The Black Demon Wolf cried out in surprise, "Brother Hu, did you hear that? This thing can actually talk."
"I heard it!"
The Striped Demon Tiger was also staring in astonishment at the Undying Demon Tiger before them.
The so-called Undying Demon Beasts were, in reality, just the skeletal remains of creatures that had been slain by the Beast Taming Sect’s ancestor, Qu Luo, and buried within the Array of Ten Thousand Undying Demons.
As such, these Undying Demon Beasts had long since lost their life force and intelligence.
Just like the Undying Bone Serpent from earlier.
It was merely a killing machine, powered by the Array of Ten Thousand Undying Demons to guard the Grand Array.
And yet, this Undying Demon Tiger before them could actually speak.
It was like seeing a ghost.
Su Mo asked with a hint of confusion, "Is that so strange?"
"How is that *not* strange?"
The Black Demon Wolf shot back, completely baffled.
Although the bodies of these Undying Demon Beasts remained, they had been dead for over a thousand years. By all rights, their souls should have passed on to the Underworld.
The weaker ones would have been reincarnated several times over by now.
Su Mo shook his head.
If this had happened a few days ago, he would have found it strange too. After all, he had only just transmigrated and was still unfamiliar with the Martial Arts World, and everything seemed novel.
But now, he was used to it.
In the Martial Arts World, nothing was impossible.
Su Mo said flatly, "Strange or not, it makes no difference. If anything dares to block our path, we’ll just plow right through and crush it."
For anyone else, crushing these Undying Demon Beasts would be a huge hassle.
It might even be impossible.
But for Su Mo, crushing them was as easy as breathing—it took no effort at all.
"Gyeh heh heh!"
Hearing this, the Undying Demon Tiger cackled. "Human whelp, you’ve got a lot of nerve. I’ve killed dozens of arrogant fools like you over the years."
Qu Luo’s Tomb opens once every ten years.
Each time, great droves of young prodigies and their elders would enter, mistakenly stumble into the Array of Ten Thousand Undying Demons, and be slaughtered to the last man.
There was no shortage of powerful experts among them.
Su Mo said flatly, "So, are you going to let us pass or not?"
The Undying Demon Tiger snorted coldly. "Let you pass? The hell I will! You killed my subordinate, the Undying Bone Serpent. Today, not only am I going to kill you, I’m going to imprison your soul and offer it to the Master! You’ll know no peace even in death! Five-Colored Killing Light!"
FWOOSH!
The Undying Demon Tiger lunged at Su Mo, its foreclaws unleashing five streaks of multicolored, deadly light.
The deadly rays were exceptionally conspicuous in the darkness.
"That’s the Five-Colored Killing Light!"
The Black Demon Wolf exclaimed, "Brother Hu, did you see that? That thing is using the signature move of your Striped Demon Tiger clan!"
"I saw it!"
The Striped Demon Tiger was completely astonished.
The Five-Colored Killing Light was a signature technique exclusive to the Striped Demon Tiger clan; only those who had inherited their bloodline could execute it.
Otherwise, it was impossible for anyone to learn.
The Black Demon Wolf took a deep breath. "I had a hunch just now that this Undying Demon Tiger looked a lot like you, that it was from your clan. I didn’t think it was actually true."
The Striped Demon Tiger’s expression grew solemn. "I feel like I’ve seen him somewhere before. He feels... familiar. Close. Almost like he held me when I was a cub."
"Don’t tell me," the Black Demon Wolf guessed, "he’s your father who disappeared?"
"It’s a possibility."
The Striped Demon Tiger recalled, "When my father disappeared a hundred years ago, not even his bones were found. It’s highly likely he wandered into the Array of Ten Thousand Undying Demons and was turned into an Undying Demon Beast."
All these years, he had assumed humans killed his parents. He had exhausted every means to avenge his father, hunting and killing a great number of humans.
However, only now did he realize the truth: his father had died within the Array of Ten Thousand Undying Demons.
"Begone!"
As the Undying Demon Tiger charged, Su Mo didn’t even bat an eye. He just gave a casual wave of his hand.
BAM!
The Undying Demon Tiger was sent flying a hundred meters, more than half of its bones clattering to the ground.
CLICK, CLACK...
While absorbing energy from the Bone-Eroding Yin Wind to reassemble its body, the Undying Demon Tiger’s eyes flared with green light. "You suicidal human," it rasped, "you’ve angered me! I’ll make sure you die a miserable death! All of you, come out now!"
RUMBLE!
As the ground began to tremble violently, Undying Demon Beasts emerged one after another from the darkness—a horde of four to five hundred.
Several among them also had eyes glowing green, and they possessed intelligence.
The Black Demon Wolf and the Striped Demon Tiger froze in terror at the sight of the swarm of Undying Demon Beasts emerging from the darkness.
’So many of them?’
’How are we supposed to fight this?’
An Undying Demon Bear with glowing green eyes spoke in a grating voice, "Dead Tiger, I told you you couldn’t kill him. But no, you had to act tough, and look what happened. You got half your body blasted apart. Didn’t you still have to call us for help in the end?"
"This human is different from the usual trash. His strength is exceptionally rare. We can only defeat him if we all attack together," the Undying Demon Tiger argued.
"He is indeed powerful. He’ll be difficult to handle!"
"Isn’t it a good thing that he’s powerful?"
"Our Master loves powerful souls. If we bring this one back to him, he might be pleased enough to spare us a few trips to Purgatory. He might even let us reincarnate."
"Let’s kill him!"
The Undying Demon Tiger suggested, "To avoid unnecessary losses, let’s send our subordinates in first. After they’ve beaten him to a pulp, we’ll step in personally to extract his Divine Soul."
"Agreed!"
All the intelligent Undying Demon Beasts were in unanimous agreement.
THUD. THUD. THUD.
The four to five hundred mindless Undying Demon Beasts advanced on Su Mo, moving like automatons as they closed in.
Su Mo frowned. "Trying to win with numbers?"
The Undying Demon Tiger sneered, "Heh, that’s exactly what we’re doing—ganging up on you. If you know what’s good for you, you’ll kneel and surrender immediately."
"That’s right," the Undying Demon Bear said with a sneer. "Surrender on your own, and we can ask the Master to preserve your intellect. You can become an intelligent Undying Demon Beast like us and serve him."
"Master?"
Su Mo asked, confused. "So, you’re being controlled?"
The Undying Demon Bear replied, "We’re not being controlled. The Master created us. He made us for the express purpose of hunting living creatures like you. Whether you’re a Demon Beast or a human, if you come here, you become our target. Didn’t anyone from the Beast Taming Sect tell you that before you came in?"
Su Mo shook his head.
Chu Tianxiong hadn’t told him a single thing about any of this.
Of course, Chu Tianxiong wasn’t to blame.
Everyone who had ever entered this place had been killed. Any survivors on the outside kept their distance out of fear, never daring to approach. As a result, no one had any real idea of the situation within.
Even the Black Demon Wolf and the Striped Demon Tiger, who had lived in Qu Luo’s Tomb for years, only discovered that there were talking Undying Demon Beasts after they entered the array.
Su Mo asked, "Who is your Master?"
"Our Master is..."
Just as the Undying Demon Tiger was about to name the person behind everything, the Undying Demon Bear roared, "Dead Tiger, shut your mouth! Have you forgotten the Master’s rule? You’re forbidden to speak his name! Do you want to be punished by the Master and suffer the torment of Purgatory?"
The torment of Purgatory...
Hearing this, a ghostly chill ran through the Undying Demon Tiger’s bones, and its jawbone trembled with fear.
’That feeling... it’s worse than death itself.’
The Undying Demon Tiger roared in fury, "You cunning human! You dare try to trick me! I’ll see you suffer a miserable death! Kill! Kill! Kill!"