Chapter 81: Treasure Life, Stay Away from Hormonal Imbalances.
Jié Jié quietly followed the battle-hardened Thunder Wolf Dragon.
Many Thunder Light Bugs on Old Thunder Wolf were attracted to Jie Jie like flies, wanting to settle down on him.
This caused Old Thunder Wolf to growl unhappily and glance at Golden Thunder King with some confusion.
No Thunder Light Bugs on him? Strange.
Jié Jié read this meaning in its eyes.
A group of dragons dragged their prey through the forest until they reached a familiar lakeside.
With just one look at the nearby territory marks belonging to the Thunder Wolf Dragons, he understood that this place had been occupied by them.
Old Thunder Wolf began feeding on the Swift Dragon with Young Thunder Wolf. The younger one looked at Golden Thunder King but didn’t start eating.
Old Thunder Wolf didn’t mind, tearing off a large chunk of meat and moving aside to eat alone before lying down for a rest.
Jié Jié lowered his head, staring at the Black Wolf Bird’s armored body, unsure where to begin.
The sound of something heavy being dragged made him turn around, seeing the corpse of the Swift Dragon dragged over by Young Thunder Wolf.
Of course, the Swift Dragon was easier to bite into than the Black Wolf Bird.
He nodded slightly, allowing the young dragon to eat while he continued studying the Black Wolf Bird, searching for a good starting point.
If it weren’t for observing the Thunder Wolf Dragons, he would’ve transformed into the Black Wolf Bird to crack it open.
Golden Thunder King raised his claw and smashed it down, completely shattering the Black Wolf Bird’s shell.
Tearing apart the shell, he shoved his head into the bird’s body, ripping away flesh.
It was the first time eating Black Wolf Bird meat.
Though not very large, the bird was slim, and after breaking apart its shell, it revealed bones taking up a significant portion of its volume.
But the meat between the bone gaps was excellent.
Pushing the skeleton aside, Jie Jie bit into a soft, tender object.
The white liver of the Black Wolf Bird.
It tasted so good that Jie Jie had to hold back to prevent it from slipping down his throat.
After carefully grinding the liver, he swallowed it and continued searching under the Black Wolf Bird’s shell, eventually pulling out a large Avial Jade.
Swallowing the magical jade, he felt his body become lighter.
After finishing his meal, Jie Jie glanced toward the direction of the Fire Dragons, then lay down near the lake for the first time in a long while.
Half a year had passed, and there were no traces left of Jie Jie’s previous presence here, only many signs of monster battles.
The wind-blocking stone piles he once built had collapsed, their whereabouts unknown.
In the dream space, the Totem of the One-Eyed Black Wolf Bird covered the regular Black Wolf Bird, revealing only one side eye glowing with ferocious red light.
Jie Jie wondered if transforming into the One-Eyed Black Wolf Bird would really make him blind in one eye?
With such doubts, he fell asleep peacefully, waking up in the morning to share the remaining Swift Dragon with the Thunder Wolf Dragons.
Old Thunder Wolf kept watching him, as if waiting for something.
Jie Jie avoided Old Thunder Wolf’s gaze and walked into the forest.
“Growl.”
Behind him came the roar of Old Thunder Wolf, a roar filled with challenge and provocation.
Turning around, he saw its eyes flicker, closing its mouth and lying down again, waiting patiently.
It seemed his guess from last night was right; it was indeed waiting for him to heal before challenging him.
“Hummm.”
Jie Jie accepted, continuing forward into the forest.
After moving far from the lake, the golden thunder subsided, his yellow rough shell turned black, smooth and sleek.
Thunder Light Bugs rested on the shell, flying around aimlessly.
He stared at his reflection in the pond, confirming he wasn’t in some state with one eye or one ear—both eyes and ears were intact.
But compared to before, his size seemed somewhat smaller.
As he examined his body, a surge of anger and savagery rose in his chest, reddening the Black Wolf Bird’s eyes.
He was angry because there weren’t enough scars on his body; Black Wolf Birds took pride in their scars.
This strong sadistic desire made him want to turn around and create wounds on his own shell, tear his wing membranes, and break his toes.
It also made him want to return and fight the two Thunder Wolf Dragons in his current form, killing them.
Jie Jie pulled his head back, shaking his body, and his tail swung, dripping poison.
The Black Wolf Bird’s body swelled, its eyes still blood-red, yet it managed to calm down.
In summary, the so-called One-Eyed Black Wolf Bird was an older individual who had survived countless battles and mastered more fighting techniques compared to ordinary Black Wolf Birds.
The characteristic of having one eye and one ear was merely incidental; physical deficiencies could better trigger the hormonal issues of Black Wolf Birds.
Fighting skills couldn’t be learned through transformation alone. Jie Jie’s combat moves mostly mimicked the actions of monsters in his memory, along with some instinctive abilities that didn’t require imitation.
Breath weapons, slaps, bites, tail swings, pecks—all these were the basics.
However, he couldn’t produce the continuous fireballs that experienced Black Wolf Birds could, always pausing between breath weapon attacks, managing at most the three-phase fireball of the Female Fire Dragon.
Aside from his smaller size and intense offensive desires, the only extra feature of Jie Jie’s One-Eyed Black Wolf Bird transformation was a special Poison Tail.
The intensity of the toxins might also be related to hormonal imbalances.
To treasure life, stay away from hormonal imbalances, and avoid monsters with hormonal problems.
In conclusion, the best gain from yesterday’s battle was that delicious piece of white liver, top-notch ingredients.
For such a great taste, he fought a fierce battle and even encountered a battle-hardened Thunder Wolf Dragon challenging the Golden Thunder King.
Transforming back into Golden Thunder King, he shook his fur vigorously, sending wave after wave of lightning energy radiating outward.
Electric snakes danced across the water surface, causing several large fish to float up from the pond.
Using his claws to hook the fish and bite into them, he glanced deeper into the muddy depths of the pond.
Confirming he hadn’t overused electricity to harm the environment, Jie Jie continued consuming rich proteins, healing his injuries while preparing for what’s next.
There was also that special Great Thief Dragon he wanted to check out again.
The dragon-wolf with bristling fur ran, finally contracting his body in the thunderlight, transforming into a small Thief Dragon.
Actually, the Thief Dragon wasn’t that small; it was just that switching perspectives from a large monster made the world seem strangely vast.
Indeed, the world was big.
Jie Jie re-adapted to the overly agile body of an ordinary Thief Dragon. Perhaps the modifications and enhancements brought by various dragon jades could make him invincible among small creatures.
But against larger creatures, size remained a disadvantage.
…
He strolled along, raising his head to lock eyes with the towering special Great Thief Dragon.
Following behind the Great Thief Dragon, Jie Jie conducted an on-site investigation of its activity area.
He remembered that when he first arrived in this world, this Great Thief Dragon was already this size. Now, half a year later, finding anything new seemed rather hopeless.
Chapter 82…
