Xiaohei immediately took the helm, and the Flying Soil flipped through the air once before stopping.
"Seems like there's someone fighting?"
Xiang Beifei stood up and looked in the direction of the Spiritual Power commotion.
From here, one could vaguely see lights flashing in the distance, about the size of a thumb from so far away.
The aftershocks of battle came from there, and judging by the intensity, at least two different Immortal Realm experts!
Xiang Beifei waved his hand, intending to cloak the breath soil, but quickly found that the forces in the void were tearing at his Orifice Perception. He pondered for a moment and decided to give up, merely slowing down and gradually approaching.
It wasn't until he got closer that he discovered a small island floating in the void ahead.
Though called an island, it was actually very small—about thirty meters long, five meters wide, irregularly shaped, and likely less than a meter thick on average, like a small meteorite floating in the void.
But it was entirely made of breath soil, and there were even a few plants growing on it.
In the air above this island, two people were on the brink of conflict.
Seeing these two, Xiang Beifei's spirit was lifted!
At long last, he could see cultivators from the Edge Corner Airspace for the first time. This was a good sign, as he knew little about this place and had many unanswered questions which needed asking a practitioner.
But just at that moment, he was taken aback.
Because he noticed that above the heads of these two people—there was actually a system interface!
However, the system interfaces for these two looked somewhat different from the Jiuzhou system interfaces.
The system interface above the middle-aged man leading on the left read:
[Dao Wielder: He Yunfang]
[Dao Embryo: Crane Dao]
[Dao Practice: Early Immortal]
[Dao Embryo Introduction: Anything related to Crane Dao can provide you with Dao practice!]
[Current Dao value: 874698741]
This system interface was unexpected to Xiang Beifei because its style differed significantly from the Jiuzhou people's system, where the Dao embryos were graded, but this practitioner had no such rating, merely introducing what his Dao embryo was.
However, there was much detailed information below:
[Number of Dao disciples: 254]
[Anything done by Dao disciples can also provide you Dao practice; the higher their cultivation, the greater their achievement, the more Dao practice they provide]
"Crane Dao? Could it be—this is the divine avatar of the Crane Dao Race?"
Xiang Beifei mused slightly.
Though the Yi Tribe practitioners of the Outskirts Wilderness do not have a system interface, any of them reaching the Heavenly Connection Realm can communicate with a divine avatar, which is regarded with utmost reverence.
This is their Heavenly Dao, allowing them to rely on divine avatars for battle.
Xiang Beifei never figured out where the power of these divine avatars came from.
But now he vaguely understood that the divine avatar seemed to communicate with the Dao wielders of this Edge Corner Airspace Immortal Realm!
Xiang Beifei looked at He Yunfang's system interface and quickly etched this kind of system Heavenly Dao information in his heart.
Relying on this system information and his insight into the Three Thousand Great Daos, he quickly learned by analogy some more critical information about the Heavenly Dao.
Heavenly Dao, it turns out, also has levels in the Edge Corner Airspace!
Cultivators! Dao wielders! Dao Masters!
Any race wanting to touch the Heavenly Dao is called a cultivator before reaching the Immortal Realm.
Upon stepping into the Immortal Realm, they become "Dao wielders", capable of executing Heavenly Dao's powers.
Above Dao wielders is the Dao Master!
In other words, above this there should be a Crane Dao Master who can wield all Crane Dao powers!
"So that's how it is!"
Xiang Beifei was quite surprised.
He then looked at the other party quarreling with He Yunfang.
[Dao Wielder: Ying Changhong]
[Dao Embryo: Eagle Dao]
[Dao Practice: Early Immortal]
This race's Heavenly Dao avatar was an eagle, and the system information was basically the same as that of Crane Dao. Anything related to the eagle could increase its Dao practice!
However, Xiang Beifei soon spotted that whether it was Ying Changhong or He Yunfang, they all looked human, seemingly breaking away from the limits of their original forms.
Xiang Beifei had seen the Eagle Head Race practitioners in the Outskirts Wilderness, and while they had human-like bodies, their heads resembled eagles. But now they completely appeared as the Human Race.
Thus, it seemed his conjecture was correct. The more powerful all races become, the closer their transformed appearance aligns with the Human Race!
At this point, both parties seemed angered by some reasons, as the aura surrounding them was quite frightening, their Immortal Realm powers continuously trembling.
"Ying Changhong, don't think you can bully me too much! I discovered this land first! It should belong to me!" He Yunfang shouted.
Ying Changhong replied with a cold snort: "Do you think just because you say you saw this land first, it's yours? I could say I spotted it ages ago, but I just haven't come over to extract it yet!"
His tone was very arrogant, already viewing this small island as a prize within his grasp.
"Last time, you already took a floating island from our tribe, and now you're still trying to snatch this from me. Do you really think I have a good temper?" He Yunfang was extremely angry.
"Hah, for something this important, it goes to the one with strength. The weak are not worthy of owning land!" Ying Changhong laughed mockingly.
He Yunfang gritted his teeth, unwilling to yield this piece of stone, and immediately roared: "Then let's fight!"
He Yunfang suddenly erupted with powerful energy, lunging forward with his palm forming a saber, slashing out a sharp, crane-shaped wing.
Instantly, fierce winds rose in the void, with crane cries accompanying them. The white light burst in the void, carrying a sharp aura as it bombarded Ying Changhong!
Yet Ying Changhong remained unfazed, grabbing ahead at the attacking crane wing, and the void seemed to manifest a golden claw in his grasp. This golden claw shimmered with a gilded iron luster and struck the crane wing, directly shattering He Yunfang's attack!
White light surged over He Yunfang, revealing the true form of the Flying Crane in a blink.
This was a supremely elegant Divine Crane, its grand Flying Crane form towering a hundred meters, with crane feathers all across shimmering with faint golden patterns, like the ultimate embodiment of all cranes.
It shot out with a massive wing, instantly summoning a ferocious gale, transforming into waves of terror pressing onto Ying Changhong.
Seeing this, Ying Changhong wouldn't back down either, sneering: "He Yunfang, you will never be my match!"
Ying Changhong also immediately revealed his original form, a black-gold intertwined Flying Eagle emerged, its form no smaller than He Yunfang's, and its aura was a notch more powerful.
If He Yunfang's original form was noble and elegant, then Ying Changhong's was mighty and imposing. Such a majestic Flying Eagle might never be seen again in this world!
This clearly was the supreme Divine Eagle of the Eagle Race!
Ying Changhong's imposing momentum overwhelmed He Yunfang's in an instant, suppressing He Yunfang's aura. The clash of their true forms resulted in a terrifying spiritual power surge sweeping out, affecting everything within millions of meters around them.
This strike was incredibly terrifying; if it were in the Outskirts Wilderness, it could annihilate all life within millions of meters, even evaporating a vast piece of land!
But here, with the void all around, the devouring force of the void quickly absorbed these spilled spiritual power surges.
He Yunfang suffered a hidden loss from this blow, thrusting backward, his previously smooth feathers now utterly disheveled.
However, he did not back down but continued charging towards Ying Changhong.
Xiang Beifei watched the two's battle from a distance, also examining the floating island, feeling puzzled.
He had already examined it; this island, no more than thirty meters long and five meters wide, was almost entirely composed of breath soil, with no special treasure or mineral deposit within, nor any grand inheritance.
This tiny bit of earth wouldn't even suffice to build a house.
"Such a shabby little island could make two Immortal Realm experts fight ?"
Xiang Beifei pondered, propping his chin. Suddenly, he recalled Kongcheng's words.
In the Edge Corner Airspace, every inch of land is precious!
Is breath soil in Edge Corner Airspace honestly valuable to the extent that people battle and kill for it?
He had plenty to spare!