"Human old man, are you trying to fool this king?"
Tiger Demon King Hu Wen glared with his large eyes.
"It seems this Tiger Demon King is not stupid," Zhang Ergou thought, sensing the tiger demon king had caught on.
"Fellow Daoist jokes. This old man merely wishes to gamble with you. Are you afraid?"
Elder Tiandao continued to provoke Tiger Demon King Hu Wen.
At this moment, upon hearing Elder Tiandao's words, the Tiger Demon King's eyes darted around ceaselessly.
It was considering the veracity of Elder Tiandao's statement, and the cost of losing was indeed too great.
Furthermore, elders had warned it countless times about the cunning nature of human cultivators. When Elder Tiandao proposed the stakes of the bet, it had already felt something was amiss.
However, it had been cornered. It had repeatedly boasted that there was nothing Tiger Demon King Hu Wen would not gamble on.
If it refused to participate in the gamble with Elder Tiandao now, wouldn't that be a direct slap in its own face?
Setting aside what Elder Tiandao might think of it, all the demon beasts in the Demon Beast Forest were watching.
Its previous words to Elder Tiandao had not been hidden; they had clearly spread throughout the entire Demon Beast Forest.
If it went back on its word now, it would not only lose face but also its prestige among all the demon beasts in the forest would diminish.
Therefore, even though it had now realized Elder Tiandao's ill intentions, it had to grit its teeth and proceed with the gamble.
"What, fellow Daoist dares not?"
Seeing that the Tiger Demon King hesitated to speak, Elder Tiandao assumed it was having second thoughts and had perceived his intentions.
If the Tiger Demon King directly refused him, he would truly have no good way to trick it further.
However, Elder Tiandao had underestimated the Tiger Demon King's competitive spirit and pride, or rather, what it valued most was its standing among the demon beasts in the Demon Beast Forest.
Its word was its bond, and what it said had to be done, or it would be looked down upon by all the demon beasts.
After all, the simple demon beasts naturally admired the strong.
"Human old man, what's the hurry? This king is merely considering the pros and cons of this gamble."
Tiger Demon King Hu Wen snorted irritably. Having been tricked by Elder Tiandao, it had no choice but to proceed with the gamble.
The Tiger Demon King felt an immense sense of frustration.
Seeing Elder Tiandao trying to provoke and rush it again, it naturally had no pleasant words for him.
"Haha, fellow Daoist, there is no hurry. You should indeed consider the pros and cons carefully."
Elder Tiandao burst into laughter. Hearing the Tiger Demon King's words, he knew the gamble was sealed.
"Hmph!" Tiger Demon King Hu Wen snorted, "Human old man, this king finds your proposed stakes unsuitable."
"Oh, what are fellow Daoist's esteemed opinions?" Since the Tiger Demon King had agreed to gamble, Elder Tiandao was not in a hurry to finalize the stakes.
It was fine to let the Tiger Demon King speak its mind.
While the human and the demon were speaking, their hands had not stopped moving. Their attacks were evenly matched, and the fight was a draw.
However, what the Tiger Demon King did not know was that Elder Tiandao had been hiding his strength all along, waiting for it to fall into his trap.
Tiger Demon King Hu Wen pondered for a moment. It saw that the human cultivator fighting fiercely with it had not caused it much harm.
Moreover, it still had its trump cards hidden. It believed it had a good chance of defeating this human cultivator.
With this thought, Tiger Demon King Hu Wen spoke:
"Human old man, this king will not bully you. If you lose, those two little bugs on the ground will serve this king for a hundred years."
"If this king loses, I will leave with you and follow you for a hundred years, how about that?"
The Tiger Demon King had also left itself some room to maneuver. Demon beasts had long lifespans, and at its current cultivation level, as long as it didn't court death,
living for thousands or tens of thousands of years was an easy matter.
A hundred years, in the grand scheme of its long life, was but a fleeting moment.
However, it did not wish to follow Elder Tiandao and the others for an extended period, which was why it had added the time condition.
"Haha, good. Fellow Daoist, your terms are accepted."
Elder Tiandao was overjoyed. He hadn't expected the Tiger Demon King to actually agree to gamble with him.
And the stakes were to follow him for a hundred years if it lost.
This was practically handing him a Nascent Soul stage fighter for free. How could Elder Tiandao not be happy?
Furthermore, this Tiger Demon King's strength had clearly surpassed that of ordinary Nascent Soul stage cultivators; it was a being capable of fighting late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.
Having such a being by his side in the future would save him the trouble of acting against ordinary enemies.
As for losing the gamble, that was impossible. Elder Tiandao had hidden his strength from the very beginning.
He was not merely a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. Hadn't Cai Chao trembled with fear when he saw him?
If he only possessed late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, how could he have so easily knocked out Cai Chao, an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator?
Uh!
Zhang Ergou on the ground was utterly stunned. He hadn't expected the Tiger Demon King to actually fall for it.
Seeing Elder Tiandao's triumphant look, Zhang Ergou once again offered silent condolences to the Tiger Demon King.
Why did you have to gamble with this old man when you were doing just fine?
Tiger Demon King Hu Wen could not hear Zhang Ergou's thoughts. It was still lost in its dreams of victory.
However, the moment it agreed to the gamble, Elder Tiandao's actions changed, and the heavens and earth themselves were thrown into disarray.
"Human old man, you've been hiding your strength?" Seeing the heavens and earth change color with Elder Tiandao's movements, the Tiger Demon King was greatly alarmed.
"Haha, fellow Daoist, a bet is a bet. If fellow Daoist admits defeat now, this old man can go easier on you."
Elder Tiandao laughed and sent a palm strike whistling towards the Tiger Demon King. A fierce wind raged, and the entire Demon Beast Forest grew even more gloomy.
"Despicable human, I'll fight you to the death!"
Tiger Demon King Hu Wen roared. It thought it had hidden its strength and had not yet revealed its trump cards.
It hadn't expected this human cultivator to have hidden his strength even more profoundly. Its current attack was already difficult for it to handle.
Bang!
Elder Tiandao's palm strike arrived, fiercely striking Tiger Demon King Hu Wen. The Tiger Demon King somersaulted more than ten times in the air before barely managing to stabilize its form.
"Human old man, how dare you deceive this king!" the Tiger Demon King roared.
Roar~~
A tiger's roar echoed throughout the entire Demon Beast Forest. Upon realizing it had been tricked, the Tiger Demon King could only roar to vent its fury.
"Haha, fellow Daoist, no need to be angry. As the saying goes, all is fair in war. Doesn't fellow Daoist understand this principle?"
At this moment, Elder Tiandao looked as if he had triumphed with the petty satisfaction of a villain.
"Human old man, don't think you've got me for sure. This king still has trump cards to play!"
Tiger Demon King Hu Wen was completely enraged.
"Huben!"
Tiger Demon King Hu Wen roared. A dazzling light began to swirl around its body, and its entire form seemed to enlarge by more than a third...