Chapter 348: Crazed Liuli

Jin Yunlie was stunned. "How do you know?"

Clang—

Liu Li's palm trembled.

The longsword in her hand slipped, fell, and hummed as it hit a stone.

She herself staggered backward several steps.

She mumbled to herself, lost in thought.

"It's him! It really is him!"

The Heaven-Devouring Tiger was bewildered and muttered, "Why is it him again?"

For a moment, it even wondered if Jiang Fan was its young master's nemesis.

"Where is he? Where is he???"

After a moment of absentmindedness, the anger in Liu Li's eyes visibly surged.

Upon reaching its peak, it erupted into a volcanic scream.

Jin Yunlie quickly pointed in the direction of Myriad Sword City, where Jiang Fan had fled.

Liu Li's face was completely contorted with rage.

Clutching her supreme-grade magic sword, she burst forward in pursuit.

The Heaven-Devouring Tiger's expression changed. "Young Master, calm down!"

It made to follow her, but then realized Jin Yunlie was still there, not yet dealt with.

It quickly asked, "What should we do with him?"

Hearing this, Jin Yunlie's heart pounded wildly, and he quickly pleaded for mercy:

"My lords, I am the Grand Elder of the Righteous Thunder Sect. I hold a high position and can provide your demon race with a lot of information."

"Spare my life, and you certainly won't suffer any losses."

He was actually prepared to surrender to the demon race and become an informant!

Moreover, his status was extremely high.

The intelligence he could gather would all be core secrets.

It was possible he could help the demon race win a crucial battle.

The Heaven-Devouring Tiger was tempted.

Such a high-ranking human spy would be of immense value.

Liu Li, however, didn't turn back and coldly ordered, "Kill him!"

The Heaven-Devouring Tiger said, "Young Master, keeping him would be greatly useful."

But Liu Li firmly retorted, "Someone who would betray their own kind, do you dare to use them?"

This made the Heaven-Devouring Tiger's heart stiffen.

As the saying goes, if they are not of our kind, their hearts must be different.

If this person wasn't loyal to his own human race, how could he be loyal to the demon race?

He could return to the human camp at any time.

If he were to turn against them then, it would likely be the demon race that suffered a great loss.

Thus, its tiger eyes turned cold.

It raised a sharp claw and fiercely swiped across his neck.

"No..."

The shrill scream abruptly ceased.

The venerable Grand Elder of the Righteous Thunder Sect met his end.

If only he hadn't coveted Xu Qingyang's supreme-grade magic sword, he wouldn't have encountered the Heaven-Devouring Tiger here.

And he certainly wouldn't have died here.

The Heaven-Devouring Tiger then caught up with Liu Li, carrying her on its back as it sped towards Myriad Sword City.

In only a moment, Liu Li's gaze sharply shot towards a patch of forest.

There, a residual image flickered rapidly through the trees.

A mask with the character "One" carved on it appeared and disappeared.

Who else could it be but Shadow Guard Number One?

Liu Li gritted her teeth and let out a long, angry laugh. "You had a path to heaven but chose not to walk it! You insisted on forcing your way into a hell with no gate!"

"Shadow Guard Number One, your retribution has come!"

"Catch him!"

The Heaven-Devouring Tiger leaped, pursuing him at an astonishing speed.

However, suddenly, it looked gravely towards Myriad Sword City.

It said in a deep voice, "Not good, that old man Xu Qingyang is here!"

"And he's not alone!"

Liu Li's expression changed.

She urgently said, "Quick! Finish this swiftly!"

"If you can capture him alive, do so! If you can't, then... then kill him!"

A hint of suspicion flashed in the Heaven-Devouring Tiger's eyes.

Why did the Young Master hesitate when it came to killing him?

Regardless, this person had to be stopped.

He absolutely could not be allowed to meet up with Xu Qingyang.

Whoosh—

The Heaven-Devouring Tiger was a peak Core Formation ninth-layer entity, comparable to a Grand Elder of the Nine Sects, and a top-tier one at that.

Furthermore, as a demon beast, its speed naturally far surpassed that of humans.

Therefore, even with Jiang Fan employing his movement technique to its utmost, he couldn't escape.

A moment later, the Heaven-Devouring Tiger let out a roar, leaping forward and crashing through a large section of the forest.

Its massive body blocked Jiang Fan's path.

Then, with a fierce turn of its head, its enormous, lantern-like tiger eyes glared menacingly at Jiang Fan, and it said darkly:

"Kid, you're quite good at running!"

Even chasing a human at the Core Formation mid-stage wasn't this exhausting!

Jiang Fan's heart pounded wildly.

What's going on?

He had been running for so long, why was he still caught?

Gazing at the terrifying giant tiger before him, Jiang Fan's mind raced, and he cupped his hands.

"Senior Demon King, I was just looking for you."

"I discovered that the Grand Elder and disciples of the Righteous Thunder Sect were excavating your treasures."

The Heaven-Devouring Tiger's mouth curled slightly.

This kid was playing the thief who cries "stop thief"!

"So I should thank you?"

From the Heaven-Devouring Tiger's back, a furious Liu Li, gritting her teeth, emerged from its furry hide.

Her small fists were clenched tightly, and she stared intensely at Jiang Fan.

It was as if she were looking at a mortal enemy from a past life.

Jiang Fan's heart sank.

This woman was here too!

But he still maintained a calm expression and cupped his hands, saying:

"Princess, as we're acquainted, I'm telling you this important information."

"If you arrive too late, I fear it will be too late."

Heh!

Liu Li sneered, raising the longsword in her hand. "Dog man, look at this!"

"Not a single truthful word comes from your mouth!"

Xu Qingyang's sword?

Didn't that mean she had already been to Mount Bija, and Jin Yunlie had likely met with misfortune?

And his nonsense, she had already seen through it?

Thinking of this, he still showed no change in expression and said, "So Princess, you've already retrieved your belongings."

"That puts my mind at ease."

Seeing Jiang Fan's blatant denial, Liu Li laughed in anger. "Enough with the nonsense!"

"Return all my things!"

Jiang Fan had a helpless expression. "Alright."

He took out a transparent demon core from his embrace. "Wasn't it just me keeping a Mirage Demon Core for you?"

"Is that why you're chasing me like this?"

Liu Li was so furious she squeezed the sword in her hand until it creaked, and she snapped, "Are you still playing dumb?"

"Everything I buried under the stone, every single item, spit it all out!"

Jiang Fan feigned a look of realization. "Oh, are you talking about this?"

He took the crystal bow from his shoulder.

Suddenly, he nocked a crystal arrow and shot it towards Liu Li.

The power of a supreme-grade magical artifact was incomparably strong.

Carrying blade-breaking power, it pierced through the sky.

In an instant, it shot towards Liu Li's face.

However, a giant tiger paw, like a door panel, swept forcefully and knocked the crystal arrow away.

Ferocious light exploded in the Heaven-Devouring Tiger's eyes, and it roared, "Young Master, this brat is stalling for time!"

"Don't waste words on him, just kill him first!"

Liu Li was now trembling with rage.

"You used my bow and arrow to shoot me?"

"I won't let you off!"

"Capture him alive for me!"

The Heaven-Devouring Tiger stumbled.

At a time like this, still capture him alive?

However, with the Young Master's command, it could not disobey.

Its tiger body trembled, and it pounced with the force of Mount Tai collapsing.

Jiang Fan's heart was greatly shaken.

He decisively pulled out the purple sword.

The Heaven-Devouring Tiger, having suffered before, its eyelids twitched; it had experienced the power of this sword.

It had even severed its claw.

However, as a demon beast of extremely high intelligence, its reaction speed could not be underestimated.

Just as Jiang Fan drew his purple sword, it opened its mouth and let out a tiger's roar.

The incomparably powerful roar instantly formed a violent wave of air, shattering the surrounding forest as if it were rotten wood.

Jiang Fan was shaken so violently that his blood and qi surged, and his internal organs felt as if they were shattering.

His whole body went numb, and he stiffened on the spot, unable to move.

The Heaven-Devouring Tiger snorted coldly. "A mere human, still trying to directly contend with this King?"

In its view, for a Foundation Establishment realm human like Jiang Fan to dare shoot an arrow at it was already unprecedented.

Trying to directly inflict harm upon it, that was pure fantasy, utterly impossible.

Its tiger claw grabbed, intending to pin Jiang Fan to the ground!

But Jiang Fan did not surrender.