The Giantwood Clan

"Boss, stop being so sentimental. You've still got me keeping you company, haven't you? Don't worry-with my lifespan, I'll definitely outlive you!"

Just as Jiang You was sighing, a boy's lazy voice came from beside him.

Jiang You's mouth twitched, and he turned to look.

A little turtle stood on a rock, imitating his posture with his claws clasped behind his back.

Little Turtle pretended to gaze solemnly over the land below the mountain, as though surveying his kingdom.

His wonderfully expressive pose made Jiang You laugh and scold him.

"Little Eight, if you don't know how to comfort someone, keep your mouth shut. Outlive me, indeed..."

At that, he abruptly stopped.

Hadn't this little turtle lived all the way to the fifth chapter?

Jiang You was now at the third Transcendent tier, the Hero Tier.

Over the past twenty years.

His class had also advanced from the second-tier Wings of Thunder to the third-tier Sacred Wing Walker.

After being baptized in the Light Female Titan's blood, the potential of his light power had surpassed that of his thunder power.

Over those twenty years, he had made perfect use of both transcendent powers, incorporating them into his class framework.

The third Transcendent tier was the strongest tier below Legendary.

Those who reached this stage were often called heroes, hence the name Hero Tier. Their lifespans were also extended, allowing them to live for five hundred years!

Of course, that applied to ordinary sapient races like his. Some exceptionally gifted transcendent creatures had lifespans that defied conventional measures, such as Little Turtle right before him.

This was an ancient creature who had survived until the fifth chapter. There might well be some extraordinary bloodline within him.

Perhaps Jiang You had stared too intently, for Little Turtle shivered.

"Boss, why are you staring at me like that? You're creeping me out!"

Jiang You snapped out of his thoughts, stroked his head, and said with a smile.

"Actually, you're right, Little Eight. Thank goodness I have you."

With him around, Jiang You wouldn't be lonely through the long years!

The sun gradually rose, and the sea breeze swept up the mountain.

While Jiang You and Little Turtle were bantering, a winged figure brimming with light power descended from the sky and landed before Jiang You.

"Chief, there's a troll tribe heading this way from ten thousand li to the west."

"A troll tribe?"

Jiang You froze for a moment at the news.

"Why would a troll tribe come here?"

This was the coast. Had the legends of the Sea Folk already vanished from the continent?

After a moment's thought, he gave his orders.

"Roll, gather the Skywing Squad and come take a look with me!"

The Skywing Squad consisted of the dozen or so tribe members who had awakened transcendent powers over the past twenty years.

Under the influence of titan blood, nearly all of them had awakened light power.

And because they had become Transcendent, their physical evolution had also been far more dramatic than that of their kin.

Apart from their hands and feet, which had yet to evolve completely, their faces had shed all their feathers, making them the ones who most closely resembled Jiang You.

After speaking to Roll, Jiang You turned to Little Turtle.

"Little Eight, stay with the tribe in case anything happens!"

Cute as Little Turtle looked, he was a genuine Master Tier powerhouse.

"Boss, I want to go with you!"

Little Turtle's mung-bean-sized eyes shone with eagerness.

"Haha, Little Eight, I don't mind you coming along, but you don't have wings!"

Little Turtle immediately deflated.

Without wings, and with no mages in this era, only those at Legendary could fly.

"All right, Roll, hurry and gather everyone. We'll leave right away!"

"Yes!"

Half an hour later.

Roll appeared before Jiang You with a dozen or so Transcendent Eaglemen.

"Move out!"

At Jiang You's command, he took up the Bronze Longsword and led everyone west.

Several hours later.

The sun was about to set, and dusk enveloped the world.

Jiang You finally arrived above the troll tribe.

He looked down and saw a large troll tribe numbering a full ten thousand.

Yet they looked terribly bedraggled, as though they had been driven out.

As he observed them, a deep, powerful voice rose from the troll tribe below.

"Which friend from the Eagleman Royal Court is up there in the sky? We are the Giantwood Clan, under the Nature Titan's command. Please come down and meet with us!"