Chapter 536: The Ancestor: The Tiger Corpse

Plop, a glob of saliva landed on the ground.

The tiger stared at Zhou You and Liu Jinguo, extending its tongue to lick its chops; this action alone was enough to scare many adults into wetting themselves.

How could there be such a large tiger in the world? Could it be that the tiger had become a spirit? Or, as they had previously guessed, was it a Beast Charm in the shape of a tiger that had entered the city to eat people? "Waa, waa, waa!"

The crying of a small baby came from nearby.

A look of curiosity appeared in the tiger's eyes, and it actually turned to look at the source of the crying.

The sound of wind rose abruptly; Liu Jinguo moved first, her pair of short swords spinning like steel flowers, their sharp, serrated edges stabbing into the tiger's mountain-like body.

This pair of short swords were Charm-Subduing treasures, having been melted down and reinforced more than once; killing enemies of the Charm-Subduing level was a simple matter for them.

"Clang!"

Sparks flew in all directions, and the short swords were deflected by the tiger's fur, which was comparable to armor; the spot where it was struck remained unscathed.

Liu Jinguo's heart shook violently, and she blurted out, "Calamity Charm, this Beast Charm is a Calamity Charm."

She found it hard to believe; with so many experts in Fucheng, how could a Calamity Charm have broken into the city? How many people would have to die to eliminate this Calamity Charm? She felt as if she were seeing a tragic scene of a Corpse Mountain and a Sea of Blood.

What about Zhou You? Why hadn't he made a move yet?

Liu Jinguo looked back, only to find that Zhou You's hands were hanging at his sides, and he had no intention of attacking.

Could she have misjudged this person? Was Zhou You actually a paper tiger who was strong on the outside but weak on the inside, revealing his true colors when faced with danger? "Master Liu, don't move yet. It is not a Charm; I saw Tiger Aura in its pupils."

Everyone who practices Meng Hu Quan knows that Tiger Aura is the nemesis of Charms; no matter how powerful a Charm is, it cannot coexist with Tiger Aura.

Since this tiger possessed Tiger Aura, it could not be a Charm, nor was it the Calamity Charm that Liu Jinguo had guessed.

Moreover, in the territory of this prefecture, there was only one place that could have a tiger over ten meters long...

Dayin Mountain.

"Hee hee hee, the two little dolls are quite interesting. You don't tremble at the knees or have weak legs when facing me. The little girl is a bit impulsive and even dared to attack, while the little boy is clear-headed and calm, able to see the truth."

A crisp female voice came from the tiger's back, and a young girl's upper body emerged from a large, lush cluster of golden fur.

The girl sat on the tiger's back; her shoulders were bare, and she wore not a stitch of clothing, wrapped all around by the thick fur.

She wore a string of gemstone chains on her forehead, each gem worth a fortune, which left even Liu Jinguo marveling.

"Move aside quickly. The tiger wants to enter the city; if it's late, it will get angry, and if it gets angry, it will eat people."

The girl's voice was crisp, and she appeared to be only sixteen, but her tone was old and seasoned.

Liu Jinguo suddenly thought of a figure who matched the characteristics of the girl and tiger before her, and her back stiffened abruptly.

"Senior, could it be..."

The girl didn't wait for her to finish, waving her hand, "Move aside!"

Before Zhou You could figure it out, he was pulled by his sleeve by Liu Jinguo and quickly moved to the side.

"Don't cause trouble, this is the ancestor of your Tiger Fist, the Tiger Corpse of Dayin Mountain."

No sooner had she finished speaking than a clear, resonant voice came from not far away, "Senior Tiger Corpse, what an honor to have you visit. Why didn't you inform us in advance so we could clear the road and disperse the idlers?"

The City Gate Guard had arrived, led by the Intermediate Martial Master Yu Jiuzhang, who held the rank of Captain.

He landed in front of the tiger, cupping his hands in a respectful salute, "Senior Tiger Corpse, my commander has been waiting for a long time. Please!"

The commander of the City Gate Guard, the highest official in Fucheng, was rumored to be at the Strong Martial Level and rarely showed his face. Zhou You had not expected to see the meeting of two Strong Martial experts with his own eyes.

Also, was the title "Tiger Corpse" a name or a nickname? Could the true form of this Tiger Fist Strong Martial expert be the naked girl on the tiger's back?

"Hmm, you've come at the right time. Lead the way."

The girl stroked the massive head of the tiger beneath her, "The beast is wild and hard to tame. Passing through the bustling city after coming down the mountain, it can't help but want to grab people to eat."

With Yu Jiuzhang and the others clearing the way, the five-meter-tall tiger walked down the street and gradually moved into the distance.

Zhou You looked at the tiger's retreating back and nodded thoughtfully.

"Don't look anymore. The Tiger Corpse never shows his true face. As a Strong Martial expert, he can change his body size and appears in the image of a fierce tiger all day long."

"See the girl on his back? That is the Tiger Corpse's concubine. The tiger cannot speak, so the concubine speaks for him to convey his meaning."

It was the first time Zhou You had heard of someone choosing not to be a human.

After a person breaks through to the Strong Martial Level, the mysteries of the physical body are mostly exhausted, and they possess means such as regrowing severed limbs or adding organs; things like an extra eyeball on the forehead or two extra arms on the back are trivial matters.

The various strange-looking beings in myths were often the images of Strong Martial experts who had actually existed.

Any act involving human body modification and abandoning one's original form ultimately aims to gain more powerful strength.

However, the Tiger Corpse's approach was still too extreme.

To actually rely on the power of a Strong Martial body to turn himself into a flawless tiger and let a concubine ride beneath him.

Could it be that this person has some unique sexual fetish?

"Yu Jiuzhang, the two little dolls we met just now didn't cry or run away when they saw me; they are certainly not ordinary."

On the road, the young girl on the tiger's back spoke, mentioning Zhou You and Liu Jinguo.

Yu Jiuzhang listened and replied sideways, "The woman is Liu Jinguo of the Liu family, considered one of the juniors worth cultivating outside of Liu Fengji."

"As for the man, well, speaking of which, he is also one of your disciples' disciples, Senior."

For a moment, the Tiger Corpse became interested, "Tell me more about that man."

Yu Jiuzhang called over a subordinate, who was none other than Zheng Qing, an old acquaintance of Zhou You's, "He and Zhou You both come from Gongliang City and know more clearly."

Faced with such a terrifying Strong Martial expert as the Tiger Corpse, Zheng Qing could not help but feel terrified. What usually took a quarter of an hour to explain took him over half an hour this time.

It was truly because Zhou You's life experience was too spectacular; he started in Tiger Fist but then turned against his sect, and after moving to Fucheng, he offended all the Tiger Fist martial arts schools in the city, and he still carried the title of a rebellious disciple.

After finishing, Zheng Qing was a bit worried. Zhou You's past actions were certainly not friendly toward Dayin Mountain. If the Tiger Corpse got angry and decided to bite him to death, it wouldn't take much time.

"Interesting. No wonder he saw the Tiger Aura in my eyes."

The Tiger Corpse, using the girl's voice but with an entirely aged tone, commented on Zhou You, "A discarded disciple starting from scratch, setting up a family business in Fucheng, and still able to train to an Intermediate Martial Master; he is a talent."

"Yu Jiuzhang, you are right. He is qualified to be my disciple's disciple."

Yu Jiuzhang felt a surge of emotion; the state of mind of a Strong Martial expert was indeed profound and unpredictable. The Tiger Corpse not only did not pursue the charges of Zhou You defying his master and killing his peers, but instead affirmed the rarity of his breakthrough in adversity.

Given this attitude, after today, the martial arts masters of the Tiger Fist lineage will never again make things difficult for Zhou You.

In the eyes of the Tiger Corpse, people like Wang Jianxiong, Bo Xiaolin, and so on, or even the likes of Old Man Tiger, were all insignificant minor characters; if not for wanting to hear about Zhou You's exploits, he wouldn't even have noticed these people.

On Dayin Mountain, the strong prey upon the weak; those who eat meat are the old tigers, and those who are eaten are the lambs.

(End of chapter)