Chapter 29: Golden-Winged Scaled Eagle
Deep in the Sunset Forest, Dugu Bo and his companions stole ten kilometers toward the source of the cries.
The forest ahead was utterly devastated, trees fallen in clumps, the ground pitted and cratered, a scene of devastation.
"Chi!" A piercing wail echoed from the sky, and a golden bird of prey with a wingspan exceeding 30 meters swooped toward the center of the ruins.
There, a massive black snake, surely over 40 meters long, coiled in a circle. Its broad head held high, its inky, vertical pupils fixed intently on the golden bird in the sky.
As it neared the snake, the golden bird suddenly straightened in the air, its sky-shattering wings suddenly becoming dazzlingly brilliant.
With a sweep of its wings, countless razor-sharp golden rays shot straight toward the snake.
"Ding, ding, ding!" A sharp metallic clash echoed as golden rays of light etched onto the snake's scales. A few breaths later, the snake let out a scream.
Scales shattered, and the golden rays of light pierced its flesh, sending blood pouring down like a rain.
Driven by the blood and pain, the black snake, unwilling to be outdone, shot out its head, biting the golden bird of prey before it could react.
Its sharp fangs pierced through its scales, and the venom stored in its venom glands flowed through its fangs, gushing into the golden bird's body.
It flapped its wings frantically, its razor-sharp claws tearing through the snake's scales and sinking deeply into its flesh.
"This is a 40,000-year-old bone-eating black snake! I didn't expect such a rare spirit beast to exist in the Sunset Forest!" Dugu Bo exclaimed in admiration.
Only Liu Yanyang remained focused on the golden bird of prey. "Old Poisonous Creature, why does that raptor look like a Golden-winged Eagle to me?"
"What? A Golden-winged Eagle? A top-tier raptor spirit beast!" Dugu Bo immediately glanced at the raptor.
He had only glanced at it briefly, not paying much attention, after all, the Golden-winged Eagle was so rare.
It was said to possess the bloodline of the Golden-winged Roc, but he had only seen a description of it in an ancient book.
"No, little monster! The book describes the Golden-winged Eagle as being covered in sharp, golden feathers. But this Golden-winged Eagle, aside from its wings, is covered entirely in scales."
Liu Yanyang found this strange. Logically, a Golden-winged Eagle shouldn't have dragon scales, yet this one did.
"Little monster, is it possible that this Golden-winged Eagle is a different species, possessing the blood of both the Golden-winged Roc and a true dragon?" Dugu Bo said.
Liu Yanyang nodded, agreeing with the theory. It should now be called the Golden-winged Scaled Eagle.
After tangling for about ten breaths, both sides tacitly separated. The Golden-winged Scaled Eagle flew back into the sky, staring intently at the Bone-Eroding Black Snake.
It let out another cry, its entire body ablaze with golden light. A menacing aura emanated from it, and it swooped down directly at the snake.
The Bone-Eroding Black Snake unleashed a cloud of poisonous black mist directly at the Golden-winged Scaled Eagle.
"This is the Bone-Eroding Corruption Poison! It's fatal to anyone who touches it, instantly annihilating a person or beast. Its toxicity is even stronger than my Jade-Scaled Serpent King Poison," Dugu Bo lamented.
However, the Golden-Winged Scaled Eagle flew through the poisonous fog without causing much damage, its beak piercing the Black Snake's core.
The Black Snake let out a scream and instantly lost its life force, its inky spirit ring emerging.
The Golden-Winged Scaled Eagle collapsed beside the Bone-Eroding Black Snake's corpse, appearing to be on the verge of death, but its wailing continued.
"A Golden-Winged Scaled Eagle, only a little over ten thousand years old, could actually kill a forty-thousand-year-old Bone-Eroding Black Snake," Dugu Bo lamented.
Turning around, he was about to express his regret to Liu Yanyang, saying that this Golden-Winged Scaled Eagle was a perfect match for him, but it was simply too old.
But then he saw Liu Yanyang had already walked to an inconspicuous area, dragging something in his hands.
A closer look revealed a smaller Golden-Winged Scaled Eagle, but it was lifeless, its body ravaged by corrosion.
No wonder the Golden-Winged Scaled Eagle was so frantic; it must have been killed by the Bone-Eating Black Serpent.
Liu Yanyang dragged the body to the eagle's side, where it struggled to raise its broken wings.
Trembling, it stroked the eagle's corpse, tears streaming from its eyes as a mournful wail rang out.
Liu Yanyang sighed. Such life-or-death struggles were common in the spirit beast world, and he had no desire to get involved.
But seeing the Golden-Winged Scaled Eagle risking its life for its child made him feel a little sad.
After a few minutes, the Golden-Winged Scaled Eagle ceased its wail. It looked at Liu Yanyang, a hint of gratitude in its eyes, perhaps sensing the sadness in his.
The Golden-Winged Scaled Eagle's eyes were determined, and after a resounding cry directed at Liu Yanyang, a magnetic field of energy emerged, centered around him.
Liu Yanyang found himself unable to move. A black light erupted from the Golden-Winged Scaled Eagle's body, enveloping him.
"Little monster!" Dugu Bo shouted and rushed directly towards Liu Yanyang.
In an instant, energy rushed into Liu Yanyang's body crazily, but he did not feel any discomfort.
The Dragon Roar Spear automatically manifested, and a black spirit ring slowly formed under his feet.
This scene made Dugu Bo and his grandson stunned on the spot.
Liu Yanyang was closing his eyes and enjoying the pleasure of this energy entering his body, not noticing the changes in the outside world at all.
"Bang!" His clothes burst open, and a pair of six-meter-long golden wings stretched out from his back.
"This... is this a spirit bone, or an external spirit bone!" Dugu Bo said in surprise.
A quarter of an hour later, Liu Yanyang opened his eyes, and the Golden-Winged Scaled Eagle had turned to ashes.
Liu Yanyang slightly bowed and clasped his fists towards the place where it dissipated.
Then, looking at the black spirit ring at his feet, he sighed, "He hadn't had any hope of obtaining this fourth ring from ten thousand years, but he never expected to obtain it so unexpectedly."
"Little monster, what just happened?" Dugu Bo asked, approaching Liu Yanyang in confusion. Dugu Yan observed the external spirit bone with the look of a curious child.
"Sacrifice!" Liu Yanyang said calmly.
"Isn't that something only a hundred thousand year old spirit beast can do?"
Liu Yanyang shook his head. "I don't know. Perhaps the Golden-winged Scaled Eagle is so intelligent that even a ten thousand year old one knows how to perform a sacrifice!"
Dugu Bo nodded, agreeing with this theory.
Liu Yanyang touched the wings that stretched out behind him. Because of the sacrifice, the external spirit bone had completely merged with him.
Quietly feeling the wings flutter gently, the feathers like sharp golden daggers, terrifying him.
Then he looked at the two and said, "My Spirit Bone Skill is pretty good. It can increase my flying speed. With my current strength, even an Agility Attack Spirit Sage can't catch up to me!"
"You call that pretty good? Have you ever seen a Spirit Master who can surpass an Agility Attack Spirit Sage in speed?" Dugu Bo said with some envy.
"Then the Spirit Skill I'm about to describe will probably leave Old Poison dumbfounded!" Liu Yanyang laughed.
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