Zhou Yi followed with a kick at the tiger, and it felt as though he had struck leather.
The tiger was kicked flat onto the ground. After letting out a mournful howl, it twisted its body and stood back up, its front paws staggered as it prepared to pounce.
Zhou Yi merely stood there quietly, waiting for the tiger's attack. Like a cat toying with a mouse, his eyes revealed a teasing look.
Provoked nearly mad by that gaze, the tiger opened its jaws and roared at Zhou Yi.
"Oh? You're angry already? No way, right?" Zhou Yi said from the side in a mocking, sarcastic tone.
The tiger felt so furious that its heart was about to leap out of its chest. What could be endured, and what could not? It kicked off the ground with its hind legs, leapt high into the air, and pounced at Zhou Yi again.
Zhou Yi activated Thousand Mechanisms Steps, moving so swiftly that afterimages nearly appeared. He dodged the tiger's pounce, then kicked out again, striking the same spot as before with another bang.
After kicking, Zhou Yi shook his foot and shouted at the tiger, "It really is quite hard. That kick felt great!"
But the tiger had no intention of letting Zhou Yi keep talking. This time, it switched to its mouth and bit at him. It refused to believe Zhou Yi's body could be harder than its teeth.
After opening its mouth, the tiger shot a look at the two sisters nearby. Yet when they saw it, both shook their heads, too frightened to move.
Seeing this, the tiger was so angry its head was about to explode. Now that it had fallen into a disadvantage, they did not dare help it. The tiger could only mutter inwardly, These two bitches.
After muttering that, the tiger decided that once it had dealt with Zhou Yi, it would have a good talk with the two sisters. By then, it would certainly make them understand just how "merciful" it was!
Since the two sisters were unwilling to help distract Zhou Yi, it could only continue on alone.
The tiger first stretched out its front paws, seemingly preparing to pounce on Zhou Yi again. Seeing this, Zhou Yi merely crooked a finger at it.
This time, the tiger suppressed its anger and began pacing slowly around Zhou Yi, searching for an opening to attack. Just then, Zhou Yi seemed to have had his attention drawn by something and lowered his head.
Naturally, the tiger would not let such an opportunity pass. It charged directly at Zhou Yi. Just as it reached him, Zhou Yi abruptly raised his head, mockery gleaming in his eyes.
"You took the bait!"
The tiger immediately sensed that something was wrong. Zhou Yi spread his arms, leapt behind it in one motion, and locked his arms around its neck.
He threw punch after punch at the tiger's head. Before long, blood seeped from its ears, while Zhou Yi's hold around its neck left it unable to breathe.
The tiger's eyes widened in fury. Opening its mouth, it spat out a gale that swept toward Zhou Yi. Caught unprepared, Zhou Yi was blown head over heels.
Seeing that this attack had worked, the tiger controlled the gale and sent it at Zhou Yi again, shouting, "Hahahahaha! Winds follow the tiger, clouds follow the dragon—haven't you heard?"
Zhou Yi climbed up from the ground and said to the tiger with some displeasure, "Then let me show you a dragon!"
"Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill!" Zhou Yi shouted, pressing his palms together before his chest.
At once, the phantom shadows of One Dragon One Elephant appeared behind Zhou Yi. The Giant Elephant remained at his side, while the Giant Dragon wound its way toward the tiger.
The gale controlled by the tiger struck the Giant Dragon, but rather than driving it back, it made the dragon even more at home amid the storm as it rushed toward the tiger.
Once it reached the tiger, the Giant Dragon's body swiftly coiled around it. The two sisters beside the tiger stood there trembling like leaves.
The tiger was bound tightly by the Giant Dragon. Soon, it could no longer draw breath, and its limbs went weak as it collapsed to the ground.
Was it going to die? Everything was because of this human! the tiger thought silently. It immediately tried to struggle with all its might, but after struggling for a while, it helplessly discovered that the Giant Dragon had not given it the slightest chance. As the dragon's body tightened ever more around its neck, despair filled the tiger's heart.
At that moment, Zhou Yi walked toward the tiger bound by the Giant Dragon. Zhou Yi's reflection appeared in the tiger's enormous pupils. The reflection gradually shrank, then drew the blade from behind his back. After one slash, the tiger's consciousness vanished.
Blood sprayed from its severed neck, splattering Zhou Yi all over. Lowering his head to look at the blood on himself, he curled his lips slightly. "What bad luck. I have to change clothes again."
Zhou Yi then flicked his blade, shaking off some blood.
He wiped the blade against the tiger's fur. After cleaning it, Zhou Yi sheathed it, then looked toward the two sisters nearby. By then, they had already retracted their tails and claws, wearing pitiful, delicate expressions.
When they saw Zhou Yi look their way, fear appeared amid those pitiful expressions. They hurriedly knelt before him and cried, "Spare us, young hero, spare us! That tiger forced us to deceive people, and we've never eaten anyone!"
Zhou Yi walked toward the two sisters. The Giant Dragon that had been coiled around the tiger's body also left it and followed behind Zhou Yi. Hearing their words, Zhou Yi stopped and looked at them with distaste. "What are your true forms? Change and let me see."
The two sisters froze at Zhou Yi's words, then exchanged a glance. Soon, they transformed before him into two foxes, one yellow and the other red.
Zhou Yi examined the foxes before him with interest. After pondering for a long while, an innocent smile appeared on his face. "How about this? Don't you like playing games? Let's play one."
Upon hearing Zhou Yi's words, a bad premonition rose in the two foxes' hearts. Looking again at the somewhat chilling—no, fox-chilling—smile on his face, they gritted their teeth for the sake of survival and said, "May we ask what game the young hero wishes to play?"
"This game is called 'Sisterly Devotion.'" As he spoke, Zhou Yi tossed the blade in his hand at their feet.
Confused expressions appeared on the two foxes' faces. After waiting for a moment, they heard Zhou Yi say, "Choose. Who lives and who dies? Whichever one survives, I will not kill her."
Upon hearing this, the two foxes felt as though a thunderbolt had struck beneath a clear sky. The red fox then gritted her teeth, glanced at her younger sister, and said to Zhou Yi, "Young hero, I beg you to spare our lives. We will let you experience a feeling unlike anything you have ever known."
But as she spoke, Zhou Yi's expression gradually turned cold. Seeing his face grow cold, the red fox knew that only one of them could live today. Her heart hardened, and she reached for the blade on the ground.
But before she could touch it, the blade vanished from before her eyes.
Then a chill ran through her abdomen. Her younger sister's face appeared in the red fox's pupils, and the younger sister opened her mouth and said, "I'm sorry, Sister. I want to live."
The younger sister then pulled out her hand, and a great deal of blood poured from the wound. The red fox felt her life slipping away before collapsing to the ground.
After doing all this, the younger sister returned the blade to Zhou Yi. She knew full well that even if she held that blade, she would have no way to deal with Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi took the blade, then gestured to the Giant Dragon behind him. The Giant Dragon slowly began walking toward the yellow fox.
Seeing the Giant Dragon approach, the yellow fox's pupils constricted. She roared at Zhou Yi, "You broke your promise!"
Unexpectedly, upon hearing that, Zhou Yi seemed not angry but delighted. "What promises are you, a monster, talking to me about? Why didn't you go talk about promises with the people you ate?"
Seeing this, the yellow fox was filled with despair. She knew there was no chance of survival today, and she said viciously to Zhou Yi, "Grandmother will not let you go!"
The moment her words fell, the Giant Dragon swallowed the fox before it whole.
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