The Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten underwent a bloodline breakthrough, awakening its Void-Breaking Black Tiger King lineage. It demonstrated new abilities, including void-travel and greatly enhanced speed, far surpassing its previous limitations. While observing these changes, Ye Zhen decided to check on the Nine-Headed Beast, but was interrupted by a sudden, powerful windstorm.
Whoosh! Before the whirlwind could engulf him, the gusting winds had already sent the kitten swaying precariously. Even as the kitten swiftly assumed its colossal five-hundred-meter form, it was like a minuscule vessel tossed amidst raging waves against the ferocity of the gale. "Kitten, make a swift retreat!" Yet, in Ye Zhen’s perception, the truly menacing element was the rapidly rotating disc of wind blades at the tornado’s core. Logically, given Ye Zhen’s Black Dragon Tyrant Body, mere wind blades should pose no threat. However, the bladed vortex at the tornado’s center evoked an instinctual, primal fear. A cultivator’s intuition proved remarkably prescient! This implied that the wind blade wheel at the tornado’s heart could indeed imperil Ye Zhen. Time seemed to dilate. While Ye Zhen was uncertain of the kitten’s retreat, he could not possibly abandon it to face peril alone! The Acquired Spirit Treasure Thunder Light Whip materialized instantly before Ye Zhen, crackling with electrical energy and conjuring a Thunder Light Barrier to shield both Ye Zhen and the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten. But the tornado advanced with alarming speed, and before the Thunder Light Barrier could fully solidify, it was already rent asunder by the wind blade wheel embedded within the tempest. In a flash, the violent, tearing forces carried by the tornado enveloped Ye Zhen and the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten. Ye Zhen could distinctly feel the Qi Force emanating from the wind blade wheel at the tornado’s center lashing sharply against his face. With a resolute thought, Ye Zhen channeled his divine sense into the War Soul Blood Flag. Confronted by this sudden, widespread, and immensely potent ambush, the War Soul Blood Flag represented Ye Zhen’s sole avenue of protection for himself and the kitten. However, just as Ye Zhen’s divine sense plunged into the War Soul Blood Flag, with a whoosh, the scenery before him shifted, and he found himself within a spatial passage. At the very instant of his vanishing from the sky, Ye Zhen registered a surprised utterance of "huh!" This sound immediately cast a dark shadow over Ye Zhen's demeanor. This undeniably signaled a deliberate, clandestine attack! The perplexing aspect was that Ye Zhen had spent the preceding half-year within the Xiansheng Water Mansion, largely reclusive and primarily cultivating within the Mirage Dragon Pearl. This marked Ye Zhen’s first public appearance in half a year, with his route meticulously chosen at random by him and the kitten. How could he have been tracked? Spatial passages did not permit prolonged stays; after approximately one breath’s duration, the kitten, carrying Ye Zhen, emerged from the void, reappearing high in the heavens. By this point, their new location was at least three thousand miles distant from the site of the ambush. It appeared Ye Zhen had successfully evaded the ambusher, and his immediate priority now was to devise methods to investigate this aggressor and ascertain their benefactor. Perhaps it was time to summon Big Ears Nie Ting, who was currently cultivating within the Mirage Dragon Pearl. Let him lend an ear! Indeed, Big Ears Nie Ting and Ling Qianbi had been dispatched by Ye Zhen into the Mirage Dragon Pearl for dedicated cultivation. Originally, Ye Zhen had hesitated to reveal this particular ability in their presence. However, Big Ears’ innate divine ability was of paramount importance and directly correlated in strength with one’s cultivation level. Ling Qianbi’s All Beings Hundred Illusions Divine Ability was also extraordinarily potent. Among Ye Zhen’s companions, Ling Qianbi was the sole individual, apart from Ye Zhen himself, to have condensed a primordial spirit, which rendered her impervious to the divine souls of Dao Realm experts. Nevertheless, her current cultivation level remained insufficient. Consequently, Ye Zhen had readily permitted Ling Qianbi and Big Ears to enter the Mirage Dragon Pearl for cultivation. Their cultivation sanctuaries were, however, discreetly demarcated within the Mirage Dragon Pearl’s expanse under the stewardship of the Mirage Dragon Primordial Spirit Achou, ensuring their isolation from figures like the Sky Wing Three Saints. Within the confines of the Mirage Dragon Pearl space, regardless of their movements, they would not encounter any other individuals. As for the temporal manipulation abilities, Ye Zhen had chosen not to elaborate, merely advising them to cultivate with peace of mind. But precisely as Ye Zhen prepared to usher Big Ears Nie Ting out of the Mirage Dragon Pearl’s domain, a tumultuous roar of wind and thunder suddenly reverberated from the distant sky. A sliver of azure light manifested within Ye Zhen’s field of vision with blinding velocity. Its speed was nearing perfection. "Kitten, hasten your retreat!" "Ha ha ha, boy, it seems you possess a measure of capability indeed. My journey here has not been in vain!" A piercing, sword-like sound sliced through the air, assailing Ye Zhen’s ears and causing them to throb painfully. This time, the kitten responded. With a powerful beat of its wings, it transformed into a streak of black light, hurtling back towards the sea, instantaneously accelerating to a pace of twenty thousand miles per two hours. Witnessing this, the distant, piercing voice echoed once more, "Attempting an escape?"
"However, relying on that speed alone, it’s still not enough!"
With a cold shout, the azure shadow behind him flickered, instantly closing the distance to within thirty miles.
In the blink of an eye, the pursuer had drawn near.
At this precise moment, Ye Zhen finally managed to get a clear view of the monstrous entity before him.
It was a ferocious azure bird, possessing a terrifying head resembling a chicken and a colossal body spanning a thousand meters, while its wings boasted a generous spread of over five thousand meters.
This fearsome bird casually flapped its wings, and a terrifying tornado, filled with whirling wind blades, began to rapidly form.
Ye Zhen finally understood the origin of the preceding tornado and vaguely recognized the identity of this giant-winged, chicken-headed azure bird.
"Strong Wind?"
Strong Wind, a true Ancient Fierce Beast!
As the natural sovereign of the winds, capable of traversing nine thousand miles in a single gust, Strong Wind was renowned for its ability to sweep across vast distances with a single flap.
And this was merely the ordinary speed of Strong Wind!
In the instant of this realization, Ye Zhen’s pupils constricted to their absolute limit!
This was the genuine Ancient Fierce Beast, Strong Wind!
Its bloodline was incomparably noble and potent when contrasted with the Nine-Headed Beast residing within Ye Zhen’s Mirage Dragon Pearl, another Ancient Fierce Beast.
If the bloodlines of Ancient Fierce Beasts were comparable to lions and tigers, then the Nine-Headed Beast within Ye Zhen’s Mirage Dragon Pearl was, at best, akin to a stray dog, perhaps not even that!
The sheer terror that Strong Wind embodied was undeniably apparent.
In that fleeting moment, Ye Zhen felt an urgent, overwhelming impulse to curse.
Who had such high regard for him?
Summoning a genuine Ancient Fierce Beast, Strong Wind, to deal with none other than Ye Zhen himself!
As these thoughts raced through his mind, the tornado swept over once more, and simultaneously, the Strong Wind hurtled towards Ye Zhen and the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten.
In Ye Zhen’s perception, it was no different from a colossal mountain descending upon him!
