Devour

This gourd vine is a bit strange. It grows vigorously and has dense green leaves, but it only produces one big golden gourd.

Cheng Bai turned around twice, looked at it again and again, swung his knife to cut off the dragon head vine of the gourd, took it in his hand, smelled it, it seemed inedible.

I simply cut off the dragon head vine to expose the gourd mouth. I took a closer look and sniffed it, but there was nothing edible inside. I couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

After fighting for a long time, Cheng Bai was extremely thirsty, so he took the gourd and filled it with clear spring water nearby, then tilted his head back and took a sip.

"Ok?"

After swallowing it, Cheng Bai was shocked. It was like nectar, refreshing. The rice wine from Yaoguang Temple tasted like vinegar in comparison.

Cheng Bai couldn't help but drink a few more sips, and immediately fell drunk holding the golden gourd, unconscious.

Three hours later, Cheng Bai finally woke up. He looked around and saw that it was almost evening, but the scenery on the top of the mountain remained the same. He was alert in his heart: "I got drunk after just a few sips. Fortunately, no one came. Otherwise, it would be terrible if I met the enemy."

He stood up and immediately felt a surge in strength. The minor injuries he had sustained healed without medication. The wine he drank had an astonishing effect in increasing his strength. He felt clear-headed and refreshed, and was invincible.

Turning back to look at the spring water, he felt suspicious and scooped up a mouthful of water to taste it. It was just ordinary sweet and clear water, definitely not wine.

He picked up the golden gourd and sniffed it. The wine was fragrant and mellow. He was very surprised: "Could this gourd be a treasure? Otherwise, why would the Green Stone People care so much about it?"

He filled the gourd with spring water again and took another sip. It was still rich and delicious wine. He could actually turn ordinary water into wine. He was delighted and said, "Great! This is definitely a treasure. Let's call it the Wine God Gourd from now on."

He found the dragon head vine that had been cut off earlier. It was a little dry and shrunk, and fit perfectly into the gourd mouth as a lid. He put it in his treasure bag, feeling very satisfied and laughing.

Looking southeast from the top of a high mountain, you can vaguely see a tiny miniature city in the distance. That is Yuheng City.

Cheng Bai was estimating how far it would take to reach Yuheng City when he suddenly noticed raindrops falling frequently from the sky. He asked in surprise, "Is it going to rain tonight?"

Looking up at the sky, I saw a black cloud passing by, and faintly I could see a coiled black dragon with raindrops falling from it.

"Why is there a foul smell?" Cheng Bai sniffed suspiciously, feeling a strange smell. He looked around, but didn't find anything unusual, so he turned around and went down the Strange Rock Mountain.

As the sky gradually darkened, a huge black dragon on the dark clouds in the sky murmured with a look of enjoyment, "I have been holding back my urine for a long time, so I will sprinkle it on the mortal world to nourish all things. It will bring immeasurable merits, and those who receive it will all have eternal life."

It opened its eyes and looked down at the earth, then flew towards Yuheng City on the clouds.

Cheng Bai returned to the Shiqu Corridor. It was already evening and the number of monsters in the cave had increased significantly.

At night, there are occasionally brightly colored pink, green, and blue poisonous mushrooms. When they see an enemy, they will emit a foul-smelling poisonous mist, which can make people faint or even die. The stone people are not afraid of toxins, so they can live in peace with them.

Because Cheng Bai was cautious in using thunder and fire in the Shiqu Corridor and did not dare to provoke the monster easily, he hid and avoided it, and inadvertently avoided the poisonous fog.

At his current speed, he could run faster than a thousand-mile horse. He returned to the Shiqu Corridor and was close to the other exit in a moment.

Suddenly he smelled a stench of sulfur, and a burly figure came up from the branch passage ahead. All the poisonous mushroom people nearby moved and walked in the opposite direction, staying away from the tall figure.

Cheng Bai looked closely and found that the guy was taller and bigger than the green stone man, with a strong physique. His deep red body was flickering with flames, and the ground he stepped on was charred and smoking. His extremely agile movements were obviously faster than those of the green stone man, which shocked Cheng Bai. He turned out to be a lava stone man.

"There are many powerful monsters hidden in this strange rock mountain, so it's best not to provoke them."

Cheng Bai was thankful for his invisibility, making it difficult for the other party to detect him. He dodged safely and waited for an opportunity to pass by the lava man.

Just as he was secretly observing, a figure hurriedly came behind him. It was Yun Juan, wearing a gray-green mask and gray-green tights.

Cheng Bai frowned: "Why is she here?"

When Yun Juan first saw the lava stone man, she secretly cried out in alarm. Tonight, she ventured through the stone corridor and successfully avoided the stone man and the poisonous mushroom man along the way. Unexpectedly, when she was about to reach the exit, she encountered the most troublesome monster in the Strange Stone Mountain.

The lava stone man was by no means comparable to the common stone men in the Shiqu Corridor who were slow to react. When he spotted Yun Juan, he immediately stopped her at a faster speed than her and attacked her with heavy punches.

Yun Juan did not dare to delay. She took out her short knife and performed the Moonlight Sword Technique. The knife light danced in the air, the moves were exquisite, rolling and slashing, able to attack and defend.

The lava man was powerful and used force to overcome cleverness. He swung his fists to fight the dagger head-on. Sparks flew in the air and he knocked the dagger away several times, suppressing Yun Juan and making her panic and at a disadvantage.

Yun Juan was not as strong or as fast as the other party, so she could not escape. She secretly cried out, "Today my life is over."

Just as she was panicking, a brilliant sword light suddenly burst out from behind the lava man.

Cheng Bai used the Black Spirit with all his strength in assassination mode, and the terrifying power of the Gap Knife fell entirely on the back of the lava stone man.

The lava man was suddenly hit hard by this blow, and he rolled over and fell to the ground with a strange cry, falling flat on his face.

"Go." Cheng Bai shouted hurriedly and hid in stealth mode again.

Yun Juan knew the danger, so she quickly took back the dagger and ran towards the exit of the Shiqu Corridor.

The lava man roared in low voice a few times, climbed up, and was about to chase after him, but unexpectedly, the brilliant sword light of the Dark Spirit burst out from behind him again.

Yun Juan glanced back and was shocked: "He helped me twice."

The lava man fell to the ground again.

Cheng Bai didn't dare to bother with the Lava Stone Man anymore, and he hid in stealth mode again and escaped. The results of the two assassinations made him realize the gap in strength, which was even greater than when he first faced the Green Stone Man. The current attack was not enough to kill the Lava Stone Man on the spot, and he would only suffer if he continued to bother with him.

Sure enough, the lava man climbed up again, with two cross-shaped knife scars on its back. This time it roared and screamed wildly, turned around and made a crazy attack on its back. If there was anyone else, they would be torn to pieces by it.

Cheng Bai and Yun Juan took the opportunity to escape from the Shiqu Corridor.

Outside the Strange Rock Mountain, the stars are faintly visible, the night is intoxicating, and the air is fresh.

Yunjuan ran into the One-Eyed Jungle, stopped, and shouted, "Are you there? Come out and talk."

Cheng Bai heard it from a distance, and didn't want to get entangled with her, so he looked for direction and moved away.

Yun Juan shouted for a while but no one answered. Feeling resentful, she muttered, "I just wanted to remind you that the most troublesome thing in the One-Eyed Jungle is not the wolves, but the violent One-Eyed Beast."

Cheng Bai had already walked far away. He ate some stored food, rinsed his mouth, found a tree about ten meters high, and lay down on the treetop. He had a good sleep this afternoon and was now full of energy. He couldn't fall asleep for a while, so he stared at the sky and counted the stars.

Wow, there is a shooting star. Make a wish and give me a beautiful wife.

It took a long time before I fell into a hazy sleep.

I had a dream tonight. I dreamed of an earthquake and the sky was falling apart and the earth was cracking. Oh no, it was not a dream, there was a real earthquake.

Cheng Bai woke up in shock, and the whole tree shook.

There was a humanoid monster with reddish-brown skin, one eye and one horn, a mouth full of fangs, and 8 meters tall. It was trying hard to pull up the tree where Bai Shui was standing.

"Can't we sleep so early in the morning?" Cheng Bai complained and jumped down from the tree.

Cheng Bai was afraid of the opponent's height and might, so he stepped back a dozen steps and watched from a distance.

The humanoid beast is the most famous violent Cyclops in the One-Eyed Jungle. Its arms are thicker and longer than its legs. It twists the trees and roars deeply, pulls them up by the roots, breaks the branches, and makes the trunks into giant maces, which are their most commonly used weapons.

The violent Cyclops brandished its mace and stared down at Cheng Bai, as if considering whether to eat him for breakfast.

Seeing this, Cheng Bai quickly hid and dodged. This giant beast can uproot trees and push down houses, and its supernatural power is at least tens of thousands of pounds. Don't provoke it easily.

The violent Cyclops lost its target and turned around, walking towards another direction with its mace raised high.

Cheng Bai was curious and followed quietly. After many twists and turns, he came to a bear tribe.

Similar to the Ghost Face Basin, the bear people here are the main force, but the bear people in the One-Eyed Jungle are more powerful and orderly, their tribal society is more complete, and they even have priests.

The bear priest stood high on the altar and shouted loudly. A large group of monsters of different heights gathered around him. In addition to the bear soldiers and warriors, there was also the largest wolf pack in the One-eyed Jungle and the most powerful and violent One-eyed monster in the area.

Cheng Bai relied on the secret art of communication to hear the words of the bear priest clearly, and carefully distinguished the various monster tribes. He was surprised: "The monsters in the forest want to go to war with the people in the city."

The continuous development of cities and towns has repeatedly infringed on the survival of the jungle.

The bear priest united the monsters to launch a counterattack against the people of Yuheng City who were constantly cutting down trees and shrinking the jungle area.

Cheng Bai noticed the wolves gathered around him. Compared to the common wolves on Earth, the monsters in front of him should be called giant wolves, which are much taller and stronger. The wolves are good at fighting, and a considerable number of them have become mounts for the bear people.

They can run much faster than ordinary horses, and their endurance, stamina, and agility are superior. They can carry strong bears who are about two meters tall and move around freely. Even the black horse that can travel a thousand miles a day and eight hundred miles a night cannot match them.

Cheng Bai fell in love with the bear priest's mount at first sight. The giant wolf had snow-white fur, was brave and handsome, and stood out among the many giant wolves.

The bear priest danced with joy and shouted loudly: "Damn Yuheng City, the greedy human race, they have occupied the rivers and plains, and they also want to occupy the forests, kill many monsters, and drive us out of the territory. This is intolerable."

Most of the monsters were not very intelligent and didn't quite understand what he was saying, but they thought it seemed to make sense and agreed to start a war.

The violent Cyclops that pulled out the tree was quite prestigious. He spoke in a voice like thunder: "But every time we go to war, we suffer losses. Every time we lose, we retreat fifty miles. So far, the Cyclops Jungle has been ceded five times. It has never been lost so quickly without a war."

Many monsters turned to the violent Cyclops and nodded in agreement, opposing the war.

The bear priest tried to calm down the voices of opposition and comforted the monsters, saying, "Things are different now. I have been practicing magic day and night, communicating with the sages, and sending a black dragon envoy to the one-eyed jungle tribe to help them. Even the master of Yuheng Palace will definitely not be defeated."

When the monsters heard this, they thought it was feasible and agreed to go to war.

There were opposing voices: "Can't we negotiate peace? Wouldn't it be better to live in peace?"

The bear priest said: "We cannot communicate with humans. Once we meet, we fight to the death. There is no peace to be negotiated."

The violent Cyclops said in a loud voice: "Unless there is a brave warrior who is skilled and brave enough to go deep into Yuheng City to lobby, how about you go, Master Priest?"

The bear priest's face changed drastically, and he refused, "Absolutely not. Once the humans see us, they will peel off our skin, tear apart our bones, and take out our crystal cores. That will be a dead end."

The opposing voice said: "How do you know if you haven't tried it?"

The monsters looked at each other, and many of them were in favor of peace talks.

The bear priest hurriedly said, "I am the great leader. Don't talk about peace anymore. With the Black Dragon, we will win this battle."

The opposing voice said, "With the Black Dragon envoy present, this is a good opportunity to negotiate peace. If we lose, won't we not even have the chance to negotiate peace?"

The violent one-eyed beast suggested: "The strong are respected among the demons. If there is a new leader who supports peace talks, then we can do so."

The bear priest looked up at the huge body of the violent one-eyed beast and the giant mace in his hand, and felt timid. He smiled and said, "If there is anyone among the bear people who can defeat me, then I have nothing to say. His tribe is not following the rules."

Cheng Bai was the voice of dissent. All the monsters thought it was another powerful monster who was speaking and did not pay attention to the details. At this time, he appeared and said loudly: "I am also a bear man. Can I fight with you to decide the winner?"

He is now extremely bold. If he senses something is wrong, he will just hide and slip away, like a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger.

The monsters turned their heads to look at him. The bear priest was shocked: "You look like a human, how come you can speak the monster language?"

Cheng Bai said without blushing or beating his heart: "I am a bear man who looks like a human."

The monsters didn't understand and remained suspicious, but the secret art of communication made them closer, so they didn't object directly.

Several monsters with long noses sniffed in Cheng Bai's direction and whispered, "There is a pungent smell of a high-level monster. It is undoubtedly a monster in human form."

I happened to get splashed with black dragon urine last night, which inadvertently helped a lot.

The bear priest looked at Cheng Bai again and again. Compared with the sturdy bear leader who was more than two meters tall, Cheng Bai was obviously much thinner and frail.

He thought he was strong enough to crush the opponent, and he was very confident. He shouted loudly: "Since we are both from the Bear Clan, I accept your challenge."

But he was secretly happy in his heart: "Defeat him in front of all the tribes and show his power."

Cheng Bai jumped onto the altar and drew his knife.

"The winner becomes the leader of the tribe, and the loser becomes a slave forever."

After the bear priest said this, he spun the bone scepter in his hand with great force, heavy and fierce, and hit him like a violent storm.

Cheng Bai wielded the Guoxi Knife for a few moves, only to find that the opponent was very powerful. The bone staff was made of some kind of exotic beast's bones, but it was harder than gold and could withstand the Guoxi Knife. Occasionally, the contact made his palm numb.

He was secretly surprised. This leader had amazing fighting skills and physical strength. If he had not drunk the wine from the Bacchus Gourd yesterday, he might not have been able to resist.

After fighting for several rounds, Cheng Bai didn't want to get entangled anymore and used his killing move "Meng Zhutou".

The bear priest held the bone scepter in both hands and raised it to block, but he couldn't catch the faster blame that followed closely below, and only avoided the vital parts, and fell to the ground with a cry of injury.

Cheng Baidao pointed at the bear priest and shouted, "Do you admit defeat?"

The bear priest snorted and said, "You are the leader now, so it's up to you to negotiate peace."

Cheng Bai pointed at the leader's giant wolf mount and said, "Then it's mine."

The bear priest laughed dryly and said, "Of course it's yours, go ahead and ride it."

But he thought to himself, "When you leave for Yuheng City, I am the strongest among the bears, so naturally I will be the second leader. It won't make much difference. If you die in the city, it will be your own fault."

Cheng Bai was overjoyed and took his giant wolf mount away, and comforted it: "I am Dabai, and you will be Xiaobai from now on."

The giant wolf Xiaobai had no objection to the name, but only reminded: "According to the rules, you have to marry the daughter of the previous chief."

"What?" Cheng Bai was stunned.