Lu Yang held his sword in one hand while grabbing Qi Wu by the neck and throwing him backward. "There's a door behind you! Hurry and run!"
In the blink of an eye, Qi Wu was thrown three or four meters away. Just as he was about to hit the ground, an invisible force lifted him up, allowing him to land safely.
"Thank you for saving me, Immortal!"
Without wasting a moment, he quickly led A Yue and the others to escape, showing no hesitation at all.
They couldn’t figure out the cultivation levels of Lu Yang and the tiger demon. They only knew that when cultivators fought, regardless of the outcome, it would definitely affect the surroundings. With their mortal bodies, just a brush with that kind of power could leave them bedridden for life or buried underground.
The tiger demon's fur stood on end, and the "king" character on its forehead glowed slightly as it prepared to tear Lu Yang apart, its attacks becoming even more ferocious.
"I'll help you!"
The two mountain gods made some noise. One held a scripture, looking refined, while the other radiated light, resembling a legendary monk who had achieved enlightenment!
Man Gu lifted the scripture in his hand, feeling it was too light. He put it away and pulled out two copies of the "Great Xia Dictionary."
"This feels good."
Man Gu had been taught since childhood that the barbarian tribe was a fighting race. Weapons could take any form; anything could become a weapon, and you should use whatever was handy.
Right now, the most handy thing was the books.
"Knowledge is power!"
He held the two dictionaries like they were bricks and smashed them against the tiger demon's forehead. The tiger demon was momentarily stunned, having never seen such a weapon before.
Meng Jingzhou needed no weapon; his body was the strongest weapon. He transformed into a golden figure and charged at the tiger demon. The ghost behind the tiger demon let out a shriek as its body began to sizzle and smoke.
Pure Yang spiritual roots were particularly effective against ghosts!
The ghost, terrified, no longer obeyed the tiger demon's commands and fled the temple, disappearing into the rain.
The tiger demon had never been this angry before.
It didn’t want to clash with the cultivators, but that didn’t mean it feared them. It could easily tear apart these clueless kids and escape to another place, where no one could find it.
What a shame for Song Mountain, this treasure of a location.
Thinking of this, the tiger demon stopped holding back. Its tail swept toward Lu Yang with a howling sound. If Lu Yang continued to attack, he would surely end up seriously injured!
Lu Yang made a quick decision, sheathing his sword and retreating. The tiger's tail slammed into the ground, shaking the entire temple.
The three of them looked serious. "It's already forming a golden dan shadow!"
To form a golden dan, a cultivator must first condense a golden dan shadow. The golden dan then transforms from virtual to real, marking the official entry into the golden dan stage.
The tiger demon was clearly in the process of forming a dan, and its strength was extraordinary!
"I am a half-step golden dan expert! A bunch of foundation-building kids dare to hurt me!"
"Half-step golden dan?" Lu Yang looked at Meng Jingzhou, who hadn’t mentioned this term before.
Meng Jingzhou explained, "It means they haven't formed a dan yet but think they’re something special and can't be compared to foundation-building cultivators, so they try to push themselves into the golden dan stage. The golden dan stage doesn’t even look at them, which is pretty pitiful."
Kind-hearted Man Gu added, "It's normal for Brother Lu not to know. The senior brothers and sisters in our sect scoff at this term. Those who form a dan don’t need to go from virtual to real; only common folks do that. They go straight to forming a dan."
Honest Lu Yang looked at the tiger demon with pity. "It really is pitiful."
The tiger demon grew even angrier, its eyes bloodshot. Its proud cultivation was belittled by these three kids.
The worst part was that this was their true opinion!
At least they were pretending!
The tiger demon released its pressure, trying to suppress the three of them.
However, to its surprise, the three were unaffected. Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou even laughed, "We've endured the pressure from ancient dragon-blooded Nascent Soul demons. How could we be influenced by you?"
Man Gu was even less affected. The blood of the ancient barbarian tribe made him fearless of any pressure. The barbarian tribe had been rampant in ancient times, relying on their fearlessness.
Emphasizing their wild nature.
The tiger demon gave up trying to stand like a human and lowered its front limbs, crawling on the ground, its chin close to the floor, staring intently at the three of them.
Boom—
The tiger demon pushed off with its powerful hind legs, like a cannonball, crashing toward the three. Lu Yang barely managed to block the tiger demon's claws with his sword held across his chest.
Lu Yang spun back to absorb the tiger demon's force.
Unlike the previous skin-wearing ghost, whose advantage lay in its trickiness and was not good at attacking, the tiger demon was different.
The demon race was known for its physical strength, and the tiger demon’s cultivation level was almost a whole grade above the three. For Lu Yang to block this attack without getting hurt was quite impressive.
Meng Jingzhou and Man Gu attacked from the left and right, flanking the tiger demon. The runes in its blood flickered, transforming into a gust of wind, flying above the two and delivering a fierce scratch.
Clouds from the dragon, winds from the tiger; the tiger demon was born to control wind-based spells, a natural ability from its bloodline!
Meng Jingzhou couldn't leverage any force in the air and met the tiger demon's paw. Man Gu protected his chest with the dictionary, but half of it was crushed by the tiger demon's attack.
Lu Yang took advantage of the moment to strike with his sword, moving forward like lightning. In an instant, he was in front of the tiger demon, stabbing out several times. Unfortunately, the tiger demon's fur was too thick, and Lu Yang's sword couldn't pierce it.
Just as the tiger demon was about to laugh, mocking Lu Yang for underestimating himself, it suddenly felt several bursts of sword energy erupting from within, causing it to bleed profusely.
The bursts came from the very spots Lu Yang had stabbed!
Dark energy sword qi!
Lu Yang didn’t need to pierce the opponent; he aimed to inject the sword energy into the tiger demon's body!
This was where the demon race fell short compared to physical cultivators. The demon's strong exterior was just a facade; its internal organs and blood were extremely fragile!
The tiger demon retreated, not wanting to clash with Lu Yang's sword head-on anymore.
But Lu Yang was relentless. He raised his sword, which the tiger demon dodged, and pulled out a fried dough stick, smashing it against the tiger demon's head!
The tiger demon could have dodged, but seeing Lu Yang pull out a fried dough stick, it relaxed, thinking how childish Lu Yang was, fighting with whatever came to hand in a panic.
Then it got stunned.
What kind of fried dough stick was this!
Meng Jingzhou transformed into a mountain and took advantage of the tiger demon's moment of confusion to charge at its waist. The tiger demon, seemingly cunning and experienced, was actually full of flaws.
It believed in avoiding fights; it would run if it could, and had hardly ever fought anyone since its cultivation began.
The tiger demon stumbled from the impact, and Man Gu struck at its eye, but the tiger demon quickly turned its face away, hitting its cheek instead, causing some fur to come off.
The tiger demon instinctively swung its tail, hitting Man Gu. Man Gu pushed off the tail and didn’t get hurt much.
Lu Yang quickly stabbed out several times, using the fried dough stick to hit a few more times, forcing the tiger demon to keep retreating.
After this exchange, the three of them had gained the upper hand.
The tiger demon realized that although the opponents were young and had low cultivation, they showed remarkable depth and must have a powerful backing, leading it to consider retreating.
The three wouldn’t let the tiger demon escape. If they let it go today, who knows how many people it would harm tomorrow.
They couldn't let it get away!
"Don't bully us too much!"
The tiger demon roared in fury, and the three sensed its determination to fight to the death, becoming cautious.
The tiger demon's eyes widened as it roared toward the outside of the temple, using its last resort: "Wife, someone is trying to kill me!"
(End of Chapter)