Zhang Hao actually also noticed Ye Zitong's appearance beside him and secretly found it amusing. On Earth, barbecue is a very popular delicacy. However, what is barbecued are usually common game. Eating lion meat is definitely against the law. Unlike on the current True Martial Continent, where there's no problem eating any strange and rare beasts you want.
Zhang Hao peeled off a piece of lion leg meat that had just been barbecued and gently took a bite. Immediately, he felt the aroma of the meat fill his nostrils, and it was crispy and delicious.
Especially since this was the meat of a strange beast. With one bite, Zhang Hao felt as if his Physical Body had become stronger by another point.
"Boss, I want to eat too, I want to eat too."
Little Black and Little Dragon were both shouting in Zhang Hao's pet space. They were simply impatient.
"Damn, how could I forget these two little gluttons?"
Zhang Hao immediately released Little Black and Little Dragon.
Little Black and Little Dragon were fighting over the remaining lion leg.
"Stop fighting, there's still more here. I'm afraid you won't be able to eat it all!" Zhang Hao quickly tried to dissuade Little Black and Little Dragon, who were almost fighting over the lion leg.
Next, Zhang Hao cut a few more pieces of meat and continued to barbecue the lion meat.
"They are?"
Ye Zitong asked, somewhat shocked by the extremely human-like Little Black and Little Dragon.
"They are all my battle pets," Zhang Hao explained to Ye Zitong.
"Oh..."
Ye Zitong immediately felt relieved. In the Western Ridge Kingdom, there were actually also battle pets, but it was just difficult for ordinary people to obtain them. However, she felt that these two battle pets were too human-like.
Ye Zitong also hadn't eaten for a day, and seeing Zhang Hao and the two beasts happily eating the golden-haired lion's meat, she still felt a bit greedy. She thought to herself: This is just the totem of an Alchemy family, what does that have to do with me, Ye Zitong? Why can Zhang Hao eat it, but I can't? This is too unfair.
As soon as she thought of this, Ye Zitong seemed to put down her psychological burden and came before Zhang Hao.
"How is it, have you thought it through?" Zhang Hao looked at Ye Zitong and smiled slightly.
"Mmm!" Ye Zitong looked at the lion meat on the barbecue grill, which was roasted to a fragrant aroma. She couldn't help but swallow.
Zhang Hao picked up a skewer of barbecue, handed it to Ye Zitong, and said to her with a mysterious smile, "You definitely won't regret it."
Since Ye Zitong had made up her mind, she naturally no longer hesitated at this moment. She took a big bite of the barbecue in her hand.
"Mmm!"
Ye Zitong's eyes shone with golden light. She had never eaten such delicious barbecue before. Barbecue wasn't unique to Earth; it also existed on the True Martial Continent. However, on the True Martial Continent, martial arts were highly respected, and other industries were considered low. The food industry wasn't as developed, unlike the flourishing state on Earth. The barbecue made on the True Martial Continent was very rough. Ye Zitong had never eaten such delicious barbecue before, so she immediately sped up. Soon, the meat in her hand was finished. Then, she unceremoniously competed with Zhang Hao and the two beasts for the remaining meat.
After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Zhang Hao, Ye Zitong, Little Dragon, and Little Black all had round bellies, so full that they could barely eat anything else before finally stopping.
Even so, they had only eaten less than one percent of this strange beast's meat. Zhang Hao naturally wouldn't waste it; this kind of primordial strange beast was rare. Of course, it couldn't be wasted.
"Ah!"
Ye Zitong suddenly felt her Bottleneck loosen a bit, as if there were signs of a Breakthrough. This made her ecstatic. Remembering what Zhang Hao had just said to her, she immediately understood what Zhang Hao meant by saying she wouldn't regret it.
Looking at Ye Zitong meditating cross-legged, Zhang Hao smiled slightly. Of course, he knew she was about to break through. This was the meat of a primordial strange beast, containing pure heaven and earth energy. If a half-step Great Martial Master couldn't advance after eating the meat of a primordial strange beast, how poor would their talent be?
About an hour later, Ye Zitong broke through to Great Martial Master.
"Congratulations!" Zhang Hao smiled at Ye Zitong.
"Thank you. If it weren't for you, I might not have broken through so easily," Ye Zitong said sincerely, looking at Zhang Hao.
Ye Zitong naturally knew that if she advanced normally, it would likely take two years.
"Don't thank me. You and I are companions, and helping you is what I should do. However, there's also something I need to tell you," Zhang Hao said, looking at Ye Zitong seriously.
"What is it?" Ye Zitong looked at Zhang Hao with some surprise.
"Regarding this Poison Demon Valley, as far as I know, this Poison Demon Valley is not a place to go outside. Instead, it's a Baoku (Treasure Vault). However, this Baoku (Treasure Vault) might contain dangers. Are you sure you want to continue with me?" Zhang Hao said, looking at Ye Zitong.
"Ah. How do you know?" Ye Zitong looked at Zhang Hao with some astonishment.
Zhang Hao looked at Ye Zitong and said seriously, "I naturally have my own channels to know this information, and I won't lie to you. I'm telling you just to make you think clearly: do you still want to continue the adventure? You saw what happened just now, and there might be other dangers ahead."
"So this isn't the way out? Then isn't our Western Ridge Kingdom completely without hope?" Ye Zitong was extremely disappointed.
"Heh heh, you don't need to be so disappointed. Just because you can't get out from here doesn't mean you can't get out from other places. If you really want to go to the outside world, I can take you," Zhang Hao said, looking at Ye Zitong.
"Really?" Ye Zitong looked at Zhang Hao with great surprise.
"Of course it's true. Do you think I have a reason to deceive you?" Zhang Hao smiled slightly at Ye Zitong.
"Even so, I still want to go on with you," Ye Zitong said to Zhang Hao after thinking for a moment.
Zhang Hao awkwardly said to Ye Zitong, "Actually, you can go out and wait for me outside."
"No, what if you deceive me? I must follow you at all times to supervise you," Ye Zitong said righteously.
Zhang Hao: "..."
The two continued to walk towards the depths of the Poison Demon Valley. The further down they went, the colder it became. Zhang Hao was fine, but Ye Zitong's strength was relatively weaker after all, and by the end, her whole body was trembling slightly.
Zhang Hao suddenly took Ye Zitong's hand and transferred a warm stream of True Qi, finally making her feel a bit better.
"How are you?" Zhang Hao looked at Ye Zitong.
Ye Zitong's cheeks flushed, and she stammered to Zhang Hao, "Much better."
This was Ye Zitong's first time holding hands with a boy, so she naturally felt very shy.
"Hmm, what is that?"
Zhang Hao saw a Formation ahead. He was a little curious and walked forward. He found that it seemed to be a teleportation array. However, the teleportation array looked a little different from ordinary teleportation arrays. It just seemed a bit damaged.
"Could this be the rumored teleportation array to the Baoku (Treasure Vault)?" Zhang Hao was also a smart person, so he naturally guessed the truth of the matter right away.
