A Tiger Brought Low

When facing an unknown opponent who also restrained himself, Zhang Xuezhou adopted an extremely conservative mindset.

It wasn't until he stumbled and faltered while fleeing with the winged tiger beast, his flying skills showing limited ability, that Zhang Xuezhou gave Wang Haoran some instructions before leaping lightly.

This is the leader of the ferocious beasts, the same beast that was previously ambushed and attacked by the group.

If it weren't for the need to spare the beast's life, Changkong Luo and the others might have killed the beast leader on the spot.

As the leaders of the ferocious beasts, and possessing wings that Zhang Xuezhou feared, the winged tiger beasts showed extremely weak performance.

It wasn't until the other party revealed the information that Zhang Xuezhou realized that Dai Chihu had come injured, seeking the 'fire seed', and that his body had been severely injured before.

The repeated injuries meant that the ferocious beast leader's stumbling leaps were not feigned, but rather a reflection of the level of skill he could currently perform at.

"With its four legs generating wind and waves swirling around it to stabilize its heavy body, it possesses a very high level of agility!"

Zhang Xuezhou's current leaping ability undoubtedly surpasses that of the ferocious beast leader, but as long as he observes the way the ferocious beast leader leaps, Zhang Xuezhou can clearly perceive the level of leaping the other party should have possessed in the past.

Although it is not in the form of a bird, this winged tiger beast may possess the flying and leaping abilities of a bird-type demon king.

"This is actually its true form!"

Eight-legged spiders, long-nosed tigers, and other ferocious beasts can revert to their original forms, while the leaders of these beasts retain their original forms. The transformation abilities of many of these beasts likely originated from teachings they received from their counterparts, including the upright tiger's use in refining demonic artifacts and the mental impact of the hairless tiger.

"His flying ability is top-notch, and he likely possesses the abilities of Wind Technique, feather-to-arrow transformation, and mental attacks!"

While continuously tracking the situation, Zhang Xuezhou also assessed the other party's background.

These abilities stem from the ferocious beast leader's display, the special abilities of other tiger-shaped ferocious beasts, and the performance of the many committee members in their battles against the ferocious beast leader.

If we were to categorize it, this is clearly a powerful demon with formidable Technique Method abilities, but extremely weak in close combat.

This situation is somewhat similar to Zhang Xuezhou's, and it also makes Zhang Xuezhou feel troubled.

"Catch it!"

Seeing that the ferocious beast leader had flown for nearly thirty miles, causing the resulting waves to fall downwards, Zhang Xuezhou had no choice but to follow and land.

Clearly, the ferocious beast leader, propelled by the wind and waves, has landed.

Whether adjusting its body, waiting for other ferocious beasts to gather, or for some other reason, the other party stood on a high ground and did not take any further action.

This made Zhang Xuezhou had also landed, think to himself, and then he shouted.

He switched between different Demonic Sound Technique, imitating the voices of Changkong Luo, Zhong Rang, Li Qi, and others. His voices also seemed to come from near and far, much like someone chasing after a group of people in different orders.

The sound of pursuit startled the beast leader, who abruptly raised its body again and then flapped its wings vigorously to get away.

Lacking the protection of numerous ferocious beasts, the beast leader behaved like a frightened bird, which pleased Zhang Xuezhou.

"Bang!"

They flew another twenty miles, and before the beast leader could slow down to land, Zhang Xuezhou landed first, then imitated the sound of Song Xianzong firing a gun.

Once again, Zhang Xuezhou fled in terror, only to find that the beast leader's speed had slowed down again.

This situation is not surprising; a cultivator's strength will also be greatly reduced if they are injured or wounded.

In the midst of a battlefield, even True Self Realm cultivator exhausted from fighting cannot avoid being defeated by someone of lower status; history is replete with examples of lowly soldiers picking off enemies.

At this moment, Zhang Xuezhou regarded the ferocious beast leader as a cultivator of a higher level and also adopted the strategy of exhaustion.

He used to be the one being chased, but now he's the one chasing after the ferocious beast leader.

With experience comes a lot. As someone who runs away from home, Zhang Xuezhou is skilled at running away and can accurately judge the mentality and physical condition of other runners.

Even in the darkness where visibility was poor and one could only chase after the waves stirred up by the ferocious beast leader, Zhang Xuezhou could still judge the strength of the waves based on their intensity and continuously imitate them to carry out a non-existent pursuit.

"It's too tired to fly anymore, catch up with it!"

After three consecutive leaps, Zhang Xuezhou began to imitate Ren Yisheng's voice, while also employing mental vocalization techniques.

It's difficult to translate mental energy into verbal communication. Zhang Xuezhou can use verbal communication during mental battles, but it's hard for him to manifest it in reality.

Zhang Xuezhou couldn't replicate the mental fluctuations of the ferocious beast leader's roar, but Zhang Xuezhou could at least closely imitate Ren Yisheng.

Even though his voice was sharp and noisy, and his way of expressing himself was crude and incompetent, making it difficult to translate his voice into mental language, and he was not at the level of Ren Yisheng, this voice once again frightened the beast leader into fleeing desperately.

"That's a bit of a shame!"

They had flown a full 180 miles away from the center of the battle between the ferocious beasts.

This distance isn't long for someone skilled in flying; in reality, it would only take Zhang Xuezhou about an hour to fly using his full cloud-riding technique. But this was the distance that took Zhang Xuezhou more than three hours to fly while entangled with the ferocious beast leader.

The flight speed at this distance may seem slow, but it is a flight that ignores the terrain.

Even if it takes three hours to travel 180 li, it can cover 700 to 800 li in a day, which even the finest steed cannot catch up with.

Perhaps realizing that humans could not catch up over such a long distance, or perhaps because dawn was approaching and visibility was good, Zhang Xuezhou's method of using imitation to intimidate began to fail.

Once again imitating Ren Yisheng's voice, Zhang Xuezhou saw the ferocious beast leader fall onto a slope covered with tall wild grass, never to take flight again.

According to Zhang Xuezhou's estimation, the opponent still had some physical strength remaining and was not so exhausted that he could not take off.

He reached out and raised the Infinite Gun; after a slight clanging sound, bullets as fine as needles shot out.

As a weapon for hunting exotic beasts, Zhang Xuezhou didn't expect the Infinite Gun to achieve great feats, but it was enough as a consumable for attempting to make contact.

In the dim light of dawn, Zhang Xuezhou saw the leader of the ferocious beasts raise its head, clearly having identified him as its pursuer.

A flame of rage rose in the eyes of the ferocious beast leader, but he had to close them again because of the impending arrival of unlimited bullets.

"Mortal, you have successfully enraged me!"

Zhang Xuezhou's intimidation tactics had their purpose, but they were also enough to make the beast leader judge his lack of strength; otherwise, he wouldn't have resorted to such tricks.

The words, spoken in an extremely pure spiritual manner, also contained the boundless rage of the ferocious beast leader.

"Um!"

A low response came, followed by another burst of unlimited bullets.

Compared to the first shot, the Infinite Gun fired even faster and more aggressively this time.

A continuous barrage of needle-like bullets pounded into the beast leader's closed eyes, forcing it to shake its head repeatedly to get rid of the steel needles stuck around its eyes.

The steel needles from the Infinite Gun are unlikely to pierce an eyelid, but they can be used as obstructions to impede vision.

The beast leader shook its head repeatedly, but no matter how it shook, the dense and continuous bullets did not stop and still hit accurately, and there was a tendency for more and more bullets to accumulate around its eyes.

Whether it opens its eyes or flutters its eyelids, some of these fine steel needles will slip through and fall into its eyes.

These steel needles are unlikely to cause real harm, but they will inevitably cause stinging and itching, and may even make it difficult to open your eyes.

The beast leader could understand Zhang Xuezhou's continuous intimidation despite his lack of strength, and he could also understand the trouble that such harassment and attacks would cause.

It had never experienced such a situation where a tiger was fallen into the plains and bullied by others. Boundless anger filled its chest, until the piercing cutting sound reached its ears, and only then did a trace of fear appear in the heart of the ferocious beast leader.

Clearly, just as they had used different methods to pursue before, the pursuers were now employing a series of different attack methods.

It's clear the pursuers were well-prepared.