Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

Liu Nian killed many monsters along the way, accumulating a large amount of experience points and stacking up many attributes.

In fact, he had already captured many legendary monsters of level 300 and above, so in theory, this trip should have been worthwhile.

But firstly, Liu Nian was still planning to go to Gnomeregan, and secondly, he still had that nest of dragonhawk eggs to collect. Looking at the map—it wasn't far anyway, so a trip wouldn't be a loss.

The dragon eagle's nest is in a canyon in the northeast corner of the Ash Wasteland.

Riding on the back of the little fire dragon, Liu Nian could already see the outline of the canyon from high above—like a crack in the earth cleaved by a giant axe, with steep, sheer rock walls on both sides. Deep in the canyon, a faint crimson light flowed, like lava or the reflection of scales from some kind of creature.

The little dragon's wings flapped in the dry wind of the Ash Wasteland, each flap sending up a burst of sparks.

Liu Nian squinted, his long, silvery-white hair fluttering behind him, his six pairs of pure white wings half-spread, maintaining his balance. The golden halo above his head slowly rotated, twelve gems refracting a dazzling glow.

From a distance, it looks like a battle angel descended to earth.

Overbearing.

But what Liu Nian didn't know was that at this moment, a group of players had been waiting for a long time inside the rock wall outside the Dragon Eagle's Nest.

They concealed themselves behind a mountain wall camouflaged by both earth magic and illusion. The leaders sensed the approaching silvery-white dot of light in the sky.

"Is it her?" a deep voice asked, echoing with a metallic quality.

"That's right," another voice replied, with a hint of apprehension in its tone. "To ride a dragon so openly, how arrogant. As expected of the people of the Angelic Court, they shine like the sun wherever they go, as if they're afraid no one will see them."

"It seems the information the deer-man gave us was true." A third voice chimed in, its tone sinister. "Those guys are quite bold; it seems they might be using us as pawns..."

"Forget about the deer-man. Be careful, this guy is the leader of the seven battle angels of the Angelic Court, he's very strong!" The first voice rang out again, tinged with seriousness.

"I know. I've dealt with her before. Her fighting ability is actually about the same as ours, it's just..."

"It's Long Duo, right?" someone filled in for him.

"Yes. All kinds of dragons. When the fight starts, we have to deal with those dragons first, otherwise we won't be able to touch her. The most disgusting thing about that woman is that before you can even touch the hem of her clothes, you'll be sprayed to dust by a group of dragons."

"Don't worry." A confident voice rang out, tinged with arrogance, "I will simply activate my water plane and imprison all the dragons in my water prison!"

"That's good."

"Watch out, she's coming."

While they were talking, Liu Nian, who was completely unaware of what was happening, had already rushed into the canyon.

The canyon was larger than he had imagined, with towering cliffs on both sides reaching at least a thousand meters high. The cliffs were covered with wind-eroded holes and cracks, like mouths that were silently shouting.

At the bottom of the canyon is a dry riverbed, covered with grayish-white gravel and bones.

There are quite a few monsters in the canyon, mostly around level 300 to 400—there are giant lizards covered in lava shells, centipedes hanging upside down on the rock walls, and flocks of iron-beaked birds circling in the air like vultures.

Liu Nian ignored them. These monsters were all ordinary monsters, none of them were legendary or above, and they weren't very valuable.

Anyway, he'll kill them if they get close, but he won't chase them if they don't.

Liu Nian headed towards the coordinates, but as he flew, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

It wasn't that he had discovered anything concrete, but rather an intuition—a sense of danger honed through countless battles. A slight chill ran down the back of his neck, and his spine tensed, as if something was watching him from the shadows.

He frowned, opened the system map, and checked the coordinates.

Then his brows furrowed even more.

That coordinate point... how come it's inside the mountain?

Dragon eagles might build their nests in trees, on mountain peaks, or on cliffs, but how could they possibly build their nests inside a mountain wall like reptiles? Moreover, the mountain wall in front of us is as smooth as a mirror, without even a crack, let alone any cave entrance.

"Could that deer-man be lying to me?" Liu Nian stopped staring at the mountain wall not far away, his expression uncertain.

Within his silvery-white pupils, the halos spun faster, emanating a chilling aura.

Just then—

The "mountain wall" in front of him suddenly spoke.

"Hmph, as expected of the seven archangels, they discovered us so quickly!"

Before he finished speaking, the mountain wall in front of him suddenly split open!

It was as if it had been torn apart by a pair of invisible giant hands—rocks flew everywhere, dust filled the sky, and huge boulders shot out in all directions like cannonballs, crashing into the rock walls on both sides of the canyon with deafening roars.

A group of players flew out from the smoke and dust.

Some rode on flying mounts, some rode the wind, some had energy wings spread behind them, and some even walked directly through the air.

Just by looking at the various colored lights flashing on their equipment, you could tell that none of these guys were weak!

Liu Nian tried to remain calm, but inwardly he was screaming: Holy crap, how come there are so many people here!

His facial expression remained unchanged, but his palms were already sweating.

Subconsciously, he lost a sophisticated discernment technique.

Then his pupils contracted to pinpoints.

【LV999 Samurnos (Titan)】

【LV999 Lingxiu (Sky Fox Clan)】

【LV999 Haskins (Icon Clan)】

【LV999 Checkered Pattern (Siren Clan)】

【LV999 Adisen (Celestial Demon Clan)】

……

Rows of blood-red rank markers exploded in Liu Nian's vision, like bombs detonating in his mind.

Damn... they're all level 999!

Moreover, each of them is a top-tier race—Titans, Celestial Foxes, Holy Statues, Sirens, Heavenly Demons… Any one of these races is a legendary existence, and an ordinary player might never see one in their entire life.

At this moment, they were all gathered in this canyon.

Liu Nian's brain was working at lightning speed.

It's certain that they weren't there to fight the Dragonhawk. The Dragonhawk is only level 350; it's not worth so many level 999 powerhouses attacking it at the same time.

What are they here for?

Surely they weren't waiting for me?

"Saint-Jamir, don't you have anything to say?"

A deep voice came from above.

Liu Nian narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction of the sound.

The one who spoke was the Titan Samurnos. He was over fifteen meters tall, covered entirely in dark gold armor, which was engraved with ancient runes, each of which slowly flowed with lightning.

He held a warhammer larger than himself in his hand, its surface crackling with lightning.

He looked down at Liu Nian from his high position, his huge eyes flashing with lightning and filled with undisguised hostility.

"Your Angelic Court is indeed powerful," Samurnos continued, his voice echoing through the canyon, causing boulders to tumble down from the cliff faces, "but you don't need to show off your might on the battlefield of the heavens, do you?"