The black little tiger, scared away by Bibi Dong, wagged its scorpion-like tail as it darted into the bushes. Its large, dark purple eyes rolled about, making it appear extremely cute.
But if you thought this little tiger was easy to mess with, you'd be dead wrong. This tiger, which looked both fierce and adorable, had another name—Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was a creature from legend. It was said that an Evil God descended upon a White Tiger, corrupting its originally light-based attributes and transforming it into a tiger with the essence of an evil deity. It grew black wings, a scorpion-like tail hook, crimson eyes, and possessed eerie abilities. On the Douluo Continent, no one had ever possessed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger as a martial soul. Even later, when Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng emerged, he only had a subspecies of this beast's martial soul. This beast, like the Six-Winged Angel, was of the top tier and held Evil, Wind, and Lightning attributes.
Unfortunately, at this point in time, Yu Xiaogang hadn't done any research on the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, allowing the little tiger to escape.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger twitched its nose, seemingly smelling something, and began walking in a certain direction.
Under the cover of night, the village of the Holy Spirit Sect, slaughtered by the Spirit Hall, was filled with corpses. The stench of blood and decay attracted nearby soul beasts.
Among the bodies, a young boy lay face-down, covered in blood and grime. If one didn't look closely, they would think he was dead—but then he moved slightly, showing signs of life.
Ming Tian awoke from a long slumber. What he didn't know was that his bizarre devouring ability had absorbed the martial soul and spirit power of level 33 from the soul master he had killed. It had completely transformed his body. Now, at the age of six, he was a level 33 Soul Elder, a Red Dog Soul Master with three yellow spirit rings.
"Ugh..."
"Xiao Xue!!"
"Dad! Mom!!"
Ming Tian finally regained consciousness and shouted, but no one responded. In front of him was a horrifying sight.
Under the moonlight, the corpses of countless evil soul masters lay scattered. A few Corpse Crows pecked at the not-yet-rotten flesh. It looked like a scene straight from hell.
"No, no!!!"
Ming Tian had never experienced such trauma. After all, he was only a six-year-old child. The sight overwhelmed him with fear.
"Dad!!"
"Mom!!"
"Ming Xue!!!"
He called out, clinging to the hope that his parents and sister were still alive.
But there was no reply. Though he hadn't found Ming Xue's body, a child-sized corpse nearby had been so thoroughly mauled that it was unrecognizable. He couldn't be sure whether it was her or not.
At the village entrance, he finally found his father's corpse. Ming Jue's body bore two clear staff strike marks. Even in death, his face still showed unwillingness.
As for his mother—he couldn't find her at all.
"Waaaaaah!"
"No!!! Father!!"
In the darkness, Ming Tian cried out in sorrow and rage.
"Spirit Hall! Spirit Hall!!"
"As long as I live, I—Ming Tian—will see you ground to dust!!!"
Hatred and fury consumed his heart. Spirit Hall, without knowing it, had created a terrifying threat to their future.
"Huff... Huff..."
As Ming Tian howled at the sky, a low tiger's growl echoed. A cold wind rose, and the Corpse Crows scattered in fear.
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger emerged from the shadows—it had found another prey. Already at over 900 years of cultivation, it only needed a few more kills to break through to 1,000 years.
Seeing the beast, Ming Tian was startled. His yelling had attracted a soul beast—a tiger, no less. There was no way he could beat that!
What now? Was he really going to die here?
"Roar!!"
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger didn't give him time to think. Its black wings flapped, and it lunged at Ming Tian, aiming to tear him apart with a single blow.
Instinctively, Ming Tian tried to run. Suddenly, three yellow spirit rings appeared around him. The first ring lit up, and Dog Speed activated—his figure blurred, and he rapidly widened the distance between them.
Both Ming Tian and the tiger were shocked by the sudden turn.
The tiger was stunned—how could a kid this small have three spirit rings already, even if they weren't perfectly matched?
Ming Tian was equally stunned. When did I awaken my martial soul? And three spirit rings?! Weren't these the ones from that Spirit Hall guy who tried to kill me? What was going on?
He quickly processed the system's message:
First Spirit Skill: Dog Speed (aka Red Dog's Sprint)
Temporarily increases speed.
Current range: 200m–300m.
Range increases with cultivation.
No time to dwell on it. The important part: he wasn't going to die today. He was now a level 33 Soul Elder! Even if the ring distribution wasn't great.
The tiger, still puzzled, didn't give up. Its wings flapped again, unleashing black spinning blades that shot toward Ming Tian.
Ming Tian smirked. His second spirit ring lit up, and he opened his mouth to unleash a sharp bark.
"Bark!!!"
Red Dog Martial Soul Second Spirit Skill: Dog Bark
Emits a sonic wave attack.
Duration: 30 seconds.
Increases with cultivation.
Upon end, transforms into a red shockwave for energy damage.
The black blades shattered under the sonic waves, and the red shockwave struck toward the tiger.
At the same time, Dog Speed activated again. Taking advantage of the tiger being distracted, Ming Tian dared to go in for close combat.
Third Spirit Skill activated: Dog Blade Hundred Claws!
His hands turned into clawed paws, slashing out hundreds of red energy claws at the tiger.
This combo was ruthless and quick. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was horrified. Its body turned transparent as it activated a gray energy shield.
Innate Skill: Evil God's Protection!
Similar to Invulnerability.
Only blocks single-target skills.
Useless against AoE and control skills.
The Dog Bark and Hundred Claws were neutralized by the Evil God's Protection, and the tiger lashed its scorpion tail at Ming Tian.
Dog Speed triggered again—evasion.
As he retreated, he barked again—Dog Bark—blasting sound waves while dodging.
By constantly using Dog Speed for mobility and unleashing Dog Bark to disrupt the tiger, he effectively created a mosquito-like annoyance: always buzzing, always escaping right before being swatted.
The tiger's senses dulled under the assault. Its awareness and reflexes dropped significantly.
Ming Tian grinned. This kind of combat strategy was something his parents had taught him. Even before he awakened his martial soul, Ming Jue and his wife had taken him to watch soul hunts and battles. Over time, he developed good combat instincts.
But this pace drained his spirit power fast. As he sensed the tiger letting down its guard slightly—
Third Spirit Skill: Dog Blade Hundred Claws—unleashed again!!
Ming Tian's final, all-out attack. The tiger had no time to react. More importantly, Evil God's Protection could only be used once per day.
"Awoooo!!!!"
Countless blood-red claws pierced through the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's body. The beast raised its head with a long, mournful howl—then collapsed completely.
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