“Hahaha, this feels amazing, Ling Xiao. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have entered the Human-Tiger form so smoothly. Since you helped me, I’ll let you lose with dignity!”
Tyrant Tiger burst into laughter, the frustration he felt earlier vanishing completely.
In his view, he could now easily defeat Ling Xiao, as this was a ten percent all-around boost!
Chen Meng’s face showed even deeper gloom.
She hadn’t expected even Tyrant Tiger to enter this bizarre form. Now, she likely stood no chance against him.
Seeing Tyrant Tiger, Jian Wuji suddenly thought of Bai Qianjiao, ranked third among the Six Young Masters.
That person could also enter such a form, with astonishing combat power.
He could fight evenly with Bai Qianjiao in human form, but he couldn’t defeat her in her fused form, losing miserably.
Bai Qianjiao was a disciple of the Blue Water Divine Palace, ranked second among the twelve sects, not only mysterious but also immensely powerful.
Of course, Tyrant Tiger was in no way comparable to Bai Qianjiao.
Bai Qianjiao’s strength surpassed Tyrant Tiger’s by tenfold!
How would Ling Xiao handle this?
Though Jian Wuji wanted to kill Ling Xiao, he couldn’t help but want to watch him fight, as Ling Xiao’s battles were very clever. He felt he might learn something useful.
While Jian Wuji pondered these matters, Tyrant Tiger had already begun his pursuit.
Now in Human-Tiger form, with greatly enhanced combat power, he naturally wanted to seize this chance to utterly defeat Ling Xiao.
Continuous claw shadows flickered in the air, each one sharp and ferocious, each one terrifyingly powerful.
Yet Ling Xiao did not yield.
He drew his Ice Dragon Sword, clashing fiercely with the claw shadows, causing the already shattered teacups to break further.
Even the marble tea table developed cracks.
“Ling Xiao, fall!”
Tyrant Tiger suddenly leaped, like a fierce tiger descending from the sky, both claws striking down hard at Ling Xiao.
Roar!
A terrifying, high-pitched tiger roar resounded.
Tyrant Tiger seemed to transform into a ferocious black tiger, emitting a savage roar.
Disciples from the three sects with weaker strength felt dizzy and powerless upon hearing the roar, their hearts pounding rapidly, almost compelled to flee.
At this moment, Tyrant Tiger was extremely confident in his attack’s power.
In Human-Tiger form, his wariness of Ling Xiao had completely vanished.
In battles of this level, the worst thing was to lose momentum before even fighting.
Tyrant Tiger had been like that before, but now, he had reversed his decline, becoming fiercely confident, no longer taking Ling Xiao seriously.
“Thunder and Lightning, Hell Furnace!”
With Ling Xiao’s roar, the Primordial Hell Dragon shadow behind him spat out a massive furnace.
Within that furnace, flames soared.
Around it, thunder and lightning intertwined.
Ling Xiao had re-fused the furnace he obtained from the Moonlight Pagoda into his Primordial Hell Dragon Martial Soul.
Since the furnace was originally formed from Dragon Slaughter’s dragon core, the fusion was seamless.
This Hell Furnace could refine anything that hellfire could burn, and with the addition of thunder and lightning phenomena, its defensive power was absolutely astonishing.
At this moment, Ling Xiao did not enter Human-Dragon form, as he felt doing so now would be too boring, ending the fight too quickly.
This was just right!
It allowed him to hone techniques he hadn’t yet used.
This wasn’t a martial skill, just a defence combining his martial soul with the power of celestial phenomena.
From the Hell Furnace, it seemed as if demons were roaring in trembling cries.
Under the thunder and lightning, countless claw shadows were completely shattered.
“This! Is this still a battle between mortal realm warriors?”
“Thank goodness I didn’t force him to act earlier, or I probably couldn’t withstand a single move!”
Cao Yun was inwardly shocked.
He hadn’t expected Ling Xiao to be this formidable.
Tyrant Tiger’s strength was expected, but what was Ling Xiao?
She Jiao and Ying Wuya exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with deep fear and helplessness.
They had originally wanted to avenge She Mei, but in this situation, even their senior brother Tyrant Tiger couldn’t take this person down, let alone them.
Chen Meng was completely stunned.
She thought Ling Xiao, without soul secret techniques, wouldn’t be her match, but now it seemed she had been far too optimistic.
The corners of Jian Wuji’s mouth twitched.
“Die! He must die!”
He could strongly feel the pressure Ling Xiao exerted.
He believed he could easily defeat Ling Xiao now, but what about later?
There was still time before the Holy Dynasty Martial Festival. What if this kid broke through again?
He absolutely couldn’t let him live!
Absolutely not!
It wasn’t just them thinking this; even the higher-ups of the three sects were astonished by Ling Xiao’s extraordinary combat abilities.
This Ling Xiao always seemed to exceed expectations.
Their eyes refused to blink, staring intently at the battle, as if trying to etch every moment into their minds.
Bang!
The tiger-like figure crashed heavily into the massive furnace, producing a deafening roar.
The giant tiger visibly trembled, seemingly weakened significantly.
At the same time, the lightning around the Hell Furnace also diminished considerably.
It appeared this strike was a draw.
Ling Xiao blocked Tyrant Tiger’s attack, with neither side gaining an advantage.
However, the actual situation was vastly different.
Tyrant Tiger’s confident strike had failed once again, causing his newly boosted confidence to plummet.
It felt as if no matter what he did, he couldn’t defeat his opponent, and the more he fought, the less certain he became.
What terrified him more was that his true essence was depleting rapidly, while Ling Xiao, who should have been more exhausted, seemed entirely unaffected, growing more spirited as the fight went on.
“Hahaha, exhilarating! Keep going!”
Ling Xiao could feel his stagnant cultivation beginning to loosen.
It was under this pressure that it started to shift.
So he was even less inclined to enter Human-Dragon form.
Though he was at a slight disadvantage in human form against Tyrant Tiger, this very disadvantage brought the pressure he needed.
Pressure was the motivation for advancement!
“Scoundrel!”
Tyrant Tiger was utterly enraged. Seeing Ling Xiao’s smiling face, he was filled with nameless fury.
“Nine Tyrant Techniques, Tiger Roar in the Deep Mountains!”
Claws failing, Tyrant Tiger, in his anger, opened his mouth to bite at Ling Xiao’s neck.
Due to the close distance, Ling Xiao couldn’t dodge.
Yet Ling Xiao had no intention of dodging!
