In the midst of an explosive sound, a cold white aura was expelled from the youth's mouth, enveloping the giant body of the demonic tiger.
In an instant, the originally warm maple forest turned into a harsh winter.
A large area of space, including the demonic tiger, was completely frozen, and the tiger stood there like a statue.
"Amazing! Even the body of a demonic beast can be frozen, what a powerful spell!"
Liu Zijin, not far away, was dumbfounded.
However, the youth did not stop. He leaped onto the back of the demonic tiger again, drew the long sword from his waist, infused it with his full true qi, and slashed it at the tiger's head.
The back of the demonic tiger's neck was instantly cut open with a wound half a foot deep, and blood quickly gushed out.
Despite the pain in its eyes, the demonic tiger could not move, and could only let the youth slash and cut at it.
It must be said that the body of the demonic tiger was as hard as diamond. The youth's several slashes failed to completely sever its head.
Just as the youth was about to sever the tiger's cervical vertebra, a jet of blood suddenly spurted from the tiger's mouth, followed by waves of heat and blood mist bursting out from its body.
The youth, who had already sensed the abnormality, leaped up and jumped off the tiger's back.
As soon as he jumped down, the frozen demonic tiger suddenly thrashed its body and spat out a gust of wind wrapped in blood mist.
"Damn it, you all are dead! Forcing me to burn my life essence!"
The demonic tiger roared in anger.
However, it did not continue to attack the youth. Instead, it angrily cursed and, with its nearly severed head, fled at full speed.
"Boy, I know who you are. Wait for me, I will definitely come to take revenge and make you suffer!"
With a roar, the demonic tiger's figure disappeared into the forest.
It didn't even have time to retrieve the朔风珠 (Suo Feng Zhu, Wind Chilling Pearl).
"Can the young hero tell me your name!"
After picking up the Wind Chilling Pearl from the ground, the youth was about to chase after the fleeing demonic tiger when Liu Zijin's voice suddenly sounded behind him.
Hearing this voice, the youth seemed to recall something, stopped, and looked at Liu Zijin, saying,
"Who I am is not important, this thing you..."
"Zijin, I've brought people to save you!"
The youth was just about to take something out from his sleeve but was interrupted by Lu Chen's voice from the nearby forest behind Liu Zijin.
"Be careful of your senior brother Lu Chen, he is not a good person!"
The youth glanced at the forest behind Liu Zijin and then at the direction the demonic tiger had fled. After leaving this message, he turned and ran in the direction the tiger had fled.
"Be careful... Senior Brother Lu?"
Liu Zijin stood there, puzzled, not understanding why the youth would suddenly say this to her, and feeling that his voice seemed familiar.
Lin Buyu, standing beside her, clearly heard the youth's voice and saw his half-covered face with beautiful eyes. A face suddenly appeared in her mind—Xu Taiping.
Although half a year had passed, she had not forgotten the young man who had climbed the mountain with her, whose eyes remained determined even after being tested for spiritual bones.
"It seems he has also found his own opportunity."
Watching the youth's gradually disappearing figure, a hint of a smile appeared on Lin Buyu's usually cold face.
"Little Sister Buyu, can you tell the origin of this youth?"
Liu Zijin, in a panic, asked Lin Buyu beside her.
Lin Buyu softly uttered two words, her expression returning to its usual indifference.
"Little Sister Zijin, Little Sister Buyu, are you both unharmed?"
At this moment, Lu Chen, leading a group of Liufeng Hall members, rushed to Liu Zijin and Lin Buyu.
"We... are fine, a strange young hero suddenly appeared and saved us."
Liu Zijin took a few steps back, looking at Lu Chen with a hint of caution in her eyes.
Clearly, Xu Taiping's words before he left had taken effect.
Of course, the main reason was that Lu Chen had abandoned her and fled alone, making her despise him.
"Little Sister Buyu, what about you?"
Seeing Liu Zijin distancing herself, Lu Chen turned and smiled at Lin Buyu.
"You fled in the middle of the battle, abandoning your fellow disciples. I will report this to our senior brothers and master."
Lin Buyu coldly glanced at Lu Chen, showing no mercy.
Upon hearing this, Lu Chen's eyes instantly filled with murderous intent, but he quickly suppressed it, remembering that this girl was highly regarded by the sect.
At this moment, two figures flew like lightning into the maple forest.
Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be the Fairy Ziyan and Senior Brother Mo Jun, who had been trapped by the demonic tiger's Wind Chilling Pearl earlier.
Liu Zijin and Lin Buyu both stepped forward to greet them.
Fairy Ziyan walked anxiously to Lin Buyu.
Lin Buyu was a rare lightning spiritual bone, and if anything happened to her, it would not only be a loss for the Six Peaks but for the entire Qingxuan Sect.
Fairy Ziyan immediately relaxed.
"What about the demonic tiger? The treasure it used to summon the demonic wind is likely the legendary Wind Chilling Pearl. Otherwise, it couldn't have trapped me and Senior Sister Ziyan!"
Mo Jun's face was filled with anger.
Hearing this, Liu Zijin quickly recounted how Xu Taiping had descended from the sky, repelled the demonic tiger, and saved them to Mo Jun and Fairy Ziyan.
"Truly, we owe that young hero a great deal."
Fairy Ziyan held Lin Buyu's hand, still feeling the lingering fear.
"However, we don't know the origin of that young hero."
Liu Zijin did not tell everyone about the last words Xu Taiping had said to her, but she felt a knot in her heart.
"Perhaps it's a disciple from one of the Seven Peaks who came down to train. Let's put this aside for now. The most pressing matter is to find a way to kill that demonic tiger."
Mo Jun shook his head and then looked at Fairy Ziyan, saying,
"Senior Sister Ziyan, why don't you and I go track down the demonic tiger?"
"Not now, I need to take my junior sister back."
Fairy Ziyan shook her head.
Her primary task now was to ensure Lin Buyu's safety.
"Senior Brother, as the saying goes, do not pursue a cornered enemy. Without a sure plan, if the demonic tiger suddenly goes mad and counterattacks, we will only be wasting our lives."
Lu Chen also gently expressed his opposition.
He did not want to take such a big risk to chase a nearly mad demonic beast, especially since this area was the territory of the outer disciples, and inner disciples rarely entered it.
"Fine, let's report this to the sect for now."
Mo Jun ultimately decided to give up the pursuit.
Lin Buyu, who had been observing the situation coldly, silently glanced at Mo Jun and Lu Chen, then recalled Xu Taiping's resolute figure as he rushed out to chase the demonic tiger. She quietly murmured in her heart,
"None of them can match Xu Taiping."