83: Dark Tiger VS Ghost King

“Hmm?”

Upon hearing this, the mummified elder finally noticed a huge demonic beast not far away, exuding a terrifying aura.

When he heard the other party insulting him, his brows furrowed, and his chilling voice resounded again: “A demon race? Get as far away as possible before I get angry.”

The reason he didn't directly attack was because he could sense the other party's power. To fight it in his current newly revived state would incur some unnecessary cost.

“Heh heh, what’s wrong, are you going to bite me?”

The Nether Lightning Sky Tiger was inherently a street ruffian among the demon race, but because its previous opponents weren't worth its attention, it had maintained a strong demeanor.

Now that an interesting opponent had appeared, it couldn't help but reveal its true nature, its tone aggressive.

“A little cat dares to boast so shamelessly? Watch me capture you!”

With that, the mummified elder stopped talking nonsense. He waved his large hand, carrying monstrous ghostly qi, and grabbed towards the Sky Tiger.

“Hmph.”

The Nether Lightning Sky Tiger's body surged with lightning, unleashing a deep blue bolt that collided with the withered hand. Instantly, the two energies devoured each other, emitting a deafening roar.

The elder's body was pushed back a distance, a hint of surprise in his eyes. This tiger demon beast's strength was actually so terrifying.

One must know that although he had just revived, his strength was only a hair's breadth away from the God-Emperor Realm Late Stage. Ordinary intermediate stage powerhouses were no match for him in a single exchange.

“Oh ho.”

“Old geezer, you’ve got something. Take this move of mine.”

“Thunder Blast!”

A ball of light, flickering with countless bolts of lightning, condensed on its single horn. The surrounding space was somewhat distorted, illuminating the four directions of the sky.

Boom crack!

With a loud bang, the lightning ball, carrying the power to destroy the world, blasted towards the elder.

The mummified elder's eyes narrowed slightly, his expression becoming somewhat solemn. From this move of the other party, he felt a strong threat. If he wasn't careful, he might be severely injured by it.

He immediately dared not be negligent. His body surged with ghostly qi, and he unleashed a huge skeletal hand, carrying an extremely dense aura of death.

“Bone Hyperplasia!”

This was one of his most special martial skills. The giant skeletal hand had the effect of continuously regenerating and reorganizing, endless and inexhaustible.

In the blink of an eye, the lightning ball collided with the hand. Instantly, bone fragments flew everywhere, but they quickly regenerated, and the lightning emitted crackling, ear-piercing sounds.

For a time, bone fragments floated across the sky, a sight that made one's scalp tingle.

Boom!

Finally, with a loud bang, the two energies completely annihilated each other, leaving only a pungent smell of burning.

Seeing this, the mummified elder couldn't help but mock: “Little cat, don't waste your effort. Although you are strong, you can't do anything to me.”

The Sky Tiger was not one to suffer a verbal loss. It cursed: “I am your ancestor, you idiot! What, you want to celebrate with spiritual wine halfway through?”

Upon hearing this, the elder's eyes completely darkened. He cursed inwardly, this demonic tiger was simply the most troublesome opponent he had ever encountered in his life, especially that mouth!

He chuckled sinisterly: “If it weren't for my recent awakening, with my vitality greatly damaged and not yet recovered, you would be no better than an ant in my eyes.”

One must know that the Ghost Emperor was once a Peak Divine Sovereign Realm existence, a hegemon even in medium-sized realms, and very few people dared to offend him like this.

The Nether Lightning Sky Tiger couldn't help but burst out laughing upon hearing this, as if it had heard some huge joke, letting out thunderous roars.

“What are you laughing at?”

The Ghost Emperor looked up at the other party, puzzled.

“Everyone has their glorious moments, but don't mistake a moment for eternity!”

“Old geezer, if I were at my peak, what would you have to show off? What would you even be?”

The disdain on the Sky Tiger's face was evident to anyone.

“You?!”

“Good, good, good!”

This Emperor can't out-talk you. I hope your strength is as tough as your mouth.

The Ghost Emperor laughed in anger and no longer intended to continue conversing with the other party; that was purely asking for a scolding.

The ghostly qi all over his body continuously overflowed from his withered body like a mist. Finally, his body gradually became full, transforming into a somewhat portly elder with a goatee, a huge contrast.

This was his original appearance and physique. After fully releasing his spiritual power, he temporarily recovered. The realm that was just one step away was forcibly crossed, reaching the cultivation of the God-Emperor Realm Late Stage.

Feeling the abundant spiritual power within his body, he couldn't help but take a greedy deep breath, his face full of intoxication.

Everyone who witnessed this scene had a drastic change in expression. This Qingxuan Grand Competition had one unexpected turn after another, and now an existence at the God-Emperor Realm Late Stage had even emerged.

One must know that the Qingxuan Domain previously didn't even have a God-Emperor Realm Early Stage, of course, excluding those from the Chang Sheng Sect and others.

The Sky Tiger was also somewhat surprised that this old fellow still had reserves of strength. However, although it had only recovered to the intermediate stage for now, it might not necessarily lose if it used all its trump cards.

After all, as a former great demon, its insights into realms and combat experience were not comparable to someone who had never even touched the edge of the Venerable Realm.

The Ghost Emperor couldn't help but laugh proudly, then condensed figures in front of him, all ghostly soldiers in armor formed from ghostly qi.

At the very front, there was a general riding a skeletal warhorse and wielding a pear blossom mountain-splitting axe.

They charged towards the Nether Lightning Sky Tiger with a mighty momentum, ghostly qi permeating all around them.

Each soldier exuded the cultivation of the God-Emperor Realm Early Stage, and the leading general possessed the God-Emperor Realm Mid Stage. Combined with their battle formation, ordinary mid-stage powerhouses would only be defeated in front of them.

“Wind Thunder Shock!”

The Sky Tiger's wings flapped violently, and its figure suddenly vanished, as fast as lightning. Even Wei Shengjin couldn't help but exclaim at its speed.

It transformed into a deep blue stream of light, undetectable to the naked eye. As it approached the leading general, its wings spread like two powerful blades, tearing through space and slashing past him.

The general, who was in a diving posture, paused. Both the skeletal warhorse and he were directly cut in half, gradually dissipating into the air.

The other soldiers were even more easily cut down by the two powerful blades, like slicing melons and chopping vegetables. In just a few breaths, the move that could kill a God-Emperor Realm Mid Stage was thus broken.

“Is that all?”

The Nether Lightning Sky Tiger, back in its original spot, showed no sign of stopping its mockery. This was the demeanor it should have as a street ruffian of the demon race.

It always remembered one saying: as long as the young demon's spirit is there, they are a powerhouse wherever they go!

The Ghost Emperor did not respond, remaining unmoving no matter how the other party taunted him.

Seeing that his move had no effect, he did not stop his hand movements, forming an extremely profound trajectory with his right hand.

“Nether Claw!”

His right hand actually transformed into a dark blue ghostly claw, grabbing in the direction of the Nether Lightning Sky Tiger.

The ghostly claw materialized to a size of several hundred zhang, carrying a gloomy, monstrous ghostly qi, and swept through the sky fiercely.

“Furious Thunder Sky Breaker!”

The entire sky suddenly darkened. Everyone looked up to see dense, dark clouds covering the entire Qingxuan Mountain.

Lightning surged and thunder roared within the clouds, and an extremely strong pressure locked onto the ghostly claw.

Boom crack!

A thunderous sound that shook the entire mountain rang out. The dark clouds slowly split open, and a purple bolt of lightning, carrying world-destroying power, descended.