Mountain Lord’s aura was like a rainbow, its body like a mountain peak cascading from the heavens, pressing down on Wang Sheng in an overwhelming manner.
The five-meter tall colossal creature made Wang Sheng seem like an ant, seemingly without any ability to resist.
But Wang Sheng wasn’t scared in the slightest; instead, the fighting spirit was ignited within him.
“Ha!”
He shouted loudly, not using any particular technique but employing the energy emission skill of Bajiquan to unleash all his strength, his fist connecting with the Mountain Lord’s tiger claw.
Huff!
Between man and beast, the raw clash of strength stirred up gusts of wind, the surrounding bushes breaking one after another as if hit by a fierce attack; they were almost instantaneously stripped bare.
After a deadlock, Wang Sheng was pushed back, sliding meters away across the ground, apparently at a disadvantage in strength.
But was that really the case?
Looking into their eyes would reveal the excitement hidden within.
This was a match between equals!
“Roar~”
Another roar, and the Mountain Lord charged again!
It struck a pose like a tiger descending a mountain, gathering all its momentum and exploding it at the moment of attack.
In a daze, Wang Sheng saw a huge white tiger phantom pouncing towards him, as if it wanted to devour everything he was.
But just then, the Inner Core Skill deftly stirred the Qi-Blood Power within him, snapping him out of his trance.
And at that moment, the Mountain Lord’s massive claw was less than a foot away.
“Bring it on!”
Wang Sheng didn’t back down but advanced instead.
Bajiquan—Eight Techniques. Subduing the Tiger!
He lifted his right foot outward and fiercely stamped it down, creating a sizable pit in the ground, then raised his left foot, taking an assertive step towards the Mountain Lord, concentrating all his strength.
His right arm rose, Qi-Blood Power surged, blocking the Mountain Lord’s sweeping tiger claw.
Before the Mountain Lord could react, his left elbow followed through, rotating to the right across his chest.
The Mountain Lord sensed something amiss and tried to retreat.
But it was already too late, Wang Sheng stepped to the left, his right foot heavy; he pushed off vehemently, his left elbow gathering the full force of his body, the Qi-Blood Power erupting completely, his arm lashing out like a whip, draining the air nearby.
Snap!
As if something had shattered the void, a crisp sound followed, and Wang Sheng’s arm struck the Mountain Lord’s belly.
The soft stomach rippled from the strike, the combined force of energy and Qi-Blood spreading across the Mountain Lord’s body, numbing it and sending it tilting backwards.
Wang Sheng didn’t stop his onslaught, lunging forward, his body tense like a bow, his fist power sharp as an arrow, landing another hit on the Mountain Lord’s belly.
The explosive force unraveled, the immense power sending the Mountain Lord flying backward, skidding across the ground for meters, leaving a deep gash before barely coming to a halt.
“Roar~”
The Mountain Lord felt every inch of muscle in its body aching.
Naturally, Wang Sheng’s force, bolstered by the Qi-Blood Power, had almost permeated its entire body, and even with the Mountain Lord’s robust physique, it would take several days to fully recover.
At this moment, although the Mountain Lord wasn’t completely immobilized, it was hardly in a better state.
Even its roar was weaker.
Wang Sheng didn’t continue to attack, but approached the Mountain Lord, raising his fist threateningly.
“Do you concede?”
The Mountain Lord was more intelligent than an ordinary tiger and wanted to roar back in defiance.
Who do you think I am?
I am the lord of these mountains!
How could I possibly concede!
But remembering the power behind Wang Sheng’s punches, and considering the years it spent enduring hardships to obtain this strength.
Thus—
“Roar~”
The Mountain Lord’s roar weakened even further.
Clearly, it had submitted!
“How does it feel, humiliated?”
Wang Sheng saw a hint of humiliation in the Mountain Lord’s eyes.
Unconsciously, the Mountain Lord touched his own tiger head.
“Pretty smart,” Wang Sheng found it amusing. Worthy of being compared to a Third Grade Martial Artist, the Mountain Lord’s intelligence was surprisingly high, “You should feel lucky it’s me you encountered. If it had been some other martial artist, they probably would have already slaughtered you. After all, your entire body is a treasure. Look at this tiger skin, look at those tiger bones…”
With each mention, he would touch the corresponding spot on the Mountain Lord.
The Mountain Lord’s body also trembled with each touch, the humiliation in his eyes shaking off, leaving only willing submission.
It simply wanted to live longer, not to die.
Besides, how could being defeated in a head-on fight be humiliating?
This was simply a case of being one move short—such a pity to lose!
“So you’re truly convinced now?”
Now, truly convinced!
From the Mountain Lord’s gaze, Wang Sheng could tell—he wasn’t sure if all Mountain Lords were like this, but this one was very clever, knowing how to express certain things with its eyes.
“I know you weren’t really trying to attack us just now, you just wanted to fight, right?”
The Mountain Lord nodded vigorously.
Indeed, that was what it had in mind. Had it truly wanted to eat people, it would have attacked those weaker humans just then.
As for the person before it, who’s to say it could have been stopped?
“That’s good!”
Wang Sheng knew his gut feeling just now hadn’t been wrong.
“I don’t want to make things difficult for you, either. I might bring people here in the future, and as long as they don’t initiate an attack, you’re not allowed to strike either. Do you understand?”
The Mountain Lord’s own cultivation hadn’t been an easy journey. From the moment Wang Sheng first saw the Mountain Lord, he felt a kinship with it.
The desire to live longer, yet suppressed for so long, it just wanted to pick a fight.
And so, in the end, Wang Sheng did not deal a killing blow to the Mountain Lord.
Of course, that was on the condition that the Mountain Lord wouldn’t block their way into the mountain or attack them afterward.
He was human, not a beast.
All his considerations were from a human perspective.
And to this request, the Mountain Lord agreed without a second thought.
It still vividly remembered a family of tigers that, for having killed a human, were ultimately wiped out.
In front of such a powerful person, it couldn’t win, and if it truly did kill someone, the next one to die would be itself.
It definitely wouldn’t give this person a chance!
“Then remember it well.”
“Roar!”
Wang Sheng nodded in satisfaction, then got up and left.
As the Mountain Lord watched him disappear into the woods, it relaxed.
This human was frighteningly strong. To think its massive body could be sent flying, it was fortunate that he had left.
And it could no longer stay in this place!
What a pity that its body was in too much pain, or else it would have wanted to leave right then.
However, before the Mountain Lord could fully relax, it saw Wang Sheng emerge from the woods once again.
“Uh, Mountain Lord, are you familiar with this area? Do you know of a village called Qingshan Village?”
The Mountain Lord: “…”
You just can’t find your way out, can you?
Unfortunately, it couldn’t speak human language, or else it would have definitely made a sarcastic remark.
But how would it, a wild beast, know where a human village was?
Of course, Wang Sheng knew this as well. It was just an offhand question; his real intention was something else: “You were able to find me earlier, it wasn’t a chance encounter, was it? Could you lead me to those people from before using the same method?”
The Mountain Lord didn’t want to have anything to do with Wang Sheng, but given Wang Sheng’s forceful persuasion, it still twisted its body to show it couldn’t even stand, let alone lead the way.
It meant to refuse.
Wang Sheng, however, pulled out something the Mountain Lord simply couldn’t resist.
“I know you might not be able to move, but what if you took this?”
What Wang Sheng brought out was none other than the Ten-Complete Great Replenishing Pill!