Tycoon War God

Shi Potian fought with increasing vigor, thoroughly exhilarated.

Despite the growing number of wounds on his body, his Divine Demon Horizontal Training seemed to be advancing even further. He had only just absorbed all the energy in a rush the day before and was unable to fully unleash his suddenly increased strength. Now, these phantoms were not strong enough to kill him, making them the perfect trial opponents. He gradually understood Lin Mu’s intent and simply let go of all defense, engaging solely in uninhibited combat.

A few minutes later, the seemingly endless phantoms finally began to change. After being killed, the interval before they reappeared grew longer.

In the distance, anxiety showed in the eyes of the Three-Eyed Demon Tiger. Though not highly intelligent, it could sense that the enemies who entered this time seemed to be more troublesome than usual, especially that madly fighting giant.

”ROAR!”

The Three-Eyed Demon Tiger roared wildly as the character for ”king” between its brows slowly cracked open, revealing a crevice. Black light shot out in all directions, terrifying to the soul. The ”demon” in Three-Eyed Demon Tiger came precisely from this. Compared to the Immortal Realm’s descriptive nickname for the creature, the Ancient Land Sect’s appellation of Flying Swordtooth Tiger merely described its physical features.

The Three-Eyed Demon Tiger’s third eye opened!

With the third eye open, heaven and earth transformed! The black light spread like the coming of night, enveloping the phantoms.

”Ah...”

The phantoms screamed in agony as if enduring some excruciating torture. Black light began to overflow from their eyes.

BOOM!

The Elder Mo whom Shangguan Shiming had mentioned unleashed a slash that changed the colors of the heavens and earth, stirring wind and thunder with an irresistible might.

”Wind Thunder Slash! That’s Elder Mo’s signature technique!” Shangguan Shiming recognized the attack, and her expression changed.

During her earlier engagement with the phantoms, she had discovered their intelligence was limited; they could only attack with simple reflexes. That was why the three of them could barely cope against over a hundred enemies at the Martial Arts Grandmaster level. But now, after being illuminated by the black light from the Three-Eyed Demon Tiger’s third eye, the phantoms could actually use martial techniques and Dao Methods! This directly multiplied their combat power several times over.

BANG!

Shangguan Shiming blocked Elder Mo’s slash but was then struck by another talisman. A Rune Sword nearly severed her thigh.

”Damn it!” Shangguan Shiming gritted her teeth in hatred, because the Rune Sword that had just attacked her was a Talisman Dao Method from her very own Celestial Northern Dipper Pavilion.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The ancient tree controlled by Morphy was not a true demonic beast, after all; faced with the martial techniques and Dao Method attacks of the phantoms, it was clearly outmatched. Branches continuously shattered. Morphy had no choice but to fight while retreating, searching for a more suitable battlefield.

CRACK!

A phantom’s slash chopped deep into Shi Potian’s muscle, striking bone and getting lodged in the tough skeleton. Shi Potian threw a punch, killing that phantom, but more had already pounced on him.

”That’s enough,” Lin Mu said lightly. With the Three-Eyed Demon Tiger’s third eye open, the phantoms’ strength had increased dramatically. Continuing the trial any further would be pointless.

At Emperor Zun’s word, the phantoms seemed to be struck by lightning. The bodies of the hundred-odd phantoms trembled violently before they all disintegrated into ash.

In the distance, the Three-Eyed Demon Tiger let out an angry, agonized cry. Its third eye began to ooze blood.

”ROAR!”

The third eye on its brow opened to its widest extent. The black light grew even more resplendent as it shot toward Lin Mu.

”Kneel!”

Lin Mu pressed a hand downward.

The black light collided with an invisible aura and instantly disintegrated. Before the Three-Eyed Demon Tiger could even react, it was slammed down with a thud, forced to kneel in the void.

The Three-Eyed Demon Tiger lived up to the ”demon” in its name. It was willful and defiant by nature. Being suppressed by a single palm strike only incited its ferocity. Its third eye bled crimson as it reignited the dark radiance. This time, the dark light loomed like a threat from heaven and earth itself, forcing Shi Potian, Morphy, and Shangguan Shiming to retreat continuously, their faces ashen.

Shangguan Shiming fared the worst. Her clothes fluttered, now showing dark stains of corruption. It wasn’t just her clothes; black marks appeared on her skin as well. She was being corroded by the Three-Eyed Demon Tiger’s terrifying dark light.

Morphy remained unafraid, as green light from the ancient trees below continuously gathered around her, shielding her. These ancient trees, thousands of years old, seemed to recognize Morphy as their master.

On Shi Potian’s body, a Divine Demon Phantom flickered in and out of view as his earlier wounds rapidly healed. Not only did the dark light fail to harm him, it actually became nourishment for his Divine Demon Horizontal Training.

”Since you do not wish to live, then die!”

Lin Mu pointed a finger. The air ruptured and the dark light shattered. The blast of Qi transformed into Sword Qi, piercing through the third eye of the Three-Eyed Demon Tiger. The colossal body of the tiger plummeted from the sky.

Only then did Shangguan Shiming have the chance to use her True Qi to resist the damage from the dark light’s corrosion. She finally understood how Elder Mo and the others had died. This dark light could erode all things: clothing, Magic Artifacts, the body, and even the soul. A moment ago, if Lin Mu had acted any later, she would have been consumed by the dark light and died, becoming one of the phantoms.

Such a terrifying Demonic Beast had been forced to kneel with a single word and was annihilated with a single strike from Lin Mu’s sword! She was now completely incapable of judging Lin Mu’s true strength. Compared to a month ago when he killed Ao Guang, the Foundation Establishment Immortal of the Celestial Northern Dipper Pavilion, Lin Wudi seemed even stronger.

What realm is he in? Could it be the Eleventh Level of Qi Cultivation, the realm of a Proud Son of Heaven? Perhaps... he’s even stronger.

The phrase ”Qi Cultivation Twelfth Level, exiled immortal of the extreme realm” was on the tip of her tongue, causing her delicate body to tremble.

She could hardly imagine the importance Lin Mu would have received if he had been born in the Ancient Land and showcased the talents of an exiled immortal of the extreme realm. The foremost Sect of the Ancient Land would probably have welcomed him with open arms and implored him to join their ranks. Yet, such an exiled immortal of the extreme realm had been pushed to oppose the Ancient Land Sects by fools like Ao Guang and Nan Weiwo. No, the true instigator was King Han Xiu!

At this moment, Shangguan Shiming wished she could dig Han Xiu out of his coffin and tear him to pieces. Alas, it was too late.

”Let’s continue,” Lin Mu said. ”The Three-Eyed Demon Tiger and the Crimson-horned Blood Python are always found together. The python is probably nearby.”

The Three-Eyed Demon Tiger held no value for alchemy or Artifact Refining, but the Crimson-horned Blood Python was different. Every part of the Crimson-horned Blood Python was a treasure. Its crimson horn could be used to create Magic Artifacts on par with the Ominous Artifact used by the Great Witch Doctor Gurodo. And its blood was the perfect substance for Shi Potian’s Divine Demon Horizontal Training.

”Elder Brother Mu, you’re so powerful now. You killed that Three-Eyed Demon Tiger in a single move,” Shi Potian said, his expression conflicted as he lamented feeling like he wasn’t pulling his weight as the top general.

Morphy’s face was taut, also feeling the gap between herself and Lin Mu widening even further. Shangguan Shiming, however, was thinking of more.

Three-Eyed Demon Tiger. That wasn’t what the Ancient Land Sects called this demonic white tiger. Did Lin Mu just casually name it, or was Three-Eyed Demon Tiger its true name? She felt that Three-Eyed Demon Tiger was a much more fitting name than Flying Swordtooth Tiger. Could it be that Lin Mu has received the complete inheritance of a past Immortal, which is why he knows the white tiger’s true name and possesses such talent?

She felt as though she had uncovered an incredible truth.

「Ten minutes later.」

Three figures in white appeared beside the corpse of the Three-Eyed Demon Tiger.

”Lin Wudi is truly formidable. The Pontiff has miscalculated this time,” said Keen, an ascetic cultivator from the Sea of Divine Grace. His voice was aged and imbued with a profound mystique. ”Convey my orders: unless absolutely necessary, do not antagonize Lin Wudi.”