Under the night sky, Dai Tao ran fast, but the Dark Devilgod Tiger summoned spirit Xiao Hei was faster.
He did not get far before Xiao Hei caught up.
Once it caught up, Xiao Hei moved in to pin him, while Chu Chengzhou circulated Golden Light Earthstride, flew through the air, and stayed two hundred meters from the Netherworld White Tiger to attack in safety.
In overall strength, Chu Chengzhou at the seven-ring Spirit Sage realm was far inferior to this Netherworld White Tiger. He could provide support, but he should not be the front-line fighter. Leave that hard job to Xiao Hei, who was not afraid of death.
That way the other side would not thrash like a cornered beast and drag him down in a last-ditch counterattack.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
Streaks where crimson and yellow interwove cut through the night. Flowing Gold Armor-Piercing Arrows that specialized in breaking spirit power defenses sank into the massive Netherworld White Tiger.
At this moment, beyond hatred and rage, Dai Tao also felt endless frustration.
This black tiger summoned beast, which possessed a domain and an evil aura, was already stronger than him. He was not completely helpless, but he was defending far more than attacking and was at a disadvantage.
Now add Chu Chengzhou, whose spirit power level was low but whose attacks were absurdly strong, and Dai Tao was in real trouble.
"Damn it!"
Stifled beyond measure, Dai Tao cursed.
Seeing he was slower and could not escape, he had thought of circling past the black tiger to kill Chu Chengzhou.
After all, if Chu Chengzhou died, then the black tiger summoned by his spirit skill would vanish with him, and the crisis would end. But reality did not allow it.
Who knew where this guy learned a flying technique. He was not only fast but incredibly agile.
Whenever Dai Tao advanced, Chu Chengzhou retreated. Whenever Dai Tao retreated, Chu Chengzhou closed in like plaster that would not come off, always keeping about two hundred meters and sniping him with cold arrows. He could not shake him.
Chu Chengzhou: If the enemy advances, I retreat. If he retreats, I advance. Kite him.
With the powerful, vicious black tiger summoned beast locking him down, he simply could not redirect his spearpoint toward Chu Chengzhou.
Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom—
Thunder rolled. Large gray thunderballs filled with evil power exploded on the Netherworld White Tiger.
Puff puff puff puff puff puff puff—
With flashes of lightning, a continuous rain of arrows fell. One razor-sharp Flowing Gold Armor-Piercing Arrow after another pierced the spirit power barrier on the surface and sank into the massive Netherworld White Tiger.
Facing the Dark Devilgod Tiger summoned spirit Xiao Hei, Dai Tao could still fight back a little, though he was on the defensive.
But with Chu Chengzhou now "shooting a tiger with hidden arrows," Dai Tao was beaten to the point of having no way to fight back.
For a time, at his wit's end, despair rose in Dai Tao's heart.
He knew that if this continued, only death awaited him.
It was not that the Martial Soul Fusion Technique consumed too much spirit power. He was a level 95 Titled Douluo, and his wife Zhu Yuelian was an eight-ring Spirit Douluo. Their spirit power levels were high, and they could still endure the consumption.
But Chu Chengzhou's archery was too powerful, and his attack frequency was very high. The threat he posed was even greater than that of the vicious black tiger summoned beast before him.
Because while in the Martial Soul Fusion Technique state, unless they were activated in advance, a spirit master's spirit skills and spirit bone skills could not be used.
And the Netherworld White Tiger did not come with defensive means. Dai Tao himself had no self-created defensive technique. Facing the attacks of man and beast, he could only let the Netherworld White Tiger take them head-on.
Against such high-power, high-frequency attacks, the Netherworld White Tiger, lacking effective defense, could not last long.
In a blink, another half minute passed, and the situation grew worse for Dai Tao.
After weathering another half minute of fierce bombardment, the Netherworld White Tiger's aura began to grow chaotic. Dai Tao faintly sensed he was about to lose control of the Netherworld White Tiger.
Just then, a formless, intangible domain spread from afar.
At once, Dai Tao felt a powerful pressure fall upon the Netherworld White Tiger. Its speed and agility dropped sharply.
It was, without question, the hundred-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape summoned spirit Xiao Ming, who had finished on the other battlefield and rushed over to support.
Already on the brink, no match for his opponents, and now a Titan Giant Ape no weaker than himself had arrived. Dai Tao's heart sank to the bottom.
'Yuelian, I'm sorry!'
In pain, Dai Tao spoke to his wife in his heart, a trace of resolve flashing in his eyes.
Even if he died today, he had to drag Chu Chengzhou down with him.
Otherwise, with the Empire's foundation exhausted, it would not be able to withstand Chu Chengzhou's slaughter. The White Tiger Clan, whose legacy had been passed down for countless years, might even be wiped out.
'Tao-ge, we have been husband and wife for over sixty years. Let's be husband and wife again in the next life!'
Facing a dead end and knowing her husband was about to use their last trump card, Zhu Yuelian spoke without hesitation.
'Yuelian, in the next life we will be husband and wife again!'
The next moment, after taking three more Flowing Gold Armor-Piercing Arrows, Dai Tao took the initiative to dissolve the near-out-of-control Martial Soul Fusion Technique: Netherworld White Tiger.
In an instant, the massive Netherworld White Tiger in midair dispersed, revealing the figures of the two.
Seeing the big tiger he was pounding vanish, Xiao Hei paused for a moment, but his hands did not stop. The descending tiger claw kept its momentum, only changing direction as it fell toward the pair.
Seeing the claw descend, resolved to die and too late to use a defensive method, Zhu Yuelian moved forward to meet it.
Squelch—
Flesh split. Blood sprayed. The sharp tiger claw pierced straight through the chest of Zhu Yuelian, an agility-attack type eight-ring Spirit Douluo.
But with her chest run through, Zhu Yuelian showed no fear of death. She only turned her head with difficulty to look at her husband.
She had lived nearly eighty years and had not advanced to a nine-ring Titled Douluo. Her lifespan limit was not much higher than an ordinary person's. She did not have many years left. As long as the hatred for her children and grandchildren's deaths could be avenged, dying a few years early was nothing.
At the end, Zhu Yuelian saw a brilliant ghostly blue light flash on her husband's forehead.
"Spirit Bone Skill: Spiritual Shock Burst!"
With a shout entering her ears, a ghostly blue light spread out in an instant, and then her consciousness sank into eternal darkness.
Under the night sky, the ghostly blue light swept out. Within several hundred meters, whether Chu Chengzhou, the Dark Devilgod Tiger summoned spirit Xiao Hei, or the just-arrived Titan Giant Ape summoned spirit Xiao Ming, all fell into a dazed state.
Dai Tao alone could still move. Violent spirit power surged over him as he shot through the air toward Chu Chengzhou in the distance.
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