A low rumble, like colliding tectonic plates, emanated from Xu Yunfan's shoulder blades. The Profound Steel Hundred-Forged Body's unique method for emitting and dissipating force shifted his body seven feet to the side. Five smoldering gashes were instantly torn into the granite where he had just stood, the work of the tiger's claws.
Only then did he get a clear look at the Demon Fiend. The Tiger Demon was a full thirty feet long, its body covered in black fur as sharp as Profound Iron barbs. The markings on its forehead coalesced into a third, blood-red eye. When it roared, a visible blast of air erupted along with the sound.
The foul stench that blasted from its mouth made Xu Yunfan's breath catch in his throat.
It was so foul that the overwhelming reek, a mix of every kind of decay, forced him to narrow his eyes.
"This saves me the trouble of finding you."
