Meanwhile, outside the Demon Dragon Domain, within the roiling Tidal Spirit Sea.
Violent, surging currents swept shattered fragments of space through the void without end.
In this perilous region, where none but those with powerful physiques could venture, a streak of light suddenly shot out from the dense darkness. Its beating wings produced sharp sounds of tearing through the air, forcibly cleaving two gaps through the surrounding surging spiritual waves.
Only when the figure came to a stop did its full form reveal itself.
It was the Sky-Splitting Sparrow that Su Xiaoxiao had noticed earlier, the one that often lingered around the World Annihilation Spirit Boat.
Its body was covered in Dark Gold Feathers, while the Void Feather at its tail, containing the power of the void, glowed faintly in the gloom. Its sharp eyes were locked onto the World Annihilation Spirit Boat drifting slowly in the distant spirit sea, its beak opening and closing slightly as if sensing the aura aboard.
A shrill, ear-piercing cry abruptly shattered the silence of the Tidal Spirit Sea. The Sky-Splitting Sparrow, which had lain in wait for so long, finally could no longer restrain itself. It violently spread its wings, its Dark Gold Feathers gleaming with chilling light as it launched a fierce assault at the World Annihilation Spirit Boat!
Boom—!
A dull impact exploded through the air. The World Annihilation Spirit Boat's warning formation was instantly activated, and layers upon layers of Glazed Defensive Barriers lit up around its hull. Like an enormous inverted dome, they protected the entire spirit boat within.
This was an Emperor Realm defensive formation that the Academy had forged at the cost of countless resources. Ordinary Emperor Realm attacks could scarcely shake it.
But the Sky-Splitting Sparrow's attack was far from ordinary.
Its wings beat rapidly, and