Year Killing

Not far from them, a fierce battle broke out ahead.

Even through the trees, they could see some of the fighting.

In short, it's a nursery rhyme that was once etched into the DNA of many people in the past life of the ancient hunter...

Two tigers~

One of them had brownish-yellow fur all over its body, densely covered with dark purple stripes, giving it a very eerie and sinister feel.

Moreover, it even has a pair of wings on its back, one ice blue and the other fiery red.

This immediately reminded Gu Lie of a famous character from a certain academy, the one cosplayed by the person who was killed by Kakashi with Lightning Blade at a comic convention.

"Ice and Fire Demon Tiger? This shoulder height... it must be almost a thousand years old, right? This is definitely a guardian-level soul beast, isn't it? It must be!"

"Then, whose subordinate is the Soul Master fighting this tiger?"

After quickly determining the species and age of the tiger, Gu Lie turned his gaze to another tiger.

The tiger was crystal clear, as if a piece of beautiful jade had come to life. In terms of size, it was even slightly larger than the Ice and Fire Demon Tiger.

"Brother, that's... the Netherworld White Tiger?"

"That's right, could they be from the Star Luo Empire?"

The brother and sister recognized the tiger at the same time, or more precisely, the martial soul fusion technique.

That martial soul fusion skill is none other than the Netherworld White Tiger, which has existed for over 20,000 years and is considered a symbolic emblem of the Star Luo Empire's royal family.

"No wonder the soul beasts we encountered earlier all fled from this direction; it turns out they were attracted by their battle."

"Moreover, judging from the state of the battle, several people have already been killed by this tiger..."

After seeing the battle scene clearly, Gu Lie and Na'er obediently chose to transform into OMOs and hid behind a tree not far away, watching silently without any intention of making a move.

Although both sides are injured, their current fighting power should not be underestimated.

If they enter the fray at the wrong time and get caught in a double whammy of the two sides' strongest skills, even if Gu Lie and Na'er defend with all their might, they may still be forced to become Soul Masters of the Escape Type.

At least in Gu Lie's view, two tigers of similar size, even if one of them only possesses a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, should be evenly matched opponents.

However, this time, it was Na'er who discovered the problem first.

"Brother, something's wrong with that Netherworld White Tiger! It only has the power for one strike!"

Thanks to the enhanced power gained from merging with the Ancient Dragon Hunter's power, Na'er's sensitivity to various elemental energies also improved significantly. She quickly noticed that the Netherworld White Tiger was all bark and no bite, or rather, strong in the front but weak in the back.

If it were to actually fight that Ice and Fire Demon Tiger, and it could withstand three moves, then it would be considered quite strong.

"Then let's wait until the Netherworld White Tiger can't hold on any longer before we take action and kill the Ice and Fire Demon Tiger."

"Hopefully, this Netherworld White Tiger will be sturdy enough that it won't cause serious aftereffects to the Soul Masters who participated in the Martial Soul Fusion when it's shattered. Otherwise, the subsequent compensation would be a meaningless loss for the Spirit Pagoda."

Upon hearing Na'er's reminder, Gu Lie immediately changed his mind.

Originally, he was looking for a suitable opportunity to steal kills, not only to ensure a high success rate but also to ensure that he wouldn't be forced out by the other side. However, if the Netherworld White Tiger side couldn't hold on, things would be much simpler.

Na'er's judgment was extremely accurate. The Netherworld White Tiger only clashed head-on with the Icefire Demon Tiger once before its body immediately disintegrated.

The Ice and Fire Demon Tiger on the other side was also not in good shape. It took a direct hit from the Netherworld White Tiger and was forced to retreat more than ten meters. Its ice-blue wings were also covered with cracks and turned into countless fragments in the next moment.

Gu Lie's hands were already in the classic calyx shape at his waist, gathering his strength, but he was surprised to find that the figure that fell out of the Netherworld White Tiger was not the two people Gu Lie had thought, but only a child.

She appeared to be a little taller than Na'er, with long, wavy, reddish-brown hair and exceptionally fair skin, almost as fair as Na'er's.

Moreover, she wasn't wearing Shrek Academy's disgusting shit-green outfit; instead, she wore a black hooded jacket with a black skirt and two different colored stockings, one black and one white.

"She completed the Martial Soul Fusion all by herself, and even managed to hold her own against the Ice-Fire Demon Tiger... Could she be Wu Siduo?!"

While guessing the girl's identity, Gu Lie decisively made his move. A purple shockwave mixed with yellow swept through the forest, accurately hitting the Icefire Demon Tiger, which was in pain because one of its wings had been shattered.

Before Gu Lie made his move, Na'er had already quietly moved behind the location of the Icefire Tiger. After Gu Lie's attack hit the Icefire Tiger, she immediately followed up with a triple attack from Xin Zhao.

Although he failed to knock the Icefire Tiger away, he successfully injured the knee of one of its hind legs. While the tiger instinctively retaliated, he used spatial power to create distance between himself and the Icefire Tiger.

With one wing and one hind leg rendered immobile, the Icefire Tiger's movements became even more clumsy.

Just as the Icefire Demon Tiger was struggling to adjust its body orientation and deal with the culprit that had shot it in the knee, another purple attack struck its other hind leg.

The intense pain caused the Icefire Tiger to howl again. Although its other hind leg had not disappeared, it was also unable to exert any force, causing the rear half of its body to sink downwards, with the end of its body making direct contact with the ground.

As is well known, tigers, regardless of gender, have some vulnerable organs near the very back of their bodies, particularly their abdomen.

Although the pain wasn't enough to affect the Icefire Tiger's fighting ability, having lost a wing and two hind legs, it was destined to soon be unable to move.

Gu Lie stepped forward, his dragon power coalescing into dragon claws in his hands, preparing to unleash a secret Konoha ninjutsu taijutsu technique on the Ice and Fire Demon Tiger.

The Ice-Fire Demon Tiger quickly turned around and unleashed a fireball and an ice ball at the Ancient Hunter in an attempt to stop him.

Its hindquarters were unprotected except for its tail. If it were infused with spirit by such a large dragon claw, it would probably turn into spiritual energy on the spot.

However, this makes it overlook the most frequently used finishing move by the Ancient Hunter and Na'er duo.

Although she didn't have the help of the ancient hunter to lift her up, with the help of the surrounding trees and the power of space, Na'er successfully soared into the sky and used the Dragon God Dive that descended from the sky towards the head of the Ice and Fire Demon Tiger.

However, this Ice and Fire Demon Tiger was quite powerful. Even though it was unable to immediately counterattack Na'er because its attention had just been drawn by the Ancient Hunter, it immediately condensed an armor made of ice on and around its head. Moreover, the shape of the armor was very particular, so that Na'er's Dragon God Dive did not hit its head directly, but instead slid to its shoulder.

At the cost of one of its forelimbs being completely destroyed, it dodged the fatal blow, then opened its mouth, intending to devour Na'er whole.

However, its sharp teeth could only stay less than thirty centimeters away from Na'er before its body began to disintegrate, turning into warm spiritual energy.

"The Thousand-Year Kill: Double Dragon Claw Version"

Gu Lie maintained his posture with his hands clasped together and stretched straight forward, his anxious gaze piercing through the spiritual power transformed from the Ice and Fire Demon Tiger as he looked in the direction of Na'er.