Chapter 50: There’s Another One

After placing the corpse, Li Si prepared for subsequent matters.

He was definitely going to stay here for the night, after all, this tiger spirit was about to die. He would take advantage of its weakness.

Li Si felt no sympathy in his heart.

He put away Xiao Yu, as with Xiao Yu’s soul strength, it couldn’t stay out in the sunlight for too long, even under the trees.

Then Li Si had Xiao Duan fetch water from the river. He was preparing to cook. He was truly exhausted after being busy from morning until now.

He began searching for firewood nearby. At this time, roars from the tiger spirit below could still be heard occasionally, making Li Si feel like his ears were about to break.

Could this tiger spirit be trying to deafen him with these roars as revenge? Li Si felt like laughing, but immediately sensed something was amiss.

He knew how clever this tiger spirit was, from gathering information about him, to having the herb gatherers try to kill him, to blending in with the herb gatherers and using gold to tempt him. This tiger spirit had shown itself to be extremely cunning.

So how could it be doing something ineffective?

Li Si’s heart jolted, an icy chill crawling up his spine to the back of his head.

At this moment, he also saw a striped fur in the forest below the cliff.

Li Si took a few steps back, picking up the Black Sword, slowly unsheathing the blade.

At the same time, Xiao Duan, who was fetching water, quickly returned, rushing towards this direction.

Under the dappled tree shadows, a striped figure crouched low, moving forward, a pair of emotionless yellow eyes fixed on Li Si.

When Li Si drew his sword, this striped figure stopped moving.

At this moment, even the piercing cicada sounds had stopped, as if the air had frozen.

Just then, a deathly green shadow, Xiao Duan’s long tongue, coiled towards the tiger’s neck.

Sizzle~ A sound like water hitting red-hot iron rang out. When Xiao Duan’s remaining half-tongue touched that striped figure, it turned into green smoke and dissipated.

“Ah~” Xiao Duan let out a miserable cry, immediately turning into a beam of light and rushing into the death jade on Li Si’s chest.

At this time, that striped figure was also startled, immediately standing up and fleeing backwards.

This action exposed its true identity – it was a tiger about three meters long.

From Xiao Duan’s attack just now, Li Si knew this was a tiger that hadn’t yet become a monster.

He suddenly felt a bitterness in his mouth. This tiger spirit actually had a backup plan.

The tiger spirit at the bottom of the cliff seemed to sense something, stopping its roars and instead letting out a pleasant female laugh.

“Just wait for your death! Little beast.” The laughter disappeared, replaced by a woman’s venomous voice from below the cliff, as if she wanted to eat him alive.

“Hehe, even if this tiger eats me, do you think you’ll survive?” Li Si sneered upon hearing the tiger spirit’s voice.

“Roar!” Hearing Li Si say this, the tiger spirit below began to roar again, its voice full of violence and venom.

Li Si shook his head, no longer paying attention to the tiger spirit, continuing to watch the tiger in the forest.

This tiger had returned after running away earlier, now staring intently at Li Si from the forest, their gazes locked.

Taking a deep breath, Li Si calmed himself down. He definitely couldn’t beat this tiger, now he could only rely on the Black Sword to have a sliver of hope in killing it.

But he wasn’t confident. He had never learned how to use a sword to kill a tiger. The “Mystic Tortoise Record” did have sword killing techniques, but they were meant for dealing with humans.

Not for dealing with tigers, the difference was quite significant.

Of course, some moves from the “Mystic Tortoise Record” might not be ineffective against tigers.

Li Si concentrated his mind, keeping a close eye on the tiger, not daring to relax for a moment.

Now he could only rely on himself to deal with this tiger. Xiao Yu and Xiao Duan were useless against it, after all, this was just an ordinary tiger, not a monster creature. Its yang energy was extremely strong, most ghosts and monsters couldn’t even approach it.

So, man and tiger continued to stare at each other, the air suddenly solidifying.

Even the tiger spirit below the cliff had stopped roaring.

An hour passed.

By this time, Li Si felt his legs weakening. He realized that trying to outlast a tiger in endurance was simply suicidal.

So he moved his body slightly, smiling as he called out, “Hey tiger spirit, this tiger wouldn’t happen to be your son too, would it? Is one death not enough, you want another one to die?”

Silence from below the cliff.

So Li Si continued with a smile, “This son of yours isn’t very filial, you know. If this drags on, you’ll definitely die first!”

Immediately, an angry roar came from below the cliff.

Hearing this sound, the tiger facing off with Li Si showed hesitation in its eyes. Then it let out a low growl, crouching down and slowly stalking towards Li Si.

Li Si bit his tongue hard, forcing himself to be on high alert. He held the Black Sword in his left hand, waving it in the air, performing a sword flourish to draw the tiger’s attention to the sword in his left hand.

The tiger growled lowly, its face becoming ferocious, revealing its long, sharp fangs.

“Roar!!!” An impatient roar came from the tiger spirit below the cliff.

At this, the tiger hesitated no longer. With a low growl, it suddenly pounced towards Li Si.

Li Si’s eyes narrowed slightly. As the tiger approached, his left and right hands quickly switched behind his back. His right hand now holding the sword, he unexpectedly slashed at the tiger’s head as it came.

The tiger had seen Li Si holding the sword in his left hand and had specifically aimed to bite Li Si’s right side. But who would have thought he’d switch hands so quickly, the sword suddenly slashing towards its eyes.

Seeing this unexpected strike, it immediately shook its head, narrowly avoiding it, but the long sword still left a long gash on its body.

The tiger was immediately enraged, swatting Li Si with a paw, sending him flying far, almost off the cliff.

“Cough cough~” Li Si started coughing, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

But the tiger wasn’t faring well either, constantly letting out painful roars. Li Si’s sword had directly opened a long gash on its abdomen. Given the Black Sword’s sharpness, this strike had practically disemboweled the tiger, with blood and intestines already sliding out from its belly.

Li Si coughed blood, slowly standing up, still gripping the sword. The Black Sword hadn’t fallen; he had been holding onto it with all his might.

Because he knew this Black Sword was his life. If he lost this sword, he’d lose his life.

The tiger let out a painful roar, its pale yellow eyes fixed on Li Si, gritting its teeth as it began to pace towards him.

“Roar!!!” A roar came from below the cliff, the tiger spirit’s call.

Hearing this call, the tiger’s movements paused slightly, its eyes showing hesitation.

“Roar!!!” The tiger spirit’s voice came from below the cliff again, but this time the roar was more urgent.

The tiger let out a reluctant roar, giving Li Si a deep look, then walked to the edge of the cliff and jumped down the steep cliff face.