"Skree!"
A piercing eagle cry rang across the sky.
The moment Xu Yang ran out of the mine, the two Green-Scaled Eagles overhead beat their wings and plunged toward him.
He sprinted another several dozen yards, only stopping once he was well away from the mine. Astral qi gradually surged through his body.
An immense aura welled up, sending a ring of air billowing outward around him.
Xu Yang raised his head toward the heavens, brilliant light bursting from his eyes. His gaze seemed poised to turn into saber light. Like a saber drawn from its sheath, he revealed the full edge of his might. Flecks of golden light appeared and rapidly spread across his body. In an instant, he turned entirely golden, as though cast from gold. He had activated the Golden Astral Skill as well.
These were two powerful exotic beasts, kings of the skies. He did not underestimate them.
Scorching saber intent threatened to burst out of his body. At some point, his fingers had already settled on his saber's hilt.
"Let's use these two beasts to test just how powerful the saber intent I've mastered really is."
Rumble...
The two enormous Green-Scaled Eagles tore through the air like arrows loosed from a bow, unleashing a deafening roar as though mountains were collapsing and the earth were splitting apart. The light before Xu Yang gradually dimmed. Fierce winds rose around him, and an invisible pressure bore down from above. The earth beneath his feet rapidly cracked as his body sank.
A hundred yards!
Seventy yards!
Thirty yards!
The two Green-Scaled Eagles streaked across the sky like meteors. Every feather resembled a blade, gleaming with the cold luster unique to metal. Their sharp eyes locked onto Xu Yang, as though they meant to tear him apart alive.
Suddenly,