Screech!0

A high-pitched, piercing cry burst forth from within Cassius's body, brimming with an unrivaled ferocity and majesty that could pierce the heavens. Scarlet currents of air swirled past Cassius's eyes. A crimson speck grew larger and more defined in his blue irises, finally morphing into a ferocious Blood Vulture that lunged forth in a frenzy!0

In the very instant that crimson shadow touched the air, it swelled until it turned into a colossal form in less than half a breath. Its blood-red wings blotted out the sun, slicing through the air in a predatory glide.0

Boom!0

The Blood Vulture slammed into the Demon Phoenix that had surged from Hu Yue and Luo's bodies. Torrents of air were swept along, erupting in a blurred shockwave. Three crimson silhouettes shot skyward amid flying dirt and swirling gray dust, locked in a tangled battle all the way up.0

They glided above the treetops, chasing each other like fighter jets, leaving fleeting trails of blood in the air. Repeated booming impacts rang out, accompanied by the clashing of talons and beaks that might as well have been made of steel, all amidst shrill cries filled with vicious menace.0

The lush canopy of trees within a hundred-meter radius surged violently. Whenever the monstrous birds clashed overhead, the forest revealed giant elliptical impressions where the downdraft pressed it downward...0