I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 858 - 621: No Need

Chapter 858: Chapter 621: No Need

"Let the professionals study this thing when I get back; I wouldn’t mind poisoning my weapon..."

Mulling over this dangerous idea, Zheng Yichen collected the pool of black blood before preparing to go hunting. He had a whole day’s time.

The Wild Ancient was vast, and the natives had extremely strong mobility. A distance that normal people would travel on foot for ten days or even longer, the Wild Ancient natives could cover in less than half a day, which was considered a ’stroll’ for them.

Their physique was incredibly freakish; as long as they had enough food, they could theoretically run ceaselessly.

Zheng Yichen’s speed was even faster. The beast skin map he had was tattoo-like in its clarity, showing many important places. Some were hunting spots frequently used by the Morning Light Tribe, probably over twenty in total.

The tribe didn’t visit these places every day but rotated through them. After hunting in one area, they would move to the next. Zheng Yichen chose not to pick these spots, for the creatures dwelling in these commonly hunted areas tended to grow rapidly and weren’t considered particularly dangerous.

The prey he sought was more perilous. The map made a special note of the mountain range he had encountered before, where a massive primal creature resided; according to the map’s notation, it was considered a world-class boss, tough for ordinary tribes to challenge.

Even the top tribes would not provoke this being.

"I really want to try it out—" Zheng Yichen looked at the mountain range’s defenses, itching to give it a shot. Unfortunately, hunting such a creature would prevent him from pursuing other prey. Better to focus on the main goal first.

The creatures he picked resided in desolate and dangerous places. These beasts were savagely fierce, and the harshness of their environments made them especially formidable. As he grew in strength, it became increasingly difficult for Zheng Yichen to obtain new abilities by absorbing their blood.

Beyond the issue of his own power, the problem was the sheer number of abilities he had already acquired; many were repeated or overlapping, merging directly into his existing traits.

For instance, after taking down the Death God Halers, he did not acquire any new special abilities. Instead, his abilities related to the Death type significantly increased, especially the Power of Death.

Divine Domain? Domain?

That thing was related to Divinity and Godhead, but after Zheng Yichen defeated his foe, he only gained a significant amount of Divinity. When Divinity acted upon him, it was in a non-attributed form, lacking fancy variations.

Godhead had been used by Zheng Yichen as raw material, incorporated into his equipment. But due to the constraints of this world, the use of a Divine Domain was greatly diminished, likely not as effective.

"Wow? Is this a snake?" Tanshia Firlo curiously looked at the creature emerging from a deep pool, asking in surprise. The pool’s pale purple color indicated it was unhealthy at a glance.

Looking at the color of the ’snake’ and the oily layer of mucus on its surface, she thought she knew why the pool had turned this color.

"Could it be a venomous flood dragon?" Zheng Yichen looked at the ’snake’s’ head, somewhat unsure as he spoke. The creature had quite a few bulges on its body; the ones on its head were already keratinized, and it seemed like it was supposed to grow claws on its body, but they hadn’t fully developed yet.

According to the map’s notes, people from the Morning Light Tribe had been to this place. Seeking water, they found the water poisonous, and poison - apart from its use in hunting - serves other purposes, like the salve for treating Du Gang, which used poison.

However, those from the Morning Light Tribe who came for water were attacked by creatures here. They did not obtain any prey or do anything else.

The annotation was clear, and the map even featured a drawn stone axe, indicating that the Morning Light Tribe would surely come to slay this creature if given a chance.

But now, it was Zheng Yichen who had arrived.

Just like what was noted, as soon as they reached this place, without doing anything else, a creature inside leaped out, fiercely biting at Tanshia Firlo.

Hence the source of the concealment ability, though low-level, proved quite useful for him. It couldn’t make Zheng Yichen invisible, but in sudden attacks, he was usually not the first one targeted, especially by those unaware of his identity.

Yet letting a child take the hit was clearly not an option. The Scarlet Aura burst forth with incredible effectiveness. He was merely exerting normal strength for this world, but the resulting Burst Mode flared up to Stage 2 intensity.

Like that state of fiery hair, this made Zheng Yichen wonder if he put in more effort, could he attempt a Stage 3 transformation?

Didn’t this feel somewhat similar to that Saiyan transformation process?

As the Scarlet Aura erupted, the charging venomous flood dragon, far from hesitating, attacked Zheng Yichen with even more ferocity. Subsequently, the flood dragon’s hundred-meter-long body soared upwards under the powerful impact, while Zheng Yichen, observing the mucus on its surface, grew curious.

He remembered facing an Alien Phenomenon creature before; it could also secrete poison from its body surface, and he had obtained the serpent’s exuvia ability from it.

Now this venomous flood dragon seemed even more potent. Was there any blood relation between the two?

Why not give it a try.

The protection generated by Burst Mode and Zheng Yichen’s natural resistance to poison meant that the venomous flood dragon’s venom posed little threat to him. He landed a punch, and the thick venom coating the creature was literally blasted away. That sticky substance was meant for defense, and if one couldn’t bring enough force to bear, attacks would simply slide off.

But once it was blown apart, it became useless.

The venomous flood dragon, hissing furiously, spat out its venom, only for it to be scattered by the fierce wind from Zheng Yichen’s punch. The colossal head took another heavy blow, pinned to the ground by a black long spear. The flood dragon’s long body twisted and writhed violently, causing the ground to tremble intensely.

Zheng Yichen did not allow the creature much room to struggle, landing another kick on its head, which immediately halted its thrashing.

Its body visibly withered at a pace visible to the naked eye. His Essence of Life, not yet fully restored, recovered a bit, and there were other feedbacks too, probably poison resistance-related. Any other enhancements were simply an increase on top of his base abilities.

"Not bad," Zheng Yichen began the follow-up processing, keeping the flood dragon’s skin while the venom, with Lilith’s help, was quickly refined. In this world, those who could wield Special Power, as long as it wasn’t used in combat, were pretty handy in other regards.

The venomous flood dragon’s venom was refined down to the size of a large oil drum’s worth, which was then stored in an internal space. With such vast internal space, it would be a pity not to stash something away. Plus, the snake skin, even if he wouldn’t need it, could be used as a bargaining chip.

This skin was very durable.

"Next location!"

Since this venomous flood dragon had not shown abilities similar to serpent’s exuvia, Zheng Yichen might have been overthinking it; this creature was not related to that Phenomenon.

One day later, Zheng Yichen returned to the Morning Light Tribe, punctual as promised—exactly a day’s time. Upon his return, he noticed many signs of combat around the tribe, with some Morning Light tribesmen fixing the nearby ground, showing injuries of various degrees.

Inside the tribe, all was normal, although most people were somewhat injured. They did not seem to mind those injuries. Du Gang’s request must have been met, but such an important matter concerning facing the Clan Leader couldn’t be that simple, could it?

Zheng Yichen approached the Wizard known as ’Chi Liao.’

He took out the map he had obtained earlier and asked, "Has Du Gang’s challenge finished?"

"It’s over. He proved his strength, convincing the tribespeople that the Clan Leader could pledge to him," Chi Liao nodded, her expression calm. The outsider didn’t matter, what was crucial was that the powerful outsider had left behind his bloodline.

The powerful outsider and the tribe’s mightiest Clan Leader, combined, made the future soaring prospects of that child foreseeable to all the wizards in the tribe.

Thus, the wizards remained composed amidst the conflict.

It seemed that Zheng Yichen wasn’t too interested in the women of the tribe, preferring beauty?

Chi Liao wasn’t hopeful about that, knowing well that the strong seldom produce offspring unless those beautiful ones were powerful themselves, or else even straining oneself to death may not leave behind a mighty bloodline.

With a nonchalant attitude, Chi Liao opened the map returned by Zheng Yichen, and her eye twitched involuntarily when she saw many marked locations crossed out with a charcoal pencil.

In mathematics, this mark meant multiplication, but here its meaning was much clearer—the places marked with an ’X’ indicated that every Wild Ancient beast or alien beast there was wiped out.

In other words, in the future, the Morning Light Tribe just had to look around and no longer needed to maintain a vendetta against dead Wild Ancient creatures.

They were dead, after all.

The dead are respected.

"Aren’t you going to have a celebration for such a big event here?"

Chi Liao shook her head: "No, there’s no need."

Why bother with such ceremonies? It was enough that the tribespeople were aware of it. Wild Ancient natives, aside from ancestral rituals, did not indulge in frivolity.

"From now on, if someone wishes to break Chun Xi’s pledge, before they try to challenge Du Gang, they must, just like Du Gang, challenge the entire tribe," Chi Liao said, as if it were the most natural thing in the world. Du Gang had done so, even while still injured, so if others wanted to break the pledge, they naturally had to follow Du Gang’s path. Not requiring the challenger to suffer three wounds and six holes was already lenient.

"Alright, I’ve collected quite a bounty. See if there’s anything you need, and by the way, how about a big enough tent for me?" Zheng Yichen asked, his hands empty.

Looking at his empty hands, Chi Liao nodded and went to arrange it. The wizards in the tribe had their authority, but that power wasn’t quite like the Clan Leader’s; or rather, what they were responsible for differed. The Clan Leader might consult the wizards on important matters, but the final decision always rested with the Clan Leader.