Lin Xiuran was very confused. He naturally couldn't understand the Gray-Headed Ice Eagle's words, nor did he grasp their meaning.
"It tells you to release your bloodline aura,"
Gu Yuena's voice came, which made Lin Xiuran understand.
However, he hesitated, but when he sensed the Gray-Headed Ice Eagle's ten thousand years of cultivation, and the even more powerful aura of the ice bird before him... He had no choice but
to submit.
Helpless, Lin Xiuran could only tentatively release his bloodline aura.
But this very release completely replaced the ice bird's eyes with shock.
Her head slowly approached Lin Xiuran, carefully sniffing his aura, then she raised her head in disbelief, her eyes filled with dependence.
At the same time, another voice entered Lin Xiuran's mind. But this time it wasn't the voice from Gu Yuena's spiritual sea, but a voice transmitted through spiritual power.
Only the ice bird before him possessed this ability; the Gray-Headed Ice Eagle's cultivation was clearly insufficient for this.
"I'm very familiar with your bloodline."
Lin Xiuran was somewhat at a loss, unsure how to answer, but then he heard the ice bird's voice transmit through him: "Don't be afraid. Although you are human, I will not harm you."
The ice bird looked at Lin Xiuran with respect, spread its wings, gently stroked the forehead of the gray-headed ice eagle beside it, and then slowly flew into the sky.
"Although I don't know what's happening, my bloodline tells me that I should do this."
Hearing this faint spiritual transmission, Lin Xiuran was slightly taken aback, his eyes filled with doubt.
"She's about to undergo a ten-thousand-year tribulation."
Gu Yuena's words brought Lin Xiuran back to his senses, so he asked, "Sister Na, what exactly is going on?"
He was completely bewildered, unable to understand the inexplicable words and strange actions.
What was going on?
"This gray-headed ice eagle brought you here after discovering your bloodline, its purpose being to offer you as a sacrifice to this ice bird."
"Offer you to her because of my bloodline?" Lin Xiuran immediately understood the situation and asked.
"Although that ice bird possesses a trace of Ice Phoenix bloodline, it's extremely rare. Her cultivation has already reached nearly 100,000 years, and a great calamity is imminent. She basically won't survive this calamity,"
Lin Xiuran said. "Then why did this gray-headed ice eagle offer me to it? These two soul beasts aren't related, are they?"
"Among gray-headed ice eagles, males generally only mate with females but don't assume any responsibility; the females basically raise the eaglets. However, if a female gray-headed ice eagle gives birth a second time, she will die within a few days."
"This gray-headed ice eagle probably lost its family because of this, and was then found and raised by this gentle ice bird."
Gu Yuena's words were calm, yet they truly reflected the contradictory and complex nature of the gray-headed ice eagle.
Mothers will sacrifice their lives to give birth to the next generation; eighty percent of female gray-headed ice eagles will choose to give birth, even if it means their death.
And almost all male gray-headed ice eagles abandon their wives and children, showing a cold and heartless nature.
Even so, Lin Xiuran's brows remained furrowed: "But I still don't understand the current situation."
Logically, this ice bird should have devoured his bloodline to survive this calamity. But its actions were completely different; not only did it not harm him, but it seemed to be helping him.
"She's paving the way for you,"
Gu Yuena said. Just as she finished speaking, the ice bird suddenly spread its three-meter-long sky-blue wings and cried out.
Its soul power continuously condensed, seemingly attempting a breakthrough, and a chilling aura emanated from it.
The entire far north was instantly enveloped in snow and wind, dark clouds gradually covering the sky, and an overwhelming pressure from heaven and earth threatened to crush everything.
The gray-headed ice eagle watched the ice bird soar and cried out in pain and sorrow.
Lin Xiuran also felt this pressure from heaven and earth; the oppressive feeling emanating from the dark sky made him feel very uncomfortable. He
lightly clutched his heart, feeling as if a mountain was pressing down on it, making it hard to breathe.
It seemed as if the entire world was about to deliver a true judgment, and its target was this nearly 100,000-year-old ice bird.
The dark clouds thickened, obscuring all light from the sky. A sense of impending doom, like a black cloud pressing down on a city, washed over them.
Yet, even facing this oppressive sky, the ice bird showed no fear. It let out a high-pitched cry, seemingly declaring its indomitable spirit and protesting the injustice of heaven and earth.
Why can't soul beasts become gods?
This question suddenly appeared in Lin Xiuran's mind, echoing endlessly.
It made his heart pound, an inexplicable anger surge through his body, and his blood seemed to boil.
Just then, a blinding bolt of lightning ripped across the sky, accompanied by deafening thunder, as if the heavens and earth trembled.
In this moment of lightning and thunder, the ice bird spread its wings and soared high into the sky.
A bolt of lightning the size of a bowl suddenly crashed down, striking the ice bird directly. The ice bird used almost all its soul power to resist, but the lightning still pierced through its soul power shield and struck its once soft feathers.
The power of the lightning tribulation was immense; even with nearly ten thousand years of cultivation, it was still difficult to withstand.
As the tribulation intensified, the once gentle ice bird began to let out deafening roars, filled with resentment and anger. It struggled desperately, trying to resist the tribulation's punishment, but the power of the lightning grew stronger, relentlessly bombarding its body.
During this process, cracks appeared on its body, and blood seeped from the wounds, staining the surrounding snow and ice red. But it still did not give up, continuing to fight against the tribulation.
Blood mingled with the snow, staining the ground red—how tragic!
Finally, when the last bolt of lightning struck, the ice bird soul beast let out a shrill cry; it couldn't hold on any longer!
Even though the ice bird was powerless to resist the lightning any longer, it still spread its last wings, actively heading towards the next wave of lightning.
This time, she didn't choose to resist the lightning; instead, she willingly endured it. The lightning struck her body, causing her entire being to tremble.
The gray-headed ice eagle let out a pitiful cry, then spread its wings, trying to fly into the sky to help the ice bird.
However, before it could ascend, it was suppressed by a powerful pressure. It could only helplessly watch as the ice bird in the sky suffered the lightning's baptism alone.
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