The Heavenly Dao elder's expression grew solemn as he saw the tiger demon king's body more than double in size.
Although he was confident in his ability to defeat the tiger demon king, he did not wish to inflict severe injuries.
As the tiger demon king grew larger, its aura became more ferocious.
"Roar~~"
A roar, accompanied by waves of sound, had little effect on the Heavenly Dao elder opposite. However, it was a disaster for the low-level demonic beasts in the demonic beast forest.
Some demonic beasts even exploded and died. Clearly, the tiger demon king's roar was an indiscriminate attack.
The tiger demon king was furious. It no longer cared about the lives of its subordinates. It only wanted to defeat the detestable old human before it.
And then, make him serve it for a hundred years.
With its enlarged physique, the tiger demon king lunged at the Heavenly Dao elder with a claw.
*Poof!*
A tearing sound echoed as the barrier set up by the Heavenly Dao elder was ripped apart by the tiger demon king Hu Wen's claw.
The Heavenly Dao elder waved his hand, setting up another barrier, which blocked the tiger demon king's claw strike.
Zhang Ergou was deeply shocked. The tiger demon king's strength had clearly ascended to a new level after its transformation, yet the Heavenly Dao elder was still dealing with it with ease.
It was evident that this old man was not as simple as he appeared to be, with only late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation.
No wonder he was able to discover his connection to the disappearance of Ice Cold Snow Mountain.
Zhang Ergou had a plan in mind: from now on, he would provoke anyone but this old man, the Heavenly Dao elder.
This old man hid his true power too deeply. Zhang Ergou guessed that even the elders of the Misty Sect probably only believed the Heavenly Dao elder to be at the late-stage Nascent Soul realm.
Thinking of this, Zhang Ergou suddenly panicked. He had witnessed the Heavenly Dao elder's true cultivation and strength today.
Would he be silenced?
If that were the case, he would have nowhere to cry.
Moreover, he and Cai Chao were currently within the formation barrier set up by the Heavenly Dao elder, and could not leave for the time being.
"Forget it, there's always a way. I doubt that old man will do anything to me."
Zhang Ergou comforted himself, which only strengthened his resolve to become stronger.
Before, after breaking through to the mid-stage Golden Core, he had briefly thought he had entered the ranks of the experts and was rather smug.
Now, after witnessing a battle between Nascent Soul cultivators firsthand, he realized how insignificant he was.
At this moment, Zhang Ergou's restless heart completely settled down.
While Zhang Ergou was lost in thought, the battle in the sky was drawing to a close.
Although the transformed tiger demon king had become more terrifying, it was still captured by the Heavenly Dao elder's large hand.
Zhang Ergou watched as the transformed tiger demon king Hu Wen was grabbed by the neck by the Heavenly Dao elder's palm print, completely subduing the tiger demon king.
It was as docile as a pet cat.
Ah, this?
Zhang Ergou stared dumbfoundedly at the scene. He had overestimated the Heavenly Dao elder as much as he could, yet he had still underestimated him.
"Is it over already?" Zhang Ergou watched as the man and the tiger descended from the sky and came before him, rubbing his eyes deliberately.
It all felt somewhat unreal.
Beside the Heavenly Dao elder, the tiger demon king Hu Wen hung its head. If it hadn't surrendered now, its head would have been crushed by the human elder.
By this point, if it still couldn't see that the human cultivator had been tricking it from the very beginning, it would truly be a fool.
The Heavenly Dao elder waved his hand, removing the formation barrier that had protected Zhang Ergou and Cai Chao.
"Old man, is it over?" Even though he saw the tiger demon king following behind the Heavenly Dao elder, Zhang Ergou still found it hard to believe.
"Haha, Daoist Friend Hu has naturally accepted his loss in the bet and will follow me from now on."
The Heavenly Dao elder laughed triumphantly. The tiger demon king beside him had no intention of resisting.
"Old man, what about this person?" To save the tiger demon king further embarrassment, Zhang Ergou deliberately pointed at Cai Chao on the ground to change the subject.
As expected, hearing Zhang Ergou's words, the tiger demon king Hu Wen gave Zhang Ergou a deep look, filled with gratitude.
Upon hearing Zhang Ergou's words, the Heavenly Dao elder's expression also changed. Cai Chao was their primary objective for intruding into the demonic beast forest.
The tiger demon king was merely an unexpected bonus.
The Heavenly Dao elder had not forgotten his main objective.
"Daoist Friend Hu, I have a favor to ask. May I borrow your cave dwelling?"
He couldn't return to the Flowing Sea Sect to interrogate Cai Chao, as he might be discovered by the experts of the Flowing Sea Sect there.
And besides the Flowing Sea Sect, the demonic beast forest was naturally the best place for interrogation.
However, this involved a significant secret. The Heavenly Dao elder would naturally not interrogate Cai Chao in just any place.
When the tiger demon king Hu Wen heard this, how could it refuse? It was already defeated, and the Heavenly Dao elder still respectfully addressed it as Daoist Friend Hu.
He did not treat it as a subordinate beast, which filled it with immense gratitude.
Hearing that the Heavenly Dao elder had a request, the tiger demon king Hu Wen quickly agreed.
Led by the tiger demon king, the Heavenly Dao elder, along with Zhang Ergou and Cai Chao, soon arrived at the tiger demon king's cave dwelling.
Around the tiger demon king Hu Wen's cave dwelling, numerous demonic beasts were gathered.
When they saw their king returning with several human cultivators, they were greatly alarmed. However, under the tiger demon king's deterrence, the other demonic beasts dared not make any move.
The tiger demon king directly led the Heavenly Dao elder, Zhang Ergou, and the others into the cave dwelling.
Then, seeing that the Heavenly Dao elder did not seem to need its help with anything else, the tiger demon king stood guard for him.
From this moment on, it was fulfilling its promise. Although it had been tricked by the Heavenly Dao elder, the tiger demon king was a good sport and had no intention of reneking on its word.
"Where is this place?" After being woken up by the Heavenly Dao elder, Cai Chao saw a giant tiger head appear before him and was startled.
"You don't even recognize me?" Zhang Ergou said.
"Zhang Ergou?"
Cai Chao turned his head and saw Zhang Ergou standing unharmed beside him, his eyes full of confusion.
The tiger before them was clearly not an ordinary tiger. How could Zhang Ergou be standing there unharmed?
"Speak. Your status in the Flowing Sea Sect should not be low. Tell us about your plot."
The Heavenly Dao elder did not want to waste any more time and spoke directly.
"Senior, you are mistaken! I told you before, I was following Zhang Ergou out of a misunderstanding."
Cai Chao continued to try and deceive them.
"Then how did you know his name was Zhang Ergou?" The Heavenly Dao elder pointed at Zhang Ergou and said suddenly.
Uh!
Cai Chao's face froze. He had spoken the name subconsciously when he woke up, exposing himself.
"Daoist Friend Hu, give this brat a taste of his medicine. This fellow is not being honest."
The Heavenly Dao elder instructed the tiger demon king.