Seeing the mocking smile on the tiger's face, Yang Shen felt that something was wrong. But before he could figure out what it was, the tiger suddenly growled loudly and stomped its paw on the ground in front of it.
Crackle….
Eyes turning wide the moment he saw a thick layer of ice covering the ground from where the Black Ice Tiger placed its paw down, Yang Shen jumped backwards before the ice reached him.
Unfortunately, even though Yang Shen didn't touch the ice, the ice itself touched him.
Shooting up in the form of icicles, sharp spikes easily broke through his footwear and plunged inside his left leg's sole.
"Che!"
Clicking his tongue in annoyance and grunting loudly, Yang Shen who had survived on his own inside a forest didn't scream loudly from the piercing pain.
Instead, it was the freezing cold Qi which invaded his body that had Yang Shen's forehead covered in black lines.
'I guess this is what tit for tat feels like.'
Able to smile a little in such a situation as well, Yang Shen struck his foot at the air and shot the icicles stuck inside his foot to shoot away.
At the same, Yang Shen shivered a little from the cold Qi which had already entered his body.
So this is the power of a King Beast.
Realizing that he had underestimated the power of a King Beast, Yang Shen who was yet to see any Low Grade Profound Beast control such a huge amount of elemental Qi turned even more vigilant.
Narrowing his eyes as he saw the huge tiger pounce towards him as soon his feet landed on the branch he had jumped towards, Yang Shen who saw the bleeding stomach and the ugly scar on its face, both of which he put there felt his confidence stabilizing due to which he chose to not retreat and continue fighting.
….
Panting loudly while grabbing onto the tree beside him for support, Yang Shen looked at his clothes which were in tatters and soaked in his blood.
'Sigh… Sorry Qing'er, the clothes you gave me are ruined.'
Glaring towards the Black Ice Tiger which wasn't in any better condition than himself, Yang Shen did his best to hide his weakness.
Having spent almost an hour fighting against each other, Yang Shen had executed the Dragon Pierced the Void multiple times to escape from a dangerous situation and to injure the tiger whenever possible.
Due to this, his Dantian was now running on fumes and had almost no Qi left inside it.
Looking towards the tiger who seemed to be smiling for some reason, Yang Shen could only sigh once again and understand that it more or less knew about his current situation.
Was now the time for him to use the Blood Escape Talisman?
Feeling reluctant to escape now because the Black Ice Tiger's movements had slowed down by a lot after being poisoned for so long, Yang Shen was beginning to think that he maybe he should act like he was running away and then launch a sneak attack when it was focussed on dealing with the venoms inside it.
Shit!
Cursing the tiger who had jumped towards him with a mad look in its eyes, Yang Shen could only blame himself for treating it like he did a human.
After all, it didn't possess a mind like humans did who would prefer stopping the fight and walking away. Rather, it stayed true to the word beast and tried to kill Yang Shen even if it meant dying at the same time.
Executing the Dragon Pierces the Void due to his instinct the same way he did whenever he was facing an attack he couldn't evade, by the time Yang Shen could remember that he didn't have enough Qi inside him to use the Battle Skill the Black Ice Tiger was right in front of him with its jaws wide open.
Honestly, Yang Shen was too overconfident and conceited to challenge the Black Ice Tiger with so little preparations.
Given how many Points he still had with him, Yang Shen could have purchased a nice armor to protect himself from the Profound Beast's attacks.
However his arrogance which had inflated a little after facing zero trouble when fighting against Low Grade Profound Beasts didn't allow him to purchase an armor as if such a thing wasn't needed by him.
Getting ready to purchase the Blood Escape Talisman and use it right away, Yang Shen had almost clicked on the purchase button when he noticed something else.
After the white attribute less Qi inside him had been exhausted, since he was yet to stop the Battle Skill the few strands of bright red Qi inside his Dantian began flowing out and entered his arms.
Following the flow of Qi and covering the spear in Yang Shen's arms, the Primordial Nine Suns Qi brought along with it a huge pressure and a heat which was causing the tiger to feel as if it was being roasted alive before the Qi even touched it.
Showing fear in its eyes for the first time ever, the Black Ice Tiger despite wanting to could not stop itself and retreat since it was already right in front of Yang Shen.
Moving his body by instincts, even before Yang Shen could react to what was happening, the few strands of Primordial Nine Suns Qi which was being used in place of the exhausted white Qi covered his spear completely.
Thrust!
Sshhhh!
With the sound of something similar to a hot knife cutting through butter, by the time Yang Shen could understand what was happening, he heard the system's notification go off inside his head.
[Killed a Low Grade Profound Beast King. Obtained 10,000 XP]