35: Chapter 35 There are actually two blue flame birds

In this canyon, filled with an atmosphere of tension and blood, the Late Foundation Establishment Stage Azure Flame Bird was currently enduring immense pain.

Its originally majestic wings, over three zhang long, had been half severed by Yin Chengmu's fierce attack, with only a few tendons still connecting them.

The scene at the point of fracture was utterly gruesome, with green blood gushing out uncontrollably like a surging fountain.

The blood was not the usual red, but a deep, mysterious green, each stream containing powerful spiritual energy fluctuations, tracing strange arcs in the air as it splattered onto the ground, as if dyeing the land with a mysterious hue.

The Azure Flame Bird's mournful cries emanated from its sharp beak; the sound, like a sharp dagger, pierced the canyon's silence, echoing through the valley, spreading further and wider.

The cries contained endless pain, anger, and unwillingness, as if a lament against unfair fate, or a severe curse upon its attackers.

As a large amount of blood was lost, its struggles gradually weakened, its once powerful flapping becoming feeble, and its cries grew fainter. Yet, even so, the fierce glint in its eyes remained like a burning flame, showing no sign of extinguishing.

Yin Chengmu secretly assessed that although this attack had not achieved the expected direct heavy blow to the Azure Flame Bird, two more attacks of this intensity should be enough to completely deal with this stubborn Azure Flame Bird.

Just as Yin Chengmu was about to strike again, the Foundation Establishment Completion Azure Flame Bird in the sky, which had been circling them, suddenly seemed to ignite with fury, becoming completely desperate.

Its originally agile dodging posture abruptly changed; it no longer evaded Chen Fei's continuous, storm-like attacks. Its entire body glowed intensely, the light so strong it was like the scorching sun, dazzling to the point of being almost impossible to look at directly.

It began to frantically consume its innate Azure Flame, a precious source of power it was born with.

At this moment, the Azure Flame rapidly gathered in its mouth, condensing at an astonishing speed into a dazzling, seemingly solid mass of green flame.

As the flame burned, the surrounding air was so intensely heated that it warped, as if space itself became fragile under the high temperature.

With this terrifying Azure Flame in its mouth, it completely disregarded Chen Fei's attacks, which were like a surging sea of fire.

Chen Fei's attacks struck its body, sending sparks flying, but could not hinder it in the slightest.

It charged directly towards them like a burning meteor, its speed so great that it created a howling gale, causing the surrounding trees to rustle and leaves to fly everywhere.

Seeing this, Chen Fei was greatly alarmed, knowing full well the power of this Azure Flame.

He dared not delay in the slightest and immediately swung his Fire Cloud Sword with all his might.

On the blade of the Fire Cloud Sword, flames erupted like an enraged Dragon, instantly transforming into a sky-obscuring, surging sea of fire that swept towards the Azure Flame Bird.

Within that sea of fire, flames churned and surged, and heat waves rolled. Wherever it passed, the rocks on the ground were scorched red, as if about to melt.

At the same time, Chen Fei retreated rapidly, his speed reaching its limit, leaving behind afterimages in the air. He shouted:

"Retreat first! That beast is fighting to the death. We can't block this Azure Flame.

The good news is that its Azure Flame attack range is not far. Let's create some distance, and our chance will come."

His voice, though somewhat hurried in the howling wind, clearly reached Yin Chengmu and Liu Xue's ears.

Yin Chengmu and Liu Xue reacted instantly upon hearing Chen Fei's shout.

They knew well that this was not the time to prolong the fight, and without hesitation, they abandoned their attack on the injured Azure Flame Bird on the ground, retreating rapidly like lightning.

The trio's speed was like shooting stars, leaving three streaks of light in the air. In the blink of an eye, they had retreated a hundred zhang before stopping.

At this moment, they watched as the two Azure Flame Birds slowly approached each other in the air, then nestled closely together.

The scene had a touch of tragedy, as if in this brutal battle, they had found their last reliance in each other.

Seeing this, Chen Fei quickly sent a telepathic message: "Later, I will directly attack the injured Azure Flame Bird. Junior Sister Liu, you also help control it. Junior Brother Yin, you directly use your Talisman Treasure to attack. This time, go all out, don't worry about life or death anymore.

We must finish this quickly and not give them a chance to breathe." His telepathic message echoed in their minds, his tone firm and resolute.

Just then, a clear and strong Mental Energy fluctuation suddenly came from the opposite side, containing immense anger and deep incomprehension:

"Humans! Why? We have never harmed humans! My mate and I just moved here, why are you attacking us without reason?"

This Mental Energy fluctuation, like a surging wave, impacted their Divine Sense, and the emotions within were so genuine that it caused a slight tremor in their hearts.

Chen Fei's eyes narrowed instantly upon hearing this Foundation Establishment Stage Yao Beast communicate so clearly.

He was secretly astonished. This Yao Beast truly lived up to its trace of Qingluan Bloodline; its innate talent far surpassed that of ordinary Yao Beasts.

It could actually communicate directly with humans using such powerful and clear Mental Energy in the Foundation Establishment Realm, and its thinking was so clear that it even understood human concepts like "mate," which contained complex emotions and social relationships.

This indicated that the two Azure Flame Birds possessed extremely high intelligence, far beyond that of common low-level Yao Beasts.

It seemed these two Azure Flame Birds must have migrated from the mysterious depths of the Demon Beast Mountain Range, which explained why their presence had never been heard of in this vicinity before.

If their valuable Bloodline and worth had been known earlier, they would likely have been hunted down by greedy Cultivators long ago.

"Haha! What reason do Cultivators need to hunt Yao Beasts? Aren't you Yao Beasts the same?"

Yin Chengmu sneered, his eyes glinting with cruelty and greed.

In his view, this world was inherently one where the strong preyed on the weak; between the Human Race and the Yao Race, there was only the relationship of hunter and hunted.

He silently took out a Talisman Treasure and held it in his palm. The Talisman Treasure emitted a mysterious glow, its runes flickering, seemingly containing endless power.

He slowly infused it with spiritual energy, and as the spiritual energy flowed in, the Talisman Treasure's light grew brighter, and the surrounding air seemed to become heavy due to this powerful energy.

Liu Xue, meanwhile, was on full alert. Her entire body surged with spiritual energy, like a rushing river.

The spiritual energy formed a faint spiritual light shield on her body's surface, emitting gentle yet resilient waves of Qi. Her gaze was fixed on the Azure Flame Birds ahead, while also vigilantly observing every movement around her, ready to respond to any sudden situation that might arise.

"Chirp! Damn humans! So what Senior said was true, the Human Race has always hunted us Yao Race without reason, and I've been foolish to always restrain myself from harming humans!"

The Azure Flame Bird's angry voice transmitted again through Mental Energy, filled with resentment and defiance.

Its intelligence was extremely high, and it knew its dangerous situation at this moment; it was deliberately stalling for time.

It could clearly feel the approaching Yao Beasts coming to its rescue getting closer and closer; with every passing second, the aura of reinforcements grew stronger.

It secretly vowed that as long as it held off these humans, once the reinforcements arrived, it would be the death of these humans, and it would make these greedy humans pay a heavy price for their actions.