Sea Cultivation: Giant Ships and Heavy Artillery Knock on the Door to All Races

Chapter 299 Subduing the Golden-Winged Eagle, A Roadblock

Lin Qianfan pushed off with both feet and flew off the Blood Dove Demon King's back. At the same time, he fully circulated his blood and qi to actively meet the attack.

bang~
Upon impact, the jade body forged by the Pivot Returning to Origin Scripture was at a disadvantage, unable to withstand the golden wing slashes and claw attacks of the golden eagle in a head-on collision.

"Such powerful physical strength!"

Lin Qianfan, who was pushed back even further, felt his arms go numb and his blood boil, but his fighting spirit also rose.

After so many years of diligent cultivation, and with Lin Qianfan and Yin Lin having almost completely devoured the Black Fang Demon King's body, Lin Qianfan's body refinement cultivation has approached the peak of the second tier.
However, it could not gain any advantage in a head-on collision with this golden-winged eagle, and even had to tactically avoid its sharp edge.

Lin Qianfan then took a closer look.
It turns out that this giant golden-winged eagle's cultivation level has reached an astonishing peak of the second tier. It seems that it should be the strongest bird and beast on this cliff, otherwise it would not dare to take the initiative to come out and fight Lin Qianfan.

"It came to me without any effort!"

唳～
The golden-winged eagle was also quite surprised. Although Lin Qianfan's aura was strong, it had killed opponents of the same level more than once before. Today was the first time that someone had been able to withstand its attack with just their physical body.

Eagle eyes sharpened, locking onto Lin Qianfan once more.

Having gained a slight advantage, the Golden-Winged Eagle immediately pressed its advantage, launching a series of rapid attacks with its agile flight, unleashing a barrage of magical slashes with both golden and wind attributes, as well as various melee assaults.

"Well done!"

Lin Qianfan was also a skilled flyer. His upgraded Sky-Escape Wings, combined with his superb escape techniques, made him exceptionally agile. Facing challenges head-on, the two agile units continuously drew curved streaks of light in the air.

In less than half an hour,

The man and the eagle exchanged nearly a hundred blows. It's unclear whether the golden-winged eagle went all out, but Lin Qianfan used this exchange to further master the physical strength that had rapidly expanded over the years.

"It's time to end!"

After realizing that he could not capture the opponent by body tempering alone, and that he was even at a disadvantage in the opponent's eyes, Lin Qianfan stopped holding back and began to change his moves and exert his strength.

"Here comes the sword!"

A flying sword suddenly appeared, drawing a dark golden light in the sky, and slashed at its vital points at a speed exceeding that of the golden-winged eagle.

The golden-winged eagle's alarm bells rang loudly, and it instinctively closed its wings to protect its vitals.

ding ding ding~
A clang of metal rang out, the flying sword was knocked away, but it failed to break the Golden-Winged Eagle's defenses. It only forced the eagle to stop, demonstrating the resilience of its feathers, which withstood the flying sword's strikes without breaking.

"Truly top-tier refining material! Let's try again!"

唳～
Knowing full well the purpose of Lin Qianfan's visit, the Golden-Winged Eagle refused to back down, unleashing a natal feather that had been condensed over many years to slow down the excessively fast flying sword, and then continued to approach Lin Qianfan.

"It can even mimic humans using flying swords?"

"I'll see where your limits are!"

With a wave of his hand, Lin Qianfan unleashed two more flying swords.

As a weapon refiner, Lin Qianfan has no shortage of money or materials. Over the years, he has upgraded his weapons and equipment quite a bit. His most frequently used flying swords are all second-tier high-grade spiritual weapons, so they won't be a hindrance in battle.

Seeing Lin Qianfan simultaneously manipulating three flying swords to attack, the Golden-Winged Eagle also activated its other two life feathers again, confronting each other head-on, while its main body resolutely attacked Lin Qianfan's main body.

"Not bad, they know how to learn and how to adapt."

This kind of rigid feather is a weapon commonly used by many birds and beasts, but it is rare to be able to condense it to the strength of a flying sword and learn to use it as nimbly as a human. For example, the Blood Dove Demon King is clearly a demon king, but he does not seem to have this skill.

"Come again!"

As Lin Qianfan retreated, he unleashed three more flying swords. In terms of sheer numbers, he had never lost in recent years. The number of flying swords was a skill in itself; as long as the opponent couldn't catch them, he would win.

Furthermore, he infused each flying sword with more sword energy and sword intent, so that they could suppress the golden wind power in the golden-winged eagle's natal feathers, attempting to establish a complete advantage in this aspect.

唳～
The golden-winged eagle was horrified. It had stayed on this precipice for many years, during which time it had secretly observed many human cultivators who came in search of spirit beasts, including many powerful figures of the same level.

But this was the first time I had ever seen someone like Lin Qianfan who could control six flying swords at the same time. This showed that Lin Qianfan not only had profound spiritual power, but also extraordinary soul control ability. He was definitely not an ordinary person. I felt that today was going to be very bad.

But this golden-winged eagle was not willing to give up. Its purpose in hiding at the Heavenly Cliff to cultivate was to increase its chances of advancing to the third rank in the future, not to find a powerful human master.

唳～
The golden-winged eagle became ferocious, frantically absorbing the wind-attribute spiritual energy in the air and amplifying its already golden wings to a dazzling golden brilliance.

唳～
With a roar, it accelerated to its maximum speed.

It chose to ignore the interference of the six flying swords and rushed straight towards Lin Qianfan. As long as it dealt with Lin Qianfan's main body, these flying swords that were constantly weakening it would be easily dealt with.

"That's absolutely out of the ordinary!"

Lin Qianfan stopped retreating and even withdrew the interference of the six flying swords. Instead, he took out a sharp battle sword and chose to directly meet the Golden-Winged Eagle's strongest attack head-on.

唳～
"Grant me liberation!"

This strike lacks any fancy moves; it's all about exploiting weaknesses, finding a flaw in the seemingly flawless attack of the Golden-Winged Eagle and completely shattering its offensive.

puff~

The sword shattered the golden feathers that the golden-winged eagle was so proud of, and cut a long wound, letting the hot blood splatter out.

That wasn't all. The moment the blade pierced the flesh, Lin Qianfan delivered a mental attack—a blunt-hitting mental attack designed to shatter the mind. This caused the already terrified Golden-Winged Eagle to lose its composure, immediately ceasing all thought and fainting.

"it's over!"

Even though Lin Qianfan's body had expanded after being transformed into jade, he still looked like a little chick in front of this giant golden-winged eagle. However, Lin Qianfan very peacefully defeated the giant golden-winged eagle's strongest attack and held his battle sword against the neck of the golden-winged eagle that had been knocked down in the air.

"Submit or die!"

A needle as fine as a hair pierced through the soul, instantly waking the unconscious Golden-Winged Eagle.

The golden-winged eagle, having just regained control of its body, opened its eyes to find itself subdued by Lin Qianfan. The battle sword was small, but the sharp sword intent within it and the fighting spirit emanating from Lin Qianfan made it have no doubt that if it did not choose to submit, it would be killed immediately.

唳～
After a moment's hesitation, the golden-winged eagle lowered its proud head, its cry carrying a hint of resentment, but mostly of submission.

Although Lin Qianfan hadn't thought about this issue in detail before, the Golden-Winged Eagle wasn't as resistant to such things as Lin Qianfan had imagined, since humans often came to Tian Duan Cliff in search of spirit beasts. After all, their living conditions would improve significantly if they followed humans! It wasn't even out of the question that a small number of demon beasts might have a tendency to follow humans!

"Very well, you're quite sensible! You've saved me some trouble!"

Lin Qianfan valued that it had already reached the peak of the second tier. With some nurturing, increased resources, and greater investment, it should be able to advance smoothly to the third tier and become a reliable helper.

Furthermore, this golden-winged eagle is indeed exceptionally handsome. Even after advancing to the third rank, it should still maintain some advantage against other ordinary demon kings, and there is even a slight possibility that it will advance to the fourth rank in the future.

If it hadn't been so obtuse, Lin Qianfan wouldn't have minded turning it into a pile of monster materials, and then scouring the entire Heavenly Cliff to select a new Golden-Winged Eagle. There should be a clan of these monsters here.
Soon, a complex beast-taming contract was drawn up, and the golden-winged eagle voluntarily released its divine soul, successfully forming the contract.

"From now on, you'll be called Golden Wing. The third rank isn't your final destination. Follow me, and you might just reach the fourth rank in the future."

Lin Qianfan tossed out a second-tier healing pill and immediately gave it a new name without seeking any opinions.

唳～
Golden Wing gave a perfunctory reply, seemingly understanding but not quite, clearly not believing Lin Qianfan's words. Fourth tier? Are you kidding me?

After subduing,

Lin Qianfan sat on the back of the golden-winged creature and let it lead the way to tour this special space, while the Blood Dove Demon King flew alongside him.

唳～
The Golden Wing was larger and had a stronger aura than the Blood Dove Demon King in disguise. Although it had just been subdued, it tried to bully the Blood Dove Demon King and gain a higher status in the new team. It believed that since Lin Qianfan was the boss, it should be the second-in-command.

Ga?
The Blood Dove Demon King wasn't buying it. He only revealed a trace of his demon king aura to Golden Wing, which made Golden Wing tremble with unease. Its bright, erect feathers immediately became limp and dull.

It never imagined that this seemingly easy-to-bully red-feathered bird was actually a disguised demon king.

The fact that a dignified third-tier being would obediently follow Lin Qianfan and even willingly become his mount immediately made him abandon his petty thoughts and look forward to his future advancement.

The interior of the Skyfall Cliff is very large. Its predecessor should have been a third-tier secret realm, but after searching around, it was found that there was indeed no third-tier spiritual vein here. The place with the most abundant spiritual energy was only the Golden Wing's previous sky island nest, which was only at the peak of the second tier.

"It doesn't even reach the near-third level, it's a bit lacking."

Just as Lin Qianfan was considering where to hide the Blood Dove Demon King, Xinglan suddenly said:

"Do you still remember the Starfall Secret Realm that I banished back then?"

"I do remember, but isn't the Starfall Secret Realm off-limits to other third-tier beings? Could it be..."

“You guessed right. Before I reached the third tier, I naturally rejected other third-tier creatures. But now that I’ve advanced to the third tier, I can increase its capacity. We can go and find it again.”

Back then, a large group of Golden Core cultivators guarded the outside of the Starfall Secret Realm, and Lin Qianfan had fainted, so Xinglan had no choice but to banish him. Now, both of their cultivation levels have improved a lot. If they can find him, they can hide the Blood Vulture Demon King inside, keeping it extremely secure.

"That's a good idea!"

Xinglan once said that the place of exile is not far from the City of a Thousand Stars. As long as you enter that spatial node, you can find the correct spatial passage through the Vast Ocean Spirit Guide, and the level of danger is controllable.

"Then let's go!"

Since it was inconvenient for the Blood Dove Demon King to show himself in public, he only came out for a short while. Lin Qianfan then put the Blood Dove Demon King back into his ring.

hum~
Lin Qianfan had just left the Wind Cliff on his new mount, Golden Wings, when he realized that he was being locked onto by an unfamiliar aura.

"Who?"

Looking towards the source of the aura, a large demon-hunting ship was anchored in the sea below, and the aura that had been pinpointed to Lin Qianfan was located on this ship.

This cliff is an unclaimed area, and anyone who thinks they have some strength can come and try their luck. It's normal to encounter other people here, but it's not normal to openly target others.

Adhering to the principle that harmony brings wealth when traveling, Lin Qianfan ignored the other party and chose to leave directly.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait?"

At this moment, a voice came from the demon-hunting ship below, its target being Lin Qianfan.

"Oh? What can I do for you?"

Because of the array barrier on the demon-hunting ship, Lin Qianfan could only see that the person who spoke to stop him was an arrogant young man in fine clothes, but he could not determine his cultivation level.
However, an old man next to the elegantly dressed young man gave Lin Qianfan a dangerous feeling. This person was likely a pseudo-core cultivator, with a large demon-hunting ship and a pseudo-core cultivator accompanying and protecting him. This person must have some status, at least from a medium-to-large Golden Core force.

However, since the demon-hunting ship did not have any obvious markings indicating its identity, Lin Qianfan could not determine the other party's specific identity.

"I wouldn't presume to offer guidance, but this divine eagle beneath you is quite interesting. Was it the one you just formed a contract with? Would you be willing to let me have it?"

The elegantly dressed young man appeared respectful on the surface, but his expression was actually arrogant. It didn't seem like a discussion, but rather an order, without even mentioning the cost.

"Of course not! If you want the Golden-Winged Eagle, you can go in and search for it yourself!"

Lin Qianfan did not hesitate at all and directly rejected the other party's rude request. Instead, he pointed to the Wind Cliff next to him, where there were flocks of birds and beasts, not just golden-winged eagles. With the configuration of the other party's team, it would not be difficult to find a suitable high-quality bird or beast inside.

"I apologize, perhaps I didn't express myself accurately. Fellow Daoist, please name your price! As long as you speak, I will not haggle!"

Contracting a spirit beast is not simple; it's not guaranteed to succeed just by subduing it, especially since its cultivation and combat power are not high, making it difficult to gain the approval of powerful adult spirit beasts.

Lin Qianfan, this spirit beast, has reached the limit of what he can control and is willing to be controlled by humans, making him a good target.

Seeing that Lin Qianfan was not buying it and even had no expression, the richly dressed young man immediately offered to pay for it rather than forcibly take it.

"Let me name my price?"

"Name your price!"

"One million... high-grade spirit stones!"

Lin Qianfan held up one finger, demanding a price without any hesitation.

Upon hearing the price of one million, the elegantly dressed young man felt that Lin Qianfan was being shameless, daring to ask for such a high price, which was far too much even for a high-quality second-tier peak demon beast.

But when he heard that it was a high-grade spirit stone, he suddenly smiled again.

"Hahaha~ You brat, you really don't know what's good for you, daring to play tricks on me like this. Do you know what happened to the last person who tried to mess with me like this?"

(End of this chapter)