80: Chapter 80 Snowscale Tiger

Everyone looked toward the sound, only to see a giant, snow-white tiger stepping through the air from the clouds on the horizon.

It was over three zhang in length, its physique powerful and majestic, covered from head to toe in dense, snow-like silver-white scales. The scales shimmered with light, casting a cold, hard metallic luster.

In the center of its tiger forehead stood a towering, spiral-shaped ink-black horn. Its eyes were like two cold moons suspended in the sky, bone-chilling and looking down upon all living things, with endless ferocity lurking within.

It stepped on the Void Realm with its four claws, and every step caused the air to crackle violently, sending ripples through the Void Realm. An incomparably domineering beast king pressure crushed down from the sky.

The moment the piercing tiger roar swept across the battlefield, all the Lu Family Cultivators about to charge into the formation suddenly stiffened. Their Qi and blood stagnated, their movements became rigid, and their sprinting figures inexplicably slowed by more than half. A sense of extreme trembling from deep within their Bloodline rose in their hearts, and their monstrous killing intent was suppressed by more than half in an instant.

"A Late Stage Second-Rank Snow-Scaled Tiger!"

A cry of horror suddenly exploded. Lu Tiangang's expression turned ashen like ink, his sprinting figure coming to an abrupt halt, the gravel beneath his feet flying up, shaken by the suddenly restrained Spiritual Qi.

Although he had long heard that the Li Family territory hid a guardian Spirit Beast left behind after the Li Family Old Ancestor passed away, which had been dormant for hundreds of years and never appeared in the world, he had never known its true form.

He never expected it to be a top-tier ice-attribute Spirit Beast whose cultivation had reached the Late Stage of the Second Rank!

It was a pity that the protective Spirit Beast he had raised for over a hundred years had died more than twenty years ago in a magical duel with Li Xuance.

The Snow-Scaled Tiger possessed a pure Profound Rank Bloodline and was a notoriously ferocious existence among tiger-type Yao Beast.

It could spew several zhang of freezing cold air with a single open of its mouth. Wherever the frost passed, flesh would stiffen and Meridians would freeze, and even a Cultivator's internal organs could be instantly frozen into ice shards.

The dense, snow-white scales covering its body were harder than refined steel, comparable to a High Grade defensive Spiritual Artifact. Whether it was a physical assault like a raging storm or the bombardment of Low Grade spells, all could be forcefully blocked and dissipated by the scales.

Even more terrifying was that invisible cold poison, cold and treacherous, was constantly condensed in the gaps between its scales.

Once scratched by its sharp claws and teeth, the cold poison would rapidly invade the Meridians through the wound, freezing the flow of Spiritual Qi, shackling the body's Qi and blood. Those who were struck would, at best, suffer from stagnant cultivation and difficulty moving, and at worst, face the collapse of their Spiritual Qi and the total loss of their cultivation, requiring them to exhaust half of their cultivation's Spiritual Qi to barely remove it.

With the unexpected turn of events, a strong sense of foreboding surged into Lu Tiangang's heart, but in an instant, the fear in his eyes was completely covered by surging greed.

The owner of this Snow-Scaled Tiger had long since passed away. If he could subdue this top-tier Late Stage Second-Rank ice-attribute Spirit Beast and make it recognize him as its master, he would gain a top-tier combat Protector on his path of cultivation, which would be enough to ensure his future cultivation path was smooth and worry-free, and his foundation would skyrocket several times over!

"Tiansheng, Tianshan! You two join forces to entangle the Snow-Scaled Tiger and hold it back at all costs! The rest of you follow me to trample the Li Family, slaughter every member of the Li Family, and leave nothing alive!"

Lu Tiangang shouted sternly, his voice causing the forest wind in the mountains to howl ceaselessly, instantly waking the restless Lu Family members around him.

A tragic battle erupted with a bang!

Before his voice had even faded, Lu Tiangang leaped into the air. The massive Spiritual Qi of his Late Stage Foundation Establishment exploded, and the Spiritual Qi around him surged like a raging tide, carrying sharp killing intent as he charged straight toward Patriarch Li Huaping ahead!

Facing the fierce enemy, Patriarch Li Huaping's expression was as calm and deep as a cold pool. There was not a hint of panic, only bone-chilling determination in his eyes.

His right hand was as fast as lightning, instantly reaching into the Storage Pouch at his waist, his fingertips surging with endless Spiritual Qi.

He knew better than anyone that when facing a Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator whose cultivation was firmly above his own, any hesitation, dodging, or maneuvering would be a fatal flaw.

At this moment, only by using the most ruthless thunderous means to fight for control could he hold back the strong enemy, fight for a glimmer of hope for the surviving Li Family members behind him, and reduce casualties by even a fraction.

His gaze suddenly sharpened, and his thick Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Spiritual Qi, like a rushing river tide, was poured entirely into his right hand.

A Talisman with flowing gilded patterns was instantly pulled out by him. The moment the massive Spiritual Qi was poured into it, the dark red cinnabar runes on the surface of the Talisman suddenly lit up. Blinding golden-red light soared into the sky, and scorching Spiritual Qi raged wantonly around him!

"Go!"

A deep shout shook the mountain gate!

The Low Grade Third-Tier offensive Talisman—the Blazing Sun Explosion Talisman—flew out of his hand, carving a scorching red flame arc in the air. Before the Talisman reached its combat position, the terrifying high temperature had already distorted the surrounding air, and rolling heat waves swept across the wilderness, causing even the mountain grass and trees to curl slightly from the heat.

At the tip of the Talisman, dozens of fist-sized red-gold fireballs rapidly condensed. The fire-attribute Spiritual Qi inside was compressed to the extreme, and the violent destructive force constantly collided with its restraints, emitting a harsh sizzling hum, as if it would burst open in the next second, burning the sky and scorching the earth!

Lu Tiangang, who was charging in mid-air, suddenly constricted his pupils.

He had not expected that the usually low-key and forbearing Patriarch Li Huaping would be so decisive and ruthless, sacrificing his trump card Third-Tier Talisman right from the start!

The power of a Third-Tier Talisman had long surpassed the limit of an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator, and the destructive Spiritual Qi it contained was enough to severely injure or even kill a Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

If he were to take this move head-on, he would inevitably be severely injured, or even die and disappear, his body and soul destroyed!

"You want to take my life? Wishful thinking!"

Lu Tiangang shouted angrily and snorted coldly. His left hand's ten fingers flew like phantoms, instantly forming complex defensive Dharma seals. With a sudden wave of his sleeve, a Talisman that was entirely dark blue and wreathed in cold mist suddenly flew out.

This was his life-saving trump card, which he had spent huge resources and paid a heavy price in advance to purchase—the Low Grade Third-Tier Ice Water Mirror Talisman, specially prepared to counter the fire-attack Talismans and spells that the Li Family excelled at.

The dark blue Talisman ignited in mid-air, but instead of turning into ashes, it transformed into a thick, deep ice-blue mist that rapidly surged and gathered in front of him.

In an instant, a transparent water mirror about a zhang in diameter appeared out of thin air!

The mirror surface was not dead or rigid but rotated slowly like flowing water. The surface was covered with dense, sharp ice crystal patterns, and wisps of extreme cold air constantly overflowed, with a bone-chilling, cold pressure shrouding the surroundings.

This Ice Water Mirror hovered three feet in front of Lu Tiangang. It did not reflect any human figure, only an endless, distorted Void Realm of light and shadow.

As a breeze swept by, layers of fine ripples spread across the mirror surface. Within the ripples, countless tiny ice shards were carried along. Wherever the biting cold current passed, the surrounding air rapidly cooled and condensed, and frost fell from the sky with a rustling sound.

The temperature in the entire battlefield area plummeted suddenly. The biting cold air invaded the skin and eroded the bones. The white mist exhaled from the Cultivators' mouths and noses had not yet dissipated before it instantly condensed into tiny ice beads, falling to the ground with a crisp, fine sound.

This was by no means a simple defensive barrier, but an ice cage that overcame hardness with softness and imprisoned space; it could deflect force, freeze, and check all powerful offensive spells!

The next moment, the red-gold fireballs, carrying endless scorching power, slammed into the ice-blue mirror surface!

The moment the golden fire and cold ice collided, an ear-piercing friction explosion suddenly erupted. Heat waves and cold currents violently clashed, and waves of air rolled and raged across the sky.

The Ice Water Mirror did not dodge or avoid, and the surface of the mirror slightly dented like mercury pouring onto the ground, suddenly giving rise to an eerie, devouring suction force.