Chapter 385 364: Showdown with the Green-eyed Golden Eagle

A pleased expression appeared on Zhaang Ye's face as he gazed at the lush patch of medicinal herbs. 'Blue-leafed Hosta, Red Luo Flower, Fire Crown Phoenix Flower, Golden Threaded Jade Plum… To think the Green-eyed Golden Eagle's lair would contain so many rare medicinal herbs. This patch must have been cultivated by the eagle itself. Well, they're mine now…'

Humans became the most intelligent of all beings because of their wisdom. In truth, the intelligence of Fierce Beasts was not inferior to that of humans. Just as humans could cultivate all sorts of medicinal herbs, so could Fierce Beasts. This Green-eyed Golden Eagle had lived in the Little World for over a thousand years. Its spiritual intelligence had long since awakened, making its intellect superior to that of an ordinary person. It was precisely because of this wisdom that it was able to cultivate this small patch of medicinal herbs.

Zhaang Ye flashed over to the patch of medicinal herbs. Among them, he saw three small, pale-red stalks of grass. These stalks swayed erratically as if moved by an invisible wind, resembling a Martial Arts Expert executing a Body Technique with extreme lightness. With just a single glance, Zhaang Ye knew they were the Long Li Sky-Catching Grass he needed.

The Long Li Sky-Catching Grass was pale red, resembling a flickering flame. After consuming this grass, one's body would become as light as the wind. Even an ordinary person could easily hover in mid-air after taking it.

As for flying Fierce Beasts like the Green-eyed Golden Eagle, consuming Long Li Sky-Catching Grass would increase their speed and allow them to fly with even greater freedom.

Recognizing the Long Li Sky-Catching Grass, Zhaang Ye's hand moved slightly, and three jade boxes appeared. With a faint beckoning gesture, the three pale-red stalks of Long Li Sky-Catching Grass immediately flew into the jade boxes.

After collecting the Long Li Sky-Catching Grass, Zhaang Ye took out several more jade boxes and began to gather the other medicinal herbs. There were over twenty different types of herbs planted by the Green-eyed Golden Eagle, each with unique properties and requiring vastly different methods of harvesting and storage.

For example, the Blue-leafed Hosta had to be dug up with a jade artifact to be collected, or it would instantly wither. As for the Fire Crown Phoenix Flower and the Red Luo Flower, the two were symbiotic; they had to be picked at the same time, or their medicinal efficacy would be greatly diminished. Under these circumstances, even though Zhaang Ye moved quickly, it still took him several dozen breaths to finish collecting all the medicinal herbs.

AWOO! AWOO!

While Zhaang Ye was collecting the medicinal herbs, the Purple-haired Wild Boar was shrieking sharply in the air. Although the boar's strength had become extremely formidable after its advancement, the Green-eyed Golden Eagle's power was even more terrifying. A casual flap of its wings sent a sky full of flames rolling forward, and a random swipe of its claws locked down a hundred-zhang area. Under the Green-eyed Golden Eagle's assault, the Purple-haired Wild Boar was forced into a steady retreat. Even its deep purple fur was ignited by the eagle's flames, leaving its entire body scorched black.

Seeing the Purple-haired Wild Boar in a critical situation and on the verge of defeat, Zhaang Ye finished picking the medicinal herbs and his figure suddenly flashed, appearing next to the Southeast Fire-Departing Phoenix Tree Branch.

WHOOSH!

Zhaang Ye's palm suddenly pressed against the Southeast Fire-Departing Phoenix Tree Branch. Unleashing his Spiritual Power to its fullest, he intended to pull the forty- to fifty-zhang-tall Phoenix Tree Branch into his Small Space.

RUUUMBLE—

The Phoenix Tree Branch, dozens of zhang tall, slowly vanished, entering Zhaang Ye's Small Space.

The Green-eyed Golden Eagle had cultivated on the Phoenix Tree Branch for a long time and was exceptionally sensitive to its aura. The moment the branch disappeared, the eagle sensed it. It glanced down and saw that its Phoenix Tree Branch had vanished and a human had appeared next to its lair. It instantly erupted in fury.

SCREEE!

The Green-eyed Golden Eagle abruptly abandoned the Purple-haired Wild Boar and dove straight for Zhaang Ye. It was like a blazing sun suddenly falling from the sky, carrying an aura that could destroy everything.

Zhaang Ye was already prepared for the Green-eyed Golden Eagle's attack. The instant the eagle dove, Zhaang Ye immediately executed his Body Technique. His entire body became like a blade flying through the void as he flashed away.

BOOM!

Zhaang Ye's evasion speed was already incredibly fast, but the Green-eyed Golden Eagle's attack was even faster, crossing hundreds of zhang in an instant. While still a hundred zhang from the ground, the eagle fiercely flapped its wings, and endless flames instantly swept across an area hundreds of zhang wide, melting even the rocks in the terrifying blaze!

"Ah!"

Zhaang Ye had just flashed over a hundred zhang away when the Green-eyed Golden Eagle's flames surged toward him, blanketing everything. In that instant, Zhaang Ye's hair and eyebrows were turned to ash, and even his clothes caught fire!

Feeling the terrifying flames unleashed by the Green-eyed Golden Eagle, Zhaang Ye was startled. The hairs on his back stood on end, and goosebumps erupted all over his skin.

RUMBLE! RUMBLE! RUMBLE!

The Dragon Elephant Power within Zhaang Ye's body circulated frantically, creating a thunderous roar. Then, like water from a bursting dam, the Dragon Elephant Power surged out from his body, forming eighteen layers of constantly rotating tornadoes around him.

PFFT-PFFT-PFFT-PFFT—

The tornadoes formed by his Dragon Elephant Power had just appeared when the Green-eyed Golden Eagle's terrifying flames arrived. An unimaginably dreadful force crashed down from the void, slamming viciously into Zhaang Ye's back.

CRACK!

The tornadoes Zhaang Ye had comprehended from the Space Storms were as fragile as paper against this terrifyingly immense power. With just a light touch, sixteen of the tornadoes around him dissipated. The remaining two layers whined, on the verge of being burned away by the flames at any moment!

PFFT!

Zhaang Ye spat out a mouthful of blood as his body abruptly accelerated. He finally managed to escape the Green-eyed Golden Eagle's attack range just before the last two tornadoes dissipated, barely escaping with his life.

Zhaang Ye circulated his Dragon Elephant Power to suppress the roiling blood and qi in his body, his heart filled with horror. Although he knew the Green-eyed Golden Eagle was powerful, he never imagined it would be this powerful. His own strength was somewhat greater than a Peak of Martial Arts Ninth Layer expert, yet he couldn't even take a single one of the eagle's blows.

Zhaang Ye took a long, deep breath and shouted, "Purple-haired Wild Boar, tie it down now!"

AWOO!

Hearing Zhaang Ye's murderous shout, the Purple-haired Wild Boar roared and charged straight for the Green-eyed Golden Eagle. But the eagle had no interest in fighting the boar right now. Its pair of green eyes were locked dead on Zhaang Ye, and its massive body dove toward him once again, preparing to kill him in one fell swoop.

The Green-eyed Golden Eagle's intelligence was far from simple. It knew the Phoenix Tree Branch and the medicinal herbs had definitely fallen into Zhaang Ye's hands. The Phoenix Tree Branch was its most prized treasure; it was precisely because of this branch that it had been able to become the Overlord of the Little World. Now that Zhaang Ye had taken its prized treasure, the eagle was shocked, furious, and anxious, wishing it could swallow him whole.

SCREEE!

The Green-eyed Golden Eagle shrieked and attacked again, its pair of dazzling golden claws suddenly swiping down at Zhaang Ye. In its fury, it was already striking with its full power. As its claws grabbed, the air in the entire valley was instantly sucked away. The whole valley seemed to freeze, and even the dust motes in the void stood still.

'This Green-eyed Golden Eagle is so strong! Its power is even greater than an ordinary Half-step True Dao expert. Now that I've provoked it, escaping will be difficult. I might even die under its sharp claws!' Zhaang Ye cursed his luck inwardly as he fled frantically.

Zhaang Ye had originally thought that with the Purple-haired Wild Boar's help, even if they couldn't kill the Green-eyed Golden Eagle, escaping unscathed wouldn't be difficult. But the eagle's strength far exceeded his imagination; even with the boar's formidable power, it couldn't tie the eagle down. Under these circumstances, Zhaang Ye was forced onto the back foot, in danger of perishing under the Green-eyed Golden Eagle's claws at any moment.

Zhaang Ye roared and, disregarding the injuries to his meridians, abruptly burned the Ancient Dragon Power in his body. During his cultivation using the blood of the Two-winged Flying Crocodile, he had refined dozens of strands of Ancient Dragon Power. Of these dozens of strands, he had used up three when collecting the Celestial Fragrance Jade Flower. Now, forty-five strands of Ancient Dragon Power remained in his body. To break free from the Green-eyed Golden Eagle's lock, Zhaang Ye instantly burned five of them.

When the Ancient Dragon Power burned, its might was terrifying. Zhaang Ye himself seemed to become an Ancient Giant Dragon, his every move carrying immense power and majesty. Although the aura emitted by the Green-eyed Golden Eagle was extremely powerful, it couldn't overwhelm Zhaang Ye's. The contest could only be decided by true strength.

CRACK! CRACK!

The Green-eyed Golden Eagle's attack contained a trace of Ancient Phoenix Power, and Zhaang Ye's Ancient Dragon Power was its natural enemy. The two ancient powers collided violently, creating a sound like shattering porcelain in the void. It was as if space itself was breaking, an incredibly bizarre sight.

Zhaang Ye's body twisted like a giant dragon, unleashing boundless power into the air. With this terrifying force, he instantly broke free from the lock of the Green-eyed Golden Eagle's claws and flashed dozens of zhang away.

SCREEE!

Seeing that Zhaang Ye had actually dodged its strike, the Green-eyed Golden Eagle grew even more furious. Its enormous wings suddenly beat against the void, creating a thunderous boom as it continued its pursuit. However, Zhaang Ye wasn't too nervous about this attack, because the Purple-haired Wild Boar's own assault had arrived.

AWOO!

The Purple-haired Wild Boar appeared above the Green-eyed Golden Eagle. Two terrifying beams of purple light, like a pair of exceptionally sharp long swords, stabbed down at the eagle's back. Although the boar's strength was inferior to the eagle's, the gap wasn't too great. Faced with the boar's full-power strike, even the Green-eyed Golden Eagle had to take it seriously.

BOOM! The Green-eyed Golden Eagle's figure flashed aside, dodging the Purple-haired Wild Boar's attack, and once again engaged it in battle.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The two Fierce Beasts clashed in the sky, letting out a series of deafening roars. Although his life wasn't in immediate danger, Zhaang Ye didn't relax. He knew the Purple-haired Wild Boar was weaker than the Green-eyed Golden Eagle and would eventually be defeated. If he couldn't thwart this terrifying eagle, he wouldn't be able to escape at all.

'How can I defeat this golden eagle?' Zhaang Ye's gaze was fixed on the Green-eyed Golden Eagle as his mind raced, searching for a weakness. After observing silently for a moment, an idea suddenly struck him. He took out the Sharp-headed Mongoose, stroking its head and chuckling deviously, "Little guy, I've got a plan. Let's go and meet this Green-eyed Golden Eagle."

The Sharp-headed Mongoose chittered. It had a vague, bad feeling about this, but it was completely powerless to resist… (To be continued. If you enjoy this novel, please consider supporting it with Recommendation Tickets and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation!)