Lu Yin grabbed Gao Tian's talon. It was still clutching his arm.
Five bloody gashes on his arm continued to bleed, staining the claw tips red.
Lu Yin seized one claw and yanked hard. With a loud crack, he snapped it off.
Gao Tian flew into a rage. "Human, how dare you!"
Lu Yin's lips curled. "You mangy bird, I forgot to tell you my name. I'm Lu Yin, and I specialize in killing Xianling. I've killed three of them."
He snapped off one claw tip. "One was named Ming Yu."
Then he snapped off another. "One was named Chang Dou."
Finally, he snapped off the last one. "And one was named Nan Ling."
Gao Tian stared fixedly at Lu Yin. Though it had only one eye, it brimmed with murderous intent. "What did you say?"
All four claw tips were gone. Lu Yin slowly clenched his fist. The flesh on his arm had been torn away, but it was already regenerating. Life Qi surged, making his whole body tremble. "The next one is named Gao Tian." He punched, unleashing the terrifying power of the Starry Sky Fist.
His fist slammed into Gao Tian's head. He meant to knock it clean off.
The punch sent Gao Tian flying. Blood seeped from its blinded eye, while the pupil of its remaining eye trembled from the blow. It let out a mournful shriek and vanished with Instant Movement.
Lu Yin appeared, his fist striking empty air. His expression darkened. Its defense was absurdly tough—his punch hadn't even left it dazed.
Far away, in some unknown location, Gao Tian's vision blurred. After a moment, it could see clearly again. It let out a venomous shriek, then used Instant Movement to return to the Nine Heavens Universe and thrust its Feather God Spear at