Chapter 2: Treading on Heaven's Eight Steps

  The clouds follow the dragon, and the winds follow the tiger!

  "Wooo——" A strong gust of eerie wind cut through like a sickle, and a huge white tiger shadow flashed by.

  "ROAR——" A loud tiger's roar echoed through the entire forest, a white flower-patterned giant tiger stepped on the evil wind and came, "What a rich blood food, your body has accumulated a huge amount of energy, it really makes me drool..."

  "Hum——" The white giant cocoon floating in mid-air suddenly shook violently, a yellow ripple visible to the naked eye flashed by, and rapidly charged towards the giant tiger.

  "Hmph! You dare to calculate with me?" The tiger's majestic eyes glared, its robust front paws swept like a divine knife, and the yellow waves were instantly torn apart by the giant claws. "You little one, if it weren't for your cultivation advancing here, I would have given you some respect. But now, you're just seeking death!"

  "Come on, kid! You're going to have to take this!" Tiger Roar let out a mighty bellow and suddenly stood up, his entire body radiating an explosive aura. "Great Power Dragon-Tiger Fist!"

  "Kid, you should be proud of yourself! This mighty Dragon-Tiger Fist was passed down to my father by a powerful demon from the foundation period. Once unleashed, its power is boundless, and shattering mountains and rocks is child's play. Although I haven't fully mastered it yet, it's more than enough to take care of you. You can rest easy in death!" With a surge of demonic energy around him, Huo roared as he pounced towards Lu Shaoyou.

  Inside the cocoon, Lu Shao's body was as still as a Buddha in meditation, his entire being exuding a faint aura of dominance.

  "Roar! —— Dragon and tiger, dragon's stride and tiger's step, dragon's spirit and tiger's might! The dragon soars in the sky, the tiger walks on the ground!" At this moment, Tiger Strength actually stood up like a human using only its two hind paws, truly embodying the phrase "dragon's stride and tiger's step"! Its massive claws wrapped around a huge gust of wind, smashing towards the white giant cocoon.

  At this moment, a string of sharp explosions came, a fierce gust of wind suddenly attacked, like a falling star piercing towards Huli, Huli roared and raised his claws to meet the gust.

  "What person!?" —— "Tiger power" let out a loud roar, his tiger eyes scanning around.

  "Whoosh——" A sharp eagle cry echoed through the entire sky, "Tiger Strength, this little guy is my prey, you get out of here."

  Huli's anger reached its peak and he sneered: "You're just a nobody! How dare you tell me to get out!"

  In the air, a giant eagle hovered in mid-air, its entire body covered with tawny brown feathers, its steel claws gleaming with cold light. The eagle looked down at Tiger Li from above and let out a shrill cry: "If you don't submit, come and fight me."

  "Hmph——" Hu Li let out a cold hum, his tiger eyes flashing with a hint of sharpness, "Do you think I'm an idiot? This kid is currently advancing in rank, and judging from his aura, he'll definitely transform once he advances. You should know that's the realm of Practicing Qi Sixfold Heaven! Even if we two combined forces, it would be difficult to kill him! After all, we're only at the peak of Practicing Qi Fivefold Heaven."

  The demon clan's cultivation is extremely difficult, but once they break through the sixth heaven of Qi Refining, they will transform into human form. The innate advantages will only become apparent at this time, and their cultivation will be smooth sailing from then on. However, this is also a turning point. If they succeed, the path ahead will be easy, but if they fail, they will turn to dust and everything will come to nothing. Therefore, once a demon transforms, they must find a secluded place to break through. But Lu Shao didn't know this common knowledge, which is why this scene appeared.

  "Otherwise, let's kill this kid first and then we'll see who's stronger!" Tiger Li said in a low voice.

  The eagle swooped down sharply, let out a sharp cry, "Do it this way!" Then its wings brought wind, like a thousand pounds falling, smashing into the giant cocoon.

  Inside the cocoon, Lu Shao suddenly shook violently, and a clear whistle escaped his mouth, piercing through metal and shattering stone. The cocoon shook violently once more, and a fierce aura burst out from within, causing Hu Li's face to change color instantly as he took large strides forward.

  "It's too late now!" A handsome black-clad youth burst out of the cocoon, stepping forward. "Dare to come and kill me? You'll all die!"

  Lu Shao-yu wore a black robe, his body exuding an eerie aura, and the sharp killing intent filled the entire space, like the clash of gold and iron, buzzing incessantly. A strong gust of wind attacked from behind, but Lu Shao-yu remained calm and unhurried, countering with a single punch, unleashing a fierce fist force that merged with the eagle's sharp beak.

  "Boom!" A loud rumbling sound shook the air, Eagle Empty was blasted out of more than three feet before barely stopping his figure, while Lu Shaoyou didn't move a single thread, with high and low standing in stark contrast!

  "Hmph, all of you go to hell!" Lu Shao had been in a state of extreme danger for a year, gradually approaching the Eagle Void. He knew that he was in a precarious situation, and even the slightest mistake would lead him into an irretrievable abyss.

  Looking at Lu Shaoyou walking over with a gloomy face, Hu Li roared: "You little brat, don't be so arrogant! Even if you've transformed, you can't kill us two!" As he spoke, his foot stepped on the dragon-shaped ground, his claws formed tiger teeth, and he stirred up waves of fierce wind. Ying Kong simultaneously charged forward again, and earlier retreat made this proud demon beast feel extremely humiliated and enraged.

  "Hey, you can come up, I won't kill you, or else my name Lu Shaoyou will be written in reverse today!" Lu Shaoyou sneered and took a big step forward. It was just an ordinary move, but Lu Shaoyou executed it with such mastery that it seemed as if the aura of the Tao was still swirling around him.

  "Bang!" Lu Shaoyou suddenly took a step forward, and a fierce surge of yuanqi fluctuation came forth. Hu Li and Ying Kong were instantly struck as if by lightning, feeling as though they had been hit in the chest with a massive hammer, struggling to breathe. Their movements froze, and the two exchanged a shocked glance - what kind of martial art was this? It actually made them feel as though their bodies were being pressed down by a deep mountain and a vast ocean.

  Lu Shaoyou sneered, this set of footwork was what he had just broken through in his dantian, and it was extremely mysterious. Even if he had broken through to the sixth heaven of Qi Refining, he could only barely comprehend three steps, and the remaining five steps were completely unclear. This made Lu Shaoyou extremely frustrated, but thinking about the mystery of this footwork, even just three steps would be enough for him to dominate, at least during the Qi Refining stage he was fearless against anyone. After all, if he encountered a strong enemy, he could retreat, and if he encountered someone of the same level, he could completely suppress them. This gave Lu Shaoyou a surge in confidence, daring to utter crazy words about taking down two people.

  Lu Shao-yu gave this set of footwork a domineering name, called "Treading Heaven Eight Steps". "Treading Heaven" explains the domineering nature of this footwork, all eight wilderness and six unions, heaven and earth, can be reached, and this footwork only has eight steps, so it's called Treading Heaven Eight Steps.

  Tread on heaven's eight steps! The second step!

  A burst of momentum that swept across the sky suddenly exploded out, more than ten times stronger than the previous aura! Only to see Lu Shaoyou stepping on the Big Dipper, his feet treading on the universe, his slender body bursting forth with a shocking aura, the sound waves around him surging non-stop, as if he could tear apart heaven and earth with his hands, and tread on the stars with his feet. In a daze, Tiger Power seemed to have seen the ancient immortals and demons of the distant past!

  "Houlou! Eagle Void! Give me your life!" Lu Shaoyou's tongue burst forth like a spring thunderclap, bellowing at the two. In an instant, he took a step forward and appeared in front of Eagle Void, his five fingers curled like hooks, grasping for his heart.

  "Whoosh——" An eagle let out a sharp cry, suddenly shooting up into the air like an arrow flying off a bowstring.

  "Run? Ha! Can you run away?" Lu Shaoyou sneered, his feet treading the Eight Trigrams Step, each step spanning tens of miles, suddenly appearing in front of Yingkong.

  "It's over." Lu Shaoyou sneered, his hands grasping towards the Eagle Void, as a fierce and eerie aura howled in.

  One grasp, just one grasp, and the eagle was unable to move again!

  "Boom!" The eagle in the air, the demon beast that was practicing its Qi at the peak of the five-layered heaven was suddenly torn apart! Tiger Li looked on with his tiger body trembling wildly, his fur standing on end.

  Too overbearing! Too violent! Even a normal cultivator of the sixth heaven wouldn't be able to tear apart a demonic beast of the fifth heaven, but Lu Shaoyou actually managed to do it!

  "It's your turn now!" Lu Shaoyou seemed like a devilish envoy from hell at this moment, slowly walking towards Hu Li.