Chapter 125: Suffering Abuse

Chapter 125: A Savage Beating

A man and a tiger, one fleeing, the other in pursuit. In the blink of an eye, they had crossed several peaks.

Finally, in a clearing, Hei Hu flapped his wings. A black shadow flashed, and he instantly appeared behind Lin Xing. His claws slashed down toward Lin Xing's back.

At the sound from behind his back, Lin Xing knew that Hei Hu was already upon him! Looks like my escape failed.

No time to think. Lin Xing stomped hard on the ground. Instantly, his foot gouged a pit in the earth. Dirt sprayed upward, shooting toward Hei Hu.

Simultaneously, harnessing this momentum, Lin Xing's speed increased again, abruptly putting him about five meters away from Hei Hu! At the same time, with a flick of his wrist, his weapon was back in his hand.

Lin Xing turned around and, without a second thought, slashed down with his blade.

With a *clang*, it struck Hei Hu's claw.

*Boom!* The impact sent Lin Xing tumbling backward, flipping several times in the air before landing on the ground in the distance.

Hei Hu opened his maw and spewed a jet of flame. Simultaneously, his wings flapped, whipping up a gust of wind before him. The wind fanned the flames, and with a whoosh, the fire appeared right in front of Lin Xing.

A blazing wall of fire blocked Lin Xing's vision and seared his eyes.

Lin Xing kicked the ground, sending dirt flying toward the oncoming flames. But he knew it wouldn't be enough to stop them. So, while kicking up the dirt, Lin Xing used the momentum to swiftly retreat!

A black shadow flashed!

*Not good!* Lin Xing thought. This Hei Hu had used the flames to block his vision while it moved behind him. He couldn't help but curse the tiger's cunning. In the time it took to think, Hei Hu's attack was upon him!

*Boom!* Hei Hu's sharp claws slammed into Lin Xing's back directly. The claws tore out a large chunk of flesh. Blood immediately sprayed from the wound.

Lin Xing felt an intense pain shoot into his brain, followed by a tremendous force surging into his body! His insides instantly churned like a raging sea.

Lin Xing felt a sweet taste in his throat, opened his mouth, and spat out another mouthful of blood.

With a *thud*, Lin Xing was sent flying far away, crashing onto the ground and creating a large, human-shaped crater.

Hei Hu flapped his wings again, shooting toward Lin Xing. While still in the air, he spewed another jet of flame, seemingly intent on roasting Lin Xing alive.

Lin Xing slammed both hands on the ground in front of him, sending another wave of dirt shooting toward Hei Hu, hoping to hinder his advance.

Hei Hu's wings flapped, creating a gust of wind that struck the dirt Lin Xing had shot over. It instantly scattered the soil, with some even flying back toward Lin Xing.

By now, Lin Xing had already hidden behind a large tree.

*Thud!* The dirt flying back struck the tree Lin Xing was hiding behind with force, shaking the trunk a meter thick.

Immediately after, the flames also struck the tree, setting it ablaze instantly.

Hei Hu flapped his wings. A black shadow flashed, and he instantly appeared before the tree. His massive tail swept fiercely, and with a *crack*, the meter-thick tree was broken in half. It fell to the ground with a *boom*.

However, Lin Xing was not found behind the tree. He had already hidden behind another.

Hei Hu roared angrily and spewed another jet of flame at the tree Lin Xing was hiding behind. Simultaneously, his sharp claws struck, and the fate of this tree mirrored the previous one—it snapped in the middle.

But this time, there was no sign of Lin Xing.

A look of contemplation appeared in Hei Hu's eyes. His entire body circled the tree several times but found nothing.

Hei Hu stood there, a suspicious look in his eyes, still wondering where Lin Xing had gone.

Suddenly, the ground beneath Hei Hu's feet exploded. A large amount of dirt flew into the air, obscuring the space before him.

A black shadow suddenly shot up from the ground, a pair of hands grabbing for Hei Hu's leg.

Startled, Hei Hu flapped his wings, trying to fly away, but the sudden hands had already seized his front leg.

Hei Hu desperately flapped his wings, lifting off. His free front claw slashed down at the black shadow.

This black shadow was Lin Xing!

It turned out the soil here was soft. Lin Xing had taken the opportunity to burrow underground. He had indeed seized this chance!

Lin Xing grabbed Hei Hu's front leg with one hand, while his other hand had already gathered Zhen Qi. While holding the leg, his other fist smashed toward Hei Hu's abdomen.

*Boom!* A fist imbued with Lin Xing's full tenfold Zhen Qi struck Hei Hu's abdomen fiercely. Struck by this heavy blow, Hei Hu roared in pain, throwing his head back!

Hei Hu's wings suddenly snapped together, slapping down toward Lin Xing beneath him! At the same time, his other claw also slashed fiercely at Lin Xing.

With another *boom*, Lin Xing punched Hei Hu's abdomen again. Hei Hu roared in pain once more, and blood began to trickle from the corner of his mouth!

Seeing the other claw coming for him and the wings also slapping down, Lin Xing dared not let them hit him squarely.

*Crunch!* The sound of bone breaking rang out. Lin Xing punched fiercely at the joint of the leg he was holding, instantly breaking it.

Simultaneously, Lin Xing released the leg, and his whole body began to fall from the air.

Suffering this immense pain, Hei Hu was furious! He flapped his wings desperately, instantly appearing before Lin Xing, and slammed a claw fiercely into Lin Xing's chest! *Crack!* Lin Xing heard the sound of his chest bones breaking. At the same time, he plummeted to the ground like a meteor, creating another human-shaped crater in the earth!

Enduring the immense pain, Lin Xing sprang up immediately, his figure darting like the wind into the nearby forest. Lin Xing knew that if this continued, he would surely die here.

Seeing Lin Xing trying to escape, Hei Hu roared angrily and spewed a jet of flame. Flapping his wings, he immediately gave chase.

Once again, the man and the tiger were in pursuit.

However, because Hei Hu's front leg was broken and Lin Xing deliberately ran through the dense forest, Hei Hu's winged advantage was nullified!

One chasing, one fleeing, they covered over ten kilometers in an instant!

Hei Hu stood on a tree, watching Lin Xing get farther and farther away, filled with unwillingness. But he was now injured and could no longer catch up. He could only roar in frustration a few times before turning around and flying back.