"Fang Yang, long time no see." Li Yang’s expression was gentle, a far cry from the vicious look he had when he fell out with Zhang Ye earlier.

"The legendary champion. I’ve heard so much about you." A hint of excitement appeared on Cheng Ningjin’s resolute face.

"Stop wasting time with small talk. It’s just one measly White Feathered Eagle. Let’s finish this quickly," Luo Xiyue urged.

At that moment, the Water-Winged Wolf pack, the Senmu Python Group, and the Crescent Fox pack all moved up, tightly encircling the flock of eagles.

If things went wrong, the flock of eagles might be annihilated, just like the swarm of Blue Water Snakes had been.

Those who kill will be killed in turn. It was only fair.

Fang Yang seemed unconcerned by this, as did the White Feathered Eagle.

The nonchalant attitude of the two pillars of strength, master and pet, sent a shiver down the spines of Li Yang, Cheng Ningjin, and Luo Xiyue.

Even Le Shiyu and the others were surprised, suspecting that Fang Yang might have an ace up his sleeve.

And this ace, more than likely, was to empower the White Feathered Eagle with the Fire Eagle Illusion, causing its strength to skyrocket.

But even so, there was only one White Feathered Eagle against three leaders. In terms of numbers alone, Fang Yang was at a great disadvantage!

"Kill!"

"All of you, attack!"

Delays could lead to complications. The urging cries rose at once.

Although the Flying Eagle Group was outnumbered many times over by the enemy,

under the White Feathered Eagle’s courageous and unyielding leadership, they swept towards their opponents like a torrential mountain flood.

They especially charged the Crescent Foxes, because the foxes excelled at launching long-range, crescent-shaped light blades!

RUMBLE—

The two sides were only a few hundred paces apart to begin with, and as they charged, the distance closed even faster.

As the Flying Eagle Group charged, the Water-Winged Wolf pack, the Senmu Python Group, and the Crescent Fox pack all attacked at the same time.

In an instant, the area over the river was filled with a chaotic barrage of Fireballs, water pillars, crescent light blades, wind slashes, and other attacks.

BOOM...

Like a sudden downpour, a dramatic change erupted in an instant.

In that split second, the Senmu Python leader and the Crescent Fox leader both activated their Spirit Body illusions, their auras surging.

And while the Water-Winged Wolf leader’s aura didn’t surge—because Li Yang didn’t have a Spirit Body—it became even more dangerous.

This was because Li Yang used an enslavement Technique to make up for this shortcoming!

"SCREECH—"

The White Feathered Eagle was furious and savage, and it too was empowered by the Tier One Peak Fire Eagle Illusion.

Although it wasn’t as strong as before, its tyrannical aura was undiminished.

The power of the Fire Eagle Illusion was at Tier One Peak instead of Tier Two Elementary because of the Array’s restriction.

If Dongfang Mobai and the others didn’t open up the Array’s permissions, then all power levels in this area would be restricted to below Tier Two.

The White Feathered Eagle was wreathed in Fierce Flame, its eyes flashed with cold light, and its wings bristled, each feather like a sword. Its killing intent was suffocating.

The eagle struck across the sky, its Fierce Flames threatening to incinerate the heavens!

After a sharp screech, the White Feathered Eagle unleashed an unbelievable burst of speed.

Beating its wings, it collided head-on with the Water-Winged Wolf leader, smashing it into a bloody mist.

Then, its wings like blades, it decapitated the Senmu Python leader before its terrified eyes.

"Yip yip yip..." The Crescent Fox leader let out a series of desperate cries, begging its master, Luo Xiyue, to intervene.

Luo Xiyue’s expression flickered. She was just about to crack her Long Whip when a sudden chill shot through her. Her body froze, and she looked up in disbelief.

Ahead, Fang Yang had raised a crimson war spear in his large hand, poised to throw, aiming straight for Luo Xiyue’s beautiful head!

"YIP—"

After one last, unwilling cry, the cute and beautiful Crescent Fox leader was burned to a crisp, dead.

And just like that, in the span of a few breaths, the White Feathered Eagle had killed all three leaders. It was utterly terrifying.

But on the other side, the Flying Eagle Group was not faring well either.

Aside from the Black Water Eagle and two other Flying Eagles that were barely holding on, the rest had all been killed.

’The Overlord’s path is excellent, but it requires a hardy constitution.’

Fang Yang’s eyes narrowed. He then sighed to himself, ’Alas, if the White Feathered Eagle wants to keep up with me and the Small Frost Horse, it truly has no choice but to fight for its life.’

In truth, he had initially only intended to use the White Feathered Eagle as a transitional Pet Beast.

But the White Feathered Eagle had repeatedly created surprises, and with the help of "Providence Manifestation," it had embarked on a path similar to that of an Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit.

Under these circumstances, the White Feathered Eagle’s status in Fang Yang’s heart gradually rose. This was especially true after it helped him defeat Cyan Aura, when its standing soared, far surpassing that of an ordinary Fire Eagle.

But there was a cruel reality: the gap in class, or rather, bloodline, was not easily overcome.

The White Feathered Eagle had to fight desperately to grow, and what Fang Yang could do was provide it with as much logistical support as possible.

"We... we were completely wiped out, just like that?!"

Li Yang, Cheng Ningjin, and Luo Xiyue couldn’t believe what had just happened before their eyes.

But if they knew that Fang Yang still had the Slave Spirit Skill up his sleeve and hadn’t even activated it, they would probably fall into even deeper despair.

Even as Fang Yang took all their Jar Grass, they remained in a daze, unable to snap out of it for a long time.

It was too absurd, almost like a dream.

If Fang Yang himself had acted and defeated the three of them, they would have accepted it. There was no shame in losing to Fang Yang.

But they had fought Fang Yang with a numerical advantage of several times the Slave Beasts, and still lost. That was simply unjustifiable.

But that was the reality. They had been utterly defeated, and even the Pet Beasts and Slave Beasts they had worked so hard to gather were all killed!

「Meanwhile.」

Fang Yang had confiscated a great deal of Jar Grass, making quite a haul.

But aside from the White Feathered Eagle, only three other Flying Eagles remained alive.

Seeing this, Fang Yang glanced up at the somewhat dimming sky and decided to withdraw.

And right up until the moment Fang Yang left, Li Yang, Cheng Ningjin, and Luo Xiyue were still in a daze.

It was impossible to know if they were truly in a daze, or just pretending to be.

But none of that mattered anymore, because they had lost!

The moment Fang Yang left, the area grew lively again.

This was especially true for those who had been tempted to join the siege against Fang Yang; they were now secretly relieved.

"Thank goodness I held back and didn’t join Li Yang and the others in attacking Fang Yang. Otherwise, my Pet Beasts and Slave Beasts would have been wiped out too!"

"That was terrifying. That White Feathered Eagle must have clawed its way out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Its killing intent had practically condensed into tangible Evil Qi, suffocating the other Fierce Beasts."

"The White Feathered Eagle is terrifying? Yes, it is, but what’s even more terrifying is Fang Yang!"

"Yeah, didn’t you guys notice? Fang Yang’s expression was calm the entire time. It didn’t change one bit."

"Hiss~"

The crowd broke into a flurry of discussion.

As Le Shiyu listened to the discussions all around her, for some unknown reason, she found herself growing more and more curious about Fang Yang.

’What methods did Fang Yang use to raise a White Feathered Eagle like that? Could he make my own Pet Beast, the Rain Swift, undergo a similar complete transformation?’ 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

「At the same time.」

Fang Yang, the very person on Le Shiyu’s mind, was also looking at the White Feathered Eagle with some surprise.

Fang Yang could feel that the White Feathered Eagle had undergone another subtle, indescribable change.

Finally, after returning to his quarters, Fang Yang began to examine the changes in the White Feathered Eagle...