Chapter 314 - 218: Astonishing Methods, Demon-Slaying Gains
Chapter 314: Chapter 218: Astonishing Methods, Demon-Slaying Gains
"ROAR!"
The Cyan-striped Tiger sensed something instantly. With a flick of its head, it flung the lifeless Wolf Demon corpse from its jaws into the waterfall. The body, now a black shadow, crashed into the cave hidden behind the cascade.
Unburdened, the tiger turned its head in mid-air and let out a furious roar, whipping up a violent gale that blew one of the incoming silver lights off course.
"WHOOSH!"
Its momentum carried it straight into the waterfall.
At the same time, its tail, like a steel whip, lashed out through the air, creating several afterimages.
It swatted the other two silver lights away. THWACK! THWACK! They were sent flying backward, embedding themselves in the mountain wall, unable to move.
Just as the Cyan-striped Tiger’s momentum faded, its body poised between rising and falling, Lin Changheng’s attack followed without the slightest pause!
"SHIIING—!"
A clear sword cry drowned out the roar of the waterfall as a cyan-gold Sword Light shot from his sleeve!
It flew at extreme speed, aiming for the Cyan-striped Tiger’s left eye.
The Sword Light was chilling. Before the Sword Qi even arrived, the frigid killing intent made the fur on the Cyan-striped Tiger’s neck stand on end.
"WHOOSH!"
Water gathered beneath the Cyan-striped Tiger’s paws and wind rose around its body, forcibly pulling it sideways to avoid a vital point. But the sharp Sword Aura had already grazed past, leaving a bloody gash on its back and slicing off a patch of cyan fur.
Blood splattered!
"ROAR!"
The Cyan-striped Tiger had barely managed to dodge, but the pain sent it into a rage. Borne aloft by wind and water, its speed surged as it swatted the body of the Streamlight Sword with its massive paw, sending it flying!
"VMMM~"
The Streamlight Sword let out a mournful cry as its Spiritual Light dimmed. Smashed by the Giant Strength, it fell to the ground.
It trembled erratically, unable to fly again.
’It really is strong!’
Lin Changheng grunted as he lost control of the Spiritual Artifact.
In a single moment, both Lin Changheng’s and Mo Zhaoli’s Spiritual Artifacts had been damaged and taken out of the fight. Aside from catching the Cyan-striped Tiger off guard, they had only managed to inflict a single bloody wound on its back.
The damage was minimal.
By now, he and Mo Zhaoli had flown into the Array together, facing the enraged mother tiger, whose ferocious expression was visible from across the distance.
Its eyes were wide with killing intent.
’These despicable, treacherous Human Race Cultivators actually dared to ambush me! The audacity!’
"WHOOSH!"
In the next instant, the Cyan-striped Tiger opened its massive jaws. Wind gathered, and with a forceful exhalation, a swath of brilliant cyan blades of light shot out, slicing toward Lin Changheng.
It knew the Cyan Gold Flying Sword that had wounded it came from this man; it could smell his scent on it.
It wanted to kill him first.
"BOOM!"
Lin Changheng threw out his hand. A dark light appeared from nowhere and slammed onto the ground, sending shattered stones flying.
It was a Human-shaped Puppet made of black metal, a full nine feet tall and clad in Heavy Armor, which now stood protectively in front of Lin Changheng!
"CLANG!"
The brilliant cyan blades of light struck the Heavy Armor and shattered, leaving only a shallow scratch.
’It’s incredibly tough. Definitely the real deal!’
After this initial test, Lin Changheng felt reassured.
The Cyan-striped Tiger’s pupils contracted. It stared hard at the Human-shaped Puppet, especially at its featureless iron face—cold, stiff, incapable of pain or fear. A human-like flicker of frustration crossed its expression.
It abandoned its target and turned its gaze to the slender, unprotected Mo Zhaoli at his side.
"WHOOSH!"
Wind gathered around the Cyan-striped Tiger’s paws. It opened its massive jaws, unleashing a foul stench as it pounced directly at Mo Zhaoli.
She didn’t retreat. Instead, she raised a delicate hand, between her fingertips now three Ice Soul Needles, each as thin as a cicada’s wing, their edges shimmering with a dark blue, cold light.
Facing the charging Cyan-striped Tiger, her eyes were as calm as still water. With a sudden flick of her wrist—
"SHH! SHH! SHH!"
The three Ice Soul Needles didn’t fly in a straight line. As if alive, they traced three different, bizarre arcs through the air, bypassing the demon wind protecting the Cyan-striped Tiger and aiming with unerring precision for its vital points: eyes, throat, and abdomen!
Where the needles passed, the very air froze, leaving thin white trails of ice. The extreme cold hadn’t even reached its body, yet it was already enough to make the Cyan-striped Tiger’s eyelids twitch violently!
An attack it was forced to defend against!
The Cyan-striped Tiger roared. Moving too fast to dodge, it was forced to jerk its head aside and close its eyes, simultaneously raising a forepaw to try and swat away the devious ice needles.
In the instant its attention was completely drawn by Mo Zhaoli—
"CLANK!"
The Nine-foot Puppet, which had been silently approaching, suddenly burst into action. Its heavy metal feet shattered the ground as it charged like a small mountain, ramming fiercely into the Cyan-striped Tiger’s exposed flank!
Its two arms, like heavy hammers, slammed viciously into the space between the Cyan-striped Tiger’s chest and abdomen!
"BAM!"
With a muffled thud, the Cyan-striped Tiger’s enormous body staggered from the brutal, long-prepared impact. It lost its balance, and its protective Demon Qi rippled violently.
The Nine-foot Puppet, in turn, was sent flying backward, dragging a long trench in the ground!
For a Tier Two Lower Grade Puppet to perform this well against a Tier Two Middle Stage Demon Beast was an outstanding result!
Just as the Cyan-striped Tiger was knocked off balance by the Human-shaped Puppet,
The three Ice Soul Needles, which had been tracing their bizarre arcs, suddenly accelerated like long-waiting venomous wasps!
"PFFT! PFFT! PFFT!"
The three faint sounds of flesh being pierced were drowned out by the tiger’s roar and the sound of the collision.
One Ice Soul Needle slipped perfectly into the slit of the Cyan-striped Tiger’s tightly shut right eyelid!
Even though the eyelid prevented a direct puncture of the eyeball, the utterly frigid, chilling power instantly penetrated, freezing the right eyeball along with the surrounding flesh and vessels!
Another needle was swatted away, but the third, as if possessing its own Spiritual nature, dodged the tiger’s flailing forepaw and sank deep into the joint of its foreleg!
"AWOOOO—!"
The Cyan-striped Tiger’s pained roar instantly changed in pitch, filled with agony and furious shock.
Its right eye was instantly covered in a thick layer of white frost, its vision impaired. Cold energy invaded the joint of its foreleg, drastically reducing its mobility. Every step it took was now sluggish and clumsy!
This was the moment!
Lin Changheng and Mo Zhaoli’s coordination was so perfect they didn’t even need to exchange glances to exploit the opening in each other’s attacks and follow up!
A Talisman Plate was brought out, and Magical Power was poured directly into it.
"VMMMM!"
The Talisman Plate trembled, casting a hazy glow. Eight Tier Two Talismans then shot out, flying and spinning in mid-air, their auras linking together to form a small Wood Array.
"Bind!"
Lin Changheng’s Finger Technique changed. The eight Talismans ignited without a wind, transforming into eight masses of green-black Wood Energy. Countless tough, woody threads shot out between them, linking together to instantly form a giant net of vines that descended upon the Cyan-striped Tiger, which had just managed to suppress the damage from the Ice Soul Needles!
Masterpiece Talismans, their might slightly exceeding Tier Two Middle Grade!
The Cyan-striped Tiger roared and struggled, its Sharp Claws tearing and its demonic wind blasting, but it could not immediately break free from the vine net, which contained a powerful wood-elemental binding force. Its movements were instantly hindered.
At that exact moment, the ground beneath its feet began to rumble violently!
"RUUUUMBLE—!"
The massive body of the Black Armored Earth Turtle suddenly burst from the ground, sending clumps of dirt flying everywhere.
A brilliant yellow light erupted from its back, which was covered in a thick Armor Shell. Countless incredibly sharp Giant Earth Spikes, glinting with a deep yellow luster, suddenly erupted from the ground all around the Cyan-striped Tiger. They not only sealed off its escape routes but also stabbed viciously toward its abdomen and limbs!
Simultaneously, thick pillars of earth shot up on all four sides, closing in like the bars of a cage to further compress the Cyan-striped Tiger’s space. This was the Earth Prison Skill!
The Cyan-striped Tiger was attacked from above and below. With the giant vine net Entangling it from above and the cage of Earth Spikes closing in from below, it was instantly trapped in a desperate situation!
And in that very instant—
"SHOOOOM—!"
An incredibly condensed Dark Blue Water Arrow, moving so fast it tore through the air, shot silently from the depths of the Cold Pool!
This Water Arrow was only as thick as a child’s arm, yet it contained the immense Power of Water Element that the Deep Lake Spirit Clam had been storing for a long time. It passed with unerring precision through a gap in the Earth Spikes, shooting straight for the Cyan-striped Tiger’s massive, gaping mouth, which was open in a roar of fury!
"SCHLURK—!"
The Dark Blue Water Arrow pierced through the Cyan-striped Tiger’s throat without any resistance, carrying a spray of hot Beast Blood and shredded tissue with it before exiting through the back of its skull!
"Grk..."
The Cyan-striped Tiger’s massive body suddenly stiffened. All its roars and struggles came to an abrupt halt.
Its eyes filled with disbelief, terror, and despair. Only a gurgling, leaking sound came from its throat as its huge body began to twitch violently.
However, Lin Changheng and Mo Zhaoli knew how tenacious the Life Force of a Tier Two Middle Stage Demon Beast was. They gave it no chance for a final, dying counterattack!
"Go!"
Lin Changheng guided it with a Technique. The Cyan Light Ruler in his Storage Bag let out a sharp hum and transformed into a long, cyan rainbow, chopping down mercilessly toward the vital point on the Cyan-striped Tiger’s neck!
The ruler’s light was sharp, poised to decapitate it completely!
At the same time, Mo Zhaoli raised her delicate hand, and a fiercely sharp, golden light shot from it. Though launched second, it arrived first, aimed directly at the Cyan-striped Tiger’s heart!
A coordinated finishing blow!
Their attacks were perfectly synchronized, arriving almost in the same instant the Water Arrow pierced its throat, completely extinguishing all of the Cyan-striped Tiger’s life!
"BOOM!"
The Magic dissipated. The Cyan-striped Tiger’s body was a ruined mess—its head half-severed, its heart pierced through. Its life force was completely gone. It crashed to the ground, as dead as could be.
"WHOOSH!"
Worried that the snake might attack again, Lin Changheng flicked a finger, sending another wisp of Red Sky Profound Flame into the tiger’s head as a line of fire. It burned intensely, but there was no reaction whatsoever.
"I suppose it’s really dead."
Lin Changheng dispersed the flames, finally allowing himself a smile.
"It’s all thanks to your methods, Brother Lin. Otherwise, it’s hard to say who would have come out on top today."
Mo Zhaoli also let out a sigh of relief. Her gaze, as she looked at Lin Changheng, was sparkling and held a unique brilliance.
"Let’s deal with the corpse and clean up the area quickly. Delays can lead to unexpected trouble."
Lin Changheng didn’t say more. He had Mo Zhaoli start harvesting the corpse while he took the lead, flying into the curtain of water.
"Alright!"
Mo Zhaoli knew this was no time for chatting or sharing insights. She immediately began to butcher the Cyan-striped Tiger’s Demon Corpse.
Her technique was Skilled, a stark contrast to her gentle and delicate appearance.
...
"WHOOSH!"
Behind the waterfall, there was indeed another world—a Grotto Heaven.
Lin Changheng landed inside. A flicker of fire flared, and all the water vapor evaporated.
He paid no mind to the Demon Wolf corpses clogging the entrance and headed directly down the passage into the interior.