Chapter 1

In the vast expanse of the azure sky, at an extremely high altitude, a magnificent bird with a long, fiery red tail was proudly soaring through the boundless heavens. As it spread its wings, faint wisps of pale golden-red clouds could be seen flashing by, leaving a long trail of light in the sky.

This beautiful and noble bird, flying through the heavens, would occasionally raise its head to gaze at the azure sky and then lower it to look down at the countless other birds far below, which could not reach its lofty height. The beautiful golden feathered crest on its head would gently tremble, exuding a sense of nobility and dignity, with a faint air of majesty and pride.

At this moment, the bird, which was proudly soaring at the highest point in the sky, suddenly seemed to sense something and raised its head to look upward, its eyes filled with confusion.

In its memory and impression, it seemed impossible for anything to fly higher than it, or to dare to fly higher than it. But why did it faintly feel an unusual sound of wind breaking from above?

Just as it raised its head, full of confusion, a dark shadow suddenly plummeted from the sky, striking it on the head, causing it to emit a loud cry of distress.

"Ow... Bastard... Who dares to sneak attack me..."

At the same time, Fang Luoya, who had just despaired, felt a massive impact on his back.

"Damn, did I land? It doesn't seem like it... Why does it feel soft and warm?"

"Ahh..." This feeling lasted only an instant, and then the sense of weightlessness returned. Fang Luoya, dazed and disoriented, grabbed something and fell again.

"Bang..." Finally, after what seemed like two or three seconds, or perhaps five or six, or even seven or eight, Fang Luoya felt a sudden jolt, a powerful shock wave hit him, and his chest felt a sharp pain, causing him to faint.

In that instant, he did not notice that the beautiful feathered crown he was tightly gripping suddenly began to burn as if on fire. The magnificent bird with its beautiful fiery red feathers beneath him also suddenly turned into a ball of flames, enveloping him and burning fiercely.

However, this fire, despite burning intensely, did not affect his clothes or even his eyebrows and hair. It was as if it were a flame without heat, entwining around him and even lifting him into the air, suspending him in mid-air, burning continuously.

The flame continued to flicker, emitting a faint glow, illuminating the surroundings. After burning for an unknown duration, the flame suddenly converged toward Fang Luoya's chest and vanished.

With the disappearance of the flame, Fang Luoya, who had been suspended in mid-air, suddenly fell to the ground.

"Damn... That hurts..." Fang Luoya, holding his head, opened his eyes groggily, his consciousness hazy as he looked around the surrounding mountains and forests, then at his own body.

At this moment, he felt intense pain all over, especially in his chest, where even breathing was painful.

"Did I break a rib?"

Fang Luoya carefully pulled his T-shirt up to his neck and looked at his chest.

At this sight, his face showed a look of surprise: "What is this?"

Fang Luoya tilted his head and pursed his lips, staring at the unfamiliar pale red mark on his chest, his eyes filled with shock and doubt. The mark was about the size of an egg, resembling a burning flame, and was located precisely over his left heart.

"How did this come about? I haven't gotten a tattoo..." He carefully touched the mark with his fingers but found no abnormalities, as if it had always been there.

After a while of puzzled study, finding no answers, Fang Luoya finally gave up trying to understand where it came from and turned to his primary concern.

On his left chest, besides the pale red mark, there were two small bruises...

Looking at the bruises, Fang Luoya's face fell, and he carefully extended his fingers, following his ribs, and slowly pressed toward the bruises.

"Ah... Sigh..." Fang Luoya, suddenly feeling a sharp pain, inhaled sharply, his face showing a look of frustration. This was broken...

"Ah... Sigh... This is definitely broken too..."

After a thorough examination, Fang Luoya finally breathed a sigh of relief. Apart from a possible mild concussion and two broken ribs, he seemed to have no other serious injuries.

Falling from a cliff and only sustaining minor injuries was indeed quite fortunate!

After confirming his condition, Fang Luoya finally had the leisure to look around seriously.

But after just two glances, Fang Luoya was dumbfounded...

"Where am I? What place is this?"

Fang Luoya looked around and saw that the area was wide open. This was not the bottom of a cliff; he was clearly lying on the cliff top. To his left, about a hundred meters away, was a dense forest, and to his right, a few meters away, was a steep cliff. Looking down the cliff, he saw an endless expanse of mountains...

Seeing this, Fang Luoya was completely stunned. Where did he fall from?

After a while of looking around, Fang Luoya, thoroughly confused by the situation, realized that staying here was not a solution. He looked at the sun, which was gradually setting, and estimated that it would be dark in a few hours. He decided to explore the forest.

Walking to the edge of the forest, he casually broke off a branch about the thickness of an egg as a weapon, took a deep breath, and walked into the forest.

He used the branch to beat the grass to avoid being bitten by snakes and cautiously looked around.

The forest was silent, with only the distant bird calls and the faint chirping of insects, and the sound of Fang Luoya's branch beating the grass.

As he walked deeper into the forest, Fang Luoya gradually became aware of something amiss. Many of the plants here were ones he had never seen before, not in reality, on TV, or in any reference materials.

"What place is this?"

As Fang Luoya muttered to himself, full of doubt, a dark shadow suddenly flashed past him. Fang Luoya's heart tightened, and he gripped the branch tightly, ready to defend himself.

Seeing that it was a large gray rabbit fleeing quickly, Fang Luoya slightly relaxed. Although the rabbit was indeed large, it was not a fierce animal.

However, just as Fang Luoya, with his empty stomach, was considering whether to catch the rabbit for dinner, another dark shadow, accompanied by a strong stench, darted past him.

"Uh?!"

Before Fang Luoya could react, he saw the rabbit being pounced on by the dark shadow.

By the time Fang Luoya regained his senses, the dark shadow, with a mouth full of blood, had turned to face him, its green eyes fixed on him, and it began to emit a low, threatening growl...

Seeing the black leopard, which was at least two to three meters long from head to tail, Fang Luoya was so frightened that he fell to the ground.

Before his grandfather passed away, he often followed him into the mountains to gather herbs and had seen many things, but a leopard of this size was enough to make him lose his nerve.

In front of such a large creature, no one could run away without a gun... and even with a gun, it might not help...

This thing was nearly twice the size of the leopards he had seen in the zoo. At such close range, a gun would probably be useless...

"Help... Help..." Seeing the leopard approaching step by step, Fang Luoya instinctively tried to run.

But after just a few stumbling steps, he was knocked to the ground by the leopard. Looking up, he saw the gaping mouth of the leopard right in front of his face.

Seeing the gaping mouth, Fang Luoya was completely terrified and instinctively raised the branch to make a futile last stand.

Just then, a light "whoosh" sound was heard, and the leopard on top of him suddenly stiffened and fell to the side.

Fang Luoya, who had narrowly escaped death, looked at the leopard, which was convulsing on the ground with a spear in its neck, his face pale, his heart pounding, and he gasped for breath, unable to regain his composure for a long time.

At this moment, a heavy footstep sounded, and Fang Luoya, with a grateful look, turned to the direction of the sound. But when he turned his head, he saw a black face with a wide white smile suddenly appear in front of him.

Suddenly seeing this terrifying face, Fang Luoya, who had just been terrified, stiffened, his heart pounding, and then he screamed hysterically...

"Ahh..."

The owner of the face, startled by Fang Luoya's sudden scream, took a step back, tilted his head, bulged his eyes, and frowned, looking strangely at the hysterical Fang Luoya. Then he suddenly grinned, showing his white teeth, and raised his club...

"Uh..." Poor Fang Luoya, who had just realized that the person in front of him, wrapped in animal skins and showing a wide white smile, was a human, but had not yet recovered, felt a dull thud on his head and fainted...

In a daze, Fang Luoya felt himself being picked up and thrown over a shoulder, and then he lost consciousness...

His last thought, which terrified him, was...

"Damn, is this guy a primitive man? I heard that primitive men usually knock out women they like and carry them back to their caves, but I'm a man..."

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