156: Chapter 156: Encountering a Demon Attack at Tianya City, Slaying the Golden-Winged Roc and Displaying Might

The decision to leave Tianya City was not a spur-of-the-moment impulse.

Ye Qing was very clear that although the Endless Sea was vast, a small, peripheral city like Tianya City could no longer satisfy his growing needs.

Whether it was the acquisition of resources or the pursuit of a higher Realm, he needed to head towards a broader and more central stage.

He spent half a day thoroughly clearing away any aura or traces that might have remained in his inn room, then went into the city to purchase a batch of common Materials for drawing Talismans and setting up Formations, as well as several more detailed maps of the inland.

After finishing all this, he quietly left Tianya City on the morning of the second day.

He chose not to use any transportation, nor did he travel with companions; instead, he set off alone, transforming into a faint, imperceptible streak of light, skimming over the sea surface as he flew towards the Western Continent.

He planned to return to the inland first, and then, according to the maps, search for the next base suitable for long-term settlement and development.

After flying for about two hours, Tianya City had long since disappeared at the edge of his vision, and nothing remained around him but the boundless blue sea.

Just as he adjusted his direction and prepared to accelerate, a sharp, piercing screech suddenly came from the clouds ahead!

Immediately following, three golden streams of light, like lightning, swooped down from the clouds, carrying a violent, murderous Demonic Qi, and lunged fiercely at Ye Qing in a triangular Formation!

Those three golden streams of light were extremely fast; in the blink of an eye, they had rushed to within a hundred zhang of Ye Qing, revealing their true forms.

They were three strange raptors with wingspans exceeding five zhang, their bodies covered in golden feathers, heads like falcons, but with four sharp claws!

Their eyes were a cold amber color, their beaks like curved hooks shimmering with a metallic luster, and their claw tips condensed a point of extremely concentrated golden light, emitting a heart-palpitating, sharp aura!

"Three Early Stage 'Golden-Winged Ripping Heaven Falcons'? And looking at this Formation, they are clearly here to kill."

Ye Qing raised an eyebrow slightly, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

He did not know these three Golden-Winged Ripping Heaven Falcons, let alone have any grudge against them.

But since they had attacked him unprovoked, he would not be polite.

He did not hesitate in the slightest, nor did he slow down; he simply extended his right hand, pointing his fingers like a sword, and slashed through the air towards the three incoming Golden-Winged Ripping Heaven Falcons.

"sword, sever."

A dark silver sword aura, refined to the extreme and seemingly capable of severing the Void Realm, burst forth from his fingertips, instantly splitting into three, each heading towards those three Golden-Winged Ripping Heaven Falcons!

Those three Golden-Winged Ripping Heaven Falcons clearly had not expected this Human Race Cultivator to react so quickly and strike so fiercely!

The leading Golden-Winged Ripping Heaven Falcon let out a sharp screech, its wings flapping violently as it attempted to gain altitude and dodge the sword aura!

The other two Golden-Winged Ripping Heaven Falcons rolled to the left and right, respectively, attempting to avoid the sharpness of the sword aura!

However, the three sword auras Ye Qing had released seemed to have eyes, instantly locking onto their respective targets and suddenly accelerating!

Tear! Tear! Tear!

Three sounds that rang out almost simultaneously, like cloth being torn, echoed over the sea!

Those three Golden-Winged Ripping Heaven Falcons did not even have time to let out a scream before they were precisely decapitated by the three dark silver sword auras!

Three hideous bird heads flew into the sky!

Golden blood, like a fountain, sprayed wildly from their smooth, mirror-like severed necks, staining the sea beneath them red!

The three Early Stage Golden-Winged Ripping Heaven Falcons had not even lasted a single round before they were all killed!

Ye Qing did not even look at the three falling headless bird corpses; he waved his hand, collecting them along with the dropped Yao Beast cores and those sharp claws into his Cave Heaven World.

"Early Stage Yao Beast cores, better than nothing. However, these three pairs of golden wings are good Materials for refining flight Magical Artifacts."

He commented, and just as he was about to continue his journey, his Divine Sense suddenly caught an unusual energy fluctuation beneath the sea surface that had been stained red by the golden blood.

That energy fluctuation did not come from a Yao Beast, but rather... it carried the distinct aura of a Human Race Cultivator's Magic Treasure!

"Eh? Could there be something else on the seabed?"

His heart stirred, and he immediately lowered his flying light, hovering above the sea, probing his Divine Sense into the water to investigate carefully.

A moment later, a strange expression appeared on his face.

"So that's what happened."

He discovered that deep on the seabed, there was the wreckage of what looked like an expedition ship, broken into several pieces.

Scattered within the wreckage were several corpses of Human Race Cultivators that had become bloated from being soaked in seawater, along with some scattered fragments of Magical Artifacts and pieces of Storage Pouches.

It looked like this ship had encountered an attack from those three Golden-Winged Ripping Heaven Falcons, and everyone on board had perished.

And those three Golden-Winged Ripping Heaven Falcons, after killing the people on the ship, had not left immediately, but had lingered nearby, seemingly waiting for something, or rather, guarding something.

"It seems those three beasts did not attack me without reason. They must have mistaken me for a survivor or an accomplice from this ship."

Ye Qing understood in his heart, and he could not be bothered to delve deeper into the behavior of those Golden-Winged Ripping Heaven Falcons.

He casually collected the corpses of those Human Race Cultivators into a water coffin condensed from seawater, sinking them into the deeper seabed so they could rest in peace.

Then, he did not linger any longer and continued flying towards the direction of the Western Continent.

"Inland... I, Ye Qing, have returned."