'These Beng Birds actually possess Immortality?!'

Yang An's heart leaped in shock. He grabbed Wen Yin and ran forward with all his might.

If it were just a monster with superhuman attack power, he might not have been afraid.

But this monster had Immortality. What was the point of fighting?!

The three of them sprinted desperately forward in a straight line, not daring to deviate for fear of getting lost in the Broken Armor.

However, as the massive monster bird grew more solid, its tattered flesh and blood fusing together, it got faster and faster, and the distance between them rapidly closed.

Two hundred meters... one hundred meters... fifty meters... ten meters...

Zhou Quan suddenly felt a fierce gust of wind rush past from behind. A huge black shadow flew over his head. The monster bird had already completely fused into its enormous form, soaring over the trio and overtaking them at an even greater speed.

The monster bird landed abruptly in front of them, letting out a deafening shriek and blocking their path.

Yang An was forced to stop, his expression grim as he looked at the giant bird barring their way.

Its form was identical to the Beng Birds from before, but this monster bird had grown a profusion of feathers that were red, making it look even more bizarre. Its massive beak looked like it could swallow a grown man in one gulp.

Standing before it, the three of them seemed like three tiny insects.

'This is trouble!'

'This thing flies too fast. There's no escaping!'

Yang An furrowed his brow. He had no choice but to push Wen Yin back, pulling his hand free from hers, and gripped the Spinal True Feather with both hands.

"Take care of Wen Yin! Find a chance to run past it!"

After giving his solemn instruction to Wen Yin and Zhou Quan, Yang An focused his full attention on the giant bird ahead. It was clear that this battle was unavoidable.

They were now trapped between a rock and a hard place; they had to fight with everything they had to carve out a path to survival.

The giant bird in front of them shrieked. Its two large, hand-like wings suddenly sprouted sharp claws from their five "fingers," and it immediately charged at them.

Without another word from Yang An, Zhou Quan immediately pulled Wen Yin aside to dodge.

Yang An, meanwhile, gripped the Spinal True Feather, his eyes locked on the giant bird.

Just as the giant bird was about to reach him, a swarm of White Feathers shot out, flying toward it. At the same time, he raised the Spinal True Feather and delivered a diagonal slash with the blood-poisoned Hong Yu.

The two "hands" on the giant bird's body immediately slashed down all several dozen White Feathers and it shot past over Yang An's head. However, its underbelly was sliced by the Hong Yu.

Countless red feathers rained down over Yang An's head. The giant bird's abdomen was instantly sliced open, and blood, guts, and organs poured out with a SPLASH.

Although Yang An was currently in the state of a normal person, he had fortunately gained considerable combat experience over the past few years. His quick reflexes allowed him to dodge the falling gore.

Perhaps because of their Immortality, both the previous Beng Birds and this current giant bird seemed fearless and unafraid of any injury.

The giant bird's massive body landed behind Yang An, and Zhou Quan and Wen Yin took the opportunity to run forward.

Yang An wanted to use this chance to escape with them, but just then, the giant bird turned its head and charged at him again.

'Damn it!'

Yang An cursed under his breath. He had no choice but to grip his Spinal True Feather and meet the shrieking bird with another slash.

Having been drenched in a large amount of blood, the Spinal True Feather had now become extremely sharp.

Two giant claws reached for Yang An, but he narrowly dodged them while simultaneously lopping one of them off with a single slash. At the same time, dozens of White Feathers shot out in unison, leaving a dense cluster of wounds on the giant bird's body.

After fusing all the flesh and blood of the Beng Birds, the creature only had a few methods of attack, and Yang An gradually began to handle it with ease.

But this time, the giant bird charged past Yang An, flying toward Wen Yin and Zhou Quan with its blood-soaked injuries, clearly intending to stop the two who were escaping.

SWISH SWISH SWISH—

A series of swishes sounded as the White Feathers continuously embedded themselves in the giant bird's abdominal cavity. Countless thread-like blood vessels connecting to the White Feathers instantly pulled taut.

Gripping the Spinal True Feather, Yang An saw through the giant bird's objective. He had originally intended to use this opportunity to restrain the great bird and inflict more damage.

Unexpectedly, the blood vessels connected to the White Feathers were incredibly tough and didn't break even when pulled taut.

The giant bird's body suddenly plummeted and crashed to the ground. Due to inertia, the immense force immediately yanked Yang An, who was still holding the Spinal True Feather, into the air.

But Yang An didn't panic. Seeing himself getting closer and closer to the great bird, he tightened his grip on the Spinal True Feather and delivered another horizontal slash.

SLICE!

This slash cut straight from the great bird's abdomen all the way to its head, as if slicing through tofu. It entered at its tail and exited at its neck, leaving a long, open gash.

The great bird let out a piercing, mournful cry and thrashed its body violently, while Yang An used the momentum to soar over it.

His Heart was pounding wildly. Even in his usual battles, nothing had ever made Yang An this tense.

He knew that right now, he was just a normal person. He didn't have his Undying Body. If he died, it was all over.

Fortunately, in this situation, it was as if he was performing beyond his usual limits.

Relying on the Spinal True Feather, he had managed to deal a heavy blow to this huge beast without suffering a single injury.

'Now's the chance! Run!'

Yang An immediately retracted all the White Feathers. Carrying the Spinal True Feather, he ran toward Wen Yin and Zhou Quan ahead. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

But he hadn't gotten far before he heard a noise from behind again.

The great bird, like a persistent Yin Soul, was chasing them from behind again.

'Damn it! If I can kill you once, I can kill you a second time! Your Undying Body is useless!'

Real anger flared up in Yang An's heart, and he prepared to give the creature another vicious blow.

But as he raised the Spinal True Feather and turned, just about to seize the opportunity of the bird's charge to land another heavy blow...

...the disemboweled bird suddenly crashed down in front of him, collapsing to the ground. The large amount of blood pouring from it seemed to boil.

Its feathers fell off in droves, exposing the clearly visible blood vessels and sinews beneath its skin and flesh. Then, they all suddenly burst.

The blood splashed onto its body, which began to rot rapidly before his very eyes. The great bird's desperate struggles on the ground were useless.

The blood that splashed onto it seemed to have a powerful corrosive property. It quickly corroded the creature into a pile of white bones, and even the bones rapidly decayed, ultimately turning to nothing.

'This is...'

Yang An looked down sharply at the Spinal True Feather in his hand. The Hong Yu on it glinted with a cold light, not a single drop of blood staining it.

'Blood poison!'