Great Wilderness Trial! Subduing the Green Scaled Eagle!

"The clan leader and the others are frantic, they're about to organize a search party." Shi Linhu's face was full of worry. "That's deep in the Great Wilderness—if they so much as run into a Fierce Beast, those kids will..."

"Don't worry."

Ye Xuan patted Shi Linhu on the shoulder, his tone steady.

"I'll bring them back."

Before the words faded, Ye Xuan's toes pushed off the ground.

Boom!

The earth trembled faintly, leaving behind a blurry afterimage.

Deep in the Great Wilderness, ancient trees towered to the sky.

This was the territory of Fierce Beasts, steeped in primal bloodshed and slaughter.

At this moment, a group of children was sprinting through the forest.

The one in the lead was none other than Little Shi Hao. He clutched a large egg in his arms, green as jade and bigger than his head, covered in scale-like patterns.

"Run fast! The big one's coming!"

Little Shi Hao shouted in his childish voice, his short legs churning at top speed.

Though young, he was already in the late Blood Moving Realm, and his speed surpassed even the cubs of Primordial Remnant Species.

Behind him, Pi Hou, Er Meng, and the other kids were red-faced and panting, each clutching two bird eggs as they fled for their lives.

"Screech—!"

A piercing, metal-shattering cry rang out from high above.

Then came a terrifying gale.

A massive shadow instantly engulfed the jungle.

It was a Green Scaled Eagle!

Its wings spanned over ten meters, its body covered in green scales that gleamed with cold light under the sun.

Those sharp eagle eyes locked onto the little dots below, blazing with boundless fury.

Those were its eggs!

It had only gone out to hunt for a while, and now some two-legged beasts dared to steal its children!

"Whoosh!"

The Green Scaled Eagle dove down, its giant claws like forged steel, easily crushing rocks and ancient trees in its path.

"We're doomed! It's catching up!" Pi Hou screamed in terror.

"Split up!" Little Shi Hao yelled, clutching the egg as he dove into a pile of rubble on the other side.

He wanted to lure the Fierce Bird away.

But the Green Scaled Eagle had already locked onto this little one with the strongest aura.

It flapped its wings, stirring up a fierce wind that uprooted the surrounding trees.

The crushing pressure made Little Shi Hao's movements falter.

Just as the moment of crisis arrived.

The claws were already above his head, their cold light stinging his skin.

"Wicked beast, do not harm them."

A clear voice rang out abruptly in midair.

Then.

A slender hand appeared out of nowhere.

That hand looked pale and fragile, yet it firmly caught the Green Scaled Eagle's claws—claws strong enough to shatter mountains.

"Thud!"

A dull impact.

Shockwaves rolled outward, and the surrounding grass and trees instantly turned to dust.

The Green Scaled Eagle felt as if it had slammed into a Primordial Divine Mountain. The immense recoil sent it screeching in pain, its massive body hurled backward, tumbling through the air several times before it barely steadied itself.

The dust settled.

A figure in white robes hovered silently in midair, robes fluttering, like an Exiled Immortal.

"Big... Big Brother?!"

Little Shi Hao poked his little head out from the rubble, still holding the egg. Seeing that familiar back, his big eyes lit up instantly.

"Big Brother Ye Xuan!"

The other children also stopped, shouting in surprise and joy.

Ye Xuan turned around and glared at them with exasperation.

"I'll deal with you two when we get back."

Then, he turned his head to look at the Green Scaled Eagle, which had just steadied itself.

The Green Scaled Eagle was now circling low in the sky, its gaze wary as it stared at Ye Xuan.

As a variant with the bloodline of a Primordial Demonic Bird, its intelligence was not low. It could sense the terror hidden within this human youth before it.

Despite his small size, his body contained a power that made it tremble.

"Screech!"

It let out an unwilling cry but dared not attack rashly again, its eyes fixed solely on the eggs in the children's arms.

Ye Xuan glanced at the three emerald-green bird eggs and understood at once.

These were the three mutated Green Scaled Eagle chicks from the original story, also Little Shi Hao's important early companions.

"We have no intention of taking your life."

Ye Xuan spoke, his voice laced with the Divine Sense of the Spirit Transformation Realm, transmitting directly into the Green Scaled Eagle's mind.

"Your children, we will return to you."

Hearing this, the ferocity in the Green Scaled Eagle's eyes receded slightly, but it remained vigilant.

"However."

Ye Xuan's tone shifted. His Dual Pupils glowed faintly, Chaos Qi swirling around them, exuding a pressure from the depths of bloodline—the might of a superior being.

"The Great Wilderness is perilous. With three children in tow, you may not be able to protect them."

"Submit to me."

"I will not only ensure the safety of you and your offspring but also grant your children a great fortune."

"Give them a chance to undergo bloodline reversal and restore the glory of the Primordial Demonic Bird."

The Green Scaled Eagle shuddered all over.

Bloodline reversal?

This was the dream of every Primordial Remnant Species.

It stared into Ye Xuan's deep, abyss-like Dual Pupils, which seemed to contain the mysteries of Heaven Splitting and Earth Opening.

Instinct told it that this human was not lying.

Moreover, from that earlier strike, it had already tested the depths of his strength.

If it did not submit, killing it would be effortless for him.

After a moment of silence.

The Green Scaled Eagle folded its wings and slowly descended to the ground.

It lowered its proud head and let out a submissive chirp.

"Smart move."

A faint smile tugged at Ye Xuan's lips.

His figure flickered, and he landed on the Green Scaled Eagle's broad back.

"All of you, get up here, you little brats."

Ye Xuan waved at the stunned children below.

"Wow! We're riding a big bird!"

Little Shi Hao was the first to react, clutching the egg as he scrambled up the eagle's back. The other kids, howling with excitement, climbed up hand over foot.

This was a Green Scaled Eagle! The aerial overlord of the Great Wilderness!

Back in the day, just seeing one would make them wet their pants, and now they were riding on its back?

This was a story to brag about for a lifetime!

"Let's go, back to the village."

Ye Xuan patted the Green Scaled Eagle's neck.

The eagle spread its wings wide, a gale rising as it launched into the sky with everyone aboard, heading toward Stone Village.

High above, the wind howled.

The brats shouted and screamed with excitement, their faces flushed red as they watched the forests racing backward beneath them.

Ye Xuan sat cross-legged at the front of the eagle's back, but unlike them, he was not relaxed.

"All of you, shut up."

Ye Xuan said flatly.

The children instantly fell silent, shrinking their necks like little quails caught in the wrong.

"Do you know what you did wrong?"

"Y-yes..." Little Shi Hao hugged the egg, lowering his head as he whispered, "We shouldn't have snuck out and made Grandpa Chief worry."

"And?"

"We shouldn't... shouldn't have provoked such a powerful Fierce Beast."

"That's not all."

Ye Xuan pointed down at the vast Great Wilderness below.

"Your courage has grown, but your strength hasn't caught up. If I had been one step later, these three eggs would have been your burial offerings."

"Remember, bravery is not recklessness."

"If you want to survive in the Great Wilderness, strength alone isn't enough—you need a brain as well."

The children listened, half-understanding, but they all nodded obediently.

Ye Xuan said no more. Some lessons, they had to learn through experience.

Just then.

"ROAR—!"

A heaven-shaking roar erupted from the mountain range ahead.

The sound was like thunder, jolting the Green Scaled Eagle's body so violently that it nearly tumbled from the sky.