Before entering the valley, he had explained this move to Ye Ling. It was a Profound-grade high-tier secret technique he had mastered.
The explosive lethality of this move was extremely terrifying, but its drawback was also fatal.
The power-gathering process was long, and if interrupted midway, all previous efforts would go to waste.
Just now, Ye Ling's desperate struggle to tie down the beast had given him the perfect opportunity to safely gather power.
A massive sword light, wrapped in a violent sword intent, crashed down from the high sky, slashing straight toward the defenseless back of the Tyrant Spirit Tiger.
The sharp sword light bore down from above, its violent, slaughterous pressure instantly locking onto the Tyrant Spirit Tiger.
The Tyrant Spirit Tiger instantly sensed the fatal crisis overhead. It forcibly twisted its massive body in midair, attempting to dodge to the side.
But Ye Ling would never give it the chance to escape. Her spiritual energy surged violently.
Relying on her powerful body-tempered physique, she shot forward like a cannonball, accurately crashing into the joint on the side of the Tyrant Spirit Tiger's waist.
“Thud!” A dull, violent sound of physical impact erupted.
The Tyrant Spirit Tiger's massive body suddenly stiffened, its dodging maneuver forcefully interrupted.
With its body off-balance, it could no longer avoid the full-force Crimson Radiance Sword Slash.
At this critical juncture, it could only curl its body as tightly as possible, tensing its back in an attempt to minimize the damage.
Meanwhile, Ye Ling used the momentum to let herself be pressed beneath its massive body, hiding right under the tiger demon's torso and using its physical frame to shield herself from the shockwaves of the sword technique.
In the next second, a thunderous roar that shook the entire valley exploded.
The dazzling, brilliant red-and-white sword light slashed viciously onto the Tyrant Spirit Tiger's back, its immense tearing force instantly ripping through fur and flesh.
A gruesome, bone-deep wound appeared, and hot demonic blood gushed out like a fountain.
An intense wave of pain swept through its entire body. The Tyrant Spirit Tiger's frame shook violently as it rolled and struggled in a frenzy, completely failing to notice Ye Ling trapped beneath it.
Taking advantage of its frantic movements, Ye Ling darted away, pulling back cleanly. Having used the tiger demon's body as a shield the entire time, she was not harmed by the shockwaves in the slightest.
Stabilizing her stance and seeing the results of Ye Chen's sword strike, Ye Ling immediately transmitted her voice to him.
“Your secret technique is indeed incredibly powerful, and its effect exceeded expectations.”
High in the sky, Ye Chen's body swayed slightly. His face was a few shades paler, and his aura was weak as he whispered back.
“Although this move is powerful, its drawback is also very obvious. That single strike just now consumed seventy percent of my spiritual energy.
“If you hadn't pinned it down so desperately to buy me time to gather power, I wouldn't have had the chance to execute it fully.”
This sword slash heavily injured the Tyrant Spirit Tiger, but it had not struck any vital organs and failed to kill it outright.
However, the two of them had never intended to kill this peak Xiantian Realm exotic beast with White Tiger blood in a head-on fight anyway.
Just as Ye Ling and Ye Chen teamed up to launch a fierce assault and draw all the attention, the Miasma Demon Frog outside the cave had already activated its Void Evasion divine ability, silently sneaking up to the entrance.
Looking up, it saw that the cave entrance was shrouded in a thick layer of demonic power restriction, a tight barrier that completely isolated the inside from the outside.
The Miasma Demon Frog understood. This Tyrant Spirit Tiger was indeed cautious enough.
Ordinary cultivators or demon beasts would never be able to sneak in silently through such a tight restriction.
But the Miasma Demon Frog grinned with a cunning smile, not caring about this restriction at all.
Its awakened Xiantian bloodline divine ability, Void Evasion, was best at traversing between the virtual and the real, ignoring formations and barriers. A mere ordinary demonic power restriction could not stop it at all.
The gray mist around the Miasma Demon Frog rippled slightly as it activated Void Evasion once more.
Its form shifted between illusion and reality, passing directly through the thick demonic power restriction laid down by the Tyrant Spirit Tiger without causing the slightest ripple. In the blink of an eye, it appeared inside the cave.
Landing and stabilizing itself, it shook its body proudly, feeling secretly delighted.
“Such a crude demonic power barrier can't stop this granddaddy's Void Evasion at all.”
It then scanned the cave, quickly locking onto the very center of the cavern.
Two half-human-tall, lush green spiritual grasses stretched their leaves, shrouded in dense spiritual energy. The spiritual energy density in this area far surpassed any other corner of the cave.
Without a doubt, these were the Spirit-Converging Green Grasses Ye Chen had mentioned.
The Miasma Demon Frog immediately activated the storage space inside its belly, opening its mouth wide to swallow the two stalks of Spirit-Converging Green Grass cleanly and swiftly.
Having obtained the spiritual grass, it did not escape immediately. Instead, it carefully searched the massive cave, planning to sweep clean the Tyrant Spirit Tiger's entire collection.
The ground of the cave was a messy clutter, littered with a large number of broken demon beast skeletons, as well as quite a few dried, blackened human bones.
After a thorough search, other than the two stalks of Spirit-Converging Green Grass, there were no other natural treasures or rare spiritual plants in the cave.
The Miasma Demon Frog could not help but secretly curl its lips. This peak Xiantian Realm Tyrant Spirit Tiger looked majestic and dominated a region, but who would have thought its cave would be so shabby and barren?
Just as it was preparing to escape, its gaze suddenly swept across a bluestone platform deep within the cave.
Neatly stacked on the platform were dozens of storage bags with ancient styles and simple patterns.
The Miasma Demon Frog had excellent eyesight and instantly recognized them as storage artifacts commonly used by cultivators. There was bound to be a large amount of resources inside.
Its mind raced as it instantly calculated. If it brought these things back, Ye Ling would definitely be delighted, and maybe she would even reward it with more spiritual grass and snacks.
With that thought, it did not hold back. It opened its massive mouth once more and swallowed all of the dozens of storage bags into its belly.
Having finished its plundering, it lingered no longer. The Miasma Demon Frog activated Void Evasion, its form turning illusory once more as it silently left the cave.
In the midair battlefield outside, Ye Ling and Ye Chen continued to pin down the Tyrant Spirit Tiger while keeping an eye on the entrance.
Sensing that the Miasma Demon Frog had successfully sneaked in, their hearts eased slightly. They cast aside all worries and fought with everything they had.
At this moment, Ye Chen was not in good shape. The Qinglian Sword Slash just now consumed seventy percent of his spiritual energy, leaving very little spiritual energy in his body.
He was simply unable to launch any high-intensity frontal attacks, so he could only roam the flanks, waiting for opportunities to strike with sporadic attacks to harass and distract, barely sharing Ye Ling's pressure.
The heavy pressure of confronting the Tyrant Spirit Tiger head-on still rested entirely on Ye Ling.
But the Tyrant Spirit Tiger, with its back heavily injured, was completely enraged. Its ferocity surged, and every pounce and bite carried a devastatingly terrifying power.
Even though Ye Ling possessed the True Dragon Treasure Body, it was difficult for her to withstand the violent onslaught of a peak Xiantian Realm exotic beast for long.
Within just a few minutes of intense fighting, her robes were torn in multiple places by its sharp claws.
Her skin was covered in crisscrossing bloody gashes of varying depths, and blood soaked through her clothes, making her look extremely battered.
In the high sky on the flank, Ye Chen silently preserved his remaining spiritual energy while roaming and harassing.
In his hand, he held an extremely precious Profound-grade Transfer Talisman, a life-saving trump card he had obtained by chance.
It could instantly teleport his body within a fifty-mile radius to escape the battlefield, making it an excellent means of escape in desperate situations.
He knew all too well that once the Tyrant Spirit Tiger discovered its spiritual grass had been stolen, it would go completely mad and slaughter them both at all costs.
At that point, given their current state and the gap in cultivation, it would be impossible for them to escape the wrath of a peak Xiantian Realm exotic beast with White Tiger blood.
This Transfer Talisman was the greatest source of confidence that allowed them to challenge a stronger foe today and snatch the treasure from the tiger's jaws.
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