The 'Darkness Eagle' let out a painful screech as it tried to keep itself in the sky and fly forward, while a huge gash could be seen on its back near its left wing.
The wound was actually so deep, that even the eagle's bones could be seen clearly, and if the eagle hadn't moved to the side in the final moment, its heart would also have been slashed by the wind blade.
However, the eagle knew that if it stopped even for a moment, the monster inside this forest would send out another wind blade, and the eagle definitely wouldn't be able to survive a second attack.
The 'Darkness Eagle's' intelligence wasn't any lower than that of a human's. It already knew that the only reason it had managed to survive the first wind blade, was thanks to the Grand Elder's shield that had blocked more than 90 percent of the power behind the attack.
And yet, that 'weakened' wind blade had still been enough to pierce through the eagle's defenses, even after it had activated its natural ability that had raised its defense to the level of a middle rank 7 magic beast.
Indeed, there wasn't enough time for the entity inside the forest to send out another attack, before the 'Darkness Eagle' flew past the forest's entrance at full speed!
It was only then that the inner court Elders and the disciples on the eagle's back finally heaved out a sigh of relief.
A few moments later, the Grand Elder's figure could be seen flying out of the forest as well, as it appeared on the 'Darkness Eagle's' back as well.
The Grand Elder sat right next to Shun Long, and although there weren't any wounds on his body, from his pale face one could easily guess that blocking those 2 wind blades wasn't easy even for someone like him.
If he didn't have his wooden shield, the Grand Elder wasn't confident in blocking even a single one of those wind blades, despite the fact that he was a peak rank 9 Dao Emperor!
From this, one could guess how terrifying the strength of the entity inside that forest really was!
Turning around, the Grand Elder took a look at the forest behind him that was turning smaller and smaller in his eyes, before he said in a complaining and yet relieved tone
''We were really unlucky this time. I was hoping we would have teleported closer to the Northern Sovereign's city, but we ended up in the Wind Dragon's forest instead...''
As he finished speaking, the Grand Elder took a look at the old wooden shield in his hand, before he stored it back inside his spatial ring.
Although the projection of the shield had shattered after taking on the second wind blade, the wooden shield itself wasn't damaged in the slightest by the attack.
It was only its projection that was created by the Grand Elder's own qi that had been shattered from that second wind blade.
''Wind dragon?''
Shun Long asked in surprise as he looked at the Grand Elder.
Shun Long had clearly noticed the fear inside the Grand Elder's eyes as he looked at that forest, but his mind instantly focused on the words 'Wind dragon'!
Nodding seriously, the Grand Elder kept staring at the forest in the distance before he explained in a serious voice
''Indeed, inside that forest is a Wind dragon. No... it is more accurate to say that it's not really a true dragon but a 'Wind wyrm' instead!
However, even though it's not a true dragon, its strength is too terrifying and has reached the peak of rank 7 long ago. Although it's just a peak rank 7 magic beast, there are extremely few magic beasts who can fight against it on the same level.
As for Dao Emperors... even a peak Dao Emperor won't be able to take more than few blows from that Wind wyrm without a star-rank weapon!''
The Grand Elder's voice was solemn as he explained this while Shun Long nodded his head in understanding.
If there was a true dragon in the central region, most likely every peak power in this region would have done its best to hunt it down.
Dragons were exalted magic beasts, but even in the Immortal Dimension, only those dragons who came from the Dragon Realm or those who were protected by members of their senior generation would dare to stroll freely around the world.
Those few dragons who happened to be born without any protection, like Little Black, would either be hunted down and be enslaved, or they would be killed for their precious body parts.
As for those dragon sub-species like a 'Wind wyrm', Shun Long knew that although they were considered to be rare magic beasts as well, their strength or the preciousness of their bodies were nowhere close to that of a real dragon's.
Of course, that was only when the wyrms were compared to actual 'Legendary rank' magic beasts like real dragons.
In reality, even Bai Liuxian's peak rank 7 'Hellfire crow' would only be at the same level as a Wind wyrm.
At the same time, Shun Long also understood why the Grand Elder seemed to have struggled so hard, that he was only able to take on 2 attacks from the Wind wyrm.
No matter how thin the wyrm's bloodline was, it still contained small hints of the bloodline of a real dragon.
Most likely, this Wind wyrm that was already at the peak of rank 7, had enough strength to fight off even an early rank 1 Sovereign realm expert!
The Grand Elder then took out a bottle of medicinal pills from his spatial ring, before he tossed a handful of pills inside the 'Darkness Eagle's' mouth.
Although these pills weren't enough to fully heal the 'Darkness Eagle's' injuries, they were still enough to stop its bleeding and allow the eagle to keep flying forward.
A moment later, as Shun Long kept staring at the huge forest behind him that had turned into a small dot that had almost disappeared into the distance, Little Black's calm voice sounded inside his mind
''Master, the beast core of the Wind wyrm is probably the only thing that can allow that panther to reach the rank 7.''