Chapter 121 - Chancing Upon Another Spiritual Flower

Flying had always been a dream of people, even if they were hanging off of something.

When he encountered those mysterious toads earlier, Zhang Che had almost realized this dream, if it wasn’t for the Demon Eye Toad suddenly jumping out and attacking the Purple Jade Condor.

It was fine now; the ugly fish creatures in the pond obviously didn’t have the ability to jump, so Zhang Che could hang under the Purple Jade Condor’s talons without worry and see what was going on at the lone island ahead.

Since that unknown exotic beast chose to live on this island, there must be some reason behind it. On the other hand, the strange creatures wanting to attack it must be because either they had a grudge against it, or they were coveting something that the exotic beast was guarding.

It was unlikely that they had a feud. Exotic beasts weren’t human. What long-standing grudge could they possibly harbor?

Other than the relationship between the predator and the prey, there could only be conflicts over some object. It was the simple, naked truth of the bloody law of the jungle.

Zhang Che suddenly realized that actually he had potential to be a fisherman who reaps benefits from the side!

As he was flying via holding onto the whip’s handle, Zhang Che didn’t dare to let the Purple Jade Condor fly too fast, afraid that he might slip and fall into pond below.

These freaking ponds were home to those savage, horrifying big-mouthed creatures. If he fell down, they didn’t even have to open their mouths to their limit to swallow him whole.

Although those ugly fish creatures weren’t capable of jumping, Zhang Che was still afraid of them regardless, and he had the Purple Jade Condor fly at an altitude of a hundred meters to ensure his safety.

It wouldn’t hurt to be cautious. What if these ugly creatures were like the Mutated Puffersword, able to shoot out from the water?

Zhang Che wouldn’t take such a risk.

Flying at a high altitude, naturally his scope of vision was wider.

“Oh shit, what a huge flower!”

Zhang Che immediately noticed that on the island were a bunch of vine-like strange plants coiling together, with an incomparably huge, breathtakingly beautiful flower in the middle of them.

Zhang Che’s gaze was deeply attracted by it from the first glance.

He had no fitting word to describe it. The only thought in his head for the beauty of this flower was, -How could there be such a beautiful flower in this world?-

The flower was over a meter wide, its petals in full bloom. The colors on each petal came together to form a bewitching picture, yet didn’t give off a feeling of disharmony.

Zhang Che’s mind nearly sank into it fully.

“Could it be another nature’s treasure?”

After coming back to himself, Zhang Che’s eyes were beaming with light, thinking to himself, -This flower looks so extraordinary, it’s very likely to be a type of nature’s treasure!-

He’d really struck gold on this trip!

Well, it had been written in countless novels: treasures were always guarded by beasts, waiting to consume them when they fully matured, whether it was to increase their strength, or to attain a breakthrough.

This strange flower was closely guarded by an exotic beast, as well; it must be extraordinary!

Zhang Che shifted his gaze slightly to the side. Wasn’t a remarkable-looking exotic beast standing guard right beside it?

The exotic beast’s body resembled a tiger, with alternating black and white patterns on its fur, a pair of deer antlers growing out of its head, and a pair of folded wings on its back. The feathers on the wings were shining gold, looking truly mighty.

At this moment, the exotic beast was standing in front of the flower, its shining bright eyes staring at the ugly fish creatures positioned in a straight line before it, emitting a killing aura.

Due to the striking resemblance to a tiger, Zhang Che casually referred to the exotic beast as a flying tiger, asking the Purple Jade Condor via their spiritual link, “Ah Zi, what do you think of that flying tiger’s strength?”

{TL: Ah is a term to express familiarity, Zi just means purple, referring to the condor.}

The Purple Jade Condor replied to its master very quickly, causing Zhang Che’s eyes to widen.

“What? It’s not weaker than you, and might even be above you?!” Zhang Che’s heart shook. He hurriedly issued a command to the Purple Jade Condor, “Don’t fly to the island for now. Just circle around the edge.”

Since that flying tiger might be even stronger than the Purple Jade Condor, how could Zhang Che still possibly have the guts to land on that island so easily? If it suddenly launched an attack while he was still hanging under the Purple Jade Condor, wouldn’t he be the perfect target to practice on?

Since the ugly fish creatures that came crawling out of the pond were facing off against the flying tiger, why not continue exercising the spirit of a fisherman and watch the show by the side?

Mmm, Zhang Che made his decision. If the ugly creatures weren’t a match for the flying tiger, he’d get the Purple Jade Condor to ferry him away from this area immediately.

However, from what he’d seen thus far, this possibility was unlikely, as the flying tiger-like exotic beast was unwilling to move even a step away from the flower, afraid that another beast would snatch it away.

Even when the handful of ugly fish creatures charged up onto the island, the flying tiger didn’t take the initiative to strike. Instead, it chose to guard by the huge flower’s side. That went to show how much it valued the flower.

After a short standoff, the five strange fishes could no longer stay still and advanced with a crawl towards the middle of the island in a cautious arc. They bared their teeth at the flying tiger in the center from time to time, trying their best to intimidate it.

Zhang Che nearly burst out in laughter.

It truly was that ugly people- uh, no, it should be ugly creatures, would do all kinds of weird things to garner attention. Did those ugly fellows really think they could scare off the flying tiger, just like that?

Seeing the ugly creatures’ slow advance, the flying tiger suddenly arched its body, letting out a low warning roar, but it showed no intentions of charging forward.

Zhang Che’s eyes shone even brighter.

It seemed like that huge flower was certain to be a treasure!

Thus, Zhang Che hung under the Purple Jade Condor just like that, ready to enjoy a huge battle while waiting for an opportunity to benefit from the sidelines, getting his hands on the huge flower.

Perhaps, it might even be beneficial for his mother’s illness?

The ugly fish creatures didn’t care about the flying tiger’s warning at all. They suddenly increased their speed, wriggling their bodies like lizards as they sped up to attack.

“Fight, you ugly freaks. It’s best that you clip that flying tiger’s wings!”

Naturally, Zhang Che could tell that the ugly fish creatures’ strength was far beneath that of the flying tiger. That was why he was cheering them on so hard, hoping for them to man up for once.

However, Zhang Che’s mouth sprang wide open in the next moment.

The flying tiger, originally guarding the huge flower, suddenly spread its wings, and its slim, long figure suddenly disappeared from its spot, leaving only an afterimage, vanishing completely from Zhang Che’s sight.

In the next moment, the flying tiger’s slim figure appeared right in front of one of the ugly fish creatures.

Although the creature was astonished, its reaction wasn’t delayed in the least. It opened its mouth wide, biting down to attack instantly.

However, only the crisp sound of teeth slamming together was heard. The flying tiger had vanished once more.

Before it could turn to search for its foe again, it felt tremendous pain from its neck, so painful that its mouth opened wide uncontrollably, like a fish deprived of oxygen.

Witnessing all of this from over a hundred meters away, Zhang Che’s face became gravely still.