CHAPTER 698: CHAPTER 698: PHANTOM CAT

Qin Yi’s whole body was tense, feeling as though his nerves were about to snap. He wanted to relax, but everything was beyond his control; it was a natural bodily response.

The butterfly, as if carved from glass, slowly flew towards Qin Yi. Its speed was not fast, but it carried an unstoppable momentum, as if nothing could block its path.

Qin Yi stiffly tilted his head slightly, and the butterfly flew past his ear. A strand of broken hair fell onto his shoulder. Qin Yi felt a chill through his body; the butterfly didn’t even touch him, merely flew by, and yet it severed a strand of his hair.

When the butterfly had passed, Qin Yi slowly turned around.

Bang bang...!

The giant ape madly pounded its chest like muffled thunder, causing Qin Yi to see stars.

Roar!

The giant ape pounded its chest again and roared, appearing extremely agitated.

Only then did Qin Yi realize that the giant ape was not targeting him but the butterfly.

The butterfly flew in front of the giant ape. The giant ape roared, and its pillar-like arm swung directly at the butterfly.

A strange scene occurred; the giant ape’s arm went straight through the butterfly, as if it were nothing but a shadow.

The butterfly seemed blind, just flying forward without any evasive moves, until it flew past the giant ape from its chest.

The giant ape’s massive body suddenly stiffened, and then it slowly fell, crashing to the ground, smashing rocks and trees as cracks spread across the ground.

This...

Qin Yi looked down and saw a fist-sized bloody cavity had appeared on the giant ape’s chest, right where the butterfly had flown through. Blood gushed like a spring, instantly staining the ground red.

Such a terrifying giant ape had died just like that, making Qin Yi feel as if he were dreaming; it seemed unreal.

It was the butterfly that killed the giant ape.

Suddenly, Qin Yi’s face paled, and his whole body shivered. He remembered—the butterfly was... an illusion butterfly.

Indeed, definitely an illusion butterfly; among the knowledge from the Eye of Righteous and Evil was such a butterfly, resembling glass, dream-like, yet possessing the power to destroy everything.

Qin Yi’s scalp tingled. Fortunately, his instinctive reaction earlier made him aware of this butterfly’s terror; otherwise, if he had acted recklessly, he feared he would be a corpse by now.

Roar roar...!

A subdued roar snapped Qin Yi out of his trance.

Qin Yi looked around and his face changed dramatically. He saw several giant wolves with green backs approaching, each as large as small humans, over ten meters in length, running at high speed.

These giant wolves were rushing for the giant ape, beginning to feast on its corpse.

The scene was bloody and nauseating.

Qin Yi quickly ascended, flying over the wolves’ heads.

He rushed desperately, needing to follow the illusion butterfly; only by following it could he ensure his safety.

Strangely enough, the illusion butterfly wasn’t flying fast, but despite over an hour of chasing, he hadn’t caught sight of it. Had he gone in the wrong direction?

Qin Yi could only continue flying forward.

Along the way, Qin Yi saw many corpses of fierce birds and beasts, all kill each other to death.

This place was terrifying; Qin Yi was genuinely frightened.

However, this did not stop Qin Yi’s curiosity. Knowing full well curiosity killed the cat, he couldn’t suppress it; he could only press forward with gritted teeth.

Swish!

As Qin Yi flew over a dense forest, suddenly a shadow darted from the woods, its speed reaching the extreme, so fast that Qin Yi almost couldn’t react in time.

His instincts drove Qin Yi to dodge aside.

However, his abdomen’s clothes were torn by sharp claws, leaving three gashes.

The shadow launched a single attack and then shot back into the dense forest like a black lightning.

Qin Yi only caught a faint glimpse, perhaps it was a cat, but as big as a calf, or maybe a leopard-like creature; he couldn’t be sure.

Nonetheless, it was the fastest thing he had seen so far.

Whoosh!

This place was not suitable for lingering. Qin Yi’s body erupted with purple light, shooting out like a purple streak, intent on quickly leaving above the dense forest.

Swish!

The shadow appeared again, this time attacking head-on.

Qin Yi saw clearly—it was a black cat, but with wings. Its size was pitifully small compared to other fierce beasts, but it was extremely fast, like black lightning rushing at him, its cold claws aiming directly at his throat.

His fist transformed into a purple-gold hue, punching with all force, light sweeping outward.

Bang!

Qin Yi’s fist clashed with the creature’s claws, a storm swept through, sending Qin Yi flying backward. He barely steadied himself after being blown back a hundred meters.

So strong.

Qin Yi looked down; his fist was split open, with three claw marks deep into the bone, blood gushing wildly.

He was shocked; ever since obtaining the legacy of the Fire Phoenix clan and consuming the Phoenix Gall, his body was peerless, yet the ghost cat could pierce his unmatched body.

Qin Yi’s expression was grave. With energy movement, the bleeding stopped immediately, and the wound healed rapidly.

Ghost Cat.

Qin Yi recognized this fierce beast.

This creature’s speed was among the best in the animal kingdom, as if a ghost.

After attacking Qin Yi, the ghost cat again disappeared into the lower dense forest.

Though the dense forest was several hundred meters below Qin Yi, the ghost cat’s attacks were inescapable, forcing him to meet it head-on, demonstrating the creature’s terrifying speed.

Furthermore, this ghost cat’s cultivation definitely surpassed the Nascent Soul Realm of humans.

Qin Yi knew well he was no match; with speed increasing rapidly, he sought to quickly leave the dense forest, evading the ghost cat.

However, the ghost cat seemed to have set its sights on Qin Yi, appearing again, charging from the forest like a black lightning towards Qin Yi.

"Come on!"

Qin Yi didn’t slow down, confronting it head-on, a black light flashed in his hand, swinging it directly at the ghost cat.

Scrape!

The ghost cat’s claws scraped against the black brick, sparks flying.

Qin Yi grunted, being knocked back.

The ghost cat let out a scream. One of its claws was broken, blood flowing, releasing a painful, frantic howl.

Qin Yi looked down and found that not even a scratch was on the black brick in his hand. What kind of thing was this black brick, that even the ghost cat’s claws couldn’t scratch it?

This time, the ghost cat didn’t retreat into the forest but hovered in the air, its wings flapping, those originally brown-yellow eyes turning blood-red, with rampant killing intent throughout its body.

Qin Yi understood, breaking one of its claws had thoroughly enraged the ghost cat.

Even with the black brick in hand, this beast’s speed and cultivation surpassed him; he had to find a way to escape.

"Damn cat, why are you tracking me instead of catching mice? Do I look like a mouse with my handsome face? Come on, come on, you want to beat me with speed? You really think Qin Xiaoye is afraid of you."

With those words, a pair of fire wings unfurled instantly behind Qin Yi.

The wings flapped, dark red flames swept around, the surrounding air igniting, crackling with explosive sounds.