"SKREEE!"
A sharp eagle’s cry echoed through the sky.
Xu Yang had just run out of the mine when the two Cyan-Scaled Eagles in the sky beat their wings and dove down, their target set squarely on him.
He sprinted for several dozen more zhang until he was far from the mine. Only then did he stop, his body’s Gang Qi beginning to surge.
A majestic aura erupted, sending a wave of air rippling out from him.
Xu Yang looked up at the sky, a brilliant light exploding in his eyes. His gaze seemed to transform into the gleam of a blade. He was like an unsheathed saber, his edge fully revealed.
Specks of golden light appeared and spread rapidly over his body. In an instant, he turned a solid gold, as if cast from the precious metal itself. He had even activated his Golden Gang Skill.
He didn’t underestimate these two powerful Exotic Beasts, kings of the sky.
The searing Sword Intent was on the verge of bursting from his body. At some point, his fingers had already closed around the hilt of his saber.
’I’ll use these two beasts to test the power of the Sword Intent I’ve cultivated.’
"ROOOOOMBLE..."
Like arrows loosed from a bow, the two massive Cyan-Scaled Eagles tore through the air, creating a deafening roar as if the very mountains were collapsing.
The light before Xu Yang dimmed. A fierce wind whipped up around him as an invisible pressure bore down from above. The ground beneath his feet cracked, and his body began to sink.
Thirty zhang!
Twenty zhang!
Ten zhang!
The two Cyan-Scaled Eagles were like meteors streaking across the sky. Every feather was like a razor blade, glinting with the cold light of metal. Their sharp eyes were locked onto Xu Yang, as if they wanted to tear him to shreds.
Suddenly, Xu Yang moved!
He drew his saber in an upward stroke. Red Blood hummed, emitting a crisp cry like a dragon’s roar. A bloody light shot from the scabbard, pulling the Sword Intent that burst from his body to slice through the oppressive pressure weighing him down.
"PFFT!"
A faint sound that only he could hear rang out in his Heart Spirit. The mountain-like pressure vanished in an instant, shattered by a single slash.
The piercing Sword Intent seemed to want to sunder the heavens as it surged skyward.
At this moment, he seemed to become an indestructible blade. He felt that even if a great mountain stood before him, he could cleave it in two with one strike.
Xu Yang felt his body lighten. The restrained Gang Qi erupted like a volcano, pouring into Red Blood.
Fresh blood surged, his bones thundered, and power flowed through his spine like a great dragon. All the Force in his body unified, transforming into the most ferocious and piercing slash.
"BOOM!"
Xu Yang’s figure vanished. Like a thunderbolt surging against the current, he slashed through the invisible pressure and shot into the sky.
"SKREEE!"
A sharp eagle’s cry rang out. The larger of the two Cyan-Scaled Eagles opened its great beak and pecked violently at his head, its cry sharp enough to pierce metal and shatter stone, exuding the savagery of a beast that ruled the mountains.
The golden gleam of the saber suddenly flared out by three feet. A sharp aura pulsed, and a saber light more than a zhang long slashed down with world-sundering force.
Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture!
Before the eagle’s beak could strike Xu Yang, the sharp golden saber light slashed down hard. Feathers and blood flew as half a wing was severed, tumbling through the air.
"SKREEE!" A pained shriek pierced the eardrums, but the giant beak continued its descent with unabated momentum.
Xu Yang blocked with his saber held horizontally!
"BANG!"
His entire body shuddered. He felt as if he’d been hit by a stampeding bull. His blood roiled, and his bones groaned under the strain, threatening to break.
Even though he had pushed his Golden Gang Skill to its limit, and his Unmoving Bright King Body was close to the Minor Achievement stage, he felt his flesh and bones tremble. His Gang Qi was in disarray, and his golden skin returned to its normal color.
He let out an involuntary grunt and was sent flying backward like a meteor, creating a sonic boom as he tore through the air. The distance between him and the Cyan-Scaled Eagle rapidly increased.
"SKREEE!"
Seeing its companion injured, the other Cyan-Scaled Eagle’s eyes glowed crimson. It shot after him like a bolt of cyan lightning.
It flew close to the ground, streaking like an arrow. Its ferocious might shattered the earth, kicking up a massive cloud of dust.
"Suppress!"
Xu Yang’s eyes blazed with battle intent. After re-condensing his Sword Intent, he suppressed the turmoil in his body and regained control of his surging Gang Qi.
His body turned golden once more, and his piercing Sword Intent burned hot.
The golden saber light flared. He raised his saber with both hands and slashed down from mid-air.
"BOOM!"
The saber light tore through the air, carrying his piercing Sword Intent with world-sundering force.
Xu Yang’s bones chimed in unison. His blood roared like thunder, and his bulging muscles strained against his clothes.
"SHLICK!"
The saber light fell with indestructible might, cleaving the eagle’s beak, harder than fine steel, right down the middle.
Brains and blood splattered, and feathers flew. The Cyan-Scaled Eagle’s massive body, which had been hurtling forward like an arrow, lost all momentum and plummeted to the ground.
"CRASH!"
The ground trembled and spiderwebbed with cracks as a plume of dust shot into the sky.
The Cyan-Scaled Eagle’s body skidded for more than ten zhang, carving a deep furrow in the earth before it came to a stop, dead on impact.
"BOOM!"
A fierce gale surged. The Cyan-Scaled Eagle with the severed wing had already caught up, striking like a crashing wave as its beak pecked viciously at Xu Yang’s head.
"SKREEE!"
The sharp cry pierced his eardrums. Xu Yang felt as if a great mountain was crashing down on him, carrying a suffocating pressure that threatened to smash him to pulp in an instant.
"You beast!"
His piercing Sword Intent shattered the pressure. His body suddenly relaxed as the oppressive aura vanished, and his Gang Qi surged into Red Blood.
Blood Prison Heart Blade Scripture!
Fresh blood surged like a dragon, his bones vibrated in unison, and his boiling blood and qi felt like they would burst from his body.
In that hair’s breadth of a moment, he swept his saber horizontally with one hand. The golden saber light carved an arc, striking heavily against the pecking beak.
"CLANG!"
The muffled sound of striking metal rang out. The turbulent Force created visible ripples that spread outward. Wherever they passed, the ground was torn apart, rolling up waves of earth and sending a dragon of dust soaring into the sky.