"Bang!"
The Scarlet Blood Tiger was flying halfway through the air when a burly, naked man crashed into it. This man was none other than the Silver Armored Guard. Any guards who reached the position of the Silver Armored Guard could learn a cultivation method called "Qi and Blood Body Expansion". This technique could double the cultivator's body size, qi and blood, and strength. However, it was said to have side effects, but what exactly those side effects were remained unknown to the outside world.
At this moment, the Silver Armored Guard had a body over ten feet tall, with bulging muscles, looking majestic and powerful, exuding a rather heroic air. The hole in his leg had already healed.
"Ha!"
The Silver Armored Guard let out a loud shout and launched a powerful "Iron Mountain Lean" move, crashing into the neck of the Scarlet Blood Tiger and knocking it off course. It then crashed into a pine tree, snapping the pine tree, which was as thick as three people standing side by side, right in the middle.
He picked up a long spear from the ground, infused it with spiritual power, took a few quick steps and rushed forward, with a fierce look on his face as he shouted:
"I never expected that the Xuantian Society would secretly raise and hide demonic beasts privately. How audacious! Today, I'll rid the people of this scourge! I'll take care of you, you evil beast!"
The Scarlet Blood Tiger, Wang Qianyuan, was dazed by the impact, but its ferocity was instantly aroused. It suddenly shook its head vigorously and let out a deafening roar:"Roar!"
It spun around and pounced back towards the Silver Armored Guard like a bolt of scarlet lightning. With a wave of its tiger claws, it sent out several sharp gusts of wind.
Those gusts of wind were like sharp blades, hissing through the air as they directly aimed at the face of the Silver Armored Guard. This was its special skill called "Wind-Splitting Claws", extremely fierce and vicious, intending to tear the Silver Armored Guard apart in one go.
Seeing this, the Silver Armored Guard shifted his steps and executed the "Spiritual Step Shift". His figure flickered and he managed to avoid the fierce gusts of wind.
Immediately, he gave the long spear a shake, and the tip of the spear twirled out several spear blossoms, like silver lotuses blooming one after another. He shouted,"Watch my move,'Silver Lotus Thrust'!"
The tip of the spear, carrying the radiance of spiritual power, stabbed fiercely towards the abdomen of the Scarlet Blood Tiger at an extremely fast speed, and the sound of it cutting through the wind whistled loudly.
However, the Scarlet Blood Tiger was unhurried. It leaped up into the air, jumping several zhang high, and easily dodged this attack.
When it landed, the Scarlet Blood Tiger made another fierce pounce, opening its huge mouth wide and biting towards the neck of the Silver Armored Guard. If this bite landed firmly, the Silver Armored Guard would probably lose his life on the spot.
The Silver Armored Guard quickly held the long spear horizontally and blocked it in front of him. At the same time, he channeled spiritual power into it, and the spear immediately glowed with a layer of golden light, forming a protective shield.
With a loud "clang", the sharp teeth of the Scarlet Blood Tiger bit onto the spear, sending sparks flying everywhere.
The Silver Armored Guard felt a sharp numbness in his arms and his body sank more than ten inches into the ground. He gritted his teeth and held on with all his might.
Jiang Li watched from the side and thought to himself,"This Scarlet Blood Tiger is extremely fierce. Although the Silver Armored Guard can hold it off for the time being, he may not be able to endure for long. I'll harass it from time to time so that I can find an opportunity to slay it."
With this in mind, Jiang Li seized the right moment and quietly approached. With a wave of his Molin Sword in his hand, a spiritual power sword qi shot towards the tail of the Scarlet Blood Tiger.
The sword qi was extremely fast and reached the tail of the Scarlet Blood Tiger in the blink of an eye.
The Scarlet Blood Tiger sensed the attack from behind. Its tail lashed out suddenly, like a steel whip, towards the sword qi, smashing the sword qi to pieces and dissipating it in the air.
However, this also distracted it a little. Taking advantage of this, the Silver Armored Guard thrust out his spear again, aiming directly at the left eye of the Scarlet Blood Tiger. This thrust was at a tricky angle and with great speed.
The Scarlet Blood Tiger tilted its head to the left to avoid the vital part, but its cheek was still slashed by the tip of the spear, and blood immediately flowed out.
It let out a furious roar, shaking down a large number of pinecones. Jiang Li was also dizzy from the sound. The Scarlet Blood Tiger then turned around and pounced towards the Silver Armored Guard, continuously waving its two claws, with its claws flailing wildly. In an instant, numerous claw shadows appeared, covering the Silver Armored Guard like a blanket.
The Silver Armored Guard stepped back, and the long spear in his hand spun rapidly, forming a spiritual power vortex that blocked those claw shadows one after another. He shouted loudly,"Well done! Watch my 'Vortex Defense'!"
However, the attacks of the Scarlet Blood Tiger came wave after wave without a moment's pause.
Gradually, the Silver Armored Guard began to feel that he was getting out of his depth. Several cuts were slashed on his body by the tiger's claws, and blood seeped out, staining his clothes red.
Seeing that the Scarlet Blood Tiger was still so fierce, he made up his mind, took a deep breath, and the spiritual power on his body shone brightly. His muscles bulged even more, and he roared loudly,"Qi and Blood Combustion!"
This was an advanced move of the "Qi and Blood Body Expansion" cultivation method, which could greatly enhance one's strength in a short period of time. After the Silver Armored Guard executed this move, he seemed to turn into a burning furnace, emitting a scorching aura.
Holding the long spear, he charged towards the Scarlet Blood Tiger like a fierce tiger descending the mountain. With a wave of the long spear, the illusory spiritual power spear shadows stabbed towards the Scarlet Blood Tiger with astonishing power."Take my move,'Combustion Spear Shadows'!"
The Scarlet Blood Tiger felt this powerful attack and didn't dare to underestimate it. Its eyes widened, and it spat out a scarlet flame from its mouth, meeting the spiritual power spear shadows. This flame was its natal demonic fire,"Scarlet Flame that Burns the Sky". It had an extremely high temperature, and wherever it passed, the air seemed to be ignited.
With a deafening "Boom!", the spiritual power spear shadows collided with the "Scarlet Flame that Burns the Sky", unleashing a powerful impact that spread out in all directions.
The surrounding trees were uprooted by this impact, and the ground was also cracked with numerous fissures.
Both the Silver Armored Guard and the Scarlet Blood Tiger were sent flying backward by the impact and fell heavily to the ground.
The Silver Armored Guard spat out blood, his aura weakened, the spiritual light on his body dimmed, and he lay motionless on the side.
The Scarlet Blood Tiger wasn't in a much better state either. There were hundreds of cuts on its body, with blood gushing out. It lay on the ground, gasping for breath, yet the fierce look in its eyes remained undiminished.
Seeing this situation, Jiang Li knew that the opportunity had come. He raised his hand and formed a hand seal, gathering his soul power at the fingertips. A "Soul Piercing Thrust" was aimed at the Scarlet Blood Tiger.
The Scarlet Blood Tiger felt a stabbing pain in its soul. Its tiger eyes flickered, and its head throbbed with pain. For a moment, it was choked for breath. Then, its eyes were in extreme pain, as if ten thousand steel needles were stabbing them at the same time. Just as it was about to open its mouth and roar, a dart flew over and went straight into its mouth, piercing its throat.
"Huh! Cough!"
Immediately after that, Jiang Li gathered a "Soul-Destroying Break" at his brow, and a stream of light shot out, directly hitting the tiger's head.
"Roar!!"
The Scarlet Blood Tiger only felt that its mind had turned into a mess. Its soul couldn't withstand such a powerful impact and shattered on the spot. Then its tiger body fell to the ground.
Jiang Li rushed forward with several quick steps. He raised the Molin Sword in his hand high and poured all of his spiritual power into it.
Suddenly, the Molin Sword shone brightly, and a huge spiritual power sword shadow took shape. It slashed fiercely at the Scarlet Blood Tiger lying on the ground.
This sword strike contained all of Jiang Li's strength and was combined with his self-created move,"Earth-Splitting Slash". It was extremely fast and reached the top of the Scarlet Blood Tiger's head in the blink of an eye.
The Scarlet Blood Tiger sensed the incoming attack, but it was already powerless to resist. It finally opened its eyes and watched as the spiritual power sword shadow fell towards it.
At this moment, it finally realized that the person who had been using soul power all along was Jiang Li. But hadn't he been crippled by the master? With this final doubt in its mind...
"Puff!"
The spiritual power sword shadow slashed at the neck of the Scarlet Blood Tiger. The Scarlet Blood Tiger, which was usually thick-skinned and tough, was actually chopped into two pieces directly.
The Scarlet Blood Tiger didn't even have time to let out a shrill scream. Its head rolled a couple of times on the ground, and the light in its eyes gradually faded away until it finally died.
Jiang Li picked up the tiger's head, intending to study how Wang Qianyuan had turned into a Scarlet Blood Tiger. Suddenly, the Moyuan Sword vibrated unexpectedly, and a ball of white light floated out from the tiger's head and rushed into his chest.
"Hmm?"
It was the first time that the Moyuan Sword had taken in a soul on its own initiative. However, this time was different from when it dealt with Ling Zuo. Back then, it spat out the soul after taking it in, but this time, it swallowed it without any reaction.
But it didn't matter. The spy had been eliminated, and Jiang Zhenting had lost a small guard team. It was just like Young Master Ying eating Chinese prickly ash– a total win.
Looking at the severed limbs and bones scattered around, Jiang Li knew that this wasn't a place to stay for long.
He turned around and was just about to leave when, after taking just a few steps, he was bound by a powerful spiritual power. Jiang Li was shocked in his heart.
Just as he was about to ask who it was, someone said,"This kid seems to be someone from the Jiang family."
The man in the black robe fixed his eyes on Jiang Li and looked him up and down. A cold and sinister smile flashed in his eyes."Oh? A member of the Jiang family? Hehe, that's rather interesting.
It seems that today is a godsend opportunity. We can not only clean up this mess but also take a hostage from the Jiang family back with us. Maybe we can even reap some benefits from the Jiang family."
After saying that, the man sneered and slowly rode his horse over to Jiang Li. He grabbed Jiang Li by the collar and lifted him onto the horse's back.
"Kid, come with us quietly!"
[This person is probably a Martial Lord!] Feeling the spiritual power emanating from this person, Jiang Li felt a sense of powerlessness.
At this moment, another person came running over, looking panicked as he reported,"Oh no! The reinforcements from the imperial court will be here soon. We have to retreat quickly!"
Hearing this, the man in the black robe's face immediately changed."Retreat!"
Without hesitation, he spurred his horse on and, with Jiang Li and two of his subordinates, quickly galloped away into the distance.
The horse's hooves kicked up a cloud of dust, and soon they disappeared over the horizon.