Chapter 68: Battle Against the Tier-2 Crimson Flame Tiger-Família de mártires leais teve seus bens confiscados; tornei-me imortal terreno(Imortal Questionador do Mundo)

Wang Teng and the other two were being relentlessly pursued and attacked by a late Tier 2 Scarlet-Flame Tiger.

Among them, Mo Xiaolang had a pale complexion, one of his arms hung limply by his side, and blood was spilling from the corner of his mouth. He was severely injured, while Wang Teng and Zhao Tengfei were half-carrying and dragging him along as they fled.

All three of them were Meridians-Connecting Realm martial artists, and moreover, none of them had surpassed the fifth tier of the Meridians-Connecting Realm.

Facing a late Tier 2 Scarlet-Flame Tiger, they simply had no chance of fighting back whatsoever.

As for that late Tier 2 Scarlet-Flame Tiger, its thick right rear leg was also oozing blood, looking as though it had been wounded by a hidden weapon.

It was just unclear whose hidden weapon had inflicted the wound.

And why were Wang Teng and his companions being chased by this Scarlet-Flame Tiger in the first place?

"Wang Yifan, save us!"

Wang Teng shouted at the top of his lungs as he ran.

Only then did Chu Tianchen remember that there were members of the Wang Sect present.

After all, each of them had paid ten thousand inferior-grade spiritual stones.

There were five members from the Wang Sect in total. According to what Wang Teng had said earlier, as long as the spiritual stones were paid, the Wang Sect would at least dispatch someone to protect them from the shadows.

Yet at this moment, the three of them were on the verge of being devoured by the Scarlet-Flame Tiger, and there was still no sign of that Wang Sect member anywhere.

Chu Tianchen glanced around, and his brows instantly furrowed. He spotted a figure watching them from nearby. If his guess was correct, that person should be the one Wang Teng referred to as Wang Yifan.

The spiritual stones of Zhao Tengfei and Mo Xiaolang had been handed directly to him.

He was originally supposed to be responsible for protecting Zhao Tengfei, Mo Xiaolang, and Wang Teng as well.

However, judging by the current situation, it was obvious he had no intention of making a move.

This Wang Yifan possessed the cultivation of the sixth tier of the Origin-Connecting Realm. Facing this late Tier 2 Scarlet-Flame Tiger, he did not feel entirely confident either.

After all, the aura displayed by that Scarlet-Flame Tiger was at least equivalent to the strength of a human at the eighth tier of the Origin-Connecting Realm.

Even so, if he were to step in and the four of them joined forces, although they might not be able to kill the Scarlet-Flame Tiger, they wouldn't be easily counter-killed either.

At the very least, they could drive the Scarlet-Flame Tiger away and preserve their lives.

Yet Wang Yifan merely stood in the distance, showing no intention of intervening whatsoever.

So, what was the point of those twenty thousand inferior-grade spiritual stones?

Furthermore, Wang Teng was among them. No matter what, Wang Teng was a member of the Wang Family. Did this person not even care about Wang Teng's life?

It was pitiful that Zhao Tengfei and Mo Xiaolang had actually believed they had found a powerful backer.

Chu Tianchen looked towards Wang Yifan, and coincidentally, Wang Yifan also noticed him. However, instead of stopping, Chu Tianchen did not break his stride and charged straight towards the Scarlet-Flame Tiger.

"Cold Light Slash!"

Chu Tianchen let out a fierce roar, and a streak of sword Qi swept horizontally, slashing directly at the Tier 2 Scarlet-Flame Tiger.

The Scarlet-Flame Tiger, which was just about to lunge and tear into Zhao Tengfei, sensed the chilling sword Qi coming from behind. It hurriedly turned around and lashed out with a claw. The violent demonic Qi collided head-on with Chu Tianchen's sword Qi.

In just an instant, Chu Tianchen's sword Qi was shattered, and Chu Tianchen himself was sent staggering backward by seven or eight meters.

Even so, the Scarlet-Flame Tiger also suffered a covert loss from the Cold Light Slash. A late Tier 2 Scarlet-Flame Tiger was actually forced back several meters by Chu Tianchen's sword Qi.

Instantly, the two-meter-tall Scarlet-Flame Tiger, engulfed in blazing flames, glared at Chu Tianchen with a ferocious and murderous look in its eyes.

Although this late Tier 2 Scarlet-Flame Tiger was injured, both its aura and momentum were vastly more formidable than the Ice Serpent he had previously killed.

At this moment, seeing someone suddenly step in to help, Wang Teng, Zhao Tengfei, and Mo Xiaolang were so moved they were almost on the verge of tears.

"Wang Yifan, why are you only just getting here?"

Wang Teng shouted loudly.

"That... doesn't seem to be Senior Brother Yifan, but rather Big Brother Tianchen."

Zhao Tengfei looked at Chu Tianchen and couldn't help but speak up.

When Wang Teng saw that the newcomer was indeed Chu Tianchen, he was instantly dumbfounded.

"It really is Chu Tianchen!"

Wang Teng said in disbelief.

The next moment.

The flames all over the Scarlet-Flame Tiger's body surged as if about to erupt. With a roar that made people's eardrums ache, it howled and charged fiercely toward Chu Tianchen.

Abruptly, it opened its blood-red maw. In an instant, Chu Tianchen felt the temperature around him suddenly spike, and a ball of fire seemed to burst forth from within the tiger's jaws.

Sure enough, the very next moment, a violent mass of flames spewed from the tiger's mouth, rolling toward him with overwhelming, crushing force.

Chu Tianchen's gaze darkened, and the Fire Cloud Sword in his hand flashed with a piercing cold light.

Five ten-thousand-foot meridian wheels whirled as vital energy was frantically mobilized. In a split second, the space around him distorted instantaneously, and a terrifying sword intent surged out wildly.

Facing the aggressively charging fiery onslaught, Chu Tianchen did not dodge or evade; he slashed out with a single sword stroke.

The terrifying sword Qi, intertwined with the power of sword intent from heaven and earth, struck out violently and collided directly with the flames.

Boom!

Instantly, the two waves of energy collided, kicking off a violent fluctuation of vital energy that made Wang Teng, the other two, and Wang Yifan stare in wide-eyed astonishment.

It was unimaginable that such terrifying power could be unleashed by a martial artist at the fifth tier of the Meridians-Connecting Realm.

That terrifying standoff lasted for a full three to four minutes before the vital energy fluctuations gradually subsided.

As for Wang Teng and the other two, they were forced back twenty to thirty meters by the sheer shockwave of the vital energy blast.

When the smoke and dust of the vital energy cleared, the scene before their eyes left them all dumbfounded.

They saw that the raging flames enveloping the Scarlet-Flame Tiger had actually dimmed significantly.

This was a sign of its massive energy consumption; the weaker its aura, the more subdued the flames all over its body would become.

Its massive body was also marked with several deep gashes cut by the sword Qi, and blood was currently dripping down, making it look extremely disheveled.

Turning to look at Chu Tianchen, his complexion was likewise exceptionally pale.

The power of this Scarlet-Flame Tiger could truly be described as terrifying.

It was simply incomparable to ordinary Tier 2 demonic beasts.

And that single sword strike just now had also drained him immensely.

Chu Tianchen hurriedly swallowed a Tier 1 Qi-Gathering Pill, then swiftly circulated the Nine Dragons Heaven-Swallowing Technique to rapidly recover his aura.

However, although the Scarlet-Flame Tiger was in pain and looked battered, its pupils revealed extreme fury.

Roar!

The Tier 2 Scarlet-Flame Tiger let out an angry roar towards the skies.

Its tiger roar shook the mountains and forests, resembling a turbulent, raging sea, as if it were shouting to Chu Tianchen: I will make you die!

"We have to go help him."

Zhao Tengfei said immediately.

As he spoke, he moved to join the battle circle.

However, he was yanked back abruptly by Wang Teng.

"With your meager strength, going up there is just courting trouble! This level of battle is not something we can participate in."

"Chu Tianchen... he is different."

Wang Teng said.

At this moment, as he looked at Chu Tianchen, his eyes were filled with profound shock.

He recalled how Chu Tianchen had been unwilling to join any sect; perhaps he really hadn't been putting on an act, but truly had his own plans.

Facing the fiercely lunging Tier 2 Scarlet-Flame Tiger, Chu Tianchen's Lingyun Sword suddenly flew out. Yet before the sword even reached its target, it was swatted away by a single swipe of the tiger's claw.

However, Chu Tianchen showed no signs of retreating.

He instantly formed a hand seal.

"Fifth-Layer Tidal Palm!"

Chu Tianchen shouted violently.

Instantly, five layers of palm force emerged like ocean tides, layering one upon another. With each added layer, the power carried by the palm force doubled explosively.

If Qiao Wanling were here right now, she would undoubtedly be utterly shocked.

Barely half a month had passed, yet Chu Tianchen had already cultivated the Seven-Layer Tidal Palm to the fifth layer!

The very next moment, with a single palm strike, he forcefully blasted the eight-hundred-plus-pound Scarlet-Flame Tiger flying back over a dozen meters!