Chapter 68: The Ultimate Attack.

Chapter 68: The Ultimate Attack.

"BOOM!!!"

The Dark Devil Evil Tiger felt as if it had slammed into a mountain. Even though there was nothing visible in front of it, an invisible barrier blocked its escape.

The next moment, within a hundred meter radius, there was a sudden flicker.

Then, what had seemed like empty space just moments ago was now sealed off by a massive, dome shaped barrier, enclosing the area so tightly that not even air could pass through.

"I already knew you'd try to run."

Ye Cheng looked at the Dark Devil Evil Tiger, which had just smashed headfirst into the spirit power barrier he had quietly set up in advance. The beast was momentarily dazed, and Ye Cheng remained utterly unfazed.

Having read the original novel, Ye Cheng knew that this beast, despite being a soul beast, was incredibly cunning and had an outrageously broken ability set. If not for Tang San's protagonist plot armor, he would have been slaughtered in the original timeline.

"Ohhh! So this big tiger was actually trying to run away just now!" Ning Rongrong finally realized.

"Yeah, don't be fooled by its 50,000 year age. Its intelligence is no less than that of a 100,000 year soul beast just as crafty as a human." Ye Cheng nodded. "Most importantly, even though it's only 50,000 years old, its combat power far surpasses that of ordinary 100,000 year soul beasts."

"That strong?!"

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing gasped in amazement.

It truly lived up to its reputation as a soul beast on par with the Six Winged Angel.

At that moment, the Dark Devil Evil Tiger shook its head, snapping out of its dazed state. It reached out its claws to scratch at the spirit barrier in front of it. Feeling the solid, condensed spirit power, it immediately realized that breaking free wouldn't be easy.

Now trapped, it had no choice but to fight to the death.

With that in mind, it slowly turned around, locking its blood red eyes on Ye Cheng and the two girls.

Its massive Evil God Hook gradually lifted into the air, swaying gently behind it. Each movement distorted the surrounding air, leaving behind eerie, warped light ripples.

Its body was pitch black, yet the energy it radiated was a sinister gray, exuding an overwhelming aura of pure evil.

Now fully committed to battle, the Dark Devil Evil Tiger moved forward cautiously, taking slow steps toward Ye Cheng. Its blood red eyes were filled with extreme vigilance, its posture tense. Each step it took was deliberately slowed, while its aura grew more overwhelming by the second.

A fight to the death was inevitable.

Yet, in contrast to the tiger's cautious stance, Ye Cheng remained completely unfazed.

He still stood there, left hand holding the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda, its divine radiance shielding both Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.

Finally

When the Dark Devil Evil Tiger was only twenty or thirty meters away, it stopped.

There was no roar, no aggressive movement just an eerie, deathly calm.

Ye Cheng met its chilling gaze, sensing its sharp intellect.

It was searching for an opening.

Unfortunately, the gap in power between them was far too great.

This fight had already been decided from the start.

The next moment, the Dark Devil Evil Tiger unleashed its full power.

Its Evil God Hook swung violently, generating layers of twisting ripples that blocked Ye Cheng's spiritual lock on.

At the same time, its gray aura suddenly flared up, expanding outward in a massive explosion, spreading hundreds of meters in all directions, engulfing itself along with Ye Cheng's group.

"So it's really going all out now, huh?"

Ye Cheng's eyes narrowed slightly.

Realizing the massive gap in power, the Dark Devil Evil Tiger knew that the longer the battle dragged on, the worse its odds became.

So it activated its domain ability at full strength!

ROAR!!!

The Dark Devil Evil Tiger let out a ferocious roar as spheres of gray light formed around its body, rapidly condensing before being launched at Ye Cheng like deadly projectiles.

This was one of its strongest attacks Dark Devil Evil Thunder.

It fused its spirit power and evil energy into a single devastating force before unleashing it all at once.

A combination of Wind, Thunder, and Evil attributes, this attack was an area of effect annihilation technique.

Ye Cheng's response?

Simple.

Raising his free hand, he manifested the Feihong Sword, then casually swung it down in a single slash.

He didn't even use spirit rings to enhance the strike just pure martial soul power.

Yet, the sword energy it unleashed was nothing short of terrifying.

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM !!!

Like a rolling thunderstorm, the sheer shockwaves of the attack devastated the surrounding area.

Countless trees were reduced to splinters.

Fortunately, the other soul beasts in the area had already fled in terror, narrowly avoiding becoming collateral damage.

Meanwhile, Ye Cheng remained unmoved, left hand still holding the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda, its protective glow shielding Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing from any harm.

On the other hand

The Dark Devil Evil Tiger was blown backward, slamming through dozens of trees before finally crashing to the ground.

A deep, gaping wound now ran across its body, exposing bone and muscle tissue.

Despite its heaven defying talent, it was still too weak to resist even a casual sword strike from Ye Cheng.

Not only had its Dark Devil Evil Thunder been completely neutralized, but it had also suffered a serious injury.

A massive pool of gray blood seeped out beneath it, while its blood red eyes dimmed slightly, its breathing labored.

With each wheezing breath, grayish liquid oozed from its seven orifices.

That sword strike had cut straight through its chest, extending all the way down to its abdomen

It had nearly been cleaved in half.

Seeing the beast lying there motionless, seemingly on the brink of death, Ye Cheng sneered.

He had held back on purpose

So he knew for a fact that the wound wasn't fatal.

This tiger was faking it.

"Trying to play dead? Let's see how long you can keep that up."

Ye Cheng lifted his sword and launched another slash.

Sure enough

Sensing the incoming lethal threat, the Dark Devil Evil Tiger suddenly sprang to life.

Its dimmed eyes instantly shone with renewed clarity, and with a furious roar, it ignored its wounds and charged at Ye Cheng at full speed!

Like a phantom, it teleported forward, appearing right in front of Ye Cheng in an instant.

"Oh? You actually dare to fight me head on?"

Ye Cheng raised an eyebrow.

But this time

He didn't use his sword.

Instead, he activated the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda's protective shield!

Radiant light burst forth !!!

BOOM!

With a miserable howl, the Dark Devil Evil Tiger was violently repelled, sent flying yet again.

But in midair

Its dormant Evil God Hook suddenly twitched

And transformed.

The previously curved hook straightened out, turning into a deadly lance.

At the same time

Its blood red eyes abruptly shifted to ghostly blue.

It no longer looked like a Dark Devil Evil Tiger.

At this moment

It bore an uncanny resemblance to Zhu Zhuqing's Netherworld Spirit Cat in Martial Soul True Body form.

All traces of fatigue vanished.

The gray energy around it darkened into pitch black mist as its entire body twisted in midair, lunging toward Ye Cheng like a storm cloud.

It seemed slow at first.

But the instant it launched its final strike

A tiny black speck appeared between them

Before erupting into a six meter wide black hole.

Ye Cheng immediately recognized it.

This was the Dark Devil Evil Tiger's ultimate kill move.

And having read the original novel, he had long since prepared for this moment.

(End of chapter.)

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