"Hmm." Zhu Zhuqing blinked, finally snapping out of her daze. She glanced in the direction Jiang Siming had left, then followed the others as they departed.
After bathing.
Everyone discovered that their skin had become smoother and their bodies felt significantly lighter. Oscar suddenly said excitedly, "I've broken through to level 30!"
Xiao Wu followed up, "I'm level 30 too."
Dai Mubai successfully advanced to the level 40 Soul Ancestor realm. The others had also improved by one level.
"Brother Siming is truly miraculous. I feel like my phoenix flames have become purer. And that... urge of mine seems to have diminished," Ma Hongjun said with a laugh.
"By the way, where did Siming run off to? I should hurry and find him; if I get beaten up by him again, maybe there'll be more good stuff," Oscar said lewdly.
"Tell me, Little Ao, how come I never noticed you were this cheap before?" Dai Mubai laughed.
"What do you mean? We share the blessings and the burdens, right? Why don't you go act as the human punching bag? We'll sit back and collect the money," Dai Mubai joked.
Everyone burst into laughter.
At this moment, Jiang Siming was already on his way to the Sunset Forest.
This time, Jiang Siming intended to hunt a ten-thousand-year spirit beast. The difficulty was not small. However, truth be told, Jiang Siming himself wasn't entirely sure how much energy he could unleash in a life-or-death struggle. But he knew that long-term comfort could only cause a strong person to slowly degenerate.
Although he could already trade blows with a Soul Saint, it wasn't a true life-or-death battle against an enemy. In combat, the stronger party doesn't necessarily avoid falling at the hands of someone weaker. Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit. Right now, Jiang Siming urgently needed a real battle to ignite his combat potential.
Arriving at the Sunset Forest, Jiang Siming headed straight toward the center. Although the Sunset Forest couldn't compare to the Star Dou Great Forest, there were still plenty of ten-thousand-year spirit beasts. While the outer perimeter of the Sunset Forest was frequently visited by spirit masters, the areas near the core were extremely quiet.
But often, such silence is filled with danger. Jiang Siming began to pay attention to his surroundings and slowed his pace. His first martial soul told him there was killing intent; this technique of sensing killing intent was now coming in handy.
Suddenly, a rustling sound emerged from the surroundings. As they say, clouds follow the dragon and wind follows the tiger.
Jiang Siming summoned the Juexian Sword and slowly walked toward the bushes ahead. There was no such thing as being on guard against thieves for a thousand days. Jiang Siming decided to take the initiative.
Suddenly, a giant maw lunged out from the bushes, pouncing fiercely at Jiang Siming while letting out a hiss.
"God of Slaughter Possession." All attributes increased by 50% instantly.
Jiang Siming leaned to one side and swept his sword across. The pure white sword energy, carrying infinite killing power, sliced off half of the spirit beast's head. The spirit beast died on the spot.
"A 6,500-year Black Rock Tiger. I shouldn't have gone all out if I'd known." Jiang Siming shook his head, ignoring the deep purple spirit ring slowly rising from the carcass.
Jiang Siming continued to head deeper.
"Poison barrier! Could this be the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well?"
Chapter 13: Fierce Battle with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger
"Such dense poisonous gas cannot be natural. I must have reached the vicinity of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well," Jiang Siming thought.
Jiang Siming suddenly had an idea and released his Donghuang Bell martial soul. Immediately, the aura of the Demon Emperor rippled outward from the Donghuang Bell, dispersing the poisonous gas. With the Donghuang Bell hovering above his head, Jiang Siming slowly ventured into the poison barrier and successfully passed through it.
"It really works. When the time comes to absorb a spirit ring, I'll have a safe place to stay," Jiang Siming said, stepping back out of the poison barrier.
A few more days passed.
"Damn it, did I come to the wrong place? Is this even a spirit beast forest? You could at least give me a ten-thousand-year dog!" Jiang Siming was almost on the verge of tears. He had killed no less than ten thousand-year spirit beasts, but he hadn't encountered a single ten-thousand-year one.
Just as Jiang Siming was complaining, he suddenly sensed a wave of killing intent coming from ahead, about 200 meters away. The aura was extremely powerful.
"I have finally waited for you." Jiang Siming wanted to sing that song more than anything right now.
He gripped the Juexian Sword and the Luxian Sword tightly.
He released his spirit rings, all of which were purple.
"God of Slaughter Possession." With one slash, he cleared away all the weeds. A giant, pitch-black tiger revealed itself before him.
"What kind of spirit beast is this?" Jiang Siming felt a jolt in his heart. When he wasn't spirit fighting, he would read books on spirit beasts, but he had never seen one that looked like this. Looking at it, he felt as if he were staring at evil itself, and he had an urge to kill it immediately.
The pitch-black giant tiger suddenly exhaled a cloud of murky breath, wantonly radiating an evil scent. Its eyes were locked onto Jiang Siming.
Jiang Siming felt like he was being treated as prey; it seemed this spirit beast was not simple.
Man and beast, neither was in a rush to make the first move. Jiang Siming saw the tail behind the giant tiger, which looked exactly like a hook, reflecting a black luster.
"Evil God Hook." The term suddenly popped into Jiang Siming's mind. It was as if a force was guiding him to think this way.
"It couldn't be that coincidental, could it? It's the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger! But based on its size, it's much smaller than described in the original story. It also doesn't have the black light with extreme defensive power mentioned in the original. However, the fact that I haven't encountered any ten-thousand-year spirit beasts must be related to it." Jiang Siming thought to himself. If it were truly the 50,000-year-old one from the original, let alone fighting it, would he even be able to run away? That was a real question. After all, that thing could contend with a level 94 Tang San. One must remember that Tang San had the Sea God Trident, three divine skills, and the Sea God's Light at the time, and he still couldn't kill it, eventually being lured into an alternate dimension and having to use hidden weapons to finish it off. The ten-thousand-year spirit beasts in this Sunset Forest must have gone into hiding; after all, this spirit beast had an absolute trump card for survival. Forcing both sides to return to their infancy—I'm afraid only top-tier spirit beasts like Daming and Erming could handle that.
Finally, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger lost its patience. Even as cautious as it was, it didn't believe this tiny two-ring Soul Grand Master could pose a threat to it, even though its instincts told it that Jiang Siming was dangerous.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger pushed off with its hind legs, and its two massive black tiger claws swiped at Jiang Siming. Jiang Siming condensed massive sword energy into the Juexian Sword and thrust it forward.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger twisted its body in mid-air, dodging Jiang Siming's powerful strike.
Jiang Siming realized that this spirit beast was extremely intelligent and cautious. He had just condensed his sword energy without letting it dissipate, hoping to land a fatal blow, but he hadn't expected it to be dodged so easily.
After one exchange, both sides paused again. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger slightly bent its front legs, preparing to pounce.
Suddenly, an afterimage appeared where the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had been. When it reappeared, it was already behind Jiang Siming. It spat a beam of black light from its mouth, aimed directly at the back of Jiang Siming's head.
Jiang Siming released the Donghuang Bell to block the attack, but he was still affected by the shockwave, causing him to tilt forward. In that moment, Jiang Siming truly felt the breath of death.
"Cunning indeed," Jiang Siming said viciously.
Fortunately, he had released the Donghuang Bell in time. Sensing the Emperor's aura from the Donghuang Bell, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger lost its focus for a split second, winning Jiang Siming a chance to catch his breath.
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