Ghost Hand, Heavenly Doctor 03 A Contest of Strength in the Forest!

  "Is that so? Why didn't you say that earlier?" Tang Xin glanced at them with a raised eyebrow, the knife still pressed against the two elders' necks, watching as they broke out in cold sweat and trembled with fear, her lips curling up slightly.

  "Miss, it was our fault earlier, please spare his life." The four elders also rushed forward to persuade her, their eyes fixed on the sharp knife tip, and they were shocked that she could snatch the knife from the Second Elder, known for his fast knife skills, and subdue him. To be honest, even he might not have been able to take away the knife and subdue him in one move.

  Tang Xin narrowed his eyes and smiled: "But didn't I just hear that as long as one's strength is strong, it's normal and reasonable to forget about the other party's cultivation? Don't you think I should cripple him?"

  At these words, everyone couldn't help but glance at each other, and their final gaze fell on the middle-aged man and the four elders, as if to see how they would handle it.

  The middle-aged man's tense breath and mood eased, his face sank, and he looked at her with a narrowed gaze, opening his mouth in discontent: "Miss, we've already apologized and compensated you, don't be too greedy! You should know that if you really provoke us, it won't end well for you. Let's not mention other things, just the fact that we outnumber you is enough to put us at an advantage. If you let the two elders go now, we can forget about this and move on. Otherwise, if you harm him, you won't be able to leave this Spirit Beast Forest alive!"

  "Oh? Is that so? Since you all say so, then come on out! Although we may be a bit outnumbered, I believe we can absolutely take on a hundred with just one." As soon as her voice fell, the sound of rustling came from not far behind her, and the Twelve Dragon Riders, the Eight Fiends, and Mo and the others all emerged from the underbrush.

  Seeing the men emerging from the bushes, the middle-aged man's face turned pale and red with anger, staring at them with wide eyes. He didn't feel anyone behind him just now, so he said how dare she be so bold and arrogant? It turns out that there were more than 20 men assisting! Taking a deep breath, he put on an air of dignity as the master of the house and said in a low voice: "Miss, these people of yours are indeed foundation-building cultivators, but look at us, we have dozens of foundation-building cultivators. Even if you fight us, you won't be at an advantage, let alone what you just said about taking on hundreds with one!"

  "Is that so?" She smiled and narrowed her eyes, stretching out a hand in front of the Second Elder's neck, which was being held by her knife, and said with a smile: "Looking at your old bones, I, this young lady, will spare your life, but you must hand over the Qiankun bag on your body."

  When Lu Zhen arrived with his men, he had already heard her say this sentence. Suddenly, he and his mercenary members all had colorful faces, and the two words "robbery" appeared in their minds at the same time!

  Originally, I was worried that they would be outnumbered by the other side, but looking at her confident appearance and taking down a high-ranking expert in the foundation-building peak period, it seems that even if they can't win, it will be the other group that loses.

  "You, you can't even think about it!"

  That old man's face turned red with rage, having already been defeated by her was shameful enough, and now he was being threatened into handing over the contents of his Qiankun bag, wasn't this blatant robbery?

  "So you want me to waste all my cultivation on you? Well, in that case, I'll fulfill your wish and kill you directly. That way, everything on your body will still be mine, and it's more straightforward." She said lightly, her hand moved, and the knife was about to come down. This move scared the old man so much that his face turned pale white as he begged in terror: "No, no, no, I surrender, I surrender!"

  As he spoke, he hastily removed the Qiankun bag from his waist and handed it to her. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel fortunate that before leaving home, he had hidden all the spatial rings in his hand, not bringing them with him was a precaution against losing them in case something like this happened. However, the Qiankun bag contained things he had collected over the past three months, including crystal shards of spiritual beasts, some precious medicinal materials, and a large number of gold coins and dozens of magical artifacts obtained from others. This loss was enough to make him feel a sharp pain.

  Tang Xin took the Qian Kun bag and tossed it into her spatial ring without even looking at it, then released him. However, a hint of sinister smile simultaneously hooked up at the corner of his lips, and his gaze turned to the hundreds of people, saying: "The looting in this spiritual beast forest has never been uncommon, the strong and the weak have always been based on their strength, you're not saying that my people and your people can't easily win against each other? Alright, I'll give you an opportunity."

  "What do you mean?" The middle-aged man's eyebrows slightly furrowed as he looked at her confident and calm expression, feeling inexplicably uneasy.

  "You two have two roads to take." She smiled, curling up the corners of her lips and sweeping a glance over those people: "One is to fight with us, but my people won't show mercy. Once they make a move, they'll take your lives, kill you, and then take your belongings. The second one, you can send someone to compete with my people. If you win, the winner can leave at the same time and get everything in the space ring on my person's body. This second option is a guarantee that my people won't take your life, so you can think about which one to choose."

  She calmly watched the faces of hundreds of people change, among whom many foundation-building monks were sizing up the dragon knights and the Eight Extremes behind her, seemingly evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of both sides.

  The old man stood silently, his face solemn and serious, without speaking a word. He gazed deeply at Tang Xin's calm demeanor, then turned to look at the crowd around him. In his heart, he knew that today they had provoked someone they shouldn't have, and it wouldn't be easy to escape their line of sight.

  "Alright, let's meet them then! I'd like to see just how capable these Foundation Establishment cultivators are!" A middle-aged man stepped forward, as a Foundation Establishment cultivator himself, he was considered an expert. His dignity wouldn't allow him to be looked down upon by them, and since they wanted to compare notes, he was more than happy to oblige!

  "That's right, master of the house! They're too arrogant, they can say such words and don't put us in their eyes at all!" Another middle-aged man also walked out with big strides, glaring angrily at the crowd behind Tang Xin.

  Guo Chengxuan, as the head of the family, was also furious at this provocation, but he didn't lose his composure. He looked at the two elders beside him and asked: "Two elders, in your opinion, should we fight our way out or go for a one-on-one duel with them?"

  "Alas!"

  The four elders sighed, shook their heads and looked at the dozen or so young men in the clan, saying: "You also have a plan in mind, why ask us?" If they really fought with them, it's likely that all the young people in the clan would die. This time, all those who came out were selected from the outstanding young men of the clan. If they all died here, not only would it be impossible to explain to their parents when they returned, but also it would have a certain impact on the development and expansion of the entire family in the future, because these young people were the backbone of the family's next generation.

  Hearing this, Guo Chengxuan furrowed his brow and paused for a moment before saying: "Alright! Since that's the case, then please follow what you said earlier!" At this point, it could only be like this; besides, he didn't believe those people of hers could win against their side.

  "In that case, Lu Tuanzhu, would you mind having your men light up the torches to illuminate this area? The sky is getting dark, and we need to make a quick decision." Tang Xin smiled thoughtfully and looked towards Lu Zhen who was standing not far away.

  Lu Zhen was taken aback by her words and then ordered: "Light up the torches, surround us in a circle, and pay attention to our surroundings!"

  "Yes!"

  Dozens of mercenaries responded in unison, their low and powerful voices filled with a hint of excitement and anticipation. They too wanted to see what kind of skills and abilities Tang Xin's people possessed. Now that they had such an opportunity, they wouldn't let it slip away.

  "Then I'll come first, who wants to come next!" A middle-aged man stood out first, his eyes scanning the crowd behind Tang Xin.

  Tang Xin glanced at the man and smiled casually: "Long Yi, you go a few rounds with him, just don't kill him."

  "Yes!" Long took a step forward and came before the middle-aged man: "Please!"

  As soon as the sound fell, the middle-aged man let out a cold hum and drew out the sharp sword from his waist to launch a fierce attack on Long Yi. Seeing that the sharp sword imbued with spiritual energy was approaching him, Long Yi remained calm and composed, watching it until the moment when the sword was about to strike his brow. The people around him all gasped in unison, but he suddenly reached out with just two fingers and pinched the sharp blade of the sword. In the next instant, a burst of energy surged through his hand, and with a loud "clang", the long sword snapped into two pieces. As Long Yi's body swayed, the broken sword fragment that he was holding flew down in a flash, deeply stabbing into the man's foot, directly piercing through his boot and into the ground, nailing his entire foot to the spot.

  "Psst! Ah!"

  A hissing sound accompanied a shrill cry, sweeping through the forest, startling the birds in the woods to fly away. Longyi's movements were quick and neat, without moving his hands, he had already subdued his opponent within three moves, if it weren't for Tangxin saying not to harm his opponent's life earlier, that slash would have landed on his chest or neck instead of his foot!

  At this moment, Guo Chengxuan finally understood where her confidence came from. What she said was not exaggerated. As a foundation repairman, her actual strength was so strong that it was indeed as she said, one move would take someone's life...

  Sweat trickled down his forehead, and he lifted his sleeve to wipe it away, his expression changing slightly as he watched the man named Long Yi take down the Qiankun bag from the opponent's waist and walk over to Tang Xin's side with both hands presenting the bag: "Master, this is a spoil of war."

  "You've won it back, keep it for yourself." Tang Xin smiled slightly, with a calm and collected expression, as if this scene was always meant to be.

  The two old men were also silent, the second elder himself was not Tang Xin's opponent, and there was no need to go up and compare again. The other person understood that the opponent's strength was not something they could underestimate, looking at their own tribesmen's frightened and shocked appearance, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of despair.

  Lu Zhen, who was watching from the side, and the numerous mercenaries guarding the surroundings with torches in hand, were also shocked to look at Long Yi. Such fast movements, agile and concise, as fellow foundation repairmen, how could their strength differ so much? What is the reason for this?

  "Next one." Tang Xin continued to shout, her gaze sweeping over the people who had fallen, looking at the fear and panic on their faces, the smile in her eyes deepened. These people were just bullying the weak, if today they were the weak ones, I'm afraid the outcome would not be so simple.

  "Father..."

  That delicate girl tightly grasped the middle-aged man's hand, and at this moment, her eyes were filled with fear. Such swift movements were not something she could match in her current cultivation stage. It turned out that they were really formidable, even among fellow Foundation Establishment cultivators, they were more powerful than those from their own clan. Did that mean she would have to hand over everything she had collected along the way?

  "What's wrong? Lost your nerve? You were just loudly saying it was nothing earlier, weren't you? If that's the case, then come on out! If you admit defeat, we won't make things difficult for you either. Leave your stuff behind and leave." Tang Xin smiled and looked at them with a hint of mockery, waving her hand: "If no one hands over their items, you can all go up together. Do whatever you want, it's up to you."

  "Yes!" The twelve dragon riders responded in unison, taking a step forward and causing those people to retreat in shock. At this time, Guo Chengxuan's face sank as he shouted: "Since that's the case, let me meet you!"

  "Me?" Tang Xin raised an eyebrow, scanning him up and down before shaking her head: "Too weak, I'm not interested in taking action. However, I can find someone to spar with you." As she spoke, her gaze shifted, falling on Mo, who was wearing a black battle robe and cape: "Mo, play with him for a bit."

  "Yes."

  He walked out with a stride, his bloody eyes scanning them, and when he saw those bloody eyes and the thick and icy killing aura on him, those people trembled in their hearts, not daring to meet his bloodthirsty gaze. Even Guo Chengxuan's heart sank, and when the man with the bloody eyes stood up, he felt a strong sense of pressure and killing intent. The aura on the man's body was naturally diffused, as if he were an emissary from hell, icy and terrifying, giving people a chilling feeling.

  Prison Demon Ink! As soon as he appeared, his aura was already overwhelming, and he had won the psychological battle before even exchanging blows. Just now, Longyi defeated his opponent in three moves, but Prison Demon Ink's opponent is the master of a family, can he handle it?

  Lu Town's gaze swept over Mo Ran's body, able to make Tang Xin call out his name and duel with the opponent's master, he must have thought that he would definitely win. So, what kind of skill and strength would he possess? How would their battle turn out?

  His heart was racing with anticipation as he watched Guo Chengxuan walk out without saying a word and immediately take action. The spiritual energy on his body surged in an instant, and the sword in his hand rotated at an eerie speed. Before anyone could react, his first move was a swift and ruthless slash, sharp and accompanied by a sword aura, and before the blade even touched Guo Chengxuan's air sword, it had already cut off his hair and sent his crown flying from his head.

  Watching the hair crown fall to the ground, watching the hair strands scatter, I didn't expect him to make a move so suddenly. Guo Chengxuan's face turned pale and white, his hand grasping the sharp sword with bulging veins, unable to contain his anger. The next sound was a furious roar from his mouth, shaking the ground slightly.

  "How dare you!"

  His spirit surged up, and his scattered hair flew about due to the surging of his spirit. His eyes were fierce and cruel, his whole body filled with rage, like a wild beast that had been stirred up, as if he couldn't wait to pounce forward and tear Mo Ran apart. And in the next moment, he indeed did just that.

  In that instant, the sword in his hand transformed into numerous icy and frosty sword shadows, the sound of breaking wind was sharp and frightening. He unleashed all his power as a fifth-level Foundation Establishment cultivator, his killing intent surged, his aura was turbulent. The atmosphere was so intense that even Lu Zhen's heart skipped a beat, because Mo Ran was only a second-level Foundation Establishment cultivator, how could he possibly counterattack?

  The next moment, when he saw the counterattack of Yuè Xiǎo, he knew why Táng Xīn would let him come out to fight.

  A man in a black battle robe, with an aura of killing intent surrounding him, coldly stared at Guo Chengxuan's arrival. At the same time, his sword flew out with a sharp and fierce energy, its blade radiating a murderous aura as it clashed with Guo Chengxuan's sword. The crowd only heard a loud clanging sound as the two swords met, sparks flying everywhere. The air around them was filled with an oppressive atmosphere due to their intense battle. The flames on the torches crackled loudly, and the two figures exchanged blows, neither giving in to the other. Yet, it could still be seen that the man's movements were slightly faster than Guo Chengxuan's.

  A second-tier cultivator fought against a fifth-tier cultivator, and no matter where they were placed, it was impossible for him to win. But he did, bringing shock and astonishment to everyone. As his sword parried Guo Chengxuan's sword with one hand, the other hand instantly conjured flames that shot towards his opponent. The moment the flames left his hand, they quickly spread to Guo Chengxuan's body, igniting it with a whooshing sound. As he retreated, he flipped his palm, unleashing a powerful strike infused with martial energy that heavily struck his opponent's chest, sending him flying three meters away and crashing into a large tree.

  "Pffft!"

  "Father!" The lovely girl exclaimed in surprise and hastily ran over.

  A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, and before he could even get up, the fire had already started burning on his body. He was so startled that he quickly rolled around on the ground, trying to put out the flames on his body. However, no matter how hard he tried to pat them down, the fire would not be extinguished. As the flames grew bigger and bigger, the stunned crowd rushed forward in a panic. Some used earth energy to try to smother the fire with dirt, while others used water energy to try to douse the flames. However, no matter what they did, the fire would not go out. The crowd was shocked into a state of helplessness, shouting: "What do we do? What do we do? It won't be extinguished! What kind of fire is this? Why can't it be put out? Elders, elders! Come quickly and take a look!"

  "Ah! Hot, hot......"

  Kwak Jeong-seon cried out in agony due to his burns, rolling around on the ground non-stop. His body was covered with dirt and water as people tried to put out the flames, making him look dirty and disheveled, a far cry from his former dignified and arrogant demeanor as the head of the household.

  Lu Zhen stared at the scene in shock, swallowing his saliva as he looked at Yu Yin's icy and indifferent expression. His heart was filled with waves of fear. If he wasn't mistaken, this flame should be the San Wei True Fire! A flame that only its owner could extinguish, known for its high purity and temperature, making it one of the most suitable flames for refining equipment. In the cultivation world, there were hardly any rumors about anyone possessing such a flame, yet Yu Yin had it. It seemed that the vastness of the cultivation world was indeed boundless, and Lu Zhen still had many places to explore. Upon returning, he would definitely have to travel more to broaden his horizons.

  Just as he was distracted for a moment, the two elders were shocked to see the inextinguishable flames and trembled with fear, saying: "Three... Three Taste True Fire..." As soon as their voices fell, they suddenly came back to their senses, quickly rushed forward and arrived in front of Tang Xin: "Miss, Miss, please spare our lives, we are willing to offer all our belongings to you, please have mercy on us and let our master go! Miss, if you continue to burn, he... he won't survive!"

  Tang Xin smiled slightly and looked at Guo Chengxuan, who was still wailing, and waved her hand: "Mo, since they've all said so, then that's settled." Want to peel the skin off that mother tiger? She'd let him lose a layer of skin first!

  Because of her words, Mo's hands turned once, and a low shout was heard at the same time, the flames went out instantly. At this moment, seeing that her father was burned like that and seriously injured, the proud girl immediately got up and quickly came to Tang Xin's face, scolding: "You evil woman, why do you want to oppose us! And hurt my father so badly, I'll kill you!" With a swing of her hand, just about to fall, the two elders on the side were shocked, their hearts almost jumping out. Before they could rush up to take her away, a loud slap was heard.

  "How dare you!"

  Xia Xue's face turned cold as he drank, his hand raised and slapped the girl with a loud slap. The pretty face instantly appeared with five clear handprints, while the girl who was hit was clearly stunned, then jumped up in anger.

  "What are you! How dare you hit me!"

  A white gauze dress-clad Xia Xue stood quietly in front of Tang Xin, her eyes gleaming with a cold intent, her beautiful face as frosty as ice. She just looked at the girl like that, without needing to say anything, the aura on her body was already overwhelmingly oppressive, making the girl suddenly realize and become aware, looking at her pale face, it instantly turned deathly white and bloodless.

  However, this time it was not Xia Xue who came forward to teach her a lesson, but Tang Xin smiled slyly and walked out slowly from behind Xia Xue's back. She looked at the pale-faced girl with a low laugh, that laughter, which always seemed so eerie, so full of danger, so chilling...

  "Hehe..."

  "Rong'er, Rong'er..." The injured Guo Chengxuan was helped up and looked at her with concern, calling out to her repeatedly. He wanted to move forward but couldn't due to his severe injuries, and before he could catch his breath, he fainted and fell unconscious.

  But the girl wanted to retreat and leave, but her feet were stuck in place as if rooted, only knowing that under her gaze, her body was trembling, her legs went limp, and she couldn't even stand, collapsing to the ground.

  Two elderly men hurried forward: "Miss, miss..."

  "Don't worry, I won't kill her." Tang Xin glanced at the two of them and smiled lightly as she gazed at the trembling girl on the ground: "However, from today onwards, she'll have to follow Little Snow around and serve her until my mood improves. Otherwise, no mercy will be shown!" Her voice suddenly turned stern, scaring those people so much that their hearts skipped a beat. Before they could even react, she pulled out a blue spirit snake from who-knows-where and approached Guo Rong.

  "No, no, don't come over, don't... Ah!" Her neck suddenly felt cold and she fainted, everyone saw that she had actually wrapped the blue spirit snake around Guo Rong's neck.

  "Xiao Dan, if this woman doesn't listen, you can just swallow her in one bite." Tang Xin smiled and stroked Xiao Dan. In fact, Xiao Dan didn't eat people. As a sacred beast of its current rank, it usually ate spiritual fruits and the like. Saying this was just to scare them.

  Everyone looked at the blue spirit snake and nodded, and couldn't help but swallow their saliva in shock. Guo Chengxuan's face turned pale, that was his daughter, his most beloved daughter! He wanted to rush forward to save her, but he knew he wasn't a match for them. For a moment, he regretted it deeply, how did he get entangled with such a group of people? What was their origin anyway?

  "Leave everything behind and get out of here!" Tang Xin said, turning to Long Yi: "You take charge of collecting all the things. If anyone disobeys, kill them!" The cold voice was indifferent and chilling, causing everyone's hearts to tremble with fear.

  Lu Zhen and his mercenaries felt a wave of relief in their hearts, relieved that they had not made an enemy of her, otherwise the consequences would be unthinkable.

  Under the gaze of the Twelve Dragon Knights, every single one of the hundreds of people who came out to temper themselves took off the spatial ring and the Qiankun bag from their waist and handed them over, leaving with the crowd, but only missed that girl. The two elders looked at the crowd as if they had come back empty-handed, with only a sword left, and they couldn't help but lower their heads in shame. Such a thing had never happened before, and when they returned, they really didn't know what face to use to tell them about this matter.

  "Drag her away, go back to roast meat." Tang Xin kicked the fainted girl and walked towards the mother tiger: "Your injury is not healed yet, it's best to hide in the cave for now, otherwise, something like this will happen again today. At that time, not only you will die, but also the two little tiger cubs will die." With that, he led the crowd away.

  Returning to the original place, even Lu Zhen's gaze at her was filled with reverence. As for those mercenaries, they knew that if they were not a group of bullies, they would not have let them off earlier. At this moment, they were extremely grateful that everything they had done since entering the Spiritual Beast Forest was worth their conscience.

  "Tang Xin, what are you doing bringing her along? She'll probably just get in the way." Lu Zhen said, glancing at Guo Rong who was still unconscious.

  "Let this self-righteous young lady be a personal servant for Xiaoxue, isn't that fun?" She smiled and said to Xiaoxue beside her: "If there's anything, just let her do it, and temper her personality."

  "Good." Xia Xue smiled and lightly responded, cutting a piece of meat for Tang Xin. The group chatted and ate while passing half a time unit, but then they heard the rustling sound from the grass thicket. A mercenary came to report that the mother tiger had brought two tiger cubs over.

  "What did they come for?" Lu Zhen was taken aback and looked at Tang Xin.

  "Let them come!" she said, and soon two little tiger cubs came out of the grass, jumping and pouncing into Xia Xue's arms, making her laugh with joy.

  "Hehe...... these two little guys, how did they come again?"

  Tang Xin saw this and her eyes flickered slightly as she smiled and looked at the mother tiger that had walked out of the grass: "You've come for something?"

  Only then did the mother tiger gaze deeply at her, and after a brief moment, her body flashed with light and transformed into a woman. She looked at Tang Xin and walked forward, saying: "Thanks to your rescue, our family of three has escaped danger twice. My children are only a few months old, their father is not around, and I am the only one taking care of them in this spiritual beast forest. My body has not recovered from the attack by humans when I gave birth to them, and they do not have the ability to protect themselves yet. Things like today will happen again, so...". She looked at Tang Xin, wanting to say something but hesitating.

  "Do you want them to follow us?" Tang Xin smiled and took over his words.

  "Yes, I see you're not as brutal as those humans. If they follow you, at least they'll be safe." It trusted them to protect the few months old little tiger, otherwise it wouldn't have let its child leave it, but it couldn't put its child in danger because of its own reluctance.

  When they heard this, the people of Lu Town were shocked and had never heard of a divine beast taking the initiative to hand over its child to humans. This was too strange and unbelievable, yet such a thing was happening in front of him, and he couldn't help but look at Tang Xin again.

  "It's just as you said, these are only a few months old tiger cubs, they don't even have the ability to protect themselves. If we take them with us, we'll still need to ensure their safety, which doesn't bring us any benefits." She said casually, looking at the two tiger cubs who were playing happily with Xia Xue.

  "We are the descendants of the White Stripe Tiger King, and the White Stripe Tiger is the king of tigers. Although the two children are still young, they will surely grow up to be as strong as their tiger father when they mature. You can make a contract with them and let them become your contracted beasts, which would be beneficial for you."

  Tang Xin raised an eyebrow, as if thinking about something, and Lu Zhen, who was standing beside her, couldn't help but speak up: "Tang Xin, Mother Tiger has already said so, just take in these two little tigers! Honestly, this white-striped tiger is the king of tigers, it will definitely be very powerful when it grows up. If the mother tiger hadn't been injured, its strength would also be able to protect the two little cubs."

  "Miss, take them! Look at these two little guys, how cute they are." Xia Xue also spoke up, these two little tigers had encountered danger twice, it's really unknown what would have happened if they hadn't met them.

  Upon hearing this, Tang Xin smiled: "These two little tiger cubs you've contracted, let them become your contract beasts, and they can accompany you, how about that?"

  "Miss..." Xia Xue was taken aback, looking at the two little tiger cubs and then back at her, feeling a surge of emotion in her heart.

  She knew that after Xiaoyu's death, the young master also left, her smile was less, she was afraid of her loneliness, hoping that the two little tiger cubs would bring her joy.