The cultivation of that young man was at the True Martial Second Realm, stronger than the True Martial First Realm Black Demon Tiger, and subduing this Black Demon Tiger wouldn't normally pose much of a problem.
However, he was encumbered by a drag, the young girl beside him was only at the Primordial Martial Eighth Realm. The five juvenile Black Demon Tigers noticed this weakness, continuously targeting the girl, forcing him to be distracted with her protection, thus he was unable to subdue the True Martial Realm Black Demon Tiger for quite some time.
After the Star Sea Five Tigers arrived, they immediately restrained the five juvenile Black Demon Tigers, allowing the young man to finally concentrate on the True Martial Realm Black Demon Tiger.
Following a fierce battle, the young man first subdued the True Martial Realm Black Demon Tiger, but was unable to have the Black Demon Tiger willingly establish a master recognition contract, so he had to use the Spiritual Beast Ring to forcibly control it.
"You can leave now, your part's done," said the young man to the Star Sea Five Tigers after subduing the adult Black Demon Tiger, speaking indifferently.
"But we haven't subdued these Black Demon Tigers yet," said the eldest of the Star Sea Five Tigers, frowning.
"A few mere Primordial Martial Ninth Realm outer sect disciples actually dare to dream of subduing a peer-rank demon beast. You truly overestimate yourselves. Get lost this instant. These Black Demon Tigers are not for the likes of you to touch," the young man taunted disdainfully.
"Didn't you say earlier that you would give us these Black Demon Tigers? Are you going back on your word?" the eldest Tiger said, his face darkening as he spoke and glanced at the delicate-looking girl – it was her who had pleaded for their help earlier.
Yet at this moment, the girl remained silent as if she had completely forgotten her previous words, her face even showing an arrogant look, seemingly telling the Star Sea Five Tigers that even if they went back on their word, what could the Star Sea Five Tigers possibly do about it?
"You dare to trick us?" roared the furious Five Tigers.
"Trick you? So what if I did? Just a few outer sect ants, I can obliterate you with a flick of my hand. If you don't scram now, it's death without pardon!" The young man declared coldly, at the same time, he flipped his hand and cast a True Essence Palm Seal, blowing the Five Tigers away, causing them to vomit blood, slamming into the distance.
"Little Five!" The eldest Tiger and the others were shocked, rushing over to catch the Five Tigers, only to find him barely breathing, his face as white as a sheet; his bones and meridians severely fractured, and half a step into the realm of the dead.
"Ah? He's not dead? Quite a sturdy flesh body," the young man remarked with a cold sneer, somewhat surprised.
"Bastard!" hissed the second Tiger and the others, their eyes about to split from rage as they stared at the young man, ready to grasp their Spiritual Weapons and throw their lives into the fight.
"Don't be impulsive, let's go!" The eldest Tiger forcibly suppressed the rage in his heart, gritting his teeth, he then cast a deep look at the young man, shouldered the body of the Five Tigers, and with his brothers still feeling the unwillingness, quickly headed in the direction where Zhao Letian was.
"Big brother, are you really going to let them go so easily? Those guys are all holding Spiritual Weapons, they must have many good things on them," said the girl, looking at the retreating backs of the Star Sea Five Tigers with greedy eyes.
"Forget it, there's still the matter of handling these juvenile Black Demon Tigers. Let's spare them for now. If we encounter them later, it won't be too late to snatch their treasures," said the young man, unconcerned. After dealing with the adult Black Demon Tiger, he had been using his powerful True Yuan to suppress the five juvenile Black Demon Tigers and couldn't spare a hand; otherwise, he would never let the Star Sea Five Tigers leave so easily.
In the dense forest ten miles to the west, Zhao Letian had already finished his cultivation, after absorbing all the excess Primordial Energy inside his body, his cultivation level advanced directly to the peak of the True Martial First Realm, frighteningly fast, far beyond what normal Martial Artists could achieve, but he also paid a price for it, nearly exploding to death.
At this moment, the several hundred green Mantis had already returned to his side, while the heap of Demon Cores on the ground was collected into Yan Kuan's Storage Ring.
As for Liu Wei, she had also finished her cultivation and was simply waiting for the return of the Starhai Five Tigers so they could descend the mountain.
While waiting, Zhao Letian suddenly furrowed his brows, a gloomy look on his face as he stared intently towards the east. His figure flickered as he dashed over, followed by the Fiery Flame Mantis and hundreds of green Mantis.
After advancing to the True Martial Realm, a Martial Artist could possess Divine Thought Power, enabling them to probe the surroundings within a certain range. Under Zhao Letian's Divine Thought Power, he discovered the Starhai Five Tigers were sprinting towards this location, and shockingly, they were already at death's door, gravely injured by someone.
"Brother Letian?" Seeing Zhao Letian suddenly leaving, Liu Wei immediately showed a puzzled and confused look, then hurriedly rushed over as well.
"Master!" The leading Tiger among the Starhai Five Tigers, upon seeing Zhao Letian approaching, immediately showed a plea for help in their eyes. They were severely wounded, and the efficacy of the Healing Pills they had was limited; they needed Zhao Letian's intervention to be saved.
"True Essence Power? You encountered a True Martial Realm expert?" Zhao Letian glanced at the wounds of the Five Tigers, sensed the residual True Essence Power, and while handing out Healing Pills to the Five Tigers, he asked. My Virtual Library Empire (*)
"Yes, Master, we encountered a goddamn bastard!" Big Tiger said through gritted teeth, quickly recounting what had happened to Zhao Letian.
"True Martial Second Realm? To bully my followers is to slap me, Zhao Letian, in the face. I will seek justice for you," Zhao Letian coldly stated, then immediately instructed those hundreds of green Mantis to fly out in all directions. He intended to find those two ungrateful individuals and exact a bloody retribution.
Above a dense forest ahead, the young man of the True Martial Realm was maneuvering a Spiritual Weapon Flying Sword, flying towards the depths of Black Mountain with a young girl.
Suddenly, a green figure flew past below them at extreme speed.
"Eh? It's the Demon Beast Mantis. Sister Fang, haven't you always wanted a speed-type Spiritual Beast? This Mantis is a rare kind of speed-type demon beast. Allow me to catch it for you," the young man said while keeping his arm around the young girl, groping her continuously, and looked towards the Mantis down below.
"Thank you, big brother," the young girl giggled, leaning into the young man's embrace.
Afterward, that young man steered the Flying Sword and pursued the Mantis below with urgency.
"I've found them, wait here for me. I'll be right back."
In the distant woods, a sharp gleam suddenly flashed in Zhao Letian's eyes. He had learned about the green Mantis's sighting through the Fiery Flame Mantis. Saying so, with a thought, he drew out a cyan Longsword, and mounting it, he flew off with the Fiery Flame Mantis straight towards the young man.
"Beast, where do you think you can run? Just surrender quietly," the young man in the air said as he quickly caught up behind the green Mantis within dozens of feet, flipping his hand to unleash a colossal True Essence Palm Seal towards the Mantis.
"This Spiritual Beast of mine is not something you can touch. Scram."
At that moment, an icy shout suddenly rang out, and simultaneously, a sword light swiftly slashed over, directly shattering the young man's True Essence Palm Seal.