Boom!
Juren Zu Zhang took the initiative, throwing a punch towards the giant bird. His fist collided with the creature's sharp claws, sending sparks flying in all directions.
*Caw!*
With an avian cry, the giant bird clearly grew enraged, continuously pouncing towards Juren Zu Zhang.
Rumble…
During the fight, Juren Zu Zhang's body continued to grow in size, transforming into a sky-touching giant as he fought fiercely with the enormous bird.
"Remarkable! That mere ferocious fowl can actually fight Juren Zu Zhang to this extent! The creatures in this Small World are truly not simple!" Ye Yunfei couldn't help but remark inwardly as he looked at the bird emanating such a powerful aura.
"Feathered vermin! If I wasn't unable to fly in this Small World, I'd have punched you to pieces long ago!" Juren Zu Zhang roared in anger.
In truth, Juren Zu Zhang held the upper hand in terms of raw power, but the giant bird could fly high in the sky, granting it a certain advantage. Juren Zu Zhang managed to knock the bird flying several times, but each time the creature managed to regain its balance.
"Chief! Use the bow!" one of the Giant Clan elders shouted, retrieving a formidable bow from a spatial treasure and passing it to the chief.
*Caw!*
The giant bird, seeing the chief take out the bow, soared directly skyward and vanished in an instant.
"Hmph! Flee while you can, beast!" Juren Zu Zhang said angrily.
"Alright, Young Master Ye, let's continue onward!" the chief said to Ye Yunfei.
However, at that very moment...
*Caw! Caw!*
A series of urgent avian cries rang out incessantly.
"Oh no! That giant bird has called for its companions!" a Giant Clan elder exclaimed in shock.
In the distant sky, a large flock of giant birds came surging over, like dark clouds sweeping across the sky, their ferocious and evil aura blanketing heaven and earth.
"We need to run!" Ye Yunfei took one glance and saw at least sixty or seventy giant birds charging over, immediately shouting the command.
If they were in the outside world where Ye Yunfei could fly and move freely, he naturally wouldn't fear these birds. But in this Small World filled with the Gravity Restriction, where his own strength was suppressed and flying was impossible, these flying giant birds became extremely troublesome to deal with!
Boom! Boom…
Ye Yunfei, the chief, and the five elders broke into a run, sprinting rapidly in the direction of the Great Strength Demon God's treasure.
*Caw! Caw!*
The birds in the distance naturally didn't plan on letting Ye Yunfei and his group go easily. Flapping their wings, they collectively gave chase.
Boom…
The simultaneous wingbeats of so many giant birds stirred up clouds of dust on the ground below, shaking the very mountains and filling the sky with a murderous aura.
*Caw!*
One bird caught up to the trailing members of Ye Yunfei's group, its giant, coldly gleaming claws reaching out to grab one of the elders.
"Keep running! Leave these birds to me!" Ye Yunfei shouted.
Boom!
Ye Yunfei threw a punch towards the giant bird, more than six hundred thousand Jiaos of physical body strength concentrated within his fist. Even the space before him instantly caved in a large area from the force.
However, even physical strength was partially suppressed within this Small World. Ye Yunfei estimated his six hundred thousand Jiao of power could likely only manifest as three to four hundred thousand Jiao worth of might here. Nonetheless, for this punch, he used the 'Tenfold Demon-Sealing Fist'. Its execution was mysteriously profound, the fist force sharp and chilling, and the angle of the attack was incredibly tricky, leaving the giant bird with no room to dodge. Ye Yunfei sent the creature flying away with a single blow.
"Young Master Ye's combat prowess is immense!" both Juren Zu Zhang and the five elders were deeply astonished.
"Everyone, keep running!" Ye Yunfei shouted.
This was because the flock of birds now seemed even more furious, murderous intent radiating from them as they collectively dove down from the sky. As the flock neared the ground, a rolling tide of malignant aura pressed down from above, causing the very earth to shake violently.
Rumble…
Ye Yunfei suddenly activated a Body Divine Ability. His stature rapidly increased, soaring to a height of over a hundred meters in the blink of an eye. His arms lengthening like two raging Flood Dragons, he swept them forward in a mighty arc.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Immediately, five or six giant birds were struck and sent hurtling backward, their feathers falling out incessantly as they cried out in pain.
Thud! Thud…
Then, Ye Yunfei's fists whipped out like the wind, successively striking several more birds away.
The other birds, witnessing Ye Yunfei's ferocity, fled in fright, putting distance between themselves and him before turning back to glare at him with baleful fury.
Boom…
Without pausing, Ye Yunfei and the Giant Clan members charged towards the distance at great strides. Though Ye Yunfei wasn't afraid of these birds, he had no intention of wasting time fighting them for no reason. Furthermore, it was likely these birds had other companions. If more and more arrived, they would become increasingly troublesome.
"What's happening over there? I think I see a sky-touching giant fighting a flock of strange birds! It seems the creatures in this Small World all specialize in physical body strength!"
In the distance, the Barbarian God Sect forces were rapidly approaching, witnessing the scene of Ye Yunfei battling the strange birds from afar and voicing their surprise.
"Terrible Gravity Restrictions exist in this Small World. Besides physical strength, all other energies are sealed. Naturally, the beings here specialize in physical strength. Any creature not adept in body strength wouldn't be able to survive here," Zhong Zhanglao said solemnly.
"We shouldn't be far from the Great Strength Demon God's treasure now. Increase speed! Someone is definitely ahead of us! We absolutely cannot let them seize it first!" Zhong Zhanglao led the Barbarian God Sect contingent as they surged across the earth.
"Young Master Ye, look! According to the Demon God Map, the Great Strength Demon God's treasure is in that dense forest ahead!" At that moment, Juren Zu Zhang pointed towards a patch of primal forest ahead and said excitedly.
"Good, let's speed up!" Ye Yunfei nodded.
He was also eager to see just how valuable this so-called treasure of the Great Strength Demon God truly was.
*Roar!*
Just then, from another direction, an enormous tiger-like beast charged out from atop a massive peak, letting out a roar. Twin beams of light capable of piercing gold and cracking stone shot out from its eyes. Though separated by a considerable distance, the formidable pressure radiating from the creature rolled forward, transforming into a fearsome whirlwind that swept across the heavens and earth.
*Roooar!*
The next moment, the beast pressed its four paws against the ground and its tiger-like body launched into the air, pouncing towards Ye Yunfei and the others.
"This tiger is formidable. There's no need for us to linger and fight. Run!" Ye Yunfei shouted.
Boom! Boom…
Ye Yunfei, the chief, and the five elders all poured their full strength into charging towards the primal forest in the distance. The tiger-beast pursued closely from behind.
"Young Master Ye, Chief, we don't need to fear this beast. Let me test its true mettle!" one of the elders said angrily.
*Caw! Caw!*
Before his words even finished, waves of avian cries came from the sky behind them—the giant birds from earlier had caught up again!
"Forget it, we should exercise restraint. The creatures in this Small World all specialize in physical strength, and living here long-term, they are more familiar with the local Gravity Restrictions than we are. They hold the advantage of location. There's no need for us to provoke them. The most important thing is to find the Great Strength Demon God's treasure quickly," the chief said.
"Correct. These beings have long lived in this Gravity Restriction environment. It is equal to them exercising their physical body strength constantly. They are already thoroughly adapted to these Restrictions. Fighting here, we are at a disadvantage," Ye Yunfei nodded in agreement.
In the outside world, Ye Yunfei naturally wouldn't fear these creatures; his sword techniques alone could easily slay them. But here, his sword energy was suppressed by the Gravity Restriction, making sword techniques impossible to execute!
Running at full speed, it only took moments for Ye Yunfei and the chief's group to finally charge into the dense forest ahead. The tiger-beast and the flock of giant birds, seeing them enter the woods, all stopped their pursuit.
"We've finally shaken off those things," one elder sighed in relief.
"Don't rejoice too soon. Though we've escaped from those creatures, we seem to have entered the territory of some other beings now. Did you see the way that tiger and those birds looked upon this forest with trepidation? This forest surely holds powerful creatures of its own who consider this their domain and do not permit others to intrude. We need to be careful," the chief shook his head, his expression grave.