The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Chapter 2126 The final trump card
Now that there was no more poison gas, everyone stopped staying on the treetops and jumped down.

Wang Sheng said, "Brother Duanmu, shall we go up and take a look at the palace?"

Duanmu Yan said, "Let's go up!" He looked at Xiong Mengyan, who replied, "Let's go!"

Pang Shiwu looked at Bigwof, Chang Zijin, and Yuan Zishan, "Shall we go up too?"

Bigwolf said, "Of course we'll go! We're already here!"

The seven people slowly climbed the mountain. Seeing the corpses scattered everywhere, they were already used to it and remained unmoved.

Chang Zijin said, "Why do I feel that the great wizard is so confident? If he had run out of tricks, he should have run away long ago!"

Pang Shiwu said, "My elder brother has the Heaven-Shaking Bow, where can he run to?"

Chang Zijin smiled suddenly, "I had forgotten about that."

Yuan Zishan suddenly said, "He is indeed fearless, and I suspect he still has a trump card up his sleeve!"

Chang Zijin said, "Could he have an even more powerful trick up his sleeve than that giant snake?"

Everyone naturally looked at the giant serpent standing atop the mountain behind the great wizard, like a towering ice pillar! At this moment, the giant serpent was covered with a layer of ice, which shimmered with a crystal light under the winter sun!
Pang Shiwu said, "This giant serpent has reached its power limit. What other magical beasts can he control?"

Experience told Pang Shiwu that no matter if the Grand Wizard summoned lions or tigers, these beasts would have no advantage over the giant snake! Their attack speed and power would never be stronger than the giant snake's, and their resilience would never surpass it! Animal hides are ultimately no match for scales!
Wang Sheng asked, "Then what will he summon?"

Duanmu Yan said, "Does he really have to summon something? Doesn't he have any trump cards up his sleeve? Like divine weapons or hidden weapons?"

Wang Sheng said, "Given his martial arts skill level, the possibility of him secretly carrying hidden weapons is extremely low!"

Pang Shiwu nodded and said, "That's right! With his current combat strength, he is almost unmatched in the world. Killing someone is just a matter of snapping his fingers! For him, using hidden weapons is not only a matter of face, but also of little use in actual combat!"

Suddenly, the great wizard blew a whistle, the sound sharp and piercing, soaring straight into the sky!
Everyone was shocked!
coming!

The great wizard has indeed begun to make his move!

The whistle he blew was clearly summoning something!
Suddenly, Pang Shiwu had a thought! He looked towards the horizon and, sure enough, spotted a flock of tiny figures flying towards them from afar. Judging by their size, these birds were much larger than geese!
After a moment, the true forms of those birds gradually became clear, their entire bodies radiating golden light!

It was a dense swarm of golden-feathered vultures!

The vulture's feathers were golden, as if they were made of gold!
Is there really such a thing as a golden vulture in this world?

Wang Sheng exclaimed in amazement, "These vultures are ridiculously large!"

Each vulture is over ten feet long, with a wingspan of up to forty feet. Nearly a hundred golden vultures flew in, like a golden cloud, blotting out the sun! The overwhelming golden light gave people a suffocating, heavy sense of oppression! It was as if what was floating in the sky was not a cloud, but gold that could fall at any moment!
Duanmu Yan snorted coldly and took out the Great Compassion Bow, aiming it at a golden vulture!
Condensing air into ice, transforming ice into arrows!
Whoosh—the arrow shot out like a dragon, soaring straight into the sky!

The Rebirth Arrow, formed from frozen ice water and imbued with the internal energy of the "Divine Skill of the Worshiper," tore through the void and hurtled towards us. With a soft thud, it struck a golden vulture squarely in the neck. The arrow was incredibly powerful, piercing through the vulture's neck and flying several feet into the sky before finally collapsing from exhaustion!

The wounded golden vulture let out a mournful cry, dark red blood gushing from the arrow hole in its neck, and suddenly swooped down towards Duanmu Yan!
Seeing that the blood flowing from the vulture was red, Pang Shiwu felt a little regretful!
"Damn! I thought their blood would turn into gold!"

Chang Zijin laughed and said, "Do you think all golden birds and beasts in the world are like the golden python kept by Li Yu of the Southern Tang Dynasty, with all their flesh and blood made of gold? You greedy person!"

Yuan Zishan said, "But their feathers really do look like pure gold!"

Pang Shiwu said, "That one flew down. I'll kill it, bring it over, and then we'll know!"

Wang Sheng laughed and said, "No need to trouble Brother Pang, I'll handle it! Qing Shuang, draw your sword!" A bolt of lightning shot out from behind him and pierced the sky!
Duanmu Yan said, "That guy is coming for me, I'll go!" He aimed his Great Compassion Bow at the sky again, and whoosh—the second arrow was fired!
The golden vulture swooped down like a meteor towards the man in black on the ground, when suddenly it saw a bolt of lightning hurtling towards it—a flying sword! Startled, it hurriedly flapped its wings to change direction, but the flying sword simultaneously changed course, still heading straight for it! Despair filled the vulture's eyes… *thud*—the flying sword pierced its chest and exited through its tail!

The vulture swooped down at high speed, a sharp, tearing pain shooting from its chest down to its abdomen and tail! In that instant, it knew it had been pierced by a flying sword! Before fear could even grip its heart, *thud*—its body was pierced by something else!
Feeling the blood rushing wildly to the wound, the vulture suddenly lost its strength, panicked, let out a final, unwilling cry, and its body tumbled and fell like a leaf!
Bah!
The enormous golden vulture crashed heavily onto the ground, causing a dent and kicking up a cloud of dust!
Wang Sheng and Duanmu Yan walked over at the same time, examining the vulture closely!

Pang Shiwu walked over and looked at the two wounds on the golden vulture's chest, one from a sword and the other from an arrow. He couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing! These two rivals were always competing with each other; he wondered when they would finally settle their score! He reached out and touched the vulture's feathers. They were cool to the touch, but light and airy, no different from the feathers of other birds, except that they were golden in color.

"Sister-in-law, these feathers are really feathers, the feather roots are hollow!" Pang Shiwu plucked a few golden feathers from the vulture, and after pulling them several times, he finally broke the feather roots and found that they were indeed hollow inside.

Yuan Zishan said, "That makes sense. If the feathers were really golden, these vultures probably wouldn't be able to fly!"

Feathers must be light enough for birds to effectively flap their wings and propel themselves into flight!
Pang Shiwu said, "These feathers are very strong. I used all my strength to break them." He drew his Frost Condensation Sword and slashed at the golden vulture. *Thud*—the sword only cut an inch in!
"Their feathers are indeed tougher than those of normal birds of prey. I estimate that it would be very difficult for experts below the seventh level of combat power to harm them!"

His sword strike just now only used the peak combat power of the ninth realm. Judging from the recoil force on the vulture, an ordinary expert would only face certain death when facing a flock of golden vultures!
Feng Jiuxiao is only fifteen feet away from the Great Wizard!
The great wizard sneered, "I know these vultures can't hurt you, but getting rid of their entanglement won't be easy!" He then blew a whistle, and the countless golden shadows circling in the sky suddenly converged into a stream, rushing down from the sky like a waterfall. When it was still a few feet from the ground, it suddenly changed direction, turning from vertical to horizontal, and the golden waterfall surged towards Feng Jiuxiao along the ground!

Upon seeing this, the great wizard suddenly turned around and flew swiftly towards the edge of the cliff. He was about to reach the edge and would disappear with a single leap!
Feng Jiuxiao chuckled lightly, "Did I say you could run away?"

The great wizard suddenly felt a tightness on his back and immediately realized that he had been locked onto by the enemy's arrows! He seemed to have expected this scene. He ran wildly and chanted a spell. Countless golden vultures hovered between him and Feng Jiuxiao, forming countless "bird shields"!
Feng Jiuxiao simultaneously released his right thumb, index finger, and middle finger, and the ice arrow shot out!
puff--

puff--

puff--

The great wizard suddenly frowned!
That’s not right!

The opponent's arrow was not hindered at all?
In his mind, there were at least twenty golden vultures hovering behind him, and if the boy in white wanted to shoot him, he would have to shoot through twenty golden vultures first!

Although these golden vultures weren't actually made of gold, he added many potent ingredients to their food. Besides the stems of Tian Shan snow lotus, saffron roots, pangolin scales, and other special substances, there was also gold dust! The purpose was to increase the vultures' defenses! The high shaman also tried mixing other metal powders like iron and copper into their food, but to no avail. Using tin powder increased the vultures' mortality rate; only when gold dust was used did none die from poisoning, and the effect of strengthening their feathers far exceeded expectations! Therefore, to cultivate these golden vultures, the high shaman persuaded the king to invest heavily, using at least nearly ten thousand taels of gold!

Of course, every effort pays off. These vultures also helped the Zanpu (Tibetan king) destroy many city-states, establishing his position as the sole superpower of Tibet!

But judging from the sound of the vultures being hit by arrows behind them, it was clear that these twenty vultures were no match for the boy's arrows! The twenty vultures were like twenty layers of thin paper, easily torn apart!
*Thud*—An arrow burst from his chest!
The great wizard suddenly stopped and stared blankly at his chest!
The arrowheads were starting to melt!
This arrow is made of ice!

In the blink of an eye, the arrow vanished!

But blood started gushing from the wound on his chest!
The great wizard slowly turned around and stared at Feng Jiuxiao!
Feng Jiuxiao faced it calmly, gazing intently at the Great Wizard!
The great wizard suddenly revealed a relieved expression. Blood gushed wildly from his body, and his vital energy seemed to drain away with it. "They all say there's a very powerful young man surnamed Feng in the Central Plains. I didn't believe it before, but now I do."

Feng Jiuxiao said, "You only believe it now?"

The high wizard replied, "Yes." His voice began to weaken, revealing his exhaustion. Blood gushed from his chest like a fountain; at this rate, he would soon bleed to death!

Feng Jiuxiao knew that the Grand Wizard had given up on survival and was no longer a threat. The golden vultures around him continued to execute their earlier command, swooping down on him. Unfortunately, their sharp beaks and claws struck the white-robed youth just inches away, as if hitting an invisible wall of steel, unable to harm him in the slightest!

Feng Jiuxiao said, "Fifteen, these vultures are a real nuisance, I'm leaving them to you!"

Pang Shiwu was overjoyed and said, "Alright!" He rushed over like a whirlwind, his two swords flashing out at the same time. One red and one blue sword beams danced wildly, and with a whoosh, the sword energy crisscrossed. The vultures were torn in two and fell to the ground!
Bigwolf shouted, "Leave some for me!" His body had already rushed forward like lightning! He grabbed a vulture with both hands and tore it to shreds in an instant, sending golden feathers flying everywhere!

Wang Sheng and Duanmu Yan exchanged a glance, then one shouted, "Qing Shuang, draw your sword!" and the other drew his bow and shot an arrow! The flying sword was like a dragon, weaving back and forth in the golden waterfall. Where the sword light passed, golden feathers fluttered and blood fell! Duanmu Yan's arrows were like a string of pearls, whistling and swooshing without end!

Before Chang Zijing could react, all the vultures had been killed!

The earth was littered with the corpses of golden vultures, like golden sculptures, radiating a dazzling yet eerie light. Behind the dazzling and intoxicating visual spectacle lay a deep sense of impending doom!
The high wizard, barely able to speak, asked, "I still don't understand why you wanted to kill me?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "This question is a bit difficult to answer. I originally intended to kill you, but I didn't expect to run into you."

The great wizard's eyes suddenly lit up. "You mean, if I hadn't shown up here, you wouldn't have hunted me down?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "I have urgent business to attend to right now, how could I have the time to chase after you?"

The great wizard sighed, the light in his eyes instantly dimming. "Heh, so this is all my own fault!"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "I don't understand, why do you want to stay?"

The great wizard sighed, "It's actually very simple. I just want to verify whether the legends about you are true or false!"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "But you're taking a huge risk! To put it bluntly, you're just gambling! If you win, you'll gain more support from the Zanpu, thus surpassing the Holy Venerable!"

"Not bad!"

"But I don't understand, why do you insist on competing with the Holy One? If the two of you could coexist peacefully, you wouldn't be led by the nose by Gusiluo!"

Two fierce tigers were suppressed by a bull, which is puzzling!
A complex look appeared in the high wizard's eyes. He smiled strangely and said, "I've heard that Emperor Song's martial arts are inferior to yours, and his strategies are also inferior to yours. So why do you serve him?"

Feng Jiuxiao was taken aback, then smiled and said, "He is the chosen one! He can end the war-torn situation of the Central Plains being torn apart. I serve him so that the people of the Central Plains will no longer suffer from the ravages of war!"

The high shaman smiled bitterly and said, "I think the same way. Tibet is now fragmented, and only Qinghai Tibet has the strength to unify it. If I don't serve him, should I serve Liangzhou?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "I never imagined that you would also be a loyal and patriotic person."

The great wizard's aura weakened. "Then why did you still try to kill me?"

Feng Jiuxiao stared into the Grand Wizard's eyes and said coldly, "What do you think? There are at least tens of thousands of civilians on this Red Mountain, right? You just killed them like that! And you keep calling them lowly people! Your so-called patriotism is nothing but a pursuit of wealth and glory! I bet once Tibet is reunified, you'll have the chance to become the Grand Wizard, second only to the king, right? Perhaps, on that day, you'll make the Tibetan king of Qingtang drink your poisoned wine and die, and you'll sit on his throne, enjoying the glory of being worshipped by all!"

The great wizard's body became somewhat hunched, and he suddenly burst into laughter. The blood gushing from his chest wound spurted out even more violently as his body trembled, and blood also began to trickle from the corner of his mouth. He stared at Feng Jiuxiao and laughed, "Are you really not even twenty years old?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "It seems I was right."

"Why can you see through me?"

"What's so difficult about that? You'll understand it as soon as you think about it."

The great wizard froze! This was a blatant slap in the face!

Pang Shiwu and the others arrived behind Feng Jiuxiao. "Big brother, this old dog actually wants to be the Tibetan king?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "Yes, they have quite the ambition."

Pang Shiwu looked at the Grand Wizard and asked, "Then why didn't you kill Gusiluo and take his place before?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "This is where Gusiluo's cleverness lies. He not only makes good use of the Grand Wizard, but also the Holy Venerable, using the contradictions between the two to keep each other in check."

Pang Shiwu said, "Oh, I see. If that old dog were to ascend the throne, the Holy Venerable would have to deal with him first!"

"Not bad!"

"What if Old Dog kills the Holy Venerable first? Without restraint, what will happen to Gusiluo? Old Dog could kill him with a single slap, what will he do?"

"Then there's nothing we can do! Unless another person emerges who can rival the Great Wizard, Gusiluo will have no choice but to abdicate!"

Chang Zijin said, "I bet this old guy is thinking about killing the Holy Venerable all the time, but his strength just doesn't allow it!"

The great wizard's mouth was bleeding, and he looked rather disheveled. At this moment, he actually gave Chang Zijing a thumbs up, "Little girl, you're quite clever. That's right. If the Holy Venerable hadn't been hiding in the Garan Temple all year round, I would have already taken action against him! Ugh..." He spat out another mouthful of blood, finally unable to hold on any longer, and collapsed!

Behind him was a cliff, and he fell directly into the valley.

Everyone remained expressionless. The wicked had finally gotten what they deserved.

Pang Shiwu asked, "Brother, shall we go to the palace?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "Enter the palace!"

[Above image: Golden Vulture]