Chapter 1706: Single Combat with Golden Spirit Cloud Tiger

Discovered?

Zhang Xuan's face changed color.

His method of sealing space to hide had allowed him to infiltrate the central army tent of the Foreign Spirit race without being discovered, yet now he had been found here!

Could it be that the other's nose was really that good?

Doubting in his heart, wondering if it might be a bluff, he saw the Golden Spirit Cloud Tiger sneer: "Since you won't come out, don't blame me for being rude!"

With a long roar, the tall tiger stepped forward, and a sword qi came through the air.

This sword qi carried the metal attribute's spirit of pressing forward regardless of obstacles; before it even arrived, it tore apart the surrounding space.

Although Zhang Xuan had sealed the space around him, he had not leaped out of space or escaped the Five Elements. As soon as the sword qi came, he knew it was aimed at him, not anyone else.

Helplessly, he disengaged from the sealed state and lightly traced a line with his foot.

Whoosh!

Time seemed to accelerate; he narrowly dodged the sword qi, stopped in place, scratched his head, and looked at the beasts: "Um... what if I said... I'm just passing through, here for fun, and not with them... would you believe me?"

He really wasn't with them... but his purpose was also to capture the Golden Spirit Cloud Tiger, not just passing through.

But at this moment, he couldn't say that. Five Immortal Realm Great Perfection sacred beasts—even if his strength had recently increased greatly, he would still flee as far as possible.

"Passing through? Then stay here together!"

Crash!

Having been surrounded by humans and nearly captured, the Golden Spirit Cloud Tiger was already burning with rage. How could it listen to his nonsense? With a loud shout, it swiped at him.

Sword qi crisscrossed, forming a long dragon of sword qi like a river.

"I don't want to stay, so I'll have to be rude..."

Seeing that the other indeed didn't believe him, Zhang Xuan knew words were useless and he had to rely on strength. He took a deep breath, flicked his wrist, and the Dragon Bone Divine Spear appeared in his palm.

"Break!"

His brows and beard lifted, and he flicked the spear.

Crash!

Soul power, true qi, physical body... all his strength poured into the spear. Instantly, the spear body was like a dragon, sweeping across in all directions. When it met the sword qi, cracks appeared in space, and where the air waves rolled, countless trees snapped and rocks shattered.

With one exchange of blows, the previously dense forest directly created a circular clearing hundreds of meters in diameter.

"He... is really only at the Golden Body realm?"

The trapped Wu Changping and the others were all startled.

They had seen this guy before, sneaking along behind and being chased away... They thought he was just a small figure at the Golden Body realm, never dreaming he was so powerful!

If they had known he had such strength, they would have recruited him, and probably before the remaining four sacred beasts could react, they would have captured the Golden Spirit Cloud Tiger and escaped.

"I thought he was weak, but he turns out to be a top-tier expert..."

Shaking his head with a bitter smile, Wu Changping knew regret was too late.

They had just been discussing whether to kill him; fortunately, they hadn't acted, or else... without these sacred beasts even making a move, they would have been completely annihilated.

"Not bad, you have some strength!"

Clearly, it hadn't expected this Golden Body realm youth hiding on the side to have such combat power. Qiongmu Azure Dragon paused for a moment, stroking its dragon whiskers with its hoof and claw, and couldn't help saying.

"Hmph!"

Having just been captured, and now another one popping up to fight it to a draw, the Golden Spirit Cloud Tiger was furious to the point of exploding. Its eyes bulged, front claws dug into the ground, its whole body arched like a bow, and its golden fur trembled incessantly.

"Die..."

Ssshh!

The bowstring suddenly snapped open, and its tail lashed down with accelerated force.

Space tore apart, like a staff shadow executed by an expert, barely visible to the naked eye.

"So fast..."

His pupils contracted. Zhang Xuan knew that with his current strength, he couldn't withstand it head-on. So he activated the Zhang family blood essence within him.

Crash!

The opponent's speed immediately slowed before his eyes. He lightly leaped, escaping the range of the attack.

Boom!

A large pit appeared in the ground.

Knowing that continuing would be dangerous, Zhang Xuan wiped his cold sweat and looked around.

"Don't attack yet..."

"What, want to beg for mercy? It's too late now!"

Seeing him easily dodge the strongest attack and still have leisure to speak, the Golden Spirit Cloud Tiger, though angry, stopped to see what this guy was relying on.

After all, the five sacred beasts were surrounding him, sealing the ground and air; he definitely couldn't escape.

"Since I'm going to be killed anyway, I want to have a fair duel. May I?"

Raising his eyebrows, Zhang Xuan cupped his fists.

"Fair duel?"

The five sacred beasts exchanged glances, not understanding what he meant.

"That's right. I'm only at the Golden Body realm and want to fight the Golden Spirit Cloud Tiger one-on-one. I hope you won't interfere. If I lose, I'll be killed; if I win, I hope you'll let me leave!" Zhang Xuan said.

"Heh!" Everyone understood.

This guy was afraid they would gang up on him.

"Human, you underestimate us five kings! Not to mention that our strength surpasses yours; even if we were on par, we wouldn't stoop to ganging up!"

Seeing this Golden Body realm guy dare to challenge the Golden Spirit Cloud Tiger, Qiongmu Azure Dragon said indifferently.

With ancient divine beast blood in their veins and ruling countless sacred beasts as forest kings, they naturally had their pride.

Not to mention ganging up on someone weaker; even against an equal, they disdained to attack together.

"I won't let them interfere either!"

The Golden Spirit Cloud Tiger gritted its teeth.

Having just been captured by a group, and now this guy wanted to duel it... It had already lost so much face. If it couldn't handle someone two major realms below it, how could it face the other sacred beasts in the future?

"That's good..."

He had only been testing; if it didn't work, he would find a way to escape. Unexpectedly, it succeeded. Zhang Xuan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, raised his head, and looked over: "By the way, as a cultivator, using my own refined weapon isn't against the rules, right?"

"Use whatever weapon you have!" The Golden Spirit Cloud Tiger snorted.

A mere Golden Body realm youth, having a spear at most; it wouldn't affect the battle much.

"Um... I'm also a beast tamer. Using my beast pets in battle is fair, right..."

Zhang Xuan continued.

"Beast pets... Hmph, if you have them, use them!" The Golden Spirit Cloud Tiger said.

A beast tamer using beast pets was nothing.

"Then I'm relieved..."

Breathing a sigh of relief, Zhang Xuan nodded in satisfaction, pointed the Dragon Bone Divine Spear forward, and said: "Let's begin!"

"Hmm!"

Eyes narrowing, the Golden Spirit Cloud Tiger roared and charged forward.

But just as it took a step, it suddenly felt a piercing pain in its soul, and a powerful soul pressure swept over.

"Soul attack, damn it..."

Its pupils contracted, the Golden Spirit Cloud Tiger paused, and its huge body immediately stiffened in place.

Sacred beasts were strong in body, defense, and power, but their weakest point was the soul... This guy launched a soul attack as soon as he made a move, and it was so powerful. Caught off guard, it was hit instantly.