Rebirth of the Supreme Immortal Emperor-Chapter 386 - 383: Playing with Fire, I Can Do It Too!

In the lush apricot grove, a huge shadow emerged.

This was a giant tiger with hanging whiskers and white eyes, its robust figure twice the size of an adult Northeast Tiger. Its stripes and eyes were like flames. It threw back its head and let out a roar that shattered the silence, making the ten miles of apricot trees tremble.

"Wow, such a big tiger, truly worthy of being the Divine Tiger guarding the apricot forest!"

Tourists who spotted the Divine Tiger coming hurriedly took out their cell phones to take photos.

The people of Medicine King Valley, upon seeing the tiger, gathered around like aggrieved elementary school students seeing their own father, tears streaming and noses running as they approached.

Great Elder Pang Guang took the lead in paying respects: "We greet the Tiger Venerate!"

The tiger nodded slightly, acknowledging the gesture.

"Tiger Venerate, an intruder has brazenly trespassed into Medicine King Valley. As your disciples, we are not a match for him. We implore you to take action and defend our valley’s dignity!"

Pang Guang, pointing at Li Chen, spoke with vehement hatred and through gritted teeth.

The tiger’s blood-red beastly eyes followed the direction of Pang Guang’s finger and looked towards Li Chen.

Li Chen, refusing to show weakness, directly met its fiery gaze.

"Roar!"

The tiger, incensed at Li Chen’s audacity to stare it down, roared furiously towards the sky.

At this moment, Li Chen had essentially figured out the true strength of this Divine Tiger.

It seemed to have lived for over 1300 years. If it were in the Immortal Realm, where Spiritual Power is abundant, its strength might have already reached the level of a Demon Immortal, equivalent to a Golden Core Stage cultivator in the human realm.

Unfortunately, this is Earth, in the End of Dharma Age, and it cannot gather enough Spiritual Power to ascend further. Its peak strength during its prime years would be roughly equivalent to that of a God Realm master.

However, as it aged, its power gradually waned. Without the potent pills from Medicine King Valley prolonging its life, it would have likely turned to dry bones by now.

The current Divine Tiger is essentially a paper tiger. Its overall strength might not even compare to the Demigod Realm.

In the face of the Divine Tiger’s threat, the corner of Li Chen’s mouth curled into a disdainful, cold smile: "If it were your heyday, I might have some fear of you. But now you are nothing more than a dying old carcass. Yet, you still dare to act ferocious before me?"

When the Divine Tiger saw a mere human daring to scorn it so, anger burned in its heart. Its massive body leaped forward, mouth wide open, and pounced toward Li Chen.

Li Chen performed an agile somersault in mid-air, landing on the branch of an apricot tree.

The Divine Tiger, missing its target, lashed out furiously with its tail like an iron rod.

"Crack!"

An apricot tree, requiring two people to encircle it, was snapped in half and thunderously fell to the ground.

As the tree fell, Li Chen slapped the void with one hand, unleashing a massive palm strike towards the Divine Tiger.

"Roar!"

The Divine Tiger let out a skyward roar, and its huge tiger head opened its yawning maw, swallowing Li Chen’s palm strike whole.

Li Chen, not expecting such explosive strength from the Divine Tiger, was jolted back step by step.

Seeing this, the Medicine King Valley disciples immediately erupted in cheers.

"Tiger Venerate is mighty, long live Tiger Venerate!"

"Go Tiger Venerate, avenge us!"

"Tiger Venerate, eat this traitor and defend the honor of our Medicine King Valley!"

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Amidst the cheering of the Medicine King Valley disciples, the Divine Tiger opened its huge mouth widely, seizing the momentum to ferociously pursue Li Chen.

Li Chen, seeing it come after him, the corner of his mouth immediately revealed a triumphant, cold smile.

"You beast, you’re just in time!"

In that split-second, he swiftly turned around and unsheathed his sword, executing a Cross Slash that cleaved through the air.

The Divine Tiger, caught off guard by Li Chen’s sudden counterattack and too close to dodge, took the full blow of the sword.

The disciples of Medicine King Valley saw the Divine Tiger wounded, their expressions changing drastically.

"Tiger Venerate, Tiger Venerate!"

The Divine Tiger stuck out its crimson tongue, licking the deep, bone-exposing wound. The fierce light in its eyes surged, clearly enraged with Thunderous Fury.

Li Chen, standing sword in hand, smiled faintly at the Divine Tiger: "Tiger Venerate, how does my sword taste?"

"Roar!"

The Divine Tiger suddenly stood upright and let out a furious roar.

Then, it spat out a fiery orb towards Li Chen.

Li Chen’s pupils instantly narrowed: This beast has actually awakened its Innate Divine Ability?

The so-called Innate Divine Ability is the inherent Divine Skill that a Demon Beast awakens after reaching a certain stage. This is common in the Cultivation World.

However, it is the first time he has seen it on Earth. Neither the Jade Golden Toad nor the Five-clawed Flood Dragon had awakened their Innate Divine Abilities.

"Roar! Roar!"

The Divine Tiger spat out several fiery orbs in rapid succession, aiming them straight at Li Chen.

"Like playing with fire? So do I!"

As Li Chen spoke, he brought his hands together in a Sealing Technique, gathering an orange-red flame in his palm, sporadically laced with flickers of lightning.

"Five Thunders Heavenly Technique, Fire Thunder Dance!"

"Boom!"

A Fire Dance Tornado, accompanied by dazzling lightning, swept towards the Divine Tiger.

Had the Divine Tiger been in its prime, Li Chen’s fire and lightning would not have been enough even to fill the gaps between its teeth.

Unfortunately, it has entered old age, its strength faded to barely a tenth or twentieth of its peak.

What’s more, it had been tricked by Li Chen before and cut by a sword.

"Boom!"

"Crackling and crashing!"

The flames scorched the hair atop the Divine Tiger’s head, leaving it completely bare. The lightning that followed burned it to a crisp on the inside and tender on the outside.

In an instant, the Divine Tiger, once regarded as a deity and looked up to by all, was lying on the ground, gasping for breath.

If to say that the Divine Tiger was the totem of Medicine King Valley, a pillar of faith for the hundreds and thousands of disciples inside, would not be an overstatement.

But now, they could only watch their totem being defeated, their pillar of faith collapsing in an instant.

After a long time, a disciple cried out in disbelief: "Has the Tiger Venerate been defeated?"

Some disciples refused to believe what they were seeing, shaking their heads like a rattle-drum, babbling senselessly, "Impossible, impossible. How could the Tiger Venerate be defeated? It’s impossible, absolutely impossible!"

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Pang Guang, worried that Li Chen would kill Tiger Venerate, strenuously propped up his body and stood in front of him.

"Immortal Master Li, our Medicine King Valley has lost, please spare Tiger Venerate, spare its life!"

Li Chen gently wiped the fresh blood off his sword’s edge and asked coldly, "I can spare it, but what about the thing I want?"

Pang Guang showed a distressed face, gritted his teeth hard, and said, "Immortal Master Li, honestly, our Medicine King Valley only has one Fire Ganoderma that’s a thousand years old, and we do not possess the Thousand-Year-Old Cold Attribute Spiritual Medicine you seek!"

Li Chen’s expression changed slightly, pressing him: "Is that so?"

Pang Guang nodded vigorously like a pecking chicken, replying, "It’s absolutely true; if there is half a lie, I am willing to be struck by Five Thunders and never reincarnate!"

Li Chen, seeing his earnest expression and hearing such a serious oath in public, believed that he was telling the truth.

The Medical Saint Sect doesn’t have it, Medicine King Valley doesn’t either. In the vast land of Huaxia, where should he seek this Cold Attribute thousand-year-old spiritual medicine?

Seeing Li Chen’s gloomy expression, nearly dripping water, Pang Guang hardened his heart and said, "Immortal Master Li, if you need it, I will present that thousand-year-old Fire Ganoderma to you right now!"

Li Chen thought to himself: Having entered a treasure mountain, how could one possibly leave empty-handed? Although this thousand-year-old Fire Ganoderma was not the Spiritual Medicine he needed, it was nonetheless a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, and may be of great use in the future.

"Then fine, bring it to me. Hand over the Fire Ganoderma, and I shall spare your Tiger Venerate’s life!"

Upon seeing Li Chen agree, Pang Guang quickly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and bowed with his hands clasped, "Thank you, Immortal Master Li!"

After saying this, he immediately ordered two elders with lighter injuries to quickly go back to the valley and fetch the Fire Ganoderma.

Although the elders were somewhat reluctant, constrained by Li Chen’s might, they obediently returned to the valley and brought out their treasured Fire Ganoderma, handing it over to Li Chen.

Li Chen took the Fire Ganoderma and examined it closely. After confirming it to be authentic, he nodded towards Pang Guang and the others: "Thank you!"

After giving thanks, he turned around to leave.

However, at this moment, a voice filled with killing intent came facing him.

"Immortal Master Li, you’ve destroyed my apricot forest, injured my disciples, burned Tiger Venerate, and took away the thousand-year-old Fire Ganoderma. Do you really think that Medicine King Valley is so easy to bully?"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Pang Guang and the others quickly stepped forward to greet him: "We pay our respects to the Valley Master!"

The only person Pang Guang and the others would call the Valley Master was none other than Sunx Baiyang.

Li Chen responded with a cold smile, "I wonder who it might be, so it’s Sunx the Valley Master himself. How gracious of you to show up; have you decided to stop being a turtle in its shell?"

Hearing Li Chen’s mockery, Sunx Baiyang’s face turned to an iron blue, as exciting to watch as if it were a Sichuan opera face-changing act.

Furious, he turned and looked back at Azure Dragon, bowed with his hands clasped and said, "Brother Azure Dragon, the dignity of Medicine King Valley today is in your hands!"

Azure Dragon nodded slightly, saying, "Valley Master Sunx, you’re too polite. This is my duty!"

After saying this, he stepped forward, his gaze sharp as electricity, looking straight at Li Chen.

"So you are the astonishing talent heralded once in a century by the Heaven and Earth Alliance, the young Immortal Master Li who has reigned supreme across the world as a youth?"

Seeing the approaching person, Li Chen’s brow slightly furrowed. This man’s aura was profound, clearly a high-level practitioner of at least the Demigod Realm. Moreover, unlike recent Demigod Realm ascendants like Gongzi Yuu and Jin Baisheng, the True Essence Spiritual Power within him was very even and natural, indicating that he must have advanced to the Demigod Realm at least a year ago.

Li Chen calmed his mind and replied with a faint smile, "Indeed, I am Immortal Master Li. Do you have business with me?"

Azure Dragon responded seriously, "No, I just came to meet you after hearing about your reputation."

Li Chen knew that without a fight, today’s incident would not end amicably.

With that in mind, he nodded slightly: "That’s fine!"

Having said that, he looked around and suggested, "There are too many people here; it’s hard to maneuver. Let’s go into the apricot grove instead."

Azure Dragon did not speak but slightly stepped aside, giving Li Chen a gesture to please proceed.

Li Chen did not stand on ceremony and strode confidently into the apricot grove...

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