Niu Batian is naturally not an unreasonable person, but he has heard about Niu Kuishan's past from Yan Fei more than once over the years.
Lao Niu is the kind of person who is rough but meticulous. He has repeatedly analyzed the personality of the tiger monster in Niu Kuishan Mountain. Although that was almost twenty years ago, twenty years is not a long time for a monster that has become powerful, and it is certain that not much has changed.
From Yan Fei's words, Lao Niu stood in the perspective of a monster, and based on the situation of a wild monster who had little contact with the orthodox cultivation world, he thought about and came to several conclusions about Lu Shanjun.
First: Lu Shanjun is superior to the nine young heroes in both strength and mentality. It is almost impossible for the nine of them to resist a monster of this level, and it is even more impossible after he transforms. Moreover, he does not care much about the lives of the nine people.
Second: It can be said that the tiger demon is meticulous, but to a certain extent he can also be considered a bully. After all, it was Mr. Ji who was in the temple that made the tiger demon change his mind. If Mr. Ji was not there, the nine people would have died eight hundred times over, and all the intelligent and spiritual people would have to stand aside. To put it bluntly, Mr. Ji has the bigger fist, otherwise how could the tiger demon surrender
Third: He attaches great importance to his promises. He may also be very afraid of or respect Mr. Ji. It is more likely that all three are true. In addition, many monsters have simple personalities. Lu Shanjun basically belongs to the type of person who always keeps his word. If he says he will not eat people, then he will not eat people. Similarly, if you do not behave according to the agreement, then he will definitely kill you.
These three points are the result of Lao Niu's repeated consideration, and he has also thought about how to respond when they first meet. If Ji Yuan knew what Lao Niu was thinking, he would also praise him, saying that it is well-reasoned and convincing.
Seeing Lu Shanjun at this moment, Lao Niu's first reaction was: "We must crush this tiger with momentum first, and let him know how a monster who has just transformed for a short time should respect his elders!"
Today, the Shintoism of the Zuyue Kingdom has been severely corrupted. Even in a place like Luoqing, although the power of the underworld city gods is not weak, they only maintain a moderate balance.
The City God of Luoqing had long known that there was a monster called Niu Batian outside the city, but the other party kept a low profile and was obviously very skilled in Taoism. Without causing any harm to Luoqing, they maintained a tacit understanding and did not disturb each other, so Niu Batian had no scruples about releasing his demonic aura at this moment.
Having said that, Niu Batian's demonic aura was still relatively restrained at this time, but only relative to his form, not his momentum.
The evil spirit permeated the area within two meters around Niu Batian, and even rose to three meters high. Its might was condensed and murderous, and there was a faint roar of a strong bull with red eyes.
Lu Shanjun shifted his gaze from Yan Fei to Niu Batian. Old Niu slightly raised his chin at this moment, and stared at Lu Shanjun with his eyelids drooping, with a faint light and demonic flames rising from the depths of his eyes.
Lu Shanjun was indeed a little surprised that Yan Fei had such a powerful monster by his side, so he bowed to Niu Batian again and asked in a gentle voice.
"May I ask who you are? What is your relationship with Yan Fei?"
Niu Batian smiled secretly in his heart. His attitude was not bad. As long as he was willing to give in, his expression softened a little and he answered with a snort.
"My name is Niu Batian, the ox that ploughs, the Batian who dominates the world. Yan Fei is my brother. Although he is a mortal warrior, he suits my taste very well. Well, it's about personalities, not whether he tastes good or not. We share the good and the bad. If anything happens to him, I, the old cow, will naturally not ignore it!"
Niu Batian gave a considerate explanation halfway through his speech, fearing that Lu Shanjun, the newly transformed mountain monster, might not understand the context. At the same time, he also made it clear that Yan Fei's affairs were his, Old Niu's affairs.
"Oh, sorry, Yan Fei does have a good brother!"
Lu Shanjun responded with a smile, then looked at the fence and then looked inside.
"May I ask if Mr. Lu may come in and talk?"
"Please do as you please, Mr. Shan."
Yan Fei said lightly, and he had to admit that with Niu Batian by his side, Yan Fei felt more confident, at least he was not very scared.
Just as Lu Shanjun was about to take a step, Lao Niu spoke again.
"Wait, did I let you in?"
Looking at Niu Batian with a sneer on his face, Lu Shanjun frowned and retracted his foot. Just as he was about to say something, Old Niu spoke again with a smile.
"You may come in now."
The corner of Lu Shanjun's mouth couldn't help but twitch, and his neck moved, making a slight "crackling" sound of bones.
"Brother Niu, isn't this too much..."
At close range, Yan Fei was able to use his internal energy to compress his voice and transmit it to Niu Batian's ears, who laughed softly.
"Brother Yan, it's okay. This wild monster who has never seen the world should be suppressed. This is our territory. Look at him, isn't he quite well behaved?"
While the two were whispering, Lu Shanjun had already suppressed his anger for a moment and walked into the yard.
After all, Yan Fei was not Niu Batian, so he didn't dare to go too far. He took a teacup from the table and poured a cup of tea.
It is now the end of midsummer, but the tea is still not cold, but rather boiling hot.
"Please take a seat, Mr. Shan, and have some tea."
With Niu Batian by his side, and with the training Yan Fei had received over the years, he was able to speak neither humbly nor arrogantly.
Lu Shanjun said "hmm" and sat down at the table. Yan Fei also sat down with him. Lao Niu stood aside and looked at Lu Shanjun with a domineering look.
"Aren't you tired, sir?"
Seeing that the bull demon was maintaining this oppressive feeling that made Lu Shanjun feel a little depressed, he couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark, but the old bull ignored him and just looked at him.
"Yan Fei, you should also know why I am here. In Zuyue, the opinions of flying swordsmen are mixed. In my opinion, you have a lot of hostility and resentment. So what kind of hero are you?"
Without waiting for Yan Fei to answer, Lu Shanjun continued.
"I heard that nine years ago you challenged a great hero from the Central Plains to a duel in the name of martial arts, and in the end you won, but the hero died under your sword? Is this true?"
Yan Fei closed his eyes and recalled, then sighed.
"It is true. Swords have no eyes. I couldn't stop at the critical moment of the competition. Not only him, but also several famous masters of Zuyue Jianghu who I had challenged to fight in order to sharpen my sword. Many of them were seriously injured and some died."
"Humph, a duel is something that both fighters acknowledge. Can you, Mr. Lu, still use this to judge?"
Niu Batian hummed again and then said.
"Do you understand something like a life and death agreement? If you don't want to compete, don't care about your reputation. Who can you blame if you die? It's just that you are not as skilled as others! We monsters don't mind eating a few people, but when a mortal accidentally kills someone in a competition, why would we make such a fuss..."
Lao Niu suddenly felt a strong chill coming over him, and stopped talking before he could finish his words.
A terrifying sneer appeared on Lu Shanjun's face, and his eyes began to turn cold. All these changes did not start when Yan Fei admitted to killing someone in the duel, but after Niu Batian said, "We monsters don't mind eating a few people."
Niu Batian's heart skipped a beat, and for some reason he felt something was wrong.
“Yan Fei, I have visited almost all nine of you back then, but I didn’t expect that you would be so friendly with the monster, hehehehe… Very good, very good! Judging from the behavior of this bull monster, he doesn’t seem to be a good guy.”
Lu Shanjun didn't even drink a sip of the tea. He slowly stood up from his seat. Amber appeared in his eyes and he swept over Yan Fei and Niu Batian with a fierce look.
Just now, Lu Shanjun was already a little unhappy with the bull monster, but there are many vulgar people, and vulgar monsters should also be common. With Lu Shanjun's cultivation, he still has some tolerance.
But now it’s different. This bull demon is full of evil spirit and eats people at will. In addition, Yan Fei, the so-called flying swordsman, is also entangled with evil spirits. Negative rumors immediately became dominant.
"Why, you want to fight? Mr. Lu, can a 'little monster' like you who just transformed be as strong as one of my arms?"
Niu Batian has already noticed that the atmosphere has changed, but he cannot weaken his momentum at this moment. Just like when he went to a brothel, he had to be tough when necessary.
"A monster that has just transformed, even if it is a tiger monster, what good will it do if it is given an extra hundred years of training time? Can it still cause a big upheaval?"
"Fight? Hehe... No no no..."
Lu Shanjun shook his head with a forced smile, but that expression did not make Lao Niu feel relieved. Instead, it made him nervous. This was not the look of submission.
Sure enough, Lu Shanjun's next words made Yan Fei and Niu Batian's hearts skip a beat at the same time.
"Lu doesn't want to fight, he just wants to kill you!"
As soon as these words were spoken, murderous aura suddenly ignited in Lu Shanjun's body, and a smoky black light and fierce flames rose up. As the color of his clothes changed, it began to spread, and a terrifying murderous aura spread. Jinbo's eyes were fixed on Yan Fei and Niu Batian, which made Lao Niu feel a strong sense of oppression.
"Brother Yan, come to me, there's something wrong with this tiger monster!"
Lao Niu only had time to say this sentence before Lu Shanjun's figure became blurred in front of him.
“Ahhh—”
A fierce roar exploded in the ears of Niu Batian and Yan Fei. Amid the "buzzing..." sound of brief deafness, Niu Batian subconsciously blocked it with his arms.
"Boom..."
The stone table in the courtyard of the small manor exploded and the wooden benches flew away, the teapot and teacups shattered and scattered, and a strong wind filled with smoke and dust blew up in the courtyard.
"Moo..."
Although Niu Batian was in pain from the heavy blow, he did not forget to grab Yan Fei's clothes and take him away with him at the moment his body was knocked away, otherwise Yan Fei would have died standing there.
"Boom..."
The old ox was hit so hard that it smashed a house behind it, and plowed the ground and slid backwards for more than ten feet before stopping. Looking at its thickest and strongest left arm, which was covered with cracks and bloody flesh, he breathed slightly with lingering fear.
If I had reacted a little slower, the claw would have hit my chest. It was obviously heading for my heart.
Lao Niu didn't know whether he could break through the defense of the old skin and demonic power on his chest. He only knew that he definitely didn't want to try.
“Brother Yan, when the fight starts, run as far as you can. Lao Niu is not kidding you this time!”
In the courtyard of the manor, Lu Shanjun licked his right hand with exposed sharp claws, and then shook off the blood in his hand. The slight taste and the burning feeling on his tongue made him realize that the bull monster was more powerful than he had imagined.
“Ah…” “Moo…”
The two monsters roared and disappeared at the same moment. Then there were "boom", "bang", "boom"... A huge fight was accompanied by whirlwinds and the ground was torn apart.
He swung his sword to cut through the flying stones and broken wood, and his body was blown unsteadily by the strong wind. He couldn't even use his body skills. He could only grit his teeth and follow Niu Batian's orders to run away.
The ground seemed to be experiencing an earthquake. The fruit trees outside the manor had already been destroyed, either falling over or torn in half.
Yan Fei looked back while running and saw Niu Batian grabbing a thick persimmon tree and pulling it up by the roots, then hitting Lu Shanjun with it like a stick.
"Boom..."
The ground shook violently.
"The hooves are crushing~~~" "Boom..."
"Crack the hooves, crack the hooves, crack the hooves, crack the hooves... Let's see if you can survive!"
“Boom…” “Boom…” “Boom…” “Boom…”…
The air was filled with smoke and dust, and the magical light was shining. The hoof-stomping magic and tree-sweeping attacks alternated.
After the last blow, Lu Shanjun flew backwards with blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, and crashed into several trees along the way, smashing the old waterwheel beside the canal and then fell to the ground.
“Hahahahahaha… Little tiger, you are no match for me. I haven’t even used my demonic body or magical body yet. You can only fight me in your true form. You should go back and practice for a few hundred more years. Hahahahahaha…”
Niu Batian was filled with evil spirit and murderous aura, with a yellow halo rising more than ten feet high. He grabbed onto a tree trunk that should have been broken long ago and laughed wildly.
But the next moment, Lao Niu's laughter became weaker.
A little further away, Lu Shanjun's evil spirit and murderous aura had turned into a flame that colored half of the sky. Amid a series of "crunching" sounds, a terrifying beast that had never been seen before was gradually revealing its true form...
Lao Niu's eyes grew wider and wider, until they were as big as two copper bells. He turned his head a little stiffly to look at Yan Fei, who was also in a daze in the distance.
"No... Brother, brother, you guys in Dazhen... call this a tiger!?"