Chapter 43: Chapter 43: Ancient Flame Tiger

Right outside the Fire Valley, multiple people run out frantically from the direction of Fire Valley.

Most had injuries on their body, some even with lost limbs. There were disciples and elders from various sects inside Fire Valley.

When the people in the camps see them run out of Fire Valley injured, badly, they approach them and ask.

"What happen?" the helper ask.

"Something strange happen in central area." the disciple reply.

"In central area?" another helper ask.

"Yes, the monster there usually the strongest at Fifth Stage of Earth Spirit Realm. But what we found was different, The Flame Tiger there now at Seventh Stage of Earth Spirit Realm and a single Flame Lion bigger than that the others." the disciple told them.

"Yes, we would die if elder didn’t come with us and save us." the other disciple added.

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Inside the Fire Valley center area, Damon, Mio and Mia were felt something strange in the area, it was strangely quiet in the center area where usually strong monster walks around and human hunting, even in the entrance of center area.

But after they are left inner area everything changes. They walked around the area for half an hour but didn’t find a single monster or a single human.

Then suddenly the atmosphere change. Mio and Mia face change.

"Something wrong..."Mia said to Damon.

"Be ready!" Mio said.

A fire ball suddenly flew toward them.

"Dodge!"

They threw themselves to the side as an explosion happen at the place where they are before. The explosion changes the ground where they had stood in to a smoking crater of smithereens.

As dust swirled through the stifling heat as they scrambled to regroup into a defensive formation.

Their hearts hammered against their ribs as they realized the terrifying truth, they were completely surrounded by six massive Flame Tigers.

Damon narrowed his luminous golden eyes, his Incubus Celestial vision pulsing as he focused on the circling predators. He scanned with his Incubus Celestial Eyes and his mind racing when he found out the threat level of the beasts within his sight.

He felt cold through his body as terror radiating from the twins beside him and their expressions hardening as they prepared to engage in a blood-soaked struggle for their very survival.

[Flame Tiger]

[Cultivation: Earth Spirit Realm - Seventh Stage]

"We need to run, there too many of them. Damon gets ready MIa and I will kill one of them, when you have a change slip through and run!" Mio instruct Damon and Mia.

Before they could execute their desperate escape, a thunderous, bone-shaking roar erupted from the shadows, silencing the forest.

A colossal tiger, bigger the others by ten times, walk forth from the gaping maw of the nearby cave with predatory grace.

Damon narrowed his gaze, his luminous, golden Incubus Celestial eyes scouring the beast. He focused intently, his mind capturing the terrifying reality of the monster’s strength.

[Ancient Flame Tiger]

[Cultivation: Earth Spirit Realm - Ninth Level]

Without wasting a single heartbeat, he channeled his Qi, immediately triggering every technique within his arsenal.

Violent arcs of crackling lightning began to flicker across his body, while a razor-sharp, sword intent surged outward like a tidal wave.

He poured all of his spiritual energy into his blade, forcing the steel to resonate until veil of concentrated sword qi swirled around the weapon’s edge.

When he about to move The Ancient Flame Tiger vanish appear behind Damon mid-way to hit him. He about to dodge but it’s too late.

Fuck!

But then Mio and Mia shove him and take the hit for him.

"Nooo!!!" Damon roar in panic.

As they flung across and hit a rock. blood sprouted from their mouth and they fainted.

"I’ll kill you all!!!" A roar filled with rage came out of Damon, then without thinking...

’System, upgrade my astral step to heaven grade and buy me Sword Grand Master memories.’

[Astral Steps upgraded! Astral Steps, Normal Grade Technique → Astral Steps, Heaven Grade Technique. -10,000 lust points.]

[You bought Sword Grand Master Memories, -25,000 lust points.]

[Your affinity with swords has increased by 50.]

Memories crashed into his skull like a floodgate bursting open. His brain felt as though it had been set ablaze.

His eyes streamed as he crumpled to the ground, the sensation of a thousand needles drilling through his consciousness overwhelming him entirely.

"UUggghh—"

Unlike before, because some memory overlap with sword master memories, now it only split second, but the pain is ten times worse than before, but he endures it because all he feels now, only rage.

The sword intent than has been leaking out of Damon became denser and shaper. It continues until it sharp enough to cut anything within ten meters of Damon. It was Sword Aura.

A tiger tries to pounce Damon but as it enters ten within Damon, it was mutilated instantly turn into burst of blood. Then he vanishes toward the rest of the tigers.

He just passes by them, and they burst into blood mist only their core left floating before it fell to the ground. He then appears in front of The Ancient Flame Tiger.

"You dare hurt my woman, you beast! Now die!" Damon looks at The Ancient Flame Tiger with bloodshot eye full of rage.

Damon rise his sword over his head. Sword intent began to accumulate and stared to form into a giant invisible sword.

Once the shape settles down, it began solidified and a flicker of blue-white lighting surround the giant sword shape aura.

He swung it down into a clean arc. The tiger try to evade but to late. The arc hit the tiger and cut it in clean half, along with ground fifty meter behind the tiger.

Now the tiger is dead the rage turns into worry. he dashes toward Mio and Mio.

’System, buy me two heaven grade recovery pills.’

[You bought two Heaven Grade Recovery Pill - Flawless Purity. -10,000 lust points.]

Two pills appear on Damon’s hand; he put it into his mouth and fed Mio and Mia mouth to mouth.

After the swallowed the pills, their body began recovering and their wound slowly vanish. Seeing that Damon let out a sigh of relief and hug them tightly.