Chapter 408: Chapter 313: Battle Array, Black Celestial Eagle! (Double-Length)_2

The demon qi emanating from him was equally intense, his words carrying a sinister, fishy wind that devoured one’s soul.

Their conversation also drew responses from the other demons atop the giant tree.

At that moment, a colorful-dressed woman giggled and said.

"Xuanming is right, these humans deserve to die, but why aren’t we helping mother and instead targeting those humans in the forest? Mother is in grave danger now."

"..."

For a moment, the powerful demons on the giant tree fell silent.

"Lian’Er, go if you dare. Mother is unpredictable; if you choose to court death, I won’t stop you," Cangwu glanced at her and spoke slowly.

"Brother, how could you say that? If none of you go, then of course I won’t go either." Lian’Er’s tone was slightly mocking.

"Enough, Lian’Er. Save your complaints for when we see mother. Now, curb your damned temper," Xuanming said with a stern face and furrowed brows.

"Alright, alright, whatever brother says. I’ve been craving human blood..." Lian’Er licked her crimson lips, laughing softly.

"Then let’s move!" As Cangwu finished speaking, he transformed into a giant gray eagle, spreading his immense black-brown wings, and dived first toward the human army below.

Behind him, one by one, demons transformed into eagles, following closely.

In an instant, eagle cries filled the air, reminiscent of fighter jets flying over the soldiers’ heads.

A fierce storm was stirred up, cutting through the air like knives, severing trees in its path with sharp winds.

Amidst the battle, Ma Guxi shouted, flipping and thrusting his spear towards the sky.

Spear qi swirled with vast inner qi, transforming into a white dragon soaring upwards, severely injuring several eagle demons soaring overhead.

"This place is teeming with eagle demons, likely brought by that one," Song Changming’s gaze fixed on the giant eagle tumbling through the sky.

Moments passed, and Wang Tianshuang, leading a few Little Flag Masters, still failed to take down the giant eagle.

Suddenly, an eagle cry turned into a sharp sonic wave, erupting in the dense forest.

Many soldiers, even with inner qi protection, found their minds blank and buzzing at that moment, some even agonized with splitting headaches.

Song Changming frowned slightly, ripples appeared in his Nether Sea, but it wasn’t severe.

At this time, he heard Zhao Linxin’s roar and turned his gaze sideways.

He saw Zhao Linxin targeted by a mighty gray eagle; even though he struck out angrily, the slash couldn’t stop the eagle’s descent.

In his urgency, he took out a talisman paper with embossed gold.

A golden wheel emerged around him, protecting him.

But soon, the golden wheel formed by rune power was almost instantly torn apart by the eagle’s iron claws.

Buzz!

In distress, a delicate jade pendant on his body lit up of its own accord, attempting to shield him.

"Hmph! Quite the collection of treasures!" The eagle sneered, its momentum undiminished.

Both iron claws shattered the jade pendant altogether, slamming Zhao Linxin into the ground, then pulling him out and soaring skyward.

When Song Changming witnessed it, Zhao Linxin was already covered in dust, his armor shattered, and blood flowing incessantly.

The ends of those iron claws deeply embedded into his flesh, lodged in his bones!

"Scoundrel!" Xing Tiexin was furious, raising his spear and charging furiously, unleashing a storm of Gang Qi toward the gray eagle.

Though he disdained Zhao Linxin, he couldn’t ignore his Deputy General, letting a demon race kill him.

The spear thrust forced the gray eagle to take it seriously.

After all, Xing Tiexin was a powerful warrior with all Six Earth Martial Veins awakened, his combat power sufficient to make the eagle wary, forcing it to release the captured Zhao Linxin to counter Xing Tiexin.

However, before Zhao Linxin could count himself lucky for escaping death, he was caught in mid-air by another Black Eagle, suffering secondary injuries, bleeding profusely.

"I can’t die here!" Zhao Linxin’s heart was full of hatred.

Unwillingness, fear, lingered in his mind. At the thought of death, he felt an ice-cold chill throughout his body, shivering uncontrollably.

In the main city, his Zhao Family lineage was quite useful, everyone had to respect him, fear him.

But in the wilderness, in the hands of demon race, his Zhao Family lineage was of no use, it couldn’t intimidate the Black Eagle at all.

He still had some trump cards, protective items, but they were all in the storage pouch.

Now severely injured, his arms numb, he couldn’t even make the small motion of retrieving the storage pouch.

"I can’t die!" Zhao Linxin croaked hoarsely, trying to roar, attempting to seek help.

But the fierce winds rushed into his mouth, instantly mangling his mouth, leaving him unable to utter a single word.

As the Black Eagle flew higher, his consciousness became increasingly hazy, when a human figure burst forth like wind and thunder before his eyes.

"Song..." Zhao Linxin vaguely recognized the figure, regaining some awareness.

He had to admit, this person he immensely disliked, was his only hope for survival now.

"Save me..." The desire to live made him swallow all his pride, trying to ask Song Changming for help.

But even as he opened his mouth, fierce winds rushed in again, this time even slicing his tongue in half, blood spurted from his mouth like water.

Song Changming merely cast a cool glance at Zhao Linxin and swung his long knife, striking directly at the Black Eagle before him.

Another eagle cry, sonic waves exploded nearby, accompanied by a gusty wind enveloping Song Changming’s position.

Already severely wounded, Zhao Linxin fainted almost instantaneously from the sonic wave assault.

However, Song Changming seemed heedless, his Sword Momentum undiminished, purple-gold flames materialized in midair.

"This Sword Momentum!" The Black Eagle grew wary, lifting its iron claws to meet Song Changming’s descending long knife.

The talons still grasped the fainted Zhao Linxin.

It assumed Song Changming came to save his human companion, deliberately exposing Zhao Linxin under the Sword Might, attempting to force Song Changming to dodge.

But it hadn’t expected Song Changming’s eyes to be cold, unmoved, his Sword Momentum unabated, even accelerating.

Clang!

The long knife clashed with the eagle claw, two unparalleled powers exploded mid-air.

"!!" In the next moment, the black eagle’s sharp avian eyes trembled.

Demon blood permeated the air, the massive body of the black eagle flailed in the air, ultimately unable to control its descent.

In the clash of power, it completely lost to this human!

"How is this possible!"

Renowned for its strength, how could it lose in sheer power to mere humans...

The black eagle rolled on the ground, crashing into several large pits, shattering countless giant trees and rocks before coming to a stop.

The black eagle reverted to human form, its face shedding its former cold aloofness, replaced with overwhelming rage.

"This is an utter disgrace!" Xuanming looked at the eagle claw under his foot, once his invincible weapon, now broken.

Yet before he could think further, Song Changming already descended from above with a thunderous momentum, slashing out a second strike.

This time, he gripped the hilt with both hands, a Witch Seal glowing on the bones of both palms!

The combined Small Witch Power Seals erupted with unprecedented power in this strike!

A terrifying wind pressure loomed overhead, causing the eagles below to visibly flinch.

"Good! Very good!" Xuanming’s eyes were filled with madness, his hands forming claws, his once pristine body brimming with black feathers, waves of intense demon qi surging from him.

He didn’t avoid it, turning into a dark light charging directly at Song Changming’s strike.

He refused to believe this human’s blade could kill him!

And if it failed to kill him, the human would die!

Demon Technique: Black Celestial Eagle!

A massive black eagle’s shadow suddenly covered half the sky, soaring through the air!

Purple-golden Gang Qi unfurled, like dazzling fireworks bursting forth.

When the rolling sound waves subsided, the sky no longer bore the black eagle.

On a barren, wrecked land, the black eagle lay silently, wings snapped, dark demon blood flowing, forming a blood pool.

Its two once-unbreakable talons were broken, staked north and south in the ground. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Breathless, it showed no signs of life.

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