After searching the entire floor, he found nothing else of greater value.
That stood to reason. Zhang Junbao had already pocketed the most valuable items-the human expert's combat suit and the bird eggs. Of what remained, the Sword-Beaked Dragon Eagle's sword beak and seven-colored tail feathers were the most valuable.
Zhang Junbao used the spearhead to cut off the wings of the two young Sword-Beaked Dragon Eagles and put them over the fire to roast. Then he took the spearhead and worked along the wound to remove the Sword-Beaked Dragon Eagle's sword beak, all the while muttering:
"In the northern darkness, there is a fish named Kun. So immense is the Kun that it won't fit in a single pot;
"It transforms into a bird named Peng. So immense is the Peng that it needs two barbecue grills, one for honey glaze and one for spicy!"
Zhang Junbao was reciting a joke he had seen online in his previous life. He had never expected it to become reality after coming here.
He had already searched the surrounding area. Perhaps because the birds were raising their young, only the Sword-Beaked Dragon Eagles lived on the building's top dozen or so floors, while two birds with the strength of Intermediate Beast Generals lived on the bottom three floors. As for the other Beast Soldiers, they seemed to have all been driven away.
Monster beasts were not entirely loyal to one another. Presumably, the Sword-Beaked Dragon Eagle had also feared that, while it was away foraging, the Beast Generals under it would sneak over and kill all its children.
That was why Zhang Junbao dared to light a fire here.
After more than half an hour of effort, Zhang Junbao finally succeeded in removing the Sword-Beaked Dragon Eagle's sword beak.
"An Advanced Beast General really is something else. Even dead and letting me cut it, it still took this long to remove its sword beak.
"This sword beak is about thirteen meters long, but the blade is only fifty-six centimeters across at its widest point. There's a bone resembling a handle right where it connects to the head.
"The whole sword beak is a pale, moonlit white. It's hard yet extremely flexible, a natural treasure sword through and through. It can definitely rival an S-level treasure sword, and with just a little refinement, it could become SS-level."
Zhang Junbao cut a piece of skin from the Sword-Beaked Dragon Eagle's chest, dried it over the fire, and wrapped it around the hilt. With that, a peerless treasure sword was born.
"Since you're the Sword-Beaked Dragon Eagle's sword beak, I'll call you Dragon Roar! Hahaha, Dragon Roar Sword, since you brought me to this Wilderness Zone, you have to bring me back to a human Base City too."
After testing the Dragon Roar Sword, Zhang Junbao put it away and pulled a manual from his pocket. Written plainly on it were the two words: "World Destruction"!
This was Zhang Junbao's other unexpected discovery that day.
"I never expected to find this manual in the lining of the combat suit. The World Destruction Spear Technique-this is the manual of Hong, the world's strongest expert. The suit's original owner used a spear, so it's no wonder he learned Hong's spear technique.
"The complete World Destruction technique has six layers. This manual covers the first two, and in the Limits Dojo's online store, this ultimate manual is priced at 800 million Huaxia Currency. It's hailed as the world's strongest attack manual. Even with the internal half-price discount, it still costs 400 million Huaxia Currency.
"And the first two layers of the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade, another ultimate manual, cost only 100 million Huaxia Currency. There's still a difference in their value.
"The combat suit's original owner was definitely an ambitious martial artist. Hong's World Destruction isn't so easy to learn. Not only does it place extremely high demands on physical fitness, muscular sensitivity, and nerve reaction speed-
"More importantly, it demands comprehension.
"If you can't comprehend the essence of World Destruction, that's hundreds of millions of Huaxia Currency skipped across the water. Even an Advanced Warlord would feel the sting for a long time."
Out of curiosity, Zhang Junbao leafed through it and began studying it himself. Of course, he knew about the Limits Dojo's rule forbidding people from learning a manual they had not purchased.
But he was in the Wilderness Zone now, and whether he made it back alive was at stake. To cling to a rule like that would be throwing his life away.
Besides, he used a sword. He was studying the spear technique only to learn its approach to combat, not to switch to the spear.
Everyone had a weapon that suited them, and Zhang Junbao did not want to change his. Since this world had no strongest sword technique, he would create one himself.
And when he reached the universe in the future, there would be plenty of sword techniques. Studying Hong's spear technique now would also let him draw on the strengths of a hundred schools and incorporate what was useful into his own sword technique.
At worst, once he had money in the future, he could simply buy the complete set of manuals and consider it a copyright fee paid to Hong.
Zhang Junbao opened the manual. Its very first sentence read: "I developed this spear technique step by step from before the Great Nirvana, fighting my way out of hordes of monster beasts and drawing insight from this shattered era."
"Those who learn this spear technique must prize its conception, not its moves. Only those who truly comprehend World Destruction's conception of neither birth nor destruction can master it."
"If you wish to carve out a place for yourself in this apocalypse, then you are one of my kind and may learn it. Otherwise, give up. This path is not for you."
"Hong truly deserves to be called the strongest human expert to fight his way out of the apocalypse. He actually incorporated his insights into that age into his spear technique. Anyone who hasn't comprehended its conception can't master it.
"But didn't I also rise out of troubled times? Although there were no monster beasts in that era, that certainly doesn't mean I'm inferior to you.
"This heroic spirit of cutting through thorns and brambles to carve out a place in the apocalypse truly deserves the name 'World Destruction.'
"World Destruction, World Destruction-does it mean destroying this apocalyptic world?
"Though it's called World Destruction, the entire text carries the flavor of breaking before establishing, finding life in the face of death, and the alternation of life and death. Hong's comprehension really is extraordinary. This is much better than Thunder God's Nine-Layered Thunder Blade, which only knows how to speed up and keep chopping away in a straight line. Hong truly is a genius who could comprehend a domain on his own at the Planetary Level.
"Hahaha, then let me comprehend your conception of World Destruction!"
Reading Hong's opening words, Zhang Junbao felt he had found a kindred spirit. To carve out a place for the common people in troubled times-that is what men like us should do!
The night passed without a word. On his first night in the Wilderness Zone, Zhang Junbao was completely absorbed in Hong's World Destruction. The Sword-Beaked Dragon Eagle's deterrent power remained, and nearby monster beasts did not dare approach the place recklessly. This gave Zhang Junbao a rare stretch of peace.
After eating the roasted wings of the young Sword-Beaked Dragon Eagles, Zhang Junbao's injuries also began to heal rapidly. On one hand, cultivating Genetic Origin Energy accelerated his body's recovery. On the other, monster beasts had powerful bodies rich in nutrients, and the meat of young beasts was especially nourishing.
But that meal had probably cost him several hundred million Huaxia Currency. After all, not just anyone could have roasted young Sword-Beaked Dragon Eagle wings for dinner. Even a Wargod would not dare be so extravagant.
Zhang Junbao spent the entire night reading the manual. At times he repeatedly traced movements with the Dragon Roar Sword in his hand as he read; at others, he even put down the manual and took up the sword to try combining the sword moves.
Fortunately, the place was large enough and safe enough. If he had been in an ordinary part of the Wilderness Zone, he might already have been surrounded by monster beasts.
Before he knew it, the sky gradually brightened. The first ray of morning sunlight shone in through the balcony and fell squarely on Zhang Junbao's face.
He sat cross-legged with the Dragon Roar Sword across his legs. When the sunlight fell on him, his previously still eyes suddenly lit up.
He picked up the Dragon Roar Sword and struck. The sword actually flew from his hand. Zhang Junbao beckoned with one hand and recalled it. After those two simple moves, a bloody hole appeared in the Sword-Beaked Dragon Eagle's corpse before him.
"I've finally fused World Destruction's spear intent with my Taiji Sword Technique. I've successfully cultivated the first layer. He really deserves his reputation as someone who carved out a place for himself in the apocalypse. He's certainly no brute who only knows how to charge ahead.
"The conception of breaking before establishing has something of the Taiji harmony of yin and yang to it. It achieves a similar effect to my Tai Chi Primordial Chaos Formula by different means.
"When Hong created this technique, he had very likely already touched the threshold of a domain. In the original story, Hong was always short of a good teacher's guidance. Even though he later received guidance from Giant Axe, a Universe Supreme Master, Giant Axe followed a different path from his.
"Someone who could create his own domain at the Planetary Level without guidance nonetheless performed unremarkably later on. Even though he was overshadowed by Luo Feng's brilliance, part of the reason was also that his talent had gone unrecognized.
"My current physical fitness is equivalent to that of an Advanced Warrior. The First Layer of the World Destruction Spear Technique can bring an attack to 150 percent of its power. In other words, a punch that could originally deliver 4,000 kilograms of force can now deliver 6,000!
"The Second Layer can provide a threefold boost. In other words, if an Advanced Warrior masters the Second Layer of World Destruction, he can deliver an attack equivalent to a Junior War General's.
"That kind of boost really is terrifying!
"I can fuse it with my Tai Chi Sword Intent. Once a martial artist or monster beast of the same rank is caught in this ceaseless conception of life and death revolving without end, they definitely won't be able to escape."