Creatures that were close to them felt giddy, whereas most of the humans fainted on the spot. As for the birds that were still flying mid-air, they were in terrible luck because they fell to the ground like raindrops. Even if they did not die, they could not continue to fly for the time being
Without the ability to fly, their combat powers plunged.
Upon seeing this, the human warriors filled in from other areas and went into a killing spree, causing blood to flow like a river.
The goshawk’s eyes reddened, and it questioned Multi-armed King Kong loudly, “Walking beast, why must you be my enemy?”
Multi-armed King Kong answered, “You’re there while I’m here. If you attack, hehe, I can’t stand by idly.”
It did not have a favorable impression of the Humans, but there were also many contradictions between the Fish, the Insects, the Birds, and the Beasts, so it was not close to any of the other races at all.
From Multi-armed King Kong’s perspective, the extinction of either the Humans or the Birds would be great news to it. Despite that, for the sake of Ou Yangming, the giant spirit beast took a side with a certain limit. At the very least, it could not let the goshawk get directly involved in the fight, or it could not justify its action to the young fellow.
The goshawk stared furiously at Multi-armed King Kong. If one’s rage could burn, the king kong would have been burnt into ashes by now.
Multi-armed King Kong seemed laid back. It was not bothered about the goshawk’s anger at all.
It could not hurt the flying goshawk, but the goshawk could not threaten it with its low-damage attacks too.
That said, the goshawk suddenly sneered. “Very well. Come and catch up to me if you can!”
Following that, it spread out its wings and turned into a stream of light, then it dodged Multi-armed King Kong and zoomed to another wall. Multi-armed King Kong did not expect this because it happened out of the blue.
Spirit beasts were at the peak of the pyramid in this world, each one having exceptional confidence and pride. As such, not every spirit beast would give up fighting a well-matched opponent and attack the weak instead. Having said that, the goshawk was not bothered at all. It arrived at another wall in a split second and opened its enormous mouth, then it released a long and thick wind blade and slashed it at the people as though it was a several-meters-long saber.
Chapter 425 - A Fight Between Giant Beasts
“Ah…”
Shrill screams were heard from the wall attacked by the goshawk. Many of the people that were battling against birds atop the wall were great powerhouses, but the ordinary soldiers were mostly only in Force Grade Class One or Class Two.
The ordinary martial artists could fight ordinary birds, but they could not react to the goshawk’s gigantic wind blade at all.
Other than some incredibly lucky or originally powerful cultivators, half of the people at the top of the wall died.
Yu Hongli and the other Supreme Great Ancestors yelled, and their eyes reddened.
Everyone knew spirit beasts were not normal half-spirit beasts and were beings that surpassed the world’s mightiest power, but before the goshawk made a legitimate attack, nobody expected it to be so terrifying. After all, Feiya City did not have an elder like Elder Universe, who had experienced the previous disaster.
Therefore, they wrongly estimated a spirit beast’s power. Needless to say, this was also because the goshawk was not the lowest-ranked spirit beast. Although it was constrained by this world, it was superior to a typical Supreme Great Ancestor.
“Disperse! Disperse—”
One after another, the human powerhouses shouted fiercely. Wherever the goshawk went, the people were appalled.
Many people shrieked and escaped as they panicked, so much so that some of them even abandoned their defensive weapons.
Fortunately, Feiya City was up against the Birds. If they were faced with the Beasts, they would have lost the war by abandoning their battleground.
Nonetheless, the Humans did not really have a battleground: to begin with, they were going against flying birds. The only thing they could do was wear out their opponents. Even so, the Birds were not interested in seizing the Humans’ position at all. They would rather kill more humans than hold a certain ground.
At the end of the day, the Birds only wanted to fly around.
The goshawk flapped its wings and raged proudly on the other wall. Nevertheless, each time it swooped down on the people, it casually released a wind blade to kill many standard soldiers, then it soared into the sky again.
Moreover, before each attack, the goshawk would first locate Multi-armed King Kong. Only when it was certain the massive creature could not get to it in an instant, it attacked the people without worries.
There were many human powerhouses atop that wall, but the goshawk did not spare them a glance at all.
The goshawk did not fear the humans at all, hence it only focused on controlling the unexpected factor-Multi-armed King Kong.
“Ah, the Humans have too few powerhouses…” Wu Hanning sighed. “If this city had also 100 fully-armed Supreme Great Ancestors, it wouldn’t take this so lightly.”
Bai Shixue and Ni Yinghong glanced at her. Even though they knew she was right, the line-up would not have been possible without Ou Yangming.
It would not be easy to gather 100 Supreme Great Ancestors, but if the imperial family brought the entire human race’s power into play, it would still be possible during a crucial moment. However, it would be extremely difficult to assemble that many magic tools, which would help the great ancestors unleash their full potential.
Furthermore, it would be tougher to round up pieces of magic skill tools instead of conventional magic tools. Even if the imperial family had requested help from the Almighty Beings from the upper realm, there could not have been so many pieces of Skill Equipment.
Ou Yangming clenched his fists. He was in a terrible mood after seeing how the goshawk wreaked havoc on the people.
Multi-armed King Kong was also rather agitated, as though it had sensed the young fellow’s emotions.
“King Kong, kill it!” Ou Yangming suddenly turned and roared at Multi-armed King Kong. The giant spirit beast hesitated for a brief moment before it dashed toward the wall that was under attack. Given its enormous build, it would cause unimaginable damage if it simply went through the city.
Multi-armed King Kong would not have been bothered if Ou Yangming was not in the picture, but it was forced to consider this issue at this moment.
With that, Multi-armed King Kong went around the walls instead. Each time it lifted its foot and took a step forward, a debris glow was formed. The spirit beast moved so quickly that it turned into an afterimage.
It picked a perfect time because the goshawk happened to be launching another attack at this instant. The attack did not take long, but if the goshawk was careless and stayed below slightly longer, Multi-armed King Kong could have captured it for sure.
If Multi-armed King Kong seized the goshawk, the goshawk would end up tragically.
Despite that, horrific cries were heard coming from above as soon as Multi-armed King Kong left its original spot.
The goshawk, which was diving again, was alarmed. It rose into the sky before it could manage another attack with its wind blade. Evidently, it feared Multi-armed King Kong so much that it dared not give the walking beast any chance.
After the goshawk flew high at the speed of light, it noticed Multi-armed King Kong’s whereabouts.
A cunning look was seen in its eyes; it was as though it had prevailed. Following that, the goshawk descended toward the battlement where Ou Yangming and his companions were at. This time, it was even twice as fast as it was before.
“It was luring King Kong out from its spot!”
Every powerhouse understood the goshawk’s scheme at once.
Earlier on, it seemed like the goshawk slaughtered the human soldiers ruthlessly, but it actually, faster!<
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This was the goshawk’s exact thought at the moment. The goshawk knew Multi-armed King Kong would certainly return to help Ou Yangming, so it only had little time. If it could not kill its target in the shortest time possible, it would have failed.
It could get an opportunity from Multi-armed King Kong, but there would not be a second chance.
The goshawk arrived above the battlement in the blink of an eye. This time, instead of breathing out a wind blade, it simply attacked with its body.
“Boom…”
Yu Hongli and the others had carefully chosen this battlement for Ou Yangming and his companions because it was the steadiest and safest place here, but it could not withstand the crash from a spirit beast’s body. Though the spirit beast was not known for its strong build, there was no difference at all.
Ou Yangming and the others were well-prepared, thus they cleared the battlement before it collapsed.
The goshawk was sharp-eyed, so it immediately spotted Ou Yangming among the crowd. It extended its long beak to peck the young fellow.
Its wind blade could result in a similar effect, but it wanted to get rid of Ou Yangming once and for all.
That said, the goshawk noticed the look on Ou Yangming’s face at this instant. The young fellow was not flustered; he curled his lips and sneered.
A strange and unknown feeling rose from the goshawk’s heart. It suddenly realized that it somehow feared the human as if he was a frightening thing, and it was to turn around to flee.
Having said that, the goshawk quickly overcame its fear because it was a formidable spirit beast.
It struck faster with its beak and almost turned into an illusory image.
At the spur of the moment, a yellow figure emerged from the dusty area. It widened its mouth and aimed for the goshawk’s neck.
The goshawk felt a chill due to the unforeseen event.
It did not know what it was, but it knew it could not survive if it was bitten.
Without any hesitation, the goshawk flinched. It noticed with its bright eyes an exceptionally large yellow dog amidst the dust, but the dog was fully equipped with odd pieces of equipment. ‘Are those pieces of equipment? Is that a spirit beast kept by the Humans?’
The big yellow dog arrived at the peak of Extreme Grade after it absorbed energies from the Earthly Dragon Beast’s flesh and blood.
It was not a spirit beast yet, but its claws and teeth were so sharp that it could definitely threaten a bird spirit beast.
This was the most tragic thing about bird spirit beasts. They could soar high in the sky, but they were inferior to equal-ranked walking beasts in terms of offensive and defensive abilities. In fact, even low-rank walking beasts could also threaten them under certain circumstances.
“Woosh…”
Tens of stone awls emerged at the top of the wall. The tips of the stone awls were exceedingly tough, thus when the goshawk shifted its body, it crushed some stone awls but lost some feathers too.
Each of its feathers was as tough as metal and stone, but they could not totally resist the big yellow dog’s skill. “Woof!”
The big yellow dog barked all of a sudden, then another batch of stone awls appeared. It was more terrifying this time because the new stone awls had not only risen, but they also broke off in the middle and pushed the tips up like catapults by borrowing the upward force. Even the goshawk could not evade them in time, so a few of its weaker parts were hit by the stone awls. If it was not because of the huge disparity between their cultivation bases, the goshawk would have lost more than just some feathers from the attack.
The goshawk glared at the big yellow dog as if it wanted to peel its skin and pull out its tendons. However, it spread out its wings and escaped at a faster speed. Behind the wall, an afterimage appeared out of nowhere. It was Multi-armed King Kong, which had hurried back.
Big Yellow barked at it because it sensed the king kong’s aura. It looked at the bulky creature unhappily.
‘Even if you didn’t return, I could’ve handled it myself!’
Chapter 426 - The Birds Formation
Multi-armed King Kong ignored Big Yellow’s barks. It looked coldly at the goshawk.
It knew Ou Yangming had high combat power, unlike ordinary human cultivators, so he would be unlikely to die from the goshawk’s sneak attack even if the big yellow dog and it were not there to protect him.
Nonetheless, knowing was one thing, the real situation was another thing.
If Ou Yangming actually suffered misfortune, Multi-armed King Kong could not imagine how it would end. It could not survive for sure because of the soul contract.
Multi-armed King Kong’s attitude toward the fight between the Humans and the Birds was previously ambiguous, but it had an entirely different standpoint now. It stood up straight and struck its chest with all eight of its arms, then it let out an earth-shattering roar. “Roar…”
The sound spread far and wide, and everyone could tell that it had gone extremely mad. Multi-armed King Kong leaped up to the sky in a flash.
The goshawk flapped its wings quickly and soared faster than Multi-armed King Kong coming for it.
It dared not get close to King Kong no matter what. Nevertheless, it was very confident about its abilities, so it was sure the enraged King Kong could not touch it at all. Even if King Kong performed unique and powerful skills, the goshawk was certain it could deal with them.
Having said that, the goshawk widened its eyes next.
It noticed that Multi-armed King Kong did not pursue it but jumped straight into the city.
Given Multi-armed King Kong’s build, the city would be damaged if it went inside. Despite that, it was well-prepared before it jumped inside, by which it landed on two main streets. Although the streets ended up in states too ghastly to look at, at the very least, nobody was harmed.
At the same time, Multi-armed King Kong swung its arms in the sky. Each time it waved them, there would be great bloodshed.
Multi-armed King Kong did not attack the ordinary birds previously, but it could not be bothered anymore because the goshawk attempted to kill Ou Yangming. ‘If you want to kill me, I’ll kill you first! If I can’t kill you, I’ll kill your followers!
The giant spirit beast displayed its strong will through its actions.
Once the massive creature joined the war, the situation took a turn. No birds could resist its attack, so much so that even half-spirit beasts, which were somewhat equivalent to Supreme Great Ancestors, were weak against its indestructible arms and were crushed into meat pastes. Countless birds shrieked and tried to flee, but Multi-armed King Kong let out a thunderous roar at the sky with a savage look on its face.
Even though the people would be affected by the sound to a certain extent, in comparison, the birds suffered worse losses. In particular, the inadequate birds shuddered with fear and fell from the sky.
Multi-armed King Kong became quick-tempered as it attacked, so it rubbed its palms and caused sparks to be generated. All of a sudden, it raised its arms, releasing four large electric balls in different directions. Following that, the electric balls exploded in the air, forming an electric net with a circumference of several meters. Consequently, every bird trapped in the electric net was bombed, resulting in a bloody rain.
Ou Yangming and the others were struck dumb because they truly experienced the mightiness of a spirit beast.
In actuality, as they spent more time together with Multi-armed King Kong, it kept surprising them. Wu Hanning took a deep breath and remarked, “Brother Ou, I’m so glad that you’re here!”
The princess lamented for the second time. If the Humans had to slaughter Multi-armed King Kong, nobody knew what it would cost. Most likely, it could not be eliminated even after the people gave their all.
“Shriek…”
The goshawk’s sudden cry filled Heaven and Earth. Upon hearing it, the birds, which were still fighting the humans from above the city, immediately rose higher into the sky.
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br /> “Walking beast, you made me do this!” The goshawk yelled fiercely.
It sounded mournful, but it spoke loudly with anger.
Multi-armed King Kong raised all eight of its arms and roared at the sky. It wondered, ‘Regardless of your tricks, I’ll deal with them.’
Subsequently, the goshawk let out piercing cries, and it slowly cried louder and more frequently. As it cried, the birds in the sky underwent odd changes. They flew in different directions but did not go far away; they hovered around an invisible circle.
Eventually, the birds circled in an orderly manner. If the people looked up from the ground, they would notice densely packed birds of different sizes forming a gigantic circular pattern under the goshawk’s command.
Inside the circle, there was a mysterious aura, which seemed to come from ancient times. The people felt like a big hill was being formed above them, and that it would be dropped at any time.
“Wh-what’s going on?” Below the spiraling birds, numerous people questioned in shock. Their eyes were filled with unimaginable fear.
This was not the first Humans’ disaster. Though the common folks knew nothing about it because the higher-ups kept it a secret from them all these while, the elites were familiar with it.
However, nothing as strange as this was ever recorded in Feiya City’s history.
“This is the Birds Formation! Yes, it’s the Birds’ unique formation!” Wu Hanning had a grave look on her face. “But a bird has to at least be a high-rank spirit beast to be able to host the formation, and it needs to be assisted by many ordinary spirit beasts too. How can
it…”
Ou Yangming looked up and sensed a peculiar yet stable power above. “Equipment!”
“What?” Wu Hanning was surprised.
“This bird probably carries a piece of equipment, which can release a certain power to compensate for its shortcomings, allowing it to release the formation.” Ou Yangming exhaled deeply and continued, “I can sense the equipment’s aura, so I’m definitely not mistaken.”
“The equipment’s aura…”
Everyone else looked at each other and lamented.
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