Feathers drifted through the sky as blood rained down. The Demon Kun in midair showed no sign of life. Its flesh had been blown to pieces, leaving only a massive skeleton, which burned fiercely as it fell toward the snow-capped peak.
With a flurry of wings, the giant eagle said nothing and transformed into a streaking blur, vanishing from sight.
Its already limited wits were completely overwhelmed. That ant had improved far too much. Earlier, even after growing larger, the ant had only become stronger and tougher. Its means of attack had been extremely limited, and it had been no threat to the eagle at all.
But now, it had grown terrifyingly powerful.
The giant eagle had actually sensed Xu Yi's arrival long ago. Since Xu Yi's transformation into a violent ape had choked it unconscious last time, it knew it couldn't take him on alone. So it had offered a generous reward and invited the Demon Kun, a powerhouse from another territory, to come help.
At first, it had intended to try diplomacy before resorting to force. But the Demon Kun was used to swaggering around, and no matter how vividly the eagle had described how difficult Xu Yi was to deal with, the Demon Kun wouldn't listen.
The Demon Kun's dignity would never allow a mere ant to challenge it.
The Demon Kun attacked, and soon met with disaster.
The giant eagle knew the Demon Kun's abilities. They were evenly matched, and the Demon Kun had died with such ease that the eagle wanted no part of testing Xu Yi.
It had also occupied this spirit spring for many years. After suffering this calamity, perhaps its fate here had truly run its course.
The giant eagle left, and Xu Yi didn't pursue it.
Before entering the spirit spring,