Chapter 502 - 484: Unexpected Harvest

Su Yu leaped down from Qingyuan’s back and landed on a rock above the cave entrance. Looking at the drooping vines concealing the opening below, he didn’t enter rashly. Instead, he first sent out his Divine Sense to scout ahead.

The space inside the stone cave was much larger than he had imagined. The very front was a naturally formed cliff cave over ten meters high. However, as he probed deeper, traces of artificial excavation by axes and chisels gradually appeared on the rock walls on both sides.

These traces were clearly in disrepair, having weathered untold years. Now, many areas were covered in moss, slick and damp.

His Divine Sense continued deeper along the winding, dark, and narrow corridor. A thousand feet later, the space suddenly opened up, and a massive underground karst cave appeared within Su Yu’s perception.

The injured Demon Tiger was lying at the deepest part of the karst cave. Its eyes were tightly shut and it remained completely motionless. If not for the intense heaving of its chest and abdomen that he could perceive, it was as good as dead.

Su Yu examined it carefully and found that the bleeding from its severed right front claw—the one he had chopped off—had stopped, though it remained a mangled mess of flesh and blood. Its originally sleek and shiny fur was also crisscrossed with several gaping wounds. Large patches of tiger fur were matted together with blood, having already formed thick scabs.

He thought, "Excellent. It looks like it really is heavily injured, and its aura has become extremely weak."

Having grasped the reality of the situation, Su Yu no longer hesitated. He flipped down from the rock and quietly slipped into the stone cave.

The interior of the cave was dim, with only a few rays of daylight filtering in through distant rock crevices. However, with Su Yu’s astonishing five senses and Divine Sense, it didn’t hinder him at all.

Concealing his aura and maintaining a tight grip on the hilt of the Mo Yuan Saber, he advanced cautiously along the narrow corridor.

A short while later, he successfully passed through the corridor and entered the expansive underground karst cave.

The sight before him brought a flash of joy to his eyes. Inside the enormous cavern, natural stalactites hung down from the ceiling in a spectacular display.

At the deepest end of the cave, directly above the Demon Tiger, the thickest milky-white stalactite thrust downward like a sharp sword.

Right beneath it, a naturally formed stone hollow held a pool of milky-white liquid. The liquid was silky and bright, exuding an astonishingly exotic fragrance. Wisps of white mist lingered and floated above it, refusing to dissipate for a long time.

"Earth Stone Milk!"

Even from hundreds of feet away, Su Yu could feel the staggering energy contained within that milky-white liquid. Records from ancient texts quickly flashed through his mind.

Earth Stone Milk was formed when Earth Vein Qi gathered in stalactite caves and deposited over hundreds of years. It had a mild nature and could nourish the flesh and bones, strengthening the foundation of the human body.

He thought, "Such rich Earth Stone Milk can absolutely reach the Profound Tier. If I consume it, my foundation will definitely improve significantly, and my Skill Level will absolutely not be lacking."

A thrill of excitement coursed through Su Yu. He hadn’t expected such an unexpected harvest.

Although his current Martial Arts foundation was strong, it was still insufficient compared to true monstrous geniuses. Take Gu Changfeng, for example. With his Spirit Tier root bone, he was a full major realm higher than Su Yu, meaning he was vastly stronger.

If not for Su Yu’s astonishing Martial Arts Traits, he would absolutely be unable to rival him.

"Once I kill this Demon Tiger, my gains this time will be absolutely incredible!" Su Yu thought.

Killing intent flashed in his eyes as he stepped lightly into the karst cave.

However, the moment Su Yu’s foot touched the ground, the ears of the originally motionless Demon Tiger violently twitched.

Immediately after, its massive head lifted, and it abruptly snapped open a pair of ferocious vertical pupils. Those dark yellow tiger eyes locked dead onto Su Yu, flashing with shocking hatred and tyranny.

It clearly remembered Su Yu and hadn’t expected this damned human to actually chase it all the way to its lair.

ROAR!

The Demon Tiger propped up its mangled body and stood. Opening its bloody maw and dripping with foul-smelling saliva, it unleashed a deafening roar.

A visible gust of foul wind blasted from its mouth, causing the entire stone cavern to shudder and rattle. The hanging stalactite pillars hummed incessantly, as if they would plummet at any moment.

However, Su Yu was well prepared. Celestial Thunder Step flashed beneath his feet, his speed remaining as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, he had already closed the distance to the Demon Tiger.

Prison Suppression!

He unleashed his ultimate move right from the start. Although his internal Taibai Primordial Magnetic Gold Qi was depleted, the might of Prison Suppression alone was more than enough.

As the exceedingly domineering Prison Suppression crashed down, the area surrounding the Demon Tiger seemed to transform into an invisible cage in an instant.

The fierce glint in the Demon Tiger’s eyes abruptly stalled. Its body was already massive, and now it was heavily injured. Facing the Saber Stance, it was completely unable to break free as easily as before.

Before its enormous paw could even lift, Mo Yuan slashed down dominantly, wreathed in blood-red Evil Qi.

SLASH!

Su Yu’s strike landed directly on the Demon Tiger’s old wound. The blade effortlessly tore through its tough hide, cleaving all the way into its flesh and splitting its shoulder bone.

Large splatters of tiger blood flew through the air, spraying out and dyeing a nearby milky-white stone pillar bright red.

ROAR!

Spurred by agonizing pain, the Demon Tiger still managed to break free from the suppression of the invisible prison. It didn’t attack with its remaining front claw; instead, it mobilized the tail behind it—thick as an ancient tree trunk—sweeping it out like a steel whip!

The attack of this tiger tail was terrifying. It effortlessly tore through the air, producing a horrifying, explosive sonic boom.

Su Yu’s eyes narrowed. This Demon Tiger was truly terrifying to still be able to unleash such a fearsome attack despite suffering such grievous wounds.

He didn’t meet the move head-on. Lightning flickered beneath his feet as he withdrew his saber and violently retreated.

The tiger tail swept past his chest, missing him by mere inches, before viciously smashing into a stone pillar thick enough for two men to embrace.

BOOM!

The thick stone pillar completely shattered, sending countless shards of rock shooting out in all directions.

The Demon Tiger had gone completely mad at this point. It spun its body around, fierce light exploding from its yellow eyes. Stomping the ground with three paws, it lunged at Su Yu in a rather bizarre and comical posture.

Its bloody jaws gaped wide, and its sharp fangs, dripping with saliva, snapped viciously toward Su Yu’s head.

"Little kitty, your posture is rather funny."

A hint of a smile appeared on Su Yu’s face. Fighting against such a powerful and ferocious Demon Beast with a human body brought him a rush of thrill. At this moment, far from feeling any fear or tension, he grew increasingly excited.

He activated Celestial Thunder Step once more. This time, instead of widening the distance, he used Swaying Forest Step to make small-scale evasive maneuvers, dodging the Demon Tiger’s biting jaws.

The Demon Tiger roared, launching a frantic barrage of attacks.

Pouncing, biting, sweeping its tail...

Deafening rumbles echoed continuously throughout the stalactite cave. One stalactite pillar after another shattered, sending crushed stone flying.

CLANG!

The tiger’s claw swatted against Mo Yuan, producing an astonishing metallic screech. Blinding sparks flew, illuminating the gleaming white stone cavern.

Su Yu’s arms shook with the impact, and the ground beneath his feet fractured into spiderweb-like fissures. Immediately following, he delivered a sweeping Ape Arm Star-Picking strike.

Dark red Evil Qi blazed fiercely like fire, snaking its way up the Demon Tiger’s remaining front claw a step ahead of the blade.

HOWL!

The Demon Ape Evil Qi’s Soul Power-burning effect took hold. While the Demon Tiger might have been able to endure it on a normal day, the pain was unimaginably magnified now that it was heavily injured and on the verge of death.

The corners of Su Yu’s lips curled up slightly. The Mo Yuan Saber Stance shifted once more. Like a Demon Ape engaged in Demon-Vibrating, the saber light cascaded endlessly.

In the blink of an eye, he unleashed dozens of slashes.

Empowered by the Demon-Suppressing Stance, every slash fell with the crushing weight of a mountain. After blocking several strikes in a row, the Demon Tiger could hold out no longer.

SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!

Tiger blood continuously sprayed out, falling just like rain.

ROAR!

The dying Demon Tiger completely lost its mind. Its mangled body consecutively smashed through several stone pillars, causing large chunks of debris to plummet from the ceiling and crash heavily onto the ground.

It then lunged ferociously at Su Yu. Neither dodging nor evading, it carried the desperate momentum of perishing together with its enemy.

However, Su Yu already had a countermeasure prepared. He sucked a deep breath into his belly, his chest heaving like a bellows.

"OM!"

The Divine Sense Heart Sound erupted without warning.

The Demon Tiger’s body abruptly stiffened. In its consciousness, a Divine Ape riding a white elephant trampled through boundless darkness to descend upon it.

BOOM!

As the white elephant stomped its foot, Golden Divine Soul Power surged forward like a tidal wave.

Seizing the brief moment the Demon Tiger was paralyzed, Su Yu brought down a Demon Ape Heaven-Opening cleave. With a sickening squelch, the blood-red long saber cleanly severed the Demon Tiger’s massive head.

THUD!

The tiger’s head and body hit the ground almost simultaneously, kicking up a large cloud of dust.

SHING!

Su Yu sheathed his saber, his expression as calm as water.