Chapter 143 A Difficult Delivery

Half a month later, in the Snow Mountain Domain.

A fierce battle was in full swing.

On the summit of a snow mountain, where one could almost touch the sea of clouds,

a giant figure, clad in black camouflage, wielding a silver spear, was engaged in a heated battle with the elusive White Mountain Snow Eagle.

Wen Di stood silently behind Er Wei, holding his spear, ready to provide support. His eyes were full of admiration.

Er Wei's athletic talent was undeniable. Every move she made was solid and steady, each basic action perfectly executed. She advanced and retreated with precision, combining offense and defense, and was evenly matched with the Gold-ranked White Mountain Snow Eagle.

Of course, this was because she was using a spear. If she were barehanded or using a dagger, the battle would have ended long ago.

After all, when she rescued Jiang Xiao half a month ago, she had torn a White Mountain Snow Eagle apart in one swift move.

Relying on her extraordinary reflexes and astonishing combat talent, Er Wei was using the Gold-ranked White Mountain Snow Eagle to hone her skills.

*Whoosh...*

An arrow, enveloped in dense star power, shot out and pierced through the White Mountain Snow Eagle's wing!

Wen Di turned his head and saw Jiang Xiao, also dressed in black camouflage, with the dark red "Night" emblem on his arm, catching his eye.

Compared to Er Wei, who was in the Star Sea stage, Wen Di was even more surprised and impressed by this Nine-Tailed Fox in the Nebula stage.

This child was even more talented than Er Wei!

Wen Di had only corrected Jiang Xiao's posture once, and from then on, every time Jiang Xiao drew his bow and shot an arrow, his hand shape and movements were unbelievably perfect.

Jiang Xiao was like a seasoned veteran of archery, with muscle memory ingrained in him. Just drawing the bow was a sight to behold!

Wen Di sometimes couldn't help but wonder if this kid had practiced archery before and was just pretending to be an apprentice.

Jiang Xiao was wronged. After being taught the standard archery posture by Wen Di, the "Archery Proficiency" basic skill was activated in his inner star map. Once he activated the relevant basic skill, Jiang Xiao was "on the right track."

After half a month of diligent training, his "Archery Proficiency" had reached Bronze quality Lv.7. With Jiang Xiao's conscious and focused training, the proficiency of this basic skill was increasing rapidly.

"Good." Wen Di's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but praise softly.

Jiang Xiao quickly drew an arrow from the quiver on his back and drew his bow again.

Recurve bow,

Bamboo arrow,

Pinching the arrow tail,

Notching it onto the string.

The black recurve bow became a full moon in an instant.

Jiang Xiao concentrated and held his breath, watching the elusive White Mountain Snow Eagle in the sky. *Whoosh!*

The ordinary bamboo arrow, mixed with dense star power, streaked across the sky like a shooting star, tearing through the vast sea of clouds.

Er Wei, who was engaged in close combat with the White Mountain Snow Eagle, looked up at the arrow that had deeply pierced the White Mountain Snow Eagle's abdomen. Her phoenix eyes seemed to hold a hint of appreciation.

Beneath the vast sea of clouds,

the bow was like the moon, the arrow like a star.

She shouldn't be in this fight, she thought she should be standing aside watching,

and if she could have a small pot of shaojiu, it would be even better.

Er Wei, like Wen Di, had only four words to describe Jiang Xiao's archery skills: pleasing to the eye.

And Jiang Xiao only felt it was a pity that Qingmang (Cyan Glow) couldn't cover the arrow. If it could, he would be able to shoot arrows with the "knockback" attribute.

Unfortunately, Jiang Xiao had tried many times, but every time the arrow left his hand, the Qingmang (Cyan Glow) would dissipate.

Jiang Xiao could only use star power to wrap the bamboo arrow to increase its strength and power.

Looking at the gradually freezing White Mountain Snow Eagle, he finally understood why Er Wei wanted the Frost Wind Gold-quality star technique.

Like Wu Haoyang's Wind-type star technique, Er Wei held her spear and waved it casually to repel enemies.

Unlike Wu Haoyang's simple repelling of enemies, Er Wei's wind contained ice properties, which could hurt and freeze enemies.

Jiang Xiao was amazed by Er Wei's understanding and application of star techniques.

She didn't use Frost Wind with all her strength. Instead, she incorporated a trace of Frost Wind into each spear strike, using the weak wind to disrupt the enemy's formation and constantly freeze them with the special ice attribute.

At this time, the White Mountain Snow Eagle, stained with frost, was becoming increasingly weak. Holes were poked all over its body, and it desperately flapped its wings, scattering a shower of ice crystals, making a last stand.

Its body was already faintly visible in the clouds, making the scene even more beautiful.

Unfortunately, the Devil King didn't care whether the scene was beautiful or not. The spear directly pierced the White Mountain Snow Eagle's wing, drew a semicircle in the air, and slammed the White Mountain Snow Eagle heavily on the ground. Then, she stomped down hard.

*Rumble...*

Firelight splashed, and explosive air waves surged – Silver-quality star technique, Flame Split!

Jiang Xiao shielded his eyes and quickly hid behind Wen Di.

Although this was only a Silver-quality star technique, Jiang Xiao felt like he was seeing a mushroom cloud when it was used by Er Wei, who was in the Star Sea stage...

Wasn't this supposed to be a training exercise?

How did it turn into a fiery explosion?

When the firelight dissipated, Jiang Xiao cautiously poked his head out from behind Wen Di and saw Er Wei piercing the White Mountain Snow Eagle's head with her spear.

Goodness, that was something.

Exploding at the slightest disagreement?

Wen Di turned his head, looking at Jiang Xiao behind him, amused and exasperated. He felt that the expert demeanor he had just built up had vanished at that moment.

"It's time to check on Xue Yu (Snow Feather)," Er Wei said, collecting the star beads.

"No wonder, so you were thinking of xueyu (codfish)," Jiang Xiao muttered softly.

Er Wei had a perception star technique, so although Jiang Xiao whispered, she heard it clearly.

But Er Wei didn't get angry. Instead, following Jiang Xiao's words, an image of "grilled cod" really appeared in her mind...

Wen Di was a little confused. Er Wei, who was collecting star beads, suddenly became distracted, which made him feel a little at a loss. But... since the battle was over, it didn't matter if she was distracted.

Wen Di tentatively said, "Then... shall we go find that White Mountain Snow Feather now?"

Er Wei came back to her senses and said, "Let's go."

The "Xue Yu (Snow Feather)" that Er Wei was talking about was a White Mountain Snow Feather with a particularly round and large belly that the three-person team had found in the Holy Ruins three days ago.

Presumably, it was already pregnant before it was released from the upper dimension.

It was precisely because of this that the three-person team did not destroy the Holy Ruins under the snow mountain.

Er Wei was in a good mood when she first discovered it, but then she became a little worried, because the pregnant White Mountain Snow Feather was fighting with its own kind. Perhaps because of its pregnancy, this White Mountain Snow Feather was very irritable, easily frightened, and resisted any creature that approached it.

This fight was no small matter, and all kinds of ice roars were unleashed...

In an instant, White Mountain Snow Eagles fled in all directions, diving into the vast sea of clouds; White Mountain Snow Weasels frantically dug holes and burrowed into the ground to escape, leaving only groups of White Mountain Snow Feathers passionately fighting each other. It was truly a battle of gods, and everyone suffered.

Fortunately, the White Mountain Snow Feather had star techniques like "Heart of Nature," which made it highly resistant to ice roars. The pregnant White Mountain Snow Feather was not killed and escaped in the midst of the chaos.

The three-person team watched it fly overhead and quickly tracked it.

Relying on Er Wei's perception star technique, the group stopped and started along the way, tracking the wounded White Mountain Snow Feather.

At Er Wei's suggestion, Jiang Xiao even gave the White Mountain Snow Feather a blessing...

Of course, it was impossible to establish a friendly relationship between humans and star beasts, even if Jiang Xiao took the initiative to show goodwill. Any creature that approached the White Mountain Snow Feather would be met with a very fierce attack.

Finally, under the team's distant tracking, the White Mountain Snow Feather entered a natural cave alone, which made the group overjoyed.

Er Wei then tiptoed in to take a look and saw the White Mountain Snow Feather lying on its side on the ground, whimpering constantly.

After coming out, Er Wei asked Jiang Xiao to throw a few bell chimes into the cave and waited patiently.

This wait lasted for a day.

But the White Mountain Snow Feather didn't seem to be giving birth.

They waited again, for another day.

As a result, the White Mountain Snow Feather inside was still groaning, but it still didn't give birth.

On the third day, the situation remained the same, but the group was targeted by a White Mountain Snow Eagle. After the three-person team led the White Mountain Snow Eagle away, they had the battle just now.

The group returned the same way, quickly descending to the mountainside and arriving at the natural cave.

Er Wei made a shushing gesture and tiptoed inside. She could still hear the White Mountain Snow Feather groaning, as if nothing had changed.

It hadn't eaten for three days, and it still wasn't giving birth? Was it just lying there every day? Was it having a difficult time...?

Er Wei's pupils constricted slightly. She actually saw the baby's legs behind the White Mountain Snow Feather's body?

And the White Mountain Snow Feather was lying on its side on the cold ground, looking like it was breathing more than it was inhaling.

Er Wei was shocked and quickly walked out, "Wen Di, guard the door. Nine-Tailed Fox, come with me."

Jiang Xiao was stunned for a moment. He was still not used to being called by his code name.

But this was during a mission, and Er Wei insisted on calling him that.

Er Wei continued, "Give it a Blessing."

Jiang Xiao nodded and followed Er Wei in.

The moment he saw the White Mountain Snow Feather, he raised his hand and cast a Blessing!

Gold-quality Grand Blessing!

A must-have skill for killing and looting!

At the moment when the White Mountain Snow Feather trembled violently, Er Wei rushed over and pierced its horse-like head with a spear...

Then, frost filled the tip of the spear, and the horse-like head, made of flesh and blood, quickly froze into ice. Er Wei stepped on it and directly crushed the horse-like head into bloody ice shards.

Jiang Xiao was at a loss, watching this scene. Er Wei quickly came to the lower body of the White Mountain Snow Feather and grabbed the small horse-like legs with one hand.

"Hold down its body," Er Wei said.

"Ah? Ah!" Jiang Xiao came back to his senses and quickly ran over to hold down the headless horse corpse.

Er Wei's movements were unhurried, holding the thin horse-like legs, pulling them out little by little, inch by inch.

Jiang Xiao was still a little confused: This... this is beyond my area of expertise! I'm a surgeon, not an obstetrician...