On closer inspection...
The figure that had been sent flying by the collision and finally slammed into a mountainside was none other than Li Ping, the Dragon-Slaying Guillotine in his hand.
Clearly...
Even with his core formation middle stage cultivation and third-tier body refinement, he was still no match for a third-tier late stage greater demon in a contest of sheer strength.
A single blow had knocked him away like a ball.
Rumble!
The mountain Li Ping had struck began to fracture around the point of impact, then collapsed with a thunderous crash.
Amid the swirling dust, a streak of light suddenly shot out and hovered in midair, revealing Li Ping's figure.
Brushing the dust off himself, he looked toward the Giant-Scaled Eagle leader in the distance. It was giving low cries, a huge gash now splitting its once-bright, metallic silver talon, leaving torn flesh and streaming blood.
Although it had swatted Li Ping away with one talon, the Dragon-Slaying Guillotine had been refined from ten-thousand-year golden profound wood. Its renowned sharpness was no empty boast. Unsurprisingly, the collision had left its talon cut by the Dragon-Slaying Guillotine.
In fact, after their exchange, Li Ping was in considerably better shape than the Giant-Scaled Eagle leader.
After breaking through to third-tier body refinement, his body had become as tough as an ordinary treasure, giving him durability on par with a third-tier Flood Dragon.
Moreover, the Longevity Art's magic power constantly restored his condition from within. Though his injuries had been worse than the Giant-Scaled Eagle leader's, he had already recovered almost completely in the brief time it took him to fly out of the rubble.
"Screee!"
The Giant-Scaled Eagle leader had not expected this puny human to recover so quickly from its blow.
The fierce pain in its talon reminded it