Chapter 13

Everyone was stunned.

Outside the village, the fierce bird, which seemed to be cast from molten iron, also trembled, suddenly lifting its head, its eyes shooting out two beams of lightning, staring intently at the altar.

The egg, touched by the tender willow branch, was bathed in a myriad of rays, with auspicious light and mist swirling around it, as if it had been "divinized" in an instant, crystal-clear and dazzling, incredibly astonishing.

On the eggshell, the spots were glowing, like tiny suns, emitting intense, scorching light, exuding a vigorous vitality. Moreover, more intricate patterns emerged around the spots, dazzling and complex, like dragons and snakes rising together, or divine birds dancing in the flames.

The egg underwent a mysterious change, the patterns intertwining and rapidly spreading. Before long, the entire egg had mutated, gaining many "patterns," bright and splendid, radiating divine light.

"The vitality of this egg is many times stronger than before. The ancient magic bird's life imprint must have awakened to a considerable extent. If this egg hatches, it will definitely far surpass the Green-Scaled Eagle!" the village chief, Shi Yunfeng, said in surprise.

This egg is somewhat special, possibly inheriting many fragments of the ancient magic bird's imprint, experiencing a reversion to its ancestral form. If so, its bloodline would be extremely noble, far surpassing its parents.

The gentle touch of the old willow tree's tender branch caused such a scene, which was astonishing! Did it discover the egg's uniqueness, or did it possess a mysterious power that caused the egg to change?

The villagers were all shocked, their eyes glowing with excitement as they looked at the egg emitting brilliant light. This was definitely a rare and powerful battle bird, with boundless potential.

Outside the village, the Green-Scaled Eagle, with its scales shimmering, stood on a large rock, its eyes wide open, beams of light shooting out like ribbons. It seemed to be in disbelief.

It wanted to rush into the village to take a closer look, but when it saw the old willow tree, it instinctively felt fear and dared not approach, instead calling out urgently from outside.

The willow branch, dripping with vibrant green, full of vitality, gently touched the egg and then slowly withdrew, making no further movements.

Clearly, it was not very interested, just a casual touch.

The villagers were in awe, taking a long time to calm down.

"Chief, should we keep this egg?" Shi Linhu asked. Now, the villagers were all moved, their hearts burning with excitement. Such a divine and precious egg would be a great loss if missed.

"Didn't you see that fierce bird outside the village? If we keep it, it will go mad." Shi Yunfeng frowned.

The old willow tree is very mysterious and powerful, always protecting the village, not allowing fierce beasts to come and cause destruction. The village is its territory. However, it only defends and never steps out of the village, let alone launch an attack.

The Green-Scaled Eagle dared not enter, but just by blocking the path out of the village, it would be enough to make the villagers suffer, as they still need to hunt in the mountains.

"Forget it, let's return the egg to that bald eagle," an elder said.

The villagers were all disappointed but had no choice. The Green-Scaled Eagle is very powerful, the top predator in this area. As long as the creatures in the deepest part of the mountains do not come out, it is the dominant force.

The group was cautious and careful, using two ancestral artifacts for protection and defense, delivering the three bird eggs to the village entrance, placing them on the grass, and then quickly retreating.

At this point, the radiant light of the mutated egg had dimmed, no longer so dazzling, but the newly added mysterious patterns had not disappeared. Compared to the other two eggs, it was clearly of a different category, belonging to a different bird.

The Green-Scaled Eagle spread its wings, transforming into a violent wind, instantly rushing over. With one flap of its wings, it protected the three eggs, then carefully examined the special egg with the intricate patterns, which was crystal-clear and shining.

A long howl echoed, the fierce bird seemed extremely excited, its voice splitting the sky, causing the surrounding trees to tremble and leaves to fly wildly!

After a long time, it raised its head, its eyes showing a strange expression, the ferocity long gone, staring at the old willow tree in the village but not daring to step in.

"Quick, take the eggs and go!" someone shouted, as if sending away a plague.

However, to everyone's surprise, the Green-Scaled Eagle spread its wings, then flapped them forcefully, creating a strong wind that pushed all three eggs into the village, rolling them toward the large willow tree.

"What, it doesn't want them, it's giving them to us?" Everyone was a bit stunned. What was happening? One strange event after another.

"It saw the egg mutate, covered in runes, and realized it would be far more powerful in the future. It wants to leave it for our 'sacrificial spirit' to raise," the village chief, Shi Yunfeng, said.

"Can it have such thoughts?" the group was surprised.

"Don't forget, this is a fierce bird that has condensed mysterious runes in its body, with a source bone that overflows with mysterious power. Its intelligence should not be lower than that of humans," the old chief said.

The more powerful the fierce bird or strange beast, the higher its intelligence. According to legend, some ancient relics are even smarter than humans, looking down on human tribes on the earth like gods.

The chief loudly asked if it really wanted to leave its offspring here. The Green-Scaled Eagle actually nodded, then indicated with its eyes, looking at the three eggs and then at the old willow tree.

"Whoosh!"

A strong wind blew, the Green-Scaled Eagle's wings spanning about fifteen to sixteen meters, soaring into the sky and disappearing into the clouds in an instant.

Everyone was speechless. It just left? Only the three crystal-clear eggs remained on the ground, and no one expected the matter to end like this.

"Uncle Linhu, what do we do next?" Er Meng asked.

"What do we do? You guys caused this, so you young ones are responsible for hatching the eggs!" Shi Linhu said, glaring.

"Ah, no, save us!" the children cried out in distress.

The three eggs were placed beside the altar under the large willow tree, with dedicated people watching over them, waiting for the chicks to hatch. After all, these were powerful fierce bird eggs, very precious.

After about ten days, a crisp sound was heard, and one of the eggs developed cracks. The jade-like shell split open, and a small creature rolled out, covered in green scales that shone.

Then another egg also cracked, and another small creature emerged, poking its head out, its eyes bright, looking around curiously.

The third egg was special. When it cracked, it first emitted a series of rays of light, followed by a cry. The hard shell suddenly shattered into powder, radiating divine light.

A chick appeared, not covered in green scales but in purple scales, shimmering and glowing like a flame burning. It was many times more divine and strange than its two brothers.

After a long time, the purple light dimmed, and the chick, covered in brilliant purple scales, had large, watery eyes that seemed to speak, looking at everyone curiously. Anyone could tell that this was a very special and divine bird.

"It's born!" the children cheered, running home to fetch meat to feed the three chicks.

Suddenly, a long cry echoed, and a huge fierce bird swooped down from the clouds, quickly approaching the village, casting a large shadow.

"Hey, after disappearing for half a month, the Green-Scaled Eagle is back. Could it be regretting and trying to take back its offspring?" a villager exclaimed.

"That's not right, what is that?" people were surprised, their eyes wide with astonishment.

With a "boom," dust rose outside the village as the Green-Scaled Eagle released its giant claws, and a massive creature fell to the ground, creating a large pit, soil and rocks flying, and dust rising.

It was a huge dragon-horned elephant, about six to seven meters long and five to six meters tall, with a pair of large dragon horns shimmering with treasure light. It was extremely heavy, breaking several towering ancient trees. It was already dead, with several claw marks on its skull, larger than a millstone, blood gushing out, killed in one blow!

"What is the Green-Scaled Eagle doing? Is it offering this to feed the three chicks? It really is as intelligent as a human!" the villagers marveled.

With a whoosh, a strong wind blew, sweeping up a large amount of broken branches and leaves, and the Green-Scaled Eagle soared into the sky again.