Facts proved that birds were more gifted at flight.
A white-feathered giant eagle over a hundred feet long swooped down from the cloud-capped sky like a fleeting shadow, diving straight at the monkey. As predators that ruled the skies, eagles counted monkeys among the prey on their hunting menu. The two sides were like sworn enemies meeting with eyes ablaze. Without hesitation, the giant eagle launched its dive, eagle eyes locked tightly onto the tiny monkey on the ground, completely overlooking the stone statue!
"Chirp~!"
There were no flashy moves—just a dive, acceleration, then even more acceleration!
The monkey knew perfectly well that once the eagle eyes had locked onto him, it would be difficult to shake off the attack. Running would inevitably put him at a disadvantage. His eyes turned bloodshot as his fighting spirit surged. Gripping the Ruyi Jingu Bang, he swung savagely at the giant eagle, condensing an enormous phantom of the Ruyi Jingu Bang to meet its talons.
"Screech~! Take a strike from Old Monkey!"
In the distance, cultivators from all sides who had yet to arrive saw a huge staff shadow draw a semicircle through the sky where the strange stone had fallen.
Amid a deafening boom, the white giant eagle's dive came to an abrupt halt. It rolled and flew sideways as bird feathers scattered across the sky. With a shrill cry, the white eagle flapped its wings and circled away at an angle. After gauging their relative strength, it turned and left. An eagle's body was incredibly tough and its defenses exceptionally high; the monkey's strike had failed to kill the white eagle, whose cultivation was roughly equal to his own.
The ferocious beast still retained an animal's instincts, assessing their strengths and cutting its losses in time.
The eagle glanced back at