I Have Unlimited Dantians-Chapter 50 - 41: Tiger-Headed Beast
Luoshui City was nestled between Xialuo Mountain and the Luoshui River.
Nie Yun was not on the path his mother had taken to pick the Pengxin Snow Lotus. Instead, he was heading deeper into the mountains.
Xialuo Mountain was a mountain range that stretched endlessly inward. This vast expanse of countless peaks teemed with Demon Beasts, making it a long-forbidden region for humans.
Demon Beasts were a special type of life form, different from the Demon Race. They had lower intelligence, and each one possessed its own territory. Any outside creature that entered would be met with a ferocious attack!
Although Demon Beasts were ferocious, their fur, claws, and horns were prime materials for humans to forge weapons, refine elixirs, and even make clothes. For this reason, some powerful individuals would venture deep inside to hunt Demon Beasts for profit.
In his past life, Nie Yun had possessed such an ability, but he was far from it now. At his current level—the Peak of Fourth Layer Mid Stage of the Qi Sea—if he fell into a group of Demon Beasts, he’d be reduced to a pile of bones in under three seconds, let alone kill any of them.
This was why he had originally planned to return only after he grew stronger!
He traveled at a rapid pace, covering nearly a hundred miles in less than four hours.
’If I remember correctly, the Life Reviving Flower is just ahead. However, that’s the territory of a Demon Beast at the Peak of the Gang Formation Realm. The slightest misstep, and I’ll be turned into mincemeat. I must plan this carefully!’
Nie Yun reached a cliff and stopped to recover his strength.
The master of this territory was a Tiger-Headed Beast with the strength of the Peak of the Sixth Layer of Gang Formation Realm. The Demon Beast moved like the wind—not only was it incredibly fast, but its defense was practically invincible. Forget Nie Yun; even an expert at the Qi Sea Seventh Layer Armor Realm would find it difficult to kill!
A normal Tiger-Headed Beast would, at most, have the strength of the Qi Sea Fifth Layer Body Emergence Realm with average defense. This one was not only massive but also freakishly powerful. When he first saw it in his past life, he was too inexperienced to think much of it. Now, however, he realized it was truly bizarre!
’This Life Reviving Flower is in its cave. Last time I was here, it happened to be away, so I got lucky. I doubt I’ll have such a good opportunity this time...’
He found a secluded spot to recover his strength while he planned his next move.
’With my current strength at the Peak of the Mid-Stage True Qi Realm, I can kill an average expert at the Peak of the Body Emergence Realm in close combat. But if my opponent is on guard from the start, I won’t even get a chance to approach them. I’ll be the one who dies!’
’In other words, even though I easily killed a Demon at the Peak of the Body Emergence Realm after its Demonization and took down Law Enforcement Team Captain Nie Yuanqing in a single blow, my true combat power is only on par with someone at the Early-Stage Body Emergence Realm. I’m no match for anyone stronger than that!’
’So, to snatch something from right under the nose of this Demon Beast at the Peak of the Gang Formation Realm, I have to come up with a plan. Otherwise, if I get trapped in its cave, I’m as good as dead!’
’I’ll head over first. My strength might be lacking, but my speed is decent. With the wisdom of two lifetimes, there has to be a way to deal with this Tiger-Headed Beast, as formidable as it is!’
After a short rest, his body returned to its peak condition. Nie Yun then used the cover of darkness to move forward slowly.
’Hm? This valley looks like a good place for a trap...’
After walking a little further, Nie Yun came to a canyon. He glanced around, and his eyes lit up as a bold idea formed in his mind.
’The rock walls above this canyon are lined with rows of weathered stone. It looks like they’ll collapse with just a little force. I can lure the Tiger-Headed Beast here and trigger a landslide. The beast will be buried under the rocks. Even if it doesn’t die, it won’t be able to escape for some time. I can use that opportunity to take the Life Reviving Flower!’
It was a good plan, but he first had to ensure his own safety. Otherwise, if he couldn’t escape the landslide either, they would die together, and what would be the point of that?!
His own safety... As he was contemplating how to escape, his eyes suddenly fell on a small pool of water inside the canyon.
The pool was a pale yellow color, and under the starlight, it emitted thin wisps of white vapor, like a steaming mist. It was an indescribably bizarre sight.
Mountain springs were typically clear, or at most greenish from the plants growing within. But this one was pale yellow. Even with the experience of two lifetimes, Nie Yun had never seen anything like it.
’Could there be some kind of special mineral in this spring water?’
This was the only possibility Nie Yun could imagine, so he tiptoed slowly toward the spring’s source. Before he got close, however, he sensed a foul-smelling gust of wind rushing toward him from the distance. He didn’t hesitate for a second, dropping into a crouch and hiding in the grass.
ROAR!
He had just hit the ground when a massive Tiger-Headed Beast shot out from the other side of the canyon. Its powerful body was over twenty feet long and streamlined, and its claws were like steel blades. With a light touch, it crushed the rock on the ground to dust!
’A Tiger-Headed Beast at the Peak of the Armor Realm? How is that possible? Did I remember it wrong?’
’According to my memories, this Tiger-Headed Beast should only have the strength of the Peak of the Gang Formation Realm. And that was supposed to be a year from now, after the Demon Race invasion. How did it suddenly reach the Peak of the Armor Realm?’
’Against a Tiger-Headed Beast this strong, even with my speed, which I consider pretty good, I probably wouldn’t make it a hundred meters before it caught up and killed me!’
Was my memory wrong?
’That’s impossible! If this creature had been this powerful in my past life, I would have been torn to shreds before I even touched the Life Reviving Flower, let alone managed to eat it and escape!’
ROAR!
Just as Nie Yun was grappling with his confusion, he heard another roar. A second Tiger-Headed Beast ambled over from the distance.
This Tiger-Headed Beast was noticeably smaller than the first, its muscles taut and brimming with power.
’So that’s it. This one is at the Peak of the Gang Formation Realm. The Tiger-Headed Beast I saw in my past life wasn’t the first one—it was this one!’
All Tiger-Headed Beasts looked more or less alike, so when Nie Yun saw the first one, he had mistaken it for the one from his past life. He had never imagined there would be two of them in this little area!
Once he understood, Nie Yun’s expression grew even grimmer.
He couldn’t even beat one Tiger-Headed Beast, let alone two. If it came to a fight, one would undoubtedly engage him while the other flanked. Even the landslide trap would be useless! At best, it would trap one, but the other would still be free to tear him to shreds!
What was he supposed to do now?
HUFF! HUFF!
Just as Nie Yun was furrowing his brow, unable to come up with a plan, the two Tiger-Headed Beasts strolled leisurely over to the spring, opened their massive jaws, and began to drink.
’So these two were just coming over for a drink... Hm?’
The two Tiger-Headed Beasts were drinking at the spring’s edge, no more than a dozen meters from Nie Yun. In the starlight, he could see them clearly. The two beasts... were male and female.
’Er, that makes sense,’ he thought. ’One mountain can’t contain two tigers, unless they’re a male and female pair. I should have realized that sooner!’
’A male and female... the chances of making them fight each other are slim. Hm? Wait a minute! I can get them to do... what they’re meant to do. Heh heh, even humans lose themselves in the heat of passion, let alone beasts! Heh heh heh, I can use that opportunity to sneak in and steal the Life Reviving Flower...’
Seeing that the Tiger-Headed Beasts were a male and female pair, Nie Yun’s heart stirred as a wicked idea suddenly popped into his head.
