Free Web NovelChapter 282: Chapter 31: Garuda
"The fastest birds to arrive were mostly Golden Eagles, or rather, birds with the ’Golden Wings’ trait. According to ancient texts... actually, you don’t even need ancient texts. Anyone with a bit of common sense can see that the Secret Realm must hold the long-lost ’Golden-winged Roc Inheritance’."
In the main camp, Bai Canglang’s tone was filled with joy. "And based on the other types of Spirit Beasts coming and going nearby, we can basically confirm that the Kunlun Secret Realm contains numerous Demon God inheritances! The revival of the Mimic Dao is upon us!" ƒreewebɳovel.com
"But we can also be certain that there are other living beings inside. Canglang, don’t celebrate too soon." A bald, elderly man spoke unhurriedly. He was from the Black Tortoise Lineage, the current Patriarch of the Xuan Family. "Think about it. The inheritance has become this active. There might already be a living Great Roc Golden-winged Bird inside, and its strength would be at least at the Extraordinary Tier. As for an example, isn’t Professor Su one?"
At this point, all the researchers in the main camp subconsciously turned their heads to look at Su Zhou, who was off to the side eating a roast chicken.
"What’s that supposed to mean?" After all, this was Su Zhou. He could keep on eating even while being stared at by a dozen or so people. He didn’t stop eating at all, simply using his Spiritual Power to vibrate the air and speak. "Why is everyone looking at me?"
He had given a drop of blood to open the ruins earlier, so today he needed to eat several times his usual amount to replenish himself. Besides, the government was providing the food—it would be a waste not to eat it.
He had to admit, the chef this time was really good. The chicken was delicious and juicy, light on the palate and not at all greasy. He could eat 10 more!
"The Golden-winged Bird devours five hundred dragons and one Dragon King a day..." Bai Canglang coughed, and the long-haired young man from the White Tiger Family explained, "Although that’s a legend from Zhu Country, where ’dragon’ just means snake, or Naga—it’s a translation issue... But the Great Roc Golden-winged Bird is the Zhengguo-native version of the Garuda. It might really have some kind of advantage over Dragons." frёewebηovel.cѳm
"And when you advanced to the Extraordinary Tier, didn’t you attract a whole bunch of Dragon Species? In the South Sea, you summoned a huge host of Sea Beasts, just like a Dragon King... The Anomaly from the opening of the Kunlun Ruins this time is probably a similar situation. This means that this Great Roc Golden-winged Bird has reached the Extraordinary Tier at the very least, and it might even... be at the Extraordinary High-tier."
"How about this, Professor Su? What if we move you back a bit in the order of entry into the ruins?" This was Bai Canglang’s tactful suggestion.
"Are you looking down on me?" This was a response of feigned anger.
Although everyone knew Su Zhou was just joking, they also understood his meaning—he was obviously still insisting on being in the first group to enter and explore the Secret Realm.
It also fit Su Zhou’s persona of being young, spirited, and extremely self-confident. If he didn’t act this way, it would be out of character for him.
At this moment, however, Su Zhou was actually quite intrigued and asked in his mind, ’Yara, oh Yara~ You said your bloodline is the source of the Dragon Serpents. Does that mean you take extra damage from attacks that counter Dragons, and also from attacks that counter snakes?’
’So what if it does?’ Yara, coiled into a lump, replied with some annoyance. ’Don’t apply that kind of type-weakness logic to me! Which Great Being’s incarnation hasn’t suffered a setback? Look at the World Tree’s incarnation, Jianmu—it was chopped down. The Nine Realms Tree was gnawed on by a dragon. These are all perfectly normal developments.’
Then Su Zhou’s leisurely voice sounded, ’But I remember that in the legends of All Realms, there are always stories of a giant bird catching a snake. Have you actually been thrashed by one before?’
’...’
Yara went silent, but Su Zhou had gotten the information he wanted. It seemed that if there really was a Great Roc Golden-winged Bird in the ruins, it might truly have some kind of attribute advantage over him.
’Not a big problem. After all, I’m just a human with Yara’s Blood, not an actual Dragon.’
Thinking this, Su Zhou didn’t feel the slightest bit of pressure. ’Compared to that, I’d rather spend more time thinking about how I can seize the opportunity to find the ’Peaches of Immortality’ or ’Jianmu’ when we enter the Kunlun Secret Realm in a few days.’
「A few days later.」
October 3, 2015, 9:15 AM.
A total of eight teams, the first group to enter the Secret Realm, were ready and waiting quietly before the entrance on the mountain peak.
And high in the sky, the once-faint image of another world now looked almost real. It was gradually drawing closer to Earth, seemingly on the verge of a complete connection.
The Kunlun Secret Realm was right before them.
