193: Escape

With his flamboyant footwork, spins, and jumps, Lin Hu dodged one falling rock after another.

The exit was right before his eyes.

Just as he was about to step out of the dungeon's gate, a wall of blood rushed towards him.

It was dense and seamless; no matter how flamboyant his footwork, it was useless.

Heaven wants me dead!

Seeing the blood wall approaching, Lin Hu steeled his heart and was about to shrink his body to rush out at top speed.

Just at this critical moment, the 'King' character tiger stripe on his chest suddenly burst forth with dazzling golden light, and a towering White Tiger phantom appeared behind him.

"Roar—"

Amidst the earth-shattering tiger's roar, the blood-colored runes throughout the entire dungeon passage shattered in response.

The monstrous blood wave, as if meeting its nemesis, instantly evaporated.

"Old… Old Ancestor's divine manifestation?!"

Bai Shengdao, who had already escaped to safety, turned back and saw this scene, his tiger eyes wide open.

He stood rooted to the spot for a moment.

Lin Hu was also shocked by this sudden power, but he quickly reacted: "What are you standing around for? Waiting for a collapse?!"

Only then did the three Yao Race members awaken as if from a dream, following Lin Hu in a mad dash out of the dungeon.

As soon as they stepped out of the dungeon gate, a thunderous collapse echoed from behind them.

In the night sky, two blood moons had risen high at some unknown time.

"Are these the two strange blood moons from the legends?"

Lin Hu stared intently at these two moons, and the more he looked, the more something felt off!

These two things were actually getting closer and closer, and when they got closer, he could see fierce light emanating from within them.

No, those weren't moons.

Lin Hu's fur stood on end—those were clearly a pair of giant blood-red eyes!

"Bai Shengdao, you have great audacity."

A cold whisper echoed between heaven and earth, the entire night sky twisting with the sound, "You dare to snatch someone on my territory?"

Bai Shengdao transformed into his human form, shielding Little Green Snake and Rat Spirit behind him, and roared up at the sky.

"Blood Moon Devil Head! You harm my Yao Race brethren; today, my White Tiger Clan will never rest until you are dead!"

"Just you all?"

Blood Moon's voice was full of mockery.

"You didn't even bother to ask around; when I, Blood Moon, was making a name for myself in this area, you were probably still playing in the mud! Threatening me? Go home and drink your milk."

Upon hearing this, Lin Hu's tiger whiskers trembled with rage. He leaped in front of Bai Shengdao, tilted his head, and cursed at the giant, blood moon-like eyes:

"What the hell are you talking about! You old undying bloodsucking bat, hiding in the gutters doing these despicable blood sacrifices, and you have the nerve to act like a big shot here? Even a pile of my shit has more backbone than you!"

Blood Moon clearly didn't expect such vulgar insults; the blood-red eyes in the night sky visibly froze for a moment.

Bai Shengdao's tiger eyes widened in shock as he listened, and Little Green Snake even let out a direct "hissing" laugh.

"You little beast!"

Blood Moon's voice suddenly rose, the entire sky began to twist, "I will flay you alive and make your soul suffer eternal torment!"

"Come on!"

Lin Hu dug his four claws into the ground, the golden light from the tiger stripes on his chest blazing, "Let's see if your old coffin-like body falls apart first, or if I dig out your two rotten eyeballs and kick them around like balls first!"

Before he finished speaking, a blood-red lightning bolt struck down from the sky.

Lin Hu was prepared; he dodged with a tiger's leap, and the ground where he had stood instantly corroded into a giant deep pit.

"Holy Lord, be careful!"

Bai Shengdao transformed into his White Tiger true form, silver-white light shimmering around him, "I'll help you!"

"Hahahaha!"

Blood Moon let out a piercing laugh, "Two little kittens. Given that your Bloodline is still somewhat useful, I will have some fun with you..."

"Shut up, you old bastard!"

Lin Hu suddenly erupted, the golden light on his tiger claws condensing into three crescent-shaped light blades, heading straight for Blood Moon's eyes, "Take this!"

Blood Moon clearly hadn't expected Lin Hu to have a long-range attack and hastily closed its eyes to block.

The light blades struck its eyelids, erupting in a spray of blood mist.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

Blood Moon roared in pain, "I'm going to kill you all!"

Countless blood-red mouths suddenly tore open in the night sky, and dense blood-colored chains poured down like a torrential rain.

Bai Shengdao let out a long roar, his tiger body expanding against the wind, transforming into a three-zhang-tall giant tiger, its silver-white fur standing on end, forming a barrier.

"Little Green! Rat Spirit!"

Lin Hu shouted while dodging, "Follow the plan!"

"Understood!"

Little Green Snake's figure flickered, then disappeared into thin air.

Rat Spirit, holding the soul stabilizing pearl, quickly chanted a spell, and the pearl emitted a faint blue light.

Blood Moon seemed to sense something and suddenly shifted its attack: "That rat! I'll kill it first!"

"Do you think I'm just for show?"

Lin Hu pounced, using his body to forcefully block the blood chains attacking Rat Spirit.

The sharp chains pierced through his front leg, and blood immediately gushed out.

"Holy Lord!"

Bai Shengdao's eyes were bloodshot.

"Don't mind me!"

Lin Hu gritted his teeth and tore off the blood chains, "Continue!"

Just then, Blood Moon suddenly let out a shrill scream.

On one of its eyes, Little Green Snake had somehow already latched on and was frantically injecting venom into its pupil.

"Success!"

Seeing this, Rat Spirit immediately put away the soul stabilizing pearl and looked for the best cover to hide.

"Now!"

Lin Hu endured the pain, and the tiger stripes on his chest blazed with light.

He and Bai Shengdao leaped up simultaneously, one golden and one silver light intertwining in the air, forming a giant light sword that fiercely stabbed into Blood Moon's brow.

"No—!"

Blood Moon let out an earth-shattering wail, and the entire night sky began to collapse.

Its giant blood-red eyes shattered like broken glass, piece by piece.

"Go!"

Lin Hu landed and immediately picked up the exhausted Little Green Snake in his mouth, "This old monster isn't dead; we need to leave quickly!"

Bai Shengdao carried Rat Spirit on his back, closely following Lin Hu as they rushed into the mountain forest.

Behind them came Blood Moon's hysterical roar: "White Tiger Clan! I will never rest until you are dead!"

Lin Hu, without looking back, raised his tail and made a highly insulting gesture.

"Save it, old geezer. Hurry back to your coffin and lie down! Dying saves others trouble."

The three Yao Race members ran wildly until they were completely away from the Blood Moon altar.

After confirming their safety, Lin Hu finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed to the ground.

"Boss!"

Little Green Snake anxiously slithered to his side.

"I'm fine..."

Lin Hu weakly grinned, "Just a little... tired..."

After speaking, he fainted.

Bai Shengdao checked him and breathed a sigh of relief: "The Holy Lord is just exhausted and fainted. We need to return to White Tiger Cliff as soon as possible."

Rat Spirit, holding the dim soul stabilizing pearl, looked worriedly into the distance: "Blood Moon won't give up..."

"Hmph!"

Bai Shengdao snorted coldly, "When the Holy Lord wakes up, that old Devil Head's death will be at hand!"

* * *

The moment Lin Hu fainted, Lin Chuping, far away in the Qingzhou Temple, suddenly felt a pang in his heart.

After sending his Incarnation out of Qingzhou, he focused on Cultivating in the temple.

He occasionally interacted with a few subordinates from the Netherworld.

"System, did the Incarnation cause some trouble? If I had known, I would have given him all the lightning talismans."

"And Medicinal Pills and such."