On the exploration journey...
Wang Zhi walked about a few kilometers and heard a sound similar to the chirping of a bird. He followed the sound and came to a place resembling a basin.
Looking down from above, there were countless remains of unknown creatures below, and white mist was emanating all around. Wang Zhi observed the area and didn't find anything else. Just as he was about to turn and leave.
The hoarse chirping of the bird sounded again. Wang Zhi slid down the slope and, after passing through a huge skull, saw a black bird about the size of a fist.
It was lying feebly beside a crack, with its tail stuck in the crack and out of sight.
When the black bird heard something slowly approaching, it half-opened its eyes, revealing eerie and enchanting turquoise eyes.
Thump thump. Its wings slowly flapped the ground, and a hoarse cry sounded, as if it were pleading for help from Wang Zhi.
Wang Zhi walked to about ten meters away from the black bird and stopped. When the bird saw Wang Zhi stop, it began to flap its wings continuously, sending out a distress signal to him.
From then on, Wang Zhi didn't move a step forward and just watched the unknown bird flailing around.
He noticed that the remains not far from it were left there not long ago. There were still pieces of meat on the bones, which attracted a swarm of creatures similar to flies.
Seeing that Wang Zhi didn't react, the black bird let out a roar. Its sharp beak opened wide, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth, and it exhaled a scarlet and foul breath.
Upon seeing this, Wang Zhi guessed that the bird should be trapped here and couldn't move far. But just to be on the safe side, he picked up a stone from the ground, threw it hard, and it landed in the bird's mouth. The bird actually bit the stone to pieces, and its bite force was quite terrifying.
This action completely enraged the black bird. It began to grow larger, and its turquoise eyes turned scarlet. In the next instant, it rushed to within two or three meters in front of Wang Zhi.
It opened its terrifyingly large mouth and kept roaring. A stinking smell rushed towards Wang Zhi, and pieces of minced meat from an unknown part of its body were spat out at him.
Wang Zhi came to his senses and instinctively stepped back. He covered his mouth and almost vomited!
In fact, Wang Zhi had a relatively high tolerance for bad smells. After all, he used to deal with corpses often. Now he almost retched, which shows that the smell was so strong that it could cause physical discomfort.
After taking a few steps back to ensure that the dark green gas wouldn't reach him, he observed the black bird. He saw that its tail and two feet were bound by three... things that could be considered chains? They extended from that crack and made a tight sound.
It was too strange, and he couldn't stay here for long. Without thinking much, Wang Zhi picked up a few more stones, threw them at the bird, and then ran away without looking back. He hadn't run far when a sharp human voice sounded: "Kid, stop."
? Could that bird talk? Seeing this, Wang Zhi stopped and looked back.
"Kid, how about making a deal with me? If you help me break free from this prison, I'll make you even stronger. What do you think?"
A human appearing in this place. Leaving aside how you managed to survive, I can see that there is a strong murderous aura on you.
Let me guess. Judging by your appearance, you're a slave, trash who was thrown into the abyss, right? Hahaha.
The black bird paused for a moment, and its scarlet eyes stared straight at Wang Zhi. Wang Zhi stared back at it.
I can also help you kill them all. No, killing them would be a pity for you. Right! I'll capture them all, disable them, and let you torture them slowly for revenge.
Hahaha, what do you think?
Wang Zhi wouldn't believe a monster that had just tried to eat him. As soon as he turned around, there was a flash in front of his eyes.
Hehe, kid. After saying so much, I've finally got you. The black bird's pupils became even more scarlet.
The white light gradually faded away. Wang Zhi opened his eyes and found himself lying on a bed. The bed wasn't big, but it seemed to be quite old. Every time he moved, it would make a creaking sound.
This familiar room gave off a sense of home. Hmm? Where am I? What happened just now? It feels like I had a very long dream. A dream that I don't want to remember. Now that the dream is over, I've forgotten its content.
Wang Zhi pinched his forehead, feeling that he had forgotten something. Just then, someone knocked on the door.
A gentle voice sounded: "Xiaozhi, don't sleep anymore. Get up and have dinner."
Wang Zhi instinctively replied, "Okay."
"Hurry up. Otherwise, your sister will finish all the food if you're late," said his mother. Then she stepped down the wooden stairs to the first floor.
Wang Zhi opened the door and went down the stairs. What came into view was a kind-looking woman serving the meal. At the dining table, there was a little girl of primary school age. She was secretly glancing at her mother while quickly stuffing a piece of fried chicken into her mouth. She even made some noise, trying to pretend that no one noticed.
This little trick didn't deceive her mother. "Wang Xiaoxue, if your brother doesn't come down soon, you'll finish all the food!"
Wang Xiaoxue, with her mouth full of fried chicken pieces, made a humming sound in response to her mother. Wang Zhi just watched. It was strange that such an ordinary scene made his chest feel very stuffy and uncomfortable.
At this moment, his mother also turned around and saw Wang Zhi standing at the door without moving. She asked, "Xiaozhi, what's wrong? Are you still sleepy? What are you standing there in a daze for? Wash your hands and come over to eat."
"Brother, wash your hands quickly! I'm hungry!"
"Okay."
After washing his hands, Wang Zhi sat at the table. Looking at the two familiar yet somewhat strange people in front of him, his chest felt even more congested, considering his usually silent nature.
"Eh! Brother, why are you crying? Mom! Mom! Look, brother is crying for some reason."
His mother asked nervously, "What's wrong, Xiaozhi? Have you been bullied? Tell mom who did it?"
"Yeah, if brother has been bullied, tell me. I'll avenge you!" Wang Xiaoxue chimed in beside them.
"It's nothing. I'm fine. I'm just feeling a bit nostalgic."
"Eh, what brother said is so strange. I don't understand. Let's eat, let's eat."
"Xiaozhi, are you really okay?"
"I'm fine. Let's eat quickly. I'm starving," Wang Zhi forced a smile. A flash of black flame passed through his eyes. "Brother~" Wang Xiaoxue opened her mouth, indicating for Wang Zhi to put some meat in her mouth.
The black flame in Wang Zhi's pupils grew stronger. He picked up a piece of meat and put it into his sister's mouth. His hand slid down from his sister's cute little face to her neck.
His entire hand was covered in black flames. With a sudden squeeze, an ear-piercing scream rang out. Bang! His sister, mother, and the warm little home in front of him suddenly shattered.
The scene returned to the present. Wang Zhi didn't know how he had come to be in front of the black bird. That huge mouth filled with sharp teeth appeared right in front of his eyes.
He was gripping the black bird's neck with his hand, and the black flames covered the bird, causing it to let out a shrill scream. "Who are you! How can a human have that lord's flame?"
"Damn it! I was so close! I could have eaten you. Damn it!"
Wang Zhi just kept gripping its neck and let the black flames burn the black bird until it was completely consumed. After a while, the black bird turned into ashes, leaving only a pile of black ash on the ground.
It seemed that he could gradually control this black flame. Although he still couldn't control it as he pleased, he could now attach a small part of it to his body.
This was Wang Zhi's capital to become stronger, as well as his ticket to enter the All Worlds. He now had the qualification to see the world. Suddenly, a white mist pierced into Wang Zhi's body. It was the bird. It actually wasn't dead yet and was trying to kill Wang Zhi's soul.
But once it entered, it became obedient. The black bird found that there was so much of the flame that could easily kill it everywhere in this human's body. Just as it was about to escape from Wang Zhi's body, a chain formed by black flames firmly locked it in place.
This was an instinctive response of the black flame when it sensed an intruder. "Wait! Wait! Don't kill me! I'm still useful. I know a lot about the abyss and the All Worlds. Keeping me alive will be helpful to you."
Wang Zhi heard the bird's voice in his mind. He tried to communicate with it, and it actually worked. Immediately, he said, "I want to see if you're really useful."
"Okay."
"Why can I communicate with you like this now?"
"You've already become an extraordinary person. In simple terms that an ordinary person can understand, you can do incredible things. Your body can transcend the ordinary and absorb a tiny amount of the power of the world to temper yourself and become stronger and stronger."
That is... (omitted for a long description)
I don't know how long had passed. The black bird gasped for breath and said, "I'm exhausted! I've said all the words that I could say in these several eras. Loosen that iron chain. It's about to burn my soul away."
Wang Zhi tried to turn the black flame into a birdcage, and he actually managed to do it. "Not bad. Now I can trap it and don't have to worry about burning it to death."
Damn it, kid. I'm unlucky to fall into your hands. If it weren't for that old man pressing me down on this godforsaken low-rank planet and constantly draining my life force, I wouldn't have let you succeed. Even if you have that lord's power, I could have gotten away unscathed!
After such a long explanation, Wang Zhi also understood that the All Worlds were also divided into levels. There were a total of nine levels. Among them, there were countless worlds from the first to the fifth level, and the number of worlds at the sixth level and above was much smaller.
The planet where Wang Zhi was now wasn't even considered a first-level world.
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