Black Tiger Demon

Lin Feng's left palm, carrying the might of the Ocean Overturning Mountain Splitting Palm, had gathered his last bit of internal force and was determined to decide life or death. It was about to smash Cao Meng's crown apart!

At this critical moment—

"Roar—!!!"

A deafening, inhuman roar suddenly exploded from Cao Meng's throat!

The roar sounded nothing like a human voice. It was filled with savagery and viciousness, its waves carrying terrifying demonic power. Like a tangible shockwave, it thundered in all directions!

Lin Feng bore the brunt of it. His eardrums stabbed with pain and his blood and qi churned. The palm strike he had brought down was actually halted for an instant by the sudden sonic impact!

In that instant, Cao Meng's body underwent a horrifying transformation!

His originally sinister human face twisted and stretched. Knotted muscles bulged beneath his skin, while black fur pierced through his clothes like steel needles and grew wildly!

His hands transformed into sharp claws, glinting with cold light.

His body swelled rapidly, stretching the black brocade robe on him until it tore apart inch by inch!

In the blink of an eye, what stood before Lin Feng was no longer a human figure, but a huge black tiger nearly ten feet long, its eyes blazing with bloodlust, its fangs exposed, its entire body covered in pitch-black fur!

A demonic aura far purer, more savage, and more oppressive than before swept through the entire front courtyard of the stone fortress like a storm!

A Sixth Rank Heavenly Demon! And a Sixth Rank Perfection one at that!

The pressure it radiated made Lin Feng, who had just broken through to the mid-Seventh Rank, feel suffocated!

"Insignificant ant! You actually dared injure my true body!" The black tiger spoke in a human tongue, its voice as low as thunder and filled with boundless fury and killing intent. "You forced me to reveal my true form. You have enough to be proud of! Now, feel true despair!"

Its enormous tiger claw tore through the air with a shrill howl. With speed and power far surpassing before, it slammed down at Lin Feng's head as his body remained momentarily sluggish from the transformation!

That claw was enough to split metal and shatter stone!

An intense sense of danger swept over him!

Lin Feng's pupils contracted sharply. He exerted his movement technique to retreat at full speed while crossing both palms. The power of Waves Stacked Thousandfold surged forth in an attempt to block it.

"Boom!"

The tiger claw collided with the palm force. Lin Feng felt as though his palm force, powerful enough to shatter refined steel, had struck an immovable ancient mountain.

Not only did it fail to shake the mountain in the slightest, it was directly scattered by that terrifying demonic power, so immense that nothing could withstand it!

"Pfft!"

He could no longer suppress his churning blood and qi. A mouthful of blood sprayed out, and his entire body flew backward as though struck by a giant hammer, crashing heavily into the outer wall of the stone fortress. Fine cracks spread across the wall.

"Cough, cough..." Lin Feng knelt on one knee and coughed up another mouthful of congealed blood. His internal force was in disarray, and his organs had been injured. Clearly, he had suffered severe internal wounds.

The Black Tiger Demon advanced slowly with oppressive steps, its scarlet tiger eyes filled with mockery and cruelty.

"How is it, human? Before my true power, your pitiful palm technique is nothing more than a tickle!

"Where did that arrogance from earlier go? Come on, keep acting wild!"

Lin Feng braced himself against the ground and struggled to raise his head. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. Yet the coldness and battle intent in his eyes had not faded—instead, he let out a mocking laugh.

"Heh... So you're just a beast wearing human skin.

"No wonder you hid your head and showed your tail, only daring to reign supreme in this mountain stronghold."

"On the verge of death, you still dare to be stubborn!" Enraged, the Black Tiger Demon suddenly lunged forward. Its speed was so fast that it left afterimages. Its sharp claws swept across again amid a biting demonic wind. "I'll tear you apart right now!"

Lin Feng reluctantly gathered his qi and used the Ocean Overturning Mountain Splitting Palm to block.

But the absolute gap in realm and strength sent him flying once more. Several claw marks deep enough to expose bone were added to his body, blood streaming freely as his aura grew increasingly weak.

"Ha ha ha! Weak! Far too weak!" The Black Tiger Demon threw back its head and laughed wildly, savoring the pleasure of its prey's desperate struggle. "Is this the limit of your human geniuses? You don't even qualify to warm me up!"

Feeling his internal force rapidly draining and his wounds worsening as he listened to those grating taunts, Lin Feng's gaze grew calmer and calmer.

His consciousness sank into his mind. The 1,750 Slaughter Points glowed with an enticing light.

Not enough! His current power was still far from sufficient!

He needed greater strength! He needed... to break through his limits!

"System!" Lin Feng roared inwardly. "Raise the Ocean Overturning Mountain Splitting Palm!"

Consume 1,500 Slaughter Points. The Ocean Overturning Mountain Splitting Palm has broken through the shackles of Perfection and advanced to the Unity of Man and Heaven realm.

Comprehended martial intent: Sea Covering Palm Intent!

Comprehended martial intent: Mountain Splitting Palm Intent!

Current total Slaughter Points: 250

Rumble!

It was as though a thunderclap had exploded deep within his soul!

It was not a sudden surge in the total amount of internal force, but a transformation in essence. A profound understanding of palm techniques, power, and laws flowed into every inch of Lin Feng's flesh and every wisp of his soul!

All the profundities of the Perfection-level Ocean Overturning Mountain Splitting Palm were completely comprehended, sublimated, and transcended in this moment!

The palm technique was no longer merely a set of moves. It had become part of his instincts, and he had even touched upon a trace of the power of heaven and earth!

He raised his left palm slightly. Faint azure vapor gathered around it, as though he were holding up an endless sea of surging waves. Its conception was vast and profound, embracing all things while concealing destruction within—this was the intent of overturning the sea!

He pressed his right palm down slightly. A heavy, solid, and unstoppable will condensed, as though it could suppress the earth and split apart mountains—this was the intent of splitting mountains!

Unity of Man and Heaven! Palm intent formed of itself!

The dejected air around Lin Feng vanished completely. Though his wounds remained and his internal force had not recovered,

the "momentum" that arose naturally from within him caused the Black Tiger Demon, which had been advancing step by step, to halt abruptly. For the first time, uncertainty appeared in its scarlet tiger eyes.

"Putting on a show of spirits!" The Black Tiger Demon suppressed the trace of unease in its heart, roared, and lunged again. Its demonic power erupted at full force as its claws went straight for Lin Feng's head. "Die for me!"

This time, Lin Feng did not retreat.

He slowly raised his eyes. His gaze was utterly tranquil, like a deep pool, yet also as if it reflected the vast changes of the sea and the land.

"A beast is a beast in the end."

Before his voice had faded, he thrust out both palms!

His left palm traced a profound arc. The Sea Covering Palm Intent circulated as it seemingly met the terrifying tiger claw with gentleness.

At the instant they made contact, ultimate softness erupted. Like an boundless sea, it absorbed, guided, redirected, and dissolved the peerlessly fierce demonic power layer by layer until nothing remained!

His right palm, meanwhile, struck after launching but arrived first. The Mountain Splitting Palm Intent condensed to its utmost limit, transforming into an incomparably solid and indestructible palm force. It pierced through the demonic-power barrier that had been diverted and slammed squarely into the Black Tiger Demon's broad chest!

"Bang!!!"

A dull, thunderous boom rang out, like a blow against rotting leather!

The Black Tiger Demon's huge body, charging forward, abruptly stiffened. It then shot backward at a speed even faster than its approach, releasing a shrill roar of pain and disbelief!

"Roar—!!!"

It crashed heavily onto the ground and rolled several yards away. The fur and bones of its chest, harder than refined steel, had been—

A clear palm print had caved into its chest. Wisps of foul-smelling demonic blood seeped from its mouth, nose, and the wound on its chest!

It struggled to stand, but was powerless for the moment.

It could only raise its enormous head and glare fixedly at the figure that still stood upright, its entire body seeming to faintly merge with heaven and earth.

Its tiger eyes were filled with utter shock and terror!

"Palm... palm intent?! Unity of Man and Heaven?! This is impossible!!"