"You killed my four sons?"
"Four?" Chen Bin smiled, recalling the four Tiger Demons he had slain the night before.
He urged his horse forward, but the animal was already spooked, refusing to move another step no matter what.
Chen Bin had no choice but to dismount and walk ahead, speaking as he went:
"You mean that tiger cub disguised as an old man?
Ah, I remember now!
That little brat had it rough—I drove my blade straight through his heart, then yanked it sideways and sliced his head clean off.
Yeah, pretty brutal. In the end, he couldn't even let out a scream.
And there was another one who had it even worse.
I cut him in half at the waist.
You get it?
Severed at the waist, his hind legs dropped off, but his upper body still lunged forward, screeching for half an hour before he finally died."
Chen Bin walked forward as he spoke, painting the scene vividly, not a trace of fear on his face.
"Roar!" Tiger One let out a furious howl, signaling he had reached the peak of his rage.
"Good. You're very good."
He stepped forward, his massive frame carrying a gust of wind, ready to strike.
"Lord Tiger One," Kang Ronghao shouted, "we've delivered the man. We only ask that you keep your word and let us leave first."
"Keep my word?" Tiger One's eyelids drooped, as if lost in thought.
"A man who doesn't keep his word—and you expect me, a demon, to keep mine?"
His gaze turned coldly toward the crowd: "Are you joking?"
Kang Ronghao's body went rigid, and the others felt a chill seep into their bones, an invisible terror wrapping tightly around them.
"Are you joking?"
Tiger One's words were like a winter gale, instantly freezing everyone to the bone.
Then Tiger One slowly turned his head, his eyes blazing as he locked onto Tiger Two, and spoke coldly: "Kill them all. Leave no one alive."
Now!
Chen Bin shouted inwardly.
The moment Tiger One turned his head, he was already moving.
He crouched slightly, coiling his strength, then his feet exploded with force, kicking up dust from the ground.
Just as the other's words faded, Chen Bin shot forward like a black bolt of lightning, arriving in front of Tiger One in an instant.
"Looking for death!" Tiger One's lips curled into a cold smirk, his eyes full of disdain.
He thought to himself, A mere Body Tempering Realm cultivator?
Fine, I'll show you today the chasm-like gap between the Body Tempering Realm and the Qi Gathering Realm!
Clearly, in Tiger One's eyes, Chen Bin was nothing but an ant, not even worth mentioning.
But then, in that instant, Tiger One's pupils violently contracted.
A black blade, shimmering with a faint golden light, had already pierced his chest.
With a "pfft," the blade sank to the hilt, then savagely twisted sideways inside his heart, ripping open a wide gash.
Ten Perfect Steps, One Circle Taiji.
Chen Bin's form flickered like a ghost in the night, elusive and erratic, dragging the Demon Suppression Blade embedded in Tiger One's heart as he carved out a long, bloody wound.
Blood gushed forth like a fountain, spraying in all directions.
"Roar!" A heaven-shaking tiger's roar only erupted across the world after Chen Bin's strike landed and he swiftly leaped back to a safe distance.
That roar came not just from Tiger One, but from Tiger Two and the other tiger cubs as well, weaving together into a sound that chilled the heart.
Tiger One swung his massive claws in fury, but they only grasped empty air.
His hands scrambled to cover the wound, but his pierced heart poured out thick, sticky blood like a burst dam, dripping through the gaps between his claws and pattering onto the ground.
Seeing the golden qi aura distorting the air around Chen Bin's blade, Tiger One's heart jolted as he realized the other's true strength: "You're at the Qi Gathering Realm?"
"So what?"
Chen Bin stood steady three zhang away, lifting his gaze to stare coldly at the other, his eyes radiating a bone-chilling killing intent. "Feel what it was like for your sons to die?
Yeah, just like this.
Dizzy, light on your feet, your warmth slipping away."
"Kill them! Kill them all!"
Tiger One let out a low, guttural roar, his voice brimming with fury and defiance.
A layer of blood-red demonic aura rose over its body, like burning flames, rapidly converging toward the wound.
It was mobilizing its demonic aura to seal the wound and stop the blood loss.
A demon beast at the Qi Gathering Realm was just like a human.
Humans could channel Internal Energy to coat their weapons and bodies.
Demons could also channel demonic aura to seal wounds.
The tigers roared, charging like a surging tide.
Tiger Two's body suddenly launched into the air, like a cannonball shot from a barrel, hurtling toward Chen Bin.
In its mind, it knew who the greatest threat was.
Its massive body descended from the sky like a dark cloud, looming over Chen Bin's front, casting a shadow thick with oppressive pressure.
Chen Bin's expression was cold and stern, blade in hand, his gaze sharp as lightning as he swept across the entire field.
By now, Tiger One was no longer much of a threat, and the biggest danger was undoubtedly Tiger Two.
As for the fate of those Kang Ronghao had brought, in this life-or-death moment, what did it have to do with him?
Ten Perfect Steps was fully unleashed, and Chen Bin's figure vanished from where he stood in an instant, as if merging into the air itself.
Unexpectedly, he lunged toward the Body Tempering Realm tiger demons.
As Tiger Two's bulky frame landed, Chen Bin had already darted past Kang Ronghao without striking a single blow at him.
He calculated in his mind: if the other wanted to live, he'd have to fight Tiger Two, and that would make him a temporary ally.
Chen Bin moved like a streak of black light, swiftly arriving before a Body Tempering Realm tiger demon.
The long blade traced an elegant arc through the air; with a flash of cold light, the massive tiger head tumbled to the ground, blood gushing out and staining the earth red.
As for Tiger Two, the moment it charged over, it indeed collided head-on with Kang Ronghao.
But what made Chen Bin's heart sink was this.
Kang Ronghao was actually sent flying by Tiger Two's single strike, like a kite with a broken string, arcing through the air before crashing heavily to the ground.
"Scram!" Tiger Two roared, batting Kang Ronghao away with a claw, then its massive body rumbled forward like a roaring tank, crushing toward Chen Bin.
Chen Bin had just finished off the second tiger demon when Tiger Two was already upon him, bristling with menace.
A giant claw swung down with a howling wind, and Chen Bin's eyes narrowed. He chose not to meet it head-on, lightly tapping the ground and leaping away like a wisp of smoke.
"Roar!" Tiger Two snarled furiously at Chen Bin, then paused for a moment, turning its head to its brothers. "You go kill those officers. Leave this one to me."
The other tiger demons, hearing this, instantly shifted their target and, like a pack of starving wolves, pounced on the Demon Suppression Division Captains and Officers.
Three zhang away, Chen Bin held his blade horizontally before him, facing two Qi Gathering Realm tiger demons, his expression grave.
His gaze was like a hawk's, sweeping over the entire scene.
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