Surprise tinged with suspicion flickered instinctively in Black Tiger's eyes as he stared at Zhen'er, studying her from head to toe.
The Summer Path Mountain party paid him no attention. Black Tiger had kept a low profile even within the Extreme Fire Sect, and for this Divine Fire Pact, the sect had deliberately played down his presence. Even most of his fellow disciples attending with him had only realized why the sect had spared no expense, bringing out its most jealously guarded treasure to bolster their strength, after witnessing what Black Tiger could do.
Thus, the Summer Path Mountain people focused on Yin Tianlu, treating Black Tiger as little more than his follower or assistant.
When Zhen'er met Black Tiger's gaze, it was as though his eyes had pierced her soul. An inexplicable unease rose instinctively within her, and she pressed closer to Shi Chun, seeming to shrink slightly behind him.
Zhen'er's unusual reaction drew Shi Chun's particular attention to Black Tiger's response. This was hardly the first person Zhen'er had met, yet this powerfully built fellow alone seemed to make her nervous. What was going on?
The Extreme Fire Sect was one of the few artifact-refining sects of demon cultivators in the Cultivation World. Could his true form be some unusual kind of demon?
He instinctively activated his Right-Eye Ability to examine him. A demon cultivator who had assumed human form remained human-shaped even under his Right-Eye Ability, but unlike a human's hazy white silhouette, his was hazy gray. Examining the Law Source in his dantian, Shi Chun discovered a blurry black tiger.
This was also the greatest distinction between human cultivators and demon cultivators.
So his true form was a tiger demon. That was nothing unusual in itself, yet Shi Chun still froze slightly. Eight differently colored strands