Chapter 42: Ten Oxen Strength Pill

Before the three could react, they heard the sound of trees collapsing amidst the rain, as if something was speeding through the downpour, rushing towards their location.

Boom—

The large creature in the rain didn't slow down, crashing directly into a wall of the mountain god temple. The temple was now in danger of collapsing at any moment!

A striped tiger, slightly smaller than the previous tiger demon, blocked the three. Though smaller in size, it exuded an even fiercer aura!

There was a male and a female, two tigers, in this mountain!

This was a situation no one had anticipated.

Information about the松山 demons was too scarce; previously, it wasn't even certain if there were any demons hiding here, let alone two.

"Wife, let's attack together," the male tiger demon said. The female tiger demon's strength was only slightly inferior to his, possessing a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation. With the two demons against three humans, victory was assured.

"Useless," the female tiger demon muttered, making the male tiger demon feel deeply ashamed.

As the two demons attacked simultaneously, the three humans immediately felt a significant increase in pressure.

"Attack the one with the sword; he's the hardest to deal with," roared the male tiger demon.

Meng Jingzhou was instantly displeased, rushing to the forefront to assert his presence. "What do you mean? Am I not as good as him?"

"I thought you, as a demon, had some discernment, but it turns out you're not only afraid of your wife but also can't even judge the strength of your enemies. You're a disgrace to demons! With this level of skill, you dare to claim this mountain as your territory? Look at my golden body—it's as hard as nails, unrivaled in defense at my level. You can't possibly break my defense..."

The male tiger demon paused. "Attack the one glowing gold; he's the most talkative."

With a combined effort, the two tigers slammed Meng Jingzhou against the wall, spreading him out in an 'X' shape.

The two tiger demons furrowed their brows, sensing that the feeling of striking him just now was off.

Meng Jingzhou’s chest revealed a scattered pancake, quarter of which was missing—the part Meng Jingzhou had eaten.

Honestly, it tasted good.

Just as Meng Jingzhou was about to counterattack, a slender figure in green burst into the temple, grabbing the old hunter by the neck and rapidly reciting a mantra of rebirth, eradicating the old hunter who had harmed countless people.

It was precisely the young woman in green who had previously sought shelter from the rain.

The young woman in green looked at the two confronting parties and Meng Jingzhou embedded in the wall, a hint of surprise in her eyes.

She had heard the sounds of fighting and rushed over to investigate, coincidentally encountering the old hunter in his true form.

Without a second thought, she grabbed the old hunter and ran toward this direction, never expecting such a lively scene.

Serving as a tiger's accomplice.

Seeing the tiger demon and the *chang* ghost, she easily deduced what had transpired.

"Asked Heaven Sect, Lu Yang." Lu Yang quickly stated his identity.

"Moon Palace, Lan Ting." The young woman in green and Lu Yang exchanged glances. After stating her name, she quickly adjusted her mindset and plunged into the battle.

As members of the Five Great Immortal Sects, they were obligated to help each other.

Lan Ting formed a hand seal, and a nimble white silk ribbon wrapped around her arm, trailing behind her. Her movements were light and graceful, like a fairy dancing in the moonlight, exquisitely beautiful.

"All show and no substance!" The female tiger demon scoffed at Lan Ting's moves, charging forward to tear apart this deceitful human.

Lan Ting remained silent, tapping her toe lightly. With two fingers joined, she pointed at the female tiger demon, and the white silk ribbon tautened into a sword, thrusting straight at its brow.

The female tiger demon suffered a significant blow immediately but showed no fear, sneering, "Just an early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator."

Despite her words, the female tiger demon dared not be careless. Fighting a human cultivator from such a major sect, a slight misstep could lead to death.

Though Lan Ting could not defeat the female tiger demon, she could temporarily hold it off.

At this point, the situation on the other side reverted to the Asked Heaven Sect's Three Talents versus the male tiger demon.

Lu Yang's swordsmanship was incredibly tricky, leaving the tiger demon constantly on the defensive.

Man Gu retrieved the handy Meng Jingzhou from the wall, striking the tiger demon and forcing it to retreat repeatedly.

Meng Jingzhou... had no particular thoughts about being used as a weapon.

Seeing this, the 'King' character on the tiger demon's forehead glowed even brighter. The blood of the ferocious beast, Qiongqi, hidden within its body was stimulated, its fangs and claws lengthened, and its aura became even more brutal.

"What luck, it actually has Qiongqi bloodline." Lu Yang felt somewhat speechless. Did this demon have so many hidden cards?

Was it their bad luck, or were all demons so capable?

Lu Yang couldn't help but recall what his senior sister had said about the coming Great Age.

With the advent of the Great Age, all sorts of demons and monsters would emerge to carve up the Central Continent.

While the tiger demon's capabilities were far from enough to participate in the struggles of the Great Age, its appearance was a small manifestation of the Great Age's arrival.

After activating the Qiongqi bloodline, the tiger demon completely lost its sanity, fighting purely on instinct. Its tiger eyes were bloodshot, and it fought wildly, yet its combat skills improved significantly.

The barbarian blood within Man Gu's body seemed stimulated, also beginning to awaken, and the force with which he wielded Meng Jingzhou grew increasingly powerful.

"We can't drag this out any longer," Lu Yang thought to himself. There was no telling what other hidden cards this tiger demon might pull out; it was better to resolve everything quickly.

With this thought, Lu Yang flipped his hand and pulled out a golden pill.

It was precisely the Ten Ox Strength Pill, exchanged at the Mission Hall after completing the Painted Skin Ghost mission.

Consuming this pill would grant the strength of ten oxen!

While the people from Pill Cauldron Peak were known for concocting both poisons and elixirs, making them quite unreliable, they had never compromised on the efficacy of their pills.

This pill was definitely a leader among explosive-type pills!

With his sword mastery combined with the strength of ten oxen, let alone a tiger demon with a trace of Qiongqi bloodline, he would dare to fight even a pure-blooded Qiongqi!

Seizing the opportunity while Man Gu and Meng Jingzhou worked together to hold back the male tiger demon, Lu Yang no longer hesitated and swallowed the pill in one gulp.

So hot, so scalding!

Swallowing the pill felt like swallowing a ball of fire; his stomach burned intensely.

Lu Yang closed his eyes, sensing his dantian growing hot, an endless stream of power surging from within his body, forming lines that appeared on his skin.

Man Gu noticed Lu Yang's transformation. At this moment, Lu Yang's body was outlined with red lines, strikingly similar to the barbarian warriors Man Gu had read about in books, those who dared to fight against heaven and earth.

"So strong!" Even a brute like Man Gu could feel the power surging from Lu Yang's body.

This power was absolutely invincible within the Foundation Establishment stage.

The male tiger demon tried to obstruct Lu Yang's transformation, but Man Gu and Meng Jingzhou jointly stopped it.

Lu Yang opened his eyes, a hint of confusion flashing within them. Power was indeed surging out, but it seemed to mostly rush to the outside of his body, with little remaining inside.

The red lines spread from Lu Yang's body to the ground, forming a strange circular pattern.

A thick cloud of smoke rose from the ground, obscuring the view.

The thick smoke came and went quickly. After it dissipated, ten water buffaloes appeared before everyone.

These ten water buffaloes were astonishingly at the Foundation Establishment cultivation level!

Lu Yang: "?"

Male Tiger Demon: "?"

Everyone present was momentarily stunned by this sudden change, unsure of what had happened.

"To hell with your Ten Ox Strength Pill!"

This was not a pill to enhance one's own strength at all, but a pill with a summoning array embedded within!

These ten water buffaloes seemed to know why Lu Yang had summoned them. They scraped their hooves against the ground, their eyes red, and with a "Moo!", they charged at the tiger demon in a frenzy!