Cultivating for Immorality: I Evolved Martial Arts into the Immortal Path – Chapter 44

Chapter 44: Master Hu Falls

Master Hu raised the boulder, his body sinking slightly.

He exerted force and threw!

Whoosh!

The boulder flew towards the Tiger Demon, moving incredibly fast, like a meteor from outer space.

If an ordinary person were hit, they would undoubtedly die on the spot, their entire body smashed into a pulp.

But the Tiger Demon didn’t dodge or evade, it pounced forward fiercely.

“Roar!”

Its expression was ferocious, its four claws flailing, and in an instant, it collided with the boulder.

With a loud bang, dust exploded, and the boulder was shattered into countless pieces, scattering in mid-air.

Seeing this, Master Hu’s heart sank.

He dared not probe further and reached behind him, unfastening a weapon from his back – a meteor hammer!

This meteor hammer was custom-made for him, extremely heavy. Ordinary people would struggle even to move it, only a martial artist like him could wield it.

“Demon, take this!”

Master Hu roared, charging forward with the meteor hammer in hand.

The heavy meteor hammer felt weightless in his hands, swinging rapidly, smashing towards the Tiger Demon’s head.

The Tiger Demon roared, raising its sharp front claws to strike at the meteor hammer.

“Clang——!”

The collision produced a metallic clang.

The Tiger Demon’s claws were completely undamaged. Instead, they scraped against the meteor hammer, creating a spark and sending it flying back.

The terrifying force traveled through the meteor hammer to Master Hu’s arm, nearly making him lose his balance.

His expression changed drastically, and he quickly retreated.

The hammer body and handle of the meteor hammer were connected by a flexible chain, which could dissipate most of the recoil force. Yet, even so, Master Hu still suffered a significant blow.

In terms of strength, he was completely outmatched by this Tiger Demon!

“Retreat!”

Master Hu gritted his teeth and retreated, his movements agile, his gaze constantly shifting across the Tiger Demon’s body.

“The Tiger Demon’s weak points are its abdomen, its eyes, mouth, and nose…”

If he could take advantage of its roar and thrust a blade into its mouth, he could definitely inflict serious damage!

As for the abdomen…

This Tiger Demon was extremely intelligent, not like an ordinary beast. It wouldn’t give its opponent any chance to attack its abdomen.

Don’t even try to slide under it.

That would be a foolish move, only allowing the Tiger Demon to have a feast!

Master Hu took out another weapon from behind – a broadsword – and approached the Tiger Demon several times, but he couldn’t find an opening.

“This cunning demon!”

Master Hu gritted his teeth, holding the broadsword, his body moving like a swallow, dodging the Tiger Demon’s pounce, and then slashing at the Tiger Demon’s back.

Screech!

The broadsword slid across the Tiger Demon’s thick and tough hide, but it only managed to cut off a small tuft of fur, unable to penetrate deeper.

“Cut through!”

Master Hu roared, his head covered in sweat, his expression becoming somewhat embarrassed.

Against an ordinary tiger, he could have sliced it in two with a single strike!

But this was a Tiger Demon, a creature that had cultivated, and couldn’t be viewed with ordinary eyes.

“Damn it!”

He narrowly avoided the attack from the Tiger Demon’s tail, rolling back and retreating more than ten steps.

That tail was like a steel whip; if he were hit, he would either die or lose half his life.

“Roar!”

The Tiger Demon’s eyes were fierce, giving him no time to breathe. Its four claws moved rapidly, pouncing forward.

Being held back by a human for so long, it seemed to be getting angry.

In the previous two villages, no human martial artist had dared to engage it for so long. Those two human martial artists immediately fled when they realized they were outmatched.

“Retreat again!”

Master Hu dodged the Tiger Demon’s pounce with a flash, and threw out several poisoned throwing knives.

The throwing knives flashed through the air, aiming for the Tiger Demon’s eyes, mouth, and nose.

“Ding—ding—ding—”

Three soft clangs later, the throwing knives fell to the ground.

The Tiger Demon roared fiercely, blocking the throwing knives.

It seemed to become even more enraged, its fierce eyes turning bloodshot, its muscles rippling, and its speed increasing dramatically, instantly closing in on Master Hu.

“What?”

Master Hu was shocked. He didn’t expect the Tiger Demon to be even faster and more agile.

Before he could retreat, the terrifying tiger claws were already upon him.

He could only fall backward, rolling on the ground several times, narrowly avoiding the Tiger Demon’s two pounces, looking utterly disheveled.

The area where the two fought was already in ruins, with more than ten houses destroyed, and rubble scattered everywhere.

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“Oh no, Master Hu is in danger!”

Someone suddenly cried out.

In the dusty battle area, Master Hu was becoming increasingly disheveled.

He had lost the opportunity to attack, completely on the defensive, dodging left and right, his clothes tattered, covered in dust.

“That demon is too powerful, Master Hu is no match for it!”

“Let’s run!”

“Run!”

“……”

Panic and fear spread once again.

The villagers who had stopped earlier started to flee in terror once more.

Those who had kept running were relieved. Fortunately, they hadn’t stopped but had taken advantage of Master Hu’s engagement with the Tiger Demon to escape. Now, they were already far away.

Even if Master Hu was defeated and fled, and the Tiger Demon started to kill, it would only kill those who were slow to escape.

“Faster! Faster! Faster!”

At this moment, every second was precious.

Running just a little further could mean saving their lives.

Before long, a muffled sound came from the chaotic battle area.

“Boom!”

Then, a disheveled figure was sent flying, crashing through a thatched hut and landing heavily on the muddy ground.

“It’s Master Hu!”

People shouted in alarm.

“Master Hu has fallen!”

“Even Master Hu is dead…”

At this moment, some of the villagers who were lagging behind couldn’t help but feel a sense of despair.

Those who were left behind were destined to be torn apart by the Tiger Demon.

Of course, Master Hu wasn’t dead.

“Cough… cough…”

He lay on the muddy ground, coughing up blood.

As a martial artist, his vitality far exceeded that of ordinary people. He wouldn’t die so easily.

But he was now on his last legs, his aura extremely weak, his face pale as a sheet. He had no strength left to fight and needed to find a place to recuperate.

The Tiger Demon, on the other hand, seemed to have suffered no injuries at all, its aura as terrifying as before.

“Roar!”

It stood on a shattered boulder, its roar shaking the heavens.

Compared to each other, one was in the sky and the other on the ground.

“Chu Liang, I’ve done my best!”

Master Hu looked towards Chu Liang’s small courtyard, praying that Chu Liang would intervene.

If Chu Liang didn’t intervene, he could only muster his last breath and flee towards the county town.

At this moment, a small porcelain bottle suddenly flew from afar, landing steadily on the muddy ground beside Master Hu with a soft thud.

Then, Chu Liang’s voice rang out, “There are a few healing pills in this bottle. Take them, they can heal your injuries.”

“Healing pills?”

Master Hu’s spirits lifted, and he hurriedly grabbed the small porcelain bottle.

He looked delighted, as if he had found a treasure, and carefully opened the bottle, slowly pouring out its contents.

A dark green pill rolled out, carrying a refreshing fragrance.

“Healing pills! It really is this treasure!”

He was excited, his hands trembling slightly.

This stuff cost a hundred taels of silver per bottle, so expensive that it made people’s tongues click. Ordinary martial artists couldn’t afford it.

Of course, Chu Liang didn’t need to buy it. He had simply evolved an ordinary medicinal powder into a more expensive ointment, and then evolved the ointment into these pills.

This stuff was precious to others, but Chu Liang had plenty.

“Step back, I’ll test that Tiger Demon.”

Chu Liang’s voice rang out again.

As he spoke, he started walking towards the imposing Tiger Demon.