Chapter 893: Leaving Alone

Ling Shuang finishes introducing the dragon eagle's characteristics, and Ye Liuyun falls into contemplation.

"If we strike while the dragon eagle is asleep, wouldn't it be easy? For others, approaching a dragon eagle is hard, but I have a Cross‑Space Golden Pupil! At least catching one of a lower realm should be doable, right?"

He thinks of this and asks Ling Shuang: "Does the academy's mission specify a required realm for the dragon eagle?"

Ling Shuang shakes her head: "No, it doesn't. But dragon eagles are clever; even the hatchlings bear a Divine Sense imprint. Even if you catch one, you can't take it away!"

Liang Xinyu also advises: "You'd better stop thinking about it. There are plenty of missions; why insist on such a hard one!"

Ye Liuyun nods and says nothing more.

If every dragon eagle has a Divine Sense imprint, that is indeed harder, unless one can take the whole nest.

"Take the whole nest?" The casual thought suddenly sparks Ye Liuyun. "What if it's possible?"

"Hey!" Ling Shuang shouts at the pensive Ye Liuyun. "You don't really intend to go, do you? Let me tell you, the dragon eagle clan definitely has several Venerable‑realm dragon eagles guarding. Don't go risking it!"

"Mm, I know, don't worry, I won't go!" Ye Liuyun replies casually, then continues barbecuing.

Ling Shuang sees his quick reply and doesn't think further. After the barbecue, everyone returns to their cultivation.

Ye Liuyun returns to his Cultivation Room but can't settle his mind; the dragon eagle occupies his thoughts.

"All have Divine Sense imprints? Maybe that can be used!"

After pondering, Ye Liuyun finally decides to take a risk.

But this time he can't bring anyone, for failure could mean he never returns.

The next day, Ye Liuyun wanders to the Grand Hall, examines the dragon eagle task in detail. It lists the dragon eagle's image, habitat, and other information.

Moreover, this top‑tier mission carries very high points; a single dragon eagle is worth five hundred points.

Just seeing the points, Ye Liuyun decides he must catch one.

He memorizes the information. Seeing no one following, he doesn't return to his quarters; he leaves the academy, slips into the void. Without even a Warship, he dashes through the void toward Jiulong Ridge.

Because Ye Liuyun left so abruptly, Ling Shuang and the others still think he's been cultivating inside his room.

Only days later, when they call for Ye Liuyun, they discover he's already gone.

"That guy actually just left on his own!" Ling Shuang stamps the ground in anger.

"He… he's gone to catch a dragon eagle?" Liang Xinyu gasps.

"That guy's guts are too big!" Wei Pangzi mutters.

"Can't—I need to find the pavilion master and lead people to rescue him!" Ling Shuang says, turning to rush toward Fenglin Pavilion.

Su Manning at this moment is already optimistic. "I bet he'll definitely come back!"

"Me too!" Yuan Datou also has unconditional faith in Ye Liuyun.

Inside Fenglin Pavilion, Ninth Princess Xia Tianqiong is sipping tea in her courtyard, resting.

She sees Ling Shuang rushing in, smiles and asks, "What's up? Your man caused trouble again?"

Ling Shuang anxiously urges, "Quick, gather troops and come with me to rescue him!"

"Huh? It really is? What's wrong with that kid now?" Xia Tianqiong hadn't expected it, but she was right, and she immediately sips tea to calm herself.

"He went to capture a dragon eagle!" Ling Shuang says with a sob.

"Pfft!"

Xia Tianqiong spits out the tea she just drank.

She pauses then says, "What a reckless stunt! Maybe you should pick a different man!"

But even though she says that, she has already used a Transmission Talisman to summon several skilled members of the guild.

"Quick, quick!" Ling Shuang stamps her foot impatiently, having no time for jokes, just urging constantly.

"Don't worry, I've already called for help! Don't be anxious, come with me!" Xia Tianqiong says, comforting Ling Shuang.

Saying that, she leads Ling Shuang to the outer area of Fenglin Pavilion and deploys a Super Warship.

When her summoned people arrive, they immediately launch the warship, sprinting toward Jiulong Ridge, bursting out of the academy.

"Don't worry, your man is still struggling, he won't die easily!" Xia Tianqiong continues to reassure Ling Shuang along the way.

But Ye Liuyun at this moment has set the trap, ready to act.

He has been observing a group of dragon eagles for two or three days.

In this group, six dragon eagles are of Venerable realm and guard; all the others are not below the Zao Hua Realm.

Even the few hatchlings are at Zao Hua Realm level one or two.

During these days, aside from occasional hatchling play, most of the time the dragon eagles sleep, not hunting.

Ye Liuyun dug a long tunnel in a nearby mountain, leading to a large cavern.

At the tunnel's end, he enlarged a Mourning Bell, opening it outward like a black hole, waiting for dragon eagles to fall into the net.

He also covered the mouth of the Mourning Bell with a layer of stone, camouflaging it as part of the cavern wall.

Inside the cavern, he arranges the Formation Flags that Qiong Qi gave him.

Outside the cavern, he wraps the entire mountain with Formation Flags, lest an angry dragon eagle tear the mountain apart.

Then he activates the Cross‑Space Golden Pupil, translocating a dragon eagle hatchling directly into the Formation as bait to lure the others for rescue.

A few dragon eagle hatchlings are playing together. Suddenly one disappears, and the others shriek.

The hatchlings' "ga‑ga" cries gradually awaken the whole flock.

A Venerable‑rank dragon eagle senses it slightly, then rushes toward Ye Liuyun.

It first circles the mountain, then lands at the cavern entrance, folds its wings, and darts down the tunnel.

The tunnel twists several times, darkness inside; the dragon eagle, relying on its Venerable realm, barrels forward.

After a few bends, ahead lies Ye Liuyun's placed Mourning Bell.

It doesn't examine closely, assumes it's the tunnel, and plunges straight in.

Ye Liuyun sees it enter the trap, immediately uses a Divine Artifact Fragment, controls the force, and lightly taps the Mourning Bell.

With a 'dong' of a bell, the dragon eagle was shaken until blood flowed from its mouth and nose, and it fainted outright.

Ye Liuyun immediately moved it into his own Space World, and taking advantage of its unconscious state, forcibly implanted a Slave Seal on it.

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun stopped paying attention to it and continued waiting for other dragon eagles to take the bait.

At that moment, the other dragon eagles had already taken off one after another, flying around the mountain.

Seeing that the dragon eagle that had entered did not come out again, several more dragon eagles immediately swooped down and entered the cave one after another.