Chapter 1083: Golden Feather Thunder Eagle

Lei En only managed to glance, and the giant eagle vanished on the horizon.

"So fast!"

He couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

It was the fastest creature he had ever seen; although it was only a fleeting glimpse, he discerned some principle: the giant eagle's speed was not merely flight or magic, but the result of multiple abilities stacked together, reaching astonishing levels.

Because it was too far, his Soul Eye could not sense its Element.

However, judging from the lightning surrounding the eagle and the thunder Element traces it left, it possessed at least one "Lord of Thunder"!

Lei En's heart was instantly stirred.

At his current power level, finding a suitable demon soul was extremely difficult—rare and not to be sought. No matter what other Elements the giant eagle had, as long as it had a "Lord of Thunder", he would be more than satisfied and could not miss the chance.

Moreover, he had already guessed the eagle's origin.

For over two thousand years, there have been two factions invading the Storm Plane.

One came from the Wind Element Plane, the other from the Thunder Element Plane, led by a demigod‑level Thunder Feather Eagle that occupied the Eastern and Western Sanctuaries.

Thunder Feather Eagles evolve from Thunder Birds; when they reach Saint Rank, their feathers and talons turn a golden hue, thus they are also called "Golden Feather Thunder Eagle".

The one just now was a Golden Feather Thunder Eagle.

But it was clearly not a demigod; its power had only recently broken through to mid‑level Saint Rank.

The previous demigod Thunder Feather Eagle had already died, slain by Loha Xiya, and this Golden Feather Thunder Eagle was likely its offspring.

Lei En withdrew his gaze.

The situation at the Eastern Sanctuary was settled, with a Star Destroyer and Asina present; unless a demigod suddenly appeared, no trouble would arise.

Through a soul contract he informed Asina, then instantly activated teleportation to leave the Augustus.

In a flash, Lei En appeared in the high sky dozens of li away, scanning around but finding no trace of the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle. Most of the Storm Plane was shrouded in dark clouds, dim light, and constant thunder; locating a giant eagle was like finding a needle in the ocean.

Lei En shouted loudly, "I want to know the location of the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle in the Storm Plane!"

As he called out, he cast a Wish Spell.

At the cost of draining his energy, a vision appeared in Lei En's mind, revealing its spatiotemporal coordinates.

He immediately used instant teleportation again, having calculated the lead.

Teleporting to the destination—north of the Eastern Sanctuary—Lei En faced the sanctuary, his Soul Eye and All‑Seeing Eye operating at full power, waiting a few seconds; indeed, a golden bolt of lightning appeared in his view.

Golden Feather Thunder Eagle!

The lightning it became was as fast as light!

Even at this distance, Lei En realized that if he slipped even slightly, his gaze would lose it. When it first fled the Eastern Sanctuary, it mingled with a flock of Thunder Birds, flying close to the ground's terrain; now, farther away, it dared to streak across the high sky at lightning speed.

Lei En had already activated his Rainbow Light Cloak, rendering him invisible, so it did not notice.

The Golden Feather Thunder Eagle drew ever closer.

A dozen seconds later, it was only about three thousand meters away; Lei En silently bestowed upon himself Wind and Thunder Wings and time acceleration, and in a breath's half, it surged forward another few hundred meters.

Lei En locked onto the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle and made a spiritual leap toward it.

"Whoosh!"

A high‑pitched eagle cry rang through the clouds.

In the instant of Lei En's spiritual leap, the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle sensed him; its sharp eagle eyes saw through the Rainbow Light Cloak and detected danger.

Its reaction was extremely swift.

When Lei En leapt to the intended spot, the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle changed direction, turning his lead into a miscalculation; the distance between them stretched over a thousand meters and kept widening rapidly.

The Golden Feather Thunder Eagle's perception was extremely keen; it seemed able to gauge Lei En's strength, realizing it could not withstand him, it dared not approach to attack. Its golden, broad wings beat powerfully, gaining even more speed, and in an instant it vanished from sight.

Lei En watched the giant eagle turn into a speck of golden light and couldn't help shaking his head.

Directional teleportation was activated.

He reappeared ahead of the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle's flight path, but because the target's speed was too great and the teleportation landing point was less precise than a spiritual leap, the distance only narrowed briefly before widening again.

Blink, Random Door, Electric Flash Teleport, and spiritual leap all had too short a range.

Teleport gates and teleportation could be useful, but the gate's speed was too slow, and the teleportation's landing error too large.

Lei En tried several teleport gates and teleportations; even though the Key of Doors had granted him vast spatiotemporal knowledge, his mastery of teleport spells far surpassed ordinary Wizards, becoming faster and more precise, yet always fell a hair's breadth short of the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle.

The most recent attempt was still off by over five hundred meters.

Before Lei En could act, the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle flapped its wings and flew out of spell range.

"This is getting tricky."

"Indeed, in the world of martial arts, speed is unbeatable!"

Lei En finally understood that the demigod Thunder Feather Eagle's speed must be even greater; no wonder its strength lagged behind Loha Xiya, and the thunder element army was far weaker than the wind element, yet they could still draw level until Loha Xiya seized the sanctuary and claimed victory.

With such astonishing speed, even with slightly weaker combat power, one could stride across the world.

If you can't win, just run.

If you aren't even given a chance to cast, what else can you do?

Even a Thirty-level Holy Soul Wizard might be helpless against the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle.

Lei En halted in place, letting the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle's trace vanish completely, pondered for a moment, and soon conceived a plan.

He drew the Thunder God's Hammer and the Dragon Slayer Sword into his hands.

At the same time, a teleport gate opened beside him; Reslin stepped out, resting his Endless Storm Staff on Lei En's shoulder. The staff's enchantment need not be wielded directly; mere contact could trigger its effect.

Lei En activated the True Mirror Image technique.

A minute later, Lei En split into two.

Then, both Lei Ens performed Mirror Image, and the Endless Storm Staff upgraded the Mirror Image from eight rings to nine rings, allowing each Lei En to create twelve images.

The next second, twenty‑four images appeared around them.

Each image wielded a war hammer and a great sword, with a pair of metallic wings on its back, yet retained normal height; thus, while their power couldn't reach its peak, their speed was greater.

Reslin immediately returned with his staff; he was to take charge of the Augustus.

Lei En's true form shouted again, "I want to know the location of the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle in the Storm Plane!"

The Wish Spell gave an answer.

Twenty‑six Lei En simultaneously cast Teleportation, arriving directly at the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle's position; by the time they emerged, the eagle had already flown over a thousand meters forward. It turned its head, saw a flock of Lei En, and instantly panicked, wildly flapping its wings to flee.

Lei En and the Mirror Images teleported again, scattering to form an encirclement with a ten‑kilometer diameter.

It was a Heaven‑and‑Earth net.

Each Lei En flew at high speed; though far slower than the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle, they were still very fast. The Mirror Images ahead kept closing in, while those behind and to the sides employed various displacement techniques, jointly compressing the encirclement's radius.

A hint of contempt flashed in the eagle's eyes; it could simply find a gap and break through.

The closest one ahead was Lei En's true form.

When the distance between them was still over five thousand meters, each Lei En raised the Thunder God's Hammer, and lightning erupted from the hammerheads.

Boom—!

The war hammer carried Lei En and the Mirror Images through the void, and they all vanished.

The Golden Feather Thunder Eagle's sight and perception were extremely powerful, able to see through most invisibility and disguises, even to anticipate danger, but it could not pierce the barrier between planes.

At this moment, it saw no enemy in its eyes, yet the sensed danger grew ever stronger.

An unseen enemy is more dangerous!

The Golden Feather Thunder Eagle let out a high‑pitched screech; electricity flickered across its feathers, its wings vibrated at high frequency while its tail adjusted direction, resembling a massive golden lightning bolt leaping back and forth across the sky, darting left and right, barely catchable by the naked eye, leaving after‑images.

But this was only a desperate move born of panic, flailing about like a headless fly.

Within a breath, the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle shifted positions a dozen times, finally choosing a direction to surge forward.

Bang!

Suddenly, a figure that seemed extremely tiny to it leapt from the void, blocking the path, only two or three hundred meters away.

It was Lei En's most preferred target, but only a Mirror Image, which immediately hurled the Thunder God's Hammer.

The war hammer transformed into a bolt of lightning and struck the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle.

What Lei En did not know was that the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle recognized him; not long ago, while hiding outside the Storm Summit, it had personally witnessed Lei En defeat Manno, the Cloud Giant God. So when Lei En appeared before it, it had no courage to resist, only a desire to flee.

The war hammer, capable of shattering a deity's palm, now hurled toward itself; the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle let out a sharp scream of terror.

"Whoosh…"

It didn't even dare approach the Thunder God's Hammer; though there was still some distance, it violently vibrated its wings to change direction.

No matter how fast, a change in direction always costs speed.

The Golden Feather Thunder Eagle, like a crooked lightning bolt, altered its course at an implausible angle. Yet the high‑speed war hammer also shifted, shadowing its movement. Just as the eagle was about to thrust to widen the gap, another Lei En blocked the way.

That Lei En also hurled the war hammer.

The Golden Feather Thunder Eagle, terrified, had to change direction again, slowing its speed further.

But this was not the end.

The third, fourth, and fifth Lei En appeared in succession to block the way; the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle's courage shattered, and each time a Lei En showed up, it changed direction, never daring to let the hurled war hammer draw near.

Each change in direction reduced its speed slightly.

Unnoticed, a Lei En also traversed the void above its head; before it materialized, that Lei En had activated a Rainbow Light Cloak, remaining invisible while repeatedly using Mind Leap, silently closing in.

After seven consecutive direction changes, the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle's speed had dropped to about half, yet it was still faster than the relentless war hammer.

Realizing this, its panic eased slightly.

Suddenly, a series of massive booms rang around.

More than twenty Lei En simultaneously traversed the void, appearing before it; the encirclement had shrunk to a radius of less than two thousand meters.

The Golden Feather Thunder Eagle first jumped in fright, then noticed the enemies were at a safe distance; just as it began to relax, it suddenly realized a problem:

One of these terrifying humans was missing!

Instinctively changing direction again, its speed dropped once more; in the instant of deceleration, an invisible spell struck it precisely.

Time Plunder!

The caster was Lei En's true form; even Augulevi Master could not evade Time Plunder, let alone a Mid‑stage Saint Rank giant eagle.

The Golden Feather Thunder Eagle vanished instantly, cast into the River of Time.

It would not return to reality for five seconds.

In battle, if one can master when the enemy will appear at an exact time and place, giving oneself ample preparation, victory is within easy reach!

Lei En's real Mirror Image teleported over to the spot where the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle disappeared.

Lei En's true form also rushed over.

After waiting three seconds, the two Lei En cast together: one invoked Time Stop, the other unleashed a Moonlight Domain.

A slab of cold moonlight fell from the sky, sprinkling the void.

The Moonlight Domain's force field could dispel all invisibility and disguise, slowing enemies like a fictitious gravity field, and condensing "Moon Fire" to scorch their bodies and souls.

Time also ceased to flow.

The next second, the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle emerged from the River of Time, but immediately fell into Time Stop; its body ignited with a layer of cold silver flame, Moon Fire searing its soul, its form immobilized, only a pair of eagle eyes barely turning, its thoughts sluggish.

Beyond the spell's range, twenty‑four Mirror Images brandished their long‑ready Dragon‑slaying Swords.

Dimensional Slash!

Dozens of arc‑shaped blades flashed and vanished, the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle instantly shredded into countless pieces; its body seemed intact but was actually split into hundreds of fragments.

The light in its eyes dimmed.

Time resumed its flow, and the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle's massive body slowly disintegrated.

Lei En used a Purple Source Soul Crystal to absorb its demonic soul, raised his hand, and flung the entire corpse into the Pixel World for preservation.

A golden giant eagle's demonic soul materialized before its eyes.

It wasn't until then that Lei En finally had a chance to examine its Elements closely; indeed, at a glance he saw the "Lord of Thunder" and also a "Lightning Form".

The Golden Feather Thunder Eagle is a mid Saint Rank, having just broken through a few years; its strength is equivalent to a human th Level Transcendent, the same rank as itself, making it perfect for fusion.

Besides the most important Lord of Thunder, it also possesses dozens of Elements.

"Strength" at Level Ten, not too high;

"Swiftness" however reaches an astonishing Level Thirteen; its wingspan exceeds seventy meters, and a creature of such size possessing such high swiftness is truly rare.

Level Nine "Tear", claw strikes and other melee Elements are of little use even to itself.

The Golden Feather Thunder Eagle has mastered many lightning spells—Lightning Storm, Advanced Thunderclap Technique, Electric Claw Technique, Chain Lightning, Wind‑Thunder Wings, and Electric Flash Teleport, among others—acting like a lightning Element; Lei En has already mastered most of them, so he brushed them aside at a glance.

Moreover, it surprisingly has a Level Five "Steel Body", only a hair's breadth away from the advanced "Golden Saint Body"; however, under the blade of Dimensional Slash, even a Golden Saint Body would find it hard to escape death.

Lei En's gaze fell upon a unique Element.

"Thunderclap Leap!"

The Soul Eye received its information, and Lei En instantly understood; the reason the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle is so fast is primarily this Supreme Element.

Thunderclap Leap is a psionic-type Element that cannot be further upgraded or advanced.

It must be used together with Electric Flash Teleport, turning the body into a bolt of lightning so that Electric Flash Teleport no longer has a cooldown gap; a single thought to act, a single thought to cease—so long as the lightning power endures, movement never stops. At the same time, the acceleration effect of Wind‑Thunder Wings is also amplified.

The higher the Lightning Affinity, the faster the Thunderclap Leap!

"It's only a Supreme Element!"

Lei En was amazed.

A single Lord of Thunder makes the Golden Feather Thunder Eagle's speed comparable to real lightning; once I fuse its magic soul and possess four Lords of Thunder, how fast will my speed become?

(End of Chapter)