I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

#305 - Strange big black dog

That big black dog was very majestic, its entire coat of fur was jet-black and glossy, clearly not of an ordinary breed.

Just as Zhang Chen was feeling astonished, he suddenly saw the big black dog extend its nose and sniff the air. The next moment, Zhang Chen's eyes blurred, and then he saw the big black dog appear before him at some unknown time. Before he could react, he was directly in the big black dog's mouth.

"What?" Zhang Chen was shocked to see this scene, his eyes filled with disbelief. He could be considered a minor expert now, right? But he hadn't even seen how the big black dog had gotten to his side, and before he could even think of resisting, he was already in the big black dog's mouth.

At this moment, a deadly crisis surged into his heart. Zhang Chen had a strange premonition that if he dared to move, the big black dog could bite him to death in one bite.

Most crucially, there seemed to be a very peculiar power in the big black dog's mouth. That power permeated into Zhang Chen's transformed limbs and blocked all the power in his body. His vampire bloodline power was actually unable to be mobilized at this time.

"This big black dog is really too terrifying! My superpower is actually completely powerless in front of the big black dog?" Zhang Chen was extremely horrified. He had long known that the mental world was terrifying, but he never expected it to be terrifying to this extent?

He was a dignified minor expert, yet he had so little presence in front of this big black dog?

Just as Zhang Chen's mind was filled with thoughts, he saw the big black dog open its mouth, throw Zhang Chen to the ground, and then stare at Zhang Chen with its big, clear black and white eyes, reaching out its paw to constantly paw at Zhang Chen's body, as if it was trying to drive Zhang Chen away.

Although Zhang Chen's bloodline power was temporarily unable to be mobilized, his ability to fly was still there. Seeing that he had escaped the dog's mouth, Zhang Chen suddenly flapped his wings, wanting to take the opportunity to escape. The next moment, before he could take off, the big black dog bit his wing again and then put him on the ground to continue pawing.

Good fellow, after several repetitions of this, Zhang Chen finally understood that this big black dog was playing cat and mouse.

But Zhang Chen didn't dare not run. What if the big black dog was dissatisfied and became ferocious, biting him to death? Wouldn't he be finished?

Zhang Chen ran several times, and seeing that he couldn't escape, he began to dawdle and slack off. But the big black dog wouldn't allow it. Seeing Zhang Chen being lazy, it directly used its claws to paw at Zhang Chen back and forth. The claws were very sharp, and scratching Zhang Chen's body made him cry in pain.

A toothache was already painful enough, but being scratched by the big black dog's claws was a hundred or a thousand times more painful than a toothache.

"Damn thing, it's simply inhuman." Zhang Chen cursed inwardly, thinking about ways to escape. The key was that his power was sealed and he couldn't transform back from the vampire bat state, so many methods couldn't be used. Where could he find a way to escape?

"I can only wait for the big black dog to calm down later, and then I'll find a way to fly away." Zhang Chen cursed inwardly, feeling a little uneasy. He had the ability to regenerate severed limbs, so it was impossible for the big black dog to bite him to death, but he was afraid that this dog would directly swallow him in one bite.

While Zhang Chen's mind was flashing with countless thoughts, the big black dog simply grabbed Zhang Chen and threw him into the air with force.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Chen was overjoyed: "Good fellow! Really good fellow! I was just thinking about escaping, but I didn't expect this damn big black dog to actually offer the opportunity on its own initiative."

Zhang Chen was ecstatic at this time. This was a rare opportunity. He immediately flapped his wings and was about to rush into the clouds to take the opportunity to fly away, but who knew that at the moment he flapped his wings, the big black dog gently leaped up, and with a speed incomprehensible to Zhang Chen, it actually arrived first and directly grabbed Zhang Chen's wings with a paw, then brought Zhang Chen back to the ground from the high altitude and pressed him on the ground with one paw.

"This is too much!" Zhang Chen's wings were trampled by the big black dog's hooves. He turned his head and glanced at the big black dog, only to see its eyes full of teasing as it looked at him. Then, it released its claws and threw Zhang Chen away again.

This time, Zhang Chen simply didn't move, completely giving up resistance, letting himself fall directly to the ground. Just as he was about to fall to the ground, he saw the big black dog open its mouth and catch Zhang Chen directly, then casually throw the bat out again.

Throw up, catch!

Throw up, catch!

Repeating this back and forth, the big black dog seemed to be tired of playing. When Zhang Chen fell again, it opened its big mouth again and bit towards Zhang Chen.

Looking at the big black dog's big mouth, Zhang Chen felt no fear, only frustration and humiliation. He, Zhang Chen, had never been willing to suffer losses. When had he ever suffered such idleness?

To actually be played with by a big black dog like this was truly outrageous.

While Zhang Chen's mind was swirling with countless thoughts, the big black dog grabbed Zhang Chen again and turned to walk into the jungle, constantly running in the lush jungle as if it was inspecting its territory, occasionally raising its hind legs and sprinkling dog urine in the territory, constantly running back and forth between the mountains.

The big black dog's speed was very fast, nearly a hundred miles in a breath. The mountains turned into blurred scenery in front of Zhang Chen's eyes. If Zhang Chen didn't have a special bloodline at this time, he really couldn't see the blurred mountain scenery on both sides.

He didn't know how long he had been running, but the big black dog suddenly stopped in front of a peculiar mountain. The mountain looked like a fork, and the two ends of the fork were sharp and went straight into the sky, as if they could pierce through the universe.

In front of the mountain's stone wall, three innate divine characters were engraved. Zhang Chen recognized the meaning of the characters at a glance: Double Fork Ridge.

"Does this mountain range also have a name?" Zhang Chen was a little curious. He thought of Tang Seng's first difficulty in the Journey to the West in his previous life, the scene of meeting Liu Bowen at Double Fork Ridge.

But the Journey to the West was just a novel after all, and it didn't count. What made Zhang Chen feel strange was that the mountains in the mental world actually had names.

The big black dog stared at Double Fork Ridge with its eyes, a trace of sadness in its eyes, then whimpered and turned to continue running wildly in the mountains.

After another journey of lightning speed, the two returned to the thatched cottage. This time, the big black dog actually brought Zhang Chen into the yard. As soon as Zhang Chen entered the yard, he saw those delicate and charming golden wind flowers.

"Oh, my damn greed." At this time, Zhang Chen suddenly wished he could slap himself. His greed symptoms had relapsed, and he couldn't move when he saw good things.

At this time, the big black dog threw Zhang Chen on the ground and walked around Zhang Chen, only to make Zhang Chen feel a little nervous, fearing that he would be swallowed by the other party in one bite. Just as he was secretly praying in his heart, he saw the big black dog suddenly stop moving, raise its front hooves, and in his bewildered eyes, a stream of yellow liquid sprayed down.

"Damn it, this dog is inhuman!" Zhang Chen cursed, then leaped to his feet, angrily avoiding the yellow urine stains, but he was ultimately too slow and was sprayed on the wings by the big black dog.

"A scholar can be killed, but not humiliated! I'll fight you!" Zhang Chen roared, his voice filled with anger and his eyes blazing with fury.

Then, Zhang Chen flapped his wings, and the urine splattered on the big black dog's face and nose, making the dog retch and gag.

Zhang Chen tried to escape while he had the chance, but the big black dog's claws extended infinitely, reaching into the clouds and grabbing Zhang Chen in one fell swoop.

"This big black dog is too weird," Zhang Chen muttered, subdued as the dog pinned him under its paw.

The big black dog nudged Zhang Chen again, then went to the door, smashed it open, and nudged Zhang Chen into the room.

The room's furnishings were simple, with only a fork shimmering with cold light hanging on the bedroom wall. The fork's blade gleamed, immediately attracting Zhang Chen's attention, making it impossible for him to look away.

"This fork is extraordinary; it must be a powerful weapon," Zhang Chen thought, startled by the sight of the fork. He then shifted his gaze to the rest of the room's contents, which included only a bed, a water pot, a bow and arrow, and some toiletries.

On the table, there was also a silver-white slingshot and seven or eight beads shimmering with cold light, scattered casually on the table.

"If this big black dog is already so magical, I wonder what incredible power the owner of this house possesses," Zhang Chen muttered to himself.

Then, he saw the big black dog wandering around the room aimlessly before jumping onto the bed and lying down with a look of reminiscence, as if recalling something.

Zhang Chen carefully shrank into a corner, his eyes filled with disgust as he looked at the big black dog. Fortunately, the urine stains on his wings had already been shaken off, otherwise Zhang Chen would have gone crazy. How could he face anyone after being peed on by a dog?

However, Zhang Chen seemed to sense something was wrong. Although the urine stains had been shaken off, there seemed to be an aura clinging to him.

"Could it be that the big black dog marked me?" Zhang Chen wondered.

For him now, the most important thing was to find a way to escape. Otherwise, if he continued to stay in the hands of this insidious black dog, wouldn't he be tormented to death?

After a long silence, Zhang Chen came up with two options. The first was to exhaust his mental energy, which would naturally allow him to return to the real world.

However, there was a drawback to returning in this way: the next time he came, it would still be this room, this place, and he still wouldn't be able to escape the clutches of this dog.

The second option was to use the dewdrop petals, get the dog to swallow them. The dewdrop petals had the property of inducing sleep, so he could take the opportunity to escape.

Zhang Chen even looked at the fork hanging on the wall. The fork looked extraordinary. What if he could steal it?

Steal? No, that was his compensation!

The other party didn't take good care of their pet, allowing the big black dog to offend him. Shouldn't he be given some compensation?

Zhang Chen muttered to himself, his mind filled with curses for the big black dog. This big black dog was too terrifying. He couldn't afford to provoke it, but couldn't he hide from it?

When the time came, he would just hide in the material world. Until his strength improved, he would just not come to the spiritual world.

When his strength improved, he would definitely give this beast a good beating.

After thinking it over, Zhang Chen still felt that it would be better to use the dew to knock the black dog unconscious, and then take the opportunity to scavenge around and leave.

Before long, snores filled the room. Zhang Chen transformed back into human form, took out the dewdrop petals, threw them on the ground, and quickly turned into a bat, quietly hiding in the corner.

Although the big black dog had restricted his divine power, it could not restrict his transformation.

Sure enough, as the dewdrop petals fell to the ground, the big black dog subconsciously twitched its nose in its sleep, then immediately opened its eyes, looking at the petals with a stunned expression, as if suspecting it was dreaming. It even reached out its paw to rub its eyes, looking at the petals in disbelief, then cautiously approached and circled the petals, sniffing the scent vigorously.

Seeing this, Zhang Chen panicked. "Crap, I forgot, this guy's dog nose is very sensitive. The petals are stained with my scent, so I definitely can't hide it from this hateful big black dog..."

Thinking of this, Zhang Chen lunged out. He wanted to create the illusion that the petals had fallen unintentionally, not that he had dropped them on purpose.

Just as Zhang Chen pounced, the big black dog acted first, gently pressing down with its paw, directly pinning Zhang Chen to the ground. It then looked at Zhang Chen smugly, stuck out its tongue, licked up the petals, and then released Zhang Chen, even shaking its head, directly taunting Zhang Chen. Then it turned its head and lay back on the bed contentedly. Before long, snores filled the bed.

"Hehe, you silly dog! No matter how strong you are, you still have to drink grandpa's bathwater," Zhang Chen thought smugly. Seeing the snores coming from the bed, Zhang Chen transformed directly into human form, then stood up and stretched, his eyes sweeping over the big black dog on the bed, his gaze landing on the fork that shimmered with cold light.

At this time, in his human form, Zhang Chen could only see the extraordinary nature of the fork with the help of the True God Golden Light. In his Devouring Eye, the fork shimmered with invisible rainbow light, just like a celestial weapon, causing his devouring skills to throb, wishing he could pounce on it and devour it.

Complex auras flowed within the fork, and countless chains of order operated, making Zhang Chen's eyes widen. He had only seen such a large chain of laws on the Golden Scissors.

Although the fork in front of him was not as good as the Golden Scissors, it was definitely not an ordinary mortal object.

"Interesting!" Zhang Chen thought excitedly, glancing at the big black dog, feeling that all the anger he had suffered before was worth it.

Then, without saying a word, Zhang Chen rushed forward excitedly, wanting to take the fork down, but as soon as his fingers approached the fork, he felt a stabbing pain, forcing Zhang Chen to let go.

"This treasure has an owner," Zhang Chen muttered to himself.

After thinking about it, Zhang Chen withdrew his hand. Instead of wasting effort on the fork, he might as well scavenge for other things.

The big black dog only ate one petal. Who knew when this dog would wake up?

His time was precious, and he couldn't afford to delay.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chen turned his head and rushed towards the table.