Chapter 358: Chapter 351: I’m Sorry, I’m Late
The battle continued. Ta Shan’s body remained suspended in mid-air as the powerful Primordial Power erupting from within him sent shockwaves through the surrounding space. A moment later, his body finally stopped its bizarre expanding and contracting, but strange, earthen-yellow streams of aura began to pour out. In a mere instant, this earthen-yellow aura had completely enveloped him.
Upon seeing this, Little Tiger, who had lost all reason, finally ceased his attack. Though his mind was nearly gone, his instinctual Combat Awareness told him that any further attacks would be meaningless.
In the Middle-level Empire Region, at the Cangyue Empire’s viewing area, Liu Feiyuan’s eyes were wide open. His expression was utterly grim, but he didn’t lash out. Instead, he snorted coldly. "Forty percent, heh... Let’s hope you can survive."
...
At the Xuanling Empire’s rest platform, Qing Lei and the others watched Ta Shan in the air with nervous expressions. From the earthen-yellow orb of light, they could sense a terrifying power.
VMMMM!
Twenty seconds later, the yellow orb of light above the arena suddenly shattered. A five-meter-tall giant, shrouded in an earthen-yellow glow, descended from the sky. It landed with a deafening crash on Arena One, causing one side of the platform to collapse under its weight.
"You fool! You will pay the price for what you’ve done!"
The speaker was none other than Ta Shan, who had just undergone his Giant Rock Transformation. Though his body was covered in the earthen-yellow light, making it impossible to see his features, it was clear from his dramatically altered physique and voice that his power was now immeasurably greater than before.
Seeing Ta Shan emerge from the orb of light, the beastified Little Tiger showed not a trace of fear. He immediately swiped his sharp claws, aiming to tear into Ta Shan’s neck. Yet even when Little Tiger’s claws were just a meter away, Ta Shan still hadn’t reacted.
A triumphant gleam flashed in Little Tiger’s crimson eyes. But just as his claws were about to tear into Ta Shan’s neck, his vision blurred. Ta Shan’s figure had instantly reappeared five meters away. It happened so suddenly that almost no one saw how he moved. It was as if Ta Shan had been standing in the new spot all along, and Little Tiger had only been seeing an illusion.
Little Tiger was thrown off balance by his missed lunge. Before he could recover, a massive, glowing fist shot straight toward him, reaching his face in the blink of an eye.
BOOM!
With that one punch, Little Tiger’s body shot back like a cannonball, blasting straight through the floor of Arena One. He crashed violently onto the ground outside the ring, kicking up a cloud of smoke. When the smoke cleared, his figure was revealed—he had reverted to his original form and was covered in blood.
An instant kill. A one-hit KO. The fully beastified Little Tiger had been utterly crushed in a single moment. He lay on the ground, eyes shut tight, his fate unknown...
"Little Tiger!"
With a cry of alarm, Mu Bingling, Qing Lei, Ye Shuangshuang, and Xuan Moqing immediately rushed down from the rest platform. Qing Lei quickly placed a hand on Little Tiger’s chest, sending a wisp of Primordial Power into his body to check his condition. The moment it entered, however, Qing Lei’s expression filled with disbelief, which was immediately followed by a surge of violent rage.
"That bastard!!"
Hearing Qing Lei’s roar of fury, Ye Shuangshuang asked anxiously, "Ah Lei, what is it? Is Little Tiger..."
Taking a deep breath, Qing Lei’s lips trembled. He fought to contain his emotions as he spoke, his voice hoarse. "Little Tiger... every bone in his body is shattered. Even most of his internal organs were pulverized by the impact. I’m afraid... I’m afraid he doesn’t have much time left..."
"What?!"
Mu Bingling’s face went pale, and she froze completely. Ye Shuangshuang and Xuan Moqing’s eyes immediately reddened as tears streamed down their faces.
"No, that’s impossible. How could Little Tiger just... *sob*... Ah Lei, you’re lying, aren’t you...?" Ye Shuangshuang grabbed Qing Lei’s arm and shook it gently, her frantic eyes completely flooded with tears.
"Sister Bingling, Little Tiger can still be saved, right? Medics! Medics! Someone come save him, quickly!" Xuan Moqing anxiously wiped her tears away as she cried out.
Elder Bai finally reacted, swooping down from the sky. He landed beside Little Tiger and, just as Qing Lei had done, infused a wisp of Primordial Power into the boy’s body. But when he assessed Little Tiger’s internal condition, his expression instantly turned to one of sorrow.
"This... Children, he... he really might not make it..."
Who was Elder Bai? His words were like a sledgehammer, completely shattering the last shred of hope in their hearts. Mu Bingling’s heart clenched in sudden, sharp pain. Her mind went blank for a moment, her expression turning utterly lost...
’What do I do...’
For the first time, Mu Bingling felt this lost, this afraid. She feared that Little Tiger was truly gone forever. She feared the blame she would face when Mu Chen returned to find Little Tiger gone. More than anything, she feared that this was not a dream...
"What’s going on?"
The viewing stands erupted into an uproar as countless people began to discuss what was happening below.
"Looks like one of the Xuanling Empire’s contestants took a fatal blow... There’s no saving him."
"Isn’t that normal? People die in the Empire Tournament every year. What did they expect, being arrogant enough to challenge an opponent so far out of their league?"
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