Chapter 5: The Flame Tiger
Spirit Beast Mountain Range, where spirit beasts live, is also a paradise for human adventurers, whether it is precious spirit grass or rare spirit beasts, it attracts blood sacrificers.
Compared with the many sects, it's more of a loose cultivation. Many Blood Sacrifice cultivators were turned away because of their limited talents, and it was not excluded that some powerful people didn't want to have more restraints and liked to be free alone.
However, blood sacrifice cultivators all need cultivation resources, and the Spirit Beast Mountain Range has endless resources, and even more so, they can be lucky enough to obtain the wonders of heaven and earth, change their bloodline talent and become a strong person.
With Xue Rui's ability, he didn't want to go in, and the many spirit beasts in it were not something he could fight against at all, but the 100,000-mile spirit beast mountain range ran across the north and south, and the two powerful sects faced each other across the mountain.
The Yuan Sect in the north of the Central Domain, and the Shinto Gate in the south, both of which are the four major sects of the Central Domain. And Xue Rui went south, then the Spirit Beast Mountain Range was the way he had to go.
Xue Rui was also more self-aware, and did not go deep into the Spirit Beast Mountain Range, and kept walking along the edge. Generally, powerful spirit beasts are in the depths, and there are more beasts on the edge, and the powerful ones are the spirit beasts in the awakening period. For the spirit beasts in the early stage of spiritual awakening, Xue Rui is still confident that he can deal with it, after all, he is a human being, and he still has an advantage in wisdom.
"Roar. A roar sounded not far ahead, and the sound was deafening, with the momentum of a hundred beasts.
The sound of the tiger's roar attracted Xue Rui's attention, but he hesitated to make a detour, because from the sound, it could be heard that the tiger was stronger than him, and the tiger was the king of the forest, and the strong momentum oppression could make its combat power even stronger.
"I'll hold him back, third sister, you take everyone away first. A somewhat urgent voice came from the front, as if the people inside were no longer the tiger's opponents, and were preparing to flee.
When Xue Rui was conjecturing, three figures appeared not far from him, a woman and two men, both with injuries on their bodies, the woman was about eighteen, the slightly wheat yellow skin gave people a healthy beauty, the tight black clothes outlined the perfect curves, coupled with the delicate facial features, every part can really arouse the primitive impulse of the man, if you want to describe her like a female leopard in the forest.
At this time, the woman had tears in her eyes and looked back from time to time with a worried expression on her face. The two men beside him, one with a frightened expression on his face, and the other with a blank expression.
Xue Rui knew that the person who made the sound just now must still be inside.
"Let's go, I'm going back to help my eldest brother. The woman stopped, stamped her horn and said.
"Go back, I'm leaving, I don't want to die with you. The timid man from earlier said, ignoring the reactions of the two and left.
grabbed the woman who was about to rush back, and the man with a blank face said, "Third sister, we can't help the eldest brother when we go back." ”
The woman also knew this fact, and it was impossible for her to even break through the tiger's defenses.
"But you can't leave your eldest brother behind. The woman said.
It seems that the relationship between the three of them is really deep, and as for the one who left, it may also be a team formed by them temporarily. A large number of Blood Sacrifice cultivators would form a team to enter in order to gain something in the Spirit Beast Mountain Range, after all, one person's strength was too thin.
"Come out. The man shouted in the direction of Xue Rui.
Xue Rui knew that he had been discovered, and he didn't feel the power that scared him in the two of them, and it was probably similar to his cultivation.
Looking at Xue Rui who appeared, both of them had surprised expressions in their eyes, the woman ignored Xue Rui's existence because she was worried about the situation inside, but the man always remained calm, after all, this is the Spirit Beast Mountain Range.
"Little brother, why did you come here alone, hurry up and get out. The woman saw that Xue Rui was only a child about twelve years old, so she let down her guard and said with concern.
And Xue Rui was so dirty that she couldn't even see her facial features clearly, and her blind left eye was even more hideous and terrifying. But the appearance of these injuries in this child is sympathetic, and the woman also shows her instinctive maternal love.
Just as Xue Rui was about to speak, a figure fell in front of the three of them, spitting blood from his mouth and struggling on the ground.
"Didn't you let you go?" said the stout man, a little angry, to the two of them.
"Big brother, are you alright?" the woman helped him up, tears streaming down her cheeks.
The man flashed in front of the two of them, assuming a posture as if he was facing a great enemy.
"Roar. A low roar sounded, and a huge voice fell in front of everyone, a body about three meters long, covered in black and red patterns, and the body was surrounded by flames at this time, and the momentum was fierce.
"Flame Tiger. Xue Rui whispered.
Looking at this Flame Tiger, he also understood why several people were not its opponents, this was a Flame Tiger that had reached the middle stage of spiritual awakening, coupled with its defense and flame capabilities, even the blood sacrificers in the late stage of spiritual awakening might not be opponents.
"Roar. The Flame Tiger roared at Cherry, as if he cared about the stranger.
Seeing the Flame Tiger turn his head to look at him, Xue Rui involuntarily took a step back, no matter what, he was still a twelve-year-old child, and it was too small for the huge Flame Tiger in front of him.
Several people also noticed the strangeness of the Flame Tiger, and they all looked at Xue Rui, wanting to find out what was different about this child.
The Flame Tiger stomped towards Cherry. The surroundings fell silent, and the sound of breathing seemed unusually heavy at this moment.
Xue Rui felt the feeling of oppression coming from the Flame Tiger's body, and the aura in her body involuntarily operated, and an extreme chill came out of her body, which was in stark contrast to the blazing flames on the Flame Tiger's body.
The icy cold air on Xue Rui's body caused the surrounding plants and trees to condense with a layer of frost. Although it is negligible compared to the Flame Tiger, after all, the Flame Tiger is a spirit beast in the middle stage of spiritual awakening, but after the power of Xue Rui's ice appeared, the flames on its body were obviously suppressed, not as strong as before.
"Come here. The woman said worriedly to Xue Rui, obviously not wanting him to face the Flame Tiger alone.
Xue Rui didn't take it, seeing that the Flame Tiger didn't pounce, he cautiously retreated to the side of a few people.
The leading man said with some surprise: "Your strength is very unique and powerful, you can even suppress the flames of mutual restraint, maybe we can hope to kill this beast together." ”
"But I only have the strength of the early stage of awakening, so I can't help at all. Xue Rui said truthfully, after all, they now have a powerful enemy in front of them to face together, so maybe everyone will be buried here.
"It's okay, you can just use your strength to suppress it, I can clearly feel that the defense on its body has weakened a lot, the main trouble is the flames around it, so that it is not easy for us to get close, and now the flames on its body are no threat to me. The man patted Xue Rui on the shoulder and comforted him.
The Flame Tiger also felt the weakening of his strength, and pounced on everyone, flames wrapped around their wide claws.
The man stood in front of everyone and punched forward, colliding violently with the tiger's claws.
Xue Rui found that the man's strength was not low, and he was also a blood sacrifice cultivator in the middle stage of spiritual awakening, and seeing that his fist was covered with a layer of stone-like things, it should have the effect of strengthening defense and strength.
This time, he and the Flame Tiger were evenly matched, as if as he said, the flames on the Flame Tiger's body that threatened him had been reduced under Xue Rui's suppression, and it was comparable to the Flame Tiger in the late stage of spiritual awakening, which was a normal mid-stage spiritual beast at this time, but it had the power to fight.
The Flame Tiger looked at the person in front of him who could only flee in embarrassment in front of him, but he was able to catch its attack, and immediately looked at Xue Rui, it was the strange power of this human who suddenly appeared, which greatly reduced his strength.
"Third sister, protect him, second brother and I will attack together. The man also found out that the Flame Tiger's target was Xue Rui, and said loudly to the two of them, after all, if Xue Rui was hurt, they would not be able to escape without his ability to suppress it.
The man took advantage of this opportunity and continued to press towards the Flame Tiger, who now had no powerful flames to threaten him.
And although the strength of the man of Mu Na is only in the early stage of awakening, he is extremely fast, and his fluttering figure hovers around the battle circle, and a long sword can always stab the body of the Flame Tiger in the right gap.
The attack, which couldn't even break the defense before, was able to cut through its skin at this time, although it couldn't go deeper, but this kind of consumption obviously made the Flame Tiger angry.
"Roar, roar. A powerful tiger roar came out, and the strong tiger power made people feel depressed, especially the two people who were in it were even more stunned, standing in place and not moving.
The Flame Tiger lunged down, knocking the man in its way out of the way and lunging towards Xue Rui and the others.
The thick tiger claws slammed towards Xue Rui, and the speed was so fast that he couldn't dodge it.
"Bang. ”
A figure crashed into his arms, and the two of them were pushed backwards by a strong force.
Xue Rui stared blankly at the woman in his arms, her face was pale at this time, and a mouthful of blood sprayed on his face, but he didn't know it.
"Sister. Xue Rui screamed loudly, hugging the woman who had just fallen in front of him to block the Flame Tiger's fatal blow for him, and let out a painful roar.
For this beautiful woman, she has always taken care of him like a sister, and she feels very kind from the first sight.
The inexplicable heartache brought him back to the moment when his relatives were slaughtered, and the strange power in the depths of his soul gradually awakened.
Different from the coldness of the ice, with a little darkness, as if to turn everything in front of you into nothingness, the biting chill is more cold-blooded and ruthless, making people unable to move.
The Flame Tiger that pounced in front of them again trembled, and even the flames representing its identity were extinguished.
"Die. Cherry roared and pounced on the Flame Tiger.