Scourge Messenger

Chapter 450 Clearance
Everyone looked at the white porridge in the sand table in surprise, even Tiger Vanguard was no exception.

Everyone thought Bai Zhou would want to quit, since unlike Hu Xianfeng, who was still playing with ease, she was finding it increasingly difficult. This wasn't her fault; on the contrary, for a ten-year-old girl to break through from a mortal to a first-level messenger on the path to immortality was enough to make many people secretly exclaim, "Terrifying!"

However, Tiger Vanguard was even more monstrous than her.

Leaving aside his bloodline supernatural abilities, what's even more terrifying is that after several battles, Tiger Vanguard not only showed no signs of fatigue but actually grew stronger with each fight, his combat movements remaining perfectly fluid. Everyone could see that if it weren't for accompanying Bai Zhou, Tiger Vanguard wouldn't need to rest at all. He was practically a born combat weapon; after a battle, he could immediately calm down without breaking a sweat.

Bloodline supernatural powers, combat talent, and a special physique. No one knows how far he can go; all that is known is that fifty steps is certainly not his limit, but for Bai Zhou at present, fifty steps is her limit.

According to the rules of the Ascension Path, if Tiger Vanguard is determined not to retreat, they can only continue forward. Now that Tiger Vanguard is willing to retreat, why is she the one who wants to stay? Does she lack self-awareness?

"Why won't you leave?" Tiger Vanguard asked.

"Didn't you want to keep going?" Bai Zhou munched on some roasted meat. "Those who walk around in front of the roast chicken shop must want to eat roast chicken."

“But it will be dangerous to go on, and I may not be able to protect you.”

“I don’t need your protection,” Bai Zhou stuffed all the roasted meat into his mouth, chewing and swallowing with difficulty. “You just gave me meat to eat, so now I have to fight for you. It’s my duty! Stop babbling, I don’t understand. I only know that if you want to eat roast chicken, you have to take me with you, so I can’t leave!”

The dealer's voice rang out from above: "If you still haven't made a decision after more than fifteen minutes, proceed."

Tiger Vanguard said, "In the battles to come, stay behind me and don't act rashly. I will protect you."

“No need, I can take care of myself—” Bai Zhou shook his head.

“But I need it.” Tiger Vanguard looked at her and said, “I am a partner of justice. If I have a roast chicken I want to eat, then that roast chicken is your life.”

"Since you've chosen to embark on the path to immortality with me, I won't let you die in front of me. I won't let anyone die because of my mistakes; that's the justice of Tiger Vanguard!"

Whether Bai Zhou accepted it or not, she didn't argue and obediently followed Tiger Vanguard on his adventure to ascend to immortality.

Fifty-two grids, a serendipitous encounter: they meet an old man who can upgrade any of their tokens to the rarest level;

Fifty-six squares, battle squares, fierce battle against a powerful enemy in a mountain cave, victory;
At the sixty-first grid, a serendipitous encounter occurred, where the giant roc directly crossed ten grids to reach the seventy-first grid.
……

The number of people at the Ascension Path viewing platform was increasing, with many even having come specifically from outside the Celestial Palace. In just half an hour, the entire Paradise Island knew that a child with supernatural bloodline abilities had broken through the trials to seek the Dao, and it was said that this child had already caught the eye of the Paradise Immortal Lord and was very likely to become the fifth true disciple of the Xuanji Paradise lineage!
"Seventy-six slots. The treasure slot is a place where life and death are uncertain. Although you can get a lot of supplies, there are many third-level demons guarding it."

"Seventy-nine squares, a hundred ghosts parade at night, they're doomed this time... What, wasn't this their first time attempting the challenge? How did they find a mountain wall recess to hide from the hundred ghosts so quickly?"

"The potential of a true disciple, the potential of a true disciple indeed!" "But even a true disciple couldn't possibly reach the end of the path to immortality with such strength, could they? They've already taken eighty steps. If they retreat now, they should be able to gain the favor of the immortal lord. Should they continue?"

"That little girl is holding us back. We shouldn't have dragged her along when we were doing the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons. What a pity."

When Tiger Vanguard and White Porridge reached the eighty-eighth step, the air on the viewing platform seemed to turn cold, and countless people gasped. Now, they only needed two dice to reach the end of the Ascension Path in one step and obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill!
Even if they only throw a "two," they can reach the final crossroads and leave the path to ascension in glory. With the talent Tiger Vanguard has displayed, becoming a true disciple of Bliss is practically a certainty!

However, the eighty-eighth square is... a "fortune/misfortune" square!
An unknown fortune or misfortune!

Amidst the expectant or envious gazes of countless people, the [Fortune/Misfortune] divination box was flipped open, revealing a pattern of clashing swords, signifying that they were about to encounter a battle.

Tiger Vanguard and White Porridge teleported to the mountaintop. In the howling wind, a golden eagle with gilded wings let out a loud cry, and lightning fell from the clouds, bathing the golden eagle in it, its body wrapped in lightning.

Fourth-tier elite demon, Thunder Eagle!
During the never-ending banquet, Celestial Bird True Man looked at Blissful Immortal Lord in surprise, "Immortal Lord, this..."

"Victory through supernatural powers and subjugation through battle are not due to luck. Foolish companions who drag you down are also not due to luck." The Blissful Immortal Lord placed a small knife on the shaky tower and said calmly, "Talent can be bestowed, but fate is inescapable. Since he has entered the realm of fortune and misfortune, it means we are not meant to be."

Celestial Bird Master sighed softly, his gaze towards the Path to Ascension filled with regret.

Unless Tiger Vanguard can use his supernatural power again, he is definitely doomed. Fighting an elite demon like the Thunder Eagle on the mountaintop is like dancing on a tightrope. No matter how powerful he is, there is no room for error.

Even an elite team of eight would suffer heavy casualties in this battle, let alone two children.
However, as the battle began, Celestial Bird True Man's expression grew increasingly subtle, and Blissful Immortal Lord had also straightened up at some point, gazing up at the scroll depicting the Path to Immortality. Below, the boiling clamor of voices surged into the never-ending feast like steam; some screamed, some cheered, some shouted, the excitement of countless people overflowing into every corner like strong, fine wine!

At this moment, the entire Paradise Palace was in an uproar for a child!
In the model of the Ascension Path, Bai Zhou listlessly ate some mountain snow, while Tiger Vanguard lured the Thunder Eagle to the edge of a cliff. With each attack from the Thunder Eagle, Tiger Vanguard dodged and retaliated first. And when the Thunder Eagle unleashed its deadly spit, Tiger Vanguard again swiftly reached the cliff edge, dodging the instant the eagle spewed its attack, thus luring the Thunder Eagle to spray its thunderous slurry over the cliff face, scorching the cliff with lightning scars!
Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator with a modicum of knowledge could see that the Thunder Eagle's attack was to spew out a ball of lightning magma. The most terrifying aspect of this attack wasn't its destructive power, but rather the fact that the magma would remain on the ground. Without other protective supernatural abilities, the messenger's movement range would shrink, and eventually, even the most skilled fighter would be trapped and killed. Therefore, Tiger Vanguard's strategy of luring the Thunder Eagle to spray the magma off the cliff was the only and necessary solution!

However, the Thunder Eagle's killing move was so fast that even the Foundation Establishment cultivators present dared not say they could dodge it. Yet Tiger Vanguard was always able to anticipate the enemy's moves!
How could a child possibly outmaneuver a thunder eagle?
Why would a child know the Thunder Eagle's killing move?
It was as if he had fought the Thunder Eagle countless times; he remembered how the beast would defecate and urinate the moment it turned its rear end up. This wasn't a battle at all, but a slaughter—a child killing a fourth-tier elite demon!
A quarter of an hour, a quarter of an hour, half an hour!
For a full half hour, everyone behind him was numb. Tiger Vanguard had been fighting Thunder Eagle relentlessly, without a single mistake or greed for kills. With just a second-tier rare longsword, he slowly drained Thunder Eagle of its blood. When Thunder Eagle finally collapsed, the Ascension Road viewing platform fell into a deathly silence, as if they had come to attend a funeral.

Tiger Vanguard reached the mountain peak, opened the treasure chest guarded by the Thunder Eagle, and took out a golden die. Everyone recognized it as the auxiliary die with the highest possible limits on the path to immortality, with numbers of [-3], [-2], [-1], [multiplied by 1], [multiplied by 2], and [multiplied by 3]. Good or bad luck would be most accurately reflected in this die.

At the same time, the Immortal Path dice spun rapidly, revealing a four. Everyone sighed. While a four would allow passage through the ninth crossroads, reaching the end would require at least two more rolls, and a battle was highly likely.

However, Tiger Vanguard's golden die rolled the highest number, "three".

When the two are combined, they form the number twelve!
Without even asking any questions, the dealer waved his hand, and Tiger Vanguard and White Porridge crossed twelve squares, arriving directly at the end of the Ascension Path, in the room where the jade box was hidden!
Tiger Vanguard stepped forward and opened the jade box, inside which was a Foundation Establishment Pill radiating a chilling aura. White Porridge poked his head out from the side and shook his head: "This is what you want to eat? How about roast chicken?"

(End of this chapter)