12 Tiger vs Hound

"You finally came back! And here I thought that you won't show up."

A few meters away, a figure of a man with purple eyes and pale blue skin was seen floating on air. The man was larger than most humans making his bulky body more apparent. His short white hair swayed while the small fang protruding from his mouth shone a cold glint. This man had giant metal club strapped behind his back. It's even larger than his own body. With its size alone, you could imagine the weight and strength needed to swing that thing around. That club was his signature weapon and this man was Bloodhound Ji.

"What? Are you that in a hurry to be sent to your grave?"

"Hmph! Don't worry. I'll be the one attending your funeral. Which reminds me. Why are you in such a hurry to scurry home? Heh, did that old geezer finally croaked? I don't even see that stupid bird anywhere. I bet he couldn't even leave his corpse behind, isn't that right?"

Dense killing intent emitted from my eyes as my aura turned fierce. Soon, my eyes turned sharp as a deep shade of dark gold colored my irises.

"Killing you won't be enough. I guess I'll be ripping that tongue off your cursed mouth."

"Heh, it seems I'm right."

My fighting intent surged. Billowing aura covered my body as the clothes fluttered from pressure. I took a deep look at the foe I faced before vanishing from where I stood. In a blink of an eye, I was already a few steps away from attack range while leaving several afterimages behind.

"You're far too short!"

He took out his club from his back and he ferociously swung it forward. The head crept closer and I could feel the club's might from the wind force created. He made a full swing intending to finish me in one blow but missed. Only a shattered remain of an afterimage was hit. He turned his head around to see me readying to swing my fist as it gathered energy to its peak

"Preying Tiger's Fist: Collapsing Mountain!"

I gave out a bellow as I fiercely swung my arm. Howling winds formed around the fist as space cracked from the pressure. Graveness appeared in his eyes. He gripped his club even tighter and mightily made an overhead swing.

"Crushing Mountains!"

The fist and club connected. Shockwaves were made and even went as far as hundreds of miles. The pressure from the clash was intense. Our energy spiked and an explosion reverberated. Clouds of dust obscured our eyes but we didn't need them to see the outcome of our match. Soon enough, dust parted and we saw that we're both unharmed.

"Hmph! As expected of Commander Xan, even you can come out unscathed from that attack."

"I could say the same to you as well."

I narrowed my eyes before vanishing from my spot once again. This time, when I appeared, I was three steps away from him.

"Don't get cocky! Rockslide! "

"Preying Tiger's Fist: Ambush of Tigers!"

Several fists and club shadows collided as we both made our relentless barrage of attacks. Each strike produced terrifying might but we didn't back out. We became even more relentless. As if by prior agreement, we took a step forward and made our clash even fiercer. The heaven rumbled. Blasts of wind exploded out. Bloods splattered as our bodies was covered in varying bruises. Seeing that we're in a stalemate, I took the initiative and moved several steps back and unleashed my move.

"Preying Tiger's Fist: Roar!"

I punched my fist in the air and an image of a tiger came along and pounced toward him. His eyes fiercely shrunk as he gave out a howl. He swung his club which carried the weight of a mountain. Our moves collided and more dust clouds appeared, but I didn't let up. I dashed inside the dust cloud and readied another move. Soon, I came out of the dust cloud striking my fist towards his stomach. He didn't flinch. He was already anticipating my move. His hand formed a claw and he slashed it down. My body had been shred or that was what it seemed. It was only an afterimage. My real body has been a step behind and ferociously swung my fist. A low boom resounded as his stomach concaved. I pushed my fist further in before he flew several hundreds of steps backwards. He coughed out blue blood as he covered his stomach in pain.

"Tsk!"

"Hmph! Where do you plan on going!?"

I could see him ripping out a crack in space. He wanted to escape. I swung my fist again as another tiger pounced towards him. A shock wave boomed as the crack in space exploded but that only was after he got away.

"Tch! He got away."