Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything

A fierce tiger rose to its feet, its massive and heavy paws continuously swinging, casting cold streaks of light with each swipe.

In front of this upright walking fierce tiger, Jiang Liu wielded his Demon Subduing Staff like a dragon, and the clashes between the tiger's paw and the staff sent out bursts of energy. The back-and-forth battle between man and demon was extremely intense.

Bang, bang, bang!

Swinging his Demon Subduing Staff, Jiang Liu kept retreating. In terms of strength, even though he had no skills or equipment, the power of the Tiger Demon was still overwhelming, befitting its ability to walk upright, comparable to a Demon Soldier.

Had it not been for the amplification from his equipment, which greatly enhanced both his defense and attack, he would have had no chance against the Tiger Demon's strength.

However, strong as the Tiger Demon was, defeating Jiang Liu was not so easy. Daoji, though injured and lying on the ground, was not without the power to fight back. Raising his finger from afar, a Lotus Finger Power shot toward the Tiger Demon, forcing it to divide its attention to guard against his attack.

In the fierce battle, Jiang Liu was scratched several times by the tiger's claws, but one could see in his eyes that the health bar of the Tiger Demon had also dropped to a very low level.

"Senior brother!" suddenly, at that moment, the severely injured Daoji on the ground shouted out.

Jiang Liu understood immediately and, instead of blocking the thick tiger paw coming down with his Demon Subduing Staff, he raised his fleshly palm to meet it head-on.

At the same time, he internally chanted softly, Vajra Mantra!

An invisible Vajra Power blessed Jiang Liu's body, and upon contact with the tiger's paw, he felt a sharp pain in his palm, as if it were being pricked by needles.

But despite the stinging pain, Jiang Liu firmly grasped the Tiger Demon's paw, not allowing it to break free.

Almost at the same time, a string of chant beads swelled in the wind and flew over like a flood dragon from behind, wrapping around the Tiger Demon. It was the effect of Daoji's Buddhist Treasure Chant Beads.

As the Tiger Demon was bound, Jiang Liu's Demon Subduing Staff harshly smashed down on its head, sending it flying away.

Simultaneously, he raised his palm and released a ball of flame that exploded on the Tiger Demon, clearing out its last bit of health bar.

System Notification: You've gained 1760 Experience Points and 300 coins.

System Notification: You've obtained "Guanyin Mantra." Please check your inventory space to view it.

System Notification: Level up by 1, current level: 13.

With the Tiger Demon slain, a series of notifications appeared.

After the intense battle, Jiang Liu's injuries were not light, but with the leveling up, a cool sensation swept through his body, erasing all fatigue and completely healing his wounds.

The places where the Tiger Demon's claws had torn his flesh, previously gaping wounds, now did not even bear a scar.

"Three days' time, and I've leveled up again?" Receiving the system notification and seeing his level increase again brought a surge of delight to Jiang Liu's heart. Your journey continues with empire

He quickly estimated that in these three days of monster fighting, he had gained about 20,000 Experience Points in total. The level up was hard-earned.

He was fortunate to be in the Demon-Suppressing Hall; otherwise, earning 20,000 Experience Points outside would have been no easy feat.

Of course, leveling up was indeed joyful, but what made Jiang Liu even happier was the visible rate of strength improvement.

Back at Jinshan Temple, when he encountered an injured Wolf Demon capable of walking upright like a Demon Soldier, both he and Gaoyang had nearly lost their lives.

But now, inside the Demon-Suppressing Hall, he had managed to honorably slay a bipedal Tiger Demon together with Daoji.

Comparison of the two scenarios allowed Jiang Liu to clearly perceive the improvement in his own strength.

Opening his pack space, indeed, following the death of the Tiger Demon, a Skill Book, specifically suited for Monk professions, had appeared in his inventory.

With his back towards Daoji, Jiang Liu took out the Guanyin Mantra Skill Book, a level 10 skill that he could now learn.

After spending 1 Skill Point, the Guanyin Mantra Skill Book transformed into myriad points of starlight, merging into Jiang Liu's body.

Guanyin Mantra (Primary Level 1): Restores 10% of maximum Life Value, with a Cooldown Time of 600 seconds.

Having learned the skill, Jiang Liu approached Daoji, saw that his Health Bar was at about one-third, thought for a moment, and activated the Guanyin Mantra.

With a wave of his hand, a faint green light slowly fused into Daoji's body, and subsequently, a small portion of Daoji's Health Bar recovered.

"What an amazing ability, I feel much of my injuries have eased," feeling the change in his wounds, Daoji looked at Jiang Liu in astonishment. He had such a technique? Why hadn't he seen Jiang Liu use it before?

"How is it? Feeling alright?" Jiang Liu asked, after casting Guanyin Mantra on Daoji, and helped him up from the ground.

"With that ability just now, a few more times and I should be fine," Daoji replied with a hopeful look in his eyes.

"After using it once, we have to wait a while before using it again," Jiang Liu shook his head, with a Cooldown Time of 600 seconds, which was indeed quite long.

Hearing that it would take a while before it could be used again, Daoji nodded in understanding, and after a brief moment of silence, he suggested, "Brother, we've been inside for three days now, and I feel that I'm about to make a breakthrough to the Body Tempering Realm. The food and water we brought are also almost depleted..."

Daoji meant he wanted to leave the Demon-Suppressing Hall. Jiang Liu of course understood, but having found such a Holy Leveling Ground, he naturally did not want to leave.

However, before Jiang Liu could respond, suddenly, the sound of frantic footsteps arose. At the same time, an upright walking tortoise was seen scurrying over at an incredibly fast pace.

"Another Demon Clan-level creature?!" Seeing the swiftly running tortoise, Daoji tensed up. The previous encounter with the Tiger Demon had already left him severely wounded; now facing such a creature, his fate seemed grim.

Bang!

Almost at the same time, a black Flame moved even faster, instantly landing on the tortoise, and amidst the piercing scream, the creature turned into ashes in the blink of an eye. The Demon Creature of Demon Clan-level was instantly killed with a single strike.

This scene left both Jiang Liu and Daoji astonished. Was there a Great Demon Head hidden behind them?

From the direction where the black Flame had shot over, footsteps were heard, and soon after, a tiny, doll-like girl, about four or five years old, came hopping over.

However, upon seeing Jiang Liu and Daoji, the little girl stopped.

Jiang Liu and the little girl stood off against each other, and for a moment, the atmosphere was dead and eerie.

"Brother... This being that can command Spell Supernatural Abilities is at least of Demon General level," Daoji said in a whisper, his face gone pale as he watched the hopping little girl.

However, just as Jiang Liu and Daoji were fearfully looking at the little girl, wondering how to escape with their lives, the little girl herself began to scream in horror, turned around, and fled desperately.

"Ah! Humans! It's humans, how scary! There are humans here! And it's the terrifying kind of human with a bald head!"