And above the gate, a plaque was hung, bearing three large characters: Tiger Lord Hall!

This was the true Tiger Lord Hall!

Atop the roof of Tiger Lord Hall stood a person at this moment.

It was the very High Priest who had appeared before Su Mo and others that night.

She held a horizontal flute in her hands, the sound of the flute wafting melodiously. However, with blood in the corners of her mouth, it was clear she had sustained injuries.

The piece she played seemed to contain even greater mysteries and consumed a considerable amount of Inner Strength, causing her to spit blood while playing, busy to the point of being overwhelmed.

And on the open ground in this valley, a group of people were locked in combat with an enormous creature.

Leading this group was the Chief Steward; evidently, they were all Chief Stewards within Baihu City.

The one they were fiercely clashing with was an immense White Tiger.

Humans and tiger were engaged in a struggle, facing a group of martial artists with superior skills. By all logic, no matter how fierce a tiger would be, it should have been dead by this stage.

However, Su Mo and the other two realized upon a moment's observation that the Chief Steward and his men seemed to be fighting with their hands tied.

What's more, it seemed that their martial arts could not be executed with full force.

Thus, they were being overpowered by the ferocious tiger.

A single swipe from the tiger would send a group of people flying; a sweep of its tail would break bones and rend sinews. With one ferocious bite, it could sever a person in two, its majestic presence unmatched!

Only the sound of the High Priest's flute was able to slightly suppress the tiger's formidable aura.

However, it now appeared that even the High Priest's methods could not thoroughly subdue the tiger. On the contrary, it made the tiger even more restless and irritable, and with its roars, the killing intent surged even more.

"Xiao Mo, look at the chest and abdomen of this old tiger."

Yang Xiaoyun suddenly pointed with her hand.

One could see that the chest and abdomen area of the ferocious tiger bore a gash; irrespective of the previous situation, it was now bleeding profusely, with blood dripping down as the White Tiger moved.

"Could it be that the Holy Artifact of the White Tiger Clan is within this White Tiger's chest and abdomen?"

Su Mo glanced at the High Priest thoughtfully, then suddenly led Yang Xiaoyun and Xu Lu towards the shrine at the front of Tiger Lord Hall, their figures swiftly moving.

Since Su Mo and the other two appeared, the High Priest had taken notice.

However, she was so preoccupied at the moment that even upon seeing them, she could not afford to pay them much attention, nor could she find the strength to speak, despite wanting to.

But as she saw the three entering Tiger Lord Hall, she couldn't help but shout:

"Stop! Tiger Lord Hall is a sacred place of our clan, outsiders are forbidden to enter..."

Su Mo paid no mind to her. He strode in, glanced around, and had already taken in the entirety of Tiger Lord Hall.

The place was not large; there was a shrine in the center but what was enshrined was not any statue of the Tiger Lord.

The altar was empty at this moment.

Just as Su Mo's brows were tightly furrowed, he heard Xu Lu speak:

"Master, there's something behind here."

He seemingly did not know when he had managed to circle to the back of the Tiger Lord Hall.

Su Mo and Yang Xiaoyun followed him, and saw in the back of the shrine, the wall was inscribed with text.

Upon looking up, they saw three large characters: Emperor Heart Technique!

Xu Lu was also observing, but after only a couple of glances, he felt as if the surrounding Tiger Lord Hall had vanished.

He found himself appearing within mountain forests.

Feeling lost and looking around, he sensed the ground shake and the mountains tremble.

Upon looking up, he was met with the sight of a tremendous White Tiger standing amid the forest, its paws stomping on the ground and its head reaching into the blue sky.

Its roar to the heavens shook the universe.

The roar vibrated through the soul. In an instant, Xu Lu felt as if he was about to be shattered by the roar.

Just as he was overwhelmed with fear, a voice suddenly reached his ears:

"Concentrate, do not look!"

Stunned, Xu Lu immediately closed his eyes, quietly circulating the Immortal Trace Mysterious Record in his mind.

It was then that he managed to struggle free from the fear.

When he opened his eyes, he was still inside Tiger Lord Hall, with no gigantic White Tiger standing on the ground with its head in the sky anywhere to be seen; it was merely his own illusion.

"Master..."

He turned his head to look at Su Mo: "I, I saw the Tiger Lord..."

"This mental method is no trivial matter. Your Inner Strength has yet to be perfected, and reading on heedlessly would lead to Deviation.

"As long as you don't look at this Inner Strength Heart Technique, you will be fine."

Only then did Xu Lu understand what had happened, his heart filling with rage:

"This White Tiger Clan is despicable indeed, to have placed this Demon Technique here. Isn't this deliberately harming others?"

"...They didn't ask you to come in."

Su Mo gave him a glance.

Xu Lu was startled, feeling that these words also made sense.

The Tiger Lord Hall was concealed extremely deeply by the White Tiger Clan.

Not only was there the guise of another Tiger Lord Hall outside, once someone entered, they would have to face an assault by these Chief Stewards.

Even if they could win, they would still have to confront the High Priest.

Only after passing the High Priest's challenge could one truly set foot in this place.

To say that the Emperor Heart Technique was put here to deliberately harm people was indeed a bit far-fetched.

Meanwhile, Su Mo had already read the entire Emperor Heart Technique and turned to Yang Xiaoyun:

"Sister Yun, what do you think?"

Yang Xiaoyun had reached a high level of proficiency with the Da Shang Xuanting Scripture and was complemented by the Yixuan Divine Skill.

She could just manage to understand this Heart Technique after studying it, though she was unavoidably agitated and did not read as quickly as Su Mo.

Hearing Su Mo's question, her brows were tightly knit:

"Indeed, this is a technique that could harm for thousands of years... The practitioners of the Emperor Heart Technique from the White Tiger Clan start with the basic Lin Shen Scripture and are to be constantly controlled by the overall principles of the Emperor Heart Technique."

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