Published: March 1, 2025
The chill froze the surrounding soil and fallen leaves, simultaneously freezing the branches of the ancient tree that wound around itself.
The overwhelming physical power erupted wildly, directly tearing apart the branches entwined around the giant eagle.
In the eyes of the giant eagle, the madness intensified, and the black crystal on its forehead flashed rapidly.
A pale blue stream of air shot towards the ancient tree!
This was the essence of the cold air within the giant eagle's body!
This was the giant eagle's most powerful move!
It felt as if the space itself was frozen by the cold air.
Creatures below tier 4 had no chance of survival once struck!
And the ancient tree was only tier 3, and that too in a damaged state!
The cold air struck the ancient tree at a visible speed.
There were no massive energy fluctuations!
Nor was there any violent surge of cold air.
What remained was a vividly lifelike ice sculpture of the ancient tree!
As if it were a giant Diamond Tree, the ancient tree was completely frozen in this mountain forest!
The breath of life gradually withered, the ancient tree had reached the end of its life!
A flash of pleasure crossed the giant eagle's eyes.
All of this was part of the ancient tree's plan, and the giant eagle naturally understood this!
Thus, even if it expended tremendous energy, as long as it could kill the ancient tree, everything would be worth it!
Meanwhile, the mutated beast swarm went wild the moment they saw the ancient tree's death!
To the surrounding mutated beasts, the ancient tree was like a mother; without its presence, none of the mutated beasts present could escape the giant eagle's perception.
Therefore, the surrounding mutated beasts disregarded the disparity in strength and rushed forward, wanting to tear the giant eagle to shreds!
The black crystal on the giant eagle's forehead continued to flicker, and then, a black light erupted from the giant eagle!
Dark Resurrection (s-rank, active ability): The power of darkness protects the host, instantly healing all injuries and negative effects! As long as the host's stamina is sufficient, under the enhancement of this ability, it is an immortal existence!
In an instant, it truly was an instant!
All the scars on the giant eagle's body healed immediately, along with the curse effects dissipating completely.
Then, the giant eagle spread its wings and soared!
The eagle is the ruler of the skies; once the giant eagle recovered from its injuries, those terra-based creatures on the ground would stand no chance against it!
After all, being the overlord of this mountain forest, the giant eagle's strength was vastly superior to the tier 3 creatures below!
In the air, the giant eagle looked down with evident mockery.
Come, catch me!
If you can't catch me, then the ones who die will be YOU!
The giant eagle would not relinquish its territory, nor would it spare these weaklings who dared to resist!
The sharp beak of the eagle aimed at the tier 3 bear that had inflicted harm upon it, and with a flap of its wings, it pounced ferociously!
If it struck, the bear would definitely have no place to die!
But at that moment, the situation changed!
The origin of the change came from the ice-encased ancient tree!
To be precise, it was from within the ancient tree!
An immense consciousness surged forth, connecting to the minds of all the mutated beasts present!
"Protect... me..."
This overwhelming consciousness carried the inherent dignity of a superior being, rendering all the mutated beasts present, except for the giant eagle, unable to resist, nor did they wish to!
Over a hundred mutated beasts surrounded the remnants of the ancient tree.
At the same time, the giant eagle sensed this wave and immediately halted its attack on the bear!
However, seeing the internal aura of the ancient tree growing stronger, the giant eagle found itself powerless!
The giant eagle wanted to break through the hundred or so vigilant mutated beasts, but the difficulty was too great!