring power within his own body stir restlessly.

Nudi also noticed the abnormality of this large snake; as a reborn person, she saw at a glance that this snake had been at least a Tier 4 Demon Beast or higher while alive, and it was a rare species with an extraordinary bloodline!

According to her knowledge, such Demon Beasts usually had an inner core inside their bodies that condensed most of their cultivation!

Thinking of this, a trace of greed flashed in Nudi's eyes; she endured the pain in her body and was about to rush up to cut open the snake's belly, but Zhang Yi beat her to it.

"Insight Eye!"

Zhang Yi let out a low shout, and a golden light flashed in his left eye.

The next second, he had precisely located the inner core inside the snake and swallowed it in one gulp.

"You..."

Nudi was so angry she nearly vomited blood; this bastard had actually swallowed the treasure she had set her sights on!

However, at this moment, Zhang Yi ignored Nudi's anger; the sudden, massive surge of energy was causing him to endure unimaginable pain.

"Ah—"

Zhang Yi couldn't help but let out a miserable shriek, his body trembling violently as he rolled on the ground.

Although he had successfully advanced to a Tier 5 Divine Beast, the energy contained within the Tier 4 rare snake's inner core was simply too vast; it was not something he could digest in a short while.

Seeing Zhang Yi's miserable state now,

Nudi couldn't help but feel secretly fortunate; it was lucky that it wasn't her who had swallowed that inner core, otherwise, she would be the one suffering now.

Thinking this,

the next second, she silently walked to the side of the Tier 3 snake's corpse and began to absorb the essence of its flesh and blood.

Zhang Yi's pain lasted for a long time; he felt his body was like a balloon about to explode, ready to burst at any moment.

"System, help me!"

Zhang Yi shouted in his heart.

【Ding! Energy disturbance detected in the host's body; initiating energy conversion program...】

The system's voice was like the sound of heaven, letting Zhang Yi see hope.

As the system's energy conversion program started, the violent energy within Zhang Yi's body gradually calmed down and began to transform into pure power, merging into his flesh, blood, and bones.

Zhang Yi felt his strength rising rapidly, and the bottleneck of his realm began to loosen.

"Crack—"

With a crisp sound, Zhang Yi felt something inside him shatter, and immediately after, a powerful force surged out from within his body.

"Haha! I actually broke through again!"

Zhang Yi shouted excitedly and jumped up from the ground.

He felt refreshed and full of power, as if he could shatter a mountain peak with a single punch.

He excitedly flapped his wings, whipping up a gust of wind that sent Nudi, who was standing to the side, retreating repeatedly.

"You... you actually broke through again so quickly?"

Nudi looked at Zhang Yi in disbelief, her eyes filled with shock.

This bastard, he actually broke through just by swallowing an inner core?

And she had worked so hard to absorb the essence of a Tier 3 snake, only to improve her cultivation by a tiny bit.

Comparing birds to birds, it's enough to make a bird die of anger!

"Hehe, how about it? Isn't Brother very impressive?"

Zhang Yi showed off triumphantly in front of her, fluttering his golden wings, looking just like a heavenly deity descended to earth.

"Impressive my foot!"

Nudi rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"Isn't it just that you were lucky and swallowed an inner core? What is there to be so proud of!"

"Lucky? Heh."

Zhang Yi reined in his smile, his gaze becoming sharp.

"You don't know a damn thing! This is what I call being gifted by heaven and blessed with great fortune, get it?"

"Besides, even if it really was just luck, that's still my luck, and you can't be jealous of it!"

Nudi's willow-leaf eyebrows stood on end, and she said angrily, "You dead bird! If it weren't for me... relying on you..."

"Relying on me, what?"

Zhang Yi shook his golden wings in front of her in a cheeky manner, deliberately provoking her: "Just relying on the fact that I'm at the sixth rank now, do you want to hit me?"

"Come on then, let's hurt each other!"

Nudi gritted her teeth, but in the end, she held it back.

She was indeed no match for Zhang Yi right now, so she could only swallow her pride.

"Hmph! One day, I will pluck your feathers and roast you!"

She glared fiercely at Zhang Yi, sat down cross-legged, and continued to heal her wounds.

Zhang Yi couldn't be bothered with her; he flapped his wings and flew high into the sky, looking down at the scenery below.

The strength of the sixth rank made him feel that the whole world had become different.

This feeling was truly damn satisfying!

However, just as he was getting a bit carried away, a sudden system alert made his heart jump into his throat instantly.

【Ding! A high-rank Demon Beast has been detected nearby, please be careful and avoid it, Host!】

Zhang Yi was stunned; a high-rank Demon Beast? How high?

He hurriedly activated his Insight Eye and scanned his surroundings.

Very quickly, he discovered a massive figure rapidly approaching from this direction.

It was a giant bear with a body comparable to a small hill, covered in thick black fur, radiating a suffocating pressure.

Zhang Yi gasped; this damn thing was at least a ninth-rank Demon Beast!

Without a second word, he turned around and ran.

Although there was only a three-rank difference between the sixth rank and the ninth rank, the difference in strength was worlds apart.

With his current strength, he could not possibly be a match for this Juman.

Just kidding, although Zhang Yi was feeling a bit cocky right now, he wasn't stupid!

If you can't win, run; this is the way to save your life!

Almost without a moment's hesitation, he instinctively grabbed the bewildered Nudi beside him, turned around, and fled...