A Saber Beheading the Eagle

Song Shuhang carried the little boy on his back and led everyone to the edge of the Ancient City.

The city walls of the Ancient City are largely of China style. However, the tall walls have a strange shape; they are terraced pyramids, with layers stacked on top of each other.

Each floor is ten meters long, and there are four floors in total.

Even the city gate was eight meters high and about four lanes wide, with a 'metal gate' several times larger than a large dam gate completely blocking the city entrance.

The metal gate is engraved with mysterious patterns, which at first glance appear to be decorations.

However, upon closer inspection, Song Shuhang could see that each of these patterns was arranged in a specific order. The numerous patterns combined seemed to form a massive Daoist array. He wondered, however, what the array's purpose was.

Sure enough, this Ancient City was built by cultivators. Perhaps we can find a way to leave the Mysterious Island here! Song Shuhang felt much more at ease.

At this moment, the crowd behind them stared in astonishment at the towering walls and the heavy metal gate—how could such a gate be opened and closed?

"Shuhang, how do we get in?" Gao Moumou asked. There were no gatekeepers on the outskirts of this Ancient City, and the gate didn't look like an automatic door. How were they going to get in?

"I don't know either... This is my first time in this Ancient City, just like all of you," Song Shuhang replied. "I'll look around and see if there's a way to get into the Ancient City. You all rest on the side and don't wander off."

In fact, no one would want to run around aimlessly without Song Shuhang's persuasion.

That giant lizard, over ten meters long, terrified everyone, not to mention the gorillas that were both funny and exasperating.

Moreover, everyone had run all the way from the grasslands to this Ancient City and was already exhausted. Now, after struggling to reach the base of the wall, they sat down to rest, having no strength left to move.

"I still have some strength, I'll go look for it with you." Tubo stood up; he exercised regularly and still had some energy.

Gao Moumou rubbed his legs and laughed, "I'll come too. The Ancient City is so big, more people searching will help us find clues faster."

"No need, you and Tubo stay here and take good care of Mei Yi and Lu Fei." Song Shuhang said with a smile. He was really worried about leaving Mei Yi and Lu Fei behind if Gao Moumou and Tubo left with him.

Gao Moumou glanced at his girlfriend Mei Yi, who was exhausted, in his arms, sighed, and said, "Then you have to be careful too. This Ancient City just feels a bit strange."

"Don't worry, I run very fast," Song Shuhang said with a smile.

Then he waved and walked to the left along the city wall.

"Master, wait for me! I'll go with you!" At this moment, Joseph got up from the ground and quickly caught up with Song Shuhang. He had great stamina; he had run all the way here, and even Tubo was starting to feel exhausted, but he was still full of energy.

Song Shuhang glanced at this nominal disciple, then nodded with a wry smile.

Joseph smiled happily and quickly caught up with Shuhang.

After Song Shuhang and Joseph had walked away...

Tubo asked curiously, "By the way, how did Uncle Joseph become Song Shuhang's apprentice?"

He had seen the video Zhuge Yue posted online—in fact, almost every student in the entire Jiangnan University Town had seen it. However, Tubo was very curious: how did Uncle Joseph get in touch with Song Shuhang and even become Song Shuhang's disciple?

He even learned a technique called "The Times Are Calling" from Song Shuhang and practiced it as a peerless martial art?

"Actually, if you think about Song Shuhang's kind nature, you can probably guess the cause and effect of this problem." Gao Moumou habitually tried to push up his glasses, but they were gone, so he could only pinch the bridge of his nose in frustration. "I guess Song Shuhang was bored on the day of the school sports meet, so he did some calisthenics in some corner of the school to exercise. And <The Times Are Calling> does vaguely resemble some martial arts moves from movies."

"Then, I suspect Uncle Joseph must have been quite interested in China Kung Fu. Then, on the day of the sports meet, while he was strolling Jiangnan University Town, he happened to run into Song Shuhang doing gymnastics. At that moment, Uncle Joseph probably mistook it for some kind of martial art? What happened next was that Uncle Joseph ran up to Song Shuhang and asked him to teach him this set of 'The Times Are Calling'... You know, given Song Shuhang's kind nature, he certainly wouldn't refuse such a simple favor as teaching someone 'The Times Are Calling,' so he probably just casually taught Uncle Joseph some radio gymnastics," Gao Moumou guessed.

His reasoning talent is quite good; the entire guessing process, except for the part involving 'cultivation,' is almost entirely accurate.

Lu Fei nodded and said, "Indeed, I've heard Shuang Xue mention it. His father loved watching kung fu movies since he was a child. He's a huge fan of China kung fu. The reason he married a China woman and even taught himself Chinese is because of his love for China kung fu."

"That makes sense." Tubo thought for a moment and then said, "It seems we shouldn't expose Uncle Joseph's dream of 'martial arts'."

Gao Moumou Mei Yi said, "And this time, it was also thanks to Uncle Joseph's exercises that we were able to hold off those gorillas for so long."

Everyone nodded in agreement... However, when they recalled being trained by the gorillas to perform "The Times Are Calling," they felt a mix of emotions.

"This is truly an experience I'll never forget. I've decided that once I get back alive, I'm going to do 'The Times Are Calling' at least three times a day." The slightly plump flight attendant clenched her fist and said forcefully.

"I'm going to do it ten times a day from now on!" the Black man chuckled, shouting in broken Chinese, "I'm also going to adapt 'The Times Are Calling' into street dance and spread it throughout the street dance community!"

The female office worker chuckled and chimed in, "I'll do it every day when I get back, and not just 'The Times Are Calling,' I also remember 'The Young Eagle Takes Flight'!"

"There are also songs like 'The World Is Wonderful' and 'Youthful Vitality,' which I used to sing when I was in school," a young male passenger laughed.

"I remember learning 'Dance of Youth' in high school," Mei Yi said with a laugh, joining in the fun.

As they chatted, they couldn't help but chuckle softly, and the oppressive feeling in their hearts seemed to dissipate considerably.

Afterwards, the surviving passengers began to introduce themselves.

Humans are social creatures at heart, and sticking together in times of crisis is an instinct.

Just as everyone was chatting...

Suddenly, Tubo pointed at a shadow in the air and shouted, "Wait, what's that?!"

High in the sky, the shadow plummeted downwards, seemingly heading straight for the Ancient City.

It's an eagle!

Moreover, it was an enormous eagle. Its wingspan was more than ten meters wide, and its body was almost like a small airplane.

Whether it was the lizard from before or the eagle now... are all the things on this island just enlarged versions?

Or perhaps they shrank?

"There's more than one, there are more behind!" Gao Moumou shouted. Behind the giant eagle, two huge black shadows were rapidly approaching.

"Quickly hide near the city gate!" Sister Lu shouted.

Although the city gate was closed, it descended from the middle of the city gate, separating it from the main gate. Therefore, there was still about half a meter of space between the gate and the main gate, enough for someone to slip inside and take refuge.

Although it wasn't an ideal place to hide, there was no other way; apart from the walls, the area around the Ancient City was just a plain with nowhere to take cover.

Everyone rushed toward the space between the city gate and the tunnel, crowding together and staring in terror at the enormous eagle in the sky.

"God... I hope they're not targeting us," the black man murmured, making the sign of the cross on his chest.

Lu Fei gave a bitter smile. There was a vast, empty plain here, except for the walls and the few surviving passengers.

Judging from the direction from which the giant eagles were falling from the sky, they were swooping down towards the wall. If there was no food they liked in the Ancient City... then the eagles' target should be this group of people.

On the other side.

Song Shuhang and Joseph walked along the city wall for a very, very long time, but the wall seemed endless, and they found absolutely nothing.

There was still a long way to go before reaching the location of the next city gate in Song Shuhang's memory.

At this moment... if only Venerable White or Doudou were here, they could Sword Flight and reach the next city gate in the blink of an eye. Or even, a single hypnotic spell could put everyone to sleep, and then another spell could carry them over the city wall and into the Ancient City.

As he pondered this, Song Shuhang suddenly felt uneasy.

He suddenly looked up at the sky and saw three enormous eagles rushing toward the city wall, one in front and two behind.

The two slower-flying eagles behind were rushing towards the location of the city gate.

Meanwhile, the eagle that was flying exceptionally fast was swooping down towards Song Shuhang and Joseph.

"Father! Big...big...big bird!" Joseph also saw the huge eagle descending towards them from the sky and shouted.

"Stand behind me and don't move," Song Shuhang said in a deep voice, pulling his right hand behind his back to grasp the Overlord Shatter Saber.

To ordinary people, the Overlord Shatter Saber, is an invisible object.

Although the eagles in the sky were enormous, they were still just ordinary wild beasts, like gorillas, not demonic beasts. They, too, could not see the Overlord Shatter Saber.

Soon, the incredibly fast-flying eagle swooped down on Song Shuhang Joseph. With a sharp cry, it lunged at them with its massive talons, aiming to seize them both Joseph one fell swoop.

Joseph felt his legs go weak.

Unlike when facing gorillas, which are terrifying, at least in terms of size, they are not much different from gorillas in the outside world.

But this eagle before me has a wingspan of nearly ten meters! What kind of monster is this?!

Just then, Song Shuhang gently patted Joseph with his palm, using the soft force application of the <Vajra Foundation Fist>.

Joseph felt his body float away, flying right out of the eagle's talons.

But he felt no pain at all when his chest was struck—had his master's martial arts reached such a miraculous level?

Upon realizing this, Joseph's fear vanished. With his powerful master by his side, perhaps even this enormous eagle wouldn't be a problem.

Song Shuhang used the "Gentleman Travels Ten Thousand Miles" movement technique to nimbly dodge the eagle's attack. Then, he leaped and stepped on the eagle's talons as it swooped down.

Using the eagle's talons as leverage, Song Shuhang leaped high into the air, spinning once to gather momentum before slashing his treasured sword, Overlord Shatter Saber, fiercely at the giant eagle's neck, attempting to use its Overlord Shatter Saber to decapitate the eagle in one blow!

This eagle must be dealt with quickly, because two more enormous eagles are swooping down towards the city gate! Song Shuhang has no time to waste.

The eagle couldn't see the hidden Overlord Shatter Saber, in Song Shuhang's hand, but its beastly sixth sense made it feel a strong sense of crisis.

It instinctively shook its head and pecked at Song Shuhang's arm with its sharp beak.

When!

As the eagle's beak swept down, it collided with the Overlord Shatter Saber.

Mars flew everywhere... Then, the sharp eagle's beak was Overlord Shatter Saber, as easily as cutting tofu!

It must be understood that the Overlord Shatter Saber is, after all, the Moon Saber Sect's most prized weapon, capable of cleaving through the defenses of Fourth-Grade Cultivator. How could it possibly be stopped by the beak of an eagle that isn't even a demon beast?

The eagle was terrified when its beak was severed. It had never encountered such a situation before!

In its panic, it flapped its wings frantically, trying to raise itself higher before pouncing again.

But would Song Shuhang give it another chance to escape?

"Flame Blade!" Song Shuhang activated the 'Flame Blade' skill on his ring without hesitation, and with a flick of his wrist, flames burst forth from the blade.

Song Shuhang slashed at the eagle's neck again from a distance.

"Boom!" The flames on the Overlord Shatter Saber shot out, transforming into a crescent-shaped Flame Blade aura that slashed fiercely at the eagle's neck.

The Flame Blade's Saber Qi is a 'Second-Grade' level attack, second only to the power of Song Shuhang's 'Sword Talisman'.

This time, the eagle could no longer save its head.

The eagle's head flew up, but the wound was directly burned by the power of the flames, without even a trace of blood appearing.

In mid-air, Song Shuhang rolled over to dissipate the force of his fall and landed lightly on the ground.

Joseph, standing to the side, wiped his drool roughly. "External Saber Qi... this is similar to the ability to project internal sword energy. It's just like special effects in movies. Will I be able to do this someday, like Master Shi?"

He was full of hope for his future.

"Joseph, be careful, I'll go back to the city gate first," Song Shuhang said after landing.

"Yes, Master, be careful!" Joseph replied.

Song Shuhang nodded, and once again unleashed the full power of "Gentleman Travels Ten Thousand Miles," his figure moving like lightning as he dashed towards the city gate...

The 'Flame Blade' on the ring can be used one more time, and he also has one last 'Sword Talisman' in his hand.

In the sky, the two eagles behind were getting closer and closer to the city gate.

You absolutely have to make it!