Seeing the White-Eyed Devil Tiger trapped in the Thunder Flame Enemy-Binding Net, Xu Zhengyang abruptly unleashed his Soul Power. His first Soul Ring flashed, and the entire Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear grew as scorching as a raging fire, waves of heat rapidly spreading outward.
Xu Zhengyang knew very well that this White-Eyed Devil Tiger probably surpassed him in individual strength. Especially here-this was Sunset Forest, the Soul Beasts' home ground. The slightest carelessness could draw an extremely powerful Soul Beast.
Holding the Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear, Xu Zhengyang scraped its tip hard against the floor of the pit. A streak of flame flew out, instantly igniting the ore he had laid out beforehand. Flames soared into the sky, and the entire pit rapidly became a sea of fire.
Clearly unwilling to remain trapped in the Thunder Flame Enemy-Binding Net, the White-Eyed Devil Tiger let out a terrifying roar. Its entire body was like a taut bowstring as it kept tearing at the net with its teeth, displaying every ounce of its strength.
Although the Thunder Flame Enemy-Binding Net was a Class 4 Soul Tool, the White-Eyed Devil Tiger not only had extremely sharp claws, but its blood-filled maw also possessed terrifying biting force. If allowed to keep biting, it would probably chew through the net sooner or later.
Xu Zhengyang hesitated no longer. Gripping the Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear with both hands, he drove straight for the yellow dragon, thrusting forcefully at the White-Eyed Devil Tiger's eyes.
Already restrained by the Thunder Flame Enemy-Binding Net, the White-Eyed Devil Tiger had severely limited room to move and could only do everything it could to dodge. Though it narrowly avoided the attack on its eyes, Xu Zhengyang's spear still pierced its body.
Seizing the advantage, Xu Zhengyang gave it no respite. Thrust after thrust came like a fierce gale and torrential rain, every strike aimed straight at a vital spot. Forced to evade his attacks, the White-Eyed Devil Tiger could no longer devote all its strength to biting through the Thunder Flame Enemy-Binding Net.
Despite the White-Eyed Devil Tiger's formidable defense and strength, in just a few minutes, Xu Zhengyang had pierced countless wounds into its body, leaving it bathed in blood.
More troublesome still, the entire pit had now become a sea of fire. Having spent years forging iron, Xu Zhengyang had tremendous resistance to fire and did not fear flames of this temperature at all.
For the White-Eyed Devil Tiger, however, this was trouble. Under the searing heat, its fur gradually began to burn, and a scorched smell rose from its body. Many of its wounds, roasted by the heat, were as painful as if they were being attacked continuously. It had to rely on its Soul Power and formidable physique to withstand it.
At this critical moment, the White-Eyed Devil Tiger seemed to make some sort of decision and roared again. Its half-scorched body suddenly became like granite, and even its burned fur shot out once more like steel needles.
At the same time, its eyes turned white again, and a terrifying beam of white light shot from them, heading straight for Xu Zhengyang's forehead.
Xu Zhengyang was startled too. He had not expected the White-Eyed Devil Tiger to have such a move. It seemed it really was prepared to fight for its life and had even used its innate ability.
With the countless tiger hairs and white light working together, Xu Zhengyang had nowhere to dodge. Gripping the Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear with both hands, he unleashed a divine dragon's tail sweep. Boundless flames poured from the spear as he forcefully blocked the countless steel-needle-like tiger hairs.
But precisely because of this, Xu Zhengyang could no longer evade the beam of white light pouring from the White-Eyed Devil Tiger's eyes.
At the crucial moment, a purple presence radiated from Xu Zhengyang, and a strange creature over three meters long, resembling both a snake and a lizard, suddenly flew out of his body. Purple light shone from its entire body.
The creature opened its enormous mouth and lunged at the white light, swallowing the beam in a single bite.
This was Xu Zhengyang's second Martial Soul, the Purple Brilliant Heaven-Destroying Dragon. After so many years of cultivation, it was still only about three meters long and looked very weak. Only through its unique dragon attribute and its own powerful intimidating presence had it managed to block the White-Eyed Devil Tiger's sudden strike.
Before the White-Eyed Devil Tiger could react in surprise, the spear in Xu Zhengyang's hands shot forward again. This time, it was no longer the Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear, but a spear that was fiery red from end to end.
This was one of the rare Class 5 Soul Tools among those his father had given him back then: the Flame Spear. In terms of power, it far surpassed even the Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear.
This White-Eyed Devil Tiger's defense was simply too strong. Even after Xu Zhengyang had employed all sorts of methods, it was still struggling desperately, and it even seemed to have a chance of escaping.
Now Xu Zhengyang held nothing back, unleashing his strongest killing move. The Flame Spear carried boundless blazing flames, its tip incomparably sharp.
No matter how the White-Eyed Devil Tiger struggled, the spear still pierced its chest. The powerful presence gathered around its body gradually began to fade, and blood spurted out. Its enormous body collapsed heavily onto the ground, its eyes filled with unwillingness.
Xu Zhengyang panted heavily. After expending so much thought and effort, he had finally defeated the White-Eyed Devil Tiger, leaving it with no strength to resist.
However, Xu Zhengyang did not hesitate. He immediately tightened the Thunder Flame Enemy-Binding Net, binding the White-Eyed Devil Tiger's enormous body into something like a ball of flesh.
Immediately afterward, Xu Zhengyang hoisted the White-Eyed Devil Tiger, which weighed several thousand jin, onto his shoulder and swiftly left, heading straight into the depths of Sunset Forest.
This battle had caused far too much commotion. Not only had there been countless flames, but countless tiger roars had rung out as well. Once the battle ended, a large number of Soul Beasts coveting the White-Eyed Devil Tiger's corpse would immediately converge here. It might even draw human Soul Masters.
He was still only at rank twenty and amounted to nothing before true experts. He had to find an absolutely safe place to absorb the Soul Ring.
Xu Zhengyang had already prepared such a place recently: an abandoned lair. Not only was it easy to defend and difficult to attack, as well as relatively well concealed, but it was also several kilometers away from the battlefield.
Carrying the White-Eyed Devil Tiger, Xu Zhengyang entered the lair and immediately scattered various medicinal powders all around its perimeter. These powders not only had pungent odors that could mask the White-Eyed Devil Tiger's scent, but could also repel insects.
At the same time, Xu Zhengyang placed a Soul Tool at the entrance to the lair. It enveloped both him and the White-Eyed Devil Tiger, concealing the figures of man and tiger entirely. Unless someone was a Soul Master with powerful Soul Power or a mental-type Soul Master, they would not be able to detect them at all.
This was a relatively popular Class 4 Soul Tool on the Sun Moon Continent, originally developed to make hunting Soul Beasts easier for Soul Masters. Called the Camouflage Mirror, it consisted of six small mirrors and could not only isolate their presence but also provide camouflage.
Only after everything had been taken care of did Xu Zhengyang turn his gaze toward the White-Eyed Devil Tiger.
The White-Eyed Devil Tiger was now on its last breath. Its entire body lay limp on the ground as though all its strength had been exhausted, and even its eyes had little light left, like a lamb awaiting slaughter.