Beneath the clear sky stretching ten thousand miles, an enormous exotic beast spread its wings and swept swiftly through the heights.
Yang Jing's eyes narrowed. It was a Black-Crowned Golden Eagle.
Its plumage was jet-black, with a glossy black crest rising from its head. Dazzling golden feathers covered its outstretched wings, shimmering with flowing light.
Every beat of its immense wings churned the air high above, whipping up howling gales. Its massive body spanned the sky, radiating oppressive might as it looked down over the academy grounds far below.
Yang Jing's keen gaze shifted to the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle's broad, thick back, and he immediately spotted a slender figure standing upon it.
The woman's dazzling golden hair streamed freely in the wind, dancing amid the fierce gales high above. She stood tall and straight, her bearing extraordinary.
That single distant glimpse instantly brought scenes from the past flooding back into Yang Jing's mind.
He immediately recognized the golden-haired woman on the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle's back. She was the one who had gone to Jintai Prefecture to recruit disciples.
Realizing who she was, Yang Jing could not help feeling a surge of astonishment.
After switching scriptures and cultivating diligently, he had made rapid progress through the first level of the Heavenly Imperial Scripture. His body's secret power had soared, and his fighting strength had nearly reached the point where he could pit himself against a Core Realm expert.
Yet even with his current strength, he still felt an intense threat from the Black-Crowned Golden Eagle soaring across the sky.
The eagle itself was an exceptionally formidable exotic beast of a rare breed. Its physique was powerful, and its combat prowess as it soared through the heavens was terrifying.
The fact that the golden-haired woman had subdued such a terrifying beast and