Chapter 57: Killing the Sky-Swallowing Bird

Chapter 57: Executing the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow

Heading west, amidst howling winds, Lin Fan quickly entered a land shrouded in Death Qi, a place also ravaged by war.

Shattered mountain ranges, cracked earth, and a desolate, barren landscape, utterly silent, were visible everywhere.

"Where on earth is the Zhu Yan hiding?" Lin Fan scratched his head, a hint of urgency in his voice.

He remembered that Zhu Yan, along with himself, had hidden the Mountain Treasure in a large lake, but now the entire western region was parched, without a single drop of water.

Finding it wouldn't be easy; this area was vast, with many dried-up lakes, and searching them one by one would undoubtedly take a long time.

Moreover, he recalled that the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow had also relentlessly searched, and during Zhu Yan's amnesia and Nirvana, it had actually succeeded in finding it.

However, later, during the great catastrophe in the Lower Realm, the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow was killed by the Hong Hu Sage, and ultimately, the Mountain Treasure fell into his hands.

The wind whistled as Lin Fan, using his treasure, traveled tens of thousands of miles, meticulously searching every dried-up lake, digging three feet deep.

"Roar…"

Suddenly, a colossal fierce bird flew from the distance, obscuring the sky and sun, seemingly boundless. Its entire body was enveloped in black mist, its true form indiscernible, with only a pair of lantern-sized green eyes visible.

As the fierce bird spread its wings, the heavens and earth roared, filled with overwhelming malevolence. Its eyes were like two blood moons, surging with power; a mere glance sent shivers down one's Soul.

"Is that the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow? Didn't they say it was injured? How could it return so quickly to search for the Mountain Treasure?" Lin Fan was startled, his intelligent eyes darting around.

"Where did that dead monkey hide the Mountain Treasure?" The Swallowing Heaven Sparrow's chilling voice echoed as it overlooked this land, then it sneered, "Hehe, you must never have guessed that the one fighting me was always just a Spirit Body."

Lin Fan, hidden behind a rock, naturally heard its murmurings.

It had to be said, this Swallowing Heaven Sparrow was indeed cunning. After committing acts of deceiving its master, destroying its ancestors, being cruel, vicious, and universally condemned, it could still be alive today. Besides its strength, its mind was also quite sharp.

"Oh, there's still a living little ant here!" The Swallowing Heaven Sparrow suddenly turned its head, its voice booming, having discovered Lin Fan hiding behind the large rock.

"Oh no, I've been discovered." Lin Fan felt a great sense of dread, but he wasn't overly panicked, placing one hand behind his back.

At this moment, the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow scrutinized him, its eyes icy and intimidating. It spoke in Human Race tongue, "Although your cultivation is a bit low, your Qi and blood are very vigorous, rare even among the Human Race. You're a nice little snack."

At this moment, it opened its beak, as large as a mountain, and shot out a terrifying stream of black light, locking onto Lin Fan on the ground, intending to swallow him.

Moreover, in its view, that Human Race was nothing more than a tiny ant, utterly incapable of resistance, easily eaten with a gulp, and not something to be taken seriously.

"Boom!"

However, everything was not as the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow had imagined. A small bronze mirror appeared in front of Lin Fan, looking ordinary, but instantly it burst forth with brilliant light, dazzling and resplendent.

The powerful Divine Might it released not only dispersed the black light but also shattered the Void Realm with its pressure, crushing the surrounding mountains and rivers, as if the end of the world had arrived.

"Not good!" The Swallowing Heaven Sparrow's Divine Sense was acute, and it immediately felt the crisis of death, executing extreme speed and rapidly retreating.

It never would have thought that a small creature, seemingly edible with a mere gulp, would carry such a powerful weapon, one that even a Venerable would find terrifying and impossible to resist.

But it was too late. The mirror rapidly expanded, sealing off this space. Even if the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow's speed was faster, it was useless.

And the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow seemed to realize this problem; no matter how far it tried to escape, it kept circling in place, unable to leave this area by even half a step.

So, it immediately pleaded, "Little friend, a misunderstanding, I am willing to atone…"

"No need. A demonic bird like you, that commits acts of extermination, living in this world is merely polluting the Vital Qi!" Lin Fan sneered.

Immediately after, he unhesitatingly activated this forbidden artifact refined by a Heavenly God, causing the surrounding heavens and earth to tremble, the Void Realm to shatter, and lines of Divine Chains of Order to appear.

"Boom!"

The next moment, runes soared into the sky, erupting with eternal Divine Radiance, shattering the firmament. It even caused stars to appear and vanish in broad daylight, the entire Great Wilderness shook, and living beings trembled, prostrating on the ground.

"What kind of power is this… No… Ah…" The Swallowing Heaven Sparrow screamed, trying its best to evade, using its strongest Treasure and Divine Ability.

However, under the sweep of this Divine Light, everything was annihilated, turning into dust. Any resistance was futile; the disparity in strength was too great.

Finally, all the tremors subsided, and the sky became clear again, as if nothing had ever happened.

Only the living beings within this Great Wilderness knew what a terrifying event they had just experienced, horrifying beyond measure, their bodies and Souls trembling.

Lin Fan wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking at the thousands of miles of land that had become a deep abyss around him, his face filled with shock.

"As expected of a Heavenly God's forbidden artifact, its power is truly world-destroying. If this blow had hit the ground, most of the Great Wilderness might have been gone."

Having somewhat recovered, he temporarily lost the desire to search for the Mountain Treasure and quickly returned the way he came.

Tens of thousands of miles away, in Stone Village, not too far off, everyone sensed this astonishing pressure and thought it was the end of the world.

"What… what on earth happened? Did an ancient Divine Being appear in the Great Wilderness? And what about that little brat?"

The Little Red Bird was filled with confusion, hiding on the Willow God's tree trunk, as if only this mysterious Sacrificial Spirit could give her a sense of security.

"Could it be that guy used a forbidden artifact?" Yue Chan mumbled, her eyelashes long and slender, her intelligent eyes blinking, exquisite and beautiful.

In her opinion, the only person in the Wilderness Realm capable of unleashing such Divine Might was her fiancé, who possessed a multitude of treasures.

Thinking of this, Yue Chan felt a little envious. Having stayed in the Lower Realm for so long, she had become a bumpkin herself; the only decent Treasure she had was that jade sword.

However, until she reached the Venerable Realm, her sect would not allow her to return to the Upper Realm.

This was a trial; her elders had instructed her to refine her Divine Embryo to perfection so that it could undergo earth-shattering changes after ascending to the Upper Realm.

Yue Chan had always followed these instructions, only for the sake of ascending to a higher Realm in the future, so she never complained.

"Crack!"

At this moment, a spatial rift appeared at the village entrance, and Lin Fan emerged from it, looking harried, disheveled, and extremely weary.

"Oh, Big Brother is back!" Xiao Budian cheered happily, trotting over on his short legs to greet him, looking adorable.

Lin Fan rubbed Xiao Budian's chubby face, patted the dust off himself, and walked into Stone Village with him.

"Hey, little brat, where did you go? Was what happened in the Great Wilderness just now related to you?" The Little Red Bird flew down from the tree trunk, her red feathers bright as fire, her eyes fierce and ill-intentioned.

Lin Fan nodded, not hiding anything, and said calmly, "I met the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow in the Great Wilderness, also looking for the Mountain Treasure. It tried to eat me, and then I used a forbidden artifact to kill it."

"What? You really did it!" The Little Red Bird was greatly startled, its feathers bristling, staggering back and hiding behind the Willow God again.

Especially after learning he had killed the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow, its previously fierce eyes changed, becoming wary and cautious, no longer daring to show an angry expression.

"Don't be nervous. As long as you don't harbor ill intentions towards me, I won't use a forbidden artifact on you." Lin Fan smiled, a very infectious smile, no different from an ordinary child his age.

"Yes, Xiao Hong, Big Brother is very kind and good to people, you don't have to be afraid." Xiao Budian echoed, waving to the Little Red Bird, his courage astonishingly great.

The Little Red Bird shook her head vigorously, refusing to come down from the tree trunk no matter what. This generation's children were too terrifying, not to be judged by common sense.

Her bird-life was scared stiff!