Chapter 691: Battle

But in the end, it had become a mere underling of the Six-winged Dragon Snake. For the eagle, this was an unspeakable pain!

“You bastard, die!”

Humiliated and enraged, the Giant-winged Celestial Eagle abruptly spread its wings, and countless invisible Wind Blades rained down on Song Changsheng, howling through the air.

Song Changsheng felt an invisible force crushing him, slowing his movements. Moreover, he was locked onto by a dangerous presence.

“Little Divine Technique: Celestial Spirit Shield!”

Countless Wind Blades struck Song Changsheng from all directions, but they were all blocked by the Celestial Spirit Shield. A few were even reflected back. However, the feathers of the Giant-winged Celestial Eagle possessed extremely powerful defenses, and these greatly weakened Wind Blades posed no threat to it whatsoever.

“Little Divine Technique: Mountain-Flipping Seal!”

The Five Elements Creation Seal in his palm spun rapidly, rising into the air and transforming into a massive seal. Illusions of mountains, rivers, great peaks, and mighty streams materialized around it as it descended upon the Giant-winged Celestial Eagle with overwhelming force.

“SCREEE—”

Boundless Demonic Power erupted from the Giant-winged Celestial Eagle. A point of light gathered at its beak, growing blindingly brilliant.

The light expanded, rapidly condensing into a massive sphere that shot straight toward the descending Five Elements Creation Seal.

BOOM!

In an instant, a brilliant light flared, and a massive shockwave rippled through the void. Song Changsheng felt as if his chest had been struck by an invisible boulder.

He spat a mouthful of blood, his face instantly turning deathly pale.

“SCREEE—”

The Giant-winged Celestial Eagle didn’t fare well either. Being larger, it absorbed more of the impact, and a trickle of pale golden blood oozed from its beak.

In this exchange, one could say both sides were evenly matched. Neither had gained an advantage.

“Human! With your strength, you can’t be a nobody on the other side of the Great River. Who are you?” The Giant-winged Celestial Eagle had calmed down. The Cultivation of the human before it was lower than its own, but his strength was extraordinary. It was actually unable to gain any advantage against him.

A person like this certainly wouldn’t be a nobody in the Daqi Cultivation World. It wanted to find out just who this opponent was.

It wasn’t just the Human Race that studied the Demon Race; the Demon Race also studied Human Race Cultivators. They had some knowledge of any relatively strong or famous human expert.

“Enough talk. To battle!”

Song Changsheng had no desire to waste words with it. His body shuddered and rapidly grew taller. A pair of wings wreathed in flame sprouted from his shoulder blades, and jet-black Scale Armor completely covered his skin.

Two more, somewhat illusory, arms grew from his sides, his palms now like a tiger’s. A powerful pressure emanated from his entire being.

“This is…”

The Giant-winged Celestial Eagle’s eyes narrowed, the feathers on its neck bristling. It sensed danger.

“Kill!”

Song Changsheng’s voice boomed like thunder. Wielding the Mountain-Shaking Halberd, he became a streak of light, charging straight for the Giant-winged Celestial Eagle’s abdomen.

BOOM!

The man and the beast collided once more, but the result was vastly different. Empowered by the Five Beasts War Body, Song Changsheng’s strength now surpassed the Giant-winged Celestial Eagle’s. Moreover, his tiger claws were imbued with Sharp Gold Qi that could ignore Gang Qi, causing the Giant-winged Celestial Eagle unbearable suffering.

While the man and the demon were locked in a heated battle, Niu Dazhuang was being hounded with nowhere to run and nowhere to hide.

The three Blue-eyed Demon Butterflies coordinated seamlessly, giving Niu Dazhuang no opportunity to single one out. They kept him completely suppressed. Even his Nine-Transformation Golden Body was failing him; there wasn’t a patch of unblemished skin left on his body.

But he still stubbornly gritted his teeth, doing his utmost to tie up the three Blue-eyed Demon Butterflies.

‘Damn it,’ Niu Dazhuang cursed inwardly, ‘if this keeps up, I’m going to bite the dust here.’ He glanced over at the other battlefield and saw Song Changsheng gradually gaining the upper hand. He couldn’t help but feel a sliver of relief. His efforts had not been in vain.

‘Changsheng, oh, Changsheng, you’ve got to hurry. Otherwise, your senior brother here is about to become worm food.’

As if in answer to Niu Dazhuang’s prayer, Song Changsheng fought with growing valor. Despite several wounds so deep the bone was visible, his combat prowess was completely unaffected. In fact, the injuries only served to awaken his ferocity.

Watching the unbelievably ferocious Song Changsheng, the Giant-winged Celestial Eagle felt a sense of daze. For a moment, it wasn’t sure which one of them was the Demon Beast.

“SCREEE—”

A sharp, piercing cry rang out. A massive phantom suddenly materialized behind the Giant-winged Celestial Eagle. The phantom’s form was somewhat similar to the eagle’s, yet distinct.

Its eyes were filled with a domineering aura that scorned all existence—a quality the Giant-winged Celestial Eagle lacked.

‘Is that… a Celestial Roc?’ Song Changsheng’s expression grew solemn as he gazed at the towering phantom of the raptor.

The Giant-winged Celestial Eagle possessed a trace of the Celestial Roc’s bloodline, allowing it to summon a phantom of the Celestial Roc to fight its enemies at critical moments. It was one of the most powerful Innate Divine Techniques of the Demon Race.

“Innate Divine Technique: Yin Yang Annihilation.”

Song Changsheng’s eyes abruptly changed color. Behind him, a pair of enormous black-and-white eyes appeared as well. Wisps of Yin Yang Qi washed down from above, cloaking him in an exceptionally mysterious aura.

“SCREEE—”

The Celestial Roc tilted its head back and shrieked. The clouds in the sky instantly shattered as it lunged toward Song Changsheng with terrifying power.

At that moment, the eyes behind Song Changsheng slowly opened.

In that instant, it was as if the world was drained of color, leaving only black and white.

The movements of the once incomparably swift Celestial Roc became visibly sluggish.

Two opposing forces acted upon the Celestial Roc phantom, and with a sound like tearing cloth, it was ripped to shreds.

“Impossible!”

The Giant-winged Celestial Eagle let out a piercing shriek.

“Gourd Spirit Slayer!”

Song Changsheng would not let such a rare opportunity slip by. He rapidly closed the distance. The Flaming Flying Knife within his Yin Yang Gourd shot out as a streak of crimson light, heading straight for the Giant-winged Celestial Eagle’s head.

Relying on its powerful Spiritual Sense, the Giant-winged Celestial Eagle dodged the fatal blow by a hair’s breadth.

“Purple Void Divine Fire!”

But Song Changsheng gave it no chance to recover. Two scorching purple flames shot out from his palms, flanking the Giant-winged Celestial Eagle.

“SCREEE—”

Demonic Power surged as the Giant-winged Celestial Eagle tried to resist with its Celestial Spirit. But in the face of the Purple Void Divine Fire, its Protective Celestial Spirit was as fragile as a cicada’s wing, shattering on contact.

The Purple Void Divine Fire landed on each of the Giant-winged Celestial Eagle’s wings and began to burn furiously. As the stench of scorched feathers and flesh filled the air, the eagle let out a bloodcurdling scream.

It tried everything in its power to shake off the Purple Void Divine Fire, but the flames clung to it like maggots on a corpse, impossible to extinguish.

The Giant-winged Celestial Eagle tumbled frantically in the air, but the flames only grew more intense.

Seeing the Giant-winged Celestial Eagle in peril, the three Blue-eyed Demon Butterflies abandoned Niu Dazhuang, intending to gang up on Song Changsheng.

How could Niu Dazhuang let them have their way? He threw himself at them recklessly, determined to keep them occupied.

Song Changsheng seized the opportunity, soaring upward and bringing his Mountain-Shaking Halberd down hard on the Giant-winged Celestial Eagle’s head.

This time, there was nothing to stop him.

The Giant-winged Celestial Eagle let out a final, mournful cry as its massive, flame-engulfed body plummeted straight to the ground.

With swift and nimble hands, Song Changsheng precisely cut open its abdomen and dug out a brilliant purple pearl.

He then rushed to aid the besieged Niu Dazhuang with all possible speed.

Niu Dazhuang was in a truly miserable state. There was barely a patch of uninjured flesh left on his body.

But upon seeing Song Changsheng arrive as backup, he let out a battle cry and charged forward once more.

Seeing that even the Giant-winged Celestial Eagle had been slain, the three Blue-eyed Demon Butterflies instantly lost their will to fight and began to retreat…