The Legend of the Netherworld

Chapter 166 Killing the Tiger King

Lin Xiao, who fell to the ground, felt weak all over, with a dull pain in his abdomen. The pain spread throughout his body like waves, and his face gradually turned pale.

He held his stomach tightly with both hands, raised his head with difficulty to look at Haotian Tianniu beside the stone statue, and then turned his eyes to the Thunder Tiger King in front of him. Although he wanted to stand up, he found that he was too weak to move at all.

The Thunder Tiger King in front of him raised his mouth corners slightly, with a hint of cruelty in his sneer. His tiger claws suddenly gathered power, the surrounding air was compressed instantly, and a dazzling white light flashed at the tip of his claws, ready to kill Lin Xiao at any time.

"Wait a minute! Brother Tiger." Haotian Tianniu still held the stone statue with one hand and raised the other hand, signaling Thunder Tiger King to stop.

His gaze swept over Lin Xiao like cold lightning, with a hint of smug smile on his face, and he continued, "He was poisoned by the tea I gave him, and he inhaled the poisonous smoke I set up when he just entered the stone chamber. Now the effects of the drug have begun to take effect."

The Thunder Tiger King's eyes moved slightly, and he stopped what he was doing when he heard that. He stared at Lin Xiao with cold eyes, realizing that he was indeed unable to resist, but he still did not relax his vigilance. He gently retracted his tiger claws, ready to wait for further instructions from Haotian Tianniu.

"You! You actually poisoned me!" Lin Xiao's voice was hoarse, and he turned to Haotian Tianniu with difficulty, anger and pain intertwined.

A hint of arrogant smile appeared on Haotian Tianniu's face. He gently kissed the left foot of the stone statue, then slowly walked towards Lin Xiao.

Each step was filled with a victorious gesture, looking down at the troubled teenager.

"I know you have the pistil transformed from the Green Forest Flower Demon, which can dispel most poisons in the world. Unfortunately, you just placed the pistil into the hole at the door, and this poison automatically entered your body through the air after you entered the stone chamber. You have no chance of countering it."

"You!" Lin Xiao opened his mouth with difficulty, wanting to refute, but due to the strong effect of the poison, he could hardly open his lips and felt weak all over.

Haotian Tianniu's smile became more and more proud, and he walked slowly and firmly to Lin Xiao. His eyes swept over Lin Xiao, then turned to Thunder Tiger King, a sly smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and then he gathered his strength and kicked Lin Xiao away.

"bump!"

Lin Xiao was like a kite with a broken string, crashing hard into the wall of the stone chamber with a dull thud, until his entire body slid to the ground and stopped.

Covering his abdomen, Lin Xiao raised his head with difficulty, his eyes still fixed on Haotian Tianniu and Thunder Tiger King. Although he was in great pain all over his body, he still did not give up.

"Hahaha!"

Seeing Lin Xiao in such a miserable state, Haotian Tianniu and Thunder Tiger King laughed out loud at the same time. Their laughter echoed throughout the stone chamber, full of provocation and ridicule.

"I told you, to deal with someone like Lin Xiao, you have to use wisdom, not brute force!" Haotian Tianniu turned to Thunder Tiger King and said, his tone filled with confidence that victory was certain.

The Thunder Tiger King nodded, seeming to agree very much. He glanced at Lin Xiao with amusement and began to think about how to deal with this young strong man.

However, Lin Xiao's pain did not make him lose his composure. As time went by, the pain in his abdomen gradually subsided, and his strength began to slowly recover.

Although he still looked weak, he couldn't help but feel relieved. Clearly, the poison hadn't completely crushed his body.

Lin Xiao vaguely felt that his invincible body was automatically absorbing the poison, but he did not fully show it, just remained weak.

Haotian Tianniu seemed to see through Lin Xiao's thoughts and continued to walk towards him. This time, he held a scimitar in his hand, and the blade flashed with a cold light, piercing Lin Xiao's eyes.

Lin Xiao stared at the scimitar, feeling a bad premonition in his heart.

Haotian Tianniu stopped in front of Lin Xiao, his expression instantly darkening. He leaned forward with a sneer and whispered, "Do you know what the 'second' you were asking about just now is?"

He stared coldly at Lin Xiao and spoke to himself, "The second is the map and the treasure I fabricated. My real purpose was to hope that a strong person would enter the Ancient Forest and help me kill the Shadow Monkey King. Unexpectedly, you, Lin Xiao, got this map. What's even more surprising is that your body is extremely extraordinary. If we can obtain your body and refine it, it will definitely greatly enhance our strength."

Haotian Tianniu drew closer, his smile growing more sinister. He glanced down at Lin Xiao, a cruel smile on his face, his voice low and excited, "Don't expect your Feng Shui Academy's Dingsi Second Realm Elder to avenge you. After refining your body, the Thunder Tiger King and I will slaughter the entire Feng Shui Academy. After that, we will completely dominate the Ancient Forest and control everything."

Haotian Tianniu looked down at Lin Xiao on the ground, murderous intent flashing in his eyes. His scimitar was already raised high, ready to give Lin Xiao the final blow and wipe him out from this world.

Behind him, the Thunder Tiger King still had a victorious sneer on his face, his tiger claws gathering power in the air, ready to wait for Haotian Tianniu to kill Lin Xiao, and then take action to clean up the remaining prey and devour Lin Xiao's body alone.

However, just as Haotian Tianniu was about to swing his scimitar, Lin Xiao moved his lips with difficulty and uttered a weak voice: "Wait a minute..." His voice was so weak that it was almost inaudible, with a hint of hoarseness and pain, but it still reached the ears of Haotian Tianniu and Thunder Tiger King clearly.

Haotian Tianniu was stunned, stopped his movements suspiciously, and turned to look at Lin Xiao: "Do you have anything else to say?"

"Can you answer me one more question? Let me completely resolve the last doubt in my heart." Lin Xiao's voice was low and weak, and it seemed that he was struggling in extreme pain even to speak.

Seeing this, Thunder Tiger King was dissatisfied and wanted to kick Lin Xiao away, completely knocking him unconscious to avoid wasting time. But Haotian Tianniu waved his hand, signaling Tiger King to wait: "Slow down, listen to him."

Haotian Tianniu squatted down, still with that contemptuous and complacent expression, and a hint of sympathy in his tone: "Tell me, since you want to understand everything, I will help you and let you understand everything."

Lin Xiao took a deep breath and spoke with difficulty, "Why did you design the map in which all the demon kings had to die? Even the Green Forest Flower Demon and the Ancient Tree Spirit Lord you just mentioned were included in it? Aren't you really afraid of sacrificing them?"

When Haotian Tianniu heard these names, the pride on his face disappeared in an instant, replaced by a trace of pain and sadness.

It was silent for a moment, as if hesitating, before finally speaking slowly, "Ever since I was defeated by the Shadow Monkey King, I've found myself no longer strong enough to pursue him. Unable to avenge myself, I began to ponder and ponder, finally coming up with a plan—kill with a borrowed knife."

"If the map only required the slaying of the Shadow Monkey King, it would undoubtedly arouse suspicion. However, if it required the slaying of all Demon Kings, many would believe it was a real map and fight for the treasure." Its gaze swept over Lin Xiao, its tone somewhat helpless. "Under such harsh conditions, most experts would choose to believe it. Only then would the map appear credible."

After hearing this, Lin Xiao's expression changed slightly, and his gaze hardened. "So, you've also used your friends, the Green Forest Flower Demon and the Ancient Tree Spirit, as pawns in this game, right?"

Haotian Tianniu was stunned for a moment, then a complicated expression appeared on his face, as if he didn't expect Lin Xiao to see through his intentions so directly.

"How do you know?" A hint of surprise flashed in its eyes.

However, Lin Xiao did not give it more time to react.

Just as Haotian Tianniu finished his words, Lin Xiao suddenly roared and unleashed his "Dragon Shadow Fist." Like a dragon emerging from the sea, his fist slammed into Haotian Tianniu's jaw with the force of thunder.

"bump!"

A deafening crash was heard, and Haotian Tianniu was knocked away by the sudden attack, flying out like a puppet, falling heavily to the ground, and the scimitar also flew more than ten meters away.

The Thunder Tiger King was stunned for a moment. It had been concentrating on waiting for Haotian Tianniu to succeed and was ready to strike as quickly as possible, but it didn't expect this unexpected change to make it unable to react for a while.

Lin Xiao did not hesitate and immediately used the "Illusionary Body Skill: Imitative Phantom Move" to summon another illusory self and commanded it to stare closely at the fallen Haotian Tianniu.

At the same time, the long sword in his hand had already condensed a sharp aura.

"Blue Sky Sword Rain Weaving!"

Lin Xiao waved his hand, and the rain of swords from the sky fell towards the Thunder Tiger King like drizzle.

The sword light was cold, like a blade, smashing towards the Tiger King.

The Thunder Tiger King was startled and violently waved the "Tiangang Seven Tiger Claws". The huge tiger claws danced continuously in the air, trying to block the rain of swords.

Every time he swung his claws, he would knock down a few sword rains, but the sword rain was still as dense as a weave, seemingly endless.

"Bang bang bang!"

The rain of swords continued to hit the Thunder Tiger King's claws, but its body did not suffer any damage.

Lin Xiao gripped the sword tightly, his eyes sharp. He knew that the Thunder Tiger King's defense was very strong. Although the rain of swords could not hurt it, it was enough to delay time and allow himself to find an opportunity.

Lin Xiao, with great strength, held the long sword tightly in his hand and pressed it against Haotian Tianniu's neck, preventing it from resisting at all.

Taking advantage of the heavy rain of swords, Lin Xiao gripped his sword tightly and quickly calculated the best time.

He leaped slightly, and with a move of "Phantom Sword Stab" precisely coordinated with the rain of swords, stabbing towards the heart of the Thunder Tiger King's chest. The sword tip was like thunder cutting through the sky.

boom!

The Thunder Tiger King suddenly let out an earth-shaking roar, and the tiger's roar was like thunder, shaking all directions.

The deafening roar of the tiger instantly blew away all the incoming sword rain, and its power swept in like a torrent. It suddenly leaped up and performed the "Tiger Descending the Mountain" move. Its claws were like a huge mountain pressing down on it, rushing towards Lin Xiao's sword.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The long sword and the tiger claws clashed violently, sparks flying, and each blow was like thunder and lightning, shaking the earth.

Lin Xiao did not retreat at all, faced the challenge head-on, and continued to swing his sword to stab the Thunder Tiger King's vital points.

He didn't have a single ounce of defense, his mind focused solely on attacking with all his might. The secret of his invincible body had been discovered by his opponent, and he no longer held anything back, pouring his full strength into every strike.

As the sword wind raged, the Thunder Tiger King was defeated step by step, and blood gradually seeped into its fur.

Every time the tiger claws were swung, it could not shake Lin Xiao's figure. Although he was stabbed and his skin was broken every time, these wounds did not weaken Lin Xiao's attack power.

The long sword was as fast as the wind, not slowing down at all, and the sword edge was as swift as the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves.

The battle continued, and the Thunder Tiger King's body was covered with sword marks. Blood continued to seep out and soak its fur.

With each blow, it endured the excruciating pain and struggled to resist. Its massive body began to weaken, its steps slowing, as if it was using up every last bit of strength.

However, Lin Xiao was not uninjured either. Although his injuries were serious, they did not affect his sword power at all.

Blood flowed from his body, but the sword edge became sharper.

At this moment, the Thunder Tiger King suddenly roared, a strange light flashing in his eyes. His blood boiled, and he began his final struggle.

"The Demon King awakens!"

The Thunder Tiger King suddenly erupted, the demon king's bloodline awakened at this moment, its body expanded rapidly, and it instantly transformed into a giant tiger.

The huge tiger claws pressed down like a mountain, the sharp claw tips flashing with cold light, shaking the entire stone chamber.

Lin Xiao watched all this calmly. He was already used to such sudden changes.

His eyes were cold, and he used the "Illusionary Body Skill: Imitating Phantom Moves" without hesitation. Qi Li Lin Xiao appeared at the same time as his movement, and the two of them, one in front and one behind, formed a double attack.

With an order, "Sword Dance of Splendor" and "Sword Qi Strike" simultaneously bombarded the giant tiger, and the sword energy was like a tide, as swift as the wind.

However, after the Demon King awakened, the Thunder Tiger King's defense was greatly improved, and it was able to block Lin Xiao's sword skills with just a swing of its tiger claws.

Every time he swung his palm, the air seemed to be torn apart. The power of the Thunder Tiger King was even stronger than before, and its might was like a storm.

"The tiger pounces!"

The giant tiger suddenly accelerated, leaped up and pounced on Lin Xiao.

Its huge figure covered the sky and the sun, and its tiger claws smashed towards Lin Xiao like a hammer, trying to crush him to pieces.

Lin Xiao and Qili Lin Xiao reacted quickly, holding their swords and blocking the fierce attack with their body skills and strength.

boom!

The tiger's heavy claws brought a violent impact, and the ground suddenly cracked. Lin Xiao only took half a step back, and the gravel under his feet flew everywhere.

His expression was calm, and without hesitation, the dagger flew out like lightning, cutting through the air and piercing the giant tiger's eyes.

Ah!

The Thunder Tiger King let out a painful roar, his huge body staggered back, and his eye was stabbed fiercely by the dagger.

Its pain caused its body to shrink rapidly, returning to its original form as the Thunder Tiger King. It covered its eyes with one paw and grasped the dagger with the other, pulling it out of its eye.

Blood spurted out like a fountain, and the Thunder Tiger King roared angrily. The pain made it lose the strength to resist.

The Thunder Tiger King finally unleashed the "Tiger Roar", releasing a sonic attack with all his strength, trying to interfere with Lin Xiao with the sonic waves.

However, Lin Xiao was already prepared and instantly used the "Bagua Sword Formation Defense". The sword formation turned into an impeccable sword shield, completely blocking the sound waves outside.

Feeling the impenetrable defense, the Thunder Tiger King finally realized that he had no chance. He knew that if he continued to fight, he would surely be defeated. So, he turned and fled.

But how could Lin Xiao let it escape? He activated his "Dragon Swimming Skill" and chased after it like a dragon swimming across the seas. In just a few steps, he caught up with the Thunder Tiger King.

A "Dragon Shadow Fist" was thrown out, accurately hitting the Thunder Tiger King's back and knocking it to the ground.

Lin Xiao showed no mercy and swung his sword at the Thunder Tiger King who was unable to resist.

The long sword pierced its chest again and again until the Thunder Tiger King died completely and finally turned into a tiger relic, lying quietly in Lin Xiao's hand.

Lin Xiao held the tiger relic tightly in his hand, his expression indifferent and his eyes as cold as the abyss.