Chapter 95

The speed of the mutated swifts was already extremely fast, but the speed of the wolf eagles was no less impressive.

Moreover, the wolf eagles were larger in size and even knew how to cooperate, driving and hunting the mutated swifts.

In Shang Xia's view, the wolf eagles seemed to be the natural enemies of the mutated swifts.

Shang Xia suddenly leaped from the back of the red cloud beast, and the Jade River Sword slashed at his side, killing a wolf eagle that was chasing a mutated swift and flying low.

Shang Xi, Liu Yifei, and many other martial artists who had returned to Tongyou Peak with them also attacked the wolf eagles. Soon, more than ten wolf eagles fell to the ground with terrible screams, their foul blood splattering in the air, making people feel nauseous.

However, from the sudden appearance of the wolf eagles until now, at least a dozen mutated swifts had been hunted in the sky, and the air was filled with the feathers of the mutated swifts.

Seeing so many mutated swifts die at once, not only Shang Xia but even Shang Xi's eyes turned red!

The mutated swifts might be related to the bloodline improvement of the Wind Swift Tribe, but that was not something they needed to consider.

However, the down feathers plucked from the mutated swifts were essential for making brocade cloud boxes and even spatial bags, which were tangible benefits that could be held in their own hands!

Plucking down feathers was an extremely slow process. It was unknown how long it would take to pluck enough feathers from two hundred mutated swifts to make a spatial bag. Now, with more than ten fewer swifts, it would take even longer.

Unfortunately, both the wolf eagles and the mutated swifts were extremely fast. Those whose cultivation had not reached the peak of martial arts could not even keep up with the speed of the mutated swifts and could only attack wildly with their martial skills. If they hit by chance, it was a fifty-fifty chance between the wolf eagles and the mutated swifts.

Even those whose cultivation had reached the peak of martial arts could barely keep up with the speed of the two, but they were not guaranteed to hit. There were still times when they missed the mutated swifts.

The only ones who could truly threaten the wolf eagles were the peak martial artists in the group.

However, among the fifty or sixty people, there were only seven or eight who had truly reached the peak of martial arts. Even if they exerted their full strength, it was unlikely that they could kill all the wolf eagles and save the mutated swifts.

The sky echoed with the angry and sharp cries of the thunderbird. Every time a silver light flashed in the air, one or even two wolf eagles would be cut in half, falling from the sky without even a chance to scream.

After the second thunder mutation, the thunderbird had clearly become even more powerful, especially in speed.

According to the classification of extraordinary beasts by Tongyou Peak, the thunderbird was now considered a third-stage flying creature.

However, even it could not change the current situation.

"Snakes, there are a lot of snakes chasing us from behind!"

Suddenly, someone shouted from the back of the group.

"Don't panic, ten of you come with me to check it out!"

Wu Tinghai, the steward, shouted, calming the group.

Immediately, a dozen students from Tongyou Academy gathered around him, and they headed towards the rear of the group.

Someone in the group said, "Aren't eagles and snakes natural enemies? How come they are coming one after the other?"

"The eagles in the sky might have been after the snakes, but for some reason, they all went after the swifts above our heads!"

"Damn it, the eagles in the sky are after the swifts, not us. Is human life more important or bird life?"

"There are only twenty or thirty miles left. It's important to escape back to Tongyou Peak!"

These voices caused more than ten martial artists to rush out of the group, heading towards Tongyou Peak without looking back.

"Hey, you bastards, without the guidance of the mutated swifts, could you have made it here so smoothly? Come back!"

Yun Zhidai couldn't stand it and shouted from behind.

"Don't shout, they've already rushed out, it's useless!"

Shang Xi's face was grim, and his eyes flashed with a cold light as he watched the retreating figures.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Two sharp whistles sounded, and Shang Xi glanced over to see a man holding a long bow, the bowstring still vibrating, while two arrow-struck wolf eagles fell from the sky.

Seemingly noticing Shang Xi's gaze, the archer turned and smiled, "Most of those people are scattered cultivators from Tongyou Peak. Those from the academy are still here!"

Shang Xia nodded, "Thank you, Senior Deng!"

Senior Deng drew another arrow, but this time, the wolf eagle that darted through the sky only wobbled, let out a mournful cry, and continued to fly with an arrow in its wing.

"These are too fast, and the wolf eagles are too large and strong. If the arrows don't hit vital points, they can't even kill them!"

Senior Deng was about to shoot another arrow, but even with one arrow, the wolf eagle was still fast. As he drew his bow, two more wolf eagles flew in from both sides, grabbing the injured one and flying out of his range.

"Damn, they're almost like spirits!"

Senior Deng cursed and looked at Shang Xi, "Senior Sister Shang, can that little junior communicate with the mutated swifts to make them land? The wolf eagles can hunt them in the sky, but they wouldn't dare to attack us openly, right?"

Without Shang Xi relaying the message, Shang Xia, who was nearby, heard it and his eyes lit up. He raised his head and whistled to summon the thunderbird.

The thunderbird, clearly enraged, did not come to Shang Xia but instead cried out in the sky as if seeking help.

The wolf eagles could not defeat the twice-mutated thunderbird, but the thunderbird alone could not save its kind.

Shang Xia whistled three times, and perhaps because of the repeated attacks, the thunderbird finally swooped down and landed on his shoulder.

Shang Xia used his Two Instruments Primordial Energy to soothe the thunderbird's chaotic energy while trying to communicate, attempting to make the thunderbird understand the idea of gathering the flock to land.

To be honest, Shang Xia himself was unsure.

Regardless of whether the thunderbird understood, making the entire mutated swift flock land and accept protection from Shang Xia and others meant entrusting their fate to others.

The thunderbird stood on Shang Xia's shoulder, flapping its wings anxiously, the feathers brushing against Shang Xia's face, causing a burning pain.

Suddenly, the thunderbird let out a sharp cry, flapped its wings, and disappeared into the clouds.

Just when Shang Xia thought the communication had failed and might have ruined his friendship with the mutated swifts, two injured swifts suddenly swooped down towards him.

"Wow, they really believed it, but they're just two injured ones!"

Yun Yifei, who had been watching, said, half surprised and half delighted.

As the two injured swifts were about to land, a wolf eagle saw an opportunity and swooped down from the side.

Without Shang Xia's intervention, Senior Deng drew his bow and shot one down.

Immediately, Yun Yifei acted on the other side, her long ribbon flying out and tightly wrapping the other wolf eagle in mid-air.

It seemed Yun Yifei had the intention of capturing the wolf eagle alive.

The two swifts were clearly at the end of their strength, barely controlling their direction, and crashed into Shang Xia's arms one after the other.

After these two swifts landed successfully, two more swifts with scattered feathers followed.

Shang Xi, Deng Kuo, Yun Yifei, and others protected the swifts from being attacked by wolf eagles as they swooped down.

However, Shang Xia soon realized that the swifts only landed towards him, showing no trust in others.

This also made Shang Xia realize his predicament. Each mutated swift was about a foot long, much larger than ordinary swifts.

Two swifts could stand on his shoulders, four on his shoulders and arms, but six or eight left him with no more space.

Shang Xia jumped off the red cloud beast and tried to place the swifts on its back.

Fortunately, after the initial unease and anxiety, the mutated swifts quickly accepted the arrangement.

A red cloud beast could carry many more swifts.

As more swifts landed, the back of one red cloud beast was soon full.

Sun Haiwei, seeing this, offered her mount as well.

Soon, the second red cloud beast was also filled with over twenty swifts.

Shang Xia wanted to find another red cloud beast but found that others had already given their mounts to the severely injured martial artists, so he didn't ask.

However, Shang Xia soon noticed that the battle between the mutated swifts and the wolf eagles in the sky continued, but no more swifts were swooping down.

"Mutated swifts are fierce. Even if captured, they would rather die than submit. This time, they trusted you and handed over the injured ones for your care, which is already incredible. However, they clearly don't want to rely entirely on our protection. The remaining swifts are still fighting the wolf eagles!"

Shang Xi seemed to understand the choice of the mutated swifts and sighed.

Deng Kuo shot down another wolf eagle and sighed, "Let's go. There are only twenty miles left. If we can reach Tongyou Peak in time, the wolf eagles might retreat. Brother Wu has reported that the snake swarm is growing, and there are even suspected peak martial artists among them."

Everyone was alarmed. Shang Xia whistled to the thunderbird to follow, personally leading the two red cloud beasts towards Tongyou Peak.

Occasionally, more wolf eagles and mutated swifts fell from the sky.

Originally, the mutated swifts were not a match for the wolf eagles, but with the support from Shang Xia and others on the ground, the battle was evenly matched.

However, seeing the swifts fall from the sky, Shang Xia's heart ached.

As Tongyou Peak came into view, suddenly, Wu Tinghai's terrified cry came from behind: "Be careful, a fourth-stage giant snake!"

Everyone instinctively turned to see a giant snake with a head the size of a house rise from the horizon, stretching over a hundred feet into the sky.

The giant snake suddenly opened its mouth, making a hissing sound, as if half the sky was being distorted and sucked into its mouth.

Nearly a third of the wolf eagles and mutated swifts still fighting in the sky were swallowed in one gulp.

The remaining wolf eagles and mutated swifts scattered in the sky.

Dozens of birds were clearly not enough to satisfy its appetite. Seeing no prey in the sky, the giant snake's tongue suddenly probed downward, and everyone on the ground felt a chill, as if being watched.

The giant snake's tongue flicked, as if licking its lips and preparing to enjoy a delicious meal.

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These past two days, my biological clock has been all over the place, day and night reversed.

There will be a second chapter tonight.

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