Douluo Continent 5: The Rebirth of Tang San

Chapter 123: A Desperate Battle Tang San had already made up his mind the moment he charged forward. His combat experience was simply too vast; having lived three lifetimes, he had lost count of how many times he had challenged opponents of higher tiers. There was no doubt about it: the massive beast before them was simply not something they could stand up to. With a physique approaching that of an eighth-tier demon beast, even if it stood still and let them attack, they might not be able to break through its defenses. The Winged Tiger’s innate bloodline ability was likely the Wind Blade, combining offense and defense. It was extremely powerful. It could fly, too””there was no way to outrun it. On the other side, it was already a major feat for the Town Mayor to hold off the 9th-tier Winged Tiger King. So, right now, they couldn’t rely on anyone else””they could only rely on themselves. Wu Bingji wasn’t seeing things; the female tiger that lunged at him did indeed pause in midair twice. One of these pauses was caused by Hometown’s Time Shift, and the other, naturally, by Tang San himself. This was the first time he had ever used Time Shift. The moment he activated Time Shift, he felt a portion of his mental energy being instantly drained, and everything before his eyes warped for a split second. His Time Manipulation was only at the third tier, so in theory, its effectiveness should have been inferior to Hometown’s. However, his mental energy had already liquefied, making him far more powerful than Hometown on a mental level; thus, the resulting time-stasis effect was virtually identical. Just as the she-tiger’s form froze, Tang San moved. His entire body suddenly sprang off the ice spear, which fell straight to the ground under his weight. Tang San’s figure flickered ethereally in the air, and in the next instant, he had already evaded the she-tiger’s claws. Using the glow of the wind aura on the tigress’s claws as cover, his figure vanished abruptly for a split second. Wu Bingji and the others only saw a blur before their eyes; before they knew it, Tang San had already positioned himself directly above the mother tiger’s head. Tang San had never been one to overthink things, especially when facing a life-or-death crisis. Flash Leopard Transformation! In an instant, he flickered into position directly above the female tiger’s head. He unleashed the full power of “Controlling the Crane and Capturing the Dragon,” which pulled his body forward, and in the blink of an eye, he pounced onto the female tiger’s back. He did not attack immediately, but instead channeled the full power of the Xuantian Art, frantically absorbing! In truth, he didn’t know if his ability to devour demonic beings would work on a demon beast. But he knew this was his only chance. To survive the attacks of the female tiger before him, he had to do two things: strengthen himself and weaken his enemy. “Boom””” A massive surge of bloodline power rushed into Tang San’s body almost instantly. It worked! That was Tang San’s first thought. But in the very next instant, the female tiger had already reacted, and the wind barriers on her body erupted suddenly. A massive surge of energy burst forth, sending Tang San flying through the air. With this absorption, Tang San hadn’t considered whether his body could withstand it; his Xuantian Gong, at the peak of the Fifth Tier, was pushed to its absolute limit in an instant. Because the Mother Tiger had been affected by two instances of Time Warp, she had no Wind Barrier protection at that moment and was sucked in with full force. What Wu Bingji and the others saw was a horrifying sight: Tang San, blasted into the air, was in a pitiful state. Blood gushed from his mouth, and his clothes were torn to shreds. It was unclear whether he was alive or dead. “Ah””” Wu Bingji let out a scream. The ice spike he hadå‡èšed in his hand shot out instantly, and his ice elemental form unleashed its full power as he charged straight toward the She-Tiger. Hometown did the same. In that moment, the grief in their hearts had overcome their fear. They didn’t know what Tang San had done by charging forward, but the instant Tang San was sent flying, the mother tiger’s suppression of their bloodline weakened noticeably. Tang San probably wouldn’t make it out alive””they had to go all out! At the very least, they had to buy time for Cheng Zicheng and Du Bai to escape, so their junior brothers and sisters could get away. Even with its peak seventh-tier cultivation, the Mother Tiger felt a wave of weakness wash over its entire body after being sucked in by Tang San. The clothes on Tang San, which exploded in midair, weren’t torn by the wind blast””they were shattered by the energy escaping through his pores after his body couldn’t withstand the immense amount of energy he’d suddenly absorbed. Hometown’s wildly swinging tail hammer struck the Mother Tiger’s right paw, forcing it to the ground. But in the next instant, he was sent flying by the Mother Tiger’s left paw. The sharp tiger claws left five deep gashes on his body, cutting down to the bone. Even the Time Crocodile’s thick scales couldn’t fully stop the tiger’s claws from cutting through, and blood gushed out. If it weren’t for Tang San’s suction, which had left the mother tiger somewhat drained of strength, this blow would have killed Hometown. The disparity was too great. Their attacks couldn’t even breach the defenses of a Seventh-Tier Winged Tiger, while every one of the Winged Tiger’s strikes threatened their very lives. At that very moment, Tang San””who had been sent flying into the air earlier””was already plummeting downward. The female tiger clearly harbored deeper hatred for this first human she had sent flying. Instead of pursuing Wu Bingji and Hometown, she suddenly raised her head, flapped her wings, and leaped straight into the air. Her gaping maw opened wide, and her massive fangs lunged directly at Tang San. If it landed that bite, Tang San would be dead for certain. He would instantly become its meal. “No””” Wu Bingji roared. In an instant, his ice elemental form erupted violently. A wall of ice exploded behind him, propelling his body like a meteor streaking toward the moon as he charged straight at the tigress. The ice spear he had thrust out shattered instantly. He suddenly spread his arms wide; his entire body, covered in icy blue, closed in on the mother tiger the moment they collided, his arms clamping tightly around her thick neck. The tigress watched helplessly as he fell into her jaws, but time seemed to freeze in that instant. The freezing cold that gripped her entire body and froze her head caused her massive jaws to snap shut just a split second too late. The next instant, a blinding green light burst forth from its mouth. The tigress let out a heart-wrenching roar as a torrent of green light mixed with thick, blood-red mist spewed violently from her jaws.