The eagle's cry was immensely powerful and shocking, striking terror into their hearts.
An invisible energy seemed to ripple through the surrounding space, sending tremors outward.
Even a brief comparison revealed that this cry was far more soul-shaking than the commotion the Fire Phoenix Ancestor had caused earlier.
Fear welled up unbidden, growing ever stronger.
Before they could find its figure, a great mass of blood-red threads burst apart above the Fire Phoenix Ancestor, thousands upon thousands of strands gathering chaotically, weaving together...
The outline of an eagle gradually emerged, its bones and flesh becoming clearer at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Its towering form blotted out the sky and sun, making everyone feel tiny and insignificant.
Never mind the people before it-even the Fire Phoenix Ancestor was a lesser witch before a greater one, hardly worth mentioning beside it.
It seemed poised to cover the entire sky.
"Heavens! Th-this must have at least a million years of cultivation, right?"
"A million-year demon beast! This is bad. Notify the Inner Court at once and have them send reinforcements!"
"Should we notify the Holy Lord? If we could capture a demon beast like this alive and tame it as our guardian divine beast, Tianyuan Holy Land's influence would rise to a whole new level."
"What kind of day is this? First a hundred-thousand-year demon beast attacks, and now a million-year one?"
"Perhaps this firebird was what drew the million-year demon beast here. At its level, hunting other demon beasts and devouring their blood cores strengthens it much faster than cultivating on its own."
Puncture!
At that same moment.
Before the Fire Phoenix Ancestor could react, the Blood Eagle's hooked talons had seized the bases of its wings, sinking deep into its flesh.
The force was so great that