He did not know whether all felines had a habit of tormenting their prey to death.
In any case, the way this oversized "cat" kept tormenting Yan looked remarkably like the cats of his previous life toying with mice.
Still, this gave Hu Liena and Xie Yue ample time to complete their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
At present, both of them only had one Soul Ring, so their Martial Soul Fusion Skill could not last very long.
If they could not kill this Ice and Fire Demon Tiger before their Martial Soul Fusion Skill ran out, they could only have the academy teacher step in.
"We're ready, Yan."
Having completed their Martial Soul Fusion, Hu Liena and Xie Yue appeared before Yan in an instant, like a phantom.
Their Martial Soul Fusion Skill was very unusual, taking on a vaguely human form. The weapons in its hands were different from Xie Yue's Martial Soul, the Moon Blade, forming semicircular arcs.
At the same time, a layer of red light burst forth, spreading like a sphere of light and encompassing a radius of twenty meters.
Naturally, the Ice and Fire Demon Tiger was also completely enveloped in the red mist.
Red light flickered, and the original two people became one-a figure with flowing long hair whose sex could not be distinguished by appearance.
The greatest feature of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill was control. Within Demon Charm's range, everyone's senses would be reduced by fifty percent, their Soul Power suppressed by fifty percent, and all their movements slowed by fifty percent.
Naturally, this applied to Soul Beasts as well.
Although the Ice and Fire Demon Tiger was powerful, within their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, it was like a fist striking cotton. It had strength to spare but no way to unleash it.
Meanwhile, Demon Charm wielded circular blades twice their original size, constantly attacking the Ice and Fire Demon Tiger.
With their current Soul Power, their Martial Soul Fusion Skill could last thirty seconds at most. They had to inflict as much damage on their opponent as possible within that time.
It could be said that the Ice and Fire Demon Tiger had been driven into a desperate corner in an instant. That dense red mist was a special power blending viciousness and illusion. Aside from inflicting the three negative conditions, its most terrifying aspect was that only Xie Yue and Hu Liena, who were performing the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, could see within it.
Suddenly losing one's sight would undoubtedly throw one's mind into turmoil, let alone this hundred-year Ice and Fire Demon Tiger, whose intelligence was not particularly high.
At this moment, it kept charging blindly through the red mist, yet could never escape its range. Instead, Demon Charm kept carving savage wounds into its tawny fur.
Under the three negative effects, its own defenses had already fallen to a very low level.
Not to mention that this Ice and Fire Demon Tiger was not a Soul Beast known for its defense.
Even so, the Ice and Fire Demon Tiger was not so easily defeated.
Thirty seconds passed in the blink of an eye. Although Xie Yue and Hu Liena's Martial Soul Fusion Skill had severely wounded the Ice and Fire Demon Tiger, their Soul Power clearly could not sustain it any longer.
Demon Charm vanished, and the red mist dispersed.
Both Xie Yue and Hu Liena were pale, bracing themselves with their hands to keep from collapsing to the ground, as a voice said with a bitter smile,
"Nana, it looks like we still need the teacher to step in."
"Brother, I was willful this time. But I believe our performance just now was definitely no worse than Tian Chen and the others'."
Hu Liena gently brushed her delicate hand over her hair, damp with fragrant sweat. She glanced somewhat shamefacedly at Xie Yue and the severely injured Yan, then immediately called out behind her.
"Teacher, please step in."
If not for Hu Liena's deliberate request, the teacher concealed nearby would long since have rushed to intervene.
Yan and Xie Yue were one thing, but when it came to Hu Liena, he dared not let the Supreme Pontiff's personal disciple suffer any harm.
Not daring to hesitate, he immediately released his Martial Soul.
With an eagle's cry, his hands transformed into hard, bony wings. Five Soul Rings-one white, one yellow, two purple, and one black-slowly appeared. Clearly, he was a powerful Soul King with a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
"Wait."
Just as he was about to act, Li Yuan, who had arrived beside him at some point, reached out with his right hand and pressed down on his shoulder.
"Brother Li?"
The Soul King was clearly a little surprised and looked at Li Yuan in confusion as he spoke.
"Brother Li, if I don't step in now, they'll be in danger!"
"They'll be fine. Just watch. If anything happens, I'll take responsibility."
Seeing Li Yuan's calm expression, he gave it some thought, then withdrew his Martial Soul.
He was already very familiar with Li Yuan and knew he was not the sort to loose an arrow without a target. Besides, Li Yuan was a Soul Saint above rank seventy, far stronger than he was.
With him here, even if something unexpected happened, his strength would allow him to react in time.
"Go!"
While he was speaking with Li Yuan, Tian Chen had already led Li Kai and Zhang Ping straight toward the severely wounded Ice and Fire Demon Tiger.
The Ice and Fire Demon Tiger was burning with fury. He had never expected to be severely wounded by what he considered two little insects. Ignoring the charging Tian Chen and his two companions, he unhesitatingly mobilized his Soul Power. Two spherical masses of power, one ice and one fire, each roughly half a meter in diameter, condensed in its mouth. In the next instant, they shot straight toward Hu Liena and her two companions.
Tian Chen was caught off guard by the Ice and Fire Demon Tiger's maneuver. He had not expected it to attack Hu Liena's group rather than him, who was right before it.
It seemed its hatred for Hu Liena and her two companions ran deep.
That thought aside, he did not want Hu Liena to die here now. After all, he was not yet ready to fall out with Bibi Dong.
He immediately shook his head helplessly. With a forceful slap of his thick crocodile tail, his entire body shot in front of Hu Liena.
An unusual fluctuation of Soul Power radiated from his right leg. Then his entire body shone with dazzling golden light, complementing the golden scales covering him.
He directly activated the second Soul Skill of his hundred-thousand-year right leg bone-Invincible Golden Body, which granted invincibility for three seconds. It did have one restriction, however: it could only be used three times a day.
That was right-it was the very same Invincible Golden Body Xiao Wu had in the original story.
When Tian Chen had first learned that one of its Soul Skills was Invincible Golden Body, he had been excited for several days.
This was a godly skill for close combat, after all. Moreover, because it was a skill from a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, its Soul Power consumption was not particularly high.
This was also what gave Tian Chen the confidence to unhesitatingly take the Ice and Fire Demon Tiger's furious strike head-on with his body.