Live Strong in the Wilderness
Chapter 553: Xu Yi’s Transformation
Fortunately, the brain crystal of this Fierce Beast was still intact, not shattered by Xu Yi’s mighty strike.
Otherwise, the loss would have been considerable.
Its brain matter had turned into a mush mixed with bone.
However, this did not diminish Lightning’s fondness for it.
Xu Yi sliced some tenderloin, then set up his tent to start preparing dinner.
He gave it a simple name: Black Wind Tiger.
With such a powerful martial technique as the Mountain-shaking Strike, Xu Yi no longer feared the level-5 peak Fierce Beast.
He felt he could easily take on five or even more.
In high spirits, Xu Yi planned to roast some meat and have some beer.
Besides the Black Wind Tiger’s meat, Xu Yi also sliced some Arrow-backed Dragon and White-backed Dragon meat for the grill.
Setting the grill on the electric stove, Xu Yi placed the skewers and took out the chef’s special seasonings.
A sprinkle of these seasonings during roasting would make the food taste delectable.
Of course, Xu Yi also sliced some potato chips.
He didn’t prepare any other vegetables.
"Pah, pah, pah."
Xu Yi found the Black Wind Tiger’s meat inedible, sour and bitter, impossible to eat.
For over two hundred days, Xu Yi finally encountered meat of such an awful taste.
"Folks, the Black Wind Tiger’s meat is extremely bad, worthy of being blacklisted as a food ingredient," Xu Yi said to the camera after rinsing his mouth.
Feeling too lonely, Xu Yi barbecued outside the tent, so he could talk to the following drone.
"This is the first time I’ve encountered such horrible-tasting meat on Spirit Blue Star, and it’s definitely not an act," Xu Yi said as he tossed the Black Wind Tiger’s meat to Lightning, curious if it would react the same way.
Lightning sniffed and then ate a piece.
Soon, Lightning also spit it out, showing a slightly pained expression.
"Close-up, Dabai, give Lightning a close-up. Look, folks, Lightning thinks it’s inedible too, it spat it out," Xu Yi laughed.
The feeling of facing the same hardship wasn’t bad.
"Xu Yi seems a bit off today, he’s actually talking to us?"
"Yeah, before he always acted like we didn’t exist. Now, he’s actually talking to the camera?"
"The feeling of loneliness is terrifying; no one can endure the wilderness alone for so long."
"Actually, Xu Yi is doing okay. At least he has Lightning with him. Without Lightning, Xu Yi probably would have gone mad from loneliness long ago."
"The feeling of loneliness is indeed hard to battle; Xu Yi’s willpower is really impressive. I once tried doing a mission alone, and in just 7 days, I started talking to all kinds of animals. By day 14, I was somewhat unstable. It took a month of psychological counseling afterward to recover."
"The feeling of loneliness is indeed extremely hard to conquer. Xu Yi is already doing incredibly well."
"I really don’t know how Robinson pulled through; Xu Yi is just too strong."
Xu Yi dragged the entire Black Wind Tiger carcass away and threw it into the distance.
The meat was just too awful.
No wonder its coloring was so flashy—it was too repulsive for anyone to eat.
Xu Yi quickly gave Lightning some Arrow-backed Giant Lizard meat while he hurriedly roasted some for himself.
After eating some Arrow-backed Dragon meat, both felt a bit better.
Disgusted by the Black Wind Tiger’s meat, Xu Yi wasn’t in the mood to double as a live streamer.
The White-backed Giant Lizard’s meat was just ordinary, not delicious but edible.
After being satiated, Xu Yi went into the tent.
Although he had learned the Mountain-shaking Strike, he wasn’t proficient in it yet.
Therefore, Xu Yi planned to train all night to become more familiar with the Mountain-shaking Strike.
Time quickly passed through the night.
For Xu Yi, training always made time fly by.
If not for this, he might have been overwhelmed by loneliness.
"System, check in."
Today marked the 251st day of checking in.
This meant that tomorrow he could complete the 252nd check-in and receive the last Basic Gift Package.
Afterward, there would be no more Basic Gift Packages every seven days, only weekly packages available every 31 days. Moreover, there weren’t many monthly packages left, only 10.
Ten months later, Xu Yi will only be able to claim yearly packages.
At that time, his strength should be quite formidable, so not having Basic or Intermediate Packages wouldn’t matter much.
After completing the check-in, Xu Yi started cooking breakfast.
Then Xu Yi began training in Body Tempering.
He continued until breakfast was ready, then stopped to eat, and afterward, Xu Yi left the tent.
Lightning was still lying outside, grinding its teeth.
Xu Yi packed up the tent and let Lightning stay behind.
He needed to venture into the domain of the level-6 Fierce Beast, and Lightning wasn’t suited for that.
Although Xu Yi could use his Spiritual Power to shield Lightning from everything external, he didn’t need to do so.
He himself could fly; after all, he had the Soaring Skills.
Initially lasting 300 seconds, it now extended to 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes, Xu Yi could continue to use it for up to three consecutive times.
Although he’d never used this skill before, entering the level-6 Fierce Beast’s domain alone this time might require it.
Lightning watched Xu Yi leave, making a few calls but ultimately stayed put.
After all, carrying out Xu Yi’s orders was its duty.
Once Xu Yi left, he sprinted towards the level-6 Fierce Beast’s domain.
Now, Xu Yi’s running speed could reach 120 mph, which he could maintain for about an hour.
Beyond that, his legs couldn’t handle such high-speed running.
With this speed, Xu Yi could quickly enter the level-6 Fierce Beast’s territory.
On the way, Xu Yi encountered a few level-5 peak Fierce Beasts.
Those that didn’t provoke him were left alone, but those that did were swiftly dealt with.
The power of the Mountain-shaking Strike was immense, capable of smashing a level-5 Fierce Beast’s head within three strikes.
However, it also greatly exhausted his Spiritual Power.
Based on Xu Yi’s estimate, Lu Ke could use it about six times, Qin Fan five times, and others maybe four at most.
But despite its power, an average level-5 Mage could hunt down a level-5 peak Fierce Beast.
Such a feat would astound the Spirit Race.
After being defeated and enslaved by the Divine Race, they began to explore Spiritual Power and Telekinesis. They were a technological civilization, not a Divine Master or Mage civilization.
The absence of martial technique research was understandable.
The Spirit Race, after all, was a technological civilization, similar to humans.
However, human technology was far inferior to the Spirit Race’s.
But with Xu Yi’s existence and the system’s existence, human advancement in Spiritual Power and Telekinesis might soon surpass the Spirit Race’s.
In actuality, the Spirit Race had only been ahead in researching Spiritual Power and Telekinesis for just a few months.
Their advantage stemmed from their racial traits.
They awaken at level 5, while Xu Yi, as a human, started at level 1 after awakening.
This gap could only be closed by dedicated pursuit post-awakening.