Tang Yi was incredibly fast. He crossed the five-meter distance in a single breath, reaching his target in the blink of an eye.
In that short amount of time, with Tang Yi moving so quickly, the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird had no time to react at all.
At this moment, man and bird were separated by an arm’s length at most.
"Gale Blade!"
To ensure his attack was absolutely foolproof, Tang Yi didn’t unleash the Wind Blade until he was a mere arm’s length away from the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird!
It had to be said, Tang Yi was remarkably composed. The execution of this attack was perfect—it was not only sudden, but completely unavoidable. At just an arm’s length apart, there was no time to react.
Just as Tang Yi had planned, this attack was a much safer bet with a far greater chance of success.
If his opponent had been an ordinary Battle King Powerhouse, Tang Yi was ninety percent confident this strike would have been a one-hit kill.
Even against a more formidable Battle King Powerhouse, this strike would have inflicted Severe Injury, if not an instant kill.
This was a testament to the suddenness of Tang Yi’s attack and his masterful sense of timing.
If one were to score this ambush on a scale of one hundred, Tang Yi would have earned at least a ninety-nine.
That alone showed how perfect the strike was.
But unfortunately...
Tang Yi’s opponent was not a human Battle King Powerhouse. It was a Demon Beast—a Level 5 Demon Beast even more formidable than a Battle King Powerhouse. And on top of that, it was a Flying Demon Beast renowned for its Speed...
"CAW!"
The instant Tang Yi unleashed his Gale Blade, the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird reacted. It stared in terror at the approaching Wind Blade, then shot Tang Yi a furious glare.
It didn’t understand where this human had come from, nor why he was so audacious as to attack it in the Central District of the Wind Moon Forest.
Although the attack was sudden, faced with a crisis, the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird reacted with swift instinct.
With a flap of its wings, its body instantly became a shadow and shot away.
WHOOSH!
SHATTER!
The instant the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird’s body became a shadow, Tang Yi’s Wind Blade sliced through it. The shadow shattered, splitting in two before dissipating into thin air like a puff of smoke.
The Wind Blade, its momentum undiminished, continued onward and sliced through a tree as thick as a bowl, which crashed to the ground.
This was a testament to the incredible cutting power of Tang Yi’s Gale Blade.
Only...
WHOOSH!
The Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird’s real body suddenly appeared several meters away in midair, its crimson eyes glaring furiously at Tang Yi.
Its wings beat with a frantic WHIR, a clear sign that Tang Yi’s ambush had truly enraged it.
’The Gale Blade didn’t hit the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird? It hit a shadow instead? The ambush failed?’
"What!"
Seeing the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird several meters away, Tang Yi’s eyes widened in disbelief.
’How is this possible!’
After all, he and the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird had been a mere arm’s length apart. At such a close distance, dodging should have been impossible.
Furthermore, his attack had been so sudden that the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird had only just reacted as he struck. It should have been too late, yet it had still managed to dodge!
The image of that shadow replayed in Tang Yi’s mind.
’If the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird’s Speed is really that fast,’ Tang Yi thought, ’I don’t stand a chance against it!’
’It’s just too fast!’
It had vanished in a flash, covering several meters in an instant.
At that Speed, forget about his Wind Blade; Tang Yi felt that even if he used all his Techniques, he wouldn’t be able to touch a single feather on the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird.
Glancing at the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird hovering in midair, its eyes blazing with fury, Tang Yi’s heart skipped a beat. His confidence wavered, and the thought of retreat crossed his mind.
But just then, he noticed something.
After the ambush, the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird’s aura seemed to have weakened considerably. When he had first seen it, the beast had been the picture of health, its aura powerful and its golden feathers radiating a brilliant glow.
But now, the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird’s aura was slightly diminished. Its golden feathers were no longer as bright, having dimmed considerably. It seemed a fraction weaker than before.
’Could it be...’
A possibility occurred to Tang Yi.
’The reason the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird had just displayed that terrifying Speed was probably because it had activated some life-saving Skill to dodge my fatal blow.’
’Its normal Speed probably isn’t that fast.’
’And because it used that life-saving Skill, its aura weakened.’
’A Skill like that can’t just be used whenever it wants, can it?’
With this in mind, Tang Yi fired another Wind Blade at the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird in midair as a test.
This time, faced with the incoming Wind Blade, the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird’s body became a streak of shadow, flashing swiftly to the side to dodge.
Now that it was on guard and renowned for its Speed, the Wind Blade simply couldn’t match its flight velocity. Hitting the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird with it was now impossible.
However, Tang Yi had never expected this Wind Blade to hit the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird. He was only testing a theory.
"Just as I thought!"
Seeing the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird dodge the Wind Blade, Tang Yi wasn’t disappointed at all. On the contrary, a look of delight spread across his face as excitement surged through him.
Although the last Wind Blade had missed, it had confirmed Tang Yi’s suspicion. With that dodge, the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird had exposed its true abilities.
Its Speed wasn’t so outrageous after all!
The Speed with which the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird dodged his Wind Blade this time wasn’t even half of what it was before. It was roughly on par with Tang Yi’s own Speed when he used Phantom Step—nowhere near as terrifying as its initial burst!
This meant the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird was not invincible. Tang Yi actually had a chance of fighting it.
Otherwise, against that initial burst of Speed, Tang Yi wouldn’t have stood a chance even if he played all his trump cards. In fact, he would have been the one in mortal danger.
’An enemy so fast you can’t even react—isn’t that terrifying? Of course it is!’
That was precisely why he had considered retreating. Now that he understood the situation, there was no need to flee.
Of course, even though he now understood the Golden-blooded Extreme Shadow Bird’s normal Speed was comparable to his own, Tang Yi remained cautious. After all, he didn’t know if the beast could still use that incredible burst of Speed, or how many more times it could do so.
’If it suddenly pulls that move while I’m attacking, I won’t even know what killed me.’

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