At that moment, six Body Tempering Realm Tiger Demons remained in the clearing.
"Damn it!" Tiger Two was thoroughly enraged. His eyes turned bloodshot as he furiously tore his brother's headless corpse to pieces.
He never would have guessed that his claw would not only fail to hurt Chen Bin, but would also accidentally kill his own brother. "All of you, get out of the way!"
He let out a furious roar, the sound making the air around them buzz.
The Tiger Demons froze in fear, then hurriedly scattered in every direction.
Tiger Two's enormous body crouched slightly. The hairs on his body stood on end, glowing with an eerie red light. Then, like a cannonball shot from its barrel, he charged at Chen Bin.
But Chen Bin acted as if he hadn't heard a thing. Light on his feet as a phantom, he turned and chased after the remaining Tiger Demons.
Tiger Two was fast, but he could only charge straight ahead.
Chen Bin, on the other hand, moved with the Lotus Step, his figure wavering and elusive. Every movement seemed to leave behind an afterimage.
He always escaped Tiger Two's grasp at the crucial moment.
Under Chen Bin's relentless pursuit with Ten Perfect Steps, the fleeing Tiger Demons were quickly caught. Chen Bin swung the long saber in his hand, killing them one by one.
[Killed six Body Tempering Realm Tiger Demons. Gained 48 Merit. Remaining Merit: 726]
"Roar! You..."
After Chen Bin had run him around like a dog, Tiger Two was already panting.
Every time he attacked, he lunged with all his strength, only for Chen Bin to deftly evade him. He had expended too much Qi and Blood.
Chen Bin stood firmly atop a pile of heads. The ground beneath his feet was already stained red with blood.
He held his saber, its tip pointed straight at Tiger Two, and said coldly, "All right, they're all dead. Now I'm going to cut off your head!"
With that, Chen Bin's figure vanished from where he stood.
The long saber swept forward with a fierce momentum, about to strike Tiger Two.
At that critical moment, Chen Bin suddenly halted. His feet traced a lotus, and his whole body spun rapidly like a top, veering away from his original path in an instant.
Right after, a gigantic tiger fist, wreathed in blood-red demonic qi that spread from Tiger Two's arm to his entire limb, slammed straight toward Chen Bin's face like a massive stone pillar.
The fist wind howled. The force of its passing screamed by Chen Bin's ear, producing a piercing whistle.
Chen Bin reacted swiftly, swinging his saber backhanded and striking Tiger Two's tiger arm.
Clang!!
The Demon Suppression Blade, wrapped in the Internal Energy of the Pure Yang Art—Qi Gathering Chapter, was actually knocked away by Tiger Two's arm.
The other enormous tiger fist continued its momentum and came crashing toward Chen Bin again.
Chen Bin turned and dodged to the side, then leaped away, putting distance between himself and Tiger Two.
He thought to himself, A Tiger Demon who isn't even at full strength is already this difficult to kill. Looks like I can't keep clashing with him head-on.
As he considered this, he dashed toward Tiger One.
The wound on Tiger One's chest had stopped bleeding. Nearly congealed, blood-red demonic qi had sealed it shut.
Chen Bin moved at incredible speed, his steps light and nimble. Just as he was about to close in on Tiger One—
A spot of crimson suddenly spread through Tiger One's once-dim pupils, quickly flooding his entire eye.
It wasn't just his eyes. Red mist surged from beneath his fur like a spring, spreading forward and instantly shrouding the area within a half-zhang of him.
Chen Bin drew on the Pure Yang Internal Energy within his body. It quickly flowed from the Tanzhong Acupoint in his chest through all his limbs and bones, bringing his body to an abrupt halt.
Ten feet ahead lay the area covered by Tiger One's demonic qi. An ominous presence stirred within the blood mist.
Then, the demonic qi rapidly gathered and took the form of a gigantic tiger's head. Its jaws gaped wide as it lunged straight at Chen Bin.
At the same time, the force of Tiger Two's attack surged toward him from behind like a rising tide.
Seeing this, Chen Bin used the Eight Trigrams Circling Step. His figure flashed like a bolt of black lightning as he spun around, sprang clear of the space between them, and slipped behind Tiger Two.
He swung his long saber. Its black blade, wrapped in a faint golden glow, carved a long gash across Tiger Two's back, and blood gushed out like a fountain.
That strike sent Tiger Two straight into the red demonic qi around Tiger One.
"Roar!" The tiger's head formed from the red demonic qi collided with Tiger Two.
Both of them froze in surprise.
The demonic qi spreading from Tiger One's body wavered violently, then quickly shrank and withdrew into him. But the wound on his chest began to gush blood again.
Looking at the two Tiger Demons before him, Chen Bin's heart sank. At his current strength, killing them still wouldn't be easy.
His status panel appeared before him.
[Name]: Chen Bin [Cultivation]: Qi Gathering Realm (Tanzhong: 0/30) [Merit]: 726 [Map]: Can explore within a range of thirty zhang [Martial Arts]: Golden Sun Body Tempering Technique (Perfected: 0/50, fusion available) Demon Suppression Blade Technique (Perfected) Pure Yang Art—Qi Gathering Chapter (Proficient: 0/150) Wind Thunder Saber Technique (Not Yet Initiated: 0/50) Ten Perfect Steps (Proficient: 0/150)
Chen Bin fixed his gaze on the Wind Thunder Saber Technique and, without hesitation, spent 50 Merit.
[Spent 50 Merit. You begin practicing and comprehending the Wind Thunder Saber Technique.] [Your practice and comprehension of the Wind Thunder Saber Technique have reached an initial glimpse of the way. You have officially entered the discipline.] [After years of practice, your physique has improved slightly.]
As the notifications appeared before him, the contents of his panel changed instantly.
[Martial Arts]: Wind Thunder Saber Technique (Initiated: 0/100) [Remaining Merit: 676]
Chen Bin felt the saber in his hand had been honed alongside him for years. It fit him better now, and he wielded it faster.
He slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, then slowly raised his head. His gaze burned as he fixed it on the two Tiger Demons.
"All right. Ready to die?"
The corner of Chen Bin's mouth lifted into a confident smile. Then he charged forward.
"Roar!"
"Don't hold back!"
Tiger One no longer cared about the wound in his chest. Together with Tiger Two, he charged toward Chen Bin with overwhelming momentum.
Facing their surging demonic qi, Chen Bin began fusing the Golden Sun Body Tempering Technique with the Pure Yang Art—Qi Gathering Chapter.
[Spent 50 Merit. You begin comprehending the Golden Sun Body Tempering Technique and the Pure Yang Art—Qi Gathering Chapter together. With your keen insight, you discover what the two have in common.] [After careful deduction, you discover the points where the two techniques are connected.] [The Golden Sun Body Tempering Technique and the Pure Yang Art—Qi Gathering Chapter have successfully fused. The two streams of Qi and Blood merge and gather at the Tanzhong Acupoint, transforming into Internal Energy instead of remaining separate.] [At this moment, your physique, your cultivation, and your comprehension of the martial arts have all improved. Your Internal Energy has also increased, filling the Tanzhong Acupoint.] [Remaining Merit: 626]
The two martial arts successfully fused, and the status panel changed.
[Name]: Chen Bin [Cultivation]: Qi Gathering Realm (Tanzhong: 20/30) [Merit]: 626 [Map]: Can explore within a range of thirty-two zhang [Martial Arts]: Demon Suppression Blade Technique (Perfected) Pure Yang Art—Qi Gathering Chapter (Proficient: 40/150) Wind Thunder Saber Technique (Initiated: 0/100) Ten Perfect Steps (Proficient: 0/150)
The Golden Sun Body Tempering Technique had perfectly fused into the Pure Yang Art—Qi Gathering Chapter.
Chen Bin felt countless tiny currents of electricity coursing through his limbs and bones, spreading a tingling sensation throughout his body.
Then, waves of warm "qi," like birds returning to their nests, streamed toward his heart before surging madly into his Tanzhong Acupoint.
At the same time, his bones crackled like beans frying in a pan. Every sharp pop bore witness to his transformation.
Chen Bin could clearly feel his field of vision rising by another fraction.
He had grown taller again.
Just then—
A tiger's roar rang out.
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