Chapter 852: Chaotic Battle

Just as the tiger-striped monster struck the wealthy man, Tian Yin’s soul attack hit his back with precision.
The tiger-striped monster relied solely on its physical body for defense and attack; it never used any magical artifacts, perhaps because such creatures lacked the ability to control them.
Hiss!
The spiral sound waves encountered no resistance and immediately penetrated his body, targeting his soul.
The monster’s other hand was about to strike the wealthy man a second time, but it froze mid-motion. Su Che, standing right in front of him, could clearly see the confusion in its eyes—clear signs of mental disorder.
“It works! Keep going!”
Su Che shouted at Tian Yin. Without pause, he threw several bottles and jars at the monster, which shattered upon impact.
The corrosive energies and poisons inside splashed onto the monster’s chest and abdomen. With hisses and sizzles, various colored fumes rose, accompanied by a pungent smell.
Would the corrosion work?
Su Che saw that the yellow-brown tiger-striped fur on the monster’s body had been corroded into blackened powder by the dark green poison, with light green smoke rising from it.
As for the other poisons or energies, it was still uncertain how much damage they could cause to its skin.
In just two breaths, the monster regained its clarity—perhaps due to the pain from the corrosive poison. It let out a fierce roar, its face twisted in rage, its eyes turning blood red. It was clearly in a frenzied state.
Su Che quickly retreated, and Tian Yin delivered another soul attack, inflicting even greater damage on its soul.
But this time, it seemed ineffective. The enraged monster ignored the soul attack, roaring loudly like a wild beast in a fit of madness, and charged at Su Che.
Dodge!
Su Che tried to dodge sideways to buy time, hoping the corrosive poison would continue to damage the monster and weaken its physical defenses.
But the monster’s speed was too fast—faster than before, even in its frenzied state. No matter how quick Su Che was, he couldn’t avoid it and was struck head-on.
Bang!
Instead of being flung away, Su Che was caught in the monster’s arms as it opened its arms wide.
Fortunately, the barrier created by the wealthy man prevented the worst-case scenario of physical contact.
Crack crack crack…

The tiger-striped monster roared incessantly, frantically pounding and tearing at the defensive barrier, just like a gorilla trying to shatter the shell of a giant round egg. Su Che tried to expand the defensive barrier outward, increasing its radius so much that his thick arms could no longer close together, thus preventing him from trapping himself. However, the attacking power of the tiger-striped monster perfectly countered the defenses of the wealthy man, causing the defensive barrier to shrink to its minimum and become completely immobile, unable to expand further. This was one of the possibilities Su Che had previously realized: the attacking attributes of the tiger-striped monster could completely counteract various types of defenses. The tiger-striped monster came from another universe, where the peak warriors were almost all like him—having extremely abnormal physical defenses. Therefore, to defeat their opponents in battle, they needed attacking attributes capable of breaking through their defenses. Where there is a spear, there is a shield; where there is a shield, there is a spear—this is the simplest principle of mutual restraint in the world. “Hurry!” At this moment, Su Che took the risk of absorbing a bit of the tiger-striped monster’s attacking power and sent it to the Creation Divine Tree in the Immortal Prison, hoping that the tree could quickly analyze the characteristics of this power attribute. If it could replicate it successfully, it might be used to break through the monster’s abnormal defenses. Using one’s own spear to attack one’s own shield! Buzz… The wealthy man’s cries grew louder, seemingly unable to bear this kind of attacking power any longer. If his defenses were broken, Su Che had no confidence in being able to withstand even a single attack from the tiger-striped monster with his flesh and blood. It was hard to imagine what terrifying things would happen if he were hit by a slap from that monster. “Trapped!” Tianyin could not allow Su Che to be beaten passively. With a sonic spell, it used invisible force to bind the monster’s thick arms, instantly slowing down his attack speed by several times. The monster’s defensive power was simply too strong; Tianyin’s various sonic spells could hardly cause direct damage to it. The most effective methods were still restraint, suppression, or sealing. It wasn’t that Tianyin was too weak, but rather that the opponent was too formidable. It is believed that even gods like the Holy Mother, the Evil Emperor, or Xiao Luotian wouldn’t be much stronger. Any opponent encountered in the chaos was an extremely powerful foe never seen in their original universe. They were completely unfamiliar with their powers and had no experience at all. Figuring out ways to counter them was by no means easy. It required time and luck.

With Tianyin’s help, Su Che finally managed to find a gap and break free from the fierce attacks of the tiger-striped monster. In an instant, he flew to Tianyin’s side.
Roar!
The tiger-striped monster roared at the sky, its blood-red eyes fixing on Tianyin. Yet it was clear that after that outburst of fury, its anger had subsided slightly, as if it had regained some sense, and it did not pursue them.
Only then could Su Che and Tianyin calm down and notice the areas on its chest and abdomen that had been corroded by the venom.
It seemed it actually worked. The surface skin in those areas had rotted away, revealing bloody, disfigured muscle tissue. Due to the different colors of the corrosive venom or energy, the wounds varied in color—black, red, yellow, and green.
It was certain that its blood was red, just like humans’.
But Su Che and Tianyin weren’t pleased by this, because for a peak-level warrior, such physical injuries were nothing serious. Even if its head was cut off or its body destroyed, what did it matter?
Who could say what truly constituted defeating or even killing it?
Still, Su Che could imagine that situations varied across different universes. Perhaps the stronger the physical body, the more sensitive one would be to injuries—even minor wounds could drive them mad. His nearly frenzied state earlier was evidence of this…
“Die!”
The tiger-striped monster uttered a single, viciously deep word. Su Che and Tianyin knew it was time for it to go all out.
It could be said that in their previous battles, it had only acted out of contempt, looking down on them. Now, once it committed fully, the danger would increase hundreds or even thousands of times.
What to do?
Su Che kept an eye on the wounds on its chest and abdomen, wondering if the Demon-Slaying Spear could penetrate them if he targeted those areas.
Would corroded skin weaken its physical defenses?
Just as he was thinking, he saw…
The tiger-striped monster raised a hand and wiped away the remaining venom from its chest and abdomen. Then, the wounds began to heal slowly.
Before they fully healed, it spoke up: “Do you think this can hurt me?”
Smack!
It slapped one of the wounds hard and roared at Su Che, “Come on, hit me!”

Hearing this, Su Che immediately understood the answer. Even without the protection of his outer skin, the Demon-Slaying Spear couldn’t penetrate his muscle tissue—he still vastly underestimated its attacking power. Yet, though he thought so, Su Che wasn’t going to stand idle. If he wanted to attack, then let him!

Whoosh!
The Demon-Slaying Spear was launched and precisely struck a wound that was still healing. With a snap, the spear bounced back, and the wound continued to heal at its original pace, unaffected at all.

“It’s my turn!”
The tiger-striped monster glared at Su Che, his eyes filled with murderous intent. His brutal aura stirred the chaotic mist around him, causing it to churn violently. He was about to strike—this time, it would surely be an unprecedentedly fierce attack.

After all that turmoil, the giant’s tolerance had reached its limit. Su Che really had no confidence he could withstand another strike.

Tian Yin was extremely anxious. Without hesitation, she instinctively stepped in front of Su Che. Regardless of her cultivation as an Immortal Lord and her overall strength surpassing Su Che’s, even just a woman’s innate maternal instinct would drive her to shield her beloved man with her frail body at a critical moment. Though such qualities were more common in ordinary women, they were rare in the realm of cultivators.

The most noble qualities often resided in the purest and weakest beings…

Su Che grabbed Tian Yin’s wrist and pulled her beside him. Instead of forcing himself, he smiled at her and said, “Let’s do this together.”

No one needed to protect the other. As husband and wife, they were bound together. Whatever came next, they would face it together.

The tiger-striped monster’s lips curled, revealing a faint smile on his grotesque face—a smile filled with extreme cruelty and coldness.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang…

Dozens of drum-like vibrations erupted from his body, with several muscles bulging prominently. He was ready to strike, aiming for a fatal blow!

His target: Su Che.

For some reason, he still hadn’t shown any intention of attacking Tian Yin.

In the Immortal Prison, the massive crown of the Destiny Tree trembled violently. It was anxious, extremely anxious—its master was in danger, yet it still hadn’t figured out the enemy’s elemental weaknesses. This filled the Destiny Tree with deep self-reproach and urgency.

Below the tree crown, Lao He was also scratching his head in frustration. Everyone knew that the tiger-striped monster’s next attack would be terrifying, and there was a high chance his master wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

If he couldn’t withstand it, things would go wrong!

What to do?

“Immortal Prison Pagoda, what should we do?” Lao He shouted inwardly.

Unfortunately, once separated from the original universe, such so-called abilities to predict good or bad fortune also cease to function; they don’t work at all in chaos. Abilities to predict and travel can only operate under the laws of that particular universe—once outside, they become useless.
The tiger-patterned giant raised his right arm high, clenching his fist like a hammer.
This gesture clearly signaled to Su Che, “I’m going to shatter your protective talisman, and then crush you, little stone.”
With the situation so critical, Su Che simply smiled silently and said to him, “Take this axe of mine!”
What did that mean?
Tian Yin was stunned—where could an axe come from?
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
In the chaos, a gigantic double-edged battle axe cut through the thick mist, rushing toward them from miles away…