King of Creation
Chapter 287 - 284: The Advancement Path of the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub?

Chapter 287: Chapter 284: The Advancement Path of the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub?

"Roar!"

"Roar Roar!"

Thunderous tiger roars echoed throughout the Rainbow Forest, filled with fury. A Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger, over fifteen meters long and four meters tall, with the character for "king" faintly visible on its forehead and a body enveloped in a green glow, slammed into the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub like a small mountain.

Crashing through the forest, its radiant aura dancing wildly, trees too big for two people to wrap their arms around snapped one after another. Amidst the tiger roars, large green orbs of light, like meteors, bombarded the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub.

The Cloud Winged Tiger Cub let out its own furious roars, as cloud qi gathered around its body. It dashed and dodged, occasionally striking back with sharp Wind Blades, engaging in a fierce battle with the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger.

Ye Zhen, their master, stood with folded arms, suspended high in the sky, quietly observing the battle between the two tiger-type demon beasts.

By now, it had been three months since Ye Zhen had entered the Rainbow Forest to begin his arduous cultivation. In these months, Ye Zhen’s Cultivation had progressed at a miraculous speed. He had not only advanced the Shattered Jade Scripture to the Green Jade Late Stage, but his Green Jade Battle Body had also reached Small Success.

Originally, Ye Zhen’s cultivation in this place had been uneventful, with only a few visionless demon beasts occasionally disturbing him, which then became delicacies in the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub’s stomach.

But today’s incident was caused by the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub itself.

During the day when Ye Zhen cultivated Martial Skills and did not require the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub to be on guard, he let the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub move freely and have a bit of fun. Then, while wandering around, the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub took a fancy to a potential mate, or to be precise, a beautiful Green Origin Purple Eyed Mother Tiger.

However, this Green Origin Purple Eyed Mother Tiger already had an owner. But, the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub found an opportunity and forced itself upon her.

What made Ye Zhen wryly smile was that the Green Origin Purple Eyed Mother Tiger actually eloped with the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub, engaging in secret rendezvous day after day.

And then, the real master arrived.

Yes, it was the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger King currently attacking the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub — chasing it all the way from the rendezvous site to where Ye Zhen was training.

According to the grief-stricken cub, that Green Origin Purple Eyed Mother Tiger had also been torn to shreds by the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger King...

From the secret meeting place to here, the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub was covered with wounds, scars all over its body, and even one of its wings had been sliced.

There was no helping it; the difference in strength laid bare by the difference in grade.

The Cloud Winged Tiger Cub possessed only a Middle-grade Earth Level Cultivation, while the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger King was at the Upper-grade Earth Level.

It was only because the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub had been with Ye Zhen for a long time, accustomed to various suppressions, and having a powerful Divine Soul, that it bravely endured the Tiger King’s pressure and fought its way to Ye Zhen’s side.

Otherwise, it would have been torn apart without resistance by the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger King, just like that mother tiger. Even so, it was beaten down all the way, relying solely on the Cloud Winged Tigers’ unique speed to make it this far.

However, Ye Zhen had no immediate intentions of intervening.

The Cloud Winged Tiger Cub was limited by its innate bloodline; after reaching Mid-grade Earth Level, it could no longer advance even a step further. It had consumed countless Low-grade demon cores and several Mid-grade demon beasts, but its Cultivation remained stagnant.

The unexpected events of today reminded Ye Zhen of the time when he first stumbled upon the cub. Its mother, the Cloud Winged Tiger, had advanced to become a Tiger King when stimulated. Could the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub also be prompted to advance under today’s circumstances?

Ye Zhen felt it was possible, so he remained a spectator.

"If you’re a man, don’t let your rival defeat you!"

Sure enough, with a grief-stricken roar, the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub courageously charged forward.

And then....

Then the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub met with tragedy, as the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger King slapped it away with a single swipe of its paw.

Frustration, as it turns out, couldn’t be converted into strength.

"Little cub, think about the female... umm, your tiger companion, whom this fellow tore apart!"

"Ao wu...."

With a dissonant roar of fury, the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub charged again.

"Little cub, perhaps in the belly of that torn mate, there might already be your baby tigers..."

"Little cub, remember the happiness you experienced these past days, the one who gave it to you..."

....

Ye Zhen felt he had, in words, conjured up the greatest animosity in the world, and found himself feeling somewhat despicable.

But despite the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub’s repeated charges, there was no sign of change, let alone an advancement in grade like its mother had experienced that day.

"No, that’s not right; the stimulation today should have been enough, on par with the pain of a Tiger King losing its child, but still useless. No, there must be something I’m not understanding right..."

"Maybe there’s something I’m still not quite grasping...."

"Roar!"

Suddenly, the light around the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger King condensed onto its right paw in its entirety, which swelled a hundred times in an instant and thrust toward the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub’s throat.

"Not good!"

Ye Zhen’s gaze suddenly became intense and, almost at the same time, his figure shot towards the neck of the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub like lightning. In the instant he soared forward, a layer of green armor made up of countless copper coin-sized rhomboid blocks materialized on Ye Zhen’s body.

"Roar..."

The Cloud Winged Tiger Cub, looking at the giant claw descending from the sky, let out a helpless roar. Its eyes held a hint of despair, for it knew all too well that it would not survive the strike of the claw and had no way to evade it.

Bang!

The hundredfold-enlarged claw fiercely pressed against a green figure’s chest, with a deafening boom resonating all around, shaking the ground and snapping the nearby trees in half. The immense power of the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger King sent the green figure and the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub flying backward over a hundred meters.

"Cough, cough, this Green Jade Spirit Armor really does have good defensive power!"

Looking at the Green Jade Spirit Armor which crackled but hadn’t shattered completely on his chest, Ye Zhen, who climbed out of the pit as if nothing had happened, genuinely admired it with a shake of his shoulder. The abundant Green Jade Spiritual Power surged from his Dantian, instantly restoring the cracked Green Jade Spirit Armor to its flawless condition.

Under normal circumstances, only a Soul Sea Realm Martial Artist could easily catch the full strike of an Upper-grade Earth Level Monster Beast. Yet, Ye Zhen had done it. The defensive power of this Green Jade Spirit Armor was indeed comparable to a Mid-grade Precious Armor.

Moreover, it was the type that could be endlessly repaired.

Realizing that it was its owner who had blocked the fatal strike for it, the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub’s large gem-like eyes glinted with a light humans would find difficult to comprehend.

"Roar!"

Seeing Ye Zhen standing unharmed once more, the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger leapt high into the air, pouncing towards Ye Zhen like lightning. In the moment it sprang forward, a beam of green light blasted towards Ye Zhen head-on.

Ye Zhen’s hands rapidly intertwined, forming a very peculiar Hand Seal. The moment the seal was formed, the Green Jade Spiritual Power from his Dantian surged wildly, and a small Green Jade Seal suddenly appeared in front of his chest.

"Go, Green Jade Seal, suppress!"

The Green Jade Seal on Ye Zhen’s chest suddenly radiated a brilliant light, instantly flying above the head of the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger King. Slightly pressing down, it bore down heavy as a mountain.

Bang!

In an instant, it felt as though several mountains crushed down, slamming the leaping Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger King into the ground, creating a large crater.

The Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger King’s body flashed with green light as it struggled frantically with its claws, roaring angrily, resisting the suppression of the Green Jade Seal. Cracks began to appear on the Green Jade Seal.

"Green Jade Seal, explode!"

Ye Zhen changed the Hand Seal and let out a low cry.

Boom!

A massive amount of Green Jade Spiritual Power exploded behind the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger King like a mushroom cloud, blasting the flesh on its back into a bloody mess.

"Roar!"

The Cloud Winged Tiger Cub trailing behind Ye Zhen pounced out like lightning. In these few breaths of time, it had recovered its strength. Taking advantage of the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger King’s grave injuries, it leaped forward, biting and tearing furiously.

Ye Zhen’s mouth twitched, but ultimately he didn’t say anything.

The Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger King was a true King-level Demon Beast. The Mirage Dragon Pearl could absorb it, but this day the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub was also severely provoked by Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen estimated that if he did not let the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub vent, it might develop a problem from holding it in.

Thus, Ye Zhen simply allowed the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub to do as it pleased while he himself closed his eyes to carefully savor the entire process of activating the Green Jade Seal just now.

It was Ye Zhen’s first time employing the Shattered Jade Seal, a killing move from the Shattered Jade Scripture, in real combat. Although the Shattered Jade Seal seemed to have just one move, it had many variations when executed.

The suppression and explosion earlier were just one of those variations of the Shattered Jade Seal.

It had to be said that the Green Jade Seal brought Ye Zhen a great deal of surprise. A single move was able to severely injure an Upper-grade Earth Level Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger King, even though the Tiger King had already been greatly weakened beforehand.

Nonetheless, the power was still astonishing.

While it couldn’t compare to Floating Cloud Finger, Ye Zhen estimated that if used cleverly, the power of the Green Jade Seal already surpassed the Wind Cloud Sword Technique.

Most importantly, the Green Jade Seal currently had unlimited potential for growth. If Ye Zhen could cultivate the Shattered Jade Scripture to the Early Stage of the Red Realm and master the Red Jade Seal, the power would increase substantially.

After over one hour, the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub, drenched in blood resembling a gourd, finally crawled out from the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger King’s skin.

What was horrifying was that nearly ten thousand pounds of flesh, including the bones of the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger King, had been completely devoured by the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub in its frenetic state, including the Demon Core that a King-level Demon Beast must possess. Only then did the ferocity of the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub subside slightly.

"It seems that getting the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub to break through its bloodline limitations and advance to Upper-grade Earth Level is not an easy feat. The road to advancement is still long..."

Sighing to himself, feeling somewhat disappointed, Ye Zhen called the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub over to him, fetched some clean water, and started cleaning the blood off its body.

Over an hour later, Ye Zhen, accompanied by the Cloud Winged Tiger Cub with a belly too full to reduce its size, left the harsh cultivation spot where they had lived for three months.

The blood Qi of a high-level Monster Beast like the Green Origin Purple Eyed Tiger King would quickly attract a large number of other Demon Beasts. It was not possible for them to stay any longer. Even if it had been possible, Ye Zhen was ready to leave.

Before leaving the Divine Capital, Ye Zhen had purchased an additional fifty thousand pieces of Green Spirit Jade. In these three months, he had exhausted all of the Green Spirit Jade, including what he had previously, and must now go out to buy in bulk again. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly passes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)