Chapter 2: The Golden Eagle with Massive Wings (Part 1)

A group of golden eagles with massive wings. Soon, Li Ran saw clearly and said, “Those are a group of mutated golden eagles. The leader is an Abnormal Bird of Level 15, while the others are mutated birds. Hehe, there are as many as thirteen… This is interesting. We need to be careful so the golden eagles don’t notice us; otherwise, it will be troublesome.”
The Silver-Threaded Spotted Dragon’s body swelled again, reaching over 1,500 meters in length. Its silver threads twisted and floated, forming a thick defensive layer around it. Ming Liang was strong enough to injure it, but not yet to kill it.
Ming Liang attacked fiercely, but the Silver-Threaded Spotted Dragon already possessed intelligence. It merely defended passively, focusing its attacks on the ancestors trying to escape. Pools of lightning slurry were ejected, killing over a dozen ancestors in just a few moments, infuriating Ming Liang and Ming Wudeng beyond measure.
The ancestors of the Gu Ming family were in dire straits, each struggling to escape. Unfortunately, the Silver-Threaded Spotted Dragon was too powerful. Its massive body could cover great distances with just a few steps, especially its incredibly long tail, which was highly agile and could sweep away large areas in one swipe.
Ming Wudeng finally managed to lead the remaining thirty-some ancestors out of the attack range. He stared in horror at the flock of golden eagles approaching and couldn’t help but curse loudly.
Fortunately, the golden eagles didn’t attack them; they merely circled high in the sky. Their target was the Silver-Threaded Spotted Dragon—the scent of the blood of an Abnormal Beast of Level 16 wildly attracted them.
Ming Liang roared, “Ming Wudeng, damn it, take them away!”
Ming Wudeng gritted his teeth and said, “Yes! Let’s go!” He led the remaining soldiers flying into the distance. If they stayed any longer, they would all die.
Li Ran said, “Hehe, sensible. With such prey… the whole group could be wiped out.”
Guo Shier didn’t hold back and said, “You’re just gloating.”
Li Ran laughed, “Aren’t you the same?”
Guo Shier smiled and said, “If not for our elder brother’s skill, they would be the ones gloating. Hehe, these guys tried to harm others but ended up trapping themselves. They deserve it!”
Hai Miluo asked, “Elder, should we stay here?” Seeing the flock of golden eagles, he felt reluctant to stay. One Silver-Threaded Spotted Dragon was already extremely powerful, let alone with a group of golden eagles—killing them wouldn’t be difficult at all.

Guo Shier interjected, “As long as we don’t move, they won’t attack us. Hehe, we’re too small—not even worth their attention… Let’s see how Ming Liang fights. If he can seriously injure the Silver-Striped Spotted Dragon, that’ll be our chance. Hehe, those Great-Winged Golden Eagles are targeting the Silver-Striped Spotted Dragon too.”
Li Ran nodded. “Wait a moment. Don’t move—moving will only draw their attention. Hopefully, they’ll both be damaged, and that’ll be our chance.”
Hai Miluo nodded as well. Such prey wasn’t something they could encounter every day, so he wasn’t willing to give up either.
Guo Shier said eagerly, “Just wait. This is fucking exciting…”
The ancestral elders hid in the woods, nervously watching the battle ahead. Eagle Demon said, “It’s indeed exciting. I wish I could go and fight too…”
Luo Zhan laughed, “Stop joking. If you go, you’ll just die. Look at how many professionals from the Fifth-Level Altar have died.”
Eagle Demon replied, “That’s because they’re too stupid—they don’t even know how to hide…”
Guo Shier said, “It’s useless for us to go against these Abnormal Talisman Beasts. I guess… I might just be able to break through their defenses. Uncle Eagle Demon, if you go… what’s the point if you can’t break through their defenses? It’s better to stay here and watch.”
Eagle Demon slumped in disappointment. “Sigh, no need to be so harsh.”
It wasn’t until Ming Wu Deng left with the remaining ancestral elders that Ming Liang started to go all out. The restraint posed by his family’s ancestral elders prevented him from fully unleashing his strength, almost driving him mad. Now that he was free from those distractions, he began attacking frantically.
Once Ming Liang exerted all his strength, even the Silver-Striped Spotted Dragon couldn’t withstand it. Professionals from the Eighth-Level Altar were no less powerful than Level 16 Abnormal Talisman Beasts, but the Abnormal Talisman Beasts had extraordinary talents, giving them a certain advantage in battle.
The man and the beast fought fiercely.
In fact, Ming Liang already wanted to retreat. He knew he could seriously injure the Silver-Striped Spotted Dragon with his strength, but he could never kill it. He felt bitter—having intended to use others as sacrificial lambs, he instead got his own family’s ancestral elders involved. So many ancestral elders died, yet he gained nothing. He was filled with extreme anger.
Boom!
Ming Liang was accidentally hit by the Silver-Striped Spotted Dragon’s tail again, sending him and the altar flying into the air.
Roar!

The Silver-Striped Spotted Dragon let out a thunderous roar. Although this attack sent Ming Liang flying, its tail was also severely cut—wounds deep enough to reach the bone, causing it to spewa large amount of blood of blood. The Great-Winged Golden Eagles in the sky let out excited cries but continued to circle above, wisely waiting for the right opportunity.

After being flung away, Ming Liang didn’t turn back to fight desperately; instead, it took the chance to fly away into the distance.

Li Ran shook his head and said, “It actually ran… Heh, quite smart.”

Guo Shier said, “It had to run. Continuing to fight would be foolish. I guess it’s already injured. Well, given its strength, if it really fought desperately, it might be able to kill that Silver-Striped Spotted Dragon, but there are still those Great-Winged Golden Eagles in the sky. It’s really frustrating. The situation isn’t good at all…”

Hai Miluo asked, “It’s run away. Should the senior go and kill it?”

Li Ran had already assessed the strength of the Silver-Striped Spotted Dragon in his mind. He smiled and said, “It won’t be hard for me to kill it, but there are still those Great-Winged Golden Eagles in the sky. I don’t want to become their target. Don’t worry, those eagles will take action… That smell of blood is a huge temptation. Let’s see if they can resist it.”

Hai Miluo said, “Feng Miluo, take the others and retreat… Once they start fighting, this place will definitely be affected.”

Li Ran nodded and said, “That’s right. You all retreat first. Shier, you too, retreat.”

Guo Shier wanted to stay, but he also understood that staying here, even as a professional at the sixth-tier altar, would hinder Li Ran from fully exerting his strength. He nodded and said, “Okay, we’ll retreat…”

Only Li Ran and Hai Miluo remained behind. With Hai Miluo’s strength, he could leave the battlefield at any time if things turned bad. Guo Shier and a group of clan ancestors flew away into the distance through the woods.

Everyone retreated all the way a hundred miles away. Guo Shier stopped on a mound, leaning against an ancient tree as he stared into the distance. He could still see the Great-Winged Golden Eagles flying in the sky. He said, “We’ll watch the battle from here.”

Eagle Demon said with a bitter smile, “I feel like I’ve become a useless Master of Talismans and Martial Arts again…”

Luo Zhan laughed and asked, “Do you feel powerless?”

Eagle Demon replied, “It’s not just powerless… I’m a professional at the third-tier altar, yet I’m completely useless. I’m just a damn burden…” He was very annoyed.

Juehu Miluo said calmly, “Don’t talk about yourself… I’m the same. The others are even worse. They’re stronger than you, yet they can’t do anything either.”

The Eagle Demon sighed, feeling somewhat at peace after thinking about it—since so many ancestors couldn’t do anything, he had no reason to complain. Guo Shier smiled and said, “I also retreated, right? Hehe, Uncle Eagle Demon, you’re not happy to get a break? It’s much better to just watch.” He said it casually, leaving everyone speechless.

Feng Miluo couldn’t help but shake his head. He said, “We still have to go up in a while. Once the Silver-Threaded Spotted Dragon and the Giant-Winged Golden Eagle start fighting and both are weakened, that’s when it’s our turn to act, hehe.”

Chirp! Chirp!

The loud cries of the eagles came from afar.

Guo Shier asked, “Can’t it hold back any longer?”

……

The Silver-Threaded Spotted Dragon stared at the Giant-Winged Golden Eagle circling above it, its eyes filled with disdain. It let out a roar, and its massive body suddenly stood upright. With a length of over 1,500 meters, once upright, it resembled a giant pillar as it rushed down at a Giant-Winged Golden Eagle flying at a lower altitude.

That Giant-Winged Golden Eagle was only a level 15 mutated bird, not an abnormally evolved one, and its strength was nowhere near that of the Silver-Threaded Spotted Dragon. Although its body was also hundreds of meters long, it had no time to dodge. It was bitten on the wing by the dragon and dragged down from the sky. With a crack, its body was torn in two.

Chaos ensued among the group of Giant-Winged Golden Eagles.

Guo Shier wondered, “Can’t the Silver-Threaded Spotted Dragon fly?”

The handsome old man replied, “Idiot, of course it can fly when it’s shrunk, but this is its original form. If it could fly, that would be against the laws of nature.”

Guo Shier imagined a scene of a 1,500-meter-long Silver-Threaded Spotted Dragon flying in the sky, and his scalp tingled—there was no way to fight against such a creature. He nodded in agreement. “It’s terrifying. Thankfully it can’t fly; otherwise… we’d have to run as far as possible.”

……

After breaking free from the Silver-Threaded Spotted Dragon’s control range, Ming Liang immediately teleported away. He was extremely anxious—among the ancestors taken away by Ming Wu Deng, more than a dozen were seriously injured. These were the last members of the Gu Ming family, and half of their ancestors had been lost in this battle. The loss was too great for him to bear.