Chapter 540: The Golden Eagle Race's Major Move, Petitioning the Ancestor

Chapter 540: Chapter 449: The Golden Eagle Race’s Major Move, Petitioning the Ancestor

From the Nine-tailed Fox memories One-tailed had inherited, however, she knew very well the power of a Great Dominator-level Golden Eagle. Their eyes could see for thousands of meters, allowing them to clearly observe most things that happened beneath the forest canopy. Moreover, their talons were incomparably sharp, sharp enough to tear through the air itself.

Even if they gave up their aerial advantage and came down to the ground, they could never be defeated by a Great Dominator of the same level. They were incredibly strong.

When flying, they were practically unbeatable. From such great heights, everyone else was a sitting duck, while they could attack with impunity. Every strike was lethal, placing them in an invincible position.

Because of this, everyone held the Golden Eagles in high esteem. It was said that the Golden Eagle Race had at least twelve Great Dominators—more than the publicly known Eight Great Dominators. They were truly a massive and powerful clan.

But One-tailed wasn’t afraid of them. She was just a little disappointed that her opponent had maintained its vigilance despite not having been in a real fight for so many years. ‘What a pity. If it had come down, I could have had some roasted eagle wings.’

In One-tailed’s view, killing it would have been simple. After all, it was just a single Great Dominator, while she already possessed the power of a True Dominator—and not just an ordinary one. It would be as effortless as the Nine-tailed Fox Ancestor swatting down those junior Golden Eagles.

However, since the opponent had already fled, she couldn’t just drag it back. It could fly, and very high at that. She couldn’t catch it, and it would be inconvenient to fight.

So, One-tailed simply continued to stand guard while Xiong Batian digested his food. Once he was finished, she shouldered the most important of the resources and they left.

Just as the two of them were leaving, the Golden Eagle Race, prizing swift action above all else, was already in an uproar. The Great Dominator who had just flown off to report the intelligence had arrived at the residence of the Golden Eagle Ancestor—Cloud Cliff, the place with the highest elevation and the richest Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm in the entire outer Primitive Ancient Forest.

From here, looking out, the cliff was like a solitary, towering peak overlooking a vast green expanse. The towering trees of the Primitive Ancient Forest looked like tender blades of grass, and all the vegetation seemed flat and minuscule. Clouds swirled at eye level; one had to pass through them to truly reach the Ancestor’s abode.

But before entering the clouds, this Golden Eagle Great Dominator—the one from the King Kong Ape’s territory—was startled to see the figures of other Great Dominators. Their faces were all filled with terror, as if they had witnessed some great horror. “Old Jiu, Old Ten, what are you doing back in such a hurry?”

‘I was truly puzzled. I came back to Cloud Cliff specifically to report that the King Kong Ape was instantly killed by a mysterious Demon. But the other Great Dominators should be at the posts assigned by the Ancestor. Why are they back too?’

Normally, the Ancestor would not permit anyone to return and disturb his secluded cultivation, so they usually didn’t dare come back, fearing they would anger him.

But now, they had all abandoned their duty of watching over the Great Dominators and gathered here. Moreover, the sky was filled with the screeching and chirping of Golden Eagle clansmen, who all seemed to be discussing some monumental event.

“Brother Liu, the Great Dominator I was assigned to watch has been instantly killed!”

The Golden Eagle Great Dominator known as Old Ten had a look of utter terror on his face, as if he had just recalled some horrifying scene.

‘Of course it was horrifying. A Great Dominator… instantly killed?’

How could those two words even go together? Forget him instantly killing a Great Dominator—he’d risk being severely injured just trying. Even the Ancestor himself couldn’t necessarily kill one in a single blow!

Under these circumstances, he suspected an invasion by a True Dominator from another territory. Terrified, he had returned at once. He ran into Brother Nine on the way, and they had rushed back together.

As for Old Jiu, his story was the same. “The Great Dominator I was watching was also instantly killed by two mysterious Demons. He had no chance to fight back at all. The Treasures of Heaven and Earth and the Spirit Fruits in his cave were all looted.”

Hearing this, Old Liu was stunned. “Two mysterious Demons… could it be…?”

He immediately thought of the two mysterious Demons he had encountered. One-tailed’s aura had been overwhelming; she was clearly not someone to be trifled with.

‘It’s almost impossible to encounter multiple experts of that caliber in such a short time. This means all three of us met the same pair… But how is that possible?’

‘Does that mean that after killing the King Kong Ape, One-tailed and Xiong Batian just went and killed the other two Great Dominators on the side?’

‘Those two Great Dominators were no simple foes. They were ranked in the top five, maybe even the top three, of the Eight Great Dominators, and were twice as strong as the King Kong Ape. And they were also instantly killed?’

‘The crucial point is the distance between the two locations. It would take a very long time to travel from the King Kong Ape’s territory to where the other two Great Dominators were. Factor in the time it took for the two Golden Eagle Great Dominators to fly back and report… How could they possibly have moved that fast?’

Old Liu’s mind went completely blank. He couldn’t wrap his head around it. What kind of being had appeared in the Primitive Ancient Forest to instantly kill three Great Dominators in separate territories in such a short amount of time?

Just then, another Golden Eagle Great Dominator flew over from the distance. Sensing the auras of the three, he approached them. “Why are you all here? Aren’t you supposed to be watching the Eight Great Dominators as the Ancestor instructed?”

Indeed, their duty was to watch over the Great Dominators. This was Fourth Brother, and he was in charge of guarding the most powerful of them all. This particular Great Dominator was considered powerful because of its incredible control over the Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm, making it a great threat to the Flying Demon Clan. Naturally, the strongest of them, Fourth Brother, was assigned to guard it.

But now, his three fellow Great Dominators had abandoned their posts and come to the Ancestor’s residence on Cloud Cliff.

Strange.

When the other three Great Dominator Golden Eagles saw Fourth Brother arrive, their eyes widened. “Fourth Brother! Don’t tell me… the Nine-tailed Fox was instantly killed too?”

They subconsciously assumed it was all part of the same incident. After all, under normal circumstances, there was no need for all of them to gather here. Their presence meant something huge had happened—at the very least, the death of one of the Eight Great Dominators!

As long as it wasn’t the death of one of the Eight Great Dominators, they had a great deal of autonomy and no need to come to Cloud Cliff. Firstly, they had the power to handle most things themselves. Secondly, the Eight Great Dominators didn’t hold as high a status in their eyes as one might think; they were merely symbolic representatives who posed no real threat to the Golden Eagles.

Even so, they were shocked to see Fourth Brother. The Nine-tailed Fox was said to have the greatest talent among the Eight Great Dominators for controlling Heaven and Earth Spirit Charm. It was even rumored that it had a chance of reaching the Transformation Realm in the future—though in reality, it couldn’t, because it lacked many necessary components.

Still, its potential threat was immense. The Ancestor himself had mentioned that the Nine-tailed Fox’s talent was extraordinary, and to be able to cultivate to its current Realm meant it was no ordinary member of the Demon Race.

Now, they were naturally stunned. If even the Nine-tailed Fox had been instantly killed, just how powerful was this invader?

However, Fourth Brother didn’t understand what they were talking about. He just said grimly, “What’s all this about being instantly killed? I’m here to report to the Ancestor that the Nine-tailed Fox has left its territory. It took all the Spirit Fruits, and now I can’t find any trace of its aura!”

That’s right, he had discovered that the Nine-tailed Fox was gone. All the treasures in its cave were missing, too. In other words, the Nine-tailed Fox had abandoned its position as a Great Dominator and run away from home!

Since he wasn’t watching the Nine-tailed Fox every single moment—he had his own cultivation to attend to—he hadn’t noticed it right away.

Besides, in the last three years—or even in the last few hundred or thousand years—the Nine-tailed Fox had rarely left its den. As a result, his vigilance had grown lax, and his reaction was a bit slow.

As a result, he was only informed today by one of his subordinate Golden Eagles that the Nine-tailed Fox was gone.

This was a major incident!

She was incredibly powerful. If she truly decided to wreak havoc, it would be no less chaotic than a Demon invasion, throwing the entire Primitive Ancient Forest into turmoil.

The crucial part was that the Spirit Fruits had also been taken. That was the most infuriating thing of all!

Unfortunately, he couldn’t find any trace of the Nine-tailed Fox’s aura himself. The Primitive Ancient Forest was simply too vast, so he had no choice but to come and report it…