Chapter 1087: The Resurgence of the Bizarre Relic, Ferocious Beast Attacks the City!!_1

"Heeheehee!"

A sinister laugh echoed throughout the entire hospital room.

"Crack—"

"Crack!"

Crisp sounds gradually arose as the bead that sealed Gu developed a series of fine cracks, each snap piercing Xue Can's body like needles.

"Damn it!"

Xue Can's face filled with terror and urgency as he quickly tried to muster his spiritual power to rise from the hospital bed and prevent Gu's bony fingers from breaking free. However, he had already been severely injured by Luo Yu, and having just taken a painkiller, he couldn't muster any strength.

"Someone, someone help!!!" Xue Can bellowed.

His cries only echoed within the room, shrouded in red light, with no response or movement from outside.

Xue Can could only watch in horror as more and more cracks appeared on the transparent bead, the red light in the room growing more viscid, the air reeking with an evil stench.

"Keep calling, your shouting is useless." An old, sinister voice came from inside the bead, smug as if an evil spirit had awakened from hell, "I've waited so long for this chance, do you think I'd let you struggle?"

"Who are you, what the hell are you?" Xue Can strained to press the call button by the bed, but it was futile; his expression drastically changed, his features panicking.

"Greedy little fellow, if it weren't for your moment of greed that made you keep me, and if I had truly ended up in the hands of some powerful cultivators, it would have indeed been a bit troublesome for me to escape."

As soon as the sinister voice faded, a loud bang signalled the complete shattering of the transparent bead, with fragments shooting into the walls.

"Aoow—"

A tiger's roar came from within Gu.

"Hum—"

Tadpole-shaped runes on the surface of Gu shone, seemingly preventing whatever was inside from fully awakening.

"Two thousand years, do you know how I've endured these two thousand years? Ying Zheng, your runes can no longer suppress this Lord."

"Break!"

All the tadpole runes dimmed instantly, turning into countless golden specks that disappeared within the hospital room.

The entire Gu glowed with a thick blood light, a black shadow spreading from it. It was a black tiger with dark manes, gray pupils, and a blood-soaked 'king' character on its forehead that seemed to wail with thousands of resentful souls.

"I'm free, this Lord is free, hahaha."

"Ah..."

Xue Can rolled off the bed, unleashing all his potential in a life or death moment, opening his Domain with his wounded body, desperately trying to flee toward the door.

"Leaving?"

"Do you think you can escape?"

A black vortex formed as Black Tiger's shadow opened its mouth. Xue Can's Domain shattered in an instant, and he rapidly fell backward, sucked back in.

"You... If you dare kill me, Great Xia will never let you go." Xue Can pleaded in panic.

The Black Tiger's shadow didn't continue to devour but pressed Xue Can to the hospital room floor with its paw, its gray eyes showing contempt.

"I've been with you long enough to know what you are. Self-interest above all, never caring about your own country."

"Thinking of your country now that you're about to die, threatening me with it? Ridiculous."

"Someone like you, more disgusting than even us dark paths."

"No, don't kill me!!!" Xue Can trembled all over, sensing a terrifying presence. He felt that although the Black Tiger's current aura wasn't strong, not quite matching his own at his peak, it held a much higher rank.

The thought of the tiger saying it hadn't died even after being sealed for two thousand years sent shivers down his spine.

"Kill you?"

"Of course, I can't kill you."

"I'm in need of a body, so I'll make do with your filthy vessel for now."

"What are you going to do!" Xue Can stammered.

"Capture!"

Coldness flashed through the Black Tiger's gray eyes, and a vortex appeared in its mouth.

Xue Can's Divine Spirit was forcefully extracted from his body, then a blood-colored 'king' character flew out of the Black Tiger's forehead and hit the Divine Spirit.

The Divine Spirit immediately stilled and started to bow to the Black Tiger.

"Master."

"Hmph."

Black Tiger sneered in disdain, "If I didn't need an assistant upon breaking free, you wouldn't even qualify as my Wraith."

With that said, it turned into a puff of black smoke and entered Xue Can's body.

Xue Can's Divine Spirit stood frozen in place, motionless, awaiting instructions. Although he still had thoughts, he could only watch helplessly as the Black Tiger's shadow took over his body, utterly at the mercy of the invader.

"Swoosh."

The "Xue Can" lying on the ground opened his eyes, which were ancient, as if they had witnessed countless years.

"Fool, what are you doing standing there, help me up." Black Tiger realized he was still laying on the floor and roared furiously.

Xue Can's Divine Spirit made a motion to help but passed straight through.

"Hmph."

Black Tiger frowned,

"Useless!"

"So weak you can't even touch things, what use do I have for you? So many years of cultivation and it's all gone to the dogs?"

Black Tiger, now in possession of the body, opened its mouth and swallowed Xue Can's soul, now turned Wraith.

After circulating spiritual power for a while to recover, it got up, cleaned up the mess in the room, and then lay back down on the hospital bed, retracting the red light that enshrouded the entire room.

The process was quick, from Black Tiger breaking the seal to taking over the body, less than ten minutes had passed, and the world outside was none the wiser; everything was already over.

"Xue Can" lay on the hospital bed, shifted his shoulder, and bared his teeth in a wicked smile.

"Ying Zheng you little brat, two thousand years have passed, and you're all gone now; it's Tiger Lord's world now."

"It's just that this vessel is still too crappy, definitely needs to be replaced soon."