Chapter 357: Chapter 350: Beastification, Enraged
CRACK... CRACK...
Having finished his charge, Ta Shan pulled back and rolled his neck, producing a series of cracking sounds. "Pathetically weak. But since you dared to hurt me, shouldn’t I collect some interest?"
As he spoke, Ta Shan’s eyes gradually shifted upward. When Little Tiger’s reflection appeared in his pupils, the corner of his mouth twisted into a cruel arc.
"Then you’d better enjoy this."
WHOOSH! Ta Shan’s figure vanished in a flash. The next moment, he reappeared behind the airborne Little Tiger, who was still flying backward. Raising his right arm across his chest, Ta Shan unleashed a torrent of dense Earth Attribute Elemental Power, engulfing his entire Giant Rock Transformation-enhanced arm. The moment Little Tiger reached him, he violently swung the massive rock arm out.
BOOM!
"AHH!"
With a tremendous bang, Little Tiger’s rocketing body was struck by another heavy blow. Pain shot through him, and his body spun out of control, plummeting in a new direction.
WHOOSH!
In another flash, Ta Shan once again appeared directly in Little Tiger’s path. He threw a heavy punch, sending Little Tiger flying with incomparable force.
Watching Little Tiger get relentlessly pummeled in mid-air by Ta Shan, Mu Bingling and Ye Shuangshuang both grew extremely worried. Right now, Little Tiger was like a child being manhandled by an adult—helpless, weak, and with no ability to fight back.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
"Hahaha... So weak! So weak!" After throwing punch after punch, Ta Shan, who had been flashing around in the air, seemed to grow tired of the game. This time, after teleporting, he swung his massive hand out and snatched Little Tiger’s body, clenching him tightly in his grasp. "Weren’t you so tough just now? Weren’t you saying how strong you were? Let me see that terrifying strength of yours again."
After being struck by Ta Shan countless times, Little Tiger’s internal organs had already suffered severe damage. Now, with his body squeezed tight in Ta Shan’s grip, Little Tiger felt as if his injured frame was about to fall apart.
COUGH! COUGH!
A large mouthful of crimson blood sprayed from Little Tiger’s mouth, making his expression even more ferocious. He clenched his jaw, his eyes widening in fury. With his only free hand—his right—he fiercely gripped Ta Shan’s fingers. Baring his blood-stained teeth, he said, "Heh heh... you want... to see it? Fine... Taotie... Seal, third layer... open..."
SHIIING!!
Following Little Tiger’s low shout, the beast-head tattoo on his right arm suddenly shot out from his right shoulder. It transformed into a crimson giant tiger, which roared at the sky before burrowing into Little Tiger’s body.
At the same time, Little Tiger’s eyes instantly turned crimson, as if he had lost all reason, and his entire body began to swell.
ROOOOAR!
A roar that seemed to come from ancient times erupted from Little Tiger’s mouth. Four sharp fangs instantly grew in his gaping maw. Tufts of long fur sprouted from his arms, completely covering them in a mere instant. The hand gripping Ta Shan’s finger transformed into a sharp claw, its keen nails digging fiercely into Ta Shan’s iron-hard skin.
In the rest area, Qing Lei, who had just regained consciousness, saw Little Tiger’s current state and his expression immediately darkened. "Beastification!"
Ye Shuangshuang, who had been staring at the sky, whipped her head around at Qing Lei’s words. "Ah Lei, you’re awake!" she said, delighted.
Qing Lei nodded and slowly stood up, his eyes fixed on Little Tiger in the sky, his face filled with worry. Seeing this, Ye Shuangshuang hurriedly asked, "Ah Lei, Little Tiger... what’s happening to him?"
"Sigh," Qing Lei lamented. "He’s undergone Beastification."
"Beastification?"
"The truth is, Little Tiger isn’t fully human. He’s a Beastman."
"A Beastman?!" Xuan Moqing and Mu Bingling were both stunned. This was something they had never known.
"I accidentally discovered this secret last month when Little Tiger and I were sparring. Back then, he was just like he is now. He opened the third layer of the Taotie Seal, which directly activated the Beast Race bloodline in his body and completed his Beastification." Qing Lei’s expression grew distant as he recalled the memory, and he continued explaining subconsciously, "After his Beastification, Little Tiger was incredibly powerful. No, he was simply too strong. So strong that even I, who was a full realm above him, could only be forced to retreat again and again."
Ye Shuangshuang nodded. "Isn’t that a good thing? Why do you look so worried?"
Qing Lei sighed deeply again. "A good thing? No. The power of Beastification might be a new ability Little Tiger has only just grasped, so it’s not mature at all. Once he enters Beastification, he completely loses his sanity and becomes a machine that only knows how to destroy and attack. He has no concept of retreat!"
’Only knowing how to attack, never to retreat... If that’s true, then no matter how strong he becomes, he won’t be able to defeat his opponent unless he’s powerful enough to kill them in a single blow.’
"Then what should we do?" Mu Bingling asked anxiously. "I remember reading in a Beastman Secret Scripture that a Beastman’s Beastification has a time limit. Not only that, but once the Beastification ends, the Beastman’s power will be weakened to the extreme, to the point they become like an ordinary person during that period of weakness!"
Qing Lei shook his head. "This situation is beyond my expectations. Right now, even I have no solution. We can only pray that Little Tiger can regain his sanity quickly and start fighting properly. Otherwise, this battle is undoubtedly lost!"
...
"Oho~ Interesting, interesting! I thought this fight was already over, but I didn’t expect that little fellow’s background to be so unusual. He must be a descendant of the Beastman Race." In the special seating area, Dilaka chuckled, his lounging body suddenly sitting upright. However, when he saw the bloodlust in Little Tiger’s eyes, he stroked his beard and added, "This little guy’s Beastification seems to have just been activated. To think he’d lose his sanity immediately... otherwise, this fight would have actually been worth watching. Now, what a pity."
ROAR!
CRACK!
As Little Tiger struggled, Ta Shan’s right hand was forced open, a look of astonishment on his face. At that exact moment, Little Tiger’s body transformed into a crimson blur and leaped from his palm!
ROAR!
The moment he was free, the Beastified Little Tiger once again roared at the sky. His bare upper body looked incredibly powerful under the sun. His crimson eyes locked onto Ta Shan, and with an explosive flash, his body shot toward him. He raised his claws and swiped.
SHRIIIP!
A sharp cutting sound echoed as Little Tiger’s claws struck Ta Shan’s raised rock arm, scraping off a shower of fiery sparks.
CLANG!
A dull thud echoed from Ta Shan’s rock arm. Ta Shan had originally thought the claw was just extremely sharp and would only leave a mark on his arm. But to his surprise, not only was the attack’s speed and lethality astonishing, but more importantly, the force behind it was not the least bit weaker than his own!
SHRIIIP!
After the first claw struck, Little Tiger’s assault didn’t pause for a second. Now free, he was like the king of the beasts returned to his forest, attacking with rapid roars and snarls.
SHRIP! SHRIP! SHRIP!
A series of deep gashes appeared on Ta Shan’s arm. Not only that, but Ta Shan, who had been hovering in the air, was now being knocked down to the fighting stage by Little Tiger’s high-frequency claw strikes.
"Ugh! Damned animal, get off me!"
Apparently annoyed by Little Tiger’s continuous attacks, Ta Shan violently swung his arm, flinging Little Tiger off him. The powerful impact sent a ripple through the surrounding space, and with a tearing sound, Little Tiger’s body was sent flying backward, skimming rapidly along the ground.
However, Little Tiger didn’t fly off the stage after being struck. The instant his back hit the ground, he quickly spun his body around and dug his sharp claws deep into the stage’s surface, carving out two long, narrow trenches that stretched for hundreds of meters.
GRRRR...
As if feeling no pain at all, the heavily struck Little Tiger glanced up at Ta Shan and let out a low growl. He pushed off the ground with both his claws and feet, transforming into a crimson shadow that circled around from the side of the stage to pounce on Ta Shan again. His speed was indescribable!
"Get away from me!"
Seeing Little Tiger charge him once more, Ta Shan angrily swatted him away with another punch. Immediately after, Ta Shan raised his right hand high. Earth Elemental Power surged forth, and a huge boulder materialized out of thin air. As the boulder appeared, Ta Shan caught it and held it high, then locked onto Little Tiger’s flying body and hurled it with a roar.
"Giant Rock Throwing!"
WHOOSH!
The massive boulder flew directly toward Little Tiger, but he was in mid-air with no center of gravity. Coupled with his momentum, he had no way to dodge.
BOOM!
The massive sound spread out. Little Tiger had no time to react and was hit squarely by the giant rock. A flash of delight crossed Ta Shan’s face, and he laughed loudly. "Heh heh, you got hit by the Giant Rock Throwing! There’s no way you’re getting back on the stage this time!"
But before he could even finish his sentence, Little Tiger’s figure suddenly appeared at his side. A claw struck his left arm, tearing away a large chunk of flesh. Countless drops of blood instantly burst from Ta Shan’s arm, dyeing it bright red. Four deep claw marks were clearly visible!
It turned out that the instant the Giant Rock Throwing had hit him, Little Tiger had used his sharp claws to grab onto the boulder’s surface. Using the rock as a foothold, he had leaped directly back onto the stage.
"Blood..."
Ta Shan only managed to utter that one word. The next moment, his eyes were instantly covered by an earthy-yellow halo. Looking at him head-on, not a trace of sclera or pupil could be seen.
"Damn it! You bastard! I’ll kill you! Rock Clan Secret Technique, forty percent! Open!"
With a furious roar, Ta Shan violently flung off Little Tiger, who was still clinging to his arm. He leaped high into the air from the stage. Just like his first Giant Rock Transformation, his body began to expand continuously. This time, however, countless rocky spires formed from Earth Attribute Elemental Power appeared around him, forming a suit of armor that securely defended his entire body.
Little Tiger, still devoid of reason, stomped his feet and shot into the sky. He swung his claws, striking the spire-like armor.
CLINK!
With the sound of striking metal, Little Tiger’s body was sent flying backward by the recoil, and he slammed hard onto the stage. But this did nothing to curb his aggression. He leaped up from the ground to attack again and again, and was thrown back by the recoil again and again. Though repeatedly repelled, he showed no signs of giving up.
In the Cangyue Empire’s rest area, Peng Chong rubbed his temples and said with resignation, "That idiot from the other side actually made Ta Shan bleed. Isn’t he just asking to die? I just hope that brute Ta Shan doesn’t do anything out of line. Otherwise, Boss Fei Yuan will definitely flay me alive."
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