West of the Great Chang empire, more than ten airships shuttled through the white clouds, leaving a long white mark wherever they passed.
What greeted one's eyes were endless mountains. The mountains here were relatively barren, only covered in sparse greenery. From time to time, one could see gigantic birds and mutated beasts flying over from afar.
According to the Great Chang emperor, it would take them more than half a day to reach the eagle demon nest.
It was already ten days after the banquet in the imperial palace. The arena battles of the younger generation had already ended. The immortal sect had Shanggong Ling, Cao Xinghua, Violet, Adelan, and Shi Tie who had entered the finals of the younger generation.
The total number of participants in the finals was exactly sixty-four. Tang Yu suspected that the Great Chang officials had selected the participants based on the number of participants.
After rounds of battles, the champion that stood out would obtain the title of Rookie King of the Great Chang empire's 236th tournament.
… Of course, this had nothing to do with him.
Due to the War of Hunting, the martial arts finals had been mercilessly delayed. The officials did not say when the finals would begin.
After all, they were only geniuses of the younger generation. It was unknown how many of them would eventually break through to the Void Treading realm. It was even possible that none of them would make it. The Great Chang emperor and the other Unity realm experts did not mind.
In comparison, the War of Hunting was a rare opportunity. If they could tie the immortal sect to the Great Chang empire, it would be even better.
On the airship, the Great Chang emperor retracted his gaze and had such a thought.
The immortal sect's strength — four at the Unity realm and a peak Void Treading realm expert — left him astounded.
Perhaps, they really had the ability to wipe out the entire eagle demon race!
…
The strength that the immortal sect had displayed made the distribution of the spoils of war a lot simpler. A few Void Treading experts who had objections shut their mouths under the Great Chang emperor's gaze.
"The eagle demon race has seven to eight Transcendental Rank-Two existences. In fact, if all the top experts of Tree Shade were to be mobilized, we would be able to wipe out the entire eagle demon race."
However, the amount of spoils of war depended on the amount of work. With only fifty percent of the spoils of war, Tang Yu would be able to get Hongyue and Kong to help.
Although they had the strength to wipe out the eagle demons, they needed to be able to find them first.
Instead, the Great Chang emperor's decisiveness surprised him.
Seven Unity realm experts, more than a hundred Void Treading experts, and tens of thousands of Awakened realm experts made up nearly three-quarters of the Great Chang empire's strength.
It could be seen that he had made up his mind.
Tang Yu stayed on the deck of the airship. His perception spread out, and the structure of the airship appeared in his mind.
Comparing the airship to the Tree Shade's airship, he could see the difference in performance. The airship could only be used for transportation, and its speed was comparable to an ordinary Transcendent. But the airship, even if it was a small one, was faster than the airship. It could compete with an Transcendent head-on. Although, because of the high cost of the airship, he rarely used it now.
Only the ship under their feet …
He frowned. In his perception, the entire airship seemed to be a single entity. There were no so-called connecting points. It was as if it was carved from a huge piece of material.
There were some rune patterns that appeared and disappeared on the surface. There were many that he had never seen before!
Although he was only an Advanced Rune Master, with the Tree Shade's library, he knew more than hundreds of types of runes. In this airship, there were dozens of runes he hadn't seen before.
He resisted the urge to ask. He closed his eyes and visualized the Glass Flame brand in his mind.
Time always passed quickly when he was comprehending the laws. When he opened his eyes again, more than a dozen airships had landed only a few dozen meters away from the ground.
"That's the Crimson Rock Mountain where the Harpy's nest is. Apart from the Harpies that go out to hunt, most of them should be staying in the nest … to reproduce."
Crimson Rock Mountain was a mountain range with reddish-brown soil. It was surrounded by mountains that were hundreds of meters to one or two thousand meters tall. The main peak, Crimson Rock Peak, towered into the clouds. It was unknown how tall it was. He could only see some Harpies circling around Crimson Rock Peak with their wings spread.
Tang Yu's eyes flashed, "There doesn't seem to be any formation on Crimson Rock Peak?"
"That's right. Although the Harpies are strong, in terms of civilization, they're still uncivilized. However, the Harpies' flying speed is extremely fast. An experienced Void Treading Harpy's flying speed isn't inferior to us Unity realm. If we can't complete the encirclement, it'll be difficult for us to catch up when those Harpies see that the situation isn't good. "
"Have you ever hunted the Harpies in the past?"
"Yes, but …" Great Chang's sovereign laughed dryly. "Our strength isn't much different from the Harpies'. A battle between Void Treading experts might not determine the victor even after days and nights. Unity realm experts have nearly undying bodies. Even if they fought for a year, there might not be a victor."
"And the threat around the empire isn't limited to the Harpies. We can't waste all our time on the Harpies, so we had no choice but to retreat. After that, there were Unity realm experts presiding over the western front."
Tang Yu could tell that victory was not guaranteed even if they spent all their time on the Harpies. Crimson Rock Mountain was the Harpies' home ground. Once they were in a stalemate, the greatest possibility was that the balance between the Void Treading realm and the humans would begin to suffer casualties. Finally, the Harpies would work together with the Harpies at the Unity realm to surround the human Unity realm experts. With the Harpies being faster than humans, it was not impossible for the Unity realm experts to perish once they expended too much of their Origins.
It was no wonder the Great Chang empire had never taken action against the Harpies.
It was also no wonder the Great Chang had nearly turned out in full force. This was their only chance, a war between races that they had no way out of.
There was no battle strategy. Soldiers fought soldiers, generals fought generals, and kings fought kings.
The Great Chang emperor held his sword in hand as he flew into the sky. Beside him were Unity realm experts wearing all sorts of armor. Behind them were the Void Treading realm experts.
Everyone's footsteps were in sync. As they took a step forward in the void, a mystical fluctuation emanated.
"Slash!"
Their sabers and swords cleaved down in unison. Instantly, a sword beam that seemed capable of splitting the world apart slashed down.
Boom!
The Crimson Rock Mountain that pierced the clouds quaked violently. The entire mountain was cleaved open with a gigantic chasm that was thousands of meters long. With a rumble, boulders collapsed. The sword beams that crisscrossed the area instantly obliterated countless harpies that failed to react.
"Screech —"
With a sharp cry that pierced the soul, nine Unity realm harpies swooped down from the clouds. Behind them were no less than a hundred and fifty Void Treading realm harpies. It was a lot more than the Great Chang empire had expected.
The emperor's expression changed slightly. Without any hesitation, he shouted, "Kill!"
He took the lead and charged at the harpies with the strongest aura.
Rumble!
Resplendent fireworks exploded high in the sky. There were sounds of weapons clashing with sharp claws, as well as ear-piercing whistles that lingered incessantly on the ears.
The moment both sides clashed, it was the most intense battle.
In a short moment, three Void Treading realm Great Chang experts were heavily injured due to their unfamiliarity with the harpies' howls.
"Whoosh ~"
Even further away, countless harpies flapped their wings and flew out of the nests on Crimson Rock Mountain. They were like a reddish-brown cloud as they approached.
Tang Yu adjusted his armor and looked straight ahead. He stepped forward. "It's our turn."
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