Leopard Guardian: "Don’t worry, since Bear General dared to send Tiger General out so openly, nothing will happen!"

The voice of the Leopard Guardian relieved the other guardians’ anxious hearts a little. What he said made some sense.

Hearing the Armadillo’s voice, the Mountain God uncharacteristically turned its head, locking eyes.

Although the Mountain God’s eyes were a glowing bloody red, the Armadillo could clearly see a resolute determination within them.

This determination meant that the Mountain God would not change its mind on this matter.

"Gulp!" The Armadillo swallowed hard, "Are you really going to do this?"

From its bloodline memory, the Armadillo learned that all Mountain Gods, from the moment of their birth, possessed a divine technique, the [Corpse Dissection Technique].

This divine technique would completely lift the Mountain God’s limitations on absorbing Earth Spiritual Qi, allowing unlimited absorption into the body.

The Earth, vast and boundless, holds an immeasurable amount of Spiritual Qi; no human or demon knows exactly how much.

No matter how high your cultivation is, once you use this divine technique, the Mountain God’s body will absorb the earth’s power without limit.

The earth’s power is infinite, but the amount of Spiritual Qi a Mountain God can absorb is finite, regardless of its cultivation level.

Generally, the amount of earth power a Mountain God absorbs is limited by its cultivation, which serves as a protection mechanism for them.

Now, with this mechanism broken, the Mountain God can absorb Earth Spiritual Qi without limit, but how much of this earth’s power can its body withstand?

No matter how much you can withstand, in the end, there is only one outcome: your body will explode and you will perish.

When the body explodes, it will release a tremendous force, unleashing the earth’s power it couldn’t absorb, which is why the Armadillo mentioned mutual destruction.

Unless your defense is high enough, or unless you can escape this place, there is only one fate, and that is death!

"Woo--"

The Mountain God roared at the Armadillo.

This time, the Armadillo understood the Mountain God’s intention.

"Leave? I’m already like this, where could I go?" The Armadillo raised its already injured body, speaking helplessly.

Then, it looked up at the Mountain God, and this time, there was also a trace of determination in its eyes.

"According to the bloodline memory left by the ancestor, once you meet a Mountain God, you must stay together until death!"

"Now, I’ve finally met a Mountain God, so I must follow the guidance of the ancestor’s bloodline memory and stay by your side."

There was not much bitterness in the Armadillo’s tone, but rather a sense of liberation.

In its life, it had hidden away and reemerged time and again, avoiding all dangers.

Although its cultivation was the highest among its kin in the Great Mountain, the whole tribe had to keep hiding because of it, scattered and hidden everywhere.

Today, seeing a Mountain God who hadn’t even passed through infancy achieve this level, it thought to itself...

Why can’t I??!!

As it spoke these words, the abundant Spiritual Qi around quickly converged toward the Armadillo, forming a massive vortex above its head.

In the center of the vortex, there was a thin yellow line connecting it to its brain, and then, endless Spiritual Qi poured into its body like a revelation.

Seeing this, the Mountain God, whose gaze was already resolute, showed a hint of astonishment, not expecting the Armadillo to break through at this moment.

Indeed, the Armadillo was advancing to the next level, and all because of a small decision just made.

"Oh?!"

The Tiger General within the black flames revealed a hint of interest on his fierce face.

"Breakthrough just because of a decision? Interesting!"

In the next moment, the ferocious expression returned, and with a grasp towards the air, a Tiger Head Saber composed of black flames appeared in its hand. Instantly, Spiritual Qi surged out of the Tiger General’s body, forming a field of black flames around him.

This black flame burned everything around, leaving only the Tiger General standing.

"To commemorate this day, I have decided to go all out against you, little Armadillo!"

With the black-flamed Tiger Head Saber in his hand, the Tiger General walked step by step toward the Mountain God and the Armadillo.

With each step, the black flames ignited a spot, burning the green grass on the ground to ashes, leaving a long black path in his wake.

The path the Tiger General created looked like a road from hell, welcoming the Mountain God and the Armadillo.

"Woo--"

As the Mountain God watched the Tiger General approach step by step, it quickly retracted its gaze, focusing back on itself.

The yellow rune aura on its rocky body intensified, speeding up the absorption of earth’s power once again, forming a yellow shield in front of itself and the Armadillo. This shield was even more substantial and defensive compared to the initial one.

Moreover, the heavy aura of the shield kept increasing; as long as the Mountain God didn’t stop absorbing the earth’s power, it would continue to rise.

Simultaneously.

The Mountain God’s body started to show slight cracks, and from these cracks, the earth’s exclusive heavy power slowly emanated.

"Looking at you, I fear you won’t be able to withstand much more power, will you?"

With one hand dragging the black-flamed saber, the Tiger General approached swiftly, soon reaching the yellow shield erected by the Mountain God.

As the black flames approached, even the Mountain God felt a scorching heat, a sensation not only on the body but also on the soul.

In that brief moment, the Mountain God realized that even if there were ten of it, they couldn’t withstand the Tiger Demon before them.

It was too terrifying, beyond the dimension of the creatures of the Great Mountain.

But even so, the Mountain God did not stop drawing power from the earth.

Meanwhile, the Armadillo was breaking through its cultivation. When the black flames approached, its body trembled uncontrollably, sweating profusely, entirely out of its control.

In just a sentence’s time, cracks like spider webs spread across the Mountain God’s body, turning the once intact rocky body into fragmented pieces.

"Since this is the case, let me send you on your way!"

With those words.

The Tiger General raised the black-flamed saber, placing it against the yellow shield.

Instantly, the seemingly impenetrable shield began to melt slowly. The saber cut through it effortlessly, like a hot knife through butter.

"Alright, no more playing around, I have more important matters to attend to!"

With that, the Tiger General’s playful expression vanished, replaced by a concentrated look and a flash of sharp light. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

His muscular arms exploded with power as he gripped the black-flamed saber, and with a mighty swing, slashed at the yellow shield.

"Boom!"

What happened next.

The already breached yellow shield shattered upon impact like glass.

Black flames erupted instantly, sweeping toward the Mountain God and the Armadillo behind the yellow shield, enveloping them. A breeze blew by, dispersing the black flames.

But where the massive Mountain God and Armadillo once stood, there were now only piles of blackened matter on the ground.

The Tiger General eyed the two masses, poking them with the saber, and remarked lightly.

"So fragile, gone in an instant!"

With those words, the giant figure vanished, reappearing atop a specially crafted palanquin, lying down.

"It’s time to handle the real business!"

As soon as the cold voice sounded, the four still dazed guardians snapped back to reality, their hands lifting the palanquin unconsciously, stepping mechanically toward the Great Wilderness Border Village.

As the Tiger General exited the dense forest, a black fire arose out of nowhere, burning everything to ashes, leaving only blackened remnants on the ground.

These blackened remnants were all the Demon Beasts that had appeared in the forest.