182: Chapter 182 offers ways to restrain oneself.

"Roar—!"

The two black tigers suddenly launched an attack at the same time.

*Slash!*

The leading Senior Brother reacted extremely quickly, sidestepping to narrowly dodge the pounce of one of the black tigers.

But the other black tiger's sharp claws struck like lightning, landing a solid blow on his side.

"Pfft—!"

A mouthful of hot blood spurted from his mouth.

Staggering back several steps, he clutched his bleeding side, his Face turning pale instantly.

He stared blankly at the two identical, still-frenzied black tigers before him, unable to believe it.

His voice trembled, "How... how can this be?"

*Slash!*

Before he could recover, the two black tigers pounced again, their sharp claws falling in turns.

Amidst the screams, the leading Senior Brother was ultimately mauled to death by the two black tigers, his body slumping down limply.

"Senior Brother—!"

The Junior Sister, who was recuperating in a corner nearby, froze completely at the sight.

Her eyes were hollow as she repeatedly murmured, "How... how can this be..."

She had never imagined that the Senior Brother who protected her would die so miserably under the claws of the black tigers.

The other Disciples were also stunned by this sudden turn of events, only snapping out of it after a long while.

Grief and anger instantly swept through everyone.

"I will avenge Senior Brother! You beasts!" The Junior Sister suddenly stood up.

Ignoring her internal injuries, she gripped her long sword and prepared to charge at the black tigers.

Her shrill cry immediately alerted the black tigers present.

One of the black tigers immediately turned its head.

With a flash of its body, it lunged fiercely toward the Junior Sister.

At the same time.

The other black tiger lowered its head and swallowed the Senior Brother's corpse in one gulp.

The next second.

Its body trembled violently, and black mist surged.

It actually split into two complete black tigers again!

"Ah—!"

A shrill scream suddenly rang out; it was from that Junior Sister.

She hadn't recovered from her injuries yet and was no match for the black tiger at all.

In an instant, she was pinned to the ground by the black tiger and swallowed whole.

And this black tiger that had devoured the Junior Sister also split into two.

"Junior Sister~!"

The Disciples roared in unison, their voices filled with grief and despair.

Looking at the black tigers in the area again, their number had already increased from three to six.

Anger, terror, and helplessness surged in everyone's hearts.

A chill ran from the soles of their feet straight to the top of their heads.

"The number of black tigers has increased, we... we are probably no match for them," one Disciple's voice trembled.

His eyes were full of fear, and even his hand holding the sword began to shake.

"Then what should we do? Senior Brother and Junior Sister have both been eaten; are we going to die here too?"

"What else can we do?" another Disciple said with a determined tone, his eyes red.

"Senior Brother and Junior Sister both died miserably under the claws of these beasts. Even if we fight to our last breath, we can't let them have it easy! We can only fight to the death!"

Everyone looked at each other, seeing determination and tragedy in each other's eyes.

One after another, they gripped their long swords tightly.

At this moment.

The six black tigers had already formed a circle, trapping them and waiting to launch the final attack.

The Disciples stood back-to-back with solemn expressions, on guard against one another.

"Kill—!"

"We can only fight to the death!"

Without the slightest hesitation, everyone shouted in unison.

Gripping their long swords, they took the initiative to charge at the black tigers.

"Roar—!"

The black tigers simultaneously let out a frenzied roar and launched an attack together, lunging at the Disciples.

"Bang!"

Claws collided with long swords.

"Pfft—!"

One of the Disciples had a slightly weaker cultivation and insufficient strength.

He was struck in the chest by a black tiger's claw, spitting blood on the spot and falling to the ground heavily injured.

His body slumped limply on the ground, without even the strength to hold his sword.

"Junior Brother!"

"I... I won't die yet," the heavily injured Disciple said through gritted teeth.

"Don't worry about me, focus your fire on one first!"

Everyone nodded.

They immediately adjusted their formation and concentrated all their fire, attacking one of the black tigers fiercely.

*Slash!*

Under the combined siege of everyone.

That black tiger was ultimately unable to resist; its body was pierced by several sword lights, and it crashed to the ground, breathless.

Just as the Disciples felt a slight sense of relief and luck.

A bizarre scene played out once again.

The corpse of the slain black tiger slowly writhed amidst the swirling black mist.

It actually transformed into two complete black tigers again, their Auras still frenzied and undiminished.

"How... how is this possible?"

"No wonder Senior Brother was eaten by them. It turns out that killing them only makes them more numerous!"

The Disciples' Faces instantly turned ashen.

Only now did they truly realize how dangerous their situation was.

This was simply an unsolvable death trap; no matter how many they killed, the number of black tigers would only keep increasing.

"How can we deal with this? There's no way out at all!"

"No... I don't want to die here. I haven't returned to the Sect yet, I haven't seen my parents one last time..." one Disciple completely broke down and roared.

Ignoring the others' attempts to stop him, he turned and tried to flee into the distance.

*Swoosh!*

A black tiger instantly leaped up and caught up with the fleeing Disciple.

It swallowed him in one gulp.

"Ah—!"

Seeing this scene.

Another Disciple was completely consumed by fear.

In a state of mental breakdown, he suddenly drew his long sword and slit his own throat without hesitation.

Blood spurted out, and he fell to the ground, losing his life instantly.

"Even if I die, I will never let you beasts have your way!"

"Burn blood essence! Let's do this!"

Another Disciple's eyes flashed with a hint of madness as he suddenly roared.

He resolutely burned his own blood essence, and his Aura instantly surged several times over.

His upper garment was shredded by the surging Spiritual Qi, and his skin glowed with a faint red light.

His eyes were as red as blood as he charged frantically at the black tigers: "Kill! Kill all of you beasts!"

*Slash!*

Screams, sounds of slaughter, and the roars of black tigers intertwined, echoing throughout the entire alleyway.

An hour later.

When the last Heavenly Sword Sect Disciple was swallowed by a black tiger.

The number of black tigers in the area had already exploded to over a hundred.

Gathered together, their Aura was terrifying.

"Roar~!"

Hundreds of black tigers simultaneously let out a frenzied roar, the sound shaking the clouds.

On the other side.

Xiang Tian and the others were searching the streets for an exit when their footsteps suddenly came to a halt.

"Hmm? This roaring... it sounds like there are many Yin Beasts," Xiang Tian frowned.

Listening intently, the dense roaring could be heard faintly.

"Master, do you feel it? There's a powerful malevolent force approaching us," Bai Yu hugged Xiang Tian's arm tightly, her expression nervous.

"Yes! I have that feeling too; that power is very strange and getting closer," Frog Fairy also nodded quickly.

"Is there?" Xiang Tian was slightly taken aback; he sensed for a moment but didn't perceive any abnormality at all.

"Maybe you're just too nervous. Let's keep moving forward."

The few of them continued forward.

But in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a dense sound of roaring suddenly came from behind them.

"Not good! It's a pack of Yin Beasts, right behind us!" Yang Yan immediately expanded his Divine Sense to investigate.

His Face changed drastically, and he was startled.

"There are too many of them, at least a hundred, all of them those strange black tigers from before!"

"Run for your lives! Once we engage them, the consequences will be unthinkable!" Xiang Tian instantly made a judgment, his expression solemn.

They could still find a way to trap a few black tigers.

But against a hundred, there was no way to deal with them at all.

He directly sent Bai Yu and Frog Fairy into the System space.

He scooped up Xiang Liu, circulated his entire body's Spiritual Qi, and fled forward.

"Brother Yang, let's split up and escape. Every person for themselves!" Xiang Tian's voice came.

His figure was already far away, moving so fast that only an afterimage remained.

Yang Yan didn't hesitate at all and also immediately circulated his Spiritual Qi.

He fled quickly in another direction, not daring to stay for a moment.

Xiang Tian's speed reached its limit, his Spiritual Qi circulating frantically.

He clutched several Spirit Stones in his hand, absorbing the Spiritual Qi from them to replenish his consumption while fleeing.

Half an hour later.

He finally slowed down a bit and said, panting, "Luckily I have millions of Spirit Stones to support me, otherwise my Spiritual Qi would have run out long ago."

Xiang Liu, held in his arms, looked at Xiang Tian with a complex gaze.

She said softly, "Xiang Tian, if you can't run anymore, just put me down. Don't let me delay your escape."

Xiang Tian raised an eyebrow and looked down at her.

"You want to be eaten by those beasts? If you do, I'll put you down right now. Think carefully, do you want them to eat your head first or your legs first?"

"Ah! I don't want to be eaten!" Xiang Liu stiffened at his words, startled.

She quickly hugged his neck tightly and never mentioned him putting her down again.

Xiang Tian chuckled.

He said seriously, "Don't worry, since you've become my Sword Servant, I will naturally protect you. Otherwise, where would my Face as your master go?"

But just then.

While running, Xiang Tian suddenly stopped, his Face darkening instantly.

Not far ahead, a towering black city wall blocked their path.

"Holy crap, it's a dead end!" Xiang Tian couldn't help but curse under his breath, his heart tightening.

The roaring behind them grew closer; the pack of black tigers was about to catch up.

"What should we do? Xiang Tian, I don't want to be eaten, I really don't want to die..." Xiang Liu clutched his clothes tightly, tears welling in her eyes.

"What's the panic? This Young Master has his ways." Xiang Tian's expression was calm.

When in doubt, find the System!

He immediately called out to the System in his mind: "System baby, think of something quickly! Those splitting Yin Beasts are catching up, how can I deal with them?"

[Scumbag, you call me 'baby' when you're begging me, but why aren't you this affectionate normally?]

"Stop the nonsense and hurry up! A pack of Yin Beasts is waiting to eat me. Any later and we're both finished!" Xiang Tian said urgently.

The roaring behind them was already close at hand.

[What's the rush? Isn't it simple? Don't you have a demonic blood sword?]

"Oh? The demonic blood sword? Can that thing be useful?" Xiang Tian was slightly stunned.

[Although your demonic blood sword is a fake, it possesses a trace of devouring power.]

[As long as you use the demonic blood sword to devour the Evil Yin Energy inside those black tigers, they won't have enough power to maintain their division. Naturally, they won't be able to split and multiply anymore, and they might even die from energy depletion.]

"Oh?" Xiang Tian's eyes lit up, then he couldn't help but complain.

"So you're analyzing things from a Xuanhuan world using scientific logic?"

[Hehe, although they seem unrelated, they both essentially follow the Conservation of Energy; there are some commonalities.]

"Alright, alright, I don't understand Conservation of Energy. I'll chat with you later; let's deal with the trouble at hand first."

Xiang Tian stopped talking and immediately took out the demonic blood sword from the System space.

Xiang Liu raised an eyebrow as she looked at the demonic blood sword in his hand.

"You plan to fight them head-on? Xiang Tian, there are so many black tigers and they can split. This is just reckless; it's too dangerous!"

"Don't worry."

"Even while holding you, I can take care of these beasts. Watch me if you don't believe it."

"Hmph! Fine, even if we can't escape, it's not a loss since you'll be dying with me."

The fear in her heart dissipated quite a bit, and she was no longer as panicked as before.

"In your dreams." Xiang Tian snorted.

"You want me to die with you? Not a chance. I still have a wife and kids to take care of; I can't die here."

Just as he finished speaking, a dense sound of roaring echoed in their ears.

Dozens of black tigers appeared in their sight, densely surrounding them.

"Roar—!"

The black tigers roared in unison, slowly closing in on Xiang Tian and Xiang Liu.

Thick black mist enveloped the two, and a bone-chilling coldness rushed toward them.

Xiang Tian's eyes narrowed, and he no longer hesitated.

Holding Xiang Liu, his figure flashed as he charged directly into the pack of tigers, swinging the demonic blood sword.

*Slash—!*

A sharp black sword light flashed, and the black tiger at the front was instantly split in half.

Black blood spurted out, but this time, the bizarre scene did not occur.

The split tiger body did not writhe, nor did it split into two complete black tigers.

Instead, it withered rapidly.

The Evil Yin Energy inside its body was continuously devoured by the demonic blood sword.

It turned into wisps of black mist and merged into the demonic blood sword.

"Huh? It didn't split?" A flash of surprise passed through Xiang Liu's eyes, and she couldn't help but cry out.

"Hehe, I said there was a way, so there must be a way." A confident curve appeared at the corner of Xiang Tian's mouth.

The demonic blood sword in his hand began to dance rapidly once more.

Sword light flickered; every strike that landed killed a black tiger.

And the slain black tigers had their internal energy devoured by the demonic blood sword, completely losing the ability to split.

"Bang! Slash! Bang!"

The sounds of collisions, the roars of the black tigers, and the sound of sword light cutting through the air intertwined.

Xiang Tian held Xiang Liu, weaving nimbly through the pack of tigers.

Every swing of the demonic blood sword took the life of a black tiger.

After just a few rounds, over a dozen black tigers lay on the ground.

They were completely breathless, and the blade of the demonic blood sword...

...became increasingly pitch-black, and its Aura grew even more sharp.

"Roar—!"

Seeing this, the remaining black tigers showed a hint of fear in their eyes.

Their roars also became somewhat timid, no longer as frenzied and bloodthirsty as before.

They seemed to sense the danger and looked at each other.

They actually gave up on the attack, turning to flee in all directions.

"Hehey, you want to run after coming here? It's not that easy!" A playful curve appeared on Xiang Tian's lips.

Exerting force with his feet, he quickly gave chase while holding Xiang Liu.

"I can't let you escape. If you get away and split into tens of thousands more, we'll really be screwed!"

"Roar—!"

The few black tigers running at the back felt the Aura getting closer and closer behind them.

Their eyes actually revealed a trace of human-like terror.

Their roars became increasingly shrill, and their escape speed increased a bit more.

They wished they had grown a few more legs.

"Eh? Interesting."

Xiang Tian watched the terror in their eyes.

He couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, feeling slightly surprised in his heart.

Although these black tigers were strange and frenzied, he hadn't expected them to have such human-like emotions.