Not long after Zhou Tong arrived on the island, he spotted an enormous nest.
It was a cave within the mountain belly.
"Who goes there?!"
The instant Zhou Tong approached the cave, an icy aura shot out from its entrance, frosting the ground over in a layer of ice.
At the same time, a massive black serpent several hundred meters long flew out of the cave. A pair of huge bony wings spread from its back the moment it emerged, shrouding the sky and blotting out the sun. Its crimson pupils fixed upon Zhou Tong.
"A Winged Serpent?" Zhou Tong's gaze locked onto the snake as well.
"!!"
The instant Zhou Tong's eyes fell upon it, the Winged Serpent shuddered as though it had encountered its natural enemy. Under Zhou Tong's stare, it felt as if its nemesis had set its sights on it, and its body trembled uncontrollably.
Eagles in the sky could eat snakes. In a sense, birds of prey were among snakes' natural enemies—let alone Zhou Tong, the king of birds, a Phoenix.
"Y-you are...?" Even the Winged Serpent's voice trembled.
"From now on, you will obey my commands. I do not wish to kill today, so do not force my hand," Zhou Tong said calmly. He then ignored the Winged Serpent and walked straight into its cave abode.
In an instant, the guest became the host!
Relying on a trace of the Phoenix Clan's aura and his own mastery of the Great Dao of heaven and earth, wherever Zhou Tong stood was his home ground!
"Y-yes! Senior!" The Winged Serpent transformed into human form and fell to its knees.
Zhou Tong walked quietly past him. Every step seemed to land upon the pulse of the Winged Serpent's heartbeat, making it understand that if the person before