The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was extraordinarily powerful. Generally speaking, any Soul Beast could potentially be a human's Martial Soul, but the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was an exception. Throughout history, no one had ever possessed it as their Martial Soul.
Its attribute was not darkness, either, but the supremely evil attribute left behind by the Evil God, something the human body simply could not withstand.
It usually lived in the Star Dou Great Forest and possessed four attributes-evil, lightning, wind, and strength-which had evolved from the darkness attribute. It also possessed extremely high intelligence, in no way inferior to a human's.
Possessing the supremely evil attribute left behind by the Evil God gave this species of Soul Beast an exceptionally overbearing nature. It did not grow through devoted cultivation of its own, because cultivating was extremely difficult for it. Only by devouring other Soul Beasts or the Soul Power of human Soul Masters could it increase its strength relatively quickly.
Moreover, its body was exceptionally tough. It could be called a hexagonal warrior, developing all its attributes together.
And because the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger increased its cultivation through devouring rather than cultivating on its own, wherever it appeared, it immediately provoked the hostility of other Soul Beasts. They would band together to attack it, seeking to destroy it completely before it could grow powerful.
This top-tier Soul Beast was capable of challenging opponents a full rank above itself. In other words, even a ten-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger could potentially challenge a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast.
If a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger cultivated to the ultimate level, it stood a very real chance of becoming the Evil God, though that was, of course, rather difficult.
The one Tang San encountered was probably the strongest of its species at present, yet it was merely a little over sixty thousand years old, still a considerable distance from the hundred-thousand-year peak.
"Roar!"
The Dark Demon Dragon King, which had been about to pluck the fruits of victory, let out a furious roar upon seeing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, its entire body going on alert. It had clearly recognized the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger cast a slight sideways glance at it, but had no intention of wasting words with the Dark Demon Dragon King. It decisively activated a skill.
In an instant, the evil presence surrounding the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger surged, and it lunged fiercely at the Dark Demon Dragon King. This was its rapid charge skill.
As it charged in a straight line, its evil power erupted in full. Its attack along that straight line was twice as powerful as its normal attacks, and its speed was blinding, comparable to teleportation.
"Eight Notes of the Heavenly Dragon!"
Naturally, the Dark Demon Dragon King would not sit still and await death. It decisively activated its sonic skill, both heads roaring at the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger simultaneously. Two enormous sonic waves abruptly appeared and met the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger head-on.
Boom!
An enormous explosion rang out in an instant, and thick dust rose over the battlefield.
Without the slightest hesitation, both mighty Soul Beasts present went all out, immediately locking together in combat.
Both the Dark Demon Dragon King and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger ranked among the top-tier Soul Beasts, and both could fight opponents above their own rank. Under ordinary circumstances, the Dark Demon Dragon King would not have feared this Dark Demon Evil God Tiger of a little over ten thousand years. But it had just fought a whole crowd of Soul Beasts for the Dark Night Bodhi Fruit. Not only had it expended a great deal of strength, but its body had also sustained numerous injuries.
One could only say that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger truly lived up to being a sneaky bastard. It had actually remained so patient, only revealing itself at the very last moment.
On the battlefield, the Dark Demon Dragon King sank its teeth into the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's neck. A moment later, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's sharp claws slammed into its body. Flesh and blood flew, and the two beasts broke apart.
After the Dark Demon Dragon King suffered those grievous injuries, the aftereffects of its earlier battle finally caught up with it. It no longer possessed the imposing air it had displayed at the start.
Several minutes passed with both beasts staring fixedly at one another. Neither actually attacked again.
Just as Yu Tianling thought the Dark Demon Dragon King would give up the contest and slink away, it suddenly went berserk.
"Roar!"
In an instant, a black ring of light rose around the Dark Demon Dragon King, while black flames continuously surged from its body. Accompanied by a furious roar, the ring abruptly expanded, completely enveloping the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger opposite it as well. It formed a pitch-black dome of light, making everything happening inside impossible to see.
Yu Tianling and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged bewildered looks, completely unable to understand what the Dark Demon Dragon King intended.
But Yu Tianling's keen eyes caught the flicker of astonishment on the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's face as it was completely enveloped, as well as the black hole that immediately appeared nearby.
Clearly, the Dark Demon Dragon King had used some skill that frightened even the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, which had victory firmly in its grasp. As a result, it immediately activated its own special skill, intending to drag the Dark Demon Dragon King straight into another dimension for a battle to the death.
Boom!!!
Just as Yu Tianling was puzzling endlessly over the skill the Dark Demon Dragon King had unleashed, an enormous explosion suddenly rang out from within the dome. In an instant, the pitch-black dome abruptly swelled, then violently contracted. A moment later, it vanished, leaving only thick dust drifting through the air and a very deep crater in the ground.
Could it have been self-destruction?!
Putting all the circumstances together, Yu Tianling could not help having that thought.
Yu Tianling truly had not expected the Dark Demon Dragon King to be so stubborn. Seeing that it could not succeed and might even die at its enemy's hands, it had actually chosen to inflict eight hundred wounds on its enemy at the cost of a thousand to itself, directly blowing itself up.
What about the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger?!
Yu Tianling hurriedly fixed his gaze on the center of the dust cloud.
A gust of wind blew past, carrying the dust away, and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's figure came into view.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was a truly wretched sight. Not only was its entire body covered in wounds, but even its bones were exposed in some places.
Come to think of it, if the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had activated its skill just a little faster, it might not have ended up in this state.
"Huff, huff..."
Seeing that the Dark Demon Dragon King was thoroughly dead, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger took a few ragged breaths, then dragged its heavy body toward the Dark Night Bodhi Fruit, intending to consume it.
According to Yu Tianling's analysis, if the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger consumed the Dark Night Bodhi Fruit, it should be able to recover from its injuries in a short time while also greatly improving its aptitude. In that case, if it devoured large numbers of powerful Soul Beasts, it might very well break through to sixty thousand years in just a dozen or so years.
Could the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Tang San encountered when he was a Titled Douluo have been this very one? Was it today that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger successfully obtained the Dark Night Bodhi Fruit, consumed it, and then devoured large numbers of Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in the inner region, thereby breaking through to sixty thousand years, before comprehending Evil God's Protection after fighting the overlords of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape?
Yu Tianling's gaze shifted slightly. The more he thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. With its aptitude improved again on top of already being a top-tier Soul Beast, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger could indeed potentially devour Soul Beasts and Soul Masters without side effects over a short period, thereby achieving a tremendous increase in strength.