Chapter Sixteen: Clan Bullying
As Mother Eagle took all the resources away, Jiang Xuan sulked inside the cave, unable to calm his mind for a long time.
He had just hatched less than a week ago, only to be repeatedly crushed by the harsh realities of the world.
In the end, he was even stabbed in the back by his own mother—who could he turn to for justice?
“Hmph, truly beasts. What kind of demon beast world is this? How could I have been reincarnated into such a place?”
“This really infuriates me! If I ever see Mother Eagle again, I will tear her to shreds!”
“Blood ties and family affection? Ridiculous!”
Clearly, the Empress and the Demon Lord were even more frustrated than Jiang Xuan himself.
The two birds cursed loudly inside the cave for most of the day, while Jiang Xuan had already taken a nap.
“Ding!”
“Host has successfully rescued thirteen clan members and received 10 drops of Golden Eagle Essence Blood, 5 drops of Solar Crow Essence Blood, 650,000 points of spiritual energy, and the offensive divine skill ‘Three-legged Yang Fire’!”
“Three-legged Yang Fire: The host can transform the supreme Yang fire of the sacred beast, the Golden Crow, into the Three-legged Yang Fire, possessing the ability to trample all Yin and cold divine skills. The host can thus skillfully control extreme Yang fire!”
Oh? Jiang Xuan was awakened from his sleep by the system’s belated reward notification.
With the reward credited to his mind, Jiang Xuan was overjoyed!
Now he could transform into a member of the Golden Eagle clan whenever he wished, and he even had the offensive divine skill Three-legged Yang Fire!
Most importantly, he had gained the ability to control the extreme Yang fire—this was the greatest improvement of all!
Calming himself, Jiang Xuan turned around.
Inside the cave, a dozen little eagles were squabbling; the Empress and the Demon Lord were bullying the other small eagles!
“Help! Don’t pull my feathers! Somebody save me!”
“Ah, blood! I was wrong! I shouldn’t have taken your spot—please spare me!”
“Don’t eat me, I beg you! My flesh isn’t tasty—please let me go!”
The little eagles bullied by the Empress and Demon Lord all pleaded pitifully, as lowly as one could be.
In the Demon Lord’s mouth, there was even a piece of eagle meat with feathers still attached!
Because he had been battling several snake demons, Jiang Xuan’s sleep was very deep; he was even on the verge of breaking through to the Seventh Rank Beast Realm.
Watching the scene before him, Jiang Xuan’s anger flared uncontrollably!
“Stop it all this instant!”
Suddenly, a mighty wind swept through the cave; the overwhelming spiritual power blew every little eagle to the ground.
Stretching lazily, Jiang Xuan entered and stood before the Empress and Demon Lord.
“Who told you to slaughter your own kind?”
“Hmph! No resources at all right now, just closed-door cultivation. How long do you think it will take me to become a great demon?”
“These little ones are just the perfect fodder for me!”
The Demon Lord, as shameless as a dead pig, argued unscrupulously.
While speaking, he actually swallowed the piece of eagle meat!
“I am the Supreme Emperor, the Empress of the Human Race! It is an honor for these beasts to be stepping stones on my path to enlightenment!”
The Empress shared the Demon Lord’s views, not considering these little eagles as kin at all.
Moreover, with Mother Eagle’s cruel behavior as an example, their own acts of slaughtering kin carried even less psychological burden.
“What nonsense!”
“You are reincarnated great powers! You should be even more against slaughtering your own kind!”
“I’m no saint, but I’d never do something like this!”
“There are many other monster clans outside eyeing us hungrily. If we eat each other, our strength will be halved, and none of us will survive!”
Jiang Xuan scolded furiously, looking down on such behavior.
Other monsters might feel no psychological burden, but eating one’s own kind disgusted him deeply.
Perhaps it was because he was a reincarnation that he felt this way.
“I am the Eternal Demon Lord who kills like a whirlwind; in my past life, I slew tens of thousands of humans!”
“Now eating two little eagles, and you still dare to shout at me? I am not the same kind as them!”
“Hmph, I am the Emperor Lord; I have tasted ancient sacred beasts. Mere little demons are nothing I cannot eat.”
Jiang Xuan felt a headache coming on.
Yet, he could find no argument to refute their words!
The Empress and Demon Lord’s reasoning left Jiang Xuan confused.
The more he thought about it, the more chaotic it felt; eventually, he simply gave up caring.
“Enough nonsense! From now on, in this cave, I’m the one in charge!”
“Remember, your big brother’s name is Jiang Xuan!”
Spreading his wings, golden light illuminated the entire cave, instantly brightening it as if it were daylight.
The overwhelming aura caused all the little eagles to tremble with fear and bow in reverence!
“Big brother! From now on, I’m your little brother! If you say go east, I’ll never go west!”
“Big brother, big brother, me too! Following you is the right choice!”
“And me! Brother Jiang, I’m willing to lay eggs for you!”
“...”
Suddenly, all the outsider little eagles flocked to Jiang Xuan’s side.
The Empress and Demon Lord were immediately isolated, fuming and cursing loudly.
Seeing this big family, Jiang Xuan knew things could not continue like this.
For the time being, they had to stay here; ensuring a stable life was the primary concern.
“Ding!”
“Host has become the big brother to many little brothers, with the responsibility to protect them. For each day, reward of 50,000 points of spiritual energy!”
“This matches my thoughts perfectly!”
The system’s voice sounded, and Jiang Xuan’s lips curled into a slight smile.
This was exactly what he wanted to do, and unexpectedly, there was an added bonus.
“Empress and Demon Lord, both of you, come with me!”
“How dare you order me around! You’re asking for death!”
“My will is not something insignificant like you pests can sway!”
“If you don’t come, resources found later won’t be shared with you two!”
Huh???
Upon hearing this, the Empress and Demon Lord took less than a second to think and quickly flew out.
Beneath the blazing sun outside the cave, Jiang Xuan flapped his wings as golden spiritual energy flowed like a stream into the cave.
Following closely, two other streams of spiritual energy, one black and one white, converged.
The three energies combined to encircle the entire cave.
This was a Spirit Gathering Formation—endlessly drawing the world’s spiritual essence for its user, requiring primal spiritual power as a guide, then capturing the essence of sun and moon to gather spiritual power, increase lifespan, heal wounds, and calm the mind.
Despite its many functions, the Spirit Gathering Formation was only a rudimentary formation; any beast reaching the Third Rank could arrange it themselves.
The differences lay in the formation’s size, speed of gathering, and primary effects.
Before long, the Empress and Demon Lord appeared hollowed out, panting heavily outside the cave, barely able to sustain flight.
“You say you’re so powerful, why do you even need us for this formation?”
The Demon Lord couldn’t understand; Jiang Xuan alone could build the Spirit Gathering Formation, so weren’t they redundant?
The Empress shared the same thought.
“I still have to build the defensive formation, and I contributed no less than you two to this Spirit Gathering Formation!”
With great power comes great responsibility; Jiang Xuan had also expended much primal spiritual power and was somewhat fatigued.
“Hmph, is this really necessary for these little brats?”
“I’d rather spend this time in closed-door cultivation!”
“Enough, enough, stop complaining. This is your reward.”
Grumbling, Jiang Xuan pulled out two feathers that had dropped during his battle with the soaring snakes and handed them over.