"Roar!"
The fallen boulders fused together, forming a Variegated Giant Tiger that roared at Chen Lin.
The sound did not hurt his ears. Instead, it acted on his soul, making it boil like water in a pot and rapidly "evaporate."
His origin essence surged violently as well.
But it had little effect on Chen Lin.
With his current soul strength, an attack like this could do nothing to him even without "that trait."
Little White Snake and Hongchen could withstand it too.
"A trial, then? Let me see how many stages there are!"
Chen Lin swung the Mystic Gold Spear, his body swelling once more. Like a mountain giant ape, he smashed it viciously down at the Variegated Giant Tiger.
"Roar!"
The Stone Tiger roared.
Its enormous body sprang up to meet the spear, and it clashed with Chen Lin.
"Hahaha! Now this is satisfying!"
Chen Lin laughed heartily.
Ever since merging with his secondary identity, he had rarely enjoyed such an exhilarating fight. Especially after switching to the Runic Path, he had focused on various divine abilities and almost never fought head-on.
As a result, his fighting spirit had hardly improved.
"Roar!"
They fought for a full tea-time without either gaining the upper hand. The giant tiger let out another furious roar, brilliant five-colored light bursting from its body as it swelled once more.
A rule force that seemed to come from a higher plane enveloped Chen Lin.
He immediately felt space grow sluggish. It was as though a mountain pressed down on his body, making movement extraordinarily difficult.
"Hmph."
Chen Lin snorted coldly.
Runic inscriptions immediately appeared out of thin air and attached themselves to the Mystic Gold Spear, turning the entire weapon a dazzling array of colors even more brilliant than the giant tiger.
"Take this!"
Chen