Chapter 89: Chapter 87: Easy Suppression
CLANG!
The Soul-Attracting Bell’s unique, strange chime rang out, suddenly sweeping across the area.
An invisible, intangible shockwave swept through the space.
The Gale Falcon, which had been somewhat dazed as it followed the strange fragrance, had just landed on the ground and approached the Spirit Medicine. But the moment the sound rang out, it suddenly felt a violent, piercing pain roar in its head!
The sudden attack was like a massive iron rod smashing down on its head.
It turned its brain to mush in that instant.
It couldn’t even form a conscious thought!
It stood stunned on the spot, unable to even keep its balance, teetering as if it were about to collapse.
If the Gale Falcon had retained even a shred of consciousness, it probably would have recognized this all-too-familiar, deeply imprinted, piercing impact. It would have jolted awake and realized it had fallen into that detestable human’s trap once again.
And then it would have desperately tried to flee.
But unfortunately, it couldn’t!
In the past month or so, Shen Changchuan had mastered the Nine Elements Divine Extraction Technique. During this process, he had repeatedly used the Soul-Attracting Bell to temper his Divine Sense, thereby strengthening his own Divine Soul.
As a result, the power of the Soul-Attracting Bell in Shen Changchuan’s hands had reached a whole new level!
The last time he ambushed the Gale Falcon,
he could only control it for a few breaths’ time. He hadn’t completely stripped it of its ability to resist. The Demon Beast’s combat instincts, honed through countless hunts and battles, still caused Shen Changchuan a great deal of trouble.
But this time,
his Divine Soul Power had surged, more than doubling the Soul-Attracting Bell’s might. Combined with all his advance planning and preparation,
the Gale Falcon was left with no strength to resist at all!
In truth,
even if the Gale Falcon had remained conscious and tried to fight back, the outcome wouldn’t have been much different.
After the Soul-Attracting Bell’s surprise attack brought it under control,
at almost the exact same moment,
BOOM!
A crisp clash of metal rang out.
The Bronze Jar, which Shen Changchuan had hidden in a tree and covered with snow, suddenly burst with light. Like a falling star, a pale golden radiance poured out from within.
The light carried the weight of a mountain, enveloping the entire Gale Falcon!
A colossal force, like a small mountain, pressed down on its body,
forcing it to collapse completely to the ground,
unable to struggle!
But that wasn’t all!
Vine Cage Technique!
The Vine Seeds scattered around the area beforehand suddenly began to grow at an astonishing rate. They shot out like long serpents, and in the span of a breath, the incredibly tough vines had tightly bound the Gale Falcon that was pinned to the ground.
Above, it was suppressed by the immense power of the golden light erupting from the Bronze Jar.
Below, it was bound and constricted by the tough Vine Technique.
And its consciousness was still in Chaos from the Soul-Attracting Bell’s attack.
How could a mere Gale Falcon at the Qi Introduction Sixth Layer possibly have any chance of resisting or turning the tables?
But Shen Changchuan still didn’t let his guard down in the slightest.
Light Body Technique!
His figure shot out from the tree hollow, drifting like a phantom and leaving an afterimage in the air. He then appeared before the completely trapped Gale Falcon, which had yet to even regain consciousness from the Soul-Attracting Bell’s assault!
Spirit Binding Technique!
Without the slightest hesitation,
Shen Changchuan brought a palm down, striking it on its abdomen.
Golden veins of Magical Power, like fine threads, spread out rapidly from the point of contact, covering the Gale Falcon’s neck, wings, and legs completely.
Then, as if they had merged into its body, they vanished from sight.
At the same time,
the powerful aura of the Gale Falcon, whose body was taller than a grown man, rapidly drained away and dissipated like a collapsing dam.
Its once fierce and imposing presence
quickly vanished.
The Demonic Power within its body was completely suppressed by Shen Changchuan’s perfected Spirit Binding Technique.
At this moment,
although its massive body, steel-like feathers, and sharp talons would still make any ordinary person tremble before it,
in the eyes of a Cultivator,
it was now nothing more than a ferocious-looking empty shell.
With no power left to resist,
the battle was decided.
’It’s over!’
At that moment, Shen Changchuan pushed off lightly with his feet,
his figure drifting backward as lightly as a falling leaf.
He landed dozens of feet away, putting distance between himself and the Gale Falcon.
Gazing at the Gale Falcon before him, now completely suppressed and not even fully conscious yet,
Shen Changchuan couldn’t help but feel a sense of a daze.
’It’s over... just like that!’
’This Demon Beast, which once brought immense trouble to him and even all of Dawan Village, was now utterly subdued by him!’
Shen Changchuan recalled the scenes from his last fight with it.
Back then, despite all his efforts, he had failed to capture it, and several lives were lost in that battle.
Now, in this second ambush,
it had gone so smoothly it felt almost unbelievable.
It had barely caused a ripple.
For a moment, a complex mix of feelings welled up inside Shen Changchuan.
Everything had gone so well that it felt a little unreal.
’It’s because I... I’ve grown so much stronger!’
The realization dawned on Shen Changchuan.
The Gale Falcon wasn’t actually weak.
The fact that he had only managed to injure it a few months ago, despite using every trick he had, was clear proof of that.
But unfortunately for the falcon,
the person he was now
was leagues beyond the person he was before!
So much so that an opponent who was once beyond his reach was now so easily handled.
Just then,
the Gale Falcon finally seemed to recover from the mental Chaos caused by the Soul-Attracting Bell’s attack.
But it was too late.
It struggled desperately,
letting out furious, mournful cries,
trying to break free.
But with its Demonic Power suppressed and sealed, its frantic struggles only managed to make its entire body tremble slightly.
The immense pressure from the Bronze Jar and the steel-bar-tough vines binding its body—each element rendered it almost completely immobile.
However, the Gale Falcon clearly hadn’t given up hope.
It continued to thrash about with all its might.
Shen Changchuan simply stood to the side, waiting quietly.
A quarter of an hour later, the Gale Falcon had struggled itself to exhaustion. Its feathers were matted down as if drenched in sweat, making it look like a drowned rat. In the places where the vines bound it tightly, its feathers were scattered and torn away, and one could see bloodstains where its skin had been rubbed raw beneath the visible marks.
But it was obvious that,
after all its thrashing,
it was now completely and utterly exhausted.
It could only lie on the ground, gasping for breath.
Shen Changchuan strode forward and came to stand before the Gale Falcon. With a gesture toward the sky, the Bronze Jar retracted its light and fell into his hand.
He held the Bronze Jar in his hand
and casually kicked the Gale Falcon beside him.
"Behave yourself!"
"If I wasn’t interested in your ability to fly and thinking about taming you, I would’ve chopped you into a dozen pieces by now!"
But the Gale Falcon was already paralyzed with exhaustion.
Like a living corpse, it merely rolled a few times in response to Shen Changchuan’s kicks,
showing no other reaction.
