Seeing Venerable Gu Cang's expression, Qin Fengming was greatly puzzled as well. From his earlier battle with Venerable Gu Cang, it was clear that Gu Cang's current strength was no weaker than that of a mid-stage Demon Lord. Even if he could not defeat the peak Demon Lord Yan Xun Hawk Eagle, he should still have at least a two-in-ten chance of protecting himself.
However, Venerable Gu Cang's face was slightly pale, and a hint of terror flickered in his eyes.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, we must leave at once. If that hawk eagle returns, we'll lose our lives. Venerable Gu Cang's true form is a Hai Hong Tun Beast, which is naturally suppressed by the Yan Xun Hawk Eagle's bloodline level. Once they fight, he probably won't be able to display even half his strength."
Just as puzzlement appeared on Qin Fengming's face, Mo Ze's voice suddenly reached his ears through voice transmission.
"Hai Hong Tun Beast!" Upon first hearing Mo Ze's words, Qin Fengming suddenly understood. No wonder Venerable Gu Cang had felt uncomfortable the moment he entered this region. It turned out that his true form was a member of the Demon Race—and one of the Yan Xun Hawk Eagle's prey.
Although the Cultivation World revered strength above all else, the principle of mutual generation and mutual restraint still existed.
Some races were natural enemies, and in the Cultivation World, a hierarchy-based suppression existed between them as well.
The natural enemy of the Hai Hong Tun Beast was the Yan Xun Hawk Eagle. Under that innate suppression, whenever the two encountered each other, even if the Hai Hong Tun Beast had the higher cultivation, it would inevitably feel uncomfortable.
Now that they were inside Qinggu Space, Venerable Gu Cang was merely in the form of a Primordial Spirit,