Bang!
The giant golden rooster flapped its left wing, smashing Xu Gang’s massive iron hammer aside, while its other wing swung straight toward his chest.
Even Su Bai was stunned by the sight.
This giant golden rooster actually knew martial techniques.
Even if it was a demonic beast, this was far too outrageous.
But an even more shocking scene followed.
The golden rooster’s wings lashed out like whips, moving as fast as lightning, striking five times in rapid succession.
A loud bang echoed as lightning flashed.
Xu Gang was careless and failed to dodge. He was sent flying more than 50 meters, crashing heavily into a tree before sliding down, blood spraying from his mouth.
Xu Gang shouted angrily, “Despicable! We are both 6th stage Qi Refining Realm cultivators, yet your demonic beast is already at the 7th stage!”
His chest had caved inward, clearly suffering severe injuries. If he had not also cultivated a body-tempering technique, that strike alone would have taken his life.
Hearing Xu Gang’s curses, Ji Kun became even more smug.
Ji Kun sneered, “That only means you have eyes but couldn’t see Mount Tai. If you had noticed earlier that my golden rooster was at the 7th stage and surrendered in time, you wouldn’t have ended up injured.”
Ji Kun mounted the golden rooster again, his face filled with arrogance as he laughed wildly and mocked the disciples of Azure Cloud Sect without restraint.
Ji Kun said loudly, “Azure Cloud Sect claims to be a thousand-year-old sect, yet each generation is worse than the last.”
Ji Kun continued, “In my opinion, you might as well close your gates now.”
Ji Kun laughed mockingly, “Your dignified outer sect senior brother can’t even defeat my demonic beast. Tell me, how are you supposed to survive in the future?”
His demeanor was extremely arrogant, as if no one else mattered.
At this moment, several inner sect disciples of Azure Cloud Sect also arrived to provide support.
Although these inner sect disciples were powerful enough to slay the demonic beast, they could not intervene.
Ji Kun was the outer sect senior brother of the Beast Taming Sect. No matter how strong his demonic beast was, he himself was still only an outer sect disciple.
If inner sect disciples of Azure Cloud Sect bullied someone weaker, it would become a laughingstock even if they won, bringing no honor at all.
Now, all hope could only be placed on the talented elites of Azure Cloud Sect’s outer sect.
But who among them possessed the strength to slay a demonic beast at the 7th stage of the Qi Refining Realm?
The crowd exchanged uneasy glances, all falling into a difficult situation.
At that moment, a mighty eagle flew across the sky.
The giant eagle descended from the sky, stirring up waves of air. When it was about 15 meters above the ground, a red figure leapt down from its back.
It was a girl of around sixteen or seventeen years of age. She wore fiery red clothes, an ancient sword hanging at her waist. Her delicate face carried an unmistakable air of pride.
Hidden among the crowd, Su Bai nodded slightly.
“Lin Xiaoyue… she really did come.”
Su Bai had served as Lin Xiaoyue’s chief steward for a long time and knew her temperament very well.
She was extremely proud and also someone who cared deeply about her reputation.
Now that someone had challenged Azure Cloud Sect directly, she, the strongest outer sect disciple, would naturally come to reclaim face for the sect.
A disciple exclaimed excitedly, “Wow, it’s Senior Sister Lin! We’re saved!”
Another shouted, “With Senior Sister Lin making a move, she’ll definitely kill that hateful golden rooster!”
Someone else sneered, “That Ji Kun won’t be arrogant for much longer.”
Another disciple cursed, “Those trash from the Beast Taming Sect actually dare to provoke us. Today they’re asking for trouble!”
Whether outer sect or inner sect, the disciples of Azure Cloud Sect were filled with confidence in Lin Xiaoyue.
However, Ji Kun wore an unfathomable smile.
Ji Kun sneered, “Lin Xiaoyue, are you really that impressive?”
As he spoke, Ji Kun secretly pasted a talisman onto the golden rooster’s back.
After the talisman was attached, the rooster’s body trembled slightly. Its originally clear eyes turned blood-red, and its golden feathers emitted a sinister crimson glow.
Lin Xiaoyue said coldly, “Whether I’m impressive or not isn’t for you to ask. You should instead… ask my sword.”
She was not someone who liked to talk.
Her way of answering enemies had always been with her sword.
This time, she drew her sword extremely fast.
A flash of sword light appeared as she arrived instantly, her long sword pointing straight at the rooster’s eye.
Golden-red flames ignited along her sword blade.
A disciple exclaimed in shock, “Could it be… the Fire Phoenix Sword Technique?”
Another confirmed excitedly, “It must be!”
Someone said in awe, “I never expected Senior Sister Lin to have obtained the inheritance of the Fire Phoenix Sword Technique!”
The disciples were filled with envy, all believing that Lin Xiaoyue was certain to win this battle.
Only Su Bai in the crowd shook his head slightly.
However, she had only grasped the form, not the essence, of the Fire Phoenix Sword Technique.
This sword move looked impressive but lacked true substance.
Against Qi Refining Realm cultivators, with the boost of Fire Phoenix flames, this strike would be enough to instantly kill any opponent.
But what Lin Xiaoyue faced now was a demonic beast strengthened by talismans, one step away from the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Crack!
Lin Xiaoyue was shocked to see the golden rooster twist its neck sharply, its beak clamping down on her sword and snapping her treasured blade in half.
Lin Xiaoyue cried out in shock, “9th stage Qi Refining Realm!”
Before she could react, the golden rooster lunged forward viciously.
Her expression turned cold as she used the broken half of her sword to barely fend it off. Unfortunately, the golden rooster’s strength far exceeded hers. As she fought and retreated, she quickly found herself overwhelmed.
Even so, her performance still shocked the disciples of Azure Cloud Sect.
After all, Lin Xiaoyue was only at the 6th stage of the Qi Refining Realm, while the golden rooster had already reached the 9th stage.
The rooster’s sharp claws tore into Lin Xiaoyue’s arm, leaving it bloodied.
Ji Kun sneered coldly, “What outer sect genius? Absolute nonsense. You can’t even defeat my demonic beast.”
As he spoke, Ji Kun pulled out a rope from his waist.
Ji Kun laughed cruelly, “Today I’ll capture you alive and hang you at the mountain gate of the Beast Taming Sect, so everyone can see just how useless Azure Cloud Sect’s disciples are.”
He urged the golden rooster forward, charging straight toward Lin Xiaoyue.
In the crowd, Su Bai’s face darkened, clearly displeased.
Fighting was one thing, but abducting someone was crossing the line.
He had only discovered two Daughters of Fortune in total. One had already been taken away, and now the other was about to be captured as well. This was practically wiping him out in one sweep.
Su Bai was furious, but just as he was about to act, he hesitated.
In front of so many people, if he made a move, wouldn’t that expose his secrets?
Whether it was the Skycloud Sword or the True Divine Flame Talisman, he could easily erase Ji Kun.
But he had no intention of doing that.
Su Bai shouted urgently, “Senior Sister Lin, your Fragmentary Manual!”
He hurried out from the crowd, leaning on a cane, trembling as he reached Lin Xiaoyue’s side and helped her up.
Seeing Su Bai’s aged appearance, the crowd immediately burst into laughter.
But Su Bai did not care at all.
He smiled, his old face full of wrinkles, blooming like a chrysanthemum in the wind.