Chapter 131 - Appetizer (1/2)

Chapter 131: Appetizer

Unlike the Qi-Gathering stage which was split into eleven stages, the Connate stage was categorized into just four levels: early Connate, middle Connate, late Connate, and penultimate Connate.

Early Connate adepts or demons could release their inner Qi a foot beyond their bodies. The presence of the Qi was so strong that it was like a metal slicing through mud. If an early Connate adept were to battle against an adept who had achieved Great Consummation of the Qi-Gathering, even before the Qi-Gathering adept had reached the Connate adept, the Qi-Gathering adept would already be injured by the inner Qi of the Connate adept radiating out of their body.

The early Connate stage could only be considered the preliminary level within the Connate stage. As one progressed into the middle Connate stage, one’s Qi could be emitted outwards up to three feet away, putting the adept or demon at an even greater advantage when battling. In the late Connate stage, the Connate Qi would be able to be released ten feet from the body and would easily be able to injure or kill anyone within three meters. In the penultimate Connate stage, such adepts were the most powerful presence within all Connate adepts, and they could release their Qi thirty feet from the body, which was a whole ten meters’ distance. Nobody would be able to come within ten meters of the penultimate stage adept without being killed.

“Late Connate stage?!” Upon seeing the red goshawk extend its wings to reach a wingspan of over fifteen meters, both Little Gold and Big Gold were so shocked that their eyes narrowed, filled with utter disbelief.

Not long ago, the two of them had just said that the red goshawk could only have reached the middle Connate stage at most, and it was impossible for the red goshawk to have entered the late Connate stage… but now, the sheer size of the red goshawk showed that it was clearly in the late Connate stage!

“This time, since you are here, then don’t think of leaving!” The eyes of the red goshawk flashed coldly as it cried out at them. It spread it wings, turning into a brown streak of lightning as it rushed towards Big Gold and Little Gold. Its speed of attack was a far cry from the speed that Big Gold could achieve now.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

As the red goshawk spread its wings, streaks of green Qi seemed to radiate from it to a distance of ten feet, shooting towards Big Gold and Little Gold like two-foot-long swords cutting through the air. Seeing this, even though both Big Gold and Little Gold had used the Qi-increasing elixir and had boosted their Qi, but they did not dare to fight against the streaks of Qi as they escaped.

At this point, their best chance of escape would be if they separated and flew in different directions. But, in order to ensure that their Young Master did not lose his chance, they retreated in a straight line.

Whoosh!

Since its appearance, the red goshawk had not discovered any trace of Zhou Donghuang. Seeing the two golden-crowned eagles retreat in a straight line, it did not suspect anything as it tried to go closer to the two of them.

Just then, wham!! The rare sound of a spear whistling resounded through the air, sounding like a banshee.

At the same time, a little spear radiating a cold glow flew through the air towards the red goshawk at a faster speed than even the red goshawk itself. It flew straight towards its target on the back of the red goshawk’s head. If the spear landed on its target, even if the red goshawk was a late Connate stage demon, it would definitely be killed by the spear.

“Oh no!” But just as the little spear was about the pierce through the back of the red goshawk’s head, it seemed to react in one lightning-fast motion as it tilted its head to the side.

Boom!!

However, the red goshawk’s reaction was still half a beat slow as the spear missed the back of its head, but still pierced through the side of its head, bringing with it a flow of rushing blood.

The blood splashed through the air, appearing especially radiant in the golden glow.

“Kill it!” As the spear passed through the side of the late Connate red goshawk’s head, it stumbled and tried to steady itself with its huge pair of wings. Zhou Donghuang called out to Big Gold and Little Gold hurriedly.

“A human?!” Then, the red goshawk tilted its injured head slightly, as it locked eyes with Zhou Donghuang, its eyes filled with disbelief. It could not imagine how a human could possibly understand demon speak. Neither could it comprehend how a human had just been hiding so close nearby to the cave, but it had not noticed his scent at all. The human scent could be easily picked up even by Qi-Gathering demons, so it would definitely have been noticed by a Connate demon like itself.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

With Zhou Donghuang’s orders, the two golden-crowned eagles flapped their wings, and stopped in midair at thunderous speed. They transformed into black streaks of lightning as they rushed towards the red goshawk one after the other.