Shen Yi was acutely aware of the urgency of the situation. Before the Tomb-Guarding Tiger Demons took action, they had undoubtedly informed their clan. A Great Demon as powerful as those at the Unity Realm Stage might arrive at any moment.
Given his actions, he didn’t believe he would have the same good fortune when meeting the Dragon Consort of Mount Yu later on.
But still, Shen Yi had not made his move.
The Tiger Demon Town Stone had once mentioned that this little princess from the Frost Tiger Clan had a treasure of the Union Dao level protecting her body.
Indeed, this was true.
Merely approaching this Tiger Demon, Shen Yi’s body instinctively tensed up, a reaction to danger that had saved his life many times before.
If he dared to reach out, he would probably have to stay here today.
Shen Yi was never a hesitant person.
Under normal circumstances, once he found an action untenable, he would surely withdraw immediately.
But this time was different.
After laying eyes on this Tiger Demon, he had a premonition that it was the perfect Demon prodigy to help him overcome his imminent tribulation of death.
The fear of death stemmed more from having once experienced the beauty of life.
This Tiger Demon, supposed to have died in the womb, was brought to this gloomy Great Tomb without having the chance to experience the world’s splendor or the warmth of human relationships, struggling to survive for a full hundred thousand years.
If he missed this opportunity, Shen Yi found it hard to imagine where he might find a second existence .
Furthermore, to stand before this stone platform, most of the Lifespan Years he had gained from slaying the eight Tomb-Guarding Tiger Demons had been spent on the Precious Moon Soul-Calming Great Array, a Union Dao Realm Great Formation.
After consecutive battles leaving him breathless, coupled with the torment of nearly succumbing to bewilderment, the combination was almost unbearable.
The reason he remained calm was simply out of habit.
Shen Yi slowly extended his hand, stopping just a few inches from the stone platform.
Feeling that terrifying aura that was barely perceptible, moving any closer would mean not just the loss of his hand, but the Immortal Sword Body of Divine Phoenix might completely shatter away.
He intended to make one final attempt.
Such as making a deal with this Tiger Demon.
Shen Yi earnestly stared into the numb eyes of the Tiger Demon’s head, even though the Tiger Demon had no reaction to his words, as if it was a real corpse.
Ordinarily, after proposing a condition, one would offer corresponding payment.
Shen Yi pondered for a moment, trying to soften his voice, "I offer you a death."
In the presence of his sincere demeanor, such absurd words seemed all the more bizarre.
The Tiger Demon had a reaction for the first time since he entered the tomb chamber.
Albeit a simple lift of its eyes.
After clearly seeing the fatigue that Shen Yi was also desperately trying to hide in his own eyes, the Tiger Demon let its eyelids droop back down.
But in that instant, a hoarse yet youthful voice echoed in the tomb chamber.
"You’re lying... you don’t dare... it’s almost here."
She was not seeking an answer, merely stating a fact.
For a Great Demon with strength comparable to the Union Dao Realm, traveling from the Frost Tiger Clan to the Precious Moon Great Tomb really didn’t take much time.
Perhaps it was her first time seeing a living person, or maybe she felt that Shen Yi was slightly like her and could understand her feelings, which made the Tiger Demon unusually speak up.
It was a reminder for him to leave.
As her words ended, she did not detect any panic on the face of the young man; it was as if he had anticipated this but chose to stay nonetheless.
Shen Yi did not say much, but nodded slightly, "At least you could go out and have a look."
"I don’t want to see."
The youthful and raspy voice did not hesitate.
For her, the idea of wanting to see the outside world was something she had only thought about many, many years ago.
And as for what came after... aside from dying, she had no other desires.
Shen Yi stopped speaking, quietly waiting. He knew very well what the little Tiger Demon was thinking.
Sitting in despair for a hundred thousand years, any opportunity to break free from this predicament was impossible to forgo.
Indeed, he was not made to wait long.
The voice spoke up again, "Fine, have it your way, let’s try."
Then, a series of strange syllables entered Shen Yi’s mind.
He closed his eyes and recited them.
At the spot where his fingertips rested, the frightful resisting aura began to gradually fade. He reached out to grasp the body of the Tiger Demon, but a sensation of flow still passed through his fingertips, preventing him from truly touching her.
"The complete Secret Chant to unlock this cursed thing was not taught to me; I spent many years deducing it and am not quite certain of success."
"Of course, even if I succeed, you are surely doomed."
The voice was no longer drifting through the tomb chamber but came from the mouth of the Tiger Demon.
There was no emotion in her voice, nor any trace of mockery.
Based on the occasional conversations of the Tomb-Guarding Tiger Demons she overheard, in this place known as Western Hong, perhaps no one has been born yet who dares to offer her death like Shen Yi did.
Shen Yi glanced back at the tomb chamber, then without further hesitation, his form turned into a purple-white rainbow, swiftly flying out of the Great Tomb.
Immediately after, the three Town Stones also took care of the remaining Tomb-Guarding Tiger Demons and, like streaks of light, followed in pursuit.
The Frost Tiger Clan, with three Great Demons on par with the Unity Realm Stage, was indeed a top-notch power in Western Hong. Only the Western Dragon Palace could probably suppress them completely.