CHAPTER 1070: 1070 INVOLVEMENT! (FIRST UPDATE)

The speed at which the three ancient clans arrived was much faster than anticipated.

Not only did they dispatch five Martial Artist kings, but even the enforcement corps and the elders’ corps joined the sortie, all donned in silver battle armor, looking awe-inspiring.

Their powerful presence made many ancient beasts back off.

Swish, swish, swish...

One after another, black shadows soared into the sky, and soon half the sky was covered by vultures. The golden bird stared at the strong warriors from the three ancient clans with a touch of coldness in its eyes.

"Aw%@#*..."

The golden bird let out a strange cry, seemingly warning the three ancient clans.

Ji Batian scanned the stone house beside the waterfall with his spiritual power and found no figures, "Have they run away?"

"Ancestor, Ye Qiu, that remnant, and the people from Yun Shang Palace, they’re all not here. What do we do next?" Ji Changtian asked, with Ji Batian deciding all matters here.

Even Mu Tianxing and Shi Lie, the two Clan Leaders, had to heed his words.

"They knew we would come for them, so they ran early. It’s not surprising, but since our army has already moved out, going back like this would surely make other ancient clans laugh at us, saying that we returned empty-handed!"

"What does the Ancestor imply?" Mu Tianxing asked, cupping his hands.

Ji Batian smiled, his gaze landing on the vulture flock before him, and said lightly, "Since we’ve come this far, and since these creatures were trying to stop us, protecting those guys, today we’ll show them what we are capable of. Our three ancient clans’ prestige doesn’t lie solely in the ancient lands but also here in the Barbaric Wilderness Forest; it cannot be offended lightly. Tell these ancient beasts that opposing us has grave consequences."

Ji Batian laughed twice, then his expression turned cold, "Kill."

Kill!

The Ancestor of Ji Clan had spoken, prompting the armored warriors of Ji Clan to attack immediately, armed with longbows capable of killing any foe, perfect for dealing with foes in the sky.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

A volley of arrows rushed toward the sky and the vultures. Seeing the three ancient clans attacking them madly, the golden bird let out an angry screech, prompting the vultures behind it to flap their wings and charge at the members of the three ancient clans.

Thud!

Arrows shot through many vulture wings; the strength of these vultures varied, the stronger ones had wings like iron, which arrows could not penetrate, just like the golden bird. As numerous arrow rains fell, it flapped its wings forcefully, swatting them down, breaking the arrowheads.

Even when swooping down, the golden bird wholly ignored the flurry of arrows, allowing them to strike its body, only to produce slight sparks, unable to damage its feathers.

The golden bird, with fierce momentum, approached the martial artists of the three ancient clans and instantly beheaded five people.

Many of the vultures had powerful attacks; even with notable strength from the enforcement corps and the elders’ corps, they still lost over twenty members instantly.

Seeing this scene, the three Clan Leaders couldn’t sit still, and Ji Changtian immediately prepared to confront the golden bird.

"Let me," Ji Batian’s figure blocked Ji Changtian.

Ji Changtian was momentarily stunned but then said, "Be careful, Ancestor."

Then Ji Changtian, Mu Tianxing, and Shi Lie began dealing with the powerful vultures due to their formidable attacking power, which even the elders’ corps struggled to match.

Ah!

Thud!

Vultures and the warriors of the three ancient clans were in fierce combat; despite the golden bird having unmatched strength and killing quite a few martial artists initially, confronting Ji Batian made the bird feel the human before it was dangerous.

Jin Yu led other vultures in attacking the three ancient clans, quickly grabbing the attention of the three Clan Leaders; after all, Jin Yu resembled the golden bird, with golden feathers, clearly no ordinary breed.

Many weaker vultures were shot down by the arrow rain, wailing on the ground, only to have their heads cut off by the elders’ corps and their cores extracted shortly thereafter.

Besides targeting the warriors’ heads, the vultures found all other areas shielded by armor, making it hard to injure them.

For a moment, many vultures were dying. Meanwhile, on the side of the three ancient clans, more and more martial artists knew to protect their heads before initiating attacks.

The golden bird was unable to aid more vultures due to Ji Batian’s immense strength, thus leading these two masters to erupt in an earth-shattering duel.

Boom, boom, boom.

Ji Batian was the Ancestor of Ji Clan, invincible across ages, while the golden bird was equally strong, the leader, and the most formidable entity among vulture flocks.

Whenever two mighty figures clash, it surely results in a world-shaking battle.

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Ye Qiu, Yun Shang, and others had long left the canyon; they decided to evacuate to prevent dragging the vultures into a conflict with the three ancient clans, which might incite wild attacks on them. They thought to have the golden bird leave the canyon for safety, uncertain if the three ancient clans would mindlessly attack them.

The golden bird, however, refused to leave, determined that the canyon was their home.

Helpless, Ye Qiu and the others could only depart temporarily, hoping to divert the attention of the three ancient clans.

The group hid within the depths of the Barbaric Wilderness Forest, the icy region Ye Qiu visited before, finding it sparse in ancient beasts, thus not terribly dangerous.

After settling, Ye Qiu was still somewhat worried, his mind occupied by thoughts of Jin Yu.

He discussed with Wu Yang, the respected master, and the library owner, deciding to go back to investigate whether the three ancient clans had come.

Rejecting their offer to accompany him, Ye Qiu embarked solo.

Upon fast-traveling for hundreds of kilometers, just nearing the canyon area, he already smelled the scent of blood.

"Not good." Ye Qiu immediately sensed change at Jin Yu and the golden bird’s canyon location, hastening speedily to arrive.

Soon, Ye Qiu stood at a high spot witnessing a harrowing sight before him.

An innumerable number of vultures lay on the ground, their heads severed, their chest cores taken out, while Jin Yu led the stronger vultures against the three Clan Leaders, occasionally facing the hidden arrows shot by the elders’ corps.

The golden bird was locked in endless combat with Ji Batian, neither side gaining the upper hand.

Witnessing more vultures perish at the hands of the three ancient clans, an overwhelming sense of guilt surged within Ye Qiu.

If it weren’t for them, the vultures would not have been attacked by the three ancient clans, nor would so many perish.

Ye Qiu could no longer bear to watch the vultures suffer further losses.

He immediately entered a dark state, directly charging into the three ancient clans’ ranks.

He could not allow Jin Yu and the golden bird to be implicated, nor could he let the entire flock face annihilation by the three ancient clans.

Extreme anger transformed into infinite killing intent. Darkened, Ye Qiu flickered, arriving before the elders’ corps warriors, startling them upon seeing a pitch-black silhouette; Ye Qiu uttered only one word: Kill.

Instantly, with one sword strike!

Swish, swish, swish...

Several elders’ heads fell to the ground, dying with their eyes open.