Chen Lin swung his spear down at the great bird, but it wheeled in midair and evaded the blow, seizing the opening to rake his arm with claws that gleamed like metal. Blood streamed from the wounds!
The bird had actually pierced his body's defenses, leaving Chen Lin utterly startled!
His body was already comparable to an ordinary magical tool. Didn't that mean this bird's attacks had reached at least the strength of the mid Qi Refinement realm?
The mid Qi Refinement realm might not sound impressive, but here, it was anything but ordinary. Chen Lin kept his eyes fixed on the bird, afraid it would dive into the cultivators below. Their formation would collapse in an instant if it did.
What eased his mind slightly was that, despite its powerful attacks, the great bird had no other special abilities. It simply clawed and pecked.
Besides, the creature seemed determined to fight him to the bitter end, attacking him alone.
Whenever an attack missed, it raised its head and soared into the sky before diving down like lightning.
The bird was extremely agile. After missing several attacks in succession, Chen Lin simply tossed away his spear and reached for it with his bare hands.
Seizing an opening, he grabbed its long beak. Ignoring the two enormous claws tearing at his body, he swung it around and smashed it into the ground.
Only after several dozen blows did the bird finally stop moving. His hands had been clawed into a bloody mess.
Bang!
Just as Chen Lin was about to check whether the strange bird was truly dead, its body suddenly burst apart, turning into a distorted human face that burrowed into the mark on his wrist.
Chen Lin froze.
When he had killed armor monsters earlier, they had left behind