He had been discovered?
Zhang Xuan's face warped in astonishment.
Back when he had snuck into the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe's headquarters, his concealment technique had gone unnoticed. Who could have thought that it would be discovered here?
Could it be that the other party's nose was really that useful?
Zhang Xuan wondered if the other party was bluffing, but the Goldspirit Cloudtiger suddenly sneered coldly. "Since you don't want to come out, don't blame me for getting nasty!"
With a deafening roar, the Goldspirit Cloudtiger stepped forward, and a surge of sword qi burst forth.
This surge of sword qi harnessed the indomitable will of the metal attribute. Before it could even reach Zhang Xuan, it had already torn apart the surrounding space.
Even though Zhang Xuan had sealed the surrounding space, he had not escaped from the Five Elements. As such, he could tell that the surge of sword qi was directed at him instead of anyone else.
Thus, he had no choice but to break free from the seal.
Hu!
Time seemed to have sped up, and Zhang Xuan managed to evade the sword qi by a hair's breadth before coming to a halt. Scratching his head, he turned to the crowd and asked, "This … If I were to tell you that I was just passing by, and that I wasn't in the same group as them … would you believe me?"
He really wasn't on the same side as the Goldspirit Cloudtiger. Nevertheless, his goal was to capture the Goldspirit Cloudtiger, not just passing by.
However, he couldn't say that at this moment. Even though five Sempiternal realm consummation beasts had grown significantly stronger recently, it was unlikely that he would be able to escape as far as he could.
"Passing by? Why don't you stay here with us then? "
Huala!
Having nearly been captured by humans, the Goldspirit Cloudtiger was already furious. How could it possibly listen to Zhang Xuan's nonsense? With a furious roar, it charged right at Zhang Xuan.
A surge of sword qi burst forth, forming a sword qi dragon reminiscent of a flowing river.
"I don't wish to stay here, so I'll have to apologize …"
Seeing that the Goldspirit Cloudtiger didn't believe him, Zhang Xuan knew that there was no point in wasting his breath. Thus, he took a deep breath and whipped out the Dragonbone Divine Spear.
"Break!"
Zhang Xuan flicked his spear.
Huala!
His soul energy, zhenqi, and physical strength … He infused all of his strength into the spear, and in an instant, the spear became as nimble as a dragon. As soon as it collided with the sword qi, cracks appeared in the space around it. Shockwaves rippled through the air, and innumerable trees and boulders were torn apart.
After a single clash, a circular clearing with a diameter of several hundred meters appeared in the dense forest.
"He … Is he really only at Aureate Body realm?"
Wu Changping and the others who were trapped were all shocked.
They had seen that fellow before. He was the one who had tagged along with them earlier, only to be chased away. They had thought that the other party was just an insignificant Aureate Body realm cultivator, but who could have thought that he would actually be so powerful?
Had he known that the Goldspirit Cloudtiger would possess such prowess, he would have lured it into his side. Most likely, the other four divine beasts would have captured the Goldspirit Cloudtiger before they could even react.
"I thought that he was weak, but who would have thought that he would be a top-notch expert …"
Shaking his head with a bitter smile, Wu Changping knew that it was too late for regrets.
It was just a moment ago that they were still discussing whether they should kill Zhang Xuan or not, but it was fortunate that they hadn't made a move yet. Otherwise, even before the saint beasts made a move, they would have already been wiped out.
"Not bad, you have some strength!"
Clearly, the Heavenwood Greenserpent did not expect the Aureate Body realm brat to possess such fighting prowess. It was stunned for a moment before it stroked its whiskers with its claws.
"Humph!"
The Goldspirit Cloudtiger was so infuriated that it could explode on the spot. It clawed at the ground with its front paws, and its body arched into a 'bowed' shape. Its golden fur trembled incessantly.
"Die …"
Rip!
The bowstring of the Goldspirit Cloudtiger was abruptly released, and it whipped its tail downward.
It tore through space, reminiscent of a staff wielded by an expert. It was barely discernible to the naked eye.
"How fast!"
Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes in astonishment. He knew that it was impossible for him to withstand the attack head-on with his current strength. Thus, he immediately activated the Zhang family blood essence in his body.
Huala!
The Goldspirit Cloudtiger immediately slowed down, and with a light leap, it escaped from the range of its attack.
Boom!
A massive crater appeared on the ground.
Knowing that he would be in deep trouble at this rate, Zhang Xuan wiped the cold sweat off his forehead as he scanned the surroundings.
"Hold on for a moment!"
"Are you trying to beg for mercy? It's too late now!"
Seeing how the other party was still in the mood to speak after dodging its strongest attack, the Goldspirit Cloudtiger was infuriated. However, it still halted its attack, curious to see what the other party had up his sleeves.
In any case, there were five divine beasts surrounding the area, so there was no way he would be able to escape.
"Since I'm going to be killed anyway, I would like to have a fair duel with you. May I?"
Zhang Xuan clasped his fist.
"A fair duel?"
The five divine beasts glanced at one another, unsure of what Zhang Xuan was up to.
"Indeed. I am only an Aureate Body realm cultivator, and I wish to have a duel with the Goldspirit Cloudtiger. I hope that you won't interfere. If I lose, I'll just be killed. If I win, I hope that you'll let me go!" Zhang Xuan said.
"Haha!" The crowd nodded in realization.
That fellow was afraid that they would gang up on him.
"Human, you are underestimating us Five Monarchs too much! Putting aside the fact that we are stronger than you, even if we were of the same cultivation realm as you, we wouldn't dare to gang up on you! "
Seeing how that fellow dared to challenge the Goldspirit Cloudtiger despite only being an Aureate Body realm cultivator, the Heavenwood Greenserpent harrumphed coldly.
They possessed the bloodline of the ancient divine beasts, and they were the rulers of the forest. Naturally, they had their own pride.
Putting aside ganging up on someone weaker than them, even if they were of the same cultivation realm as them, they wouldn't dare to gang up on him.
"I won't allow them to interfere either!"
The Goldspirit Cloudtiger roared.
It had just been captured by a bunch of humans, and now, that fellow was challenging it to a duel … It had already embarrassed itself so badly. If it couldn't deal with a human two realms lower than it, how was it going to face the other divine beasts in the future?
"That's good."
Zhang Xuan had only intended to test the other party's strength. If the other party failed, he would just have to think of a way to escape. Who would have thought that it would actually succeed? Heaving a sigh of relief, he raised his head and asked, "Right, as a cultivator, it's not against the rules for me to use a weapon that I have tamed, right?"
"Use whatever weapon you have!" the Goldspirit Cloudtiger harrumphed coldly.
A mere Aureate Body realm brat wielding a spear was already a formidable foe, so he wouldn't be able to affect the outcome of the duel.
"This … I'm a beast tamer, so it's only fair that I use my tamed beasts in a duel, right?"
Zhang Xuan asked.
"Tamed beasts … Hmph, if you have them, just use them," the Goldspirit Cloudtiger replied.
It wasn't a big deal for a beast tamer to use their tamed beasts.
"That's a relief."
Heaving a sigh of relief, Zhang Xuan nodded in satisfaction. He raised the Dragonbone Divine Spear and said, "Let's begin!"
"Un!"
Narrowing its eyes, the Goldspirit Cloudtiger roared furiously and charged forward.
However, barely after taking a step forward, it suddenly felt a sharp pain in its soul. It felt as if countless needles were stabbing into its soul, and a powerful soul pressure suddenly crushed down on it.
"A soul attack? This is bad …"
The Goldspirit Cloudtiger narrowed its eyes in astonishment as its massive body froze on the spot.
The strength of a divine beast lay in its physical body, defensive prowess, and physical prowess, but its weakness lay in its soul. Yet, that fellow had actually executed such a powerful soul attack right from the start. Caught off guard, the Goldspirit Cloudtiger actually fell for it in an instant.
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