Chapter 1301 - 1300: Little Holy Bird
Chapter 1301 - 1300: Little Holy Bird
The Little Golden Sabers weaved back and forth, repeatedly striking the vulnerable spots of the Nine-tailed Holy Bird, causing wounds to constantly appear on its body, with fresh blood dripping and feathers flying off.
Meanwhile, Liu Jingchen also activated the Holy Dragon Eight Trigrams Mirror, the light that had dimmed from the Nine-tailed Holy Bird's attack was restored to its original strength.
The intense beam from the Eight Trigrams Mirror disturbed the vision of the Nine-tailed Holy Bird, greatly diminishing its counterattack power.
Under the manipulation of the masked figure's Holy Qi Power and Cultivation Technique, eighty-one Little Golden Sabers formed a deadly formation around the Nine-tailed Holy Bird, attacking it from all directions.
Lin Fei watched from a distance, knowing that if things continued this way, it wouldn't be long before the Nine-tailed Holy Bird was slain by the masked figure and Liu Jingchen together.
Yet he was very puzzled about why the masked figure and Liu Jingchen would join forces to attack the Nine-tailed Holy Bird?
Could slaying the Nine-tailed Holy Bird possibly bring immense benefits?
Despite his doubts, Lin Fei did not intervene; he wanted to see what their true intentions were.
Shhh—
As dozens of Little Golden Sabers attacked, the sound of air being split was relentless, and the wounds on the Nine-tailed Holy Bird grew larger, with blood incessantly flowing out, dyeing its feathers red.
The injured Nine-tailed Holy Bird emitted continuous wild and piercing cries.
Seeing the Nine-tailed Holy Bird severely injured and on the verge of collapse, a sudden bird cry came from the swirling dust below: "Ga!—"
This bird cry was abrupt, and Lin Fei could tell it was from a much weaker bird.
Then, Lin Fei saw a one-meter figure, identical to the Nine-tailed Holy Bird and as beautiful as a phoenix, emerging from the dust.
However, this bird was much smaller compared to the Nine-tailed Holy Bird above, seemingly the young of the Nine-tailed Holy Bird, while the Nine-tailed Holy Bird above was its mother.
The severely injured Nine-tailed Holy Bird above, seeing its young approaching, appeared extremely anxious, continuously issuing cries, warning the young against approaching due to danger.
Yet the young bird seemed to ignore its mother's warnings, intent on rescuing its mother, continuing to fly toward her.
Seeing the young bird still coming, the Nine-tailed Holy Bird suddenly opened its beak, emitting a ray of seven-colored lightning towards the approaching young bird.
Zap!
Frightened by the seven-colored lightning, the young bird immediately halted, continually crying but refusing to leave.
Still desperately wanting to fly to its mother, the masked figure noticed the young bird's intent and his eyes flashed with killing intent; he sneered, "A mere fledgling dares to save its mother? Die!"
As soon as he spoke, the masked figure pointed at the Little Golden Saber, his Cultivation Technique activated, causing three Little Golden Sabers to turn and shoot toward the young bird.
Simultaneously, with his other hand, the masked figure manipulated the remaining dozens of Little Golden Sabers to intensify attacks on the mother bird, clearly intent on preventing the mother bird from saving the fledgling.
The three Little Golden Sabers flew straight towards the young bird, almost about to kill it,
At the critical moment, the sound of breaking through the air rang out, cold light sparkled, and with a chorus of ding-ding sounds, sparks flew.
Suddenly, the three Little Golden Sabers aimed at the young bird were deflected, struck away by several silver needles.
After knocking away the sabers targeting the fledgling, the silver needles flew back into the gaps of Lin Fei's fingers.
Indeed, it was Lin Fei who had shot the silver needles, striking away the masked figure's three Little Golden Sabers.
The reason Lin Fei intervened was due to his inability to tolerate the masked figure's cruel attack not only on the Nine-tailed Holy Bird but also on its fledgling, leading him to save the young bird.
The masked figure had not anticipated that his Little Golden Sabers aimed at the young bird would be struck away by Lin Fei's silver needles.
More surprising was the fact that the power of the firing sabers already reached the strength of a Saint Ancestor, yet Lin Fei's mere small flying needles could deflect his Little Golden Sabers, showcasing Lin Fei's astonishing power.
This made the masked figure wary of Lin Fei.
However, the most pressing issue right now wasn't dealing with Lin Fei, but first taking care of the Nine-tailed Holy Bird.
The masked figure soon turned his attention away from Lin Fei and towards the Nine-tailed Holy Bird, manipulating his remaining Little Golden Sabers to launch a frenzied attack on the Nine-tailed Holy Bird.
The Nine-tailed Holy Bird's continuous piercing cries echoed, blood splattered, and feathers scattered.
Covered in wounds, the Nine-tailed Holy Bird was soaked in blood, no longer maintaining its former noble and beautiful phoenix-like appearance.
After Lin Fei saved the young Holy Bird from the masked figure's sabers, it seemed terrified of the masked figure and dared not fly towards the Nine-tailed Holy Bird.
However, seeing its mother dying, the young Holy Bird appeared extremely anxious, with bright eyes shedding golden tears as it circled and swooped around.
"Ga!~~~" With a cry echoing through the heavens and earth, the battered and bloody Nine-tailed Holy Bird finally succumbed to its heavy injuries, its power exhausted, crashing downwards.
The area below was a vast wasteland of rubble after Dragon Tiger Mountain's collapse, and as the Nine-tailed Holy Bird fell, another wave of billowing dust rose.
The young Holy Bird above saw this and immediately cried mournfully, flying downward.
The masked figure had already collected all the Little Golden Sabers into the Storage Ring on his hand, while Liu Jingchen also withdrew the Holy Dragon Eight Trigrams Mirror into his hand, shrinking the initially vast Eight Trigrams Mirror to palm-size.
The two exchanged glances, both showing a look of smug satisfaction, then seemingly realizing something, they flew rapidly downward together.
Seeing this, Lin Fei also employed his Body Technique and flew downward.
As the dust settled, one could see the blood-soaked, dying Nine-tailed Holy Bird lying on the massive pile of rocks.
"Ga ga ga~~~" The young Holy Bird mournfully cried in front of the Nine-tailed Holy Bird, as if trying to rescue its mother from its dying state, but lacking the ability to do so.
Consequently, it kept crying mournfully, its eyes shedding golden tears.
Lin Fei, the masked figure, and Liu Jingchen took their stances in different positions, witnessing this scene. Lin Fei felt heartache seeing the young holy bird, not yet grown, witness its mother dying, naturally feeling deep sadness.
However, the masked figure and Liu Jingchen were unfazed, their eyes flashing with greedy intent, as a torch-bright sword appeared in their hands.
Judging by their estimates, the Celestial Saint Gem was hidden in the belly of the Nine-tailed Holy Bird.
This Nine-tailed Holy Bird had the ability to devour Holy Ore, digest it, and absorb its energy; thus, it could swallow the mighty Celestial Saint Gem into its belly. However, unlike ordinary Holy Ore, digesting and absorbing the immense energy of the Celestial Saint Gem fully would take hundreds of years.
Swish.
The masked figure and Liu Jingchen simultaneously dashed forward from where they stood, aiming directly at the dying Nine-tailed Holy Bird.
Appearing resigned to its fate, the Nine-tailed Holy Bird slowly closed its eyes.
Yet, upon seeing the masked figure and Liu Jingchen approach, the young Holy Bird spread its wings protectively, taking a stance to defend its mother, fiercely screeching at the attackers: "Ga ga!—"
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