After seeing the abnormality on Uncle Zheng's body.
Chen Xuan guessed that it was clearly related to some Phantom Beast.
"You mean this?"
"Just an old problem!"
Hearing the concern in Chen Xuan's voice, Uncle Zheng waved his hand, not caring much.
He meant that it was only a minor matter.
Then!
He lifted his shirt.
On his body!
There was actually a huge tattoo across his chest.
It depicted a strange Phantom Beast, its pair of eyes filled with boundless hatred.
"This? It was trouble I got myself into when I was young!"
"Have you ever heard of Dirui Ji?"
"Dirui Ji?"
"That's right, Dirui Ji, that legendary Phantom Beast!"
Uncle Zheng took out a tobacco pipe.
He began smoking.
His expression gradually grew hazy.
It seemed as though he had fallen deep into his memories!
I used to be a hunter, too.
When I was young, I was once full of youthful ambition.
One day!
I went out hunting.
And encountered a blizzard.
You know our world well!
Strange climates could appear anywhere.
At the time, I was trapped in a valley.
Finally, after being trapped for several days!
I could no longer stand it and decided to leave.
So I risked climbing up the cliff.
But!
With my hands and feet frozen stiff.
I was no longer as nimble as before.
I lost my grip and fell.
Just when I thought my life was over!
A black figure appeared.
It had a long, narrow body, a slender face, and deep-red pupils.
Its eyes held an immense, domineering presence.
What kind of existence was that?
It looked somewhat like a tengu.
Dirui Ji!
A legendary Phantom Beast!
It was renowned for its mystery and ferocity.
They said that anyone who encountered one had no chance of surviving.
But!
It rescued me from my fall.
Perhaps it wasn't as terrifying as humans claimed.
After saving me!
It left that stretch of snowfield.
It seemed to be searching for something.
And after leaving behind a word of thanks!
I headed down the road home.
Several days later!
The blizzard still raged.
The snow lay a meter thick.
Even though I had left the valley.
I seemed to have lost the ability to survive.
Hunger and cold surrounded me.
Just when I was about to lose all hope of living.
I found a frozen Phantom Beast cub.
It must have frozen to death!
I was too hungry, so I didn't inspect it carefully.
Since it had not fully grown.
I couldn't tell what kind of Phantom Beast it was.
I was starving and didn't think too much about it.
I started a fire.
I didn't have the luxury of worrying about anything else.
I roasted it and ate it.
Just then!
A miserable roar resounded throughout heaven and earth.
A long, narrow body, slender face, and deep-red pupils slowly emerged through the blizzard.
When I saw Dirui Ji, I understood!
That cub had looked so familiar.
That's right!
It was its child.
I had actually eaten its child.
Rage.
Sorrow constantly shifted within its pupils.
It silently picked up the child's remains in its jaws.
Then vanished into the icy wilderness.
It didn't kill me!
Instead, it left this place!
Fortunately, I survived.
I successfully made it back to the village.
Just when I thought nothing had happened!
A terrifying scene appeared.
At a certain time every day, something horrifying would appear on my face!
It looked just like a zombie.
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