Slaying the Tiger Demon with His Life

Chen Xian's hearing was sharp—at least sharper than Ding Chen's and the others'.

Even from two hundred meters away, he heard Wang Yan's complaints clearly.

"Brother Wang, stop running! Let's kill our way back!"

Chen Xian charged over and called out to Wang Yan.

Wang Yan's face immediately turned awkward. Fortunately, his face was the color of a red date, so no one could tell whether he was blushing.

"You already ran off, so why'd you turn back?" Wang Yan pretended to be speechless.

"Good brothers share hardship!"

Chen Xian licked his lips and gripped his saber tightly as he charged toward the tiger demon.

Those words struck Ding Chen, Wang Yan, Qin Fei, and the others all at once.

They had only known one another for three months. As for brotherly bonds...

"Ah!"

Just then, a scream rang out.

Everyone turned to look and saw that the tiger demon had caught up to the last, slowest porter. Its palm-sized claw came down, smashing the porter's head into pieces and sending him flying five zhang away into a pine tree.

Everyone's expressions changed drastically at the sight.

Ding Chen stared at Chen Xian's resolute back and roared, "Chen Xian, come back! Run!"

Run my ass!

Chen Xian cursed inwardly. The moment he had charged back, he had already raised the realm of the Blood Flame Ox Demon Technique.

He spent 27 Experience Points, raising the Blood Flame Ox Demon Technique to the Minor Accomplishment stage.

He was now at Blood Moving Minor Accomplishment as well. His qi and blood surged like rolling waves, while the power of his flesh had reached the strength of two ding.

It was only a tiger demon. If he did not kill it now, then when would he?

Bang!

Chen Xian rushed forward, raising his saber and slashing down at the ferocious tiger demon.

The moment Ding Chen and the others saw this, they stopped running.

They turned around to watch Chen Xian fight the tiger demon, all thirteen of them staring in stunned disbelief.

Chen Xian had actually blocked the tiger demon?

"Good brothers share hardship!" Ding Chen's eyes flickered. He shouted as well and rushed forward with his saber to help.

Seeing this, Wang Yan, Qin Fei, and the others no longer hesitated either.

They could not defeat the tiger demon, but Chen Xian could hold it back. They could circle around it and lend support.

Bang!

The tiger demon's claws were tough and razor-sharp. When they collided head-on with Chen Xian's saber, sparks flew in every direction.

One swipe sent Chen Xian stumbling backward four or five meters.

Chen Xian's expression darkened. He was already at Blood Moving Minor Accomplishment, with the strength of two ding in his body, yet he had barely managed to withstand the tiger demon.

That meant this tiger demon was stronger than the wolf demon from before.

Of course, the wolf demon had been seriously injured last time. Otherwise, he would not have been able to kill it.

But this tiger demon was completely uninjured, so its strength was naturally terrifying.

Ding Chen had just rushed over when the tiger demon sent him flying with one swipe, blood spilling from his mouth.

Wang Yan, Qin Fei, and the others suffered the same fate right after.

Chen Xian suddenly sprang upward, leaping three meters into the air. His Great Tablet Smashing Hand came crashing down toward the tiger demon's head.

Bang!

The tiger demon reacted quickly. After swatting Wang Yan and the others away, it turned and met Chen Xian's attack head-on.

Though it blocked Chen Xian's palm, the force still sent it staggering three meters backward.

Roar!

The tiger demon let out a low growl. Blood-colored Baleful Intent and demonic qi rolled across its body, and its aura surged sharply.

In a flash, it appeared before Chen Xian and brought down a claw.

Chen Xian remained calm in the face of danger. He swung his saber to block, but was still sent flying by the tiger demon. His throat sweetened, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

I'm done for!

He actually could not beat it!

Chen Xian retreated seven or eight meters in a row, his expression incomparably grave.

The tiger demon roared repeatedly and launched a fierce assault on Chen Xian.

Ding Chen and the others joined forces and slashed at the tiger demon, but it was useless.

Even when they injured the tiger demon, they only left shallow flesh wounds.

To the powerful tiger demon, it had no effect whatsoever.

Watching Ding Chen and the others fly backward one after another, blood pouring from their mouths and their expressions listless—

Chen Xian's face became extremely ugly. He had truly been careless.

More precisely, after killing that Lesser Demon-level wolf demon last time, he had mistakenly believed Lesser Demon-level demonic beasts were easy to kill.

In truth, Lesser Demon-level demons were divided into four stages: early, middle, late, and perfection. Their strengths varied greatly.

Moreover, different kinds of demons possessed different strengths even at the same realm.

Just as three adult wolves could not defeat one adult tiger.

That was the gap in strength between species.

Seeing the roaring tiger demon charging toward him, Chen Xian had no time to think further. He immediately called out to the panel, "Blood Flame Ox Demon Technique, sacrifice lifespan—ten years, quickly!"

You have sacrificed ten years of lifespan to raise the Blood Flame Ox Demon Technique. Technique has reached Great Accomplishment.

Realm: Blood Moving Great Accomplishment

Lifespan: Nine years and seven months

Chen Xian was instantly speechless. He had previously spent 27 Experience Points to raise the Blood Flame Ox Demon Technique to Minor Accomplishment, which had taken over two years.

Yet reaching Great Accomplishment required ten years of his lifespan.

I'll stake it all!

Chen Xian gritted his teeth. "Sacrifice another five years of lifespan!"

You have sacrificed five years of lifespan to raise the Blood Flame Ox Demon Technique. Technique has reached Perfection.

Realm: Blood Moving Perfection

Lifespan: Four years and seven months

Bitterness filled Chen Xian's heart.

Whether it was wanting to earn more money in his previous life or wanting to grow stronger in this one, both required trading his life for it.

Boom!

Blood flames ignited around Chen Xian's body. Black-red blood qi twisted around him like flames, rising into the air.

Ding Chen and the others were left dumbstruck.

"Blood Moving Realm?"

His qi and blood had condensed into flames that soared three meters above his head.

This was no ordinary Blood Moving Realm—it had at least reached the late stage of the Blood Moving Realm.

Chen Xian had no mood to care about everyone's shocked expressions. He slashed his saber toward the slightly stunned tiger demon.

The tiger demon truly was somewhat startled.

It had long noticed that Chen Xian was the strongest among these humans, but it had not expected him to be a Blood Moving Realm martial artist.

Seeing those black-red blood flames and feeling their scorching heat, its tiger body trembled slightly.

Roar!

When Chen Xian slashed at it, it roared and charged forward, meeting the blow with one claw.

The next instant, Chen Xian severed its tiger claw with a single slash, blood spraying out with a sizzling hiss.

The tiger demon screamed in pain and retreated again and again.

Ding Chen and the others widened their eyes. Then they all sprang up from the ground and rushed at the tiger demon with their sabers.

At this moment.

Rage burned in Chen Xian's heart as well. To kill this tiger demon, he had sacrificed another fifteen years of lifespan.

If he did not kill it, then those years of lifespan would have been sacrificed for nothing.

When he saw the tiger demon trying to flee, Chen Xian held nothing back. With one leap, he crossed more than ten meters and cut off its path, then slashed again.

The tiger demon had only just raised its arm when Chen Xian severed it with one strike. Half of its body was split open by that same slash.

Blood splattered across Ding Chen and the others' faces.

Chen Xian was incomparably valiant, like a blood-bathed killing god. With three slashes, he severed the tiger demon's head. A savage tiger head twisted in pain rolled to the crowd's feet.

Sacrificed the soul of one Lesser Demon. Obtained 221 Experience Points.

Chen Xian held his saber in both hands, panting as a line of text appeared before his eyes.

Seeing those Experience Points, relief rose in his heart. The sacrifice of fifteen years of lifespan had not been in vain.

With this many Experience Points, he should be able to advance to the next major realm.

Once his realm rose, perhaps his lifespan could return to spring.

Seeing everyone staring at him in stunned silence, Chen Xian did not care. He stopped circulating the technique, quickly withdrew the blood flames around his body, and sheathed his saber.

Only when the tiger demon's corpse crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust, did everyone come back to their senses.

"Chen Xian, you're incredible!"

Wang Yan rushed before Chen Xian as though meeting him for the first time, looking him over from head to toe. "Blood Moving Realm? Even Old Zhao isn't as strong as you, right?"

At this moment, Ding Chen, Qin Fei, and the others walked over as well.

"Chen Xian, you hid yourself well!" Ding Chen frowned slightly and stared straight at Chen Xian.

Those who reached the Blood Moving Realm were supposed to go to the battlefield. Chen Xian had reached the Blood Moving Realm yet concealed it from everyone—what exactly was his purpose?