"Screeech!!!"

With a long cry, the ancient black-tailed bird opened its beak and spewed a jet of fire, scorching Lin Yifan and Du Yuze.

Seeing this scene, Lin Yifan and Du Yuze quickly dodged out of the way.

This ancient black-tailed bird is a spirit beast at the Divine Transformation Fifth Realm Peak, its strength not to be underestimated. They must evade its attack, or risk getting burned.

As soon as they moved, a blazing flame appeared where they had just stood.

Not far away, Xiaofang could clearly feel the heat of the flames; even though she had walked away, she could still feel the burning sensation.

"This flame must be over a thousand degrees!"

Her face was full of surprise and incredulity; if she were hit by this raging fire, she would be instantly reduced to ashes.

Encountering such a spirit beast right after entering the Great Dark Forest, the journey to the Elder's cave mansion for treasure hunting is clearly going to be turbulent.

Failing to hit them, the black-tailed bird continued flapping its wings, flying and spewing fire at Lin Yifan and Du Yuze.

Faced with this situation, Lin Yifan and Du Yuze quickly adjusted their tactics, splitting up.

By separating, the black-tailed bird can only attack one of them, allowing the other to strike back and kill the bird.

Seeing its prey so clever, refusing to stick together, the black-tailed bird felt a headache. Now, it could only pursue and attack one person while constantly dodging the attacks of the other.

However, it trusted in its speed, believing it could catch its prey and evade their attacks.

It targeted one, whose tender skin promised to be a delicious meal, then flapped its wings and chased after.

Having just separated from Lin Yifan, Du Yuze suddenly sensed something wrong and turned to look.

When he saw the black-tailed bird flying toward him, he was instantly bewildered.

Because the person closest to the black-tailed bird was Lin Yifan, why was the bird not attacking Lin Yifan but him? Was his strength really that lacking?

Du Yuze was internally speechless to the extreme; at this moment, he could only dodge.

The black-tailed bird pushed its speed to the limit, leaving Du Yuze no chance to escape.

Feeling the black-tailed bird closing in from behind, Du Yuze's hair stood on end with fear, and he blurted out, "Boss! Help!"

"Help my ass! Aren't you a Divine Transformation Fifth Realm Peak expert? You should be able to handle a spirit beast of the same realm."

Lin Yifan didn't intervene, wanting to see Du Yuze's capabilities.

If he had to intervene right from the start, he'd be utterly exhausted later.

Forced by circumstances, Du Yuze had no choice but to overcome his fear and meet the challenge.

If a Divine Transformation Fifth Realm Peak expert was afraid, then he wouldn't be qualified to lead the lower-realm disciples in exploring the secret realm afterward.

So he clenched his teeth, heightened his alertness, and turned passive into active to slay the black-tailed bird.

First, he used rapid Qinggong to dodge the bird's fire attack, then flew to the side and struck its neck with his sword.

"Boom!"

An early True Master First Realm power burst forth, startling the black-tailed bird mid-attack.

It hadn't imagined this prey could unleash True Master Realm power; this tender-skinned prey was not easy to provoke, so it swiftly changed its target to Lin Yifan.

With a flap of its wings, it easily flew dozens of meters, dodging attacks while closing in on Lin Yifan.

"You are afraid of just one True Master Realm power? Clearly, you haven't seen what I'm capable of!"

Lin Yifan understood the black-tailed bird's strength; since even Du Yuze feared it, he had nothing to worry about.

So he stopped evading, deploying the Beixuan Sword Technique to showcase his prowess to the bird.

Seeing the other prey suddenly vanish before it, the black-tailed bird was shocked and nervous, unsure where this prey would emerge and strike a fatal blow.

In its panic and confusion, a True Master First Realm early stage Sword Qi, as powerful as the previous tender-skinned prey's strike, descended vertically from above.

This time, it targeted the bird's neck, seemingly assuming that its most vulnerable point was there.

But contrary to that assumption, its neck was the toughest part, so it took the Sword Qi attack head-on, then, surprisingly turning the tables, counterattacked by spewing fire at the complacent Lin Yifan above.

Lin Yifan thought the black-tailed bird was doomed and relaxed his guard slightly; when he sensed the danger closing in, he was startled and immediately executed Qinggong, dodging swiftly.

In an instant, the place he'd stood was engulfed in flames.

Having dodged to a safer distance, Lin Yifan wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a sigh of relief.

He had been truly careless, thinking the black-tailed bird couldn't withstand his attack; little did he know it was a perverse creature, with its weakest point being the beak that could block his strike.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly, or he'd have become a charred corpse.

This scene was witnessed by Xiaofang and Du Yuze.

Du Yuze was also taken aback; he had thought the black-tailed bird couldn't dodge and had taken Lin Yifan's attack head-on, but it had been deceitful.

It seems they were careless, assuming common knowledge was correct.

The world is vast, full of wonders; never apply known common sense to an unseen creature. Lin Yifan was a lesson.

Apart from being shocked, Xiaofang was shocked; with every move calculated and thrillingly dangerous, these experts' duels showed her the peril of the martial world.

She was most worried about Lin Yifan, relaxing only when she saw him dodge the attack.

Meanwhile, Lin Yifan was contemplating the best approach to attack the black-tailed bird.

Since its neck couldn't be cut, then he would strike at its head or body! He couldn't believe the bird was a Vajra Indestructible Body.

So he moved his sword and feet, sword swinging and foot shifting.

"Whiz, whiz, whiz!"

He struck out several Sword Qi attacks, each potentially fatal.

The black-tailed bird dodged repeatedly, avoiding every attack.

Lin Yifan had figured out the bird's weakness: aside from its neck, the rest of its body is relatively frail.

This made things easier, allowing him to strike freely.

The next moment, he disappeared from his original position and slashed down at the bird's body.

"Rip!"

This time, the black-tailed bird was finally injured, its body cut open with a gaping wound.

The immense pain made it realize it's no match for these two prey and promptly flapped its wings to flee.

"Trying to escape? No way!"

Lin Yifan chased after relentlessly, leaving the black-tailed bird no escape.

His principle is: if a person does not offend him, he doesn't offend them; if they do, he must repay tenfold.

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