The Crimson Flame Giant Bird let out a piercing, mournful shriek, tumbling down like a bird with broken wings.
Across the sky, crimson flame feathers fluttered everywhere.
Blood sprayed out, falling like a rain of blood.
Only then did everyone see the thousand-foot wound across the Crimson Flame Giant Bird's back. It gaped like a rift through red rock, blood gushing from it.
"What happened? How did the Crimson Flame Dragon Sparrow get wounded?"
Houtu and Yun He were both puzzled. When had that wound on the Crimson Flame Dragon Sparrow's back been inflicted? They did not seem to have injured it so badly, nor had they struck its back. This wound was devastating.
Suddenly, the black clouds high above exploded, and an enormous figure burst through them, plunging downward.
The towering figure stood ten thousand feet tall, clad in black armor and wreathed in black flames. Holding a massive sword, he broke through the clouds in pursuit of the Crimson Flame Dragon Sparrow, then thrust his black-flame-wreathed blade straight down.
The distinct sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh rang out across the sky.
The Crimson Flame Dragon Sparrow screamed in pain and despair, raising its head high. Flames blazed across its body, and its wings beat as it tried to resist. But in the next instant, its cries abruptly stopped.
Its body suddenly stiffened as the massive sword drained away its flames and vitality. Like a black hole, the black blade swiftly sucked the Crimson Flame Dragon Sparrow dry of life and energy. Its flames died out, and its shriveled, withered corpse fell.
"This is..."
Everyone froze. The Crimson Flame Dragon Sparrow was a mid-stage Heaven Piercing Realm mutant beast. Even a peak True Lord would have struggled to kill it so easily. Otherwise, Yun He would not