269: The eagle king was enraged when food was snatched from the tiger's mouth.

Meanwhile, Chu Yixing, accompanied by the cloaked Piao Jinhao, moved like two ghosts, using the ground summons and the aerial dogfight as cover, stealthily approaching the center of the battlefield, the area beneath where the Protoss Commander and the Flame Harpy Leader were locked in fierce combat.

The aerial battle had reached a fever pitch.

The Protoss Commander's energy attacks were precise and deadly, constantly leaving scorched marks on the Harpy Leader's body, with shattered fiery feathers scattering everywhere.

The Harpy Leader's flame attacks were equally ferocious; the scorching storm caused the Protoss Commander's shield to fluctuate violently, and his incredibly swift dive attacks forced the Protoss Commander to dodge frequently.

Both had unleashed their true power, their attention completely focused on each other.

Chu Yixing held his breath, his mind locked onto the constantly shifting position of the Protoss Commander in the air. He was waiting for a perfect opportunity, a moment when the Protoss Commander's old strength was exhausted and new strength had not yet emerged, or when it was forced into a desperate situation by the Harpy Leader.

After a further entanglement, the Harpy Leader suddenly let out a sharp shriek, his wings abruptly folding, and he plunged down like a meteor towards the Protoss Commander, who had just unleashed a powerful energy blast and was momentarily rigid. His flame-engulfed talons aimed directly for its head; this was the Harpy Leader's all-out attack.

The Protoss Commander clearly sensed the danger, fully channeling its energy, attempting to construct a thicker crystal shield in front of it and dodge sideways. Its attention was completely drawn to the fatal threat from above, leaving its lower flank wide open.

Now!

"Piao Jinhao!" Chu Yixing whispered in the temporary channel.

Piao Jinhao, who had been waiting for a long time, flashed past the lower side of the Protoss Commander like a god of death born from shadows. Two short blades, tempered with demon-breaking and armor-piercing runes, pierced with incredible precision into the several floating crystals on the Protoss Commander's back that were vigorously providing it with energy.

"Crack! Crack!"

Two crisp shattering sounds occurred almost simultaneously, and two important energy crystals shattered in response.

The Protoss Commander's body violently shook, its energy output instantly became chaotic, and the light of the almost-formed crystal shield dimmed.

Above, the Harpy Leader's burning talons were already upon its head.

Below, the true killing blow, Chu Yixing, moved.

The Azure Lotus Boots glowed brightly, activating the equipment's inherent 'Sky-Treading' characteristic. He shot up into the sky like a reverse meteor. This time, it was no longer silent, but carried a resolute sword intent of charging forward without hesitation.

Upon the green lotus immortal sword, the green-gold sword light condensed to the extreme. What was unleashed was no longer an area-of-effect sword array, but all power concentrated into a single point, merging with him, aiming directly at the Protoss Commander's most core energy source, located in the center of its chest, exposed due to the shattered energy crystals.

"Azure Lotus - Slaying Evil!"

This sword was faster than thought, transcending light and shadow. In the instant the Protoss Commander was rigid from the shattered crystals and distracted by the Harpy Leader's talons, it struck first.

"Pfft!"

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a slight muffled sound, as if piercing through some tough material. The tip of the green lotus immortal sword precisely plunged into the Protoss Commander's core.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

The Protoss Commander's cold, golden-glowing pupils suddenly contracted to the extreme, filled with incredulous shock and... a hint of bewilderment. The golden liquid energy flowing around its body instantly lost its luster, becoming dim and lifeless.

Above, the Harpy Leader's burning talons fiercely gripped its energy-unprotected head, instantly tearing it apart.

"Buzz—!!!"

A terrifying energy maelstrom suddenly erupted from the Protoss Commander's center, even sending the nearby Harpy Leader flying.

The Level 60 Star Spirit Race battlefield commander had fallen!

A special token radiating dazzling golden light, as if containing a small galaxy, and several crystal fragments, though shattered but still retaining powerful energy, fell from the sky.

Chu Yixing endured the impact of the energy maelstrom, reached out, and scooped the token and the two largest crystal fragments into his embrace. He then rapidly descended, returning to the ground, his face slightly pale. That sword strike just now, and the subsequent energy maelstrom, had consumed a great deal of his energy.

The entire battlefield fell into a momentary silence due to the sudden demise of the Protoss Commander. The remaining Protoss Warriors and Protoss Executors were like headless chickens, their energy fluctuations becoming chaotic and despairing.

The Void Predators let out uneasy hisses and began to slowly retreat.

And the Flame Harpy Leader, who had regained his footing after being sent flying, looked at the falling human sword immortal, then at the remnants of the Star Spirit Race who had lost their commander. A flicker of doubt, surprise, and deeper ferocity flashed in his golden pupils.

He seemed to realize that this seemingly weak human race was far more dangerous than he had imagined.

The Protoss Commander's core was pierced by Chu Yixing's sword, its massive body stiffened in the air, then its head was torn apart by the Flame Harpy Leader's talons, exploding with a crash. This scene deeply shocked all beings on the battlefield.

The precious token, radiating dazzling golden light and symbolizing the kill of a Level 60 leader, was instantly collected by Chu Yixing, further stimulating the nerves of certain beings.

"Screech—!!!"

A sharp Harpy shriek, filled with anger, doubt, and ferocity, tore through the sky. The Flame Harpy Leader stabilized his form after being thrown by the energy maelstrom, his golden pupils locked onto Chu Yixing, who had just landed.

He realized that this seemingly inconspicuous human was not only incredibly audacious but also possessed terrifying offensive power capable of threatening his life. Moreover, the token he coveted, the one with the purest energy, had been snatched away by this human first.

The fresh grievance of disrupting the battle and snatching food from the tiger's mouth, combined with old hatred, instantly welled up in his heart, causing him to largely redirect his anger towards the Star Spirit Race onto the humans.

"Blazing Feather Shot!"

He flapped his wings violently, and countless flame-engulfed feathers rained down like arrows, overwhelmingly covering Chu Yixing and the rock cave defense line behind him.

At the same time, the remnants of the Star Spirit Race, having lost their commander, fell into a brief period of chaos and despair, but their cold logic quickly made a judgment: the primary threat was the human who had killed their commander, and the Flame Harpies who were attacking them.

Two surviving Protoss Executors emitted sharp psionic fluctuations, leading the remaining few Protoss Warriors. While fending off the Harpies' attacks, they also directed some of their firepower towards the human direction.

And those already chaotic Void Predators, feeling the violent aura of the Flame Harpy Leader and the threat of the sky-filling fiery feathers, let out a few indistinct hisses and began to slowly sink, merging into the shadows of the ground, seemingly intending to withdraw from this increasingly dangerous battlefield.

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