The tiger demon’s claws, though hard and sharp, able to rival Tier Two spiritual artifacts, can also be used to refine magical artifacts.
However, in terms of hardness, they still cannot compare to the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword.
After Lu Zhiwei reached the Foundation Establishment Stage, she upgraded the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword to the tier of a Tier Two Lifebound Magical Treasure, capable of easily cutting through Tier Two spiritual artifacts.
Injuring tiger claws is naturally no challenge.
With a loud bang, the sharp part of the tiger claw was severed the moment it touched the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword.
The tiger demon never expected this, thinking it had a sure strike that could swipe away the flying sword, only to end up sacrificing one of its claws in the process, feeling pain and shock.
It quickly retreated, showing its teeth at Lu Zhiwei, an intent of fierce focus in its eyes.
The Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword responded to her summon, and under Lu Zhiwei’s command, its body was magnificently smooth, without any flaw, except for a trace of the tiger demon’s blood that stood out prominently.
This lifebound flying sword turned mid-air, flew back in front of Lu Zhiwei, poised to strike again, its vast sword qi surging.
The Tier Two Lower Grade tiger demon, while not highly intelligent, had evolved extraordinarily keen senses due to the nourishment by spiritual qi, allowing it to sense danger.
Additionally, having been previously wounded by the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword, it could vaguely feel that if it continued to fight this human race cultivator, it would likely suffer greatly.
It no longer wished to battle, not concerned with missing this meal, and would rather seek food elsewhere.
Taking a few steps back, its muscles tensed, each hair standing on end.
It roared once again at Lu Zhiwei, using the intimidating power of Tiger Roar, issuing a warning not to meddle further.
Then, it swiftly turned around, retreating in one direction.
It wasn’t running but striding forward.
It clearly believed Lu Zhiwei wouldn’t pursue rashly, as it had already retreated, still maintaining the majesty fitting for a Beast King.
But would Lu Zhiwei let it leave?
"Now that you want to leave, it’s too late."
Lu Zhiwei, with a cold expression, activated the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword Technique, communicating with the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword, preparing the Sword Technique Chasing Wind and Moon.
The tiger demon, understanding Lu Zhiwei’s words to some extent, turned back proudly, glancing at Lu Zhiwei with anger in its eyes.
Then, under Lu Zhiwei’s gaze, it suddenly sped away.
It disregarded the pride of a Beast King at this moment, solely focused on escaping and ceasing to fight.
But just as it began to speed away, a whoosh sound came from behind, causing it to look back.
Seeing a bluish flying sword pursuing, its sword intent fierce, and quite imposing.
Having suffered from the lifebound flying sword before, the tiger demon dared not meet it head-on again.
Relying on its innate advantage of excellent agility, its hind legs tensed for power before relaxing and exerting force.
This move caused its massive tiger body to dart sideways, accompanied by a whizzing wind.
This leap successfully evaded the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword’s strike.
But just before it could feel relieved, another strange noise occurred.
Instinctively following the sound, remaining vigilant, the tiger demon saw two streams of pitch-black light, roughly the length of chopsticks, suddenly shooting its way. The most update n0vels are published on novelFirｅ.net
These two black streams of light were the Profound Dark Needles summoned by Lu Zhiwei.
Faced with this sudden attack, the tiger demon found it was too late to dodge.
Unless it hadn’t looked towards the sound just now and had quickly evaded again, perhaps it could have escaped.
At that moment, it could only brace itself.
The tiger demon realized that if hit, it would lose half its life.
It had to face it head-on, mobilizing Foundation Establishment demon power to quickly form a yellow-brown spiritual power shield in front of it.
Just as the spiritual power shield had condensed, the Profound Dark Needle struck upon it solidly.
The spiritual power shield, as thick as two fingers, was forcefully pierced through by two holes under the Profound Dark Needle’s attack.
The Profound Dark Needle is renowned for its formidable penetration power, and its attack power is incredibly strong, easily breaking through the spiritual power shield of Foundation Establishment creatures.
After piercing the tiger demon’s defense, it directly targeted its body.
Frightened, the tiger demon wanted to roar in protest, never expecting its layer of defense to be breached so easily.
Though it did not understand magical treasures, it did know of their existence. If it could voice its suspicion or resentment, it would be this:
How are these two black needles so formidable?!
Attempting to dodge again was too late—hearing two consecutive thuds, the Profound Dark Needles struck the tiger demon.
One pierced through its right front limb.
One penetrated its back.
The hit to the front limb wasn’t life-threatening, but the one to the back was different, damaging its internal organs, resulting in severe injury.
Its life force began to drain, and panic appeared in its eyes, completely ignoring Lu Zhiwei, without even looking back as it painfully fled again into the distance.
The injured front limb caused it to limp erratically as it ran, impairing its speed.
Seeing the tiger demon fleeing severely injured, presenting an excellent opportunity to deliver a final blow, Lu Zhiwei had no intention of letting it escape to recuperate.
Ignoring the Profound Dark Needles on the ground, she struck her storage bag with her right hand, summoning the Demon-locking Ring.
With her magical power rapidly infused, the Demon-locking Ring emitted a dim radiance, like a miniature solar eclipse.
Lu Zhiwei, wielding the Demon-locking Ring, hurled it forcefully in the direction of the fleeing tiger demon.
The Demon-locking Ring rapidly chased after the tiger demon, swiftly reaching over it, unfolding to envelop it with immense binding power.
Enveloped by the Demon-locking Ring, the tiger demon immediately felt as if trapped in a mire, its speed drastically reduced, feeling laborious to dash forward.
Raising its head to see what magical artifact was deployed, as soon as it looked up, it saw the Demon-locking Ring descending, encircling its body.
The Demon-locking Ring is known for its powerful sealing and binding capability, not only restraining the opponent’s physical body to prevent free movement and combat technique deployment but also possessing the ability to seal the divine soul—this being its most formidable aspect.
Firmly bound by the Demon-locking Ring, the tiger demon was no longer able to escape, as if tethered to the ground by a strong rope.
Unable to stretch its limbs or gather strength to flee, it could only furiously struggle and roar, finding it extremely difficult.
Its divine soul, under the Demon-locking Ring’s constraints, prevented it from mobilizing Foundation Establishment demon power, rendering it as helpless as a lamb at the slaughter.
Seizing the chance, Lu Zhiwei charged forward, wielding the Taiyi Celestial Ruins Sword, delivering a devastating strike.
Facing this strike, the tiger demon found evasion impossible, forced to watch as the blow landed.
With an unwilling roar, it bore the strike head-on and was slain on the spot.