Chapter 165

The temple was built entirely of white jade, and under the sunlight, it radiated a holy light, forming a sharp contrast with the surrounding ice and snow world.

"Finally here!" Lin Xue'er shouted excitedly and quickened her pace.

However, before they could even get close to the temple, a powerful pressure came toward them, pressing them until they couldn't breathe.

"Careful!" Tang Yun shouted in a low voice, shielding Qin Feng and Lin Xue'er behind him.

They saw a huge white tiger slowly walking out of the temple entrance.

It was snow-white all over, without a hint of other colors, its eyes like two burning flames, radiating a stunning light.

"Is this the White Tiger Guardian Beast?" Qin Feng swallowed, his voice trembling slightly.

The White Tiger Guardian Beast ignored them and walked straight to Tang Yun, looking him up and down, its eyes full of scrutiny.

"Human, what are you doing here?" The White Tiger Guardian Beast spoke in human language, its voice low and majestic.

Tang Yun took a deep breath, stepped forward, and bowed, saying: "Junior Tang Yun, here to find the White Tiger Spirit Pearl."

The White Tiger Guardian Beast snorted coldly, "The White Tiger Spirit Pearl is a holy object of my clan; how can I let you touch it?"

"I know the White Tiger Spirit Pearl is very important to you, but the Lord of Darkness is about to be resurrected; if we don't collect the four spirit pearls as soon as possible, this world will fall into endless darkness."

Tang Yun said in a sincere tone, "I hope Senior will consider the big picture and give us the White Tiger Spirit Pearl."

The White Tiger Guardian Beast was silent for a moment, as if thinking about Tang Yun's words.

Just then, a sharp cry suddenly came from afar.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a group of black crows flying from the sky, so numerous they blotted out the sun.

"It's the Shadow Organization!" Lin Xue'er exclaimed.

A flash of cold light crossed the White Tiger Guardian Beast's eyes, "These despicable humans actually dare to invade my territory!"

It turned to look at Tang Yun and said in a deep voice: "Human, I can give you the White Tiger Spirit Pearl, but you must agree to one condition."

"What condition?" Tang Yun asked.

"Help me eliminate these invaders!" The White Tiger Guardian Beast's voice was full of killing intent.

Tang Yun agreed without hesitation, "Okay, I agree!"

The giant wolf wailed and turned into points of light, but Tang Yun discovered that his shadow had begun to act independently.

The shadow elongated and deformed, as if it had gained life, slowly standing up from the ground.

It twisted and stretched, finally turning into a human shape exactly like Tang Yun, only pitch-black, as if splashed with ink.

Shadow Tang Yun grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, and a dagger flashing with cold light appeared out of thin air in his hand, pointing straight at Tang Yun's heart.

The live stream screen suddenly recovered, and the viewers were stunned at the sight.

"Holy crap! What's the situation? Did Cloud God develop a split personality?"

"What the hell is this shadow? How come it feels scarier than the BOSS?"

"Was Cloud God possessed?"

The barrage exploded instantly, with various guesses emerging one after another.

Tang Yun looked at the "himself" in front of him, but there was no panic in his heart.

He knew this wasn't possession or split personality, but the concretization of his deep-seated fear of losing control of his power.

"Heh, you want to scare me with this little trick?"

Tang Yun bit the tip of his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood. Using his finger as a pen, he quickly drew mysterious runes in the air.

These runes radiated an ancient and mysterious aura; they were the Ancestor Wu Runes.

Seeing these runes, Shadow Tang Yun let out a sharp screech, as if encountering a natural enemy, and his body trembled violently.

The dagger in his hand fell to the ground, making a crisp sound.

The runes flashed with golden light, like chains, tightly wrapping around Shadow Tang Yun.

The shadow struggled and roared, but couldn't break free from the shackles of the runes.

Finally, it let out an unwilling roar and turned into a wisp of black smoke, merging into Tang Yun's body.

At the same time, the White Tiger Spirit Pearl that had been floating in the air also changed.

It flashed with light, turned into a white jade token, and flew into Tang Yun's dantian.

Tang Yun felt a warm current surge through his whole body, his consumed Chaos Power recovered rapidly, and even went a step further.

He looked down at his chest, where a tiger-pattern birthmark had appeared at some point, lifelike, as if a sleeping white tiger.

"So, the root of my fear wasn't the power itself, but not daring to face my past."

Tang Yun muttered to himself.

He had always been afraid that he would be like his father, devoured by power and losing himself.

But now, he finally understood that power itself had no good or evil; the key was how to use it.

Qin Feng, thousands of miles away, sensed Tang Yun's breakthrough through the jade slip and couldn't help but sigh.

"This kid... actually had an epiphany in fear?"

The viewers in the live stream room were even more excited.

"666! Cloud God is awesome!"

"Cloud God is a master of psychology!"

The barrage was uniform, like a well-trained army.

Tang Yun didn't know what was happening in the live stream room; he slowly opened his eyes, his eyes flashing with confident light.

He felt reborn, not only had his strength greatly increased, but his state of mind had also been sublimated.

Suddenly, the dark space began to collapse, Tang Yun's eyes blurred, and he returned to the temple again.

Lin Xue'er and Qin Feng saw that Tang Yun was safe and sound and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Are you okay?" Lin Xue'er asked with concern.

"I'm fine." Tang Yun smiled slightly, "I even had a blessing in disguise and broke through."

He opened his palm, and a white jade token lay quietly in his hand.

"What is this?" Qin Feng asked curiously.

"White Tiger Order." Tang Yun explained, "With it, we can open the White Tiger Secret Realm."

"White Tiger Secret Realm?" Lin Xue'er and Qin Feng asked in unison.

"That's right." Tang Yun nodded, "The White Tiger Secret Realm is the inheritance place left by the White Tiger Clan; it is said that many precious treasures and cultivation methods are hidden inside."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's set off quickly!" Qin Feng said impatiently.

Tang Yun smiled and placed the White Tiger Order on the altar.

Rumble!

The altar let out a loud noise, and a dazzling white light shot into the sky, forming a huge vortex in the air.

"Let's go." Tang Yun stepped into the vortex first.

Lin Xue'er and Qin Feng followed closely, and the three vanished into the white light together.

Shortly after they left, a man in black appeared silently in the temple.

He looked at the empty altar, a flash of sinister light in his eyes.

"Tang Yun, do you think you can escape from my palm?" the man in black sneered, "The White Tiger Secret Realm will be your burial ground!"

His figure flashed, and he also entered the vortex...

The white light dissipated, and Tang Yun and the others found themselves in a dense forest.