The Holy Radiance Sky Falcon was a Soul Beast that rarely appeared in the records of Soul Masters.
It fed on Solar True Flame and was born with the attributes of light and fire. An adult falcon's wingspan exceeded twenty meters, and a single dive could melt through mountain rock. More troublesome still, it lived high in the sky year-round, where even an ordinary Titled Douluo would struggle to catch it.
In the Worship Hall's library, Qian Renxue closed the last illustrated volume.
"There have been three sightings in the Blazing Sun Mountains, the most recent twelve years ago. Judging by its size, the target's cultivation has already surpassed a hundred thousand years."
"Perfect." Bai Jin lay at the other end of the long table, leafing through a map of the mountains. "Any younger, and it wouldn't be worthy of your new left leg bone."
Qian Renxue shot him a glance. "Can't you sit properly?"
"I stood too long at the Titled Douluo ceremony. My back hurts."
"You treated Grandpa Jiang Mo's old injury just yesterday."
"Which is why I know better than anyone how important a back is."
Qian Renxue had learned to ignore certain remarks. She spread the map flat and set a fingertip on the eastern side of the mountains. "There's a Spirit Hall patrol camp near here. We can resupply there, then find someone who knows the terrain to guide us."
Bai Jin stared at the camp marker, his Six Eyes narrowing slightly.
Footsteps sounded outside the door just then.
A Red Robed Cardinal hurried into the library and placed a sealed dossier on the table. "His Holiness the Pope summons you both."
In the Papal Hall, Bibi Dong came straight to the point.
"Over the past two months, three patrol teams in the Blazing Sun