Chapter 80: Mealtime

Zhang Yi's bird head pulled out from the ground, bringing up a faint scent of soil.

And... some not-so-pleasant smell of decay.

In his beak, he held a limp, sagging mass.

As his head swayed, it swung back and forth like a tattered sandbag.

"Ugh!"

A timid rabbit spirit below couldn't hold it in and vomited right then and there.

Zhang Yi shook his head in disgust and dropped the mass onto the Arena.

With a dull "thud," a spray of blood splattered out.

The Great Demon stood to the side, suppressing the nausea churning in his stomach, and stared intently.

It was, shockingly, the corpse of a lion.

It was none other than Shizhentian, who had just lost the match and even lost his corpse!

At this moment, Shizhentian's corpse was a gruesome sight.

The once majestic mane was matted with dirt and blood, looking like a filthy rag.

Most shocking of all was his neck, where a large chunk of flesh had been torn clean away.

Fresh blood was still gurgling out, and the Arena was rapidly being stained red.

Shizhentian's eyes were wide open, his pupils dilated; he clearly died with his eyes wide open in resentment.

His strong limbs were stiffly twisted, and his claws were still digging inward, clenched tightly, clearly showing his unwillingness to die.

Silence, deathly silence.

The Demon Beasts around the Arena were speechless, each one stunned silly.

This... this is just too miserable!

This Wangri Bird, his methods are just too ruthless!

Although they had previously felt that Shizhentian's loss was inexplicable, they hadn't expected him to end up in such a tragic state.

The Great Demon was also stunned; he had lived for so long, what great storms hadn't he seen?

But this match today still left him feeling incomparably shocked.

Of course, excluding those who self-destructed.

But for cases like Zhang Yi and Shizhentian, where the outcome was decided before the fight even began, this was definitely the first.

The Great Demon coughed twice, trying to break the eerie silence: "Ahem, ahem... that... Wangri Bird, this..."

Zhang Yi shook his wings, shedding the bloodstains from his feathers, and looked at the Great Demon with an innocent expression: "What's wrong? Is there a problem? I followed your request and 'retrieved' Shizhentian's corpse, didn't I?"

The Great Demon's mouth twitched. Retrieved?

This is nowhere near a retrieval; it is clearly... dug out from the ground!

Moreover, this state of death... is a bit too tragic!

He took a deep breath, struggling to keep himself calm, "No, no problem... it's just... this Shizhentian, his death... is somewhat... unexpected."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Zhang Yi tilted his head, looking puzzled, "I have always been very measured in my actions. Look, other than the wound on his neck, the rest of him is completely intact."

Completely intact?

The Great Demon almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

This is called completely intact?

His neck has a huge chunk bitten off, and this is still called completely intact?

Is this Wangri Bird talking nonsense with his eyes wide open?

The Demon Beasts watching below were also stunned by Zhang Yi's words.

"This bird... his skin is too thick!"

"Exactly, this is called being measured? This is clearly... cruelty!"

"Shh! Keep it down, don't let him hear you!"

Although their hearts were full of complaints, hindered by Zhang Yi's powerful strength, these Demon Beasts only dared to whisper, not daring to make a loud noise.

The Great Demon sighed helplessly; he knew that today's match had completely exceeded his control.

He faced the area below the Arena and announced: "You all saw it, right? Shizhentian's corpse is here; in this match, the Wangri Bird wins!"

"Whoever is still unconvinced, go tell the Elder at the Demon Saint's mansion."

The Great Demon finished his announcement.

He nodded at Zhang Yi and then left the Arena.

After the Great Demon announced the result, he left without looking back, as if staying for even one more second was a torment.

According to custom, the winner can remain on the Arena to accept challenges until they voluntarily forfeit or are defeated.

Of course, besides that, one can also choose to pause and not fight for the time being.

Jubiao stood below the Arena, excitedly stretching her neck, and shouted at Zhang Yi, "Son! Keep it up! You have great momentum now, press your advantage and win a few more matches!"

Zhang Yi felt speechless and rolled his eyes.

This really is his own mother!

Her son is about to starve to death, and she is still thinking about winning a few more matches!

The protest from his stomach could probably be heard even by the audience under the Arena.

He turned and muttered a few words to the referee, "I request a pause to go eat something first."

Those few Great Demons were all stunned for a moment.

According to the past, in such situations, the winning side on the Arena basically never chooses to pause.

Fine... this is the first time I've encountered a situation like this.

After all, in a match in the Arena, the winning side is usually in a frenzy, all wanting to take advantage of that momentum to strike a few more fierce blows.

Who would choose to lower their flags and cease their drums at a time like this?

This is the first time they have ever seen someone go back to eat in the middle of a match.

But with the Wangri Bird's bizarre strength laid out here, he dared not say anything more.

Moreover, this is the right of the contestants, so they could only nod in agreement.

Zhang Yi flapped his wings in satisfaction and dragged Shizhentian's corpse, preparing to leave the Arena.

"A match shouldn't stop me from filling my stomach! Food is the most important thing for the people!"

Halfway there, he remembered something, turned around abruptly, and returned to the Arena.

Under the gaze of everyone, he triumphantly dug out Shizhentian's Demon Beast core and stuffed it into his Storage Bag.

Only then did he contentedly drag the corpse and waddle off the Arena.

However... two uses of the Earth Escape Technique, even with Zhang Yi's extraordinary natural talent, had consumed quite a bit of his energy.

At this moment, he could barely even lift his wings.

Seeing this, the Quetzalcoatlus hurried forward to help.

The two of them worked together to drag Shizhentian's corpse off the Arena.

"I have to say, you were a bit too ruthless; look at what you've gnawed Shizhentian into..."

The Quetzalcoatlus couldn't help but complain while helping.

"This is called being clean and efficient!"

Zhang Yi retorted, "It saves us from future trouble."

"Give it a rest, I think you were just craving his meat!"

The Quetzalcoatlus unceremoniously tore off a piece of meat from Shizhentian's hind leg and began to eat it in large mouthfuls.

While eating, he complained, "Your Younger Sister ate all our stored food, so it's not excessive for me to eat a piece of lion leg, right?"

Zhang Yi glanced at him, "Eat if you want, why bring her up?"

As he spoke, he also tore off a piece of meat and threw it to Xiao Pu.

"Mmm... this taste is really not bad! It's much better than wild boar meat!" Xiao Pu exclaimed.

Zhang Yi snorted: "Of course! This is Shizhentian, a Demon Beast of the great divine beast level! The meat quality is naturally delicious! How about that, follow your dad and you'll have meat to eat, right?"

"Hehe, that's for sure!" Xiao Pu laughed triumphantly and continued to bury his head in eating.

If Nudi hadn't eaten all the stored food, this lion meat would have been his exclusive delicacy.