novel-bin Chapter 4 Young Windwing Eagle
Chapter 4 Young Windwing Eagle
In just half a day, the three children successfully acquired their first spirit rings, and the team's overall strength soared like a rocket. However, because the area where the spirit beast needed for Wu He Yi lived was the most remote, the team had to continue trekking for another half day.
Finally, the seven reached the edge of the forest, where a sheer cliff with a huge drop appeared before them, like a natural chasm.
The danger level here is extremely high, but the scenery is breathtaking. Just as Wu Heyi and the other children were still enjoying the beautiful scenery, the Soul Master teacher, who had not yet made a move, suddenly frowned, like a volcano about to erupt.
In an instant, Wu Heyi felt a gust of wind whistling past his head, and countless dark shadows appeared on the ground. Everyone looked up and saw enormous wingspans that blotted out the sky, with eagles with blue feathers gliding by like gliders, their momentum as powerful as a stampede of ten thousand horses.
The sheer size of the flock of eagles was terrifying; they were like moving mountains. The leading eagles were all ten-thousand-year-old giants, and even the Soul Masters in the seven-person team dared not attack rashly. Although the Azure Wind Feathered Eagles fed on berries, in the event of a fierce battle, the power of the flock in formation was something even ordinary Soul Kings wouldn't dare to easily provoke.
However, coincidentally, this season is when eagles are breeding and learning to fly, and there are always a few little ones that have fallen behind at the tail end of the flock as they glide by.
However, the strength of those eagles varied greatly, some only a few decades old and others over a hundred years old. In addition, there was a mature thousand-year-old eagle protecting them from behind, so the difficulty of hunting them should not be underestimated.
In the blink of an eye, the Soul Master's martial soul instantly manifested, unfurling a giant eagle wing on his back like a sprawling umbrella. His martial soul was the natural enemy of the Azure Wind Feather Eagle—the Swift Wing Black Feather Eagle. In terms of speed, the two were evenly matched, but the latter possessed a more penetrating beak and sharper claws. With these dual advantages, it perfectly became the former's hunter.
The teacher instantly soared into the air like a roc spreading its wings, releasing his first and second soul skills simultaneously. His speed was like lightning, instantly doubling, and his hands and feet were covered with layers of silver light, like sharp blades, gleaming with a chilling light.
First Soul Skill: Cloud Soaring: Instantly increases movement speed by 200%, and then surges to 500% for the next 5 seconds, like a sudden storm. It can last for 10 seconds or be canceled after hitting a target. It also enhances the sharpness of claw attacks, making it even more powerful.
Second Soul Skill: Feather Arrow Shower: Locks onto a target unit within a certain range, throws and shoots it down like a net, and then releases 1080 feather arrows with penetrating effect, as dense as a meteor shower.
In an instant, all three Azure Wind Feathered Eagles, including the escorting thousand-year-old soul beast, were swept down by the Soul Master like autumn leaves in the wind. The only drawback was that one of the weaker Azure Wind Feathered Eagles was instantly killed by the Soul Master's second soul skill, withering away like a fragile flower.
At this moment, lying on the ground are an 1100-year-old Azure Wind Feathered Eagle and a 590-year-old Azure Wind Feathered Eagle.
According to the outline summarized by Yu Xiaogang in the original work, a quasi-first-ring Soul Master can only withstand a Soul Ring of 423 years at most, while the two Soul Beasts in front of them have clearly exceeded this limit.
Absorbing a soul ring that exceeds its maximum age will result in two outcomes. If you're lucky and successfully absorb it, your soul power will surge like a raging wave, far surpassing that of others at the same level, and your soul skill effects will be as dazzling and powerful as fireworks. However, if you're unlucky and fail to absorb it, at best it will leave you in ruins, damaging your foundation; at worst it will cause you to explode like a volcanic eruption, resulting in your death.
Although for a fleeting moment Wu Heyi suspected he had been ambushed, seeing the barely perceptible embarrassment flash across the teacher's cool eyes, Wu Heyi was 100% certain that the teacher had overdone it and hadn't controlled his strength properly.
Alright! Wu Heyi didn't dare to utter a single word of blame. What's done is done, and he could only silently accept the reality. Moreover, the flock of eagles in the sky had already noticed the loss of members. Because the battle had just taken place too quickly, the leader of the flock hadn't had time to lock onto the target. Now, the flock's overall formation had become more cautious, like frightened birds, and they probably wouldn't have a second chance to strike.
Choosing between 1100 and 590, on the surface, choosing 590 seems safer. However, in reality, if the maximum lifespan of 100 years is exceeded, the probability of absorption failure leading to the body exploding is almost as high as 95%.
When submitting his target, Wu Heyi selected the Azure Wind Feathered Eagle as his primary target and the Water Marsh Ironclad Rhinoceros as his secondary target. This arrangement was made to prevent situations where he was unable to hunt his primary target.
But now, the first choice of soul beast is within reach, the only mismatch is that the soul power age exceeds the limit, just as Wu Heyi was hesitating.
It is unclear which mentally unstable person handed the dagger to Wu Heyi, and Wu Heyi involuntarily walked forward.
When hunting spirit beasts, teachers generally cannot go against the students' choices, and unless danger occurs, teachers usually will not intervene or help.
That's why Wu Heyi ultimately raised his dagger, facing a choice between two options.
Wu Heyi acted on impulse, steeling his heart, "If I'm going to die, I'm going to die. If I have 1100, who would want 590?"
The dagger pierced the battered head of the thousand-year-old soul beast, the Azure Wind Feathered Eagle, in an instant. Soon after, shattered soul power emanated from its body and slowly condensed into a purple soul ring.
Everyone thought Wu Heyi would make a desperate gamble and choose 590, but who could have predicted that he would act so quickly? At that moment, everyone felt dizzy.
Wu Heyi sat down on the spot, and before the female teacher accompanying him could stop him, the thousand-year soul ring had already been absorbed into Wu Heyi's body.
In an instant, a surge of intense, fiery soul power flowed into Wu Heyi's weak meridians.
Multiple fragile tendons snapped one after another, and Wu Heyi's skin instantly turned bright red, with wisps of smoke rising from his body.
Wu Heyi frowned deeply, his features almost contorted in pain, looking as if he might explode at any moment.
"Old Liu, you two take the students and retreat to a safe distance. If there's any danger later, I will do everything in my power to save his life, even if it means destroying his foundation!"
Soul Master felt a pang of guilt, so he decided to save Wu Heyi's life. If it were anyone else, they would have already left, since the final outcome would have been obvious.
In any case, don't be too confident in yourself; that would be overestimating your abilities.