Chapter 123: Chapter 122: Here Comes the Tigress
It came, it actually came. This was their truly fatal threat!
A huge figure, with dazzling blue light, almost crashed down onto the ground not far in front of them. The massive wave of air that it brought up instantly sent them flying backwards.
It had a body length of about six meters, with a wingspan exceeding eight meters. Enormous wind elements swirled around its body, and its angry roars were even more emotional than those of the King of Winged Tigers from before.
Yes, the mother tiger, has arrived!
The one in front of them must be the wife of the King of Winged Tigers, the mother of the Winged Tigers they killed. What had been a complete family!
If it weren\'t for the young Winged Tiger\'s attempt to hunt Tang San and the others as food, their family would still be very fulfilled. Faced with such a family, Tang San and the others would have only walked around it.
However, the greedy young Winged Tiger, because of its gluttony, sacrificed its life and sent its parents into a rage.
The call of bloodline prompted the King of Winged Tigers to sense it the first time and also to rush over immediately. This mother tiger followed closely behind, arriving just a bit later. It just happened to block Tang San and the others\' way.
Without a doubt, this was an adult Winged Tiger. In the world of tigers, the mother tiger is, without question, weaker than the father tiger. However, being the wife of the King of Winged Tigers, the mother tiger in front of them naturally stood out among other mothers.
The difference was just one rank, which was Eighth Stage. That was Tang San\'s judgment in an instant. In other words, the mother tiger in front of them was at the peak of Seventh Stage, very close to Eighth Stage.
Zhang Haoxuan, at Ninth Stage, was already having a hard time just fending off the King of Winged Tigers. Wu Bingji, the near-perfect guardian in his eyes, was now tied up.
So, at this moment, they had to face this Seventh Stage peak mother Winged Tiger in front of them, who was also driven by the pain of losing her child.
Wu Bingji and Gu Li were not in their peak states at this time, and Tang San and Cheng Zicheng were slightly better off. But among them, Wu Bingji, who had the strongest power, was only at Sixth Stage.
Sixth Stage and Seventh Stage represented a huge gap. What\'s more, the opponent possessed such a formidable body.
Wu Bingji slowly let down Du Bai from his back and muttered softly, "Run as far as you can; you can\'t die. No matter what, try to find a way to get back."
At this moment, his emotions calmed down. Although he was only sixteen years old, he was the senior brother of Redemption Academy. He was the oldest in both age and cultivation base among them all.
He didn\'t complain about anything, because that was pointless. No one could have predicted such a situation.
But at this time, he had made up his mind that no matter what, he would protect his junior brothers and sisters as best he could.
"Tang San, take them and leave, leave right away. If it\'s really not possible, split up and run. Escape with whoever can escape. I\'ll hold it off. I don\'t know how long I can last. You guys run."
This area was still within the domain blockade of the King of Winged Tigers, so, Cheng Zicheng couldn\'t fly yet. But once they were out of this area, with the ability to fly, Cheng Zicheng\'s chances of escaping were very high.
"It\'s no use. You alone can\'t hold it off for long," Tang San\'s voice was equally calm, as he came to stand shoulder to shoulder with Wu Bingji.
"Senior brother, coming out for training was my suggestion. Let\'s confront the enemy together." He was only nine years old and quite a bit shorter than Wu Bingji. Yet at this moment, standing beside Wu Bingji, his stature did not seem diminished at all.
"The target we were originally after was also a Seventh Stage Winged Tiger, wasn\'t it? Why run? Let\'s just do it." Gu Li stood on the other side of Tang San, the three standing shoulder to shoulder, forming a concave shape.
Tang San turned his head to look at Cheng Zicheng and Du Bai, "You two staying behind is useless, get moving."
Even if he didn\'t hide his own abilities and activated all of his various powers, he had no assurance of being able to defeat a Seventh Stage Peak Winged Tiger. After all, he was just at the Peak of Fifth Stage.
"I\'m not leaving! Du Bai, you go!" Cheng Zicheng stubbornly watched their retreating backs but showed no intention of leaving.
"Stop wasting words and go. Can he get far on his own?" Wu Bingji suddenly turned his head back and said angrily.
At this moment, the huge Mother Winged Tiger surrounded by a halo of green light, its dazzling brilliance dispelling the surrounding darkness, was enveloped by a Wind Protective Energy much denser than that of the younger Winged Tigers, its oppressive force transmitting towards everyone.
"I..." Cheng Zicheng wanted to say something else, but glancing at Du Bai, whose face had gone pale, she bit her lip fiercely, grabbed Du Bai, and turned to run.
There was no fear in Tang San\'s eyes. Given a choice, he absolutely wouldn\'t reveal his abilities, let alone use his divine consciousness. But now, it appeared the chance to choose was slim.
He truly hadn\'t expected to encounter such a situation, where even Ninth Stage Zhang Haoxuan couldn\'t protect them. Plans can\'t keep up with changes; only by revealing his trump cards could he hope to keep everyone alive.
But in his heart, he felt reassured; at least he hadn\'t misjudged them, had he? Whether it was Wu Bingji\'s resolute decision to cover the rear or Gu Li\'s seemingly reckless but actually life-sharing fervor, it all brought him back to his past life, fighting alongside his companions.
They were all worthy of trust.
In Tang San\'s eyes, a flickering silvery-white light emerged intermittently. He whispered, "Senior Brother, Senior Brother Gu Li, assist me. Ice Spear Casting!"
Wu Bingji didn\'t hesitate at Tang San\'s words. He reached out with his right hand into the void, quickly condensing the ice element, his bloodline power surging throughout his body. Faced with the tremendous oppressive force, he now held nothing back.
The ice spear was cast instantly, with a piercing screech, shooting straight towards the Mother Tiger.
Tang San tapped the ground with the tip of his toes; almost at the same instant the ice spear was launched, he leaped up, turning into a phantom and landing on the ice spear, driven by its momentum, charging straight towards the Mother Tiger.
Wu Bingji and Gu Li didn\'t pause; as Tang San was carried off by the ice spear, they followed closely behind, surging forward.
Although they had no idea what Tang San was planning to do, at times like these, the only choice was to give it their all.
Tang San had not activated the Wind Wolf Transformation Mark; at this moment, his eyes were filled with silvery-white light. Under the gaze of the Spirit Rhinoceros Eye, the wind element ahead was distinctly visible, surrounded by the intensely dense Wind Protective Energy, twirling with dazzling green light.
The Mother Tiger moved at that instant; her massive wings behind her slammed down fiercely, and in the next moment, her robust body pounced towards Tang San, her right claw swinging, bringing an unparalleled ferocious aura, five wind-blade claws borne from the Tiger\'s swipe falling directly upon him.
Should this swipe hit him, Tang San would be instantly torn into pieces.
"Coalesce!" Tang San shouted explosively.
"Coalesce—" Gu Li had been prepared all along, and upon Tang San\'s signal, he activated the Time Variation Seal.
The Time Variation Seal\'s control power was incredibly strong, even when facing an opponent from a higher stage.
The gap in strength between them, however, was simply too vast. The Mother Tiger\'s claw strike and pouncing motion indeed paused mid-air for a moment, but it was only a moment, and not a fraction of the Wind Protective Energy on her claws dissipated.
Wu Bingji was charging forward; at this moment, his heart had risen to his throat. He wasn\'t sure if it was a trick of the eye, but he felt as though the Mother Tiger, although her pause was extremely brief, seemed to have paused twice in succession.