C25 The Flying Tiger Was Killed!!
High above the firmament, Yang Chen and the Flying Tiger stood shoulder to shoulder, locked in a gaze that betrayed their mutual bewilderment.
"What's with this guy? How can he possibly fly? Damn, my tiger eyes must be deceiving me!" The confusion was unmistakable in the Flying Tiger's wide eyes as it hovered in the sky, its massive wings beating the air.
Yang Chen, on the other hand, was devoid of any such bewilderment. With a sinister chuckle, he fixed his gaze on the Flying Tiger. The force of the wind burst forth from him, stirring up fierce gales just like those of the Flying Tiger, but his were laced with streaks of flame.
Flame tornado!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The wind roared, the flames burst forth, and an immense power exploded forth in an instant. The Flying Tiger, caught on the other side, shook violently. It beat its vast wings, creating a storm in a desperate attempt to hold back the onslaught.
But with the flames bolstering the wind, this was no ordinary gale. The flames surged along the wind's path, intensifying rapidly. A fiery tornado twisted and turned, slicing through the dense white mist and barreling past the Flying Tiger's own gales to crash ferociously onto its body.
Roar! Roar!
The Flying Tiger's roars were anguished, filled with pain. The marks that Yang Chen's fists had pounded into its back were now seared by the relentless flames, blood evaporating in the fiery assault.
"The end has come!" Yang Chen's eyes narrowed slightly. Having acquired the Flying Tiger's special ability, his own strength had surged significantly. What was once a grandmaster's flight now seemed trivial before him.
With no more hesitation, Yang Chen launched his attack. "Perish!"
A surge of dark green light burst forth as venomous arrows shot from his hands, striking the Flying Tiger's body.
Roar! Roar!
In an instant, the green glow shrouded the Flying Tiger, wracking its body with waves of excruciating pain. The A-class toxin was formidable indeed. Despite being a Spirit Beast with natural antibodies, the Flying Tiger was significantly weakened by the potent venom.
Under the onslaught of the fire tornado, the Flying Tiger's strength had diminished. Now, confronted with Yang Chen's poison once more, it found itself in a predicament.
Yet, as the sovereign of the jungle beasts, the Flying Tiger was no pushover. With a ferocious gleam in its tiger eyes, it bared its massive jaws and tore away the flesh most saturated with poison, blood gushing from its wounds.
Roar!
The Flying Tiger's eyes blazed red with fury. Since ascending to S rank, it had never suffered such a humiliating defeat—it was always the one doling out the beatings!
The insignificant creature before it had managed to stoke its rage to new heights. Cursed be!
Weng~
A soft blue glow emanated from the Flying Tiger, as lightning danced wildly across its formidable frame. Then, a black lightning emblem branded itself onto the beast's forehead.
Roar!
With an enraged bellow, a fearsome arc of lightning burst forth. Above, ominous clouds coalesced, their dense mass crackling with hidden energy. A palpable sense of dread filled the air.
Yang Chen's face tensed. "The power of wind and lightning?"
He cursed inwardly. That intelligence operative deserved a thrashing for such a blunder. The report had mentioned wind power, not the thunderous might that now threatened to overwhelm. Incompetence could be lethal.
Despite his inner tirade against the No.98 intelligence staff, Yang Chen had to confront the reality of the lightning-wielding Flying Tiger.
What baffled him, though, was his failure to absorb the attack with his devouring ability. It should have worked against the Flying Tiger's powers. Why hadn't it?
On high alert, Yang Chen kept a watchful eye on the beast while his mind raced for answers. But the Flying Tiger allowed no time for contemplation. With a thunderous roar, bolts of lightning plummeted from the brooding clouds, each one carrying devastating force as they surged towards Yang Chen.
Yang Chen harnessed the force of the gale, his diminutive figure flickering incessantly amidst the robust bolts of lightning, artfully evading the fearsome onslaught.
Yet, in comparison to the colossal lightning, Yang Chen was a mere speck—making it exceedingly difficult for the lightning to strike him.
Moreover, as the relentless barrage of lightning persisted, the Flying Tiger's presence began to wane, its energy visibly diminishing.
Yang Chen's eyes narrowed, perceiving the change. With swift manipulation of the wind's power, he dodged the successive bolts while steadily closing in on the Flying Tiger!
The weary-eyed tiger's pupils shrank in realization of Yang Chen's strategy. Its spirit surged, and it let out a thunderous roar to the heavens.
Then, a dense flurry of lightning rained down, sealing off all escape for Yang Chen!
Yang Chen's brow creased, but he was far from defeated.
The most effective strategy? Break through with sheer force!
Flames engulfed him in an instant, the intense heat causing the very air to warp and twist around him.
Yang Chen's edge over other Ability Users lay in his unique power to devour abilities, granting him limitless use of any he had previously consumed. This meant he could wield multiple abilities simultaneously without issue, unlike other Ability Users and Spirit Beasts.
As the Flying Tiger summoned its thunderous might, it could no longer call upon the wind.
"Break!"
Yang Chen's punch, fueled by the Grandmaster Body's might, burst forth. His life force exploded, and before the incredulous eyes of the Flying Tiger, the formidable lightning was rent asunder.
Then, the once seemingly insignificant fist grew ever larger in the tiger's gaze!
Thud!
The flame-wrapped fist crashed into the Flying Tiger's face, and instantly, the creature was engulfed in the inferno.
This was no ordinary flame; it was an Ability User's fire!
Even the robust bodies of Spirit Beasts, stronger than any human's, were now being consumed by the blaze.
Coupled with the Grandmaster Body's formidable power, a vast crater was smashed into the Flying Tiger's forehead, caving it in.
The massive form of the Flying Tiger thudded onto the earth, the resounding impact reverberating across the expanse of White Tiger Mountain.
Boom! Boom!
The earth trembled and the mountains quaked as the Flying Tiger's body was slammed into a mass of flesh!
From such a great height, combined with Yang Chen's fearsome power, not even a Peak S Rank Spirit Beast could endure the impact!
Amidst the carnage, a pristine white inner core gently hovered midair, radiating a soft, milky glow!
