Chapter 479 - 479: The Mysterious Bird (Third Update)
Chapter 479: Chapter 479: The Mysterious Bird (Third Update)
The black gleam writhed like a living thing even after it was caught.
Xue An applied force with his palm.
Crack.
The gleam let out a plaintive wail before it was crushed into oblivion, dissolving into black mist.
The master of Profound Wind Tower grunted, and the mist that had shrouded her face dissipated, revealing a seductive and enchanting visage.
But now, her face was filled with shock and rage.
“Who are you?”
With a faint smile, Xue An said, “Haven’t you been looking for me all this time?”
“You’re Xue An!” the master of Profound Wind Tower blurted out.
Xue An nodded.
The master of Profound Wind Tower’s expression grew dark.
She knew Xue An had returned, but she hadn’t expected him to enter Kunlun City so soon.
Hadn’t she ordered a thorough investigation? How could there be no news at all?
Were all those tasked with gathering intelligence idiots?
The master of Profound Wind Tower seethed inwardly.
“When I first heard the name ‘Profound Wind Tower’, I had my suspicions, but it wasn’t until I saw you that I confirmed one thing.”
“What did you confirm?” The master of Profound Wind Tower stood in mid-air, her aura gradually rising, causing her hair to flutter.
“You’re not human, you’re a demon!”
Xue An’s calm words were like a thunderclap, leaving Fei Bai stunned.
A demon?
Fei Bai had encountered demons before, but he had never seen one as powerful as the master of Profound Wind Tower who also lacked any demonic aura.
The master of Profound Wind Tower’s expression was as still as water, and she chuckled.
“A demon? What a joke. How could I be a demon? I am a dignified cultivator, a Golden Immortal! Xue An, I acknowledge your cultivation level is not bad, but opposing my Profound Wind Tower is going to be the most foolish thing you’ve ever done in your life! I…”
Xue An yawned out of boredom, cutting off the master of Profound Wind Tower, “Are you done?”
The master of Profound Wind Tower paused.
“Not only are you a demon, but you’re also a very foolish one!”
As he spoke, Xue An vanished from the spot and appeared above the master of Profound Wind Tower, his fist smashing down.
The master of Profound Wind Tower hadn’t anticipated Xue An’s speed and was unable to react in time, getting struck by the punch and forcefully slammed into the ground.
Boom.
The ground was covered in snow, nearly an inch thick, and the master of Profound Wind Tower’s impact sent snow flying in all directions.
The master of Profound Wind Tower roared, “Xue An, you…”
Xue An once again hovered above her, speaking indifferently, “Not only are you foolish, but you’re also a very noisy demon!”
As he spoke, Xue An struck down with two more punches.
The sheer force of the punches created a huge crater in the ground.
The master of Profound Wind Tower was right in the middle of it.
And Xue An had no intention of stopping there, his punches continuing to rain down without pause.
“Still refusing to show your true form? Then I’ll just have to pound you until you do,” Xue An said lightly.
The spectacle rendered Fei Bai and the people of Profound Wind Tower speechless.
Fei Bai was astonished at the strength Xue An now possessed.
It had been only two years.
Xue An, who had to put forth his full effort when dealing with the similarly Golden Immortal leader of the Immortal Palace, now seemed effortlessly composed and at ease.
This indicated how much his power had increased.
Even Fei Bai felt a sense of despair at the rate of growth.
Could it be that Xue An had also reached the level of a Golden Immortal?
Fei Bai silently wondered.
The people of Profound Wind Tower found it unbelievable.
Ever since the existence of Profound Wind Tower, for more than a year now, their Lady Tower Master had never been defeated.
Yet, today, she was beaten by Xue An without the strength to fight back.
“Enough!” A shrill cry emerged from the deep crater.
Following that, streaks of black light filled the entire crater.
Then, they saw a gigantic beast appear within the pit, bird-like yet not.
Xue An stood at the edge of the pit with his hands behind his back, a slight smile on his face, “It turns out to be a blackened Xuan bird, quite rare indeed.”
Xuan bird.
An exotic beast from ancient times.
Unexpectedly, it had appeared today in Kunlun, and moreover, it was a blackened Xuan bird.
“Xue An, those who witness my true form are doomed to die! You ought to…aah!” The Xuan bird was just about to utter some imposing words when it screamed in agony.
For Xue An had unexpectedly appeared behind it at some point, grasping with one hand the wings made of black light, and shouting coldly.
“Rise up!”
With that, Xue An pulled the Xuan bird out of the crater by force.
Only then did people see clearly that it was indeed a giant black bird, similar in shape to a Phoenix, yet somewhat smaller.
And the black streaks were actually its feathers.
At that moment, the black streaks crisscrossed through the sky like black chains, surrounding Xue An completely before expanding violently like an electric shock. The bird’s form fluffed up, revealing countless fine black streaks.
The black streaks launched towards Xue An like a dense black rain.
Xue An didn’t dodge or hide, standing quietly in mid-air, still grasping hold of several feathers from the Xuan bird’s wings.
The black rain engulfed Xue An.
The Xuan bird laughed triumphantly, “Hehe, what a fool, to actually catch my black feathers bare-handed; he truly does not know the word ‘death’!”
No sooner had its words faded, a series of pure white flames appeared amidst the black rain.
Under the scorching flames.
The black rain melted away like snow under boiling water, disappearing swiftly.
The Xuan bird’s triumph turned to panic.
“How can you have such flames, no…”
Before it could finish speaking, it was swung by Xue An and smashed heavily onto the ground nearby.
Boom.
The ground was smashed into a large crater.
The black light on the Xuan bird’s body shattered a great deal.
But before it could catch its breath, Xue An swung it up again.
Boom, boom, boom!
Xue An, like wielding a whip, smashed the ground into craters everywhere, and the Xuan bird’s size was smashed down by more than half, no longer as arrogant as before.
“I yield, I yield! Sir, please stop smashing!” the Xuan bird yelled.
“Tell me, who sent you?” Xue An let go, dusted off his hands, and spoke indifferently.
The Xuan bird shrank back, truly frightened by Xue An’s violence, “I do not understand what you mean?”
“Hmm?” Xue An raised his eyebrows slightly.
“The mark on you shows you came from the Demon Realm, and it seems your cultivation level was forcibly elevated by a powerful being before your descent! Let me guess which part of the Demon Realm? Vermilion Bird Realm? No, that’s not it, those arrogant creatures wouldn’t deal with a bird like you.”
“Phoenix Realm? That’s not right either! Phoenixes and Xuan birds have always been at odds, you wouldn’t listen to them!”
“Could it be… you weren’t assigned by your avian deity?”
With every line that Xue An spoke, the Xuan bird shuddered, its gaze filled with immense reverence towards him by the end.
“Who exactly are you, how could you know so much about the Demon Realm?”
“Me?” Xue An said with a light smile, turning his head towards the darkness in the distance.
“Having hidden for so long, is it not time to show yourself yet?”