The Fire Tiger looked at the group and locked its eyes on Tian Yan. He was the only one with the same ability, allowing Tiger to notice him. Tiger was about to evolve, and anything with the fire attribute was a grand meal for him. Since these pests served themselves to him, he wouldn't miss the chance to feast on them.
ROAR!
The tiger roared, and the fire on his body burned more vigorously.
"Pinnacle! Third Tier Demonic Beast, Pinnacle!"
"We can't fight against this monster."
"Calm down," Tian Yan said majestically. He was the second leader of the group, because of his last name. And he was stronger than Tian Huang at the moment, making him the real leader. "We four are Qi Force Opening Realm cultivators, Lin Feng is at the peak of the realm, and I have fire ability as well. I will defend against its fire attacks, and Senior Brother Tang and Senior Brother Xiao will defend against its physical attacks. If there is an opening, Senior Brother Lin will attack to kill."
The group started to calm down once again and readied themselves for the attack. As Tian Yan said, they could kill the beast.
"He is really talented. Unlike his arrogant cousin, he raised himself with little resources. His first Force Signium is from the third curtain." Ezio mused silently. He admired Tian Yan. Even though he was cold from the outside, and wasn't fond of Ezio because of his family, he never bullied him. "He has a chance to pass through the fourth curtain for his second Force Signium."
Tiger finished condensing the fireball inside its mouth and fired it at Tian Yan. Because of his Flame Bear Force Signium, he was resistant to fire-based attacks to some degree. Since they were both at Third Tier, fires the Tiger could produce weren't enough to burn him, but the force behind the attack was enough to send him flying back 2 meters.
Tiger didn't wait and pounced at Tian Yan, ready to tear him two with its long claws. But the duo responsible for defense blocked him with the spears in their hands, giving Tian Yan enough time to climb back up to his feet. In the meantime, Lin Feng sneaked from the back and swung his spear to the tiger's rear legs.
Aware of the danger, the tiger halted his attack and turned around itself, in the meantime swinging its a meter and half tail like a divine rod. The tail was as strong as the spears in the hands of the disciples and with the momentum it sent all three back. Combusting the fire on his body, the tiger this time pounced on Lin Feng, as it noticed the fire attacks were ineffective against the bear guy.
Not missing the opportunity, Tian Yan attacked the tiger's back with a dash. His hands were on top of his head interlocked, brought to the tiger's broad back with a great force.
Tiger decided to take the hit and continued to attack Lin Feng. Two attacks arrived at the same time. Even though the tiger didn't defend, it was a Demonic Beast that had a stronger physique. The attack on its back hurt a little, but it was manageable.
On the other hand, its claw sent Lin Feng flying five meters. Lin Feng spit a mouthful of blood and his internal organs shifted.
The other two had just risen to their feet, but the tiger rolled over to its side to get rid of Tian Yan, who was seated on its back after the initial attack. Tang Zexian was ready to attack once more, but the three meters tall tiger on fire rolled over him and burned his skin.
To the tiger's surprise, Tian Yan was still on its back when it rose to its feet. While rolling over, he protected Tang Zexian from the fire as much as he could, preventing him from burning beyond recognition. Out of nowhere a spear appeared in his hand and stabbed it behind the tiger.
"War Buddha Hunting Tiger!"
The attack was the core spear art of the sect. The Tian Family members were masters of the skill, and as their descendant, Tian Yan also learned it. A Buddha silhouette holding a spear appeared behind his back. The tip of the spear shone with fire and stabbed the monster's back. The attack was enough to cut a tree in two, but it was only enough to give the tiger a not-so-deep wound.
ROAR!
With an angry roar, the tiger jumped over five meters and hit his back on the side of the mountain. Tian Yan jumped away and landed on his feet gracefully. Tiger's now red eyes locked on Tian Yan.
"Good one Junior Brother." Lin Feng said as he approached the wounded Tiger. He was also wounded, but the window his Junior Brother gave him was enough to regulate his blood flow and manage his wounds.
The other two also stood not far away from the tiger. Tang Zexian had a little burn on his right arm and on his left shoulder but he was able to fight.
"It is time for me to do the trick," Ezio said to himself with a smirk. He jumped away from the tree towards the center of the forest.
Even though he had the Godly Artifact, he couldn't steal away the tiger blood from Tian Huang's hand. He made a plan for him to snatch away the tiger from them in a way that wouldn't be traced back to him.
15 minutes later, he was close to another lord of the outer forest. The area was different from Fire Tigers. Instead, this part of the forest was cold, and pine trees were dominant. There was snow on the trees, and cold winds were blowing from a cave not that far away. Ezio knew this was the Snow Wolves' territory.
Wolves were one of the hardest to deal with Demonic Beasts. Most of the time they would be in big packs. Even Ezio was hesitant to lure them because he wasn't sure if he could run from all of them.
"Okay, I can do it." Ezio braved himself and fired the Den Buster. He ran away without waiting for a second, but he could already hear the roars of countless monsters behind him.
"I hope Tian Yan already killed the monster, or it will be awkward." Ezio crossed his finger as he ran on top of the trees. When he looked back, he saw at least 20 wolves running after him. Most of them stayed back at the entrance of the cave to protect the cubs and the cave.
Ezio ran with everything he had and when he was close to Tian Yan and his group, he activated his Godly Artifact and turned invisible. Because no particular spiritual sense was looking for him, he wasn't burning his energy as rapidly, but he was still hiding his sound and smell, so he wasn't able to run for a long time. After running behind the group and hiding in thick bushes he canceled the artifact.
After panting heavily, he managed to look around and noticed that the now heavily wounded tiger and the group of five were looking at the wolves in dread. The tiger was on his last breath, but the group wasn't scot-free either.
Lin Feng had a deep cut on his back, burn marks all over his body and the side of his mouth was bleeding. Tian Yan was relatively better. He was resistant to flames, he only had small cuts all over his body.
The worst one was the skinny guy, Xiao Meng. His left arm from the shoulder was missing, and his face and hair were all burned.
As soon as they spotted the wolves the group started to run away and the wolves followed behind. They were angry at the humans who wrecked their Den. They weren't here to pick a fight with the tiger. They couldn't see if the same human was among the group, but humans were a pack like them, so they must have been together.
After a few short minutes, the clamor subsided. Tiger looked behind the wolves with tearful eyes saying, "My brothers. I will never forgive this favor you did to save my life."
Tiger was about to rise and hide in his cave, a lump of metal stabbed through his wound on his back. The lump of metal was a spear the group left behind. The spear pierced all the way from its back to its heart and killed the tiger on the spot.
The blood of the tiger was valuable while he was alive. Few short minutes after it died the effect would be lost. Ezio took out a jar to fill the blood inside. It was a special jar that could preserve the value of the blood.
After filling the jar, Ezio tossed the tiger to the Mysterious Room to take it out later. Ezio has long discovered that he could use the Mysterious Room as a spatial artifact.
As he was about to turn back to the sect, he felt something from behind and turned back to look at the cave. Now the Fire Tiger was dead, it wouldn't hurt to look inside.
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