Su Xun followed the Ice-Fire Demon Tiger's trail.
The Ice-Fire Demon Tiger possessed an extraordinary bloodline, and its combat strength could not be measured by cultivation alone, so he did not underestimate it. He quietly waited for his chance.
Before long, the Ice-Fire Demon Tiger landed beside a stream and lowered its head to drink.
With a thought from Su Xun, his purple Soul Ring lit up, and the multicolored illusory light in his eyes suddenly intensified.
"Roar?"
Sensing the fluctuation, the Ice-Fire Demon Tiger instantly grew alert. Its mismatched eyes swept around as a frenzied aura rippled outward.
But the next moment, it froze.
Ahead of it, a delicate, winged White Tiger approached with graceful, mincing steps, her eyes brimming with adoration.
The Ice-Fire Demon Tiger stared blankly. Its earlier frenzy faded in an instant, and its heart began to pound wildly.
"Rrr-"
It gave a low growl, as though asking, Little sister, what's wrong?
The delicate White Tiger spread her wings, revealing bloody wounds across them.
The Ice-Fire Demon Tiger's protective instincts immediately surged. It growled, as though saying, Who did this? Come on, your big brother will avenge you!
Yet the frail White Tiger gave a soft whimper, then rolled her eyes back and collapsed to the ground with a thud, her vitality dwindling.
Alarmed, the Ice-Fire Demon Tiger hurried over to check on her.
Looking at the unconscious White Tiger, it fixed its mismatched eyes on her wings, growled softly, and actually extended its tongue to lick them.
Watching the Ice-Fire Demon Tiger tenderly licking a tree beside him, Su Xun tensed all over.
His black-and-white second Soul Ring, resembling a yin-yang circle, was already imprinted on his skin, and terrifying power coursed through his body.
But he still did not move.
He was waiting for the Ice-Fire Demon Tiger to drown completely in this tender embrace.
The desire-filled illusion he had constructed for the Ice-Fire Demon Tiger was no longer powered by the Illusory Color Net alone.
Every sound the little White Tiger sister made relied on his Third Soul Skill-
Ear Desire · World-Deluding Ballad.
It harnessed the Power of Desire of the ear to play an intangible melody of desire, which could become sweet words and songs of praise to stir longing, or whispered words and petulant murmurs to tug at the heart.
Once a target became completely immersed, it might even regard the melody's guidance as heaven's decree and obey like a puppet on strings.
Achieving that with a single Soul Skill was, in truth, very difficult.
Whether it was an illusion woven by the Illusory Color Net or the World-Deluding Ballad's manipulation, neither could withstand "intimate contact" if the target's Spiritual Power was even slightly stronger.
The power of bodily desire filled precisely that gap, providing tangible sensory feedback for every movement the entranced Ice-Fire Demon Tiger made.
Combining the powers of three desires already allowed Su Xun to create a nearly perfect illusion of desire.
For a moment, this gave Su Xun a certain misconception.
The powerful physique granted by activating his body root seemed somewhat superfluous.
After all, whether human or beast, anything with a mind of its own had desires.
To him, the power of the six desires was the perfect weapon.
Judging by the current situation, among the six desires roots, only the body root would likely grant him such direct physical strength.
Although the other five roots intertwined with his body, the powers they brought were pure.
That was true of the eye root, and of the ear root as well.
Besides the power of bodily desire, the body root intertwines with my body to give me direct physical strength. This...
Why does it feel so much like something meant to keep me alive if creating an illusion of desire fails...?
Su Xun wore an odd expression.
Upon reflection, he realized that at this very moment, with the Yin-Yang Tribulation coiled around him as he quietly waited, was he not doing exactly that-preparing for the unexpected?
And while he waited quietly...
Inside the Link Room, Na'er watched the screen and hurriedly called out:
"Aunt Leng, Su Xun's frozen in fear! Hurry and get him out, or he'll wet his pants in a minute!"
Leng Yaozhu opened her mouth, but ultimately let out a soft, lingering sigh.
This silly child...
Inside the Spirit Ascension Platform, after the Ice-Fire Demon Tiger had licked for some time, the delicate White Tiger let out a soft whimper.
Her tiger eyes opened, brimming with affection as she gazed lovingly at the Ice-Fire Demon Tiger.
The Ice-Fire Demon Tiger perked up and immediately grew excited. Closing its eyes, it leaned toward the White Tiger.
"Rooar-"
A dragon's cry suddenly rang out at that very moment.
The Ice-Fire Demon Tiger snapped awake and flung its eyes open, only to discover in shock that everything before it had vanished.
In its place stood a human with black-and-white qi flowing over his entire body, driving a fist toward the point between its brows!
"Roar-"
The Ice-Fire Demon Tiger roared furiously, as though demanding to know where its little White Tiger sister had gone.
Black-and-white qi streamed over Su Xun as he punched, accompanied by rolling dragon roars. Before his fist even fully connected, blood was already seeping from the Ice-Fire Demon Tiger's face.
Yet against such a punch, the Ice-Fire Demon Tiger offered no resistance, seemingly unaware of any danger whatsoever.
Its sense of touch relating to pain had already been silently stripped away during its immersion.
The virility and pride of "Big Brother Tiger" had also rendered it utterly fearless of any challenge while entranced.
Then...
Crack-
Bang-
With a crack, its brow bone shattered, and its head exploded immediately afterward.
The Ice-Fire Demon Tiger, infamous throughout the Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform and feared enough that even many Five-Ring Soul Kings avoided provoking it, died to a single punch!
Its shattered head and six-meter-long body quietly dissipated, becoming dense purple spiritual energy that flowed into Su Xun's body.
Su Xun's face paled. Both his Spiritual Power and Soul Power were somewhat depleted.
Controlling the powers of three desires for so long had drained him in every respect.
Just then...
"Rooar-"
A Dragon Roar suddenly rang out, and the earth began to tremble.
Su Xun's expression shifted slightly. Looking toward the source of the sound, he saw a small mountain moving rapidly.
It was a terrifying Tyrant Dragon charging toward him, over sixty meters tall, its head as large as a small hill.
Unyielding Soul Spirit: Tyrant Dragon!
A white light lit up at that moment, enveloping his body and carrying him away.
The enormous eyes of the unyielding Tyrant Dragon that arrived moments later were filled with confusion. That soon turned to frenzy, and it began wreaking destruction without restraint.
In the Link Room, Leng Yaozhu watched Su Xun wait briefly before killing the Ice-Fire Demon Tiger with one punch. Even her red lips involuntarily parted, and she drew a soft breath.
Na'er's eyes grew round as bronze bells as she said blankly:
"Aunt Leng, you still say Su Xun isn't a ferocious beast in human form? Does this make any sense?!"
Then, with a click, the frosted finish on the Link Pod's glass cover faded. The cover opened, revealing Su Xun inside.
Na'er instinctively moved closer, her already bell-round eyes widening even further.
After one quick glance, she screamed and hurriedly covered her eyes.
Su Xun opened his eyes and immediately met the silver eyes peeking through the gaps between Na'er's fingers.
Na'er blushed and hurriedly turned her back, immediately insisting:
"I didn't see anything! I didn't see anything!"
Leng Yaozhu, by contrast, remained perfectly composed and gestured for Su Xun to get dressed.
With her Spiritual Power, turning her back would have made no difference.
Su Xun felt rather embarrassed, but his teacher's orders were not to be disobeyed. He could only climb out of the Link Pod and quickly pull on his training clothes.
Only then did Leng Yaozhu say mildly:
"Not bad."
"Just not bad?"
Su Xun looked thoroughly dejected.
Then his head suddenly grew dizzy, and he slumped forward as though about to fall asleep.
Leng Yaozhu flashed over and caught Su Xun in her arms, a smile curling at the corners of her lips.
At the same time, she secretly pinched his bottom and transmitted her voice to him:
"You're still pretending?!"
Su Xun winced in pain, but refused to wake.
Besides, after leaving the Spirit Ascension Platform, his three Soul Spirits had begun digesting the spiritual energy and evolving, which really did leave his head swimming.
Unaware of what was happening, Na'er immediately panicked:
"Aunt Leng, is Su Xun going to die?"
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