Outside the city, the Golden-Winged Peng suddenly sensed itself being locked onto by Spiritual Sense brimming with killing intent. It immediately realized something was wrong and hastily beat its wings to flee.
However, before its wings could even beat downward, Jiang Ping'an had flown above it and struck down with the Heaven-Rank Martial Skill, Falling God Palm.
Jiang Ping'an's palm transformed into a massive golden hand that slammed viciously into the Golden-Winged Peng's back.
Boom—
Unable to withstand the immense force, the Golden-Winged Peng let out a miserable cry and crashed heavily from the sky into the ground, who knew how many bones shattered.
In truth, had Jiang Ping'an not intended to take it as a mount, it would already have died from that single blow.
Jiang Ping'an flew down from the sky again and viciously planted a foot on the Golden-Winged Peng's bird head just as it tried to lift it.
"If you don't want to die, hand over your soul essence!" Jiang Ping'an said coldly.
The Golden-Winged Peng cried out, refusing to yield even in death, "Dream on! Even if I die, I will never betray the Buddha Lord!"
Jiang Ping'an was slightly surprised. He had not expected the Golden-Winged Peng to be so loyal to the Pudu Mountain Buddha Lord. Still, he gave it a chance. "Are you sure? I'll give you three breaths to consider."
"No need to consider it. Kill me if you dare! The Buddha Lord will never let you off!" the Golden-Winged Peng shouted even more furiously.
Jiang Ping'an suddenly realized that, since this Golden-Winged Peng had been raised by Pudu Mountain, Pudu Mountain surely possessed some method of ensuring its loyalty and preventing betrayal.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ping'an felt some regret, but he struck and killed the Golden-Winged Peng.
Retracting the