Scorpion Tiger King

The Lin Family's Back Mountain was connected to a relatively vast forest. If one was lucky, one could occasionally find one or two spiritual herbs in that forest, so when they had free time, quite a few of the Lin Family's younger generation would come here to try their luck. Because of that, this forest counted as one of the livelier places in the Lin Family.

However, most people only tried their luck around the outer edge of the forest. Aside from the family's powerful experts, very few dared to venture deep into the Back Mountain.

After all, there were powerful wild beasts in the depths of the Back Mountain, not something these juniors could handle at all. Once those beasts set their sights on them, they might very well end up without even a corpse left behind.

In the past, there had been a Body Tempering Ninth Level martial artist in the Lin Family who wanted to enter the depths of the Back Mountain to search for an opportunity, hoping to break through to the Earth Origin Realm. In the end, he did not return for several months, and the family finally discovered that he had died at the claws of a Crimson Sun Wolf, a powerful wild beast comparable to the Earth Origin Realm.

Because of that, all along the way, Lin Yan and Lin Yun did not see many people. The deeper they went, the rarer human traces became; even the sounds of birds calling and insects crawling were pitifully few.

Fortunately, both of them were people with firm wills, and would not shrink back because of these difficulties.

After they had walked like this for about two hours, Lin Yun suddenly stopped. With a grave expression, he said to Lin Yan, "Cousin Lin Yan, if we go any farther, we'll be in the Scorpion Tiger King's territory.

These wild beasts place great importance on their own territory and will not allow others to set foot in it even if they die. Although I happened to discover the Amethyst Origin Fruit last time, I was also chased for dozens of li by that damned beast. Luckily, I was quite familiar with the nearby terrain and hid in a lake, only then narrowly escaping disaster.

Next, Cousin Lin Yan, you only need to lure this Scorpion Tiger King away for fifteen minutes. Once we succeed, we'll meet at the outer edge of the forest.

Remember, you must be extremely careful. If it really won't work, you can run first. The Amethyst Origin Fruit is about to mature, so I believe this Scorpion Tiger King won't get too entangled with you."

Hearing Lin Yun's words, Lin Yan, who already had a rather good impression of him, could not help but feel slightly moved.

One had to know that if he gave up halfway and could not delay it for fifteen minutes, then after the furious Scorpion Tiger King went back and ran into Lin Yun, who had only just stolen half of it, with the Scorpion Tiger King's explosive temper, it would probably immediately regard Lin Yun as a mortal enemy. This time, even if he hid in a lake, things probably would not be settled so simply. Lin Yun might even immediately face danger to his life.

So Lin Yan shook his head and said, "Don't worry, Cousin Lin Yun. It's only fifteen minutes. Once I lure the Scorpion Tiger King away, I'll leave the rest to you."

As he spoke, Lin Yan entered the Scorpion Tiger King's territory without looking back, his steps calm and firm.

Watching Lin Yan's back gradually disappear into the distance, Lin Yun's gaze also grew complicated...

On the other side, after Lin Yan walked several dozen meters into the Scorpion Tiger King's territory, he heard a ferocious, furious beast roar.

"Roar!"

Hearing the roar, Lin Yan immediately stopped in his tracks. In the next second, he saw a ferocious wild beast suddenly dart out from the forest.

"Scorpion Tiger King."

Ordinary scorpion tigers were wild beasts with grayish-brown bodies. Their forms resembled tigers, but their tails were like scorpion tails, the tips gleaming with a sharp luster.

Lin Yan remembered that in the original work, Lin Dong had encountered a scorpion tiger. It had been extremely troublesome, and he had only killed it after coincidentally breaking through to the Body Tempering Sixth Level. He had also been extremely lucky and encountered a third-grade spiritual herb, the Crystal Vermilion Fruit.

At this moment, however, this Scorpion Tiger King's appearance was red-brown all over. Its body was a size larger than an ordinary scorpion tiger's, and the tip of its tail was even longer and sharper.

If a scorpion tiger was a rather savage wild beast, with fur like iron and extremely difficult to deal with, then the Scorpion Tiger King was even harder to handle. To martial artists without Yuan Power, it was practically a death god-like existence.

Just as Lin Yan saw the scorpion tiger, the latter also discovered him. Immediately, a pair of scarlet eyes shot over, and a low growl came from its bloody maw.

Powerful wild beasts like the Scorpion Tiger King all had their own sense of territory. Now that Lin Yan had trespassed into its domain, he had clearly angered this wild beast.

While it rose and threatened him, Lin Yan's sharp eyes spotted a crystal-clear dark-purple fruit beneath a tree behind it. Faintly, a light fragrance spread out.

"That is... a third-grade spiritual herb, the Amethyst Origin Fruit?"

When his gaze fell on that fruit, Lin Yan's expression also stirred. It seemed Lin Yun had been telling the truth. There was actually a third-grade spiritual herb here. His luck was far too good, wasn't it? The Amethyst Origin Fruit was much more valuable than the Crystal Vermilion Fruit Lin Dong had encountered.

However, according to their previous distribution principle, the Amethyst Origin Fruit belonged to Lin Yun. On this point, Lin Yan would not go back on his word. His true harvest was still on this Scorpion Tiger King.

Thinking of this, Lin Yan cast his gaze onto the Scorpion Tiger King, a faint killing intent showing through.

Before that, he still had to lure this wild beast away, making things easier for Lin Yun's next move.

Seeing this, Lin Yan clenched his right hand into a fist. The muscles throughout his body also mobilized, and waves of scorching, berserk force gathered from all over his body into his fist, pushing out layer after layer of power. Finally, Lin Yan pushed off with his right foot and smashed straight toward the Scorpion Tiger King.

"Stone Crushing Fire Fist!"

His punch smashed into the Scorpion Tiger King's spine. The latter had not expected Lin Yan to actually dare take the initiative to attack, and in a moment of carelessness, it was immediately sent flying several meters. However, after letting out two furious low growls, it then staggered back to its feet.

"Such tough fur..."

If this punch had landed on a scorpion tiger, Lin Yan believed that even if it did not kill it, it would definitely leave it half-crippled. But the Scorpion Tiger King before him seemed as though it had not been affected at all. After swaying twice, it immediately stood back up again.

Seeing this, Lin Yan no longer attacked. Instead, he turned and ran. It was not because he was afraid and wanted to flee, but because he had to lure the Scorpion Tiger King away from this place. If the aftermath of their battle damaged the Amethyst Origin Fruit, the loss would outweigh the gain.

Looking at Lin Yan, who had turned and run, the Scorpion Tiger King roared angrily twice. Its scarlet eyes were instantly filled with rage and killing intent.

Then it glanced again at the Amethyst Origin Fruit that was about to mature. Although a wild beast's intelligence did not understand the principle of luring the tiger from the mountain, it did know to guard its own things well, not to mention that the Scorpion Tiger King had always loved treasures.

However, although Lin Yan's punch just now had not injured the Scorpion Tiger King's foundation, it had struck it solidly and caused it pain. After suffering such humiliation, the Scorpion Tiger King's mind was now filled with fury. Seeing Lin Yan's figure getting farther and farther away, it could no longer care about anything else and hurriedly chased after him.

Hearing the tiger roars chasing closely behind him, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Lin Yan's mouth. As expected, it was a stupid wild beast, fooled so easily.

However, Lin Yan would not choose to simply have one chase and the other flee to delay fifteen minutes. His ultimate target was this Scorpion Tiger King!

After he had left the Scorpion Tiger King's territory by roughly several li, Lin Yan estimated that Lin Yun should have made his move. Thus, he suddenly stopped. Looking back at the furious, roaring Scorpion Tiger King behind him, he sneered and said, "Reckless thing. For the growth of the Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire, offer up your life!"