Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 469 The Cunning Crimson Gold Demon Tiger: An Encounter and a Startling Hearing

In the southwestern sky, a bright crimson-gold light was hurtling toward their location at an extremely fast speed.

Visibility in the miasma zone was very low; even those at the Manifestation Yang level could only see about a hundred meters, and those at the Tribulation Body level could only see about a mile. The bright red-gold light was supposed to be at least ten kilometers away, but everyone still saw it clearly at a glance.

Especially as the distance drew closer, the outline of the bright light became clearer in Chu Tianxu's eyes, and the horror in his pupils instantly intensified several times over.

It was a colossal creature over three hundred feet long, with a shoulder height of at least one hundred and fifty feet. Its entire body was covered with a layer of fine, red fur that looked like it was burning fiercely, and it was also covered with dazzling golden patterns, like a fiery golden mountain stretching across the sky.

It was flying rapidly northwards, like a moving cliff. Due to its exaggerated shoulder height, its enormous tiger-like body could almost look directly at the towering mountain peaks, so much so that the people couldn't see it clearly at first.

"It's that Crimson Gold Demon Tiger! Run!"

The first one to see it clearly was naturally Chu Tianxu, who had the cultivation of the Second Tribulation Realm.

"County father..."

"Stop talking nonsense, run! It can't kill me!"

Interrupted by the loud shout, Chu Xuanfeng and his group of five dared not delay any longer. They moved at the sound of the shout, and the panic on their faces instantly turned into the power in their legs as they frantically fled to the north.

"I took a Concealment Pill before coming in and followed the safe route the whole time, but I was still spotted. I can't just run out now, this is troublesome..."

Chu Tianxu drew his ink-black longsword, his expression extremely gloomy. But as the Crimson Gold Demon Tiger drew closer, and he saw it clearly, his gloom instantly turned into astonishment and disbelief.

"Is it... running away?"

The Crimson Gold Demon Tiger's left eye had been pierced by a sharp weapon, and blood was gushing out continuously; there were also more than ten deep sword wounds on its face and neck; at this moment, it was full of panic and confusion, its limbs were surging with murderous energy and it was frantically fleeing, where was the slightest bit of the majesty of a royal-level cold beast?

As soon as he saw the relentlessly pursuing figure behind the Crimson Gold Demon Tiger, the astonishment on Chu Tianxu's face quickly disappeared, replaced by deep shock and horror.

The crimson-gold demonic tiger was indeed fleeing for its life, with a dark, shadowy figure chasing after it.

The man held a black longsword, its blade covered with countless star-like dots. Due to its incredible speed, the sword energy it generated in mid-air was as dazzling as a galaxy.

Of course, no matter how good the Star River Sword Qi looked, it wouldn't have caused Chu Tianxu to react like this. The reason for his intense reaction was that behind the black figure, there was a dark red, bone-like battle body more than seven feet tall.

The appearance of a skeletal phantom during combat is a manifestation of a Manifestation Yang level cultivator pushing their skeletal power to its limit; combined with the opponent's dark red skeletal phantom, which is over seven zhang tall, and his perception, it's not difficult to draw a startling conclusion:

"Peak of the Manifestation Yang level, this...this...how is this possible!"

Chu Tianxu was so shocked, and because he was too far away, he didn't even bother to carefully discern the specific form of the skeletal figure before making a judgment about the person's cultivation level.

In his understanding, it could only be the peak of the Manifestation Yang level.

A peak-level cultivator at the Manifestation Stage is hunting down the Crimson Gold Demon Tiger, the Twin Beast King of Golden Fire!

"Using a sword, could it be Li Wuji, the Sword God of Hebei?"

The look of surprise and doubt in Chu Tianxu's eyes did not last long. When he saw that the Crimson Gold Demon Tiger was less than three kilometers away from him, a hint of excitement flashed across his face. He drew the black longsword from his waist and suddenly flew into the air.

"Young man, let me help you!"

With a loud shout, Chu Tianxu pointed his ink-black longsword horizontally in the air, and his body suddenly emitted a divine light of blue and red. His body rapidly expanded to a height of more than thirty feet, and in an instant, he transformed into a giant a hundred meters tall.

The dark black longsword in his hand expanded proportionally to his body, and a fierce cyan vortex rose from behind him. The longsword suddenly thrust forward, tearing through the air and leaving a trail of sparks.

boom…………

The instant the spark appeared, the azure vortex exploded, and the sparks were instantly ignited, like a roaring fire dragon that, propelled by the gale, struck the head of the Crimson Gold Demon Tiger in a flash.

roar…………

Despite losing sight of its left eye, the Crimson Gold Demon Tiger seemed unsurprised by Chu Tianxu's appearance, or perhaps it had intentionally come this way.

The fire dragon conjured by Chu Tianxu's sword flew to his face, and the Crimson Gold Demon Tiger roared, its golden patterns spreading rapidly, and in an instant, its entire body shone with golden light.

Clang...

"blocked!"

Chu Tianxu's expression suddenly hardened. He drew his sword and turned around, ready to strike again, but a blazing flame was faster than him.

boom………

The burst of flames erupted from the surface of the demon tiger's body.

In order to block Chu Tianxu's sword, the demonic tiger spread its golden patterns all over its body, making its surface golden. But the moment it successfully blocked the sword, it quickly returned to its normal state and even burst out a ball of flame, which then attacked Chu Tianxu in front of it.

Not only Chu Tianxu, but also the black figure chasing from behind was blasted away by the flames.

"Evil beast..."

Chu Tianxu was thrown more than a hundred meters away. He seemed to realize something and his face showed anger. Three more cyan vortexes condensed behind him, and the black longsword in his hand ignited with a flame, instantly turning into crimson.

"I am Chu Tianxu, the Prefect of Yanling County, Chencang. May I ask, young brother, are you Li Wuji of Weibo? This beast is already seriously injured. It is trying to sow discord between us in order to save its own life. Young brother, we must not fall for this beast's trick. If we join forces, we will surely kill this scoundrel!"

The Crimson Gold Demon Tiger used its flames to break through his defenses. Not only did Chu Tianxu realize that the other party had already noticed his presence, but he also instantly understood why it was running towards him.

It was already severely injured. If it ran in another direction, it would eventually be caught up by the person behind it and would inevitably die. But if it ran towards itself, it would seem like it was surrounded by two people, but in reality, it would randomly pull someone in, breaking the one-on-one situation and giving itself a chance to survive.

Putting oneself in a desperate situation to survive, this demonic tiger actually has such a way to break the deadlock!

As soon as Chu Tianxu realized what was happening, he immediately came up with a solution. That's why he quickly revealed his identity, exposed the Demon Tiger's intentions, and invited the other party to join forces with him.

call………

Unfortunately, the black figure stopped behind the Demon Tiger, neither responding nor making any further moves.

And so, the two men and the tiger remained locked in a stalemate in mid-air.

Seeing this, Chu Tianxu's face instantly turned extremely ugly.

He was inexplicably outmaneuvered by the demon tiger, and now not only has he failed to hunt the tiger, he is also being resented by the tiger hunter.

"Hmph!" What was most hateful was that the demonic tiger, knowing that it had successfully broken the deadlock, actually breathed on Chu Tianxu first, its face full of mockery, as if it were expressing its gratitude to him in a sarcastic way.

"Roar………"

Then it turned its head to look at the black figure behind it. Its only remaining right tiger eye was filled with fear and hatred. It roared, as if leaving behind a harsh threat, before suddenly turning around and flying away quickly to the west.

"Hey, young man, you..."

Watching the Crimson Gold Demon Tiger fly away, Chu Tianxu's face was full of regret. Looking at the dark-skinned young man in front of him, his tone carried a hint of reproach.

This person was burned by the fire elemental calamity energy. He was only wearing a layer of animal skin skirt and had dozens of wounds all over his body. He was covered in almost all five elements of calamity energy. Could it be that this person has offended all the royal-level cold beasts on the outskirts of the Blood Miasma Plain?

Seeing that the young man remained silent, Chu Tianxu immediately examined him and discerned the origin of his injuries. He was shocked and was about to ask the young man if he was indeed Li Wuji when the other man spoke first.

"Please trouble Prefect Chu to tell me what day it is today, and where is north?"

Sensing the young man's impolite tone, Chu Tianxu frowned slightly, but quickly realized that the other party was blaming him for interfering with his hunt for the Crimson Gold Demon Tiger. Remembering that he had indeed been inadvertently used by the Crimson Gold Demon Tiger, he suppressed his displeasure and replied in a deep voice, "Today should be the eighth day of the seventh month. It's over there to the north..."

After Chu Tianxu stated the date and pointed out the approximate location, he noticed the astonishment on the young man's face and immediately had an idea. He continued, "Brother Li, could it be that you came from somewhere else...?"

call…………

Before he could finish speaking, the young man flew directly north.

"These young men from Weibo are so ill-mannered! Humph!"

Chu Tianxu stood there bewildered for a long time. Even with his good temper, anger appeared on his face. Watching the young man's departing figure, he couldn't help but snort coldly.

"Father, he shouldn't be Li Wuji!"

However, Chu Xuanfeng and his group of five, who had just scattered and fled, quickly returned. Chu Xuanfeng had run the shortest distance and had obviously seen the young man from before. Hearing his father Chu Tianxu's cold snort, he immediately stepped forward and said something.

Chu Tianxu was taken aback, then remembered that his son had been to Weibo before and had actually met Li Wuji. He frowned and asked, "Are you sure?"

"Sure!"

Chu Xuanfeng answered with certainty, then lowered his head and pondered for a moment. Suddenly remembering something, he looked up and exclaimed in surprise, "I remember now, the Star River Sword Qi. Two years ago, there was a prince of the Great Qin Dynasty who ranked 46th on the Heavenly Ranking. His sword was called the Shattered Star Sword. The Star River Sword Qi is the unique phenomenon that Hong Yu exhibits when he takes action."

Tianban, No. 46.

How can it be?

Chu Tianxu first shook his head violently, but then he quickly realized something, and a look of shock appeared in his eyes as he said, "It matches up. Two years ago, when the monsters launched a counterattack, Cai Qiu, Fan Qinghu, and 51 others were trapped in the Blood Miasma Plain by the monsters. Hong Yu was among them. Cai Qiuyang later rescued Fan Qinghu and the others, and at the time everyone thought that Hong Yu had died in the Blood Miasma Plain with the others..."

It actually matches up!
Not only did this person not die, but their strength has also increased so much?

Ranked 46th on the Heavenly Ranking, the Crown Prince of Qin...

Chu Tianxu had heard about Hong Yu's affairs. Although he didn't care much about people outside the top ten of the Heavenly Ranking, he couldn't resist the concern of his descendants and the people in the prefecture. So he had some impression of this prince of the Great Qin.

"He didn't die at the hands of the monster, and he was even able to chase after and kill a dual-elemental five-elemental cold beast. This young master Hong's so-called background in the Great Qin Dynasty is probably true..."

Chu Tianxu's pupils narrowed slightly. Thinking of the direction the other party had just headed north, his expression shifted slightly. He said to Chu Xuanfeng and the other four, "Let's go, hurry back!"

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"I've been inside for almost two years, how is that possible?"

In a corner of Qingwu Village, south of Chencang Yanling County, Xia Hong was completely dumbfounded when he heard the old man surnamed Zhang tell him that today was the eighth day of the seventh month of the 299th year of the Caiqiu calendar.

"Sir, please enter the bathtub first! I happen to have two granddaughters; I'll have them come in to serve you."

Seeing the astonishment on Xia Hong's face, Zhang Qinggu didn't think much of it. His eyes darted around, and after speaking, seeing that Xia Hong didn't respond, he immediately turned his head and waved towards the door.

"Zhu'er, Hong'er, come in quickly and serve the master!"

Two young girls, barely out of their teens, strode in. Both were only at the Earth Digging Realm and wore ordinary gray clothes made of coarse linen, so they were hardly ethereal. However, they were young and looked like they had never done any hard labor, and their skin was quite fair.

The two women were clearly a little shy when they saw Xia Hong in the bathtub completely naked, but remembering their grandfather's instructions, they mustered up their courage and went forward to rub Xia Hong with a cloth.

"you……"

Although Xia Hong was in a state of extreme shock, he could not hide what was happening inside the house. When he saw the two girls rushing up, he originally wanted to stop them, but when he thought of how Zhang Qinggu had led him into the village, prepared clothes, and brought hot water, without revealing his whereabouts to anyone, he sighed and simply shut his mouth, letting the two girls scrub his body.

It's not surprising that Zhang Qinggu would have the urge to curry favor with him after witnessing him fly down from the sky.

Ultimately, these are all ways for ordinary people to make a living.

Since I have the ability, there's no harm in lending a hand.

The girl's kneading movements were very gentle, and Xia Hong's tense spirit, which had been in the bath for two months, was immediately relieved. He narrowed his eyes and lay on the bathtub, slowly falling into deep thought.

"In the 297th year of the Caiqiu calendar, I entered the Blood Miasma Plain on the night of the 2nd day of the 11th month. I estimated that I would stay for 2 months, but now it is the 8th day of the 7th month of the 299th year. In fact, 20 months have passed. Therefore, the flow of time in the Blood Miasma Plain is ten times faster than that in the outside world!"

A day in the cave is equivalent to a thousand years in the world.

Although the Blood Miasma Plains were not quite that exaggerated, the saying from his previous life had truly come to life, and Xia Hong was still greatly shocked.

"That's it! That makes sense now. No wonder my cultivation speed has become so fast. If one day inside is equivalent to ten days outside, then it makes perfect sense. I was just affected by the miasma and couldn't feel it!"

Once Xia Hong accepted the fact that the flow of time in the Blood Miasma Plains was different from that in the outside world, many of the questions that had been troubling him before were instantly answered.

It wasn't just that his confusion was resolved; Xia Hong suddenly remembered something, and his heart instantly burned with excitement.

"If the Great Xia could make use of this..."

No, no, Cai Qiu and Chen Cang already know about the Blood Miasma Plains. Wouldn't they take advantage of it?
Countless thoughts raced through Xia Hong's mind, but he forcibly suppressed the burning desire in his heart and said in a deep voice, "No rush, no rush. We'll talk about these things when I get back to Xia City. The most important thing right now is to take stock of what we've gained in the Blood Miasma Plains over the past two months, no, the past twenty months..."

At this point, Xia Hong slightly opened his eyes, turned his head to look at the yellow mustard bag on the ground, his pupils filled with fervor.

(End of this chapter)