Crowned king

The birth of every legendary class awakened a legendary trait.

Different classes had different legendary traits.

Generally, a legendary class awakened only one trait.

The Eaglemen King, for instance, had awakened the legendary trait Storm Lord, which enhanced his control over storms.

Jiang You's situation was somewhat unusual, however. With the Blue Stone's help, he had absorbed the transcendent blood of two mighty Titans and awakened two transcendent powers: thunder and light.

Thus, he had awakened two legendary traits.

One passive, one active.

Divine Might: Damage dealt by Thunder Power is multiplied!

Sacred Heart: Enter a state of absolute combat!

With the blessing of these two legendary traits, he possessed strength on par with veteran legendary powerhouses the moment he advanced to legendary rank.

Yet what delighted him even more was the complete transformation of his bloodline.

Bloodline: Long-lived species!

This meant he had a far longer lifespan, allowing him to go further. In the future, he might even have a chance to glimpse the throne of a god.

However, seeing the system notification that the Winged People had not evolved into a long-lived species, he fell into thought.

In his vision, the Winged People should have been a long-lived race capable of rivaling the future Elves.

But now, although their bloodline mutation had given the Winged People slightly longer lifespans than the Eaglemen, they remained no different from ordinary races.

Among the races currently on the continent, there were few exceptions.

Apart from Dragons, only Dwarves enjoyed a longer lifespan of three hundred years, thanks to the Titan bloodline their ancestors possessed.

All the others lived fewer than two hundred years.

So how did the Elves do it?

Just as Jiang You pondered this, loud, fervent cheers suddenly erupted across the skies and earth of Heavenly Mountain!

He snapped out of his thoughts and raised his head to look at the sky above.

Winged People warriors filled the sky, spreading their pure white wings and raising their longbows and longswords high.

They looked at him, cheering with joy!

Eaglemen corpses covered the slopes of Heavenly Mountain, while blood and flames flowed through the collapsed Eaglemen Royal Court!

Today, the blood feud of nine generations had been avenged!

The barrier that had long trapped them at the pinnacle of hero rank, beneath legendary rank, had been broken.

The Winged People had their first legendary powerhouse and had officially taken their place among the continent's mighty races!

All these were reasons for the Winged People's fervent cheers!

Faced with his people's cheers, Jiang You recalled the promise he had made to them before setting out to war!

He withdrew his Sacred Thunder Domain, beat his pure white wings, and soared high into the sky. His clear voice rang out across the earth and skies of Heavenly Mountain!

"My people, I once said that after a hundred years of gathering strength, the Winged People would rise, avenge the blood feud of nine generations, level Heavenly Mountain, and shatter the Royal Court."

"Now, we have done it. The Royal Court's Eaglemen, who once scorned us, all lie upon the earth. Nothing remains of the Eaglemen King but his foolish head. Heavenly Mountain trembles beneath our feet, and countless tribal Eaglemen no longer suffer the misery of slavery!"

"My people! I once said that a crown must be born amid blood and fire! Here and now, amid this mountain of corpses and sea of blood, amid the ruins of this fallen Royal Court, I shall be crowned king!"

Just then, a great opening appeared in the clouds overhead. The blazing sun hung high, and a brilliant shaft of golden light shone upon Jiang You, making him appear divine and holy!

"Let the mountains crown me! Let the blazing sun forge my golden crown!"

"From this day forth, I am the king of the Winged People!"

Jiang You's declaration resounded through the mountains and countless ravines, across peaks and rivers!

As soon as his declaration ended, a response rose like surging ocean waves, like echoes rolling through the mountains!

The Winged People filling the sky raised their arms and cheered!

"King!"

"King!"

"Our people have a king!"