Before long, Xiao Qing proved his worth.
As Liu Changxu and his two companions passed through a stretch of forest, Xiao Qing suddenly stopped, gazing nervously into its depths. He sent a soul transmission to his master, warning him that a demonic beast lurked deep in the forest.
Second Elder Liu Qiushui also sensed a faint trace of demonic aura in the air.
After signaling to Liu Changxu and Liu Changshun, Second Elder Liu Qiushui held his magical sword ready and repeatedly scanned the depths of the forest.
Liu Changxu and his fifth elder brother, Liu Changshun, also took their magical artifacts out of their Storage Bags and used the Spirit Eye Technique to scan the forest depths.
With so many trees and other obstructions, even the Spirit Eye Technique could not reveal any trace of the demonic beast. Only the tense silence around them betrayed the presence of a powerful demonic beast nearby!
Time crept by! A demonic wind swept through, and a towering demonic tiger appeared before the three men. It was a Blazing Flame Tiger at the peak of the first tier.
At the sight, Second Elder Liu Qiushui hurriedly sent a Voice Transmission Talisman to Grand Elder Liu Qiusheng, reporting the situation and requesting reinforcements from the lineage.
The Blazing Flame Tiger soon approached the three men, spitting one mass of orange-red flames after another at them. Each blast was far more powerful than Liu Changxu's Fireball Spell.
Liu Changxu hastily activated an upper-grade first-tier Earth Wall Talisman to shield himself, then formed hand seals to cast the Wood Vine Technique.
Green vines coiled around the Blazing Flame Tiger. He quickly snapped them apart, but more vines immediately wound around him. Though they could not stop him from moving, they did slow him down!
When experts clashed, every second counted!
As the Blazing Flame Tiger slowed, Second Elder Liu Qiushui and Liu Changshun seized the opening to launch fierce attacks. The magical sword under Liu Qiushui's control streaked like a rainbow toward the tiger's neck. True to his strength as a demonic beast at the peak of the first tier, the Blazing Flame Tiger easily dodged the strike despite his towering build.
Liu Changshun's Coiling Dragon Staff, however, slammed hard into the Blazing Flame Tiger's back.
Unfortunately, the Blazing Flame Tiger's body was so powerful that the blow only made him sway slightly, leaving him unharmed.
The fighting prowess of a demonic beast at the peak of the first tier was formidable indeed.
Though uninjured, the Blazing Flame Tiger was thoroughly enraged.
He particularly loathed Liu Changxu for casting the Wood Vine Technique and immediately directed the bulk of his fireball attacks at him.
As blast after blast of flames hurtled toward Liu Changxu, they severely disrupted the rhythm of his spellcasting.
With his speed restored, the Blazing Flame Tiger's ferocity surged, throwing all three men into a frantic scramble!
Seeing this, Liu Changxu said, "Seventh Great-Granduncle! Fifth Brother! We're stuck on the back foot fighting like this!"
Second Elder Liu Qiushui thought for a moment, then said, "You're right! Changxu, do you have an idea? Let's hear it!"
Liu Changshun also asked, "What do you think we should do?"
Liu Changxu said, "My suggestion is for Seventh Great-Granduncle to handle the attacks while I slow the Blazing Flame Tiger down. Fifth Brother, how about you handle defense?"
Second Elder Liu Qiushui said, "That's a good idea. Let's do it!"
Liu Changshun also said, "Whatever you decide, I'll do it."
With that, the three sprang into action. Second Elder Liu Qiushui repeatedly drove his flying sword into fierce attacks. The scorching blade shot toward the Blazing Flame Tiger again and again, like a long rainbow piercing the sun.
Liu Changxu kept forming hand seals to cast the Entangling Technique, slowing the Blazing Flame Tiger's movements.
Meanwhile, Liu Changshun helped Liu Changxu fend off the Blazing Flame Tiger's attacks.
As time passed, the three men's coordination grew increasingly practiced, while wounds gradually accumulated on the Blazing Flame Tiger's body.
Liu Changxu and his companions fought with ever-growing valor, while the Blazing Flame Tiger began to consider retreat.
But it was already too late. Reinforcements from the Liu Household had arrived.
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