Chapter 264: Golden-Winged Roc!

This vast primeval forest was thrown into utter chaos; mountains and rivers were sundered, the earth cracked, and myriad beasts trembled and shivered.

A terrifying, unparalleled aura shook the primeval forest, exuding boundless ferocity. Ahead of this fearsome presence were three gloomy, sinister auras, also extremely terrifying, but compared to the fierce aura behind, they seemed like a mere shadow.

“These three auras are very similar to those from the day before yesterday.” Dan Lao’s expression grew increasingly grave. He had detected three other auras, but they flickered and vanished without a trace.

“Could it be them?” At this moment, Dan Lao recalled the ambush he had encountered a few days ago—three Emperor realm cultivators had joined forces to suppress him, and he had only escaped using a secret technique. These auras were very similar to those three.

Suddenly, Dan Lao raised his head sharply. As his eyes opened and closed, sun and moon appeared, and a terrifying aura leaked out, shooting forth strands of dazzling divine light. Yet within his pupils lay a look of shock.

In the far distance, a colossal creature swept toward them. The heavens and earth could not contain its body; the void collapsed, unleashing a terrifying gale.

Countless great mountains crumbled. The gale destroyed everything, creating a vacuum zone. The surrounding beasts suffered calamity, their bodies reduced to pulp, blood splattering and staining the earth red.

“Boom!” A golden shadow, unimaginably vast, blotted out the sky and covered the sun! It shrouded the entire firmament. Two enormous wings, as if forged from steel, stirred up a powerful spatial storm as they flapped, sundering all in their path.

The surrounding mountains cracked and split; their peaks were sheared off. The great golden wings swept across the sky, emitting a rumbling sound that shook the eight desolates. Its body pressed down like the firmament, making one’s soul tremble involuntarily.

The surrounding primeval forest could not contain it. As its wings flapped, the storm they raised destroyed everything. A great rift appeared in the void, nearly frightening people into unconsciousness.

The great golden monster was like a towering furnace, spewing golden blood energy that pierced the sky, traversing heaven and earth. The stars in the sky trembled!

The sun and moon seemed about to sink. This was a supreme divine power. It was like an eternal divine furnace, emitting a fearsome aura in all directions. Myriad beasts trembled and prostrated themselves in worship.

“This… this is the Golden-Winged Roc Divine Bird!” Dan Lao was dumbfounded; his tongue stumbled, and he roared out. He could not help but feel his scalp tingle, and a premonition of doom arose.

As formidable as he had been a few days ago, roaring and shaking the great artifacts, terrifyingly powerful, he now felt fear. This divine bird was too dreadful—it tore through everything, unstoppable, rampaging through the primeval forest.

Every divine beast in ancient times had a fearsome reputation. A fully grown divine beast could contend with gods. Such creatures were nearly immortal, with lifespans astonishingly long.

“Chirp chirp!…” A sharp cry exploded, its sound vast, distant, and filled with boundless ferocity! Mountains and rivers were violently destroyed; it shattered peaks with its cry, pierced through stars, terrifyingly dreadful, shaking the entire wilderness and resounding through the primeval forest!

Myriad beasts knelt in worship, kowtowing to the divine beast! Their eyes held reverence and fervor, as if they would willingly die for the Golden-Winged Roc.

With a “boom,” heaven and earth shook violently. A great golden claw, like a mountain, gleamed with piercing cold. The great claw struck across the void, directly crushing a ten-thousand-zhang mountain below!

It was venting its fury, roaring incessantly. The heavens and earth were nearly overturned by it. Its entire body surged with divine light, piercing through heaven and earth like rolling oceans. The void split violently as it launched world-shaking attacks, fearsome and dreadful!

“Which reckless bastard provoked it?” Dan Lao slowly calmed his terrified mind. If this divine bird went mad, it could flip Dan City with a single claw, rendering the formations useless.

“Which bastard is responsible? Don’t we have an agreement with the demon race not to deploy such creatures?” Dan Zong’s heart trembled. If the Golden-Winged Roc charged in, even the Dan Valley would be pierced through.

Heaven and earth shattered, emitting dreadful sounds as if the sky were falling and the earth splitting. The entire Dan City began to shake. Around it, one terrifying beast after another had its flesh torn open by the Golden-Winged Roc’s claw, its head pierced, shocking the outskirts of the primeval forest.

At that moment, many powerful cultivators sensed something and flew out, their gazes fixed on the golden giant bird in the distance. Their bodies instantly stiffened, and they could not help but shiver.

“The Golden-Winged Roc Divine Bird!” Yuan Xia’s eyes showed shock. Her incredulous gaze fell upon the divine bird; it was hard to imagine how such a legendary creature could have appeared.

As Yuan Xia’s voice fell, the people around her snapped awake, their incredulous gazes fixed on the divine bird. This was a divine beast! Many had never seen one before.

“It really is the Golden-Winged Roc Divine Bird, very similar to the description in ancient texts. Such a terrifying creature was hidden here!” An old man’s jaw nearly dropped as he roared.

“What a fearsome beast! Why is it raging here? Is it declaring war on the human race?” The two elders of the Heavenly Dao Alliance showed a trace of fear on their faces.

“This divine bird is still in its growth period and already possesses such might. Truly unimaginable.” Yuan Xia pursed her red lips, calmed her inner emotions, and murmured to herself.

Some people around wanted to flee but did not know where to go. The Golden-Winged Roc was the fastest in the world; who could escape its attack? Ancient legends said it could soar ninety thousand li in one leap!

Such terrifying speed would make even an Immortal realm expert sigh in despair. Although this divine bird had not yet reached its peak, it was still beyond their comparison.

Golden blood energy spewed out, like a vast sea striking the sky, emitting a clanging sound. The Golden-Winged Roc was still mad, crushing countless beasts with a single grip.

The strands of blazing blood energy burned through the sky, scorching and dreadful. The Golden-Winged Roc Divine Bird let out a cry, its sound shattering the nine heavens. Mountains and rivers shook, the earth cracked, and the sun and moon nearly sank.

Just as the people around were terrified out of their wits, the Golden-Winged Roc Divine Bird’s icy gaze fell upon them. Its golden eyes, like sun and moon, shot forth golden lightning as they opened and closed, seizing their souls!

It was extremely fearsome, rampaging unimpeded through the primeval forest. A single strand of its terrifying aura could shake a fearsome beast to death; a single glare could kill a person.

“Is this divine bird about to swoop down?” Fixed by that gaze, Dan Zong’s hair and beard stood on end, and his whole body went cold, chilling him to the bone. Domineering as he was, he could not muster any will to fight.

“We’d better leave quickly…” A group of powerful cultivators were stunned, praying silently. Against such a fearsome creature, they had no room to resist; they could not even withstand a wisp of its aura. It was truly dreadful.

The Golden-Winged Roc Divine Bird was too terrifying. Even Emperor realm cultivators would fall on the spot. It had earned a fearsome reputation in ancient times, flipping over a giant city with a single claw. Now, no one dared to contend with it.

Fixed by its gaze, these people felt their hearts grow cold, a chill spreading from their scalps to the soles of their feet. Being stared at by such a supreme being, they naturally dared not make the slightest move.

“Is it going to strike?” Some people’s minds trembled, and they cried out in panic. They had never imagined that such a terrifying divine bird could be hidden here.

Divine beasts had not appeared for many years. Now, with scarce resources in the cultivation world and a great decline in heavenly essence, the path of cultivation was difficult. Some reclusive families had chosen to seal themselves off, avoiding contact with outsiders.

Such a creature was also rare in the Western Continent. If it grew to maturity, it would be too dreadful. Had it not been for the ancient alliance between humans and demons, with vows of non-aggression, the entire continent would now be engulfed in war.

When a supreme powerhouse becomes enraged, millions fall—this was a common occurrence.