CHAPTER 697: CHAPTER 697: INTENSE CURIOSITY

When the four of them stabilized their bodies and turned to look, they couldn’t help but gasp.

"What is that monster?" Hua Rui exclaimed.

It was a giant python with wings, hundreds of meters long, its body as thick as a train, shimmering in black. The scales on its body were the size of square tables, exuding a cold metallic sheen. Its ugly head was as large as a hill, making people fearful just by looking at it.

Moreover, this giant python had five pairs of wings, distributed on both sides of its body, flapping gently like a black lightning bolt vanishing into the distance.

This terrifying monster didn’t attack them; it just rushed past and flew southward, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"It’s a Flying Sky Python," Qin Yi said solemnly.

The Eye of Righteous and Evil brought him many things, among which was the Flying Sky Python. He just never thought he’d see this thing with his own eyes. It’s terrifying, and the cultivation of this Flying Sky Python is even more frightening than the Green Scale Eagle.

"What is a Flying Sky Python?" Hua Rui asked curiously.

"A type of Ancient Fierce Beast that should have been extinct long ago."

Roar!

Just as Qin Yi finished speaking, a deafening roar sounded, followed by a rumble that made the earth and mountains shake.

The four of them turned their heads and saw that a mountain a thousand meters away had collapsed, the smoke and dust surged, and it was a giant wolf that stepped down the mountain.

The three girls were so scared that their smiles faded.

This giant wolf was tens of meters long, with a sharp snout and fangs, its eyes blood-red, and its body covered with bone spurs more than a meter long, like inverted swords, extremely terrifying.

"What, what is this monster? Is it a wolf?" Hua Rui asked tremblingly.

Qin Yi said in a deep voice, "It’s a Saber-toothed Wolf, another type of Ancient Fierce Beast that has long been extinct."

This giant wolf howled with its head held high, sounding like Thunder Shock, shaking the heavens and earth.

Soon, the surrounding mountains collapsed, forests were destroyed, and more than a dozen Saber-toothed Wolves rushed out.

Their throats tightened, and their limbs went cold. It was a pack of wolves.

More than a dozen Saber-toothed Wolves gathered, like a torrent, rushing southward, destroying everything in their path.

Before the four of them could catch their breath, they felt the earth shaking, countless mountains collapsing, and forests flattened as if rolled over by a steamroller. Those ancient trees, thick enough for several people to embrace together, fell in swathes.

A hundred-meter-long colossal lava crocodile burst out of the mountains, followed by a Fire Rhinoceros, its whole body covered in Red Flames like flowing magma, a hundred meters tall, smashing several mountains in succession. Even the animals covered in spines like hedgehogs were tens of meters long, terrifyingly large.

Countless Fierce Beasts and predatory birds appeared, as if intending to destroy the world, surging southward.

"We’d better leave here; it’s too dangerous," Zi Yuan said, her face pale with horror.

Qin Yi nodded; any of these Fierce Beasts or predatory birds could kill them in an instant.

Qin Yi and the four of them flew ahead.

However, half an hour later, they stopped. Along the way, they encountered terrifying Fierce Beasts and predatory birds everywhere.

"Damn, we’ve stirred up a hornet’s nest," Qin Yi said angrily. Several times, they were nearly killed by the predatory birds in the sky. Landing was out of the question— the beasts on the ground outnumbered the birds in the sky.

Something’s not right?

Qin Yi frowned. All these Fierce Beasts and predatory birds were heading in one direction. Could something be attracting them in the south?

To attract so many Fierce Beasts and predatory birds, it must be something extraordinary.

Qin Yi slapped his forehead. What was he thinking? Any one of these Fierce Beasts was stronger than him. Whatever it was, trying to snatch it from them was suicidal.

But once this kind of reckless thought emerges, it’s hard to suppress.

With an adventurous nature already in his bones, Qin Yi found himself internally conflicted. Should he go see? What if it was some earth-shattering treasure? If he missed it, he would regret it for the rest of his life. But what if it’s not a heaven-defying treasure and he gets killed in an instant?

"How about we follow and take a look? These Fierce Beasts and predatory birds are all heading in one direction. I bet something extraordinary is attracting them."

The three girls instantly turned pale, looking at Qin Yi with horror.

"Young Master Qin, those Fierce Beasts and predatory birds are too terrifying. Let’s not go," Zi Yuan urged.

With just a few of them, they wouldn’t even be enough to fill the teeth of those beasts.

"Right, we should quickly find Young Master Mo and Junior Sister Bai, then go seek the treasure on the remnant map."

"Young Master Qin, you’ve seen how terrifying those Fierce Beasts and predatory birds are. Let’s not take the risk."

In summary, the three girls were terrified, unwilling to go at any cost.

Qin Yi pondered for a moment, his gaze firm. Wealth is sought in danger, and he couldn’t suppress his curiosity. He decided to take a look — maybe there would be a big payoff.

"How about this? If you three are afraid, go find your Junior Sister Bai. Since the Fierce Beasts and predatory birds have left this area, it should be safe. You three be careful, and there shouldn’t be a problem."

"What about you, Young Master Qin?"

Qin Yi smiled and said, "I plan to follow and take a look."

"Young Master Qin, why risk it?"

"You don’t understand me. If I don’t take a look, I won’t be able to sleep at night."

As Qin Yi spoke, he brought the three of them to the ground. "You three be careful."

"You, too, Young Master Qin."

Qin Yi nodded, then shot into the sky, turning into a stream of light, heading toward the South Gate.

Along the way, Qin Yi spotted a massive silver kite with wings spanning several dozen meters and quietly followed behind it, making it hard to lose direction.

Qin Yi flew for several hours until the silver kite ahead suddenly stopped and let out a shrill scream.

Qin Yi didn’t understand bird language, but he clearly heard the terror in the silver kite’s scream.

Rip!

Qin Yi was dumbfounded, his eyes fixated. That colossal silver kite was torn in two by two fluffy giant hands, and the blood poured down like rain.

The creature that ripped the silver kite was a Giant Ape, with shoulders like mountains, its face ferociously terrifying, covered in dark brown fur, with blood-red eyes filled with malevolence. It was utterly terrifying, tearing the silver kite apart as if it were a piece of paper.

This wasn’t the same Giant Ape seen before; this one was slightly shorter and smaller but no less menacing. Even from kilometers away, Qin Yi could feel its overwhelming ferocity.

Qin Yi hurriedly retreated, trying to take a detour. But the Giant Ape had set its sights on him, pounding its chest, its voice like rolling thunder, causing Qin Yi’s qi and blood to churn, terrifying him.

As Qin Yi turned around, a butterfly the size of a palm appeared behind him, its wings transparent. Even its body seemed transparent, like a piece of pure glass beautifully carved.

But every hair on Qin Yi’s body stood on end. He dared not move, surrounded by an invisible sense of fear, feeling as if he smelled death. All this came from the beautiful butterfly before him.