Cultivating for Immorality: I Evolved Martial Arts into the Immortal Path – Chapter 43

Chapter 43: Master Hu Joins the Fray!

“Tiger Demon!”

Someone shouted, their voice filled with panic.

The sound was laced with terror.

Seeing the Tiger Demon pounce, the villagers’ faces paled in fear.

“Run!”

“Run quickly, the Tiger Demon is here!”

“The demon is entering the village!”

“…”

Panic instantly gripped the entire village.

The villagers dropped what they were doing, their faces ashen, and desperately fled in the opposite direction.

The Tiger Demon hadn’t entered the village yet, but its malevolent aura had already arrived with the wind.

Some trembled, their bodies paralyzed with fear, unable to run even a few steps before collapsing to the ground.

Others fainted on the spot, their eyes rolling back in their heads.

“Roar—”

A tiger’s roar shook the heavens!

The Tiger Demon roared towards the sky, its breath reeking of blood, its fangs bared menacingly. In a few breaths, it entered the village.

Screams echoed everywhere. The entire village was in chaos. Wails, cries, and prayers intertwined, transforming the village into a living hell in an instant.

Fear consumed almost everyone.

The Tiger Demon was as terrifying as the rumors described. It was ten feet long, with ferocious eyes and claws that seemed to be made of sharpened steel, like a beast that had crawled out of the depths of hell.

“Boom!”

It moved with lightning speed, its terrifying figure leaving a blur in the air as it smashed through a house at the village entrance.

Faced with its steel-like body, the thick stone pillars and wooden beams of the house were like thin paper, easily shattered into countless fragments.

It was terrifying, as if nothing could stop the Tiger Demon’s advance!

Who would dare fight such a horrifying monster?

The villagers didn’t dare to think about it. Many of their minds were blank with terror.

Escape!

Escape with all their might!

They could only pray, pray that the Tiger Demon, like the previous two times, would leave once it was full or had killed enough.

“Husband, let’s run!”

“A-Liu, run quickly, don’t look back!”

“Brother Hu, that tiger is coming our way, I’m scared…”

“A-Liang, can you hear me? A-Liang, run…”

Shouts and cries filled the air.

Chu Liang heard someone calling his name. It was Second Uncle and Second Aunt.

He had no intention of running.

In that brief moment, he had already donned his soft armor and gloves, equipped himself with lethal hidden weapons, and calmed his three small Dog Demons.

“Stay here and don’t move. I’ll kill that Tiger Demon and be back!”

Chu Liang instructed the three small Dog Demons, his expression grave.

Earlier, when the Tiger Demon’s roar echoed through the forest, the three small Dog Demons in the courtyard reacted as if they’d been stimulated, baring their teeth and barking furiously in the direction of the sound.

Their eyes were bloodshot, clearly sensing the threat. They appeared agitated, all huddled around Chu Liang.

If the Tiger Demon lunged at Chu Liang, they would undoubtedly rush forward to protect him.

But they were still young and lacked combat experience. They were no match for the Tiger Demon.

“Woof!”

“Woof woof woof!”

The three small Dog Demons couldn’t speak and had no other way to communicate with Chu Liang, making them even more anxious.

They were afraid that Chu Liang would die at the hands of the Tiger Demon.

“Don’t worry, I have soft armor to protect me. If I can’t win, I’ll find a way to escape!”

Chu Liang was confident.

If the Martial Artist Masters from the previous two villages could escape, so could he.

He took a deep breath and turned, opening the courtyard gate.

At that moment, a figure flashed past him.

It was Master Hu!

“I’ll go test it out first!”

Master Hu left those words behind, his speed impressive as he moved like a blur, heading straight towards the Tiger Demon.

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His thoughts were the same as Chu Liang’s. Even if he couldn’t win, he could escape.

The two Masters who escaped earlier hadn’t condensed their Qi and Blood, so they weren’t true Martial Artists. He, on the other hand, was a One Strand of Qi and Blood expert.

If he could defeat it, he would be rich!

This Tiger Demon was definitely worth over one thousand taels!

With such a windfall, he might be able to heal his hidden injuries and further advance on the path of martial arts.

“Demon, don’t get cocky!”

Master Hu shouted, his eyes gleaming, his expression stern.

His shout was like a thunderclap, momentarily shattering the chaos in the village and silencing everyone for a brief instant.

Hearing his voice, the villagers felt a surge of reassurance, their panic subsiding.

“It’s Master Hu!”

“Great, Master Hu is still here, he didn’t run!”

“Master Hu is charging forward!”

Many villagers cheered, their voices filled with hope.

That charging figure was like a beacon of light, piercing through the abyss of fear and giving everyone a sense of stability.

In that moment, some even forgot to run, their eyes fixed on Master Hu’s advancing figure.

Of course, most villagers were still fleeing.

The Tiger Demon was simply too terrifying, having scared them witless. They didn’t dare to stop running.

Regardless of who was stronger, Master Hu or the Tiger Demon, it was always right for them, as ordinary people, to run!

“A-Liang, why haven’t you run yet?”

“A-Liang, leave quickly!”

Second Uncle and Second Aunt shouted anxiously from afar.

They had already fled to nearly the end of the village. Looking back, they saw Chu Liang still standing like a statue at the courtyard gate, not moving an inch.

This made them extremely anxious, wishing they could rush back and pull him away.

But they still had several children to protect and didn’t dare go too far.

Fourth Uncle, Fifth Uncle, and the others had already fled further, taking their families out of the village and running along the muddy village road towards another village.

Hearing Second Uncle’s shouts, they couldn’t help but glance back.

“A-Liang didn’t run?” Fourth Uncle couldn’t believe his eyes.

“They said A-Liang had signed a slave contract with the Hu family. I didn’t believe it before, but now it seems to be true.” Fifth Uncle said, “A-Liang is part of the Hu family now, he must know Master Hu’s strength.”

“Fifth, you mean… A-Liang thinks Master Hu can defeat that Tiger Demon?”

“Yes, maybe not just defeat it, but kill it!”

The two exchanged words as they ran, quickly reaching a consensus.

The thought that Master Hu might kill the Tiger Demon brought them a sense of relief, but they still didn’t dare to stop.

“Keep running, just in case!”

“Right, just in case something unexpected happens.”

With their families in tow, they showed no signs of slowing down.

Many others shared their thoughts.

Like Zhao Hu and his group.

They noticed that Chu Liang hadn’t run and made similar deductions.

“Could it be that A-Liang really signed a slave contract with the Hu family and became their house slave?”

Zhao Hu frowned, feeling something was amiss, but now wasn’t the time to dwell on it.

The incident happened so suddenly that he didn’t even have time to grab his hunting gear or his carefully trained hunting dogs. He only managed to bring along two of his close followers who lived nearby.

Of course, he wasn’t planning to look after them.

He intended to throw them to the Tiger Demon if necessary, to slow it down.

“Bang!”

A loud explosion came from the village entrance in the distance.

Master Hu and the Tiger Demon had begun to fight!