Xu Zhenâs body was clawed by the eagleâs talons, leaving a large area of flesh and blood torn away.
Although it wasnât life-threatening, it looked utterly gruesome.
"Ah..."
Xu Zhen let out a miserable scream.
He immediately fled the scene, no longer daring to tangle with the eagle.
The eagle seemed very pleased.
It continued to circle above Wolf Cry Gorge, letting out soft cries, as if basking in its triumph.
Spirit beasts possess intelligence, though not very high.
Comparable to the intellect of a child.
The eagle spirit beast before them clearly enjoyed toying with the martial artists at Wolf Cry Gorge.
"This spirit beast is utterly detestable."
"Whose immortal masterâs spirit beast is this? Why donât they keep it under control?"
"With this eagle around, I fear we wonât be able to gain insight."
"Simply infuriating. This spirit beast has a defensive magical artifact; regular attacks canât even scratch it."
Though many martial artists were filled with righteous indignation,
none could do anything to the eagle.
However, as the eagle continued to circle above Wolf Cry Gorge, it noticed someone still standing upon the stone stepsâsomeone who seemingly wasnât intimidated by it.
The eagle couldnât endure this!
It was like a mischievous brat, thrilled by the prospect of teasing these human martial artists.
Thus, it suddenly dived downward, aiming directly for the figure halfway up the mountainside of Wolf Cry Gorge.
At this moment, the only person left on the stone steps of Wolf Cry Gorge was Lu Changsheng.
Though Wolf Cry Gorge was thrown into chaos due to the eagleâs antics, stirring up great commotion,
Lu Changsheng had fallen deeply into a state of profound realization, completely unaware of his surroundings.
No one had entered his perception domain, so naturally, there was nothing to rouse Lu Changsheng from his enlightenment.
When the eagle rushed towards Lu Changsheng, the martial artists watching below couldnât help but have a subtle shift in their expressions.
"Thatâs Lu Changsheng, isnât it?"
"Lu Changsheng is deep in meditationâhe wonât be in danger, right?"
"To come to Wolf Cry Gorge for domain insight alone, how could he not be prepared?"
"But that beastâs aggressiveness is far from simple..."
As for Lu Changshengâthe First Divine Gang who could reverse Divine Treasureâmany martial artists were relatively reassured.
And indeed, this proved to be so.
Lu Changshengâs perception domain enveloped an area of ten zhang around him.
Once the eagle entered the perception domain, Lu Changsheng was immediately jolted awake.
"Swish."
Lu Changshengâs eyes snapped open in an instant.
"Wretched beast!"
A sharp glint flashed in Lu Changshengâs eyes.
"Clang."
The next moment, Lu Changsheng unsheathed his blade.
The blood-red blade light tore through the void, unleashing power surpassing 10,000 cauldrons in an instant.
At such close range, the blade light struck the eagleâs body instantly.
"Bang."
A dazzling white light flashed over the eagleâs body.
A magical artifact!
This was a defensive magical artifact.
As long as the protection of the magical artifact wasnât broken, no matter how powerful the strike, it couldnât harm the eagle in the slightest.
"A defensive magical artifactâthis is a spirit beast!"
Lu Changsheng understood immediately.
The spirit beast had a master!
Typically, only immortal masters, or even Taoist monarchs, would rear spirit beasts.
Though this slash hadnât breached the protection of the magical artifact,
the power exceeding 10,000 cauldrons was too overwhelming, forcing the eagleâs massive body to halt in its tracks.
The eagle, however, seemed enraged.
It spread its enormous wings, each feather gleaming like a sharp blade, as it prepared to charge at Lu Changsheng again.
"Beast, you seek death!"
A cold glint flashed in Lu Changshengâs eyes.
"Cut!"
Lu Changsheng growled softly.
His Heart Sword, invisible and formless, instantly unleashed itself, piercing into the eagleâs body.
At once, the eagle let out a piercingly mournful cry.
Its entire body frantically flapped its wings, desperately trying to ascend again.
Yet Lu Changsheng continued to unleash his Heart Sword.
One strike after another, countless Heart Swords ruthlessly slashed at the eagleâs spirit.
The eagle did indeed possess a defensive magical artifact capable of fending off many attacks.
But no magical artifact could block spiritual secret techniques.
Lu Changshengâs Heart Sword True Wordsâa terrifying secret technique capable of overwhelming peak Divine Astral Realm martial artistsâwhat chance did mere spirit beasts have against it?
Finally, after receiving over a dozen strikes of spiritual secret techniques, the eagleâs spirit was forcefully obliterated.
"Bang."
The eagle plummeted from the skies to the foot of the mountain, its body devoid of any sign of life.
Dead!
The eagle spirit beast had unexpectedly died just like that.
Its body bore no wounds whatsoever.
The surrounding martial artists gazed at one another.
"The spirit beast... died just like that?"
"With no visible injuries, it must have been spiritual secret techniques. Isnât it said that Lu Changsheng masters a formidable spiritual secret technique?"
"Ordinary Divine Astral Realm martial artists could handle spiritual secret techniques; at most, theyâd suffer spiritual disturbances and agonizing pain. However, spiritual secret techniques alone cannot kill Divine Astral Realm martial artists. But spirit beasts are differentâwhile their flesh is robust, their spirits are weak. They may be unable to withstand the impact of spiritual secret techniques."
"Trouble! The spirit beast has a masterânow that the spirit beast is dead, its master surely wonât let this slide!"
"The master of the spirit beast is certainly at least a Qi Refining Immortal Master, possibly even a Foundation Establishment Daoist Monarch! While Lu Changsheng has the backing of the Ancient Domain Heavenly Sect, he isnât afraidâbut we donât have such strong support. If the immortal master is enraged, weâll be doomed."
"Letâs leave, quickly! This is one spectacle that could cost us our lives..."
The martial artists of Wolf Cry Gorge turned visibly pale and dared not linger, scattering swiftly.
After all, this incident involved an immortal master.
One misstep and they could be killed outright by an angered immortal.
Yet their departure proved too late.
From the distance, three figures suddenly sped towards them.
The three were clad in Daoist robesâclearly disciples of the immortal sects.