The cougar Fellan wanted his subordinate to ambush Ling Tian, but was instead eaten clean by the crocodiles and pythons summoned by Ling Tian from the Spirit Realm.
Now, Fellan had no choice. Ling Tian, without a word, would summon a horde of monsters to kill people, even eating the corpses. He knew very well that it was impossible to make this guy let him go!
The only way now was to kill Ling Tian!
So, before Ling Tian, Fellan's body began to change. His golden hair on his head rapidly grew longer, like a startled male lion, and golden fur and black markings appeared on his body!
Looking at Fellan's body, his muscles swelled violently, tearing his clothes. Soon, a large humanoid cougar appeared before Ling Tian.
His arms were like a cougar's forelegs, thicker than an adult man's thigh by a circle. His huge claws, with nails about 5 centimeters long, looked incredibly sharp, like Wolverine's claws.
"Very good, Chinaman, you have angered me!"
Seeing this, Ling Tian showed no fear. He planted his feet firmly, spread his arms, clenched his fists, and struck a stance: Arhat Subduing Tiger Fist!
Arhat Subduing Tiger Fist is one of the Seventy-Two Arts of Shaolin. It is said to have been created by Patriarch Bodhidharma, who legend has it once killed tigers with his bare hands using this set of boxing techniques.
This was not an exaggeration, as Shaolin monks later achieved this feat!
Ling Tian's Arhat Subduing Tiger Fist was taught to him by his second master, Monk Jie Nu. This eminent monk was no ordinary person; he was once a martial monk in the Shaolin Temple's Scripture Pavilion!
Ling Tian began practicing this boxing technique at a young age as a foundation, and now he had reached the pinnacle of mastery.
"Die, I will tear you apart..." Fellan the cougar charged directly at Ling Tian, his claws spread wide, ready to smash down.
Facing the charging beastman, Ling Tian showed no timidity, nor did he dodge. Instead, he stood his ground, an indomitable aura surging from him.
This aura grew stronger and stronger, and at this moment, Fellan the cougar felt as if he were facing a stubborn rock, a great mountain, a human-shaped cannon!
The aura emanating from Ling Tian made it difficult for him to breathe, even weakening his attack momentum!
This was the essence of Arhat Subduing Tiger Fist: facing ferocious beasts, one must not show any fear, possess courage beyond the ordinary, and have an indomitable spirit to conquer all wild animals!
Just as Fellan the cougar's claws were less than half a meter from Ling Tian's face, Ling Tian threw a punch!
His fist, previously held at his side, was like a long-compressed spring, released in an instant.
This punch contained almost all of Ling Tian's vital energy. The speed of the punch was incredibly swift and powerful, even breaking the sound barrier.
"Chh!" "Crack!" "Awooo!"
Ling Tian swung his fist, hitting Fellan's left foreclaw squarely. With a crack, the sound of bone breaking, Ling Tian's punch had forcefully shattered Fellan's left foreclaw. The force of this punch was comparable to a cannonball!
Immediately after, Ling Tian spun his body, dodging Fellan's right claw attack. By this time, Ling Tian's body had moved to Fellan's rear flank. He raised his hands, brought them together, and slammed a punch fiercely into Fellan's back.
"Bang!"
Fellan's massive body, weighing nearly 200 kilograms after beast transformation, was hit on the shoulder blade by Ling Tian's cannon-like punch, and then he crashed heavily to the ground, landing in a cougar-like face-plant.
His incredibly solid shoulder blade was shattered by Ling Tian's punch, and a large lump, about the size of half a watermelon, rapidly swelled on his back, filled with contused blood and shattered bone fragments.
The moment he was knocked down, Fellan's mind became incredibly clear. He knew he was no longer capable of fighting. His top priority was to escape quickly, or he would truly die here today!
So, he immediately used his broken foreclaw, enduring the excruciating pain, to push off the ground. His body sprang up, and his hind claws dug into the ground, propelling him forward like a launching aircraft. He no longer cared about Miranda's life or death; he just wanted to run!
In this life-or-death moment, Fellan the cougar unleashed all the potential within his body. In the blink of an eye, he had dashed over ten meters away. However, before he could celebrate putting distance between himself and Ling Tian, a fist appeared before him. This fist once again broke the sound barrier, embedding itself directly into Fellan's face.
All the bones in Fellan's face were shattered. The immense force sent his body flying back several meters before crashing heavily to the ground.
Shattered bone fragments pierced his brain, and Fellan's eyes were burst. His life force was rapidly draining from his body.
Ling Tian did not want to waste resources. He walked forward, formed a hand seal, and chanted incantations. Fellan's soul, not yet dispersed, was absorbed by Ling Tian into the Spirit Realm and thrown into the Soul Refining Furnace.
Meanwhile, Miranda was still locked in a fierce battle. This woman was in a pitiful state, having been struck dozens of times by a small hammer. Her black fur was seeping blood, and even her eyelids were swollen, her eyes nearly blinded.
Ali, at this time, continued to dodge and weave, tapping away with her small hammer.
"Alright, Ali, it's getting late. We need to hurry back to camp. We have a big meal to eat tonight!"
"Meow, Ali likes it!"
Before the little girl could finish speaking, the sheep horn hammer in her hand whistled through the air. The small sheep horn hammer was thrown with a sonic boom.
"Pfft!"
The next moment, the sheep horn hammer was firmly embedded in Miranda's head, leaving only a section of the handle exposed.
Miranda's corpse fell to the ground with a thud. Soon, all her human-like features vanished, and she transformed into a dead black panther.
In Ling Tian's view, this was not difficult to understand. So-called beastmen were actually humans whose genes had been contaminated by animal genes.
When humans were alive, their human genes could suppress the animal genes.
However, when beastmen were in danger, or frequently used their beastman abilities, the genes in their bodies would become imbalanced, and the animal genes would gain the upper hand. Over time, the beastman would completely transform into a wild beast without reason.
Miranda before him was in this state, while Fellan's corpse was in a slightly better condition because he was stronger, and his human genes could still suppress the animal genes.
But now, they were all the same – dead!