Reversing the Milky Way

Upon seeing this, Liu Yuntian was shocked: "This beast! He actually knows how to use my attack to break the spirit array! Everyone, quickly prepare your defenses!"

In an instant, countless lightning feathers swept down towards the ground, and the team members in the sky were ready to fight back.

Upon seeing this, Bai Cheng immediately shouted, "Get out of the way!"

However, the houses in the nearby Yujia Village had already been destroyed beyond recognition by the Golden-Winged Thunderbird, with not even a single intact wall remaining. The people who had just gathered on the ground were instantly wiped out.

Most of those people didn't have time to dodge and were passed right through by the lightning feather. Their limbs and bones exploded instantly, and blood mist filled the scene. The rain washed over the ground and even formed a red stream.

Upon seeing this, Yu Qing'an immediately pulled Yue Ling and Bai Cheng into Xuan Taiming's cellar. Although the cellar was dilapidated, some parts still retained the integrity of the roof, which prevented the lightning feathers from harming Bai Cheng and the others.

A few breaths later, the attack stopped. Bai Cheng and his companions were surrounded by feathers crackling with lightning, and the surrounding area was riddled with craters. Bai Cheng walked up to the feathers, intending to examine them, but unexpectedly, the feathers gradually began to dissipate, then turned into spiritual light and disappeared into the air.

Yu Qing'an stepped forward and said, "It seems that this is just an attack formed from spiritual power. If it were the real feather, the destructive power would be far more than this."

The group then emerged from the cellar. Everywhere they looked, there were mangled corpses and pieces of flesh. Nearly 80% of the people had perished in the attack, and the stench of blood permeated the air.

Bai Cheng walked slowly over. He could tell that at least four hundred people had gathered here just now, but now only a few dozen were able to stand up. Suddenly, his foot stepped on something, and he subconsciously looked down.

It was a little girl's arm tightly gripping a windmill, thick smoke billowing from the severed part of the arm, the rest of it already gone. Bai Cheng instantly recognized the windmill as the one he had given to Xiao Mei before.

Bai Cheng stood frozen in place. At that moment, he felt as if the world had fallen silent, even the sound of the rain had disappeared, and he could only hear his own rapid breathing. Then came a ringing in his ears, and the scenery around Bai Cheng began to slowly blur from side to side, before the voice returned to his ears.

"Bai...Bai...Cheng...Bai...Bai...Cheng...Cheng...Bai...Cheng...Cheng..."

As things before Bai Cheng's eyes gradually became clearer, Yue Ling's voice came from behind him.

"Bai Cheng...Bai Cheng, are you alright?!"

Bai Cheng then suddenly realized what was happening and replied, "I...I'm fine."

Yueling: "You stood there like that for a while, it scared me to death."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng silently raised his head and looked up. Liu Yuntian and the others in the air were still fighting the Golden-Winged Thunderbird, and of the eight members of the Surveillance Bureau, one was dead and two were injured. Bai Cheng took a deep breath, then quickly jumped into Xuan Taiming's cellar, picked up the giant egg, which was over a meter tall, and leaped out.

The golden-winged thunderbirds, locked in combat in the sky, also noticed Bai Cheng's actions. They quickly shook off Liu Yuntian and the others, and swooped down towards Bai Cheng.

Upon seeing this, Bai Cheng ran straight out of the village without saying a word.

Upon seeing this, Xuan Taiming immediately shouted, "Boy, put down my egg!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he ignored Xuan Molin's advice and chased after him. Upon seeing this, Liu Yuntian immediately ordered two team members to stay and guard the area, while he led the others to follow.

Bai Cheng, who was running at his fastest speed, was already within a hundred meters behind the Golden-Winged Thunderbird in just a few breaths. Bai Cheng didn't have time to look back. He only felt a chill on his back, and then saw a pair of golden eyes staring at him from behind. Then a pair of giant claws attacked, the earth shook behind him, and the shockwave almost blew Bai Cheng away.

After regaining his footing, Bai Cheng continued running towards the edge of the village, with the enormous figure close behind. Perhaps fearing to damage its eggs, the Golden-Winged Thunderbird did not unleash a strong attack, which allowed Bai Cheng to catch his breath for a moment.

As time passed, Bai Cheng, carrying the egg, ran out of the north gate of Yu Family Village. However, the area outside the village was open and flat. The Golden-Winged Thunderbird swooped down and landed in front of Bai Cheng, its massive body forming a wall that blocked his path.

At this moment, Xuan Taiming caught up from behind.

"Hey kid! Put the egg down!"

As Xuan Taiming finished speaking, Liu Yuntian and the others arrived one after another. At this moment, Xuan Mo stepped forward to continue persuading Xuan Taiming.

"Second brother, stop clinging to this egg. In the current situation, the only option is to use the egg to lure the Golden-Winged Thunderbird away first, and then make other plans."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Taiming's face twitched slightly; he was unwilling to give up the egg so easily. Liu Yuntian, his expression also serious, said, "We have been fighting this beast for a long time, but we haven't been able to defeat it. If we ask for help from the nearest city, Baifeng, reinforcements won't arrive in the short term. For now, we can only lure the Golden-Winged Thunderbird away. Xuan Taiming, I don't care how you obtained this egg, but if we can't kill the Golden-Winged Thunderbird now, you must abandon it unless you can find a Qi Opening Realm expert to come and help."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Taiming relented. He looked at Bai Cheng with increasingly cold eyes. In his view, although Bai Cheng could withstand one or two of his attacks, he would never be able to escape from the Golden-Winged Thunderbird. Although he would lose the bird's egg, Bai Cheng would still not survive.

Thinking of this, his attitude immediately changed, and he said, "Alright, then let Bai Cheng lead the Golden-Winged Thunderbird into the depths of the Cloudfall Forest."

Upon seeing this, Liu Yuntian immediately shouted to Bai Cheng, "Bai Cheng, just run towards the forest. We'll hold off this Golden-Winged Thunderbird for a while, then you can leave immediately after you put down the eggs!" After saying that, he immediately directed the group to attack the Golden-Winged Thunderbird.

Upon seeing the group attacking him, the Golden-Winged Thunderbird immediately leaped into the air, its wings flapping to unleash countless lightning feathers, forcing the group to dodge. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Bai Cheng swiftly fled towards the Cloudfall Forest to the north. The Golden-Winged Thunderbird, seeing this, was about to follow when it was stopped by Liu Yuntian's attack. Liu Yuntian, controlling his Wooden Phoenix Sword, quickly pulled six array flags from his storage pouch. These flags then formed a hexagonal array in the air and swiftly pressed down on the Golden-Winged Thunderbird.

The Golden-Winged Thunderbird was also slammed to the ground from the air by this attack. However, not long after, the Golden-Winged Thunderbird broke through the binding array on its body and soared into the sky again. Then, lightning burst out of its mouth. After fighting with Liu Yuntian and the others for a while, it broke free from those present and flew towards the Cloudfall Forest.

Just as everyone was about to give chase, Liu Yuntian stopped them: "Don't chase! Let's go back to Yu Family Village first!" After saying that, the group immediately returned to Yu Family Village.

Meanwhile, Bai Cheng, carrying the egg, had been traversing the Cloudfall Forest for a while. Although the light was insufficient at night, he could still vaguely see that the trees in front of him were getting taller and taller. This indicated that he was heading towards the depths of the Cloudfall Forest. The closer one got to the mountains, the more spiritual energy there was, and the taller the trees grew.

Gradually, the trees in front of Bai Cheng grew from only fifty or sixty meters tall to a hundred meters. The moment Bai Cheng stepped from the outer edge of the Cloudfall Forest into its depths, the surroundings became eerily quiet. The bird eggs in his arms were also flashing with light, standing out brightly in the silent night.

Bai Cheng had been running at full speed for nearly 20 minutes without stopping, but a bird's cry from behind made him dare not stop. After running for a while longer, he also felt exhausted. At this point, he estimated that he had run at least fifty miles. Seeing that the time was right, Bai Cheng immediately put down the egg and quickly turned around to find a hiding place.

Meanwhile, the Golden-Winged Thunderbird in the sky had been following Bai Cheng for quite some time. When it saw Bai Cheng put down its egg and leave, it didn't care about the egg, but instead circled in the sky, continuing to chase Bai Cheng. Bai Cheng also felt the gaze fixed on him from above, and the surrounding forest was eerily silent.

Although the surrounding jungle was dense, there was no terrain for Bai Cheng to hide in. Bai Cheng's strength was almost gone. Just as he slowed his pace, the Golden-Winged Thunderbird in the sky gathered lightning in its beak and suddenly shot it towards Bai Cheng. The lightning instantly enveloped Bai Cheng in the forest, and as it did so, he activated the fragmented power within his body.

Immediately afterward, the lightning, with overwhelming force, burned a trench a kilometer long through the forest, and thick smoke instantly enveloped the area where Bai Cheng was standing. When the smoke cleared, Bai Cheng was still standing in the same spot, his entire body glowing with blue striped light, which was particularly conspicuous in the pitch-black night, while the ground beneath his feet was already burning red.

Bai Cheng: "Damn, luckily I'm in pretty good shape, otherwise I would be done for today. But what's wrong with this damn bird? Shouldn't it be watching its eggs?"

However, what Bai Cheng didn't know was that the Golden-Winged Spirit Bird was a high-level demonic beast. A single cry from it could scare away wild beasts within a dozen miles, and even some low-level demonic beasts would flee at the mere sound of its cry. That's why the forest was eerily quiet at this moment.

After regaining his senses, Bai Cheng immediately continued to hide in the forest. Although he didn't feel any harm, his clothes were charred and tattered. However, he had no doubt that he couldn't cause any damage to the Golden-Winged Thunderbird, and could only do his best to dodge and shake it off.

However, Bai Cheng felt that the power of the fragments within his body could not last much longer. He had to get rid of the Golden-Winged Thunderbird completely before the power of the fragments was exhausted, otherwise he would only face death.

Seeing that Bai Cheng was unharmed after the attack, the Golden-Winged Thunderbird in the sky quickly swooped down towards him, its huge claws tearing through the air as it hurtled towards Bai Cheng. Its speed was so fast that Bai Cheng had no time to dodge.

The enormous, sharp claw pierced straight towards Bai Cheng's abdomen. Fortunately, he was currently under the influence of the fragment's power, and the claw produced a dazzling spark upon striking Bai Cheng's abdomen. Bai Cheng only felt the immense force, like a small mountain, that came crashing down upon him, and he was completely unable to stop it.

Although Bai Cheng's body was exceptionally tough in this state, he was helpless against the overwhelming force. He could only let the Golden-Winged Thunderbird press him deep into the mud, then its claws instantly opened, grabbed Bai Cheng, lifted him into the air, and then slammed him down hard.

Bai Cheng landed and quickly regained his footing, but the next moment he saw the Golden-Winged Thunderbird spread its wings, and countless lightning feathers rushed towards him in an instant. After regaining his footing, Bai Cheng immediately raised his arms to protect himself. As the countless lightning feathers touched Bai Cheng's body, they exploded one after another, accompanied by dense lightning that instantly burst through the jungle, and lightning flashed continuously around Bai Cheng.

Just a few miles away in the sky, a very small spirit boat was floating in the air.

Lei Che: "Master, aren't we going to help?"

Shuo Chen: "Don't worry, this kid clearly has a lightning-attribute cultivation physique. Otherwise, how could he withstand so many rounds of lightning attacks? Plus, with his whole body glowing with blue light, he should be able to hold on for a while longer."

After suffering numerous attacks from the lightning feathers, Bai Cheng could feel the power of the fragments within his body rapidly diminishing. He feared he wouldn't last more than a few minutes. Without the protection of the fragments' power, Bai Cheng probably wouldn't even be able to withstand a single blow.

Bai Cheng: "Damn it, if this continues, I'm definitely going to die. I have to get out of here quickly. Damn it, why is this damn bird chasing me? Doesn't it care about its eggs?"

Thinking of this, Bai Cheng suddenly remembered that when he was holding the egg, the Golden-Winged Thunderbird had not attacked so frantically. So he immediately ran back to the place where he had just put the egg down.

Upon seeing this, the Golden-Winged Thunderbird also rushed towards Bai Cheng. It had noticed Bai Cheng's intentions, and after failing to attack Bai Cheng, it used its claws to grab Bai Cheng, who was emitting blue light all over his body, and then bit him, trying to swallow him whole.

Bai Cheng, on the other hand, used his hands to hold on tightly to the Golden-Winged Thunderbird's huge beak, preventing himself from being swallowed.

In no time, the Golden-Winged Thunderbird carried Bai Cheng through the forest, causing the forest to collapse as it rampaged through it.

At this moment, Bai Cheng also felt that the power of the fragments within his body was almost gone, and his condition was on the verge of dissipation. However, at this moment, lightning suddenly flashed before Bai Cheng's eyes, and he could feel a huge spiritual energy fluctuation gathering in front of him.

Bai Cheng felt a little strange. He had never been in such close contact with anything like this before, but the stinging sensation in his body still made him react quickly.

He used all his strength to pry open the bird's beak, and after escaping, he kicked the lower beak of the Golden-winged Thunderbird hard, trying to close its mouth.

However, Bai Cheng's kick had no effect. The lightning from the Golden-Winged Thunderbird's beak shot out towards Bai Cheng. Just as Bai Cheng was about to defend himself, his status suddenly disappeared at this critical moment.