The Eternal Warlord/C10 The Traces of the Demon King
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C10 The Traces of the Demon King

"Besides its tough hide, the Explosive Flying Bear has no real advantage! Defeating it was sheer luck—there's nothing to boast about," Chen Hongyu scoffed, clearly unimpressed by Lin Feng's impressive feat.

"You've gone too far, Chen Hongyu!" Han Xin and the others couldn't hide their annoyance. Any positive feelings they had for Chen Hongyu had vanished.

"I'm just stating the facts!" Chen Hongyu retorted with a sneer, rejoining the group but deliberately taking up the rear this time.

Lin Feng and his companions were fortunate; the rest of their journey was free from encounters with beasts as formidable as the Explosive Flying Bear. They dispatched any lesser demonic beasts with ease, thanks to their coordinated efforts.

Lin Feng also managed to find the remaining two primary ingredients for the Nine Revolutions Cosmos Pill. With these, upon returning to their sect, he could consume the pill to enhance his strength. With a bit of luck, advancing to the Astral Sea Realm in one fell swoop wasn't out of the question.

The group pressed on deeper without facing any demonic beasts for a considerable stretch.

"It's too quiet here. Let's all stay alert," Lin Feng cautioned, slowing his pace. The absence of demonic beasts in the Fallen Phoenix Slope was highly unusual.

An anomaly like this often spelled trouble!

Reacting to Lin Feng's warning, Han Xin and the others instinctively rallied behind him. Throughout their journey, Lin Feng had become a pillar of support for them.

"Trash will always be trash! It's just gotten a bit quieter, what's there to fear?" Chen Hongyu sneered, seizing the chance to mock Lin Feng as he strutted to the front of the group.

But in the next instant, his body tensed into an arch, his eyes fixated on something ahead.

The group followed his gaze and saw a tiger lying before Chen Hongyu, its body shrouded in a faint layer of flames that significantly raised the temperature around it.

The Heaven Burning Tiger! A level one Demon King, its power rivaled that of a martial artist at the first level of the Astral Sea Realm. It excelled in fire manipulation, and its innate flames were so fierce that even a martial artist at the third level of the Astral Sea Realm wouldn't dare come into contact with them.

Liu Yan exclaimed in terror, her voice quivering with fear.

Even some Inner Sect disciples find a Demon King level beast to be a formidable challenge, so imagine the plight of us Outer Sect disciples!

"Lin Feng, let's team up. Attack with the fist technique you used earlier, and I'll look for an opening to deliver a fatal blow!" Chen Hongyu was retreating steadily, his face etched with deep concern.

"Sorry, I refuse!"

Lin Feng scoffed, "I haven't forgotten how you stood by indifferently when we were under attack by the Explosive Flying Bear. Are you expecting me to hold off the Heaven Burning Tiger while you make your escape?"

"You fool, if you refuse, we're all going to die here!" Chen Hongyu continued to back away, his voice laced with venom.

"Keep it up! You're a genius; taking down a tiger should be no problem for you!" Lin Feng flashed an innocuous smile and swiftly moved to the flank.

Seeing this, Han Xin and the others also retreated. Given their abilities, they stood no chance against the Burning Sky Tiger—they'd be killed in an instant. Besides, Chen Hongyu's recent actions had left them feeling bitterly disillusioned.

"I'll remember this!"

Chen Hongyu's face twisted into a malevolent sneer, his tone as chilling as a serpent's hiss. He brandished his sword, and a thick sword light emerged, swirling like smoke signals. A fearsome power erupted from the blade, shaping into a spectral wolf's head.

This was the Human-rank Middle-Grade Sword Technique, Blood Wolf Sword!

Martial skills were categorized into Heaven, Earth, and Man, each with four sub-levels: Low, Middle, High, and Supreme. The Human-rank Middle-Grade Sword Technique was exclusive to Inner Sect disciples!

"It seems this guy has quite the backing in the Sunfire Order," Lin Feng mused, feeling a surge of animosity towards Chen Hongyu.

Inner Sect disciples' techniques were forbidden from being shared with outsiders, under penalty of severe sanctions from the sect. Chen Hongyu's display of the Blood Wolf Sword in their presence indicated he harbored similar intentions.

Han Xin and the others could only smile wryly at the sight. If they didn't fall to the Burning Sky Tiger, Chen Hongyu would likely silence them himself.

Meanwhile, Chen Hongyu let out a guttural roar, and the crimson wolf's head burst forth, its howls sending shivers down the spine.

The Sky-burning Tiger sneered in disdain, its massive frame utterly still, save for a single claw gleaming with a chilling light that it extended.

The spectral wolf's head flashed in the air, meeting the tiger's claw in a brief collision that ended with a pitiful howl before vanishing like smoke.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Hongyu appeared before the Sky-burning Tiger, his long sword streaking through the air like a rainbow, aiming for the beast's eyes.

Ding!

The sword met the Sky-burning Tiger's other claw, which effortlessly blocked the strike and sent Chen Hongyu tumbling through the air, sword and all.

"Such incredible speed! Is this the power of a Demon King level beast?" Lin Feng's eyes narrowed in shock, hardly believing that Chen Hongyu, with his ninth level Qi Sea strength, could be so easily overpowered by the Sky-burning Tiger.

"Hold on! He's trying to escape!" Lin Feng's keen senses immediately detected Chen Hongyu's true intent.

"Get back here!"

Lin Feng moved, unleashing a fierce punch that tore through the air to his left.

"You fool, you're asking for it!" Chen Hongyu found himself right in the path of the punch and was forced to defend, his speed drastically reduced.

The Sky-burning Tiger roared in confusion, then anger, as it grasped the situation. Enraged, a whirlwind materialized around it, its speed skyrocketing. Within moments, it had covered a distance of over ten meters, its lethal claws, shimmering with icy menace, slashing towards Chen Hongyu's back!

Chen Hongyu's face drained of color at the sight. With no other option, he abandoned his escape and unleashed a flurry of sword light, enveloping himself in a protective veil as dense as a spring shower.

Boom!

The claws came crashing down, their monstrous force scattering the sword light as if it were nothing, ripping open five deep, bone-exposing gashes across Chen Hongyu's back.

Blood sprayed everywhere as Chen Hongyu, in agonizing pain, hurled his sword at the Sky-burning Tiger and bolted towards Lin Feng and the others, not daring to look back.

"Since you refuse to help me, none of you will escape!" Chen Hongyu's face twisted into a snarl, his eyes brimming with loathing, particularly for Lin Feng, whom he despised with every fiber of his being.

"Die! You're all worthless!" Chen Hongyu, airborne and swift, unleashed his ninth-level Qi Sea cultivation, a torrent of unstoppable force aimed at Lin Feng and his companions.

The punch sent a blast of wind that shrouded them all. Despite his ferocious appearance, Chen Hongyu seized the chance to flee swiftly in the opposite direction.

"That little rat!" Lin Feng swore, swatting away the punch's force with a palm strike. By then, Chen Hongyu had already made it over ten meters away, leaving them vulnerable before the Sky-burning Tiger.

"Trash will always be trash! Haha, enjoy your playtime with the Sky-burning Tiger!" Chen Hongyu's derisive laughter echoed to the heavens.

With a roar, the Sky-burning Tiger bellowed skyward, ignoring Lin Feng and the others as it surged in speed, quickly closing in on Chen Hongyu from behind.

"Ah! Why?!" Chen Hongyu's face drained of color in shock, not expecting the Sky-burning Tiger to be so relentless.

Following a fearsome roar, the Sky-burning Tiger's claws tore through Chen Hongyu's back, leaving a gory, gaping wound.

"Save... Save me!"

Pinned under the Sky-burning Tiger's paw, Chen Hongyu was not yet dead and looked desperately towards Lin Feng and the others for help.

"You've brought this upon yourself!" Lin Feng and his companions watched him coldly, without a hint of intent to assist.

The intelligence of a Demon King level Demonic Beast was comparable to that of a ten-year-old child. The Sky-burning Tiger didn't immediately finish off Chen Hongyu, instead displaying a hint of amusement as it eyed Lin Feng and the others, its tongue, lined with spines, flicking in anticipation.

"Brother Lin Feng, perhaps we should split up and run for our lives?" Han Xin suggested after some thought. Though their chances of escape were slim, it seemed to be the only option left.

"Why should we flee?" Lin Feng replied with a calm smile. The Sky-burning Tiger was formidable, but it hadn't pushed him to the brink of despair.

"What?" Han Xin appeared not to have heard clearly and instinctively asked for clarification.

"Back off a bit!" Lin Feng said with an eye roll as he took Liu Yan's steel sword and strode confidently toward the Burning Sky Tiger.

"Brother Lin Feng!"

"Senior Brother Lin Feng!"

Three distinct voices exclaimed in unison.

"Move back!" Lin Feng gestured dismissively. His slender figure seemed to grow more commanding in the eyes of Han Xin and the others.

"Brother Lin Feng is truly a good person," Shi Po murmured, prompting the others to nod vigorously in agreement.

Meanwhile, Lin Feng's mind was busy with the details of the Burning Sky Tiger. The creature could breathe fire, was incredibly fast, and ordinary warriors struggled to approach it. However, the mark on its forehead was a fatal vulnerability—one strike there could be lethal.

"As long as I get the timing right, this tiger is as good as dead!" Lin Feng had already formulated a plan.

The Burning Sky Tiger, growing impatient as Lin Feng drew nearer, swatted Chen Hongyu aside and lunged at Lin Feng with ferocious speed.

For the tiger, a mere ten meters was trivial—hardly more effort than a yawn.

"Now!" As the tiger pounced, aiming for Lin Feng's head, a flash of gold sparked in Lin Feng's eyes, and an enigmatic energy surged forth.

In an instant, the massive body of the Burning Sky Tiger crashed to the ground, seemingly robbed of its control.

"Sky Cutting Sword Technique!" Lin Feng bellowed, steadying his sword. As the tiger's eyes flashed with clarity, Lin Feng drew his blade. A blinding arc of light soared skyward, striking unerringly at the tiger's forehead.

Crack!

The sound was sharp, reminiscent of shattering glass. The tiger's body thudded to the ground, its eyes dimming into stillness once more.

Once Lin Feng confirmed the tiger was devoid of life, he collapsed, gasping for breath as if the strike had drained him of his very essence.

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