The Fox Borrows the Tiger's Might

An unexpected change occurred.

It wasn't because of the immense essence of the Unraveled Rope Devil Meridian that he had anticipated this; the True Meaning of Subduing Demons was ready to be activated at any time to suppress any possible changes in the Demon Vein.

But the first to change was not the demonic vein, but the monster vein!

The "Crimson Blood Fox Bloodline" within him went berserk!

As a half-demon born later in life, his demon bloodline was grafted on later, in a way that even the person involved, Mama Hu herself, couldn't quite understand. Under the effect of the "Moon Fox Life-Bearing Instruction," the demon and monster merged into one, and the two bloodlines became one in Hu Mang's body.

But a single move can have far-reaching consequences; the demonic veins remained unaffected, but the evil veins were stirred!

Moreover, Hu Mang suddenly understood why the demonic nature within him had gone berserk.

Because of "borrowing the tiger's power".

At this moment, a violent, volcanic eruption-like heat suddenly burst forth from the Crimson Palace, spreading along the meridians throughout the body. Wherever it passed, it felt as if magma was surging in the blood vessels, burning his skin red-hot, and even the surrounding air was distorted by the heat wave.

In a daze, he seemed to see a thousand-year-old demon king with piercing eyes and a white forehead, squatting on a volcano, his body burning with silvery-white flames, his eyes like torches, staring intently at him.

However, a cunning glint flashed in the demon king's eyes, a cunning trait unique to fox demons; like a fox in Tiger Skin's skin, winking knowingly.

Practicing demonic cultivation can easily Qi Deviation.

This is a principle that all cultivators understand.

But only half-demon understands that when demon blood is activated, it can also easily unleash demonic nature!

The key point is that this demonic entity seems to have acted first, subduing the White Tiger before I could.

Hu Mang was almost laughing in anger.

I never expected that Subduing the White Tiger would turn into subduing the demon tiger.

However, under the guise of the fox borrowing the tiger's power, the demon tiger's rampage was much faster than imagined.

This heat was more than ten times more intense than when Subduing the White Tiger. Wherever it passed, it felt as if magma was surging through his veins, burning his skin bright red. Wisps of white smoke even began to rise from his skin, which were water vapor formed from the instant evaporation of sweat. Even the air around him was distorted by the heat wave, and moonlight shone through the distorted air onto him, forming blurry halos.

The iron sand beneath the Hu Mang's feet began to melt into molten iron visibly.

However, the Hu Mang was no pushover. Its "Perfect Golden Nature" protected its entire body like a diamond sphere, preventing the demonic tiger from breaking through no matter how it charged.

Even the Hu Mang had the skill to experience the true intensity of Golden Nature Perfection.

That's definitely an exaggeration.

Unless the physical body is destroyed by external force, once the Golden Nature Perfection, the 365 acupoints on the body will transform into a small world, interconnected and supporting each other, forming an impenetrable network. No matter which direction the demon tiger's impact comes from, it will be captured, dispersed, and dissolved by this network, unable to cause any substantial damage to any acupoint or meridian. No matter how the demon tiger charges left or right, it cannot break through.

However, Hu Mang couldn't quite manage a smile.

Because the strength he inflicted on the demon tiger will be the same when the tiger forms its core.

In the stalemate, Hu Mang attempted to comprehend the nature of demons.

He almost instantly understood the reason for his sudden surge of demonic power.

"So, you want to devour the vast essence of the Unraveled Rope Devil Meridian to elevate your fox demon bloodline to a higher level? My mother said that the higher a fox's cultivation, the more tails it has. I only have four tails now. After you devour me, how many more will you grow? A five-tailed fox, a six-tailed fox? Or even the legendary Heavenly Fox?"

A strong desire suddenly appeared in the demon tiger's eyes.

"Stop joking. How much of a tail did you grow? That means I'll lose one or two of my Seven Absolutes Devil Meridians. I finally became a Demonic Saint, am I going to become Sealed Holy Son again because of you?"

Hu Mang's will rejected the other party without any mercy.

The demonic tiger (fox) let out a resentful roar.

Then, the other party's fox-like eyes darted around, both cunning and fierce, and a clear thought was transmitted.

If I can't become Heavenly Fox, then you can forget about Subduing the White Tiger.

Let's just wait and see.

"Hey, you've got a bit of my old style. Back when I didn't want to go to school and wanted to go up the mountain, I said the same thing to my mom. But do you know what happened? I almost got beaten to death by her. You want the same treatment?"

The demonic tiger emitted a "dead pig is not afraid of boiling water" thought, and then immediately lost contact.

Now, Hu Mang was in a dilemma.

Unless he abandons the idea of Subduing the White Tiger and directly forms his core, then he doesn't need to consider this issue.

But how could that be?

Without Subduing the White Tiger, one cannot reverse the White Tiger; without reversing the White Tiger, one cannot condense the Flower of Qi.

Without the Flower of Qi, the Buddha-Devil Evolution is interrupted, and the Three Flowers Gather at the Cauldron cannot be achieved, resulting in enormous losses.

Demonic nature is human nature, and human nature is demonic nature.

The fox demon is also Hu Mang, the white tiger is also Hu Mang, and the demon tiger is also Hu Mang.

Hu Mang immediately understood why this demonic force hadn't rebelled at other times, but had rebelled now of all times.

The reason is quite simple: he reminded himself of it.

And if he wants to break the deadlock, he has to do it himself.

It wouldn't matter who's in charge.

"When Shen Haichan Subduing the White Tiger back then, it definitely wasn't as difficult as it is for me. His White Tiger wasn't a thousand-year-old demon king, and it was impossible for him to be a mere imposter."

"I thought cultivating both Buddhism and demonic arts was troublesome enough, but I didn't expect that balancing demons and monsters would be just as troublesome, and even more so."

After all, Buddha and demon are outside, not inside.

But demonic bloodlines are like ticking time bombs within the body.

There wasn't this problem before because the Seven Absolutes Devil Meridians weren't activated, and the Crimson Moon Fox bloodline was dominant.

Now that three of the Seven Absolutes Devil Meridians have been activated, this conflict will not be limited to this time, and it will inevitably escalate.

"Interesting, very interesting!"

Hu Mang's eyes lit up at this moment, even overshadowing the faint demonic light in them.

His lips curled up slightly, even revealing a smile tinged with excitement.

Most people, upon discovering that two bloodlines are fighting within their bodies and could go out of control at any moment, would probably be terrified and try to suppress or expel one of them. But Hu Mang was different; he saw not just trouble, but an opportunity.

If he can truly harmonize these two bloodlines, the benefits he will receive will be incomparable to simply cultivating either bloodline.

The fusion of demons and monsters, or the combined cultivation of Buddhism and demonism, once successful, would possess power far beyond the comprehension of ordinary cultivators.

He has already experienced the benefits of the latter.

Now, he wants to try the former.

But the first thing to do is to "Subduing the White Tiger"!

White Tiger! White Tiger!

He remembered that he seemed to have raised a divine tiger!

As Liang Yanqiu finished arranging the livestock sacrifice, she suddenly felt a heat on the silver bracelet on her wrist.

That bracelet was part of her dowry when she was young. It had an antique style and was engraved with a circle of fine runes. It was said to have been made by the Liang Household when he went to Nanyang, and was used to ward off evil spirits and cleanse impurities.

The woman subconsciously looked towards the training ground, which was the source of the bracelet's heat.

That night, everyone resting at Liang Household Garden had the same dream.

They dreamt of a huge, white-browed tiger with piercing eyes, its body the size of a small mountain, its entire body covered in silvery-white fur, and its eyes like two golden lamps, lunging out from a chaotic darkness; the tiger's roar shook the entire dream, as if it were about to shake their souls out of their bodies.

Some people were terrified and tried to run away, but found their legs as heavy as lead, unable to move an inch; others tried to shout for help, but found their throats were being choked, unable to make a sound.

The giant worm drew closer and closer, opening its gaping maw to reveal its gleaming white fangs.

However, before they could react, a beam of red light descended from the sky.

It was a red divine tiger, larger than the giant white-browed tiger with piercing eyes. Its body was engulfed in crimson flames, and its four paws trod on wind and thunder as it crashed down from the dream sky like a meteor.

It let out a deafening roar, and with an unstoppable force, slammed into the large, white-browed tiger with piercing eyes, knocking it to the ground.

Two giant tigers rolled, tore, and fought in the dream, their claws tearing through the air and their teeth crushing bones. Blood rained down on the dream's land, staining patch after patch of earth red.

The entire sky above Liang Household Garden seemed to be enveloped by the roars and sounds of their battle between the two giant tigers, and even the moonlight seemed to dim slightly at that moment.

On the training ground, Hu Mang's eyes were already covered by the rolling baleful Sha Qi of the "Tribulation-Breaking Divine Spear".

Within his body, the small world formed by the meridians of the Zhou Tian system had now completely transformed into a giant net woven from silver-white lightning.

Each thread of that Thunder Net was formed from pure lightning intent, interwoven layer upon layer with the 365 acupoints on his body as nodes and the meridians as lines, locking the illusory image of the thousand-year-old demon tiger firmly in the center of the net.

With each struggle of the demonic tiger, the Thunder Net would tighten a little, releasing streaks of silvery-white electricity that lashed fiercely at the tiger's phantom, crackling and shattering the Yao Qi that tried to break free.

"Since you seized the White Tiger with your demonic nature, then I will use the divine tiger to suppress the demonic tiger. Although I have lost my official position, I have not forgotten much of my Thunder God Evolution."

In some of the Thunder God's Shrine in the Demon-Subduing City, the divine beast that Thunder God rides is the Devil-Subduing Divine Tiger.

With each wisp of Yao Qi dispersed, a howling sound, imbued with divinity, would emerge from the center of the Thunder Net.

The only unexpected thing was that the owner of this divinity was a red-haired tiger, and it looked very ferocious.

Finally, after the last wisp of demonic energy was dispersed, the demon tiger took one last helpless look, its eyes filled with both resentment and a sense of forced submission.

Then, it transformed back into a four-tailed red-haired fox demon and vanished into the darkness.

Instead, a red-haired tiger was placed in the White Tiger position.

At the same time, Hu Mang felt the sensation of "Subduing the White Tiger".

The Horse Yin Concealment, and the entire body remains untouched.