The Ten-Ox Strength Pill!

Before the three of them could react, they heard the sound of trees crashing down mixed in with the rain, as though something were racing through the storm toward them.

BOOM—

The enormous figure in the rain didn't slow down. It crashed straight through one of the mountain god temple's walls, leaving the building in danger of collapsing at any moment!

A striped tiger, slightly smaller than the tiger demon, stood before the three of them. Though smaller, it gave off an even more savage air!

There was a male and a female tiger in these mountains—two tigers in all!

This was something no one could have anticipated.

There was far too little information about the demon beasts of Pine Mountain. Before this, they hadn't even been sure whether any members of the Demon Race were hiding here, let alone two of them.

"Wife, let's take them on together," said the male tiger demon. The female tiger demon was only slightly weaker than him, with a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivation. The two of them were sure to defeat three human cultivators.

"Useless," the female tiger demon muttered, leaving the male tiger demon deeply ashamed.

The two demons attacked at once, and the three of them immediately felt the pressure mount.

"Attack the one with the sword! He's the hardest to deal with!" the male tiger demon roared.

Meng Jingzhou was immediately displeased. He charged to the front to make his presence felt. "What do you mean by that? Are you saying I'm not as good as him?"

"I thought you demons had some discernment, but it turns out not only are you afraid of your wife, you can't even judge how strong your enemies are. You've brought shame on all demons! With your skills, you still dare to rule a mountain? Look at my golden body—it's rock-hard, and my defense is invincible among those of my realm. There's no way you can break through my defenses..."

The male tiger demon fell silent for a moment. "Attack the one glowing gold. He's the most annoying."

The two tigers struck with all their might, sending Meng Jingzhou flying straight into the wall, where he ended up splayed out like the character for "big."

The two tiger demons furrowed their brows, sensing that something had felt wrong when they hit him.

A shattered sesame flatbread stuck out from Meng Jingzhou's chest. If its pieces were put back together, it seemed a quarter of it would be missing—that was the part Meng Jingzhou had eaten.

To be honest, it tasted pretty good.

Just as Meng Jingzhou was about to counterattack, a graceful figure in blue rushed into the temple, grabbed the old hunter by the throat, and rapidly recited the Rebirth Mantra, destroying the old hunter who had harmed countless people.

It was the young woman in blue who had tried to come inside to escape the rain.

Seeing the two sides facing off, along with Meng Jingzhou embedded in the wall, the young woman in blue looked mildly surprised.

She had heard the sounds of fighting over here and hurried over to see what was going on. On the way, she had happened upon the old hunter revealing his true form.

Without a second thought, she grabbed the old hunter and ran this way, never expecting to find so much excitement.

The tiger had its accomplices.

Seeing the tiger demons and the vengeful ghost, she easily figured out what had happened.

"Ask Dao Sect, Lu Yang." Lu Yang quickly identified himself.

"Moon Laurel Immortal Palace, Lan Ting." Lan Ting met Lu Yang's gaze. After giving her name, she quickly composed herself and joined the fight.

They were both disciples of the Five Great Immortal Sects; they should help each other.

Lan Ting formed a hand seal. A nimble white silk sash wound past her arm and floated behind her. Her movements were light and graceful, like a moon palace fairy dancing beneath the moon—an exquisite sight.

"Flashy but useless!" The female tiger demon scoffed at Lan Ting's moves and charged forward, intent on tearing apart this deceitful human.

Lan Ting said nothing. She lightly tapped the ground with her toes, brought two fingers together, and pointed them at the female tiger demon. The white sash pulled taut like a sword and shot straight for her brow.

The female tiger demon suffered a serious blow right at the start, but she wasn't intimidated. She sneered, "You're only at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage."

Even so, the female tiger demon didn't dare let her guard down. When fighting human cultivators from a great sect like this, the slightest carelessness could mean death.

Lan Ting couldn't defeat the female tiger demon, but she could hold her off for the time being.

Meanwhile, the other side had once again become a three-against-one fight between the Ask Dao Sect disciples and the male tiger demon.

Lu Yang's swordsmanship was so tricky that the tiger demon couldn't guard against it.

Man Gu took Meng Jingzhou down from the wall and used him as a weapon, driving the tiger demon backward again and again.

Meng Jingzhou... had no particular thoughts about being used as a weapon.

Seeing this, the character for "king" on the tiger demon's forehead shone ever brighter. The blood of the ferocious beast Qiongqi hidden in his body was roused, his fangs and claws lengthened, and his aura grew increasingly savage.

"What luck. It actually has Qiongqi blood," Lu Yang said, feeling speechless. Did this demon have that many hidden tricks?

Were they unlucky, or were all demons this capable?

Lu Yang couldn't help recalling what his senior sister had said about the arrival of a great age.

When a great age arrived, all manner of demons and monsters would emerge to carve up the Central Continent.

The tiger demon wasn't nearly capable enough to take part in the struggles of this great age, but his appearance was still a tiny sign that it had arrived.

After activating the Qiongqi bloodline, the tiger demon completely lost his reason and fought on instinct. His eyes filled with blood as he went berserk, yet his fighting skills improved dramatically.

The barbarian blood in Man Gu's body seemed to be stirred as well, and it began to awaken. He swung Meng Jingzhou with increasing force.

"I can't let this drag on," Lu Yang thought. There was no telling what other tricks the tiger demon might have up his sleeve. It was better to end things quickly.

With that thought, Lu Yang flipped his palm and took out a golden pill.

It was the pill he had exchanged for at the Mission Hall after completing the Painted-Skin Ghost mission: the Ten-Ox Strength Pill.

Take this pill, and you'll gain the strength of ten oxen!

Those people at Elixir Cauldron Peak were just as unreliable at alchemy as they were at refining poisons, but they had never once skimped on a pill's effects.

This pill was unquestionably among the finest of all burst-strength pills!

With his swordsmanship and the strength of ten oxen, he'd dare fight even a pureblood Qiongqi, let alone a tiger demon with just a trace of Qiongqi blood!

Taking advantage of Man Gu and Meng Jingzhou holding off the male tiger demon together, Lu Yang didn't hesitate any longer. He swallowed the pill in one gulp.

So hot, so scorching!

Swallowing the pill was like swallowing a ball of fire; his stomach burned fiercely.

Lu Yang closed his eyes and sensed the heat in his dantian. An endless stream of power surged out from within him, forming lines that appeared across his skin.

Man Gu noticed Lu Yang's transformation. Red lines traced across Lu Yang's body, making him look just like the barbarian warriors Man Gu had read about—the ones who dared to fight heaven and earth.

"So strong!" Even a rough fellow like Man Gu could feel the power surging out of Lu Yang.

This power was absolutely invincible within the Foundation Establishment Realm.

The male tiger demon tried to stop Lu Yang's transformation, but Man Gu and Meng Jingzhou joined forces to hold him back.

Lu Yang opened his eyes, a flicker of confusion passing through them. The power had indeed surged forth, but it seemed to have all flowed outside his body. Not much remained within him.

The red lines spread from Lu Yang's body to the ground, forming a strange circular pattern.

A cloud of thick smoke rose from the ground, obscuring everything from view.

The smoke came and went in a flash. When it cleared, ten water buffalo stood before them all.

All ten water buffalo had a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation!

Lu Yang: "?"

Male tiger demon: "?"

Everyone present was stunned by this sudden turn of events, unable to make sense of what had happened.

"Damn this Ten-Ox Strength Pill!"

This wasn't a pill that increased his own strength at all. It was a pill with a summoning array sealed inside!

The ten water buffalo seemed to know why Lu Yang had summoned them. They scraped their hooves against the ground, their eyes turning red. With a loud moo, they charged at the tiger demon as one!