"SCREE..."

"SCREEE..."

"SCREEEE..."

From the distant sky, the distinct cry of an eagle and the sound of beating wings gradually grew louder.

Zhang Ye, who had been lording over the riverbank, heard the sound and shuddered.

The sound, and the powerful, oppressive aura that came with it, made every pore on Zhang Ye’s body tremble uncontrollably.

It was a mix of suppression and excitement.

Fang Yang. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

It had to be Fang Yang. He was coming.

’This isn’t the right time to fight Fang Yang. I have to go.’

With this thought, Zhang Ye immediately formed a hand seal for a Technique, ordering his Molten Crocodile Fierce Beast and Cyan Crocodile Fierce Beasts to leave.

But a Fierce Beast like the Molten Crocodile possessed a potent Bloodline Power and a cruel, domineering nature.

It didn’t give a damn about a mere White Feathered Eagle.

And so, once again, it resisted Zhang Ye’s command.

It wanted to clash with the White Feathered Eagle!

"You beast, are you defying my command?!"

Zhang Ye’s gaze turned cold. He instantly channeled his True Essence, formed a seal with one hand, and cast an enslavement Technique.

A moment later, the Molten Crocodile, which had been dominating a section of the Guan River, felt its head roar as if it were about to explode.

Soon after, Zhang Ye recalled all his Pet Beasts and Slave Beasts, sending them into his Beast Pouch before making a hasty retreat.

Behind him, Lin Tianxue, Le Shiyu, and the others watched, dumbfounded. They couldn’t believe what they were seeing.

"Didn’t they say Zhang Ye’s Molten Crocodile was strong enough to challenge the White Feathered Eagle? Why did he turn tail and run at the first sign of it?" Lin Tianxue asked, stunned, clutching her Wind Snow Sparrow tightly.

At that moment, any trace of defiance toward the White Feathered Eagle vanished from the Wind Snow Sparrow’s eyes.

The Wind Snow Sparrow had once believed that the White Feathered Eagle had only defeated it because Fang Yang’s strength far surpassed Lin Tianxue’s.

But now, it was clear that the White Feathered Eagle was indeed worthy of being its equal—or perhaps... even its superior!

’If a single White Feathered Eagle can be raised to have such a commanding presence, couldn’t my Rain Swift also soar if it received the same cultivation...?’ Le Shiyu’s eyes glinted with contemplation.

She was considering how to make her Rain Swift follow the White Feathered Eagle’s path of growth and what price she would have to pay for Fang Yang to help her.

The air was thick with mist, blurring the view.

Piles of Jar Grass, like small hills, were stacked on the bank, making the people in the distance eager to make a move.

But no one dared to approach. They could only watch as the cold, black-robed figure crushed the Jar Grass one by one, watching him obtain the Spirit Insects, Spirit Grass, Spirit Fish... and even Divine Iron and Inheritance Jade Scrolls from within.

For this cold figure was none other than the one whose might now shook the region—Fang Yang!

’How strange. To think there’d be a shattered Elemental Artifact inside a Jar Grass...’ Fang Yang marveled slightly, looking at the broken half-mirror floating in the air.

Now, he understood once again why the Guan River Festival was so popular.

If a low-level cultivator could actually find an Inheritance Jade Scroll in the Jar Grass and obtain a rare Skill, then defying fate and changing one’s destiny wouldn’t be a problem at all.

For a moment, even Fang Yang had thought that the Tier Four opportunity mentioned on his fortune slip might be hidden in one of these Jar Grass piles. Unfortunately, it wasn’t.

Suddenly, Fang Yang slowly turned and looked behind him.

In the distance, a vast expanse of electrical light flickered, like a small thundercloud on the move, frightening all the Cultivators into a hasty retreat.

It was hard to imagine that such a powerful display was a Tier One domain Magic.

And beneath that small thundercloud, Qing Mang appeared once more, clad in reversed-scale armor and wielding the Purple Gold Trident.

Beside Qing Mang, in addition to the massive Electric Python, were ten Reversed Scale Electric Snakes.

Reversed Scale Electric Snakes, a lesser species of the Electric Python, possessed a Bloodline Power so formidable it could even rival a Fire Eagle’s!

"Fang Yang, I’ve... finally found you," Qing Mang said with a savage grin.

With Qing Mang’s appearance, Zhang Ye, Lin Tianxue, Le Shiyu, Chen Xing, and the others gradually gathered in the distance to watch.

They, too, were anticipating another clash between Fang Yang and Qing Mang.

After all, if it were just the White Feathered Eagle, perhaps the Electric Python could actually make a comeback and wash away its past humiliation!

The River Wind blew gently.

Lightning crackled urgently.

Fang Yang and Qing Mang, one high and one low, faced each other in a standoff.

It used to be Fang Yang who had to look up to Qing Mang, to challenge him.

Now, the roles were reversed. It was Qing Mang who looked up to Fang Yang, challenging him.

For someone as proud as Qing Mang, such a reversal was unbearable.

He had a powerful Pet Beast, the Electric Python. He had a grade-A Spirit Body. He even had a living Saint Ancestor.

And Fang Yang?

Compared to him, Fang Yang was leagues behind in almost every aspect.

And yet, it was Fang Yang who had turned the tables on him.

This outcome was even more bitter than his one-move suppression by Sen Wei!

’This time, I absolutely, absolutely will not lose again.’ At this thought, Qing Mang’s eyes turned icy.

BOOM—

The next moment, fierce gales stirred in the air.

Eleven Flying Eagles transformed into streaks of light, charging forward with savage ferocity.

It was unbelievable.

Fang Yang’s flock of Flying Eagles clearly seemed weaker, yet no one expected them to be the first to attack.

As Zhang Ye, Le Shiyu, and the others suddenly looked up, the Pet Beasts and Slave Beasts from both sides had already crashed into each other like two great torrents.

The White Feathered Eagle soared high, its body wreathed in Fierce Flame. Its wings glinted with a cold light as it dove, piercing downward.

Just as the cold light flashed, the Electric Python, which was manipulating the small thundercloud, abruptly recoiled and coiled its body.

In a fraction of a second, the Electric Python caused the small thundercloud to explode completely.

The thundercloud burst like a small water balloon, shattering and unleashing a frenzy of violent electrical energy in all directions.

The Electric Python was fast, but the White Feathered Eagle was faster!

As the electrical energy rained down like a sudden storm, the bright orange-yellow flames on the White Feathered Eagle’s wings instantly transformed into an ethereal, spectral fire. Its flapping wings, once like small knives, now seemed like butcher’s cleavers—ferocious and menacing.

The spectral fire flashed, and all the electrical bolts were devoured and dissipated into nothing.

Closer.

And closer.

The White Feathered Eagle’s wings swept down. Although the Electric Python’s explosive retreat prevented a direct hit to its head, its belly was instantly torn open. Blood splattered, leaving a gaping, gory wound!

Such a grievous injury made the Electric Python’s expression more savage than ever as it let out a series of piercing hisses.

But no matter how the Electric Python struggled, the White Feathered Eagle was always able to keep it firmly suppressed.

The scene was utterly astonishing, causing many who had thought the Electric Python could make a comeback to be sorely disappointed.

As for Zhang Ye’s Molten Crocodile, it was terrified, its eyes fixed on the White Feathered Eagle.

The Molten Crocodile couldn’t believe that a mere White Feathered Eagle could overturn the hierarchy of Bloodline Power among Fierce Beasts and thrash the Electric Python.

It was outrageous!

’Should I activate the Slave Spirit Skill...? No, not yet.’

Although the White Feathered Eagle had the upper hand, ending the fight and killing the Electric Python would still be difficult.

Unless Fang Yang used the Slave Spirit Skill, but even that wouldn’t be a one-hundred-percent guarantee of killing the Electric Python.

Because as a Fierce Beast possessing a trace of the Wild Beast Thunder Flood Dragon’s bloodline, the Electric Python’s health and defense were simply astonishing.