Chapter 116: Have You Heard of the Legendary Sect?
"Did you hear? There was a report that an altered flying magical beast appeared in the eastern outskirts forest. It's a second-tier flying magical beast, and its speed is comparable to that of a third-tier! Even initial Dou Wang level experts can't catch it!"
"I heard the guards saw it yesterday afternoon. They tried to capture it, but failed because it was too fast!"
"I heard that the little princess led the team to capture it. Let's wait here. We should be able to see it in person."
When Jiang Lin and Yuan Bao arrived at the city gates, they saw that many people had gathered and were talking amongst themselves. Jiang Lin froze, and immediately looked up, meeting Yuan Bao's eyes. They both saw the surprise in each other's gaze.
"Damn it, Eagle Sauce is done for!" Gama Holy City wasn't like Wutan City. There, there were hardly any humans that could threaten a second-tier Eagle Sauce, but in Gama Holy City, there were many Dou Wang and Dou Huang level experts. If Eagle Sauce were discovered, its special traits might attract some people's interest and lead to its capture.
Although Jiang Lin had hidden Eagle Sauce carefully, who could have expected that there were so many Dou Qi practitioners near Gama Holy City? In less than a day, Eagle Sauce had been discovered!
Tread, tread, tread.
As Jiang Lin and Yuan Bao stood there stunned, a royal procession appeared slowly in the distance, at the far end of the stone-paved road. Flags fluttered in the wind, and the Gama royal flag reflected golden flashes in the sunlight. At the head of the procession was a sedan pulled by a dragon beast in silver armor, with a delicate girl in purple robes seated under a large canopy.
Behind the sedan was a metal prison cart, in which a majestic eagle with beautiful azure and purple feathers lay belly up. Occasionally, a guard outside the cage threw food at it. It didn't take a genius to figure out that this was Eagle Sauce—the only eagle that would act like this.
"Greetings, Your Highness Princess!"
As the procession slowly approached, the crowd around the city gates and the guards all bowed and moved aside, greeting the young girl in purple robes. Some people bowed their heads while others knelt on one knee in a formal gesture of respect. Soon, only Jiang Lin and Yuan Bao were left standing in front of the gates.
"Are you sure that's your flying magical beast?" Yuan Bao asked, standing in front of Jiang Lin, narrowing his eyes as he looked at the dragon beast walking toward them.
"Sure." Jiang Lin nodded, confirming. He glanced around and then looked at the procession of Gama Empire Princess Yao Yue, his expression becoming slightly serious. As someone new to the place, he didn't want to directly clash with the royal family, and now it seemed like his only option was to ask for help from Master Huo Lei.
"Alright, good to know!" Yuan Bao nodded. He took a step forward, and his red Dou Qi flared up. In an instant, a set of armor resembling leather armor appeared on his body. With a loud crash, the Dou Qi armor connected to his Dou Qi weapon armor, fusing together. The exquisitely crafted red battle armor immediately increased Yuan Bao's height to two meters. He stepped forward, and a two-meter-tall red-scaled giant shield appeared in front of him, as he made his move to block the royal procession of Gama Empire!
"What the hell! Is that person insane? He dares to block the royal procession?!"
"Dou Ling? Even a Dou Wang can't block this!"
"Wait, isn't that Yuan Bao? Haven't seen him in a while, but why is he so bold now?"
The surrounding crowd was shocked by Yuan Bao's behavior. Some guards wanted to step forward to disperse Yuan Bao and Jiang Lin, but when they saw Yuan Bao's Dou Ling cultivation, they immediately stopped themselves. They dared not intervene, considering Yuan Bao was willing to block the royal procession, and they were only Dou Shi cultivators standing guard.
Swish!
As Yuan Bao revealed his Dou Qi armor, a Dou Wang knight, with wings formed from Dou Qi, appeared behind the royal sedan and locked onto Yuan Bao's aura. In an instant, a yellow Dou Qi spear was thrown directly at him!
Boom!
The yellow Dou Qi spear collided with Yuan Bao's red-scaled giant shield, creating a ripple in the shield's Dou Qi membrane, but Yuan Bao himself remained completely unaffected!
"Yao Bai, you've gotten weaker!" Yuan Bao, bracing his red-scaled giant shield, laughed as he looked at the slowly approaching royal procession.
The red-scaled Xuan Shield, a sixth-tier Xuan Qi artifact, was his Master's gift to him! Even though Yuan Bao couldn't use it perfectly in his Dou Ling state, as a shield, its incredible defensive power was enough to make even a Dou Wang feel powerless!
The red-scaled Xuan Shield was also a symbol of status. As long as he stood by the shield's protection, Yuan Bao could ensure his safety in Gama Holy City.
Princess Yao Yue, who had been sitting in the sedan, raised her fan to cover her mouth. She had been secretly observing the Storm Eagle, and she could tell that the eagle responded to every call from Jiang Lin. When Jiang Lin called out to Eagle Sauce, the eagle even showed a smug expression? Yao Yue marveled at the eagle's intelligence while making up her mind to capture it and gift it to her sister as a pet.
Yao Yue understood that such intelligent magical beasts had their own choice of master. Since the former owner couldn't wake it, perhaps this meant...?
"The little apprentice from the Weapon Refining Guild... As the saying goes, a good bird chooses its tree. Since you can't prove that the Storm Eagle is your flying magical beast, let me show you the Storm Eagle's choice," Princess Yao Yue said with a smile, glancing at the flustered Jiang Lin below. She then called out softly, "Eagle Sauce~"
"Coo?" The Storm Eagle, which had been lying on the ground, suddenly became alert. It stood up, and in the cage, it looked towards Princess Yao Yue with a majestic stance, like a well-behaved dog.
"Hehe~" Yao Yue couldn't help but laugh at the eagle's sudden attitude change, which seemed like it had learned from somewhere. But she quickly composed herself and looked at Jiang Lin, who had a dazed expression on his face. A smile tugged at the corner of her lips.
"Such an interesting Storm Eagle, it's quite rare," Yao Yue said, beckoning to the guards behind her. "Open the cage and let this young apprentice of the Weapon Refining Guild see who the real owner is."
Yao Yue hadn't expected that this mutated Storm Eagle could tame itself. She had thought she would need to return to the capital and use secret techniques to make the mutated Storm Eagle acknowledge her as its master. She hadn't expected it to voluntarily choose her, which made her very happy. All the dissatisfaction she had from being blocked by Yuan Bao and others vanished.
The guard near the cage hesitated for a moment, but when they saw that Yao Bai didn't object, they quickly unlocked the cage, allowing the Storm Eagle to come out.
"Eagle Sauce, don't make trouble!!" Jiang Lin's expression was complex. It was hard to tell if he was sad or happy, but it was certainly complicated, complicated enough that his face looked a little twisted. The intelligence of Eagle Sauce... was beyond imagination.
Despite Jiang Lin's call, the Storm Eagle arrogantly looked away.
"Eagle Sauce~ Over here." Yao Yue waved as the eagle, full of confidence, jumped out of the cage. In a strange, playful manner, the eagle hopped toward Yao Yue happily.
Under everyone's watch, the eagle, like a large dog, jumped onto the sedan and rubbed its head against Yao Yue's hand.
Yao Bai's eyes flashed with surprise. The Storm Eagle's intelligence was truly terrifying, but it gave him more confidence. He turned to Yuan Bao and sarcastically said, "Now, can we back off? Don't forget to apologize!"
"Damn it, junior! Your flying pet has betrayed us!" Yuan Bao, feeling a little anxious, looked to Jiang Lin for his reaction. However, he found Jiang Lin with a complex expression, covering his face with one hand, seeming a bit helpless.
"Senior Brother, can we call Teacher? That princess is... too confident."
"Huh? What did you say?" Yuan Bao suddenly froze, realizing something was wrong. He quickly looked back toward the sedan.
At that moment, Yao Yue, with a smile on her lips, was patting the Storm Eagle's head. "Eagle Sauce, that name isn't very nice. How about we change it? How about..."
Yao Yue placed her chin in one hand, her eyes sparkling mischievously. After a while, she cheerfully said, "Let's call you Xiao Lan."
Screech!
A sharp eagle cry suddenly rang out. The eagle's claws locked around Yao Yue's throat in a vicious grip, lifting her off the ground with alarming speed!
Xiao Lan? Is that what you think you can call me?
(END CHAPTER)
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