CHAPTER 661: CHAPTER 270: TRACKING THE AVIAN MUTANT BEAST_3

Liang Yuan looked down at Yangshan below, the trees gradually getting smaller as they flew higher.

"Liang Yuan, it’s too high, they’re still flying upwards."

In no time, Liang Yuan and Tu Long had already flown to the peak of Yangshan, higher than the summit.

But the flock of mysterious birds did not stop, continuing to fly upwards towards the sky.

Liang Yuan said in a deep voice: "Follow them, there’s no place to land here, I want to see where they are headed."

Tu Long didn’t waste any words, flapped his wings, and continued to chase after the mysterious birds.

At this moment, the sky was pouring rain, Tu Long’s giant eagle form appeared a bit strained.

This altitude was one he rarely flew to.

Liang Yuan looked down at Yangshan below, which had already become small.

Looking like a mound of earth.

Liang Yuan estimated that they were at least a thousand meters high now.

Suddenly, Tu Long shouted: "They’re entering the clouds!"

Liang Yuan flipped over from beneath Tu Long’s claws to his back.

Looking up at the sky, he could see the mysterious birds one by one diving into the clouds, gradually disappearing from view.

Liang Yuan frowned, somewhat astonished: "They’re actually flying into the clouds? Could there be something in the clouds for them to land on?"

To be honest, this was somewhat beyond belief.

Before the great flood, there were also stormy days, but generally, under such weather, no birds would come out to fly around.

Let alone birds flying into the clouds.

Perhaps only the sea swallows in Gorky’s writings would do such a thing.

Liang Yuan had never truly seen birds fly into clouds.

Immediately he said: "Let’s go, we’re going in!"

Tu Long grit his teeth upon hearing this and said: "Alright!"

He was actually already struggling, the distance from the ground was too high.

The giant eagle formed by the Tattoo Spirit was not a real eagle but his superpower transformation.

As they flew higher, his superpower was consuming rapidly.

Flying higher required overcoming greater gravity, thus his superpower energy consumption increased.

But now they were at the cloud layer, there was nothing left to hesitate about.

Tu Long grit his teeth again, enduring the downpour, taking Liang Yuan and plunging into the clouds above.

In the clouds, the vapor was heavy, with a sticky sensation.

All they could see was a vast expanse of white vapor, with no clear direction or sight of the mysterious birds.

Liang Yuan urged directly: "Don’t stop, keep flying up, the higher we go, the lighter the vapor and the thinner the clouds."

"Alright!"

Tu Long flapped his wings forcefully, steadily flying upwards, his form becoming increasingly unstable.

Liang Yuan looked grave; suddenly, his expression changed, sensing something, he shouted: "Watch out!"

His spiritual power was instantly released, forming a transparent Turtle Shell!

Spirit Turtle Shield!

Boom!

Suddenly, two masses of clouds collided loudly, followed by a dazzling white light bursting forth.

Then there was a thunderous crash, with large waves of lightning striking fiercely.

The Spirit Turtle Shield lasted less than a second before shattering!

But in that brief moment, Liang Yuan grabbed Tu Long, and the two Fire Wheels under his feet exploded, moving him fifty meters sideways instantly!

The area of lightning exploded, the clouds churning and triggering more thunderous booms.

Seeing this, Liang Yuan didn’t hesitate, grabbing Tu Long and continuously urging the Red Pig Wheel, rapidly dashing through the clouds.

During this mad dash, their form kept falling steadily.

Overall, it was like an arc, accelerating out of the clouds!

Tu Long quickly flapped his wings, trying to slow down, while shouting: "Get up quickly."

Liang Yuan quickly dispersed the Red Pig Wheel skill, flipping back onto Tu Long’s back.

In fact, he might not need Tu Long for a forced landing; his evolutionary superpower could quickly transform the muscles on his back into Bat Wings for low-altitude gliding.

However, low-altitude gliding wouldn’t control the landing spot as well as Tu Long’s Tattoo Spirit Giant Eagle, which was more stable and convenient.

Standing on Tu Long’s back, Tu Long struggled to flap his wings, and their form gradually stabilized, no longer falling.

Tu Long couldn’t help shouting: "There are many thunderbolts in the clouds, how did those mutant birds get in?"

Liang Yuan was puzzled as well, asking: "Can you still hold on?"

"No, my superpower is drained."

Liang Yuan hearing this could only say: "Let’s head back first."

"Alright!"

Quickly, they flew back to Yangshan and landed swiftly on the ruins of Gouwu Pavilion.

Upon landing, Tu Long immediately reverted to human form, his face pale, collapsing on the ground and shouting: "I’m exhausted."

Liang Yuan asked: "Your Tattoo Spirit Giant Eagle can’t hold on for long?"

Tu Long replied helplessly: "I can easily fly five or six kilometers at one or two hundred meters altitude, but the higher I fly, the more my superpower is consumed; a thousand meters is my limit."

Liang Yuan nodded: "Because of gravity?"

"Yes."

Liang Yuan frowned slightly, wondering if he could use Telekinesis to ascend continuously.

In theory, he could, by using Telekinesis to create platforms, using his agility to jump higher and higher.

But in this process, he would also be continually overcoming gravity.

There’s fear the higher he goes, the harder it would be for the Telekinesis platforms to withstand his jumps, and his jumping height might decrease.

"What do you think those mysterious birds are doing in the clouds? Why aren’t they afraid of lightning? What’s in those clouds?"

Tu Long took a breath, then immediately asked Liang Yuan these questions.

Liang Yuan shook his head slightly: "Not sure, those mysterious birds flying into the clouds and not coming back out is curious; I suspect there might be some big secret above the cloud layer!"

"Logically, these birds shouldn’t fly into the clouds and not come out; it’s all water vapor up there with no place to land, how could they fly in clouds constantly?"

"It’s very likely there’s something in the clouds where they can perch."

"As for why those mutant birds are not afraid of lightning..."

Liang Yuan frowned, unable to understand.

Suddenly he thought of something, immediately taking out a giant dark green feather from the inventory.

"What’s this?" Tu Long was astonished seeing the feather.

"It’s a feather, I’m wondering if their resistance to lightning might be related to these feathers?"

Tu Long, being intelligent, immediately understood Liang Yuan’s meaning upon hearing this, and asked: "Are you saying these feathers can resist lightning?"

Liang Yuan shook his head slightly: "It’s just a hypothesis, we need to experiment to confirm."

Tu Long stood up, glanced at the sky, spat, and said: "Damn, this world is becoming more incomprehensible."