Chapter 33 (Part B) – The Mysterious Valley (1/2)

Chapter 33 (Part B) – The Mysterious Valley

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Bi Fan frowned; he had no idea what the Long Diao was trying to do, and also, he was a little worried for the Long Diao’s safety.

In order to distract the tiger’s attention, Bi Fan started attacking the tiger with full force. ‘Rainy-fly sword’, ‘the immortal finger’, ‘blood devil’ and ‘prancing tiger’, all put to use, as he launched a quick attack.

His strikes were not meant do any deed in terms of merit, but were merely there to buy the Long Diao some time.

Bi Fan’s agility was hitting its peak, but even then, he was unable to hurt the tiger.

Bi Fan had managed to connect his hits to the tiger’s body several times, but even then hadn’t hurt the tiger severely; however, he did manage to anger the tiger even further.

The tiger on the other hand was trying to bite, pounce, grab, swept his tail, roared and growled…..

The tiger was also using a great amount to strength and energy in the fight, but since Bi Fan was so agile, he was managing to slip through the tiger’s proverbial paws every time he was in a position of crisis, literally.

Bi Fan had been engaged in combat with the tiger for a long time now, and even though he was holding his own, he knew that being able to continue for much longer won’t be very good for his sake. Thankfully, soon, the Long Diao emerged out of the cave.

If this fight turned into a death match, then irrespective of the result, the fight would be a dangerous one, for both parties. It might be possible for Bi Fan to beat the tiger but even then, he would suffer severe injuries, a price not worth paying under the circumstances.

Taking such a risk would definitely mean severe injuries, no matter the end result, which was nothing short of suicidal inside the devil’s territory.

Bi Fan was tangling with the tiger when he saw the Long Diao coming out of the cave. He felt a wave of relief surge through him as he saw his friend return from the cave safe and sound.

As the tiger pounced at Bi Fan again, Bi Fan quickly got out of the way, and made a run for it, fleeing into the forest.

It was finally time to get out of this fight, a little later might be a little too late.

The Long Diao as smart as ever, was following Bi Fan in full speed, jumping from tree to tree, as he didn’t want to risk running on the ground for the fear of the tiger.

The enraged tiger obviously wasn’t going to let Bi Fan get away that easily, and he started after Bi Fan.

Bi Fan scuttled his way between trees, making sure that the path he picked was studded with obstacles. After all, this tiger was a fairly fast beast, and it wouldn’t be easy to out run him. But then again, Bi Fan was far more agile and on top of that, the tiger’s large body made it difficult for him to intertwine his way through such an obstacle-studded path, and soon Bi Fan was out of his fight.

Once he was safely away from the tiger, Bi Fan stopped to catch his breath, and the Long Diao jumped onto his shoulder.

“Greedy, did you find whatever it is that you were looking for?”

“Creek….” The Long Diao responded excitedly. But from the looks of it, it was obvious that Greedy had already eaten it, and Bi Fan still had no idea what this herb was.

Bi Fan wanted to ask more questions, but the Long Diao climbed into his arms and straight away, dozed off.

“Please don’t tell me that you’re about to evolve?!” Bi Fan said, completely astonished.

After all said and done, if all this leads to the evolution of the Long Diao, then it was all worth it.

“Roar! Roar!….” The tiger roared relentlessly, wildly, and as loudly as he could, making it obvious that the tiger had finally realized that the treasure he was guarding, was now gone.

“Tiger, I’ll come back for you in the end, and by that time, I’ll be strong enough, and I’ll get you then.” Bi Fan said, walking away from this fight, for now.

The devil’s territory was vast and borderless, and moreover, there was no shortage of shelter.

Bi Fan found a place he could rest for the night, and set off early next morning once again.

After entering the devil’s territory, it is vital that the practitioner should go looking for demons to fight in order to improve their strength and skills; otherwise the trip would be fruitless.

Bi Fan hadn’t entered the devil’s territory to simply be eligible to become a disciple; he needed to enhance his strength as quickly as he possibly could.

Under these heavens, strength was the most vital aspect of survival.

If he didn’t have the strength, then the others would continue to beat him up to the point where he wouldn’t even be able to recognize him own image.

As he continued to wander through the forest, he would stop and pick up any valuable herbs that he could get his hands on.

The devil’s territory was humongous in size, and even though there were many people inside the region, due to its sheer size, it wasn’t easy to come across other humans.