The Abyssal Tiger Lord Is Truly Fantastic!

"He is the Abyss!" Those five brief words sent chills down the spines of everyone present. Little Nora timidly asked, "Big Brother, is she saying that the Abyss... is actually... actually... Feng Laixian?" "The Common Language leaves no room for ambiguity," Yu Xian said, pursing his lips. It took a long while before Niman let out a deep sigh. "Dongjun, Crimson Sovereign... So that's what those names meant. What terrifying news." "Since she knows this, doesn't that mean someone below Star Rank in the myriad heavens and realms also knows?" Nora asked thoughtfully. Yu Xian ventured a guess. "Probably someone from the Fengxian clan. After all, He is their ancestor." "I never imagined that an answer to a question that troubled me for so long would come to light under circumstances like this. Yu Xian, thank you," Niman said, pulling herself together and smiling at him. Yu Xian smiled back. "We're a team, a single unit. Why say thanks?" "Big Brother, Big Sister, which part of Feng Laixian do you think we're in right now?" Little Nora asked curiously. Yu Xian and Niman both offered faint smiles and answered in unison, "A finger, of course. Have you forgotten the zones of the Abyss?" The Abyss was divided into the Head Zone, Heart Zone, Bone Zone, Viscera Zone, Skin Zone, and Carapace Zone. They were currently in the Carapace Zone, and this 'carapace' was most likely a reference to a fingernail or toenail. Crescent Bay possessed a partial map of the Abyss; judging from its shape, it didn't look like a toe, which left only one possible truth: it was a finger. "I never thought the Abyssal zones were actually partitioned according to..." Nora marveled. Yu Xian nodded in agreement. This indicated that whoever divided the zones at least knew that the Abyss was Feng Laixian's corpse, and only then partitioned it according to the different parts of the body. "A Mighty One is truly terrifying. Just a corpse alone has destroyed so many worlds," Little Huangquan chimed in, speaking up for once. She genuinely felt Mighty Ones were horrifying. Her mother had died during the Abyssal invasion, so learning that the Abyss was in fact the corpse of a Mighty One stirred up inevitable turmoil in her heart. Yu Xian agreed with a nod. "Yeah, a Mighty One is indeed too terrifying. So many worlds, such vast space... If He were still alive, just how enormous would He be?" "If He were still alive, He could probably be as large or small as He wished. It only ran out of control because He died," Niman said. Listening to the discussion, Little Nora gradually found itself feeling less shocked. Its attention shifted to the Abyssal Tiger Lord. The Abyssal Tiger Lord was still attacking Auntie Number Two, but just like the golden lion, its strikes couldn't breach her defense at all, making it look rather foolish. Once Yu Xian and the others had mostly finished their discussion, Little Nora cut in, "Big Brother, are we going to retreat, or retreat?" "Wait. Let me ask today's final question first," Yu Xian said upon hearing Little Nora, glancing toward Auntie Number Two and the Abyssal Tiger Lord. Turning to Auntie Number Two, he asked, "Auntie, where is Shui Yuetian?" He hadn't asked Auntie Number Two whether Shui Yuetian was aboard the Primordial Water. Asking that would only lead to two possible outcomes: either she was or she wasn't. But if the answer was that she wasn't, he would have had to wait until tomorrow to ask where she was. Therefore, it was better to cut straight to the chase; once he knew where Shui Yuetian was, everything would be simple. Auntie Number Two answered, "Shui Yuetian is on Earth, Pacific Ocean, Bottom of the Sea, Darkroom No. 3." "She really is on Earth!" Little Nora gasped after hearing this. The others were left speechless as well. They had run around the Abyss for half a day, only for Shui Yuetian to be on Earth. Although they had all previously guessed that Zhi'er might have hidden Shui Yuetian on Earth, the appearance of the Primordial Water and the fact that Zhi'er's goal was Helick's Great Trove had made them feel the odds of that were slim. After all, his objective was to unlock Helick's Great Trove and claim all the treasures within for himself. "Alright, that takes care of the final question." Yu Xian exhaled a long breath. Looking at the Abyssal Tiger Lord, he chuckled. "Next up is study time. Rare opportunities don't come easy. Since we've already come all this way and haven't found Shui Yuetian, we might as well take something back with us." "You want to learn Beast King Boxing?" Niman asked. Yu Xian nodded. "Why wouldn't I? This is a move created by a Mighty One, and there's zero risk involved." Protected by the King of the Abyss Battle Armor, there was no way the Abyssal Tiger Lord could penetrate his defense. He could take his time sparring with it to slowly absorb the essence of the Tiger Lord Form. "Fair point. Let's do it, then—we'll all learn together," Niman agreed with a nod. Learning in the middle of battle was inherently quite difficult, but if one didn't fear getting hurt, it wasn't all that hard. Yu Xian dismissed Auntie Number Two. The moment she vanished, the Abyssal Tiger Lord immediately switched targets and looked up at Yu Xian. Yu Xian beckoned to it, gesturing for it to come over. BOOM! The Abyssal Tiger Lord showed him no courtesy whatsoever. It stepped forward decisively and threw a punch, sending Yu Xian flying on the spot. After snapping off a black stalactite from the ceiling, he slammed heavily onto the floor. "That punch really packs a wallop," Yu Xian said to the others as he scrambled to his feet. Niman analyzed, "The power behind its strike is peculiar. That looked like a straight punch just now, but it must have employed some technique we don't recognize. Did any of you catch anything?" "I noticed its toes were gripping the ground with force," Little Nora spoke up immediately. Little Huangquan also actively chimed in, "Its tail whipped around, channeling force through its spine straight into its right shoulder." Just then, the Abyssal Tiger Lord charged again. With a flick of its tail, it sent Yu Xian flying once more. But there was no way to copy that part—Yu Xian and the others didn't have tails. Yu Xian wasn't afraid of getting hurt, so he didn't bother fighting back at all while learning. Nor did he care about the damage the Abyssal Tiger Lord inflicted on the Primordial Water. Shui Yuetian wasn't on board anyway, and a warship so heavily contaminated couldn't be sold for money. The tiger-man was free to smash it however it pleased. While taking the beating, Yu Xian and the others constantly analyzed every move and stance of the Abyssal Tiger Lord, repeatedly examining the angles of force exertion and the core principles of its techniques. In truth, the Tiger Lord Form used by the Abyssal Tiger Lord was no longer its initial version. Instead, it was a boxing style specially created by Feng Laixian for the Fengxian clan after He became a Mighty One. Although it still carried traces of the past, in essence it was an extended, expanded, and enhanced version of the Tiger Lord Form. The method of exerting force, the breathing rhythm, the circulation of internal energy, the opening and closing of pores, the flow of blood, and the frequency of the heartbeat—every single element held its own meticulous intricacies. Yu Xian and the others studied it for a full hour, yet they had still only scratched the surface. Fortunately, the Abyssal Tiger Lord wore no clothes and had tiger fur covering its lower half. Whenever its fur bristled, it was very easy to notice the changes in its body, allowing Yu Xian and the others to deduce the mechanics behind it. This wasn't merely bristling fur, but rather a coordinated execution of breathing, pores, and force exertion; the moment its fur stood on end, an explosive burst occurred, multiplying its strength and speed several times over. After learning how to trigger this bristling burst, Yu Xian gave it a try and found his speed increased noticeably. This gave him even more motivation. The Abyssal Tiger Lord was truly fantastic! Until he completely milked the Abyssal Tiger Lord dry of the Tiger Lord Form, he wasn't going anywhere.