diskusbooks Chapter 355 Getting back on the road
Chapter 355 Getting back on the road
Gu Yang seized this fleeting opportunity, tensed his leg muscles, and soared into the sky like an arrow.
"Break! Sky!"
This punch hit the black tiger's abdomen hard. Wherever the fist passed, the black tiger's body cracked like fragile pottery.
What was horrifying was that what oozed out of those cracks was not blood, but a sticky black substance.
"Ah--!" The black tiger let out an unprecedented shrill howl, the sound echoing across the wasteland, shaking even the tall tower in the distance slightly.
Its body twitched violently in mid-air, and finally exploded into a black mist with a "bang!", with only a blood-red bead the size of a pigeon egg falling down.
Gu Yang flipped in the air and caught the bead steadily.
The beads are cold to the touch, and the surface is covered with fine lines, and they seem to be pulsating slightly as if they have life.
Suddenly, the bead cracked open with a "click", and blood-colored mist gushed out, instantly wrapping Gu Yang's entire arm.
When the fog cleared, a smaller black tiger was squatting obediently at Gu Yang's feet, rubbing his trouser leg affectionately.
It was completely different from its previous ferocious appearance. At this moment, its eyes were full of ignorance and innocence, and even had a bit of flattery.
"What is this..." Gu Yang was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but reach out and rub Hei Hu's head.
The black tiger immediately purred comfortably, and its tail wagged like a rattle.
Not far away, the other two black tigers saw this and immediately trotted over.
The three black tigers sniffed each other and soon started playing affectionately, sometimes biting each other, sometimes rolling around and playing, completely forgetting that they were enemies fighting for life and death just a moment ago.
Hu Qing walked over and patted Gu Yang on the shoulder: "Well done, great job! Your move 'Breaking the Air' is still so domineering."
Gu Yang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Without spiritual power to support it, its power is much less than before. However..."
He looked down at the black tiger playing in the distance and said, "Finally, I got rid of this troublesome guy."
Xiao Zi also came over and curiously poked the black tigers with her claws.
Instead of hiding, the black tigers jumped up and pounced on Xiao Zi's tail, having a lot of fun.
Hu Qing narrowed his eyes and looked at the black tigers who were playing and fighting.
Sometimes they pounced on each other and sometimes rolled over and chased each other, but they were not as ferocious and violent as before.
"Brother Gu, this is a little too strange..."
Hu Qing lowered his voice and said to Gu Yang beside him, "These three black tigers appeared without any warning, and attacked us just as we were passing by.
What’s even stranger is that it can be tamed directly after being killed. I always feel…”
He paused, his eyes sweeping across the dark plains around him, "This looks like a test set by Senior Sword God and the others."
Gu Yang frowned slightly when he heard this, and his slender fingers unconsciously stroked the bloodstains on his sleeves.
"It really doesn't make sense," he mused. "These three black tigers are equally powerful, and they happened to be fighting us one-on-one. The most suspicious thing is..."
He pointed at the black tiger he had just killed and said, "As soon as I was knocked down, the other party stopped attacking. It's really too coincidental."
A cold mountain breeze suddenly blew past, and Hu Qing couldn't help but shiver.
He looked up at the towering tower in the distance, its spire glowing strangely in the moonlight.
"I see these black tigers..."
He walked over and patted the sturdy back of the beast beneath him. "It's most likely the mount prepared for us. This damn place is eerie and dark. We'd better hurry to the tower as soon as possible. Maybe Senior Sword God is waiting in the tower."
Gu Yang nodded slightly, and with a neat flip, he landed steadily on the back of the black tiger.
The beast immediately straightened its body, its strong limbs standing still like pillars. It even turned back as if to please, licked Gu Yang's wrist with its rough tongue, its eyes full of obedience.
Seeing this, Hu Qing also jumped onto his mount.
Unexpectedly, just as he stepped onto the tiger's back, the black tiger suddenly trembled all over, its muscles tensed instantly, and its sharp claws scratched several deep marks on the ground.
Hu Qing clearly felt that the beast was afraid - the memory of having its skull smashed by his punch just now was obviously still deeply imprinted in its instincts.
"Be good, we are partners now, I won't hurt you." Hu Qing patted the tiger's neck helplessly.
Oddly enough, the black tiger quickly calmed down, shook its head, and followed Gu Yang with steady steps.
Only occasionally, Hu Qing could feel the muscles under his body twitching involuntarily, as if he was still recalling the fear brought by the fatal blow.
Xiao Zi swung its tail and turned around twice, its golden dragon eyes filled with depression.
It lowered its head to look at its slender dragon body, then looked up at the remaining black tiger, which was now looking at it in a flattering manner.
This guy is so small, it's better for him to ride on me!
"Woo..."
(Damn it, why do theirs fit perfectly, but mine won’t fit…)
Xiao Zi snorted in grievance and could only watch helplessly as Hu Qing and Gu Yang elegantly mounted on the tiger's back, ready to go.
It scratched the ground with its claws, wondering whether it should just fly over there.
At this moment, the remaining black tiger suddenly raised its head and let out an earth-shaking roar.
Xiao Zi jumped back in fright, only to see the black tiger's body begin to swell strangely—
The muscles bulged as if blown, and the bones made a teeth-grinding "crackling" sound. In the blink of an eye, the body exploded from the size of a hill to the size of a moving building!
"Hehehe!" Xiao Zi excitedly let out his signature weird laugh, and with a leap he jumped onto the broad back of the black tiger.
It rolled a few times in the soft, thick fur and lay on it with its four paws spread out, just like a cat on a blanket.
Hu Qing and Gu Yang in front heard the noise and turned around, and were stunned.
The corner of Gu Yang's mouth twitched slightly: "This...this is too..."
Hu Qing's mount, the black tiger, seemed to be frightened by its companion's transformation and was digging the ground anxiously.
In the moonlight, the giant tiger looked like a black hill, leaving deep claw marks on the ground with every step it took.
Xiao Zi proudly somersaulted on the tiger's back and yelled "Awooo" at the two of them, like a child showing off a new toy.
"It seems we have to re-evaluate the strength of these black tigers." Hu Qing smiled bitterly and shook his head, then reached out and patted his mount's head to comfort it.
Gu Yang looked at the transformed black tiger thoughtfully: "I'm afraid they are not ordinary spirit beasts..."
The three of them played around for a while, and finally reorganized the team and headed towards the tower.
The ground was shaking slightly as the giant tiger moved forward, and Xiao Zi, lying on its back, would occasionally let out a cheerful dragon roar.
The moonlight stretched their shadows very long. In the shadow cast by the tall tower, it seemed as if pairs of eyes were watching this strange team from the dark...