Martial Saint with Passives

Not only had it inherited the blade-proof feathers of an Iron-Feathered Eagle, but it had also developed a bizarre concealment ability, making it extremely difficult to handle!

Before the words had even faded, the giant eagle’s body distorted in mid-air and vanished in an instant!

The group immediately formed a back-to-back circle, on full alert.

But at that very moment, Jiang Che’s True: All-Seeing Eye displayed a miraculous effect!

To his eyes, although the giant eagle’s outline had turned transparent, the flow of Qi Force around its body was as clear and visible as a firefly in the dead of night!

"Brother Lin, above you!" Jiang Che suddenly yelled at Lin Qingyun.

Although Lin Qingyun was a little doubtful, his hands moved without the slightest hesitation. He didn’t even look up before thrusting his sword toward the sky!

The strike was incredibly sharp, instantly transforming into a dazzling flash of sword light!

"CLANG!"

A dazzling burst of sparks exploded in mid-air, and the Shadow Iron Eagle’s form was forcefully revealed by the blow!

Seizing the opportunity, the group immediately unleashed their strongest attacks!

Qing Ling’s long spear transformed into a silver dragon, striking directly at the beast’s vitals!

Xiao Qingge’s suona produced a soul-shattering demonic tune, interfering with its mind!

Several poison-tipped silver needles shot out from Chen Jiayu’s folding fan!

Jiang Che drew his Star-Chasing Bow as well. An arrow infused with thirty percent of his Strength shot out with a piercing whistle, aimed precisely at the eagle’s eye!

Under the combined assault of the five prodigies, the powerful Exotic Beast at the Peak of Refining Organ Realm was instantly riddled with wounds!

A moment later, it finally succumbed, letting out an indignant screech as it crashed to the ground!

After the battle, the group began to butcher the giant eagle’s carcass while searching for its nest.

They soon found a nest nearby, constructed from dry bones and metallic ore.

Inside was an egg the size of a small watermelon, covered in strange, black patterns.

Looking at the egg, Jiang Che had an idea.

Later, when they were dividing the spoils, he voluntarily gave up his claim to all the valuable materials from the Shadow Iron Eagle, asking only for the egg.

’This Shadow Iron Eagle can turn invisible and is incredibly fast,’ he calculated. ’If I can hatch it and control it with the Pupil Seal, it’ll be far more powerful than a crow!’

"Fine by me. I don’t want the egg anyway," Qing Ling said, taking the giant eagle’s talons and beak. They could be fashioned into spearheads later.

"I don’t want it either," said Xiao Qingge, taking a bone from the eagle that could be used to craft a flute.

"I’ll take some feathers," Chen Jiayu said, plucking a few of the hardest ones.

Lin Qingyun, for his part, carved the heart out from the eagle’s chest.

"I’ll take this..."

Jiang Che breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that no one was contesting his claim to the egg.

After safely stowing the egg, the group continued on their journey.

Soon, they came to a three-way fork in the path.

"According to the map, the items we each need are down these three separate paths," Chen Jiayu said, pointing to an old Beast Hide map. "Time is short. It looks like we’ll have to split up."

Xiao Qingge, ever the straight-talker, said, "Then let’s split up! Let’s make it quick!"

"Everyone, be careful! If you run into any life-threatening danger, light the signal flare immediately!" Chen Jiayu said, taking out several specially made bamboo-tube fireworks and handing them out.

Afterward, the five of them clasped their fists in farewell before splitting into three groups.

Xiao Qingge and Qing Ling formed one team, Lin Qingyun and Chen Jiayu another, while Jiang Che went alone.

Xiao Qingge and Qing Ling fought their way to the edge of a volcanic crater churning with lava.

After a harrowing battle, they finally managed to defeat the Molten Lava Giant Lizard that guarded the Spiritual Objects, successfully obtaining the "Fire Phoenix Feather" and the "Tyrant Flower."

Meanwhile, Lin Qingyun and Chen Jiayu relied on various Secret Treasures to navigate the dangers and find the "Dragon Scale Fruit" with relative ease, also gathering the Spirit Grass they each required.

As for Jiang Che, he traveled alone, sneaking toward the most dangerous and deepest location, a place known as the "Heart of Ten Thousand Poisons."

He pushed the concealment ability of his True: Shadowless Escape Stream to its absolute limit. Combined with the premonitions of danger from his True: All-Seeing Eye, he moved like a phantom, silently passing through numerous obstacles until he finally reached the deep valley where the Yinsha Qi was thickest.

At the bottom of the valley, a patch of strange, ethereal blue orchids bloomed silently in the darkness, their fragrance both alluring and deadly.

Each petal looked as if it were carved from the purest ice, with strange black patterns flowing across its surface.

It was the very thing he had been searching for: the Bone-Eroding Orchid!

However, right beside the patch of orchids, a behemoth over dozens of meters long lay coiled, seemingly in a deep slumber!

Its body was covered in pitch-black, basin-sized scales, and a single, ferocious, spiraling horn grew from its head.

Four limbs as thick as tree trunks grew from its belly, ending in razor-sharp claws.

Its thick tail ended in a scorpion-like venomous stinger.

It simply lay there, yet each breath it took made the entire valley tremble.

The air exhaled from its snout corroded the surrounding rocks, which sizzled on contact!

Jiang Che’s pupils contracted. He instantly recognized the terrifying creature.

’It’s a Nine Nether Poison Flood Dragon!’

’He’d seen it depicted in an ancient Picture Album in the Scripture Pavilion!’

’It’s the ultimate form of the Abyssal Demon Flood Dragon—the king of the Black Beasts—which mutated again within the Abyss of Ten Thousand Poisons. It’s the legendary, true overlord of the Abyss!’

Almost simultaneously, a warning vision from his True: All-Seeing Eye flashed through his mind!

In the vision, before he could even react, the Poisonous Flood Dragon opened its vertical pupils and glanced at him. In that instant, he melted into a puddle of black water, his Divine Soul completely annihilated!

’True Master Realm!’

’This Poisonous Flood Dragon... it’s a genuine True Master Realm Exotic Beast!’