Chapter 73

"It's all my fault..."

Seeming to sense the increasingly tense atmosphere within the entire caravan, Shen Yiyi suddenly clasped her head with both hands, bitter tears streaming down her exquisite face.

She murmured to herself, "If only I didn't have this frail body, Father wouldn't have to take such risks. If so many people from the Shen family die because of me, I will feel guilty for the rest of my life and won't be able to live on alone..."

Ye Feng glanced at Shen Yiyi beside him, unsure of what to say.

But he understood the feeling of helplessness and despair.

Because in his previous life, just before he died, Ye Feng had deeply felt what true helplessness and despair were.

At this moment, Ye Feng thought for a moment, then suddenly leaned close to Shen Yiyi's ear and whispered, "Don't worry, I can handle a mature Red Gold Bird."

"Bragging."

Shen Yiyi knew Ye Feng was trying to comfort her and naturally didn't believe him. She just kept crying, seemingly feeling more and more guilty.

Seeing this, Ye Feng didn't say anything more. He just sat on the grass beside Shen Yiyi, waiting for the dawn to come.

"Chirp!"

But suddenly, a deafening screech echoed, like an ancient demon roaring in the night.

"Trouble! The Red Gold Bird is here!"

Shen Juefeng, standing atop the massive bronze carriage, suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils filled with shock and anger.

Ultimately, this powerful and fierce bird had arrived.

"Crack!"

A golden lightning bolt suddenly streaked through the darkness, instantly slicing a Shen family expert in the Tianwu realm into two halves, blood splattering everywhere.

"What's that?"

"What was that screech just now?"

Everyone was immediately thrown into chaos.

Even the powerful mercenaries were trembling all over.

Because a Shen family expert in the Tianwu realm had been torn apart in an instant, it was too terrifying!

"That's..."

At this moment, everyone suddenly saw it.

High in the sky, a massive golden bird was rapidly circling.

The golden lightning bolt from earlier was from this golden bird!

"Red Gold Bird! It's here!"

Shen Yiyi immediately stood up from the grass, her beautiful eyes fixed on the massive golden bird in the sky, her whole body trembling.

The Red Gold Bird, though called a bird, actually resembled a massive golden eagle, circling high in the sky.

Its body was covered in pure golden feathers.

These pure golden feathers were like molten iron, gleaming with a cold metallic luster under the moonlight.

The Red Gold Bird spread its massive golden wings, which were like two golden celestial blades, sharp enough to cut through anything.

"Red Gold Bird! I admit I stole one of your eggs. I am willing to exchange countless treasures for it. My daughter has a congenital cold poison in her body, and she really needs that Red Gold egg!"

At this moment, Shen Juefeng suddenly stood up from the top of the bronze carriage.

He shouted to the sky, ordering the Shen family warriors to bring out boxes of treasures, which were invaluable and of great use to the Red Gold Bird.

But the next moment.

"Thud!"

The Red Gold Bird dove down, its claws like golden hooks, instantly tearing another Shen family expert in the Tianwu realm to pieces.

This fierce bird had made its stance clear.

"Beast!"

With two of the Shen family's Tianwu realm experts dead, Shen Juefeng's eyes turned red.

"Beast, since you won't compromise, let's fight! The victor lives, the loser dies!"

Shen Juefeng roared, his mighty war qi of the Divine Warrior realm spreading out for three hundred meters from his body.

"Clang!"

Shen Juefeng took out his war weapon from his storage ring, a massive halberd over three meters long.

He swung the halberd, his killing intent soaring to the heavens, like an invincible ancient general, charging towards the sky.

Although a Divine Warrior realm expert couldn't fly freely, Shen Juefeng could already use the air to propel himself into the sky.

"Boom!"

Shen Juefeng and the Red Gold Bird clashed, creating a terrifying explosion in the sky.

"Chirp!"

The Red Gold Bird spread its wings, like a golden lightning bolt, slicing towards Shen Juefeng.

"Boom!"

Shen Juefeng raised his halberd to block, but the Red Gold Bird's strength was too great.

Crack!

Boom!

The golden wings, like celestial blades, instantly cut Shen Juefeng's halberd in half.

Even worse, the previous strike almost severed Shen Juefeng's head.

"Boom!"

The Red Gold Bird's claw struck Shen Juefeng's chest.

"Ah!"

Shen Juefeng spat out a mouthful of blood and fell from the sky.

"Head of the family!"

"Father!"

The entire Shen family caravan was in chaos.

Countless people felt despair.

They never expected the Red Gold Bird to be so powerful.

Shen Juefeng's eyes were filled with a deathly gray.

This Red Gold Bird from the depths of the Great Wasteland was far more powerful than he had imagined.

Shen Juefeng looked at Shen Yiyi running towards him and suddenly saw the Red Gold Bird charging towards Shen Yiyi.

Its fierce golden claws seemed ready to tear her apart.

The Red Gold Bird was seeking revenge!

This fierce bird had a high level of intelligence.

"No!!"

Shen Juefeng roared in madness, his eyes filled with despair.

"Red Gold Bird, you seem quite tasty. Maybe eating you will make my qi and blood even stronger."

At this moment, a relaxed and carefree young voice suddenly rang out amidst the chaos of the caravan.

"Is that voice?"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

In an instant, countless eyes focused on a young man in white not far away.

At that moment, the young man in white slowly stood up from a patch of grass.

Buzz!

As he stood up, an indescribable, overwhelming war qi that made countless people, even the Red Gold Bird, feel suffocated, slowly rose.

In that instant, Ye Feng instantly moved, flashing in front of Shen Yiyi and waving his hand.

"Boom!"

The天地灵力沸腾，叶风的手瞬间变成了一只磨盘大的银色大手，直接“啪”的一声，将即将俯冲下来的那头凶恶的红金鸟拍飞了。

“轰隆隆！”

红金鸟哀鸣一声，如金色巨鹰般的身躯，一下子被拍飞了。

它撞碎了远处的一座山岳，被埋在了滚滚碎石之下。

“嘶！”

这一幕太震撼了，全场顿时响起了一阵倒吸冷气的声音。

随即，便是一片死寂。

静！

死一般的静！

沈依依一双美眸中的泪水止住，她呆呆地盯着身前的叶风。

这个她原本无比轻视和厌恶的少年身影。

但此时此刻，在她的心中，却一下子无限拔高，变得有如高山大岳那般的伟岸和高大！

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Translation:

The天地灵力沸腾，叶风的手瞬间变成了一只磨盘大的银色大手，直接“啪”的一声，将即将俯冲下来的那头凶恶的红金鸟拍飞了。

"Boom!"

The Red Gold Bird let out a mournful cry, its massive golden eagle-like body instantly being slapped away.

It crashed into a distant mountain, buried under a pile of rolling rubble.

"Hiss!"

This scene was too shocking, and the entire crowd immediately drew in a sharp breath.

Then, there was a complete silence.

Silent!

Deadly silent!

Shen Yiyi's tears stopped, and she stared blankly at Ye Feng in front of her.

This young man, whom she had once despised and loathed.

But at this moment, in her heart, he suddenly rose to an infinite height, becoming as majestic and towering as a mountain.