Chapter 227: Martial Artist Enters the Arena

At this point, there was no turning back; he had to give it their all. With a resounding drumbeat, the barrier slowly descended. The the lion-tiger beast seemed to possess some intelligence. Instead of immediately attacking the man in black, it approached slowly, gazing at the tiny human as if toying with it. The man in black noticed the beast's playful demeanor and decided to launch the first strike. He sprang up like a whirlwind, attempting a spinning leg sweep aimed at the the lion-tiger beast's head. In his mind, the head should be the weakest point of the the lion-tiger beast. The the lion-tiger beast, with the agility of a tiger, reacted swiftly. It lowered its body, easily dodging the fierce leg sweep. Then, in a fluid motion, it used its enormous tail to strike. *Smack!* The the lion-tiger beast's tail landed squarely on the man in black's back, sending him flying. The man crashed into the cage wall and, upon landing, left a long trail of blood on the ground. The audien