Huang Tieyi ran through a set of punches on the open ground beside Central Lake, then prepared to make lunch.
A fierce Astral Gale swept through the sky. He looked up in confusion and saw a Golden-Crowned Falcon flying over the woods north of Central Lake, its wings beating as it headed this way. It seemed to have come for a drink.
The Golden-Crowned Falcon spotted the human standing there and cast him a contemptuous glance. With a cry full of disdain, she landed on the lake's northern shore.
Huang Tieyi took no offense at her contempt. His eyes lit up as he sprinted toward Central Lake, leaped from the shore, and cleared more than twenty meters. Controlling his body like a cannonball, he plunged toward the Golden-Crowned Falcon's back.
The Golden-Crowned Falcon held Huang Tieyi's actions in utter contempt. She paid him no mind and kept her head down, drinking.
Just as Huang Tieyi was about to land on her back, the Golden-Crowned Falcon slid ten meters sideways without seeming to move at all, neatly avoiding the spot where he would fall.
Huang Tieyi slammed into the ground, leaving a deep crater.
The Golden-Crowned Falcon cocked her head to look at him, then spat a mouthful of water over him. It drenched Huang Tieyi like a chicken caught in a downpour and filled the crater he had just made.
Furious, Huang Tieyi sprang out of the puddle and released his Martial Soul, the Dragon-Patterned Golden Sacred Body. His First Soul Ring lit up, and in Super Saiyan mode, he charged at the Golden-Crowned Falcon with his fists swinging.
The Golden-Crowned Falcon stood ten meters tall. To her, Huang Tieyi's charge was no different from a fly buzzing past. She gave her wings a gentle flap, sending a gust toward