Dark Forest and Blazing Desert

Zebulun Island, cliffside.

As Leiyin plummeted at high speed, he swiftly formed hand seals with one hand and slapped the air. Densely packed runes spread in all directions, summoning the Radiant Immortal Phoenix, Capture Level 75.

Leiyin rode on the back of the eight-zhang-long bird, feeling extremely exhilarated.

The Phoenix flapped its four wings and slowly descended.

At that moment, a powerful air cannon shot out, heading straight for Leiyin.

With his powerful Observation Haki, Leiyin had sensed it long ago. The Kusanagi Sword was already in his hand, and with a single slash, he cut the air cannon into two.

The two severed air cannons split to either side and smashed two huge craters into the cliff.

An enemy attack.

Looking out, he saw a giant dragon with a neck more than forty meters long.

It had only one nostril. The air blast from earlier had been spewed from that single nostril.

It seemed to be a warrior specially stationed to guard the cliffs of Zebulun Island, giving Gourmet Hunters preparing to venture into the Gourmet World a "rude awakening."

Air Cannon Dragon, Capture Level: Unknown!

But Leiyin clearly wasn't falling for its tricks. As the Phoenix slowly descended, the Air Cannon Dragon fired several more powerful air cannons. Leiyin swung his blade, and several precise slashing waves cut the air cannons apart.

"The Gourmet World? Interesting!"

A hint of a smile curled at the corner of Leiyin's mouth as he rode the Phoenix rapidly downward.

He descended at least ten thousand meters before reaching the bottom of the abyss.

The gravity here was noticeably stronger.

An ordinary Gourmet Hunter would already have been struggling to breathe under this gravity, but it meant nothing to Leiyin.

With one hand seal, Leiyin recalled the Phoenix.

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