After hearing Xiao Yu's words, a flicker of hesitation crossed the Thundercloud Vulture leader's keen eyes, but ferocity replaced it an instant later.
It let out several sharp cries, and the Level Three and Four Thundercloud Vultures lunged at Xiao Yu like creatures possessed. Meanwhile, aside from the four he had already knocked unconscious, all those at Level Five or above took to the air. Silver light flashed, and they scattered with a rush, fleeing in every direction.
They were incredibly fast. A flash of silver light carried them dozens of feet away, and another beat of their wings brought them several hundred feet farther.
The leader was faster still. After ordering its subordinates to scatter and flee, it was the first to launch its escape technique. A flash of silver lightning carried it over a thousand feet away. Several more flashes followed, and it fled several miles into the distance.
The moment silver lightning appeared around the Thundercloud Vulture leader, Xiao Yu realized something was wrong. He inwardly cursed its cunning. Just a moment ago, it had looked ready to fight to the death, yet in the blink of an eye, it had committed itself to fleeing for its life, abandoning even its offspring and subordinates.
But their actions only stunned Xiao Yu for a moment. He quickly recovered.
Almost at the exact moment the Thundercloud Vulture leader activated its first escape technique, Xiao Yu shot after it, golden light flashing all over his body.
He arrived over a thousand feet away right on the Thundercloud Vulture leader's heels, only to look up and find that the Thundercloud Vulture had already traveled another thousand feet. Xiao Yu was startled. Its speed was every bit the equal of a Nascent Soul cultivator's.
Still, you won't escape me. Driving his magical