I Can See Your Combat Power

When Mi Yang and the others arrived at the Beast Valley, instead of the revolt mentioned in the intelligence, the flying beasts seemed orderly. Some flew back to their nests while others preened their feathers on the cliffs. The resident Beast Tamers of Beast Valley were counting the birds and trees. Except for a fiery tree that had appeared in the center of the valley, no anomalies were visible.

This stark contrast made Mi Yang think he was being played. He grabbed a Beast Tamer and demanded, “Didn’t you say there was a disturbance in Beast Valley? What’s with that tree?”

The Beast Tamer, grabbed by his chest, pleaded with a bitter face, “Elder, please calm down. I also don’t know what’s happening. The stubborn beasts suddenly seemed fine, but as for how that tree appeared, I’m even less clear about that. We only knew about a conflict at Flame Swamp between a person and the Flame Luan-Yan Feather Crane, and the tree seemed to have grown during that fighting, but we haven’t had time to check the specifics yet.”

Regardless, the resolution of the disturbance was a good thing. Mi Yang let go of the Beast Tamer and coldly asked, “What was the damage caused by the revolt?”

“Others are still counting, but it is estimated that the loss of spiritual birds will not exceed two hundred. But…” The Beast Tamer, who was hesitating, noticed the anger on Mi Yang’s face, and hurriedly added, “But during the fight between the unknown powerhouse and the Crane King, five luan birds went for support. But somehow the five luan birds turned against us, and then the Crane King went berserk and killed all five luan birds!”

On hearing that five beasts with divine bloodlines had been lost, Mi Yang felt dizzy and shouted angrily, “What is the use of you Beast Tamers? Couldn’t you have called back the luan birds when you saw the Crane King going crazy.”

“Elder, it’s a misunderstanding.” The Beast Tamer got even more nervous when the beast seal was mentioned, “Just now, all the beasts in the Beast Valley were ignoring the beast seal’s command and all gathered by the fiery tree in the center. I tried hard to control the beast seal but there was no response.”

“Worthless!” Mi Yang threw down these cold words and left along with Mi Chen and the others, leaving behind the pale-faced Beast Tamer.

The closer to the fiery tree, the more they could feel the majesty of this Phoenix Tree Divine Wood. Even if nine men clasped hands to embrace it, they would not cover its huge trunk that stretched high into the clouds. It seemed as if there was a stream of flame flowing beneath the magma-like bark. The charred remains of the birds on the branches still maintained their mating positions.

Despite it being a thriving Divine Wood, it unreasonably gave off the oppressive feeling of a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Mi Yang, frowning, approached the Divine Wood, placing his hand near the tree trunk.

Top-tier powerhouses with Divine Wood bloodlines naturally felt close to such plants. By mere touch, they could feel the powerful life force circulating inside the Divine Wood. When they probed down along the trunk, the entangled, huge root system extended deep into the ground, constantly absorbing spiritual power.

No wonder this Divine Wood could suddenly grow so large, Mi Yang realized, and extended his senses upwards.

A pair of Crane eyes burning with flames suddenly appeared in the Sea of Consciousness, unexpectedly cutting off the top-tier powerhouse’s perception.

“There’s something above!” Mi Yang, opening his eyes, coldly said to Mi Chen and the others, “Ready for a combined attack, follow me!”

Upon receiving the order, the Mi Clan’s Martial Ancestors broke into groups of three and followed Mi Yang and Mi Chen slowly ascending into the air, keeping their guard up.

However, when they finally reached the crown of the tree, they didn’t discover anything. They only found the corpses of two luan birds and a large egg glowing with flames.

This egg, enveloped by raging flames, was about the size of a rockery, its brown surface was covered with a flaming cloud pattern, and it radiated astonishing heat.

“What is this?” Mi Chen asked with a frown, the emergence of a fiery tree at the center of the Beast Valley was strange enough, this egg was even more eerie.

Looking at the huge egg and then the charred corpses of the two luan birds, Mi Yang said in a deep voice, “This should be the Crane King’s egg.”

He just probed into the Flame Swamp, where the gigantic root system of the Phoenix Tree Divine Wood had already occupied the whole swamp. He didn’t find any trace of the Crane King, but he did have a familiar feeling about the pair of eyes that appeared in the Sea of Consciousness.

There was a sudden disturbance from the huge egg, the flames on its surface surged towards Mi Yang and Mi Chen. They conjured the Qingmu Battle Bodies and retreated several meters, only to see their unassailable Qingmu Battle Bodies burned to dust by the flames of the egg.

With two muffled grunts, the connected Qingmu Battle Bodies were destroyed, Mi Yang and the others lost some of their spiritual power and suffered minor injuries.

“How did the flames become so fierce!?” Mi Chen burst out in surprise.

As the top powerhouse of the Mi Clan, he understands the power of the Flame Luan-Yan Feather Crane more than anyone, and although it stands at the pinnacle of beasts, it still should not be able to break their Qingmu Battle Bodies so easily.

While Mi Yang was also surprised, he was more concerned about the Crane King’s change. The attack on the massive egg was not random, but because he activated the Crane King’s beast seal, trying to control the Flame Luan-Yan Feather Crane inside the egg.

His idea was simple. If the Crane King inside the egg was still under the control of the beast seal, then even losing five divine-bloodline luan birds wouldn’t matter. However, it seemed that the Crane King no longer wanted to follow the orders of the beast seal, and thus he had only one option left!

“Prepare for a combined attack. We must destroy this egg!” Mi Yang made a decisive command.

Facing a Crane King that was out of control and was able to crack their Qingmu Battle Bodies merely with its flames, the Supreme Elder of the Mi Clan posed a murderous threat!

As if sensing the threat from the outside, the huge egg shook again. Flames transformed into tongues of fire, attacking the Mi Clan, as if trying to disrupt the united attack of the Mi Clan’s Martial Ancestors.

However, Mi Yang, who had already decided to kill, wouldn’t let the Crane King get its way. He unleashed all his spiritual power, transformed into a Divine Willow in mid-air, and his millions of emerald willow branches interweaved into a green net, blocking the attack of the huge egg.

With the combined attack ready, Mi Yang dispersed his Dharma Body and withdrew abruptly. Five Blue Lotuses appeared at the top of the fiery tree and exploded.

The powerful combined attack from the Mi Clan enveloped the top of the fiery tree in a blue mist. Every petal had transformed into a sharp blade, slashing towards the egg, but the egg, which looked fragile, demonstrated surprising tenacity.

Even a top-tier body-training expert would not be able to withstand the slicing, and it only left white marks on the egg.

“Crack, crack!”

“Squawk!!!!!”

Under the onslaught of the combined attack of five Fierce realm teams from the Mi Clan, the not-yet-fully-evolved Flame Luan-Yan Feather Crane burst forth from the egg. Like a king amidst flames, this fiery bird with flaming wings, had hatred-filled eyes that shot straight into the sky.

To demonic beasts, all humans look the same, just like how humans view birds. But at this moment, the Crane King clearly identified Mi Yang and the others, as if vowing: It’s either you or me!