Li Dao's pupils abruptly contracted. Heart-piercing pain swept through his entire body, and the Black-and-Yellow Furnace immediately shielded him as he hurtled backward.
The black-robed man who had long been lurking nearby slowly emerged. He glanced at the bloodstained saber in his hand, his eyes filled with regret.
"We meet again! You never expected it to be me, did you?"
The man stripped off his black robe, revealing a powerfully built torso and a face marred by a horrific scar.
The moment Li Dao saw who it was, killing intent flooded his eyes. Clutching his chest, he rapidly circulated divine power to heal his wound and said coldly, "Xiling Beast Mountain!"
"Heh heh heh, looks like you haven't forgotten me. Today, I've come to take your life!" The newcomer was none other than Tiger Guard, Little White Tiger's guardian, whom he had once encountered in Broken Void City!
Tiger Guard stroked the scar on his face, a trace of madness surfacing in his eyes.
"Cough, cough, cough."
"Just a rat hiding in a filthy gutter, yet you dare crawl out and bare your teeth."
Li Dao steadied himself from his headlong retreat. Blood trickled from his mouth, and his expression was grim.
Hum! His fingers formed a seal. In an instant, the Black-and-Yellow Furnace enveloped him, radiating a heavy, primordial aura.
The killing intent in Tiger Guard's eyes did not diminish. Inscription patterns appeared across his bare torso, and the phantom of a giant tiger roaring at the heavens slowly manifested behind him.
The commotion immediately drew many people's attention. Some sharp-eyed cultivators pointed at Li Dao, stammering, "Th-that-isn't that the Black-and-Yellow Furnace?"
Those words were like a pebble tossed into a lake, instantly stirring ripples. Countless gazes fell upon Li Dao in the blink of an eye.
"The Black-and-Yellow