Becoming a Saint From the Iron Armor Skill

Chapter 385: Chapter 198: Mighty Tiger Capture

The leopard’s head was instantly severed, sending blood splattering.

The one who struck was one of the other two members of the team.

Liu Ruolan seemed to have anticipated this. Without breaking stride, she dashed further ahead.

Suddenly, a feeling made her glance back, only to see her brother, Liu Ruofeng, still in the large tree.

"Brother, why aren’t you leaving?"

Liu Ruofeng said, "You go on ahead. I’ll cover the rear."

Liu Ruofeng was a Perfect Martial Artist of the Muscle Strengthening Realm; with his formidable strength, he was naturally fearless.

"Alright." Liu Ruolan didn’t hesitate. With a quick reply, she hurried back the way they had come.

However, after running just a short distance, they were surrounded by a pack of wolves that had rushed over.

There were over ten wolves in the pack. They were incredibly fierce and used the dense forest for cover, making them extremely difficult to deal with.

The group had just managed to kill the wolves when they ran into two ferocious striped tigers.

Tigers were the kings of the mountain beasts. Using the forest as cover, even though all four in Liu Ruolan’s group were Muscle Strengthening Realm Martial Artists, they couldn’t finish them off quickly.

Zhan Xinwu, one of the team members, was careless for a moment and had his shoulder torn open by a tiger’s claw.

In the end, it was Liu Ruofeng, covering the rear, who shot one of the tigers dead with an arrow, allowing Liu Ruolan and the others to team up and kill the second one.

Killing the two striped tigers had cost them a significant amount of time, and more and more beasts were gathering.

The group was now completely surrounded by beasts.

From deep within the forest, the furious roars of a Red-eyed Striped Tiger echoed periodically!

Every time the roar sounded, the beasts grew more frenzied, charging the group with no fear of death.

Fortunately, they were Muscle Strengthening Realm Martial Artists, after all. With "Little Divine Arrow" Liu Ruofeng providing support from the trees with his Bow and Arrow, they could still handle the situation with ease and retreat calmly, even while besieged.

The trees and branches in the forest were dense and intertwined. Trying to leap from branch to branch would actually slow them down and consume a massive amount of Qi Blood Power.

In the entire team, only Liu Ruofeng was strong enough to traverse the treetops, and even so, he was conserving his energy.

In fact, it wasn’t just them. Even someone like Chen Cheng, whose Qi Blood Power was as profound as a blood ox, would have to stop and rest after leaping through the trees for a while, chewing on some old mountain ginseng to replenish his Qi Blood Power before continuing.

Liu Ruofeng occasionally fired an arrow or two to cover his teammates while thinking to himself:

’This Red-eyed Striped Tiger truly lives up to its reputation as a cunning Demon Beast. To think it can command so many beasts... No wonder it has been able to occupy Evil Tiger Ridge for so many years! If it stays hidden in the forest today, so be it. But if it dares to show its face, it will be the day it dies!’

...

On the other side, Wang Xiongzhang’s team was also besieged by beasts.

Initially, Wang Xiongzhang and his men, like Liu Ruofeng’s group, had chosen to retreat as their first option.

However, when they heard the Red-eyed Striped Tiger commanding the beasts with its roars, they changed their minds.

They decided to fight the beasts head-on while using Wang Xiongzhang’s Tracking Mink to hunt down the Red-eyed Striped Tiger.

This Tracking Mink possessed not only a keen sense of smell but also exceptionally sharp hearing.

It could pick out the Red-eyed Striped Tiger’s roar from the cacophony of the other beasts, allowing it to pinpoint its location.

Once they killed the Red-eyed Striped Tiger that was commanding them from the shadows, the other beasts would naturally retreat.

Their idea was sound, but they had grossly underestimated the number of beasts commanded by the Red-eyed Striped Tiger.

Over a hundred beasts, attacking under the cover of the dense forest, had plunged their team of eleven Small Success Martial Artists of the Muscle Strengthening Realm into a bitter struggle.

Especially as Liu Ruofeng’s team moved further away from the depths of Evil Tiger Ridge, the beasts from that area seemed to be gradually turning their attention toward them.

This gave Wang Xiongzhang and his men the overwhelming feeling that the beasts were endless.

With the exception of Wang Xiongzhang, almost everyone was wounded to some degree and looked quite battered.

"Let’s retreat too!" In the end, Wang Xiongzhang still chose to withdraw.

After all, it was getting late. Even if they could kill all the beasts, danger would increase after nightfall.

Furthermore, the Evil Tiger Ridge area wasn’t just home to Tier One Demon Beasts like the Red-eyed Striped Tiger; there were also more powerful Tier Two Demon Tigers.

If they disturbed a Tier Two Demon Tiger after dark, it would be even more dangerous.

Assessing the situation and retreating in a timely manner was the wisest course of action.

...

On the mountain peak, Chen Cheng watched the forest deep within Evil Tiger Ridge. He couldn’t help but feel a little surprised by the sudden, massive commotion.

Most Low Tier Demons acted purely on instinct.

Only Demons of Tier Four, Tier Five, or higher possessed greater Spiritual Wisdom.

But there were exceptions. The Tier One Demon Beast in Evil Tiger Ridge, the Red-eyed Striped Tiger, was clearly a Demon of considerable Spiritual Wisdom, given its ability to command other beasts.

’Should I go fish in troubled waters and kill those two Red-eyed Striped Tigers? Be the fisherman who reaps the rewards?’

Chen Cheng was once again struck by indecision.

With his strength, he could probably circle around and kill them easily while the Red-eyed Striped Tigers were busy dealing with Liu Ruofeng and Wang Xiongzhang’s groups.

From his current position, he wouldn’t even need to take a detour. He could just stroll over and perform a convenient Demon Slaying.

Afterward, he would have a legitimate excuse, claiming he was just returning from gathering herbs deep within Evil Tiger Ridge and happened to stumble upon the scene.

’What a coincidence, right?’

Neither Liu Ruofeng nor Wang Xiongzhang should have any objections.

A smile touched Chen Cheng’s face at this thought.

’This plan isn’t half bad!’

However, as his gaze swept over a valley deep in Evil Tiger Ridge, he suddenly changed his mind.

That valley was only a few miles from his position. Its trees were tall, and it was deep and vast.

After the Red-eyed Striped Tiger’s earth-shaking roars, that valley was the only place that remained silent.

’Forget it. There’s no need to steal the prize from Liu Ruofeng and Wang Xiongzhang. I need to think bigger. Perhaps my own opportunity awaits!’

Muttering to himself, Chen Cheng’s figure flickered and vanished into the forest.

A short while later, Chen Cheng arrived in a large tree at the edge of the valley and slightly regulated his breathing.

Leaping through the treetops, unrestrained and free, was indeed exhilarating!

But the cost was also steep, requiring a huge expenditure of Qi Blood Power.

Especially just now, moving to this valley at top speed while concealing his aura had consumed about five percent of his Qi Blood Power.

’The Red-eyed Striped Tiger is just a Tier One Demon Beast, yet it’s already so cunning. This Tier Two Demon Tiger is bound to be even craftier. I had no choice but to conceal my aura on the way here!’

He thought to himself as he pulled out a freshly picked old mountain ginseng and began to casually munch on it.

Before long, the entire old mountain ginseng was in his stomach, and Chen Cheng was once again brimming with vigor.

Then, with a flicker of his body, he descended from the tree, Long Saber in hand, and unleashed his Wind Chasing Saber Stance.

There was no wind in the valley. But when Chen Cheng arrived, a breeze stirred.

The man followed the saber, and the saber chased the momentum of the wind!

CRASH! SWOOSH!

Wherever the man and his saber passed, trees snapped and fell, leaves flew, and countless birds were startled into flight!

But there wasn’t a single beast in sight!

Outside the valley, it was natural to conceal his aura. But inside, he had to make a commotion to have any hope of flushing out the Tier Two Demon Tiger from such a vast valley.

After all, Chen Cheng didn’t have time to search every nook and cranny. The valley spanned several square miles; searching it piece by piece was unrealistic.

"ROAR!"

Just as Chen Cheng neared the center of the valley, an enraged roar suddenly erupted.

The sound was deafening, echoing to the heavens. The entire valley trembled, and the roar quickly spread throughout all of Evil Tiger Ridge!

Chen Cheng sheathed his saber and stopped. Before him was a deep, dark pool. On a massive rock above it, a huge, pure white tiger, about ten feet long, was glaring at him with a pair of crimson eyes.

’A Red-eyed White Tiger, a Tier Two Demon Beast. Its combat power far exceeds that of a Perfect Martial Artist of the Muscle Strengthening Realm, comparable to a Martial Artist at Small Success in Bone Forging Realm!’

Recalling the description he had read in the Demon Beast Atlas, Chen Cheng smiled faintly.

Being so disdained by a mere human, the Red-eyed White Tiger was undoubtedly furious!

It threw its head back and let out another deafening roar, then stomped its four paws on the ground and leaped high into the air.

With that single leap, it soared dozens of feet into the air, pouncing down on Chen Cheng from above.

Before its massive body even arrived, it had already kicked up a vicious, razor-sharp gale that enveloped the area dozens of feet around where Chen Cheng stood.

Where the gale passed, trees snapped, and even the ground sank slightly!

Chen Cheng stood tall and unmoving, like a mountain, but he was slightly surprised inside.

’This pounce from the Red-eyed White Tiger is actually comparable to the Momentum unleashed by a Martial Artist. Its power is at least that of the Momentum unleashed by a Perfect Martial Artist of the Muscle Strengthening Realm at full strength. The strength of a Tier Two Demon Beast is truly extraordinary!’

But, before Chen Cheng, Momentum of this level was far from enough!

"Get down here!"

With a soft shout, Chen Cheng’s figure shot upward like a plant being plucked from the earth. In an instant, he was dozens of feet in the air, even higher than the Red-eyed White Tiger.

His hands formed into claws as he reached for the Red-eyed White Tiger’s neck!

Dragon Eagle Captures the Tiger!

Powerful Claw Stance!

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