Lin Yang's mind turned. He still decided to go take a look—maybe he could pick up some cheap gains.
He immediately activated "Transparent," completely concealed his aura, and quietly sped toward the direction the roar had come from.
Before long, a scene of utter devastation appeared before his eyes.
A massive soul beast stood amid the ruins, looking like both a tiger and a lion.
Its body length exceeded seven meters. The muscles on its shoulders and back were like gold and stone, with bulging muscle lines full of explosive power. Golden hair like poured gold covered its entire body, emitting a faint golden halo.
Its neck had thick, dense mane, with the edges of the fur glowing with dark golden luster like burning flames.
Its tail, like an iron chain, flicked back and forth behind it, faintly producing sounds of breaking through the air.
Lin Yang was somewhat surprised. It was actually a rare Golden Lion Tiger Beast, and judging by its size, it seemed to be only around ten thousand years old—definitely not more than fifteen thousand.
Opposite the Golden Lion Tiger Beast was a sub-dragon type soul beast that looked like a combination of some lizard and snake. Its entire body was shrouded in dark green, foul-smelling gas, and a pair of vertical pupils emitted a Demonly green light.
Lin Yang didn't know what kind of soul beast this was, but its confrontational aura was no weaker than the lion tiger beast's.
From the looks of it, this sub-dragon soul beast seemed to have set its sights on the lion tiger beast's territory, but neither could do anything to the other.
"Roar——!"
The lion tiger beast let out a low roar, as if warning. Its body crouched downward—that was the posture for launching an attack.
But from Lin Yang's direction, he could faintly see a hint of dark red seeping through the lower abdomen of the Golden Lion Tiger Beast.
Lin Yang narrowed his eyes. It was injured?
The Golden Lion Tiger Beast was putting on a brave front while desperately hiding the fact that it was injured.
After a brief stalemate, a trace of wariness flashed in the sub-dragon soul beast's dark green pupils. It finally took a few steps back and turned to disappear into the dense forest.
"Roar——!"
The Golden Lion Tiger Beast did not pursue. Instead, it raised its head and roared at the sky, as if warning other soul beasts that this area was its territory.
Behind it, a hint of hesitation flashed in Lin Yang's eyes. Perhaps… he could try to obtain a ten-thousand-year soul ring.
The Golden Lion Tiger Beast had extremely strong territorial awareness and would mercilessly attack any living creature that intruded on its domain. Yet this time it chose to bluff and only scare the opponent away instead of attacking.
This meant it was definitely heavily injured—an absolute good opportunity.
Additionally, the Golden Lion Tiger Beast's attributes matched the Nichirin Blade extremely well.
Moreover, a soul beast just over ten thousand years old had strength equivalent to a high-level Soul King. He felt it was worth a try.
Soul King… it wasn't like he hadn't killed one before!
If he could obtain a ten-thousand-year soul ring, he was confident he could also elevate the first soul ring of his Demon God Body to the ten-thousand-year level.
That would be much safer.
Thinking of this, Lin Yang's figure flashed and he directly stepped out from his hiding place.
Whoosh!
The instant Lin Yang exposed himself, the Golden Lion Tiger Beast abruptly turned its head. Its pair of scarlet eyes were filled with rage and ferocity.
It had just issued a warning, and now an uninvited guest had appeared in its territory—and it was a human.
This wasn't just slapping its face. This was shitting on its head!
Who could tolerate that?
So without thinking, the Golden Lion Tiger Beast decided to tear this human to pieces and defend its dignity with blood.
Its massive body suddenly burst forward, pouncing straight at Lin Yang.
Lin Yang had been prepared long ago.
"Demon Transformation!"
In an instant, he was fully Demonified.
Almost at the same time, the "Hizama" in his hand slashed upward to meet it, colliding fiercely with the tiger paw slamming down from above.
Clang——!
A deafening clash of metal rang out violently right in front of him.
The power of a ten-thousand-year soul beast far exceeded Lin Yang's expectations.
The ground beneath his feet collapsed, and his legs sank directly into the soil. The terrifying force made his arms go numb and tremble slightly.
Even so, Lin Yang gritted his teeth. The muscles in his arms bulged high as he used "Hizama" to firmly block the lion tiger beast's giant paw.
A trace of surprise flashed in the Golden Lion Tiger Beast's eyes. This human had actually blocked it?
But it had no intention of giving Lin Yang a chance to breathe. The other tiger paw swept over horizontally, carrying fierce winds.
At this moment, a yellow and a purple soul ring rose beneath Lin Yang's feet.
The two soul rings lit up simultaneously. Lin Yang stomped heavily on the ground, launching himself into the air. A circular arc of firelight flashed instantly.
Sun Breathing · Second Form · Blue Sky!
Whoosh!
Accompanied by a flash of blood, the Golden Lion Tiger Beast let out an earth-shaking pained roar.
Half of its tiger paw had already fallen to the side.
Sharp Gold + Armor Break!
Increased sharpness by 120%, ignoring 80% physical defense and 60% energy defense.
Such powerful attribute amplification made the Golden Lion Tiger Beast's powerful physical body as fragile as white paper in front of the Nichirin Blade.
This undoubtedly directly crippled the lion tiger beast's greatest reliance.
Of course, Lin Yang had also paid a price.
The other tiger paw had also grazed past his body, leaving four deep, bone-revealing gashes. It had nearly sliced him into five pieces.
Fresh blood gushed out, instantly dyeing him into a blood-soaked figure.
Ignoring the wounds, Lin Yang proactively charged toward the lion tiger beast. The fiery red Nichirin Blade in his hand drew a dazzling arc through the air.
At this moment, the Golden Lion Tiger Beast no longer showed its earlier contempt. Its eyes carried fear as it endured the excruciating pain of its severed claw and kept retreating.
But Lin Yang's figure seemed glued to it. The blade edge chased relentlessly.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Three consecutive slashes, all landing on the same spot.
Lin Yang's pupils contracted slightly. A faint layer of golden light on the lion tiger beast's fur had blocked most of the damage.
The three slashes hadn't severed its spine—only torn open an arm-length wound.
Whoosh!
The sound of breaking air rose. A tail like an iron chain swept across, heavily whipping toward his waist.
Lin Yang immediately raised his blade horizontally to defend and slashed out several blade lights forward in succession.
The blade edge rubbed against the tail, producing sharp, piercing screeches and sparks flying everywhere.
A section of the lion tiger beast's tail was severed. Lin Yang was pushed back three zhang, his feet sinking deeply into the mud.
The advantage of the Demon God Body lay in its indestructibility and various诡异 blood Demon techniques.
In terms of pure strength, Lin Yang was not superior to the Golden Lion Tiger Beast.
But in front of the sharpness of the Nichirin Blade, a single touch would cost it a chunk of flesh.
Man and beast faced off once again.
"Roar——!"
The Golden Lion Tiger Beast let out an angry roar. The intense pain all over its body burned like the scorching sun, constantly urging it to pounce and tear this human apart.
But that ridiculously sharp blade had become the thing it feared most.
In the distance, Lin Yang's breathing grew heavier. Fire qi filled his mouth and nose, and red markings had quietly crawled up to his forehead.
"Come again!"
He had no intention of dragging this out with the Golden Lion Tiger Beast any longer.
The longer it dragged on, the more variables there would be.
Before his words even faded, the yellow and purple soul rings beside Lin Yang suddenly intertwined. In an instant, they merged into one.
The light surged violently. A deeper, larger purple soul ring replaced the original two.
"Slash Domain!"
That special purple soul ring suddenly bloomed with light.
With Lin Yang at the center, the air within a ten-meter radius suddenly became incredibly sharp.
Countless fine, fierce slashes were born out of thin air, madly cutting everything within the domain.
The ground, rubble, grass, trees, and even the falling leaves drifting in mid-air were silently divided into finer dust.
This was the pseudo-domain Lin Yang had gained after fusing his rings—Slash Domain!