The term "Demon Saint" was no mere title, nor was it a measure of cultivation.
Having visited the Myriad Demon Sea, Yang Hong knew that in the entire history of the Taiyuan Continent, there had only been seven Demon Saints. These were seven demon races who had made immense contributions and earned great merit for the demon race, and had already ascended to the Immortal Realm.
The most recent to ascend was a great demon from the Golden-Winged Great Peng clan, but this great demon had ascended over two hundred thousand years ago.
Yang Hong was not one to be easily intimidated. Without dispelling his aura of dominance, he directly used his [Piercing Eyes] to scan the giant eagle.
[Race: Eagle Demon Race
Cultivation: Integration Realm First Layer
Fortune: Harmony of Wind and Thunder, Soaring Through the Heavens, Ten Thousand Miles of Lightning, Prolific Offspring
Attributes:
Bone Structure 53, Comprehension 28, Spiritual Sense 7, Charisma 36, Ingenuity 14
Wind Spiritual Root 67, Thunder Spiritual Root 36
Bloodline: Golden-Winged Great Peng Bloodline, Wind Eagle Bloodline]
Seeing the scanned attributes, it only possessed purple-tier fortune. Looking at the hundreds of Golden-Winged Thunder Eagles that had landed on Qingfeng Mountain, most had green fortune, with only a handful of eagles having blue fortune.
Yang Hong’s lips twitched as he said, "Truly prolific offspring. Little one, stop playing dead. You have the Golden-Winged Great Peng bloodline, but your father couldn't possibly be that Demon Saint."
"Now, I'll give you two choices. Either die~ or..."
"Second~ Second~ I choose the second."
Before Yang Hong could finish, the giant eagle cried out loudly. It didn't want to die.
"Heh heh~ You are very smart. Swear a Heavenly Dao oath to surrender to me. Oh, and I am the Sect Master of Qingfeng Villa, Yang Hong."
Such a cowardly demon was rare. Yang Hong decided to take its entire clan to increase the sect’s fortune.
"Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle Jin Jialin, I swear to the Heavenly Dao to surrender to Yang Hong of Qingfeng Villa, with no regrets in this life. May the Heavenly Dao bear witness to this oath."
*Rumble～～*
As the golden eagle swore its oath, heavenly thunder immediately responded, indicating he had not been deceitful and had sworn sincerely.
This turn of events left Yang Hong momentarily stunned.
He had actually just said it casually, planning to wait for the giant eagle to object or propose something before he would obliterate it with a single sword strike. A Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle with potentially significant origins was a ticking time bomb. What if its family came looking for it later, causing more trouble? He disliked trouble; he preferred to resolve it in advance!
However, Yang Hong did not know that Jin Jialin, the Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle's most powerful ability was not its bloodline, but its ability to sense auras, especially its innate sensitivity to killing intent, which had saved its life countless times. Just now, sensing Yang Hong's killing intent, it had immediately invoked the name of a Demon Saint, preventing Yang Hong from acting on his killing intent immediately. Afterwards, although Yang Hong's tone had softened, his killing intent had continuously intensified, terrifying it. Therefore, as soon as Yang Hong made his demand, it immediately agreed and swore allegiance without any objection.
In fact, there was another important reason. Jin Jialin had flown from the direction of the Five Regions, the Great Sui Dynasty! It had originally been sealed within the Five Regions Seal, and had personally witnessed Yang Hong use the "Scripture of Salvation" to purify all the Yin souls and Yin energy within the entire seal. At that time, it had secretly sworn in its heart never to offend this terrifying being. Thus, after the Five Regions Seal was broken, it had led its offspring to plunder their way over. Only when it saw Qingfeng Mountain, which was highly suitable for Golden-Winged Thunder Eagles to survive in terms of both terrain and spiritual energy, did it decide to stop. It was just that fate was so wondrous; it had still run into Yang Hong. However, it had kept a small trick up its sleeve. It had said "no regrets in this life" and not words like "eternally" or "forever," leaving itself a way out.
"My children, swear your oaths! Hurry."
Seeing Yang Hong stunned, Jin Jialin, though the killing intent had lessened, had not completely disappeared. It quickly shouted for its descendants to swear allegiance.
"I swear~" "I swear~~"
"Chirp chirp~~"
*Rumble～～*
Qingfeng Mountain suddenly became lively. Those who could speak human language swore in the common human tongue, while those who couldn't yet speak used chirps to swear. Meanwhile, thunder continuously rumbled in the sky, creating a deafening aura.
Even at this point, Yang Hong was still a little dazed. These Golden-Winged Thunder Eagles were too spineless, surrendering their entire clan so readily, with not a single one resisting. It made him feel almost embarrassed to have to kill them.
As for Zhang Zhengyan and the others who had landed on the ground, they were even more dumbfounded.
"An entire clan of Golden-Winged Thunder Eagles surrendered like this, and even swore a Heavenly Dao oath? This is too surreal!"
"Yes, too surreal."
"How terrifying must this Sect Master's strength be? A late-stage seventh-tier Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle, whose power is no less than that of a Tribulation Crossing True Monarch, surrendered and pledged allegiance with its clan!"
Ordinary cultivators only thought the Sect Master was powerful. Zhang Zhengyan and the other former sect masters could only say terrifying~ too terrifying!
Yang Hong looked at this group of Golden-Winged Thunder Eagles with some doubt. One giant eagle at the seventh-tier, 128 demon kings at the sixth-tier, 31 great demons at the fifth-tier, and none below the fifth-tier. Such a powerful demon clan, even if they couldn't win against him in a fight, escaping should not have been a problem, right? Even if Golden-Winged Thunder Eagles were not known for their speed, as eagle-like demonic beasts, they were incredibly fast. But they didn't flee? Another problem was that not a single one of these Golden-Winged Thunder Eagles had transformed, which was quite strange.
Immediately, Yang Hong said faintly, "Jin Jialin, why have none of you transformed? It makes me feel quite pressured looking at you."
"Sect Master, please forgive me. This branch of ours was sealed before. To survive within the seal, we evolved our bloodline. In the cultivation world, we cannot transform. We must ascend to be able to do so."
"Hmm~ Sealed? You came from the Five Regions?"
Yang Hong's eyebrows rose slightly, beginning to understand why the giant eagle had immediately knelt upon hearing his name.
"Yes~ Yes~ Please spare my life, Sect Master."
The giant eagle, lying on the ground, spread its wings and stretched its neck, signifying genuine submission and willingness to die. It was trembling with fear, truly worried that Yang Hong would kill it with a single sword strike.
Upon hearing Yang Hong mention the "Five Regions Seal," the other Golden-Winged Thunder Eagles instantly understood why their father had knelt so quickly. It was because this person before them was a super-expert, a super demon. Even if they were not conscious when Yang Hong purified the Five Regions Seal, they had been taught about Yang Hong's terror and might by their conscious family members.
At this moment, all the Golden-Winged Thunder Eagles on the ground spread their wings and stretched their necks.
"..."
Yang Hong hadn't expected to encounter a "compatriot" from millions of miles away, nor did he expect his name to be so formidable.
"Sect Master, is he that terrifying?"
"The Sect Master seems very approachable."
"Did the Sect Master slaughter the Golden-Winged Thunder Eagle clan?"
Seeing the performance of the Golden-Winged Thunder Eagles on the ground, Zhang Zhengyan and the others, who had just ascended the flying boat, nearly crashed from their actions. As a sect with a heritage, they knew what it meant for avian demonic beasts to spread their wings, stretch their necks, and lie on the ground. It signified absolute submission! This made them once again witness Yang Hong's terror.
Meanwhile, Yang Hong's killing intent flickered. He was contemplating whether to annihilate this group of Golden-Winged Thunder Eagles.