Encountering a Variant Black Tiger on the Road, First Fill My Belly

Simulation and deduction complete!

Jiang Yi, who was walking, suddenly trembled, and a powerful and magnificent aura permeated him!

The cultivation realm on his body began to soar rapidly.

His Blood Essence was vast and majestic, like surging waves, sweeping through his limbs and body.

A Blood Essence phenomenon condensed above his head!

Thick as liquid, gushing like a spring!

This is called Gushing Spring!

Ordinary martial artists at the Blood Qi Realm Ninth Layer would only possess such a phenomenon when using their internal Blood Essence.

Yet Jiang Yi, only at the Blood Qi Realm Sixth Layer, had already reached this level!

"Blood Qi Realm Sixth Layer Late Stage!"

Jiang Yi clenched his fist!

He could feel that the Blood Essence within his body was as thick as a flood.

His physical strength had also increased by tens of thousands of jin!

His entire body, from head to toe, his limbs and bones, was filled with an indescribable power!

The illusion, it's here again!

It felt as if, with just a raise of his hand, he could obliterate everything!

"Even ordinary martial artists at the Blood Qi Ninth Layer might not be my match!"

Jiang Yi murmured softly!

While traveling at night, his steps gradually slowed down.

He was contemplating!

Whether to go back and strike again!

As long as it wasn't a martial artist from the Opening Treasury Realm personally intervening, he should have no problem making a full retreat.

As he walked, he stopped!

He turned his head to look at the dark mountain forest by the roadside, his gaze slightly narrowing!

"Roar!!!"

Instantly!

The mountain forest rustled!

Accompanied by a terrifying, foul wind that rushed towards him, a colossal black shadow leaped out from the forest.

The beast's roar was soul-stirring!

It opened a bloody maw filled with fangs, reeking of stench, and lunged to swallow Jiang Yi fiercely!

Jiang Yi retreated a few steps, stomped his right foot fiercely, and leaped high into the air.

He swung his halberd, bringing it down with a powerful sweep.

The center of the fierce beast's head instantly shattered, bone and flesh cracking, creating a long, sunken pit.

Under the immense force!

Its massive head landed first!

It smashed into the ground, cracking the earth and stones, emitting a painful howl!

At this moment!

Jiang Yi, now standing firm, finally saw the face of the colossal beastly shadow!

It was a black tiger!

Its fur was a light black, covered in dark black stripes.

The area on its forehead was sunken like a pit!

Faintly visible, three horizontal and one vertical, a large, ink-black character "King", exuding both majesty and ferocity!

Most peculiar!

On both sides of its back, it actually grew white wings, over two feet long.

"Qiongqi?!"

Jiang Yi looked at the black tiger before him!

The fierce aura it emanated was already beyond that of ordinary ferocious beasts!

This was likely a--

Fierce Beast!

And a variant species, flowing with the bloodline of an ancient mythical beast.

The black tiger shook its head!

Its brown-gold beast eyes, the size of an adult's palm, turned crimson under the intense pain!

Exuding a thick, savage ferocity!

"ROAR!"

The tiger's roar thundered through the forest!

The black tiger seemed to have its ancient ferocity stirred!

It stared intently at Jiang Yi!

On its massive beast body, its dark fur stood on end, rippling.

Wisps of black energy dispersed!

Its aura was fierce, violent, and inexplicably dark!

It raised a furry, pillar-like paw, wreathed in black energy, and swiped down!

Its body arched, preparing to pounce!

Jiang Yi didn't dodge. He unleashed his full strength, forming a fist seal with his left hand, the Cauldron Origin Mountain Splitting strike!

Majestic and overbearing!

He met the massive paw!

"THUD!"

With a muffled sound!

The black tiger staggered back from the impact, its beast body retreating!

Its pouncing momentum was completely shattered!

On the other hand, Jiang Yi!

After the exchange, his Blood Essence surged. He held his halberd in his right hand and took a step forward!

Using the halberd blade as a saber!

He unleashed the "Raging Blade" strike!

Aiming directly for the tiger's forehead!

The black tiger seemed to sense the danger. It raised its right paw, still wreathed in black energy, and pressed it forward!

"PUFF!!!"

A spray of crimson beast blood gushed out. A bloody, diagonally severed black claw fell to the ground.

This halberd strike had nearly severed a limb!

The black tiger threw its head back and let out a pained howl!

Its massive body, over ten feet long, was already unsteady, swaying precariously!

A human-like clarity appeared in its beast eyes, revealing pain and terror!

It seemed to know that it was no match for the young man before it!

After casting a vicious glare at Jiang Yi!

As if saying, "You wait!"

After retracting its right limb and letting out a roar of unwillingness!

Its tiger tail curled, and its remaining three limbs propelled it, turning to dart back into the forest.

How could Jiang Yi let it go so easily!

He leaped forward, his figure like a swan!

This leap took him straight onto the black tiger's back. After a step or two, he was standing on its head.

He gripped the halberd with both hands!

The halberd point faced downwards, its sharpness fully revealed, radiating malevolence, an Asura's bloodlust!

The black tiger felt a sudden weight and knew something was wrong!

It frantically shook its massive head, arching and lowering, jumping up and down.

Trying to shake Jiang Yi off!

At the same time, wisps of black energy emerged from the black "King" marking on its forehead!

Exuding an ancient, ferocious might!

It blocked the halberd's edge, directly attacking Jiang Yi's mind, trying to instill fear and make him retreat!

But Jiang Yi's mind was like Mighty Rock!

Unmoved!

His internal Blood Essence surged even more, with the Cauldron Origin blood energy evolving, its heavy and overbearing essence crushing the ancient, ferocious might!

Ten thousand pounds of Blood Essence surged forth!

It poured into the Halberd, which hummed like a great bell, its clangor like thunder!

The Asura's halberd edge tore through the black energy with force!

From the center of the character "King," it pierced the black tiger's skull!

It sank into the halberd shaft by a full eight inches!

Inside the black tiger's head, it instantly exploded, turning into a paste...

The massive body crashed down!

The entire forest shook!

[Killed a Variant Species Black Tiger comparable to a Blood Qi Realm Seventh Layer expert, plundered 77 years of Lifespan.]

A Fierce Beast Variant Species, comparable to a late-stage Blood Qi Realm expert, had just died in Jiang Yi's hands.

Not even ten rounds!

Logically speaking!

Such Variant Species were usually found in ancient forests and deep mountains.

Who would have thought one would exist near a human city like Rock Mountain City!

It was truly perplexing!

Could it have been raised intentionally?

And then, it accidentally escaped, and he just happened to encounter it!

And the only ones capable of raising Fierce Beasts...

Were those few major powers!

Could it be the Hundred Beasts Sect?

The path he was taking passed through the Hundred Beasts Sect's territory!

Thinking about it this way, it seemed plausible!

Then, things were about to get interesting!

Another enemy force!

Right!

The Tiger Demon Body Tempering Art he cultivated seemed to originate from this very power!

In that case, their "connections" were deep!

If the Hundred Beasts Sect found out, what would happen?

Jiang Yi had a premonition, and that was--

Old and new grudges would be settled together!

"My strength... is still a bit insufficient!"

Jiang Yi dragged the black tiger.

Not far away, there was a dilapidated abandoned temple, which could barely serve as a place to rest.

A bonfire was lit!

After skinning, dismembering, and cutting the meat, Jiang Yi began roasting it...

"I'll fill my belly first!"