Gaa~~gaa~~~
The flock of birds, resembling crows, also uttered crow-like calls, rising and falling in waves that echoed across the sky.
Cao Ya knew what kind of group it was: the Snake-Swallowing Birds. According to the book, this bird species fed on venomous snakes and was extremely ferocious and fierce.
The Yunmeng Marshland is filled with countless lakes and swamps, breeding and multiplying countless venomous snakes. This place is practically a paradise for snake-swallowing birds. Normally, snake-swallowing birds would not migrate, and would flee in such a panic.
The sky was a dark, oppressive mass, teeming with countless snake-swallowing birds.
But Cao Ya looked out at the horizon and understood why the snake-swallowing bird had fled in such a panic.
Chant~~~~~
The sound, like the neighing of horses or the roar of dragons, rolled in from the distant horizon. Immediately, the snake-swallowing birds flapped their wings even more frantically and fled quickly.
whoosh whoosh~~~
Soon, the snake-swallowing bird clan departed, leaving Cao Ya with an empty space above him.
His gaze was fixed on a tall, magnificent horse, its coat entirely black, galloping through the air.
Without wings, it gallops on all fours, as if the nothingness beneath its hooves is the earth itself.
Its jet-black mane fluttered in the wind, like a cloak for this celestial horse. It wasn't fast, only about the same speed as the snake-swallowing bird flock. It kept running, occasionally letting out a loud cry that echoed through the sky, happily following behind the snake-swallowing bird flock and driving them along.
That creature was none other than the king of Yunmeng Marsh, the mount of the former Thunder Blade God, and a divine beast at the Great Perfection of the Void Realm—the Black Steed!
Even without wings, it can fly through the air; without a doubt, it is a divine beast that has reached the Great Perfection of the Void Realm!
Cao Ya's eyes shone brightly as he stared directly at the black horse.
The black horse galloped across the sky and earth, while ahead, an endless flock of snake-devouring birds seemed to have encountered an extremely terrifying natural enemy and were desperately fleeing.
The black horse seemed to have noticed Cao Ya's gaze, and suddenly turned its head, its deep, dark eyes looking at Cao Ya.
"Hmm?" Cao Ya could sense a strange power in the black horse's eyes, like a cold flood rushing in, capable of breaching dikes and ravaging the land. But Cao Ya withstood it, a flash of golden light in his eyes blocking the black horse's pupil power.
Chant~~~
The black horse finally stopped, not bothering to drive away the panicked flock of snake-swallowing birds, but instead discovering a more interesting subject.
Yes, it's fun.
For a divine beast like the Black Steed, which has reached the Great Perfection of the Void Realm, it is invincible unless a supreme expert is born or a Void Realm expert appears. However, over the long years, such invincible days can become lonely and boring.
Although the Duanmu Continent has produced a supreme expert like the Thunder Blade God, overall, the number of demonic beasts and human martial arts experts in the Void Realm and the Cave Void Realm is far less than that of the Nine Provinces Continent.
The Nine Provinces Continent not only has Void Realm experts who have existed for generations, but also has many Void Realm experts, more than two hands' worth. In contrast, the Duanmu Continent has only two Void Realm War Gods in this era.
There are only a handful of divine beasts in the Void Realm on the entire Duanmu Continent, the most famous being the Black Steed.
The former overlord of Yunmengze, the Void Realm Divine Beast Guiqiong, probably died of old age in the long river of time. After all, Guiqiong was a Void Realm Divine Beast that existed before the "Divine Axe God" Yu the Great.
While the lifespan of divine beasts in the Void Realm is long, it is not infinite; it has its limits.
On the continent of Kyushu, there exist many Void Realm divine beasts, and there are also some divine beasts that have reached the Great Perfection of the Void Realm.
Over thousands of years, even though cultivation is difficult, the number of cultivators will gradually increase.
Therefore, for the powerful figures of the Nine Provinces Continent, whether they are human martial arts masters or Void Realm divine beasts, with so many powerful figures of the same level, they will not feel invincible and lonely.
However, on the Duanmu Continent, there aren't many rivals who can compete with the Black Steed.
Three thousand years ago, the Thunder Blade God passed away and left this world of Kyushu. At that time, the Black Steed returned to Yunmeng Marsh, drove away the Ghost Sky Divine Beast, and became the new overlord of Yunmeng Marsh.
For three thousand years, the black horse has never encountered a challenge. It's too boring, and it has no interest in doing anything. Without challenges, it can't muster any energy. Otherwise, how could it have driven away the snake-swallowing bird tribe?
Nothing more than passing the time.
At this moment, they encountered Cao Ya, which, in the black horse's perception, was a golden ball of light, burning with flames and accompanied by thunder and lightning, making it extremely terrifying.
The black horse vaguely sensed that beneath the golden light, there existed a starry galaxy, winding endlessly and terrifyingly.
But the black horse was also puzzled as to why it could not detect any Dao of Heaven and Earth in this human martial artist.
The golden light, the flames, the lightning, and the celestial river did not seem to be possessed by comprehending the Way of Metal, the Way of Fire, the Way of Lightning, or the Way of Water.
Putting everything else aside, the black horse followed the Thunder Blade God, a super being who dominated the continent with his lightning and sword techniques.
The black horse itself had also comprehended the Way of Water and entered the Void Realm.
Unable to understand, the black horse stopped thinking about it and let out a low growl, challenging the human warrior to a duel with great interest.
For many years, since the passing of the Thunder Blade God and the defeat of the Ghost Sky Divine Beast, the Black Steed has never encountered a worthy opponent.
Occasionally, some Void Realm War Gods would come to challenge him, but they were no match for the Black Steed.
A divine beast that has reached the Great Perfection of the Void Realm is comparable to a human at the Cave Void Realm!
Moreover, the black horse had followed the Thunder Blade God and received guidance from the strongest, with tailor-made techniques, which greatly increased its combat power.
Upon encountering Cao Ya, the black horse's fighting spirit, lost for three thousand years, was rekindled!
Chant~~~
The black horse neighed, letting out a proud cry like a dragon's roar, and faced Cao Ya, gathering the power of heaven and earth.
Its performance is quite obvious.
Cao Ya laughed as well. The man and the horse didn't exchange a word, but after just one glance, they decided to fight each other.
"Then let's fight!" Cao Ya said as he soared into the sky. A celestial river stretched out, vast and boundless, like a divine river in the starry sky, encompassing and destroying everything.
That was the power of Cao Ya from the [Immortal Gourd] Universe. After becoming a disciple of the Heavenly River Sword Sect and cultivating the "Heavenly River Orthodox Method," he achieved the Primordial Spirit and possessed a Starry Heavenly River Primordial Spirit.
While his other powers were not weak, Cao Ya felt more confident in fighting the divine beast Wuzhui, which had reached the Great Perfection of the Void Realm. Of course, it was the power of Cao Ya from the [Immortal Gourd] that had completely reached the three-star level.
Other systems, not quite three-star level, are slightly lacking and have now been relegated to support roles.
The Milky Way stretched out before the occasional flash of sword light, ever-changing, flashing through the air before plunging down upon the black horse.
At the same time, golden light, flames, and lightning were also being sprayed out to resist the power of heaven and earth controlled by the black horse.
Not to be outdone, the black horse let out a proud neigh, its full power of heaven and earth spreading out, its hooves treading on the void, twisting and undulating, just like an unparalleled ferocious beast, and suddenly pounced on Cao Ya!
Rumble~~~
The violent force caused the lake to shatter, and the water instantly surged hundreds of meters high, mixed with mud, as well as various poisonous insects and beasts. It coughed and crumbled, with endless waves and blood mingling together.
In the distance, Teng Qingshan, who was filled with doubt and uncertainty due to the large-scale migration of the Snake-Swallowing Bird clan, sat cross-legged on the back of the Gale Eagle. His expression suddenly changed drastically as he looked into the distance.
Yunmeng Ancient City, located outside Yunmeng Marsh, is one of the thirty-six main cities of Duanmu Continent and the headquarters of Xuri Trading Company.
The God of War of Yunmeng also sensed the terrifying battle deep within Yunmeng Marsh, and his expression changed drastically.
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