CHAPTER 378: CHAPTER 378: BATTLE WITH THE TIGER DEMON

Taohua Temple.

After sending off the last couple, just as he was about to close the door and return to his mountain hideout, Hou Ping suddenly heard a tiger’s roar.

Then a pungent wind howled, rushing straight towards him.

Tiger demon!

Coming right at him!

Hou Ping grabbed the alloy rod leaning against the door, swung it effortlessly, and pushed the startled couple away to a distance.

"Flee down the mountain from the other side, run!"

Hou Ping yelled, no longer paying attention to them, but instead let out a sharp cry, looking seriously towards the direction of the temple gate.

Because the tiger had arrived.

"Roar!"

A low roar, and then a shadow descended from the sky, suddenly appearing in the open space in front of Taohua Temple.

And this figure was human-shaped.

A burly, bearded man in coarse cloth with a sinister look in his eyes, glaring at Hou Ping full of murderous intent.

Tiger’s majesty shook the heavens, all pressing towards Hou Ping.

Hou Ping gritted his teeth, struggling to resist the urge to kneel, one foot forward and one foot behind, the rod in his hand pointing at the burly man, "From where do you, tiger demon, come? State your name!"

The tiger demon was about to speak but suddenly squinted, looking deep into the peach grove, "Hmm? Isn’t this just a small Earth God temple, why are there so many Abnormal People?"

In the next moment, several figures flashed by, and it was the four led by Lu Zheng.

"Fairy! Young Master!" Hou Ping shouted in relief.

"Oh dear!"

Lu Zheng couldn’t help but exclaim softly, this tiger demon had dense demon qi, it was a formidable character.

However...

Lu Zheng squinted; under the perception of his "Nine Heavens Golden Palace True God Transformation Technique," this tiger’s aura seemed unstable, apparently carrying injuries.

"What is your relation to the tiger slain yesterday?" Shen Ying asked sternly.

Seeing this tiger appear, she almost immediately thought of the tiger nearing transformation that Hou Ping killed yesterday.

Having slain a tiger yesterday only to have a formidable tiger demon come stirring trouble today, Shen Ying firmly believed they were related.

Well, though one was a tiger yet to transform, and the other was a tiger demon more formidable than herself, making it hard for her to believe.

"Humph!"

The tiger demon snorted coldly, refusing to speak, merely waved his hand, a gust of wind arose and lunged directly at Hou Ping.

"Rise!"

Shen Ying lightly chanted, countless Peach Blossom Evil appeared out of thin air, blocking the tiger demon.

"Illuminate!"

Zhu Yushan clearly chanted, a beam of moonlight shone on the tiger demon.

However...

The tiger demon’s body was too strong, with the gale shielding it, directly disregarded the moonlight, sweeping all Peach Blossom Evil away, in almost a flash reaching Hou Ping.

One was a newly transformed monkey demon not long ago, the other a tiger demon of presumably hundreds of years’ Dao practice.

The outcome seemed predestined.

"Open!"

"Roar!"

Another tiger roar, then a chilling sword wind suddenly appeared, breaking through the tiger demon’s surrounding gale, and slashed down.

"Clang!"

A light sound, the tiger demon retreated half a step, while on the other side, Lu Zheng propelled backward, simultaneously pulling Hou Ping further a few feet.

The tiger demon raised his arm, looking at the cut on it, blood flowing.

Demon power internally circulated, expelling sword qi, then sealing the wound, but upon raising his head, the murderous intent in his eyes almost solidified.

"What a terrifying tiger demon!"

Lu Zheng’s expression was serious, were it not for the considerable injuries on this tiger demon, they probably wouldn’t even need to fight.

"Hou Ping!"

"Young Master?"

"You have quite the capability, just transformed and already attracting such characters, wouldn’t you ascend in a couple more years?"

Hou Ping, "..."

Shen Ying, Li Hanyu, and Zhu Yushan’s expressions were all grave.

This tiger demon’s presence was astonishing, just barely clashing with Lu Zheng’s blade, yet managed to have the upper hand.

However, that clash showed them he was injured.

Given that, they could fight!

"Lu... Brother Lu..." a timid voice sounded.

Lu Zheng turned, just seeing Zhao Wenrong shakily protecting a woman behind him, though himself trembling, apparently scared stiff.

"Where did you barge in from?" Lu Zheng said helplessly, "Such a grand scene, is it something you can meddle in?"

Zhao Wenrong wanted to cry but had no tears, "I didn’t intend to, I just finished praying to Peach Blossom Fairy with Yu Shu, preparing to return to town."

Lu Zheng shook his head, pushing Hou Ping towards Zhao Wenrong and the woman, "Take them to hide in Taohua Village first."

Hou Ping was too weak, unable to join this battle.

"Roar! Die for me!"

The tiger demon hollered, again charging towards Hou Ping.

Lu Zheng leveled his long saber, sidestepped, blocking the tiger demon.

In an instant, numerous Peach Blossom Evil emerged in the void, surrounding the tiger demon.

Zhu Yushan’s seal technique pinched, emitting moonlight curse seals shooting towards the tiger demon.

Li Hanyu pulled out a copper pot from her sleeve, upon opening its lid, endless river water gushed forth, wrapped in true qi, transformed into waves, rushing at the tiger demon.

Hou Ping grabbed Zhao Wenrong with one hand, wielding the rod in the other, wrapped the woman with demon qi, bounded towards the mountain and Taohua Village.

Meanwhile, the tiger demon was blocked by the four.

Considering their low Dao practice but unyielding battle strength, the tiger demon’s face darkened.

Originally thought it was a wilderness Earth God temple, he could easily handle it, then once diving into the deep forest, as he wasn’t a native demon, even the Anomaly Suppression Bureau wouldn’t find him.

Unexpectedly, this seemingly Earth God lady’s Dao practice wasn’t weak, and there were three other cultivators.

One official background fish demon, two humans with decent Dao practice.

However...

"Don’t think just because I’m injured you’re safe, I’ll bury you with her!"

The tiger demon roared, black wind suddenly arose, shrouding Taohua Temple.

Simultaneously, gusty winds blew, ghosts shadowing prominently, human-shaped shadows emerged from behind the tiger demon, rushing towards the four.

"Fierce Tiger and Chang Ghost!"

Lu Zheng watched a ghost approaching, instinctively pinched a seal.

"Supreme Decree, True Cloud Breaks Evil, swift!"

A True Cloud Curse struck down, ghost shadows instantly blurred considerably, then screamed, retreating swiftly.

Having blocked the ghost, Lu Zheng saw the tiger demon break through the Peach Blossom Evil but got entangled by streaming water waves, hard to break free.

Peach Blossom Evil, water waves, moonlight curse.

Shen Ying, Li Hanyu, Zhu Yushan.

Shen Ying had the highest cultivation, Zhu Yushan’s true qi was the purest, Li Hanyu had the best magical treasure.

One with "Peach Blossoms" origin, one innately gifted, one with strong backing.

Each exceeded their Dao practice in battle strength, in action they caught the tiger demon off guard.

Stirring the gale, releasing Chang ghosts, the tiger demon rose in the air, intending to fly high.

Resulted in moonlight pressing down, water whirl attracting, Peach Blossom Evil suppressing, forcing him down again.

The tiger demon was stunned.

What’s going on! Are Central Plains’ cultivators all this formidable?

On his southern journey, ate a person, encountered a meddling monk, seriously injured, with injuries not fully healed and business unfinished, met tough opponents again?

The tiger demon landed, momentarily hesitating on whether to engage in magical combat or leave, when the scholar wielding a saber appeared, clasping his hands.

Cloud qi gathered, Flying Cloud Breaks Evil!