That Azure Scale Horned Eagle flew directly to the lake. Its wings suddenly spread, and one of those huge wings slashed onto the water.
The surrounding mountains shook, and water erupted into the air. A fierce astral wind destroyed the nearby boulders.
A huge head suddenly shot out of the water. It was the head of a python. It was huge, practically the size of a small mountain.
Long Chen hadnât expected that this serene and calm lake would be hiding such a huge python. Furthermore, from its aura, it was also a seventh rank Magical Beast.
The python had only just appeared when it spat out some black mist. A strange sound filled the air, almost like squeaking. It was as if space was being corroded.
The Azure Scale Horned Eagle flapped its wings and soared directly into the clouds. It was incredibly quick, easily dodging the poison mist.
After that, its horn began to shine. A ray of light shot out, piercing toward the python like a sword.
âThis is an innate ability.â Long Chen was completely shocked. This attack contained a locking power. It was impossible to dodge.
The ray of light was incredibly fast, and it directly struck the pythonâs head. Its head instantly exploded. It was killed in one hit.
The eagle grabbed the pythonâs corpse and began to fly back in Long Chenâs direction. The pythonâs body was trailing along the ground.
âA good opportunity!â Long Chen pulled Meng Qi out of the eagleâs eyesight and then jumped onto the pythonâs tail.
Meng Qi turned pale. âLong Chen, what are you doing?!â
Long Chen pulled open a scale and the two of them hid beneath it. He then took out a sword and stabbed it into the pythonâs body.
What startled Long Chen was that this python was truly powerful. Even without the protection of its scales, its flesh was extremely tough. He was almost unable to stab into it.
He fixed the sword into its body, using it as a handhold. And as expected, he had only just finished when the eagle flew higher into the air, and the pythonâs body also left the ground. But with this handhold, Long Chen wouldnât be thrown off.
âThis Azure Scale Horned Eagle is a seventh rank Magical Beast. Itâs perfect for you. How could we just let it off so easily?â laughed Long Chen.
âYouâve crazy. This seventh rank Magical Beast possesses an ancient bloodline. Even an Ancestor level expert would be forced to run if they didnât have a Treasure item. You really want to subdue it?â Meng Qi didnât know what to say. Long Chen always did such crazy things.
âFoolish wife, youâve forgotten that I am an alchemist! Since itâs carrying this python, itâs definitely planning on eating it. HeheheâŠ!â
Long Chen took out a dose of medicine. He rubbed it into the wound he had made with his sword. This medicine was quickly absorbed into the flesh and disappeared.
âDo you think I came without any preparations? I made all kinds of medicines to use. Poisons, laxatives, anesthetics, corrosives, aphro-⊠cough, in any case, I have everything we could want.â Long Chen almost blurted out something inappropriate.
Long Chen had truly made ample preparations before entering the Spirit World. As he added more medicine to the wound, he whispered, âIâm adding all kinds of medicines this time. As long as it eats this pythonâs flesh, even if it's just a bite, with the current dosage Iâve used, itâll immediately get diarrhea and find that it is unable to use any energy. Its body will go limp and weak. At that time, itâll be much easier for you to place a spiritual imprint on it.â
âWill⊠will that really work?â Meng Qi might have confidence in Long Chen, but she still couldnât help but feel that this was a bit crazy. This was a seventh rank Magical Beast. She had never even thought about subduing one. Compared to Long Chen, she really was conservative.
âYouâll hurt your future manâs ego if you keep questioning him,â said Long Chen with a hurt expression.
âLeave this kind of act for Wan-er. Iâm talking seriously. Are you really confident?â Meng Qi rebuked.
âOf course. As long as it eats this flesh, itâll immediately collapse. Iâve used ten times the dosage. There definitely wonât be any problems.â Long Chen patted his chest.
âThen hopefully the heavens will have it eat it quickly,â prayed Meng Qi.
Praying to the heavens? Long Chen rolled his eyes. If the heavens didnât cause some extra trouble for him, he would have to light incense in thanks.
They flew for over six hours. Long Chen and Meng Qi didnât dare to look outside, afraid of being sensed by the Azure Scale Horned Eagle.
Suddenly, a sharp bird cry rang out from the Azure Scale Horned Eagle. Long Chen felt himself falling. The pythonâs corpse was rapidly falling out of the sky.
He was extremely startled. What was going on? The Azure Scale Horned Eagleâs cry had been full of fury. At the same time, he heard a loud rumbling.
Long Chen hastily looked outside. When he saw what was going on, he was shocked.
At the peak of a large mountain, there was a huge bird nest. However, the nest was covered in blood now. A huge lizard was crazily devouring a chickâs corpse.
There were four shattered remnants of eggs here. It seemed like the chicks had only just hatched. Their eyes had yet to open, and they didnât have any feathers.
There were bloodstains not far from the eggshells. Obviously, one chick had already been eaten, and the lizard was on the second.
BOOM!
The Azure Scale Horned Eagle directly charged over. Its huge claws viciously slammed onto the lizard. But when it landed on the lizardâs skin, sparks flew and an ear-piercing sound rang out like iron on iron.
Although the claw hadnât harmed the lizard, the immense force caused it to be sent flying. It flew off the nest and crashed down the mountain.
âNine Spike Lizard?â Meng Qi let out a startled cry.
This Nine Spike Lizardâs body was huge, around the same size as the Azure Scale Horned Eagle. It was covered in thick scales, and its short limbs seemed extremely powerful.
âIs this Nine Spike Lizard powerful?â asked Long Chen. Meng Qi was the one who was the true expert in Magical Beasts.
âYes. Well, itâs not particularly amazing. The main thing is that its defensive abilities are too monstrous. It has no natural enemies as only a few Magical Beasts can break its defense,â explained Meng Qi. âHowever, it is a despicable robber, and its favorite thing is to eat the younglings of other Magical Beasts. Even if itâs noticed, other Magical Beasts canât do anything to it with its defense. However, because its attack power is limited, it is basically just a troublemaker. Itâs not suitable as a housepet.â
âHow marvelous. Even the Magical Beastâs world has such fellows that donât walk the common path.â Long Chen found this extremely unexpected.
The two beasts were crazily fighting now. Explosions rocked the heavens. The Nine Spike Lizardâs defense was too strong, and it could ignore the Azure Scale Horned Eagle.
It clearly wanted to eat the remaining two chicks. But the Azure Scale Horned Eagle was crazily blocking it.
Long Chen couldnât help sighing. âMagical Beasts are so berserk, but a mother has her instincts. It actually wonât allow it to reach its children. As for humansâŠâ
A tiger, though cruel, would not devour its cubs. Magical Beasts were even more berserk, but when they encountered danger, they would still risk their lives to protect their children.
But as for humans? Incidences of families fighting each other, even sons killing fathers, were common. Just which side was the truly cruel one?
The Azure Scale Horned Eagle was unable to do anything to the Nine Spike Lizard. It was forced to fall back over and over. Suddenly, its horn began to shine, and a ray of light shot at the lizard.
Blood splashed. A bloody trough had been cut into the lizardâs head. But the wound wasnât fatal. It hadnât broken past the bone.
âThe Nine Spike Lizardâs defense is absolutely monstrous. Its first layer of defense is its hide, while its second defense is its bones. Furthermore, its skull is especially hard to protect its vitals. Thatâs why it has practically no natural predators,â said Meng Qi.
The Azure Scale Horned Eagle continued to let out a furious barrage, and it used its innate ability several times. Although it caused injuries on the Nine Spike Lizard, they werenât fatal.
Furthermore, as it released more of its attacks, its core energy rapidly dropped. Its attacks were no longer as fierce as before.
âLong Chen, letâs stealthily go take those two chicks,â said Meng Qi.
From the current situation, in a while, the Azure Scale Horned Eagle wouldnât be able to stop the Nine Spike Lizard from climbing back up the mountain and devouring the remaining two chicks. After all, those were two new lives, and Meng Qi didnât have the heart to let them be eaten just like this.
âWe canât. If we want to get over there, weâll have to go over that cliff. If we go directly, theyâll notice us, and the Azure Scale Horned Eagle will assume we want to eat its younglings, so itâll attack us. And detouring would take too long.â Long Chen shook his head.
Meng Qi sadly shook her head. Long Chen gently comforted her. âLetâs just keep watching. Perhaps something unexpected will happen.â
The two of them continued to hide and watch. As expected, the Azure Scale Horned Eagleâs power was rapidly dropping. The Nine Spike Lizard had already taken the advantage.
Its hide was thick, and as a cold-blooded creature, it wasnât extremely sensitive to pain. Its wounds didnât affect its combat abilities. The two Magical Beastsâ crazy battle had already destroyed the surrounding forests for thousands of miles.
Just as their fight was about to reach its end, a seven-colored light flashed, lighting up the sky. A terrifying pressure descended.
As soon as that pressure appeared, the two Magical Beasts stopped fighting. Looking up, they saw a figure blazing with seven-colored light.
âRedeye Sacred Blood Phoenix!â
Meng Qi was filled with shock, her body involuntarily trembling. An existence from legends had appeared here.