Where the sword fell, blood instantly splattered out.
"Roar!" The intense pain caused the Ghost Tiger to let out an angry roar.
At this moment, Ning Rongrong held the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda1. She had already cast her two Spirit Abilities on the five people responsible for the attack2. This resulted in a $140\%$ increase in power and speed3. The first support effect of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit had become increasingly apparent as Ning Rongrong's strength improved4. Of course, due to the Spirit Ability simultaneously enhancing multiple people, the consumption of Ning Rongrong's own Spirit Power was undoubtedly enormous. Even with her 30th-level Spirit Power5, she could only sustain the simultaneous enhancement of five people for a maximum of five minutes.
Suddenly, the Ghost Tiger's coiled body instantly stretched out. Immediately after, a huge black light shadow instantly emerged from its body. Then it rushed straight towards Zhu Zhuqing.
The black light shadow actually condensed into a form identical to the Ghost Tiger's body in mid-air. Even the size was almost the same. The terrifying energy fluctuations caused the air to emit a piercing shriek, as if it was being cut open by the black light.
The five people responsible for the attack were currently surrounding the Ghost Tiger. The Ghost Tiger's movements were too fast; no one expected that it could still unleash a full-power strike so quickly after just enduring Gu Xuan's sword and bleeding from its back. A desperate strike from a Spirit Beast nearly two thousand years old was absolutely terrifying.
The reason it chose to attack Zhu Zhuqing was because Oscar and Ning Rongrong, two non-combatant Support System Spirit Masters, were behind her. If it could open a gap there, it could quickly get out and escape.
Unfortunately, this Ghost Tiger still underestimated Zhu Zhuqing's strength and resolve. Facing the impact of the black light shadow, Zhu Zhuqing did not dodge. Her hands clasped together above her head like lightning, and the claw blades on her five fingers merged at an astonishing speed. Then they transformed into a sharp blade about a foot long. Similarly, a black light surged out from Zhu Zhuqing's body. She herself seemed to have become part of that sharp blade.
She swung her hands down, meeting the black light released from the Ghost Tiger's body. A similarly piercing tearing sound rang out, and the air twisted into watery ripples, visibly splitting apart. The black light blade condensed into a single straight line, striking down from above. It precisely and heavily impacted the light shadow manifested by the Ghost Tiger. With the assistance of Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, this strike could be said to be Zhu Zhuqing's strongest attack currently achievable.
There was no crashing roar, only a grating, teeth-aching friction sound. In mid-air, the Ghost Tiger's light shadow instantly paused before the attack of the sharp Hell Decapitation. Zhu Zhuqing cut halfway into its body in an instant.
However, Zhu Zhuqing was, after all, only at the 30th level of Spirit Power6. This shadow attack was a desperate strike for the Ghost Tiger. Its body had already followed closely behind, lunging forward. The full power of Zhu Zhuqing's attack was ultimately canceled out by the Ghost Tiger's shadow, which possessed far greater energy.
Perhaps because it was obstructed, the black shadow, after a pause, immediately charged towards Zhu Zhuqing at an even faster speed. And at this moment, it was a dangerous juncture where Zhu Zhuqing had just unleashed her full-power attack and had not yet recovered her strength.
Although Zhu Zhuqing's full-power attack failed to completely break through the Ghost Tiger's attack, it bought time. Gu Xuan, realizing the danger, rushed over at the first opportunity, positioning himself directly in front of Zhu Zhuqing.
"Prairie Fire!" The second Spirit Ability was released.
The flaming sword energy swept across, blocking the remaining attack for Zhu Zhuqing. At the same time, a slender figure silently appeared behind the Ghost Tiger. Before the latter could even realize it, Xiao Wu's long, straight legs subtly wrapped around its neck.
With the Waist Bow activated, Xiao Wu's body performed a graceful backflip in mid-air. Under the force of her powerful waist, the Ghost Tiger's body, over three meters long, was directly flung into the air and then slammed heavily onto the ground.
A strong roar erupted. In an instant, the Ghost Tiger had fallen into a dizzy state.
Red light flashed, and Ma Hongjun's plump body was already waiting at the spot where the Ghost Tiger would fall. The moment Xiao Wu's long legs loosened and sprang up, he directly spewed a mouthful of fire onto the Ghost Tiger's body. The distorted air completely enveloped him and the Ghost Tiger's body.
With the continuous attacks from the group, the Ghost Tiger's massive body could no longer let out even a whimper of sorrow. From Zhu Zhuqing temporarily blocking the Ghost Tiger's shadow attack, to Gu Xuan's two consecutive swords, and Xiao Wu's soft skills from the air, as well as Ma Hongjun's final finishing flame, everything was connected as smoothly as flowing clouds and water.
Boom!
The Ghost Tiger's body, engulfed in flames, slammed heavily onto the ground. It wanted to get up, but it couldn't. The scorching Phoenix flames were constantly eroding its body. Having successively endured Gu Xuan's Prairie Fire and Ma Hongjun's Phoenix flames—two types of flames that were fundamentally different despite both being fire—the Ghost Tiger suffered unprecedented pain and torment. It was now fatally wounded.
"Zhuqing, do it," Gu Xuan said very calmly. At this moment, it was clearly time for the final blow.
Zhu Zhuqing nodded, her body instantly transforming into a series of afterimages. Just before the Ghost Tiger breathed its last, she used her Hell Rush Stab to deliver the final blow. Her right claw deeply pierced the Spirit Beast's brain through its left eye, ending its life.
This Ghost Tiger was quite good. Both its skills and attributes were a great match for Zhu Zhuqing.
Immediately after, she began to absorb the Spirit Ring on the spot. Although there were some difficulties during the Spirit Ring absorption process, Zhu Zhuqing ultimately successfully absorbed the Ghost Tiger's Spirit Ring.
At this point, all of the Shrek Group had successfully obtained their Spirit Rings. Even Tang San was no exception. Although it sacrificed Yu Xiaogang's happiness as a man for the rest of his life, Tang San himself was actually very satisfied.
In the afternoon, Flender directed everyone to pack their belongings and leave the Sunset Forest. Along the way, the half-crippled Yu Xiaogang was naturally still carried on the back of his beloved disciple, Tang San. Yu Xiaogang had become somewhat taciturn. Even with Tang San, he had very few words to say. Only when he saw Flender, a hint of resentment would always surface in his eyes.
Just as the group was returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Heaven Dou City was unusually lively. The news was already spreading like wildfire throughout the city. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan7, one of the Upper Three Sects, had actually publicly posted a wanted bounty notice at the Heaven Dou City gate. And the content of the wanted bounty notice was quite explosive: the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's treasury had been stolen! The stolen amount reached 500,000 Gold Coins! If anyone could provide clues and successfully apprehend the thief as a result, they would be directly rewarded with 100,000 Gold Coins!
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