A Failure's hopeful Journey

Chapter 237: Chicken Dinner For The System.

The airship flew through the sky. As the distance between the ship and the island lessened the roars of flying beasts increased. But it did not affect You Xi Wang. At this moment he was sitting with his legs crossed, his hands rested on his knees. His eyes closed and his deep breaths were steady. 

A few minutes ago...

[Master the rewards for completing the system task is... Comprehension upgrade.] the system spoke.  It may sound like the reward is very stingy but You Xi Wang did not make a fuss. He was even excited to have this reward. 

He spoke, "You have the body control. I want to break the threshold of grade 6 array master."

The system was shocked about his sudden decision. You know You Xi Wang will never let the system take possession of his body. This time it was clear how much You Xi Wang wanted to get past grade 6 array master. The system complied, [Command accepted.]

You Xi Wang sat down in meditation, the system isolated his consciousness and took over the driving seat. They were the same entity, so the difference wasn't too much. 

...

Time passes as You Xi Wang sat in meditation. Soon the old hippie spoke, "Get ready, we have arrived. God be with you." his words made the youngsters gulp as they all stood up from their seats, heading toward the hatch door.

The system drove You Xi Wang's body. The eyelids fluttered, two deep obsidian black eyes were revealed. The system thought, 'so this is how it looks in the first person perceptive.' it manipulated the body to stand up. Stretched the body to get used to the actual motor sense of the body. 

{From now on the system is in charge of the body until further notifications. We will still call the MC You Xi Wang as the system is quite a weird name, and any changes will be confusing.}

You Xi Wang glanced at his two teammates, Gena Langford and Chen Yuping. After a nod, the three people took the lead and came to the hatch. You Xi Wang spoke, "If you guys don't mind then we would be going first. Is that okay?"

He asked the other six people because he did not want them to accuse him of being taking a headstart. The elder did not react and observed the situation silently. The six youngsters did not raise any objections. You Xi Wang held his fist with his palm and gestured towards all of them. 

The hatch opened with a  WHIZZ sound. The island below was visible. It was covered with vegetation, while the four sides were endless water. The hippie shouted softly, "GO."

You Xi Wang and his team did not hesitate and jumped off the airship hatch. The cold wind hit the three youngsters. It made their souls shiver. They were jumping from a height of 30000 feet. You Xi Wang tried to use his flight power but it was of no use. He issued a mental note, "Fall into a formation, otherwise, our speed will be slow enough for a bird to eat us. Also, there is a barrier around here so we cannot fly. Don't waste your brain cells."

The three people had jumped almost together and they were just a few inches away from each other. You Xi Wang held both of their hands and said, "I am increasing the speed of our descent." with that said the boy controlled the wind spiritual energy and the speed actually increased. It was not a happy thing. After all, a big blue-green silhouette was moving towards them in the sky really fast.

You Xi Wang did not panic, he glanced his head against the air pressure. He laid his eyes on the silhouette and smirked. He used the camo spirit skill he shared with Maya. The skill covered both his teammates. Chen Yupin spoke, "Bro, it is coming closer."

You Xi Wang spoke, "Chill. It cannot see us."

Chen Yuping was confused, he spread his spirit sense outwards and noticed that the bird monster had turned away. He asked, "Why?" in confusion. 

You Xi Wang chuckled as he replied, "Maya shares a bond of equality with me. We can use each other's skills. This is her skill, Camouflage. As long as you are close to me and we are connected I can make us disappear for a few bits."

His words shocked the two people a lot. But then they could only sigh in their hearts, this guy was a monster himself. The dive was quick and they only had 1000 feet left. You Xi Wang let go of their hands and said, "Use the wingsuit and follow the air current."

He deployed the wingsuit and controlled the air to provide him sufficient uplift. The two others followed his steps. They traveled very fast. Suddenly after three hundred meters, Chen Yuping shouted, "Fire Falcon, diving in on us."

You Xi Wang was aware of this but this shout meant that his team was vigilant. He maneuvered the wind current and the three people made a nosedive. By now they have dropped from thousand feet to 300 feet. You Xi Wang was gradually decreasing the distance between the surface and his team. 

Their total displacement was 300 meters but in circles. You Xi Wang took back his hands and legs to close the wingsuit and when he was a hundred feet from the ground. He abruptly opened it back up. The sudden air pressure decreased his speed. As a primal soul cultivator, he was good enough to make a clean landing from at least 300 feet, so now he landed easily. 

The two people behind him were also trained in combat and were cultivators. They also landed safely. You Xi Wang spoke, "Let's go, we find the covers and hunt this bird. I want to eat spicy chicken tonight."

The two thought he was joking, they quickly hid among the trees. Soon, the fire falcon landed on a tree not far from them. The bird was covered with red and orangish feathers. Looked wonderful but YOu Xi Wang had decided to eat it. So, he used the shadow skip and appeared under the tree where the bird was. 

His movements were so steady, smooth, and calm. Then he let Maya out of his shadow. He said, "When it is about to use its beak to peak me you will take its neck. Okay?" he was communicating with the spiritual bond they had so, the bird could not listen to them.

Maya nodded and replied, "Big brother Xi Wang, be careful this bird is fast."

You Xi Wang patted her big head and yelled, "HEY CHICKEN, COME TO PAPA."

The flaming falcon was a grade 6 beast, how could it not understand what You Xi Wang meant. It was insulting him, this maggot-ish human. Dared to look down on his death? Is he so foolish to not know that he is about to die?

The falcon was pissed. Suddenly with a big cry, it flew towards You Xi Wang. The boy stood his ground and did not move. Just when the bird was a couple of meters away from You Xi Wang, Maya appeared from a shadow. She attacked the predecided spot, the neck, and held it tightly between her jaws. You Xi Wang waved his hand and created a big ball of water around the bird's head. 

Two-pronged attack, Maya suffocated it, while You Xi Wang accelerated the process of Hypoxia for the bird. Maya hardened her grip around the throat. You Xi Wang controlled the lightning spirit energy and formed a layer around his palm. His figure flickered. 

The bird struggled even harder because You Xi Wang had stabbed his palm right at its heart. The boy's hand was penetrated through a heart as big as two soccer balls. He did not waste the blood of the magic beast, quickly took out a spatial bottle. Took out his hand-collected the blood dripping from the hole in the heart. 

The bird's eyes were dim. You Xi Wang stored the body back in his spatial ring and said to his team, "Let's go guys, we need to move from here. The blood smell will attract more beasts, also now we have enough food for a week." as he washed his hands with water blobs. 

The two people were numb and acted as if nothing happened. This guy just killed a 10 feet big fire falcon like a chicken. Do they have the guts to even stand in front of the dead beast? No. yet this incident did not dampen their spirits. On the contrary, You Xi Wang was pushing them to be better. 

The three people moved through the dense cover of green trees. They were moving towards the dense forest intentionally. Gena had said to You Xi Wnag through sign language that they will be safer inside as the beast goes out to hunt at night. Then they will be able to locate your weapons stored in the vault boxes.