The men in the barracks were the most forthright; with just a few words from Owen Grant, even Lucas Grant's dark face broke into a smile.

Suddenly!

"Skree!"

The cry of an eagle pierced the sky! Logan Grant felt his ears buzzing, the very air seemed to tremble! He was shocked: "What kind of creature is making that sound!"

Owen Grant's expression changed, and he sprang to his feet!

"This is bad!"

"This sound... it's the demon beast Golden-Eyed Eagle!"

Owen Grant strode out the door in a single bound, looking up at the sky.

"Skree!"

A colossal creature with a wingspan of over a dozen zhang circled above Gu Family Village, its golden eagle eyes radiating endless ferocity and cruelty! Each beat of its wings sent out massive gusts of wind, scattering the arrows shot at it, leaving it completely unharmed!

Owen Grant leapt onto the rooftop, only to see chaos below.

On the street, a group of men were shouting loudly, calling for the villagers to take cover. In an instant, everything was in turmoil—shouts, curses, and the cries of children all blended together!

On a distant rooftop, more than a dozen people stood off against the Golden-Eyed Eagle with bows and arrows in hand.

The leader was eight feet tall, even taller than Owen Grant, and was drawing a giant bow as tall as a man, aiming at the sky!

"Big brother!"

With a few leaps, Owen Grant jumped over.

The leader was none other than Owen Grant's eldest brother, Ryan Grant, the head of the Gu Family Village. Standing beside him were the village's only experts who had reached the fifth stage of Foundation Building.

"Third brother!"

"Brother Ji!"

"This Golden-Eyed Eagle suddenly swooped down from the sky just now. If the clan leader hadn't scared it off with a single arrow, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"

The hunting team captain, Jack Grant, explained.

"Big brother, give me the bow! Let me shoot down this beast myself!"

Ryan Grant, after all, was not a martial artist of the Life Establishment realm; he could only draw this Flying Stone Bow halfway, and couldn't shoot in rapid succession.

"Alright, third brother! The Golden-Eyed Eagle is a demon beast—without the inner strength of the Life Establishment realm, it's impossible to kill it with arrows!"

The Golden-Eyed Eagle had a wingspan of over ten zhang and soared at altitudes above three thousand meters all year round! Its talons were as strong as steel, able to crush tigers and leopards! Its feathers could deflect ordinary arrows. Even a grandmaster of the Qi Sect, whose true energy could reach dozens of zhang, could never fly thousands of meters into the sky to kill it! It was truly the overlord of the skies!

"But if you dare to circle at an altitude of less than a thousand meters, as a Life Establishment martial artist, I can kill you!"

Owen Grant took the Flying Stone Bow with a ferocious grin.

The Flying Stone Bow was a standard weapon in the Great Yan army, its body forged from refined steel, its bowstring made from the tendons of an adult demon beast Yuan Python, soaked in glue for over seven years before it could be used! The bow itself weighed one hundred and twenty jin; without the strength of ten thousand jin, one could not hope to draw it! Only commanders of a thousand men or higher could be equipped with it! Owen Grant had earned it through great merit, and the Tiger Roar Army commander David Brooks had specially bestowed it upon him!

With the bow in hand, Owen Grant's aura of iron-blooded slaughter soared to the heavens!

He pressed outward with his big toes, gripped with his little toes, spread his knees outward, drew in his hips, tucked his waist, pushed out his chest, pointed his navel to the ground, and calmed his heart.

Owen Grant nocked an arrow and drew the bow to a full moon! His gaze locked onto the Golden-Eyed Eagle in midair!

"Skree!"

The moment Owen Grant drew the bow, the Golden-Eyed Eagle let out a cry that shook the heavens. Its wings spread wide, and it dove down at meteoric speed, its target none other than the only one who posed a threat—Owen Grant!

Owen Grant's vital energy surged, a wave of force spreading out, knocking the men of Gu Family Village off the rooftop one by one! Only Ryan Grant barely managed to stand firm, blade in hand, guarding both sides!

"Bang!"

Owen Grant released the bowstring!

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The Golden-Eyed Eagle dove, its feathers reflecting a blinding metallic sheen in the sunlight!

"Skree!"

Owen Grant drew the bow and nocked an arrow, his clothes billowing high in the violent air currents!

A thunderous roar erupted from his belly, his arms swelled as if inflated, veins bulging thickly, and one could faintly see the color of blood coursing through them! Owen Grant poured all his inner strength into the bow and arrow, shouting mightily!

"Die for me!"

The arrow, carrying a violent, explosive current, crossed a hundred zhang in an instant, tearing through the air with a sharp howl as it shot toward the Golden-Eyed Eagle!

"Skree!"

The Golden-Eyed Eagle suddenly flapped its wings, sending a tangible wave of air to meet the arrow!

But it was all in vain!

A stream of white energy suddenly pierced through the Golden-Eyed Eagle's steel-like feathers, opening a massive hole the size of a human head in its chest and abdomen—straight through!

Blood, entrails, and shattered feathers were swept high into the sky by the raging air currents, vanishing in an instant!

"Skree!"

With a cry of pain and despair, the Golden-Eyed Eagle crashed heavily onto the street!

"Boom!"

A deafening crash resounded through the clouds!

The entire street seemed to sink several inches, surrounding houses collapsing as if struck by countless bolts of lightning at once. Large fragments of bluestone from the ground were blasted skyward, flying in all directions like hidden weapons, whistling through the air!

"Skree!"

"Skree!"

"Skree!"

The Golden-Eyed Eagle thrashed in its death throes, rolling over and over! Its wings swept like two giant blades, slicing through wooden houses and stone buildings like tofu! Such was the might of a demon beast!