It was mid-morning.
In the aftermath of a great battle, the trees were mostly burnt down or collapsed.
The warm sunlight shone upon the scorched earth.
Qian Renxue had just finished absorbing the spirit ring.
Qian Renjue and the others had no plans to stay any longer.
A flash of blue light.
The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud quickly shrank and fell into Qian Renjue's hand.
He glanced up at the blazing sun.
He was in a great mood.
"Alright, Xiao Xue, take us in to the ring," Bibi Dong said with a smile to Qian Renxue.
"Okay."
Qian Renxue nodded slightly, raised her finger adorned with a ring, and was about to activate it.
But she suddenly frowned.
"Wait!"
"What's wrong, sister?"
Qian Renjue looked at Qian Renxue in confusion.
Bibi Dong's eyes narrowed as she, too, sensed a faint sense of being watched.
Ling Yuan, Ghost, and Chrysanthemum immediately became alert.
Their gazes spread across the surroundings.
"What an evil aura!"
Qian Renxue frowned, her expression solemn.
This evil aura was different from the one emanating from Bibi Dong and Qian Renjue.
It was colder, more violent, and sinister.
It stirred disgust from the depths of her heart.
As she looked around, her eyes gleamed with a white light, carefully searching the area.
Qian Renjue also became wary.
Indeed, the air was filled with an evil energy even more intense than that of his Six-Winged Fallen Angel martial spirit.
It made him feel a hint of dread.
In the distance, where the trees still stood tall and green, the sunlight could not penetrate, leaving a dark shadow.
A pair of blood-red eyes.
When the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was withdrawn, they had already locked onto Qian Renjue and his companions.
A low, subtle growl filled with excitement could be heard.
The blood-red eyes roamed over Qian Renxue, Qian Renjue, and Bibi Dong.
It could sense the purity of Qian Renxue's spirit power.
And the same evil aura emanating from Qian Renjue and Bibi Dong.
If it could devour any one of them, it would undoubtedly break through to a 60,000-year cultivation level.
If it could consume them all, it would be equivalent to the strength of at least two 100,000-year spirit beasts!
However, facing four humans whose spirit power had reached the rank of Title Douluo, even though it had never lost to humans before, it now felt a certain threat.
Despite this, the Dark Devilgod Tiger's body unconsciously began to move.
It advanced cautiously, as if still unsure of its decision.
After a moment of hesitation, the blood-red eyes of the Dark Devilgod Tiger flared brightly, and it moved!
It suddenly charged forward!
The full force of the Dark Devilgod Tiger's evil power erupted, its speed rivaling teleportation.
With this special ability, its attack power doubled during a straight-line sprint.
In an instant, the eight-meter-long black shadow was exposed to the sunlight.
At the same moment, Qian Renxue, who had just activated her Insightful Eye, immediately spotted it.
"There!"
Qian Renxue shouted.
"A black tiger with a hooked tail..."
"This is bad! Xiao Xue, Jue, be careful!"
Bibi Dong, well-read and knowledgeable, instantly recognized the nearly extinct spirit beast.
Legend had it that the Dark Devilgod Tiger was born when the evil god descended upon a white tiger, causing it to mutate, turning from light to darkness, sprouting black wings of corruption, and growing a scorpion-like evil god's tail.
"It's that beast!"
Qian Renjue focused his gaze, and his purple eyes filled with surprise as he, too, recognized its origins.
His thoughts raced, and hesitation flashed in his eyes.
Bibi Dong, with her Death Spider Emperor spirit attached, spoke gravely, "This Dark Devilgod Tiger's strength may not be inferior to a 100,000-year spirit beast!"
As she spoke, Chrysanthemum and the others were already preparing for battle.
The Dark Devilgod Tiger had closed within 30 meters.
The group immediately activated their martial spirits, ready for combat, as Chrysanthemum and Ghost attacked first.
"Stop right there!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo let out a sharp shout, and the soul rings beneath his feet glowed.
A ghostly claw accompanied by a flurry of blades struck toward the Dark Devilgod Tiger.
Clang!
The Dark Devilgod Tiger's power was revealed in an instant.
Facing the soul techniques of two Title Douluo, it simply lashed its evil god's tail, piercing the ghostly claw and scattering all the blades.
Its steps did not falter.
"Death Web!"
Bibi Dong's third spirit ring flashed, and a purple-black web laced with poisonous gas shot out.
As it faced the encroaching web, red light flickered in the Dark Devilgod Tiger's eyes.
Its wings suddenly spread wide, and as it flapped, countless black rays surged forth.
Dozens of razor-sharp blades flew up to meet the web, nullifying the attack.
These unassuming black blades were formed from a fusion of wind and evil energy, possessing both cutting and corrosive properties.
"Sixth spirit ability, Firebird Ascend!"
Spirit Master Ling Yuan's Phoenix soared, plummeting toward the Dark Devilgod Tiger.
Immediately after, Qian Renjue's sixth soul ring lit up.
With a cold expression, a vertical eye opened on his forehead.
In the Dark Devilgod Tiger's vision, the entire space was suddenly filled with demonic eyes.
Affected by the mental interference, the Dark Devilgod Tiger's charging steps halted.
Screech!
The phoenix was followed by a blast of golden sword energy, striking the tiger with tremendous force.
Boom!
A violent explosion and the sound of clashing metal erupted.
However, the Dark Devilgod Tiger remained unharmed.
Swish!
It darted out of the flames, surrounded by a gray aura.
"Roar—"
Seemingly enraged, the Dark Devilgod Tiger slammed its right paw on the ground, sending a line of black energy streaking toward Bibi Dong.
Wherever the black light passed, the remaining grass withered away.
In an instant, it was about to reach Bibi Dong, but just as she was about to respond, the black light suddenly dispersed, spreading toward Chrysanthemum Douluo, Qian Renxue, and others.
Before the black light could reach them—
Boom!
It converged and exploded.
Dust and shattered stones flew into the air.
The attack didn't seem intended to cause harm.
Accompanied by a surge of evil energy and a paralyzing effect, it temporarily disrupted everyone's senses.
"Not good! Its target is Holy Son!"
Ling Yuan cried out in alarm.
The black light hadn't appeared at Qian Renjue's feet.
"What?!"
Bibi Dong turned to look, and Qian Renxue hurriedly tried to rejoin Qian Renjue.
"Jue!"
But in the moment the black light exploded, the Dark Devilgod Tiger's black wings flapped.
Countless tiny red blades erupted, launching a simultaneous attack on Bibi Dong and the others from all directions.
Only Qian Renjue was untouched.
The Dark Devilgod Tiger had appeared before him.
Indeed, it hadn't intended to keep all three of its targets.
It had singled out the weakest—Qian Renjue.
"Damn it!"
Bibi Dong cursed angrily.
She hadn't expected the spirit beast to be so cunning!
While using a soul technique to block the wind blades, she activated both the Slaughter Domain and the Death Domain.
"Seventh spirit ability, Angelic True Form!"
Suddenly, a towering angel over ten meters high rose from the ground.