Chapter 567: Big (2/2)

The bird was oddly shaped, possessing a pair of wings spanning 18 meters and a body that was less than two meters long. The contrast was large. Additionally, it had a ma.s.sive beak, and with a pair of sinister eyes, it flew forward rapidly. With a flap of its ma.s.sive wings, Xiang Shaoyun felt like he was caught in a hurricane as his body started spinning uncontrollably.

Bang!

He then crashed heavily on the ground, creating a cloud of dust. Blood dripped out at the corners of his lips, and he felt like his bones were going to fall apart. If it wasn't for his heavy armor blocking a majority of the impact, that one attack would have likely been enough to kill him.

Without a doubt, the bird possessed a strength comparable to a peak Emperor. Otherwise, its attack wouldn't be so terrifying. The bird flew forward again, and before Xiang Shaoyun could react, he was caught in the bird's beak. He maintained his calm and was about to summon the nether prison devil puppet. However, he found that the bird was merely carrying him toward a certain direction, not directly swallowing him. Thus, he put the summoning on hold.

Shortly after, Xiang Shaoyun was brought to a dry nest on a certain mountain ridge. The nest was dozens of meters in width, and it was the home of this bird. In the nest were three tiny birds that hadn't even opened their eyes. Even so, they were constantly crying out. Evidently, they were starving.

Xiang Shaoyun finally realized that he was about to be served to the hatchlings. Without any hesitation, he summoned the nether prison devil puppet. The moment the puppet appeared, the bird cried out fiercely and tried to crush Xiang Shaoyun before doing anything else.

However, the nether prison devil puppet did not give it a chance to do so. With three punches, the bird was blasted into smithereens. At this time, another ma.s.sive bird flew back toward the nest. This bird was actually a Sovereign Realm bird. When it saw its mate dead, it attacked recklessly in fury.

Alas, it was only a first-stage Sovereign. It was not a match for the nether prison devil puppet and was killed off as well. Xiang Shaoyun had no mercy toward these birds. After all, they were planning to feed him to their hatchlings. There was no reason for him to spare them. In any case, he didn't even know if he could leave this place alive. He stood before the nest and looked at the three hatchlings whose eyes had yet to open. He raised his hand, intending to kill the three as well.

But after some hesitation, he dropped his hand and sighed, ”Forget it. You have not done anything wrong. Since I have murdered your parents, the grudge between us is settled.”

He then took out some dried meat and fed the three hatchlings. They did not seem to be picky about food, as they quickly devoured the dried meat. Not satiated with that much food, they continued crying for more food. Feeling helpless, Xiang Shaoyun took out more dried meat and fed them until they stopped crying.

After the meal, the hatchlings fell asleep in the nest. Gazing at the silently sleeping hatchlings, a sense of pity rose in Xiang Shaoyun's heart. He then scanned his surroundings with his Nether Soul Domain. He found that there were no dangers in his immediate surroundings, but further away, he could sense some powerful auras.

He then withdrew his own aura and thought, Looks like this mountain was the territory of those two birds. This is probably a rather safe location for now. That might not be the case if I leave. I better stay here for a bit and take some time increasing my strength before doing anything else.

He knew very well the kind of situation he was in. This was merely the periphery of the evil spirit's part of Back Graveyard. Any deeper would be a place where even Emperors and Sovereigns would have a hard time surviving.

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