"Little one! Come on, baby!"
The Thorn Blood Tiger King, its eyes gleaming with ferocity, its massive size resembling a small mountain, hurtled towards the Holy Soul Medicine Immortal at high speed.
This area, devoid of sword rain and thunder, was instantly covered by terrifying gales. The impact of the Beast King's offensive was nothing short of terrifying, like a doomsday maker.
The Southern Peak Sword Venerable's face was gloomy as he resisted the fierce wind, extremely displeased. The Thorn Blood Tiger King was ruining his duel with the Palace Master of the Biyou Palace.
"Palace Master, let's postpone our duel for now and deal with this trouble first."
The trouble that the Southern Peak Sword Venerable was referring to was the Thorn Blood Tiger King.
Since ancient times, it has been difficult for humans and other races to coexist. In the eyes of the Southern Peak Sword Venerable, an existence like the Thorn Blood Tiger King is undoubtedly a moving treasure trove, with treasures from head to toe.
Frankly speaking, the Thorn Blood Tiger King's wealth alone is enough to create two or three powerful cultivators at the Carefree Realm, and help them break through to the Peak Shackle Realm.
"Gentlemen, I have restrained this cat's movements. Quickly kill it, and then we'll dismember it!"
The Thorn Blood Tiger King plunged headlong into the black smoke filled with neurotoxins, and soon realized that his limbs were beginning to feel numb and his brain was feeling heavy.
"Is this toxic smoke inexhaustible?!"
The Thorn Blood Tiger King felt a sense of retreat; if it lingered any longer, it feared it would perish at the hands of these powerful Human Clan.
"You beast, don't run away!" The Southern Peak Sword Venerable unleashed the Heart-Severing Killing Sword.
This means bloodshed is inevitable; someone must die!
roar!
The Thorn Blood Tiger King's body suddenly sprouted thorns, resembling a hedgehog, and was surrounded by streams of electric-like blood-red light, forming a light shield.
It plunged headlong into the rain of swords and thunder, not wanting to get involved any further.
Heart-Severing Killing Sword struck, the Thorn Blood Tiger King roared in pain, its porcupine-shell-like body exploding with light and flames, which ironically helped it escape faster.
The energy explosion forced the Palace Master of the Biyou Palace, the Overlord, and the Holy Soul Medicine Immortal to flee.
"Palace Master, let's go."
The Overlord and Biyou Fairy took the opportunity to leave, not wanting to waste time with the Southern Peak Sword Venerable.
The Southern Peak Sword Venerable's eyes turned red, and he turned to chase after Biyou Fairy. He had finally encountered a master of swordsmanship, and he would not give up until they were dead.
"What a bunch of impetuous fellows." The Holy Soul Medicine Immortal's lips curled up, and his figure became strange, transforming into a different person.
"Luckily, I escaped quickly! Those despicable human powerhouses, all they know is to gang up on tigers!" The Thorn Blood Tiger King was furious, completely unaware that no one was chasing it at all.
As the saying goes, fortune and misfortune are intertwined. The Thorn Blood Tiger King suffered some internal injuries after being struck by the Southern Peak Sword Venerable's deadly sword. Much of its Thorn Blood Thorn fur was also destroyed, greatly damaging its heroic image. Just as it was feeling angry and depressed, it discovered a precious pearl with an unusual light source amidst the rain of swords and thunder.
"Such rich Gengjin sword energy! Sword energy condensing into a bead! Legend has it that the White Tiger, one of the Four Sacred Beasts, is the originator of the power of Gengjin, which is associated with slaughter. I have some connection with the Sacred Beast White Tiger, so perhaps I can use this sword bead to cleanse my bloodline, thereby undergoing a transformation and embarking on the path to becoming the Sacred Beast White Tiger!"
Its eyes burned with excitement.
In another location, the Overlord and Biyou Fairy shook off the Southern Peak Sword Venerable and luckily entered a small secret realm.
"There are rare and precious materials everywhere! Although their quality is not as high as those that grow alone on the mountaintop, there are so many that it is enough for a junior in the Shackle Realm to break through to the Free Carefree Realm without worrying about energy shortages."
Biyou Fairy's beautiful eyes swept around, and she frowned, saying, "This is a medicinal garden. It seems to have been planted by humans. Hopefully, there aren't any strong guardians around."
"Palace Master, we must be careful and pick them up slowly."
"Um."
Suddenly, the two sensed something, their gazes swept over, and locked onto a hidden Carefree Realm.
"Sir, please come out."
The bald man, who had been hiding behind a large, blood-red banana leaf, stepped out with a simple smile and greeted Biyou Fairy and the Overlord.
"Fellow Daoists, please don't stand on ceremony. You may take all the rare and precious materials you need; there's no need to worry about me."
"You are not human." Biyou Fairy said solemnly.
The Overlord was astonished. Was this bald man a member of an alien race, like the Golden-Winged Great Peng King, who had consumed the Transformation Fruit?
The bald man was surprised; he hadn't expected the young woman to have such a sharp eye.
"Eh, as expected, concealing demonic energy isn't my forte."
"Fellow Daoists, don't worry, I have no ill intentions towards you. Let's each harvest the rare and precious treasures we've set our sights on."
As he spoke, the bald man raised both hands and with a smack, tore off a leaf from the blood-red banana spiritual root beside him and began to bite into it. His mouth was filled with pure spiritual energy. This barbaric method of digestion made the Overlord and Biyou Fairy sigh inwardly at his extravagance.
The Overlord and Biyou Fairy became highly vigilant, but they did not attack the bald man or harvest the spiritual roots they coveted.
A moment later, Biyou Fairy, the Overlord, and the bald man noticed that another person had arrived at the herb garden.
This person was sensible and discreetly stayed away from collecting spiritual roots; they had a tacit understanding.
Apart from the bald man, who was a rough and unruly person who was willing to eat rare and precious herbs, the other three all stored their spiritual roots in their storage treasures.
As time passed, the medicinal garden was quickly emptied thanks to the rapid harvesting by the four.
"Leave the last one; don't pick it," the fourth person who entered last said coldly.
The Overlord and Biyou Fairy frowned, not understanding what this person meant.
"What a joke! You're leaving this for the fifth bastard who came in? You're disgusting! You're messing with his mentality! That's awful! I'll just eat it myself!" the bald man said indignantly.
"Do as you please, if you're not afraid of getting us all killed." The fourth person said mockingly.
The bald man was taken aback upon hearing this. He couldn't help but touch his shiny, smooth head. His eyes suddenly turned fierce, and a demonic aura visibly emanated as he locked onto the fourth person.
"Kid, you'd better explain yourself."
"There's no good explanation. It's just that, through some unseen intuition, my deceased great-grandmother told me that this last spiritual root must never be removed."
The Overlord and Biyou Fairy were speechless.
What kind of logic is that!?
They sensed the land beneath their spiritual roots, but did not detect the existence of the array Domain.
The bald man was angered by the fourth person's words.
"Who is your great-grandmother? Is everything she says accurate?"
Do you believe my great-grandmother was the Mother Goddess of the Earth?
"I believe you! Fine, then I won't eat it." The bald man sighed, rubbing his shiny bald head.
The Overlord and Biyou Fairy were speechless at what the two said.
"That's too arbitrary."
However, they couldn't see through this fourth person.
"Palace Master, we've acquired quite a lot. To be on the safe side, perhaps we should consider it a day."
Biyou Fairy had no objections.
The bald man retreated step by step, heading towards a portal of light that would allow him to leave the secret realm. His eyes were fixed on the only remaining spiritual root in the herb garden, filled with reluctance.
"What bright red and delicious fruits! It's such a waste not to eat them."
Suddenly, a storm swept through the herb garden, accompanied by the appearance of a gigantic, inhuman, beast-like silhouette— the Thorn Blood Tiger King had appeared.
"?? Only one left?! I'm too late!" It sensed its surroundings and was immediately filled with regret.
"Just one plant it is! Consider it a form of healing!"
"No!" the Overlord exclaimed immediately, trying to stop him.
The Thorn Blood Tiger King completely ignored the Overlord. It opened its blood-red maw, its barbed tongue hunting like a lizard, sweeping across the ground and taking down the last spiritual root in the herb garden.
Smack
"It tastes good, sweet and sour."
"Run!" the fourth person shouted, and with a swift movement, he rushed towards the portal and crashed into it.
"Damn it! Big cat! You're really a menace!" The bald man quickly sensed that the violent energy underground was about to erupt.
With that, it plunged headfirst into the portal.
The Overlord and Biyou Fairy's expressions changed drastically. Divine Movement into the portal of light, not wanting to waste a single moment.
Although they were very close, the terrifying energy erupting from the ground was too fast!
The Thorn Blood Tiger King, a powerful beast existing in the Miaomei Carefree Realm, was instantly melted away, completely baffled!
Rumble!
The entire medicinal herb garden collapsed! It was destroyed!
Outside, the bald man and the fourth person were thrown into a rain of swords and thunder.
"Damn it! Luckily I predicted it early!"
"Kid, your great-grandmother's pretty good, her intuition was really accurate."
boom!
The next moment, two figures covered in blood appeared.