"Kree!"
A piercing eagle cry suddenly rang through heaven and earth, and the lifelike golden statue erupted with dazzling light.
As though materializing from thin air, a giant eagle shimmering with dark golden light appeared in midair.
"Little One!"
Joy surged through Qin Hao.
"The Cloudwing Beast!"
Mu Ziqing was equally delighted.
The giant eagle before them was none other than the Cloudwing Beast!
Unlike before, its dense plumage now shimmered with dark golden light. A tuft of golden crest feathers crowned its head, and it radiated the terrifying aura of an Ancient Ferocious Beast.
More importantly, wisps of flame burned within the spreading dark golden light, causing space to twist and ripple.
Crack, crack, crack...
In the sky, the spatial rifts that were already spreading multiplied under the influence of this aura.
Earlier, Qin Hao and the others had entered the Nether Demon Palace, while the Cloudwing Beast had been sucked directly into the Undying Phoenix Inheritance.
Now, it was clear that Little One had obtained the Undying Phoenix Inheritance.
This was the inheritance of a Three Tribulations Lord!
"So powerful!"
"It's the monster Qin Hao brought!"
"Huh? Why did it come out of the Undying Phoenix statue? Could it be..."
Ji Yue and the others were alarmed.
If they fought the Cloudwing Beast now, they had no confidence they could defeat it.
"Little One, stop Shi Xiu!" Qin Hao called.
"Kree, kree!"
The Cloudwing Beast nodded and let out a shrill cry. Then its enormous body swept low through the air, its sharp talons reaching for Shi Xiu.
The Cloudwing Beast had remained inside the Undying Phoenix Inheritance space, but it knew everything that had happened outside. Moreover, after leaving that space, it had emerged not far from Shi Xiu.
"This beast again!"
Shi Xiu's expression darkened, and