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Chapter 557 - 530: King of the Netherworld, Long Time No See

Chapter 557: Chapter 530: King of the Netherworld, Long Time No See

"This place is simply a natural medicinal field," Li Chen remarked with appreciation as he looked at the valley.

This time, his strength had once again increased, filling him with an indescribable excitement.

Now, his power had reached a bottleneck; to become even stronger was too difficult, and even he had no idea which path to take next.

But this medicinal field had given him hope.

Similarly, Li Chen also understood that this kind of improvement couldn’t continue indefinitely.

Even with such spiritual medicine, it could only be used as a supplement, and the real way to become stronger primarily lay in his own cultivation.

Just like Great Grandfather, I’ve never seen him consume any Heaven’s Materials and Earth’s Treasures, yet he goes into closed-door cultivation so often. When I happened to see Great Grandfather in action, his power was terrifying to the point of astonishing me.

"These good things should still be hidden away first," Li Chen muttered to himself.

He planned to return and utilize these spiritual medicines after his strength had improved.

After scanning the surroundings, Li Chen eventually gathered some of the matured spiritual medicines and found a concealed place to stash them.

All these items were beyond what he could carry at the moment. He had come here with only a small backpack, and if it were to be filled with these spiritual medicines, he’d have to give up some essential items.

Although Li Chen coveted the spiritual medicines, he understood that they were great but oftentimes, essential items were even more important than them.

Nevertheless, he still took some and threw them into his backpack. After hiding the rest, he took a deep look at the spot where he secreted his items away, etching the location firmly into his memory. Then he turned and left the valley without any hesitation or delay.

Having left the valley, Li Chen stepped back into the woods.

From his perspective, this definitely qualified as a true Primitive Forest. The trees around him were evidently decades old, given their thick girth.

Even hundred-year-old trees were commonplace here.

The surrounding flora grew wildly, and Li Chen could even see the fleeting silhouettes of wild animals.

"It seems I won’t have to worry about today’s meal," he licked his lips, feeling a bit hungry.

Spiritual medicine was highly nourishing, but the small quantity was not enough to satisfy his hunger.

Li Chen believed there was truth in the saying that all Martial Artists are foodies!

Just as Li Chen was preparing to catch some game to resolve his hunger, a cry of terror suddenly came from not far away.

"Hmm?" Li Chen’s eyebrows creased slightly, and in the next moment, his figure had vanished, darting towards the direction of the sound.

"Tap, tap, tap..."

A series of footsteps sounded as An Xiu, her face pale with fright, desperately fled without a clear direction.

And right behind her was a Gigantic Colorful Tiger, its body covered with stripes of yellow, white, and black.

Although these woods were a Primitive Forest, inhabited by many wild animals, sightings of a king of beasts like a tiger were rare.

Even the local people barely glimpsed these creatures.

Therefore, when she set out, it never crossed her mind that she would be so unlucky.

Yet, unlucky she was, having encountered such a huge tiger.

"It’s all over now!" As someone who originally lived in this area, An Xiu was extremely agile, far different from an ordinary girl. She darted through the forest with the grace of a fish swimming in water.

But ultimately, humans were bipedal creatures, and when compared to a quadruped like a tiger, there was an inherent difference in speed.

Although An Xiu was running very fast, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of despair as she noticed the distance between herself and the tiger was still closing in.

"It’s really over this time."

She felt as though she was running out of energy.

Meanwhile, the tiger seemed to show no signs of fatigue, continuing its chase with undiminished speed.

"Roar!!"

The tiger, gradually closing in on the human in front, let out a fierce roar. The king of beasts’ pressure spread in all eight directions at that moment.

Even An Xiu stumbled under the influence of the tiger’s roar, almost falling to the ground.

"Roar!!"

After another roar, An Xiu could run no further and fell with a thud onto the leaves covering the ground.

Leaning against a large tree, An Xiu looked at the approaching tiger, her eyes revealing a hint of despair.

She knew that this time, she might truly have no escape.

"But I don’t want to die." Tears could be seen at the corner of An Xiu’s eyes.

The tiger, seeing its prey fall, flashed a mockingly human-like gleam in its eyes.

It had finally caught its quarry.

The many prey it had hunted included some very clever and swift ones.

Even some could pose a great threat to it.

But that did not include the one before it now.

"Do you really not want to die, beauty?"

Just when An Xiu felt despair, a voice suddenly came from the side.

As the tiger was about to bite her, she heard the voice and froze.

And in the moment she was stunned, she realized that the tiger that had been in front of her had disappeared.

Oh, no, not disappeared, but thrown away.

"Bang!!"

The huge impact against a tree thick enough for three or four people to embrace rang out. From the mouth of the Gigantic Colorful Tiger, a fierce roar erupted. After several rolls on the ground, it finally stood up again.

As it looked in the direction where it had been standing, wariness had replaced all other expressions in the eyes of the Gigantic Colorful Tiger.

"You are..." An Xiu, looking at the man who had suddenly appeared in front of her, hadn’t figured out what was happening yet and asked subconsciously.

"You haven’t answered my question yet," Li Chen said with a smile to An Xiu behind him.

Upon hearing Li Chen’s words, An Xiu’s neck shrank back slightly, "Of course I don’t want to die yet. Are you a god or something? You say I won’t die and so I won’t die, huh?"

Watching the Gigantic Colorful Tiger rise from the ground once more, An Xiu’s face showed a hint of fear, but ultimately she stood up.

"You should go. The tiger was lured here by me; it’s my responsibility. I’ll deal with it myself. I don’t want to drag anyone else into this and have them lose their lives for no reason," An Xiu said resolutely.

Observing this delicate-looking girl, Li Chen suddenly found it very interesting: "What’s your name?"

An Xiu looked at Li Chen, somewhat surprised. How could he be concerned about this at such a time?

Wait... His clothes, don’t they seem like they’re from outside?

But how could an outsider possibly come to this place?

As An Xiu was lost in her thoughts, the tiger not far away had already gotten up. The Tiger’s gaze wasn’t on An Xiu but fixed on Li Chen, unleashing a frenzied roar and suddenly leaping towards him.

"It seems at this moment, even if I wanted to run, it wouldn’t let me," Li Chen chuckled lightly, still having time to turn his head and smile at An Xiu.

The very next moment, under An Xiu’s stunned gaze, Li Chen took a sudden step forward.

He charged towards the tiger without any attempt to dodge or evade.

"Is he seeking death?"

Watching the attack of the Tiger, a faint smile appeared on Li Chen’s lips. Surely, such a creature was not worthy of taking his life.

"Boom!!"

Fist met paw in collision, Li Chen remained unshaken on his feet, while the Tiger was sent flying once again in an instant.

"Bang!!"

It hit the tree trunk again, and this time, An Xiu even noticed blood at the corner of the Tiger’s mouth.

It was injured!

How was this possible? How could human strength surpass that of a Tiger’s?

An Xiu’s heart was filled with shock and disbelief.

It was only now she remembered, when she was about to be bitten to death by the Tiger, that the Tiger had also disappeared mysteriously.

"Oww—"

At this moment, the Tiger, after taking a heavy hit, let out a mournful cry.

Though it was the King of Beasts, after all, it was just an animal and it could feel fear as well.

Facing an entity that seemed far more powerful than itself, it was afraid.

And naturally, with fear came the instinct to flee.

Shortly thereafter, under An Xiu’s peculiar stare, the Gigantic Colorful Tiger turned tail and bolted into the mountain forest.

"This time you were lucky," Li Chen said softly with a laugh as the Tiger ran away.

"You..." Looking at Li Chen walking towards her, An Xiu suddenly didn’t know what to say.

How could this man be so powerful?

And... he actually looked quite good... What am I thinking?

An Xiu’s cheeks turned red, but she quickly regained her composure.

"Are you okay?" Li Chen asked.

"I’m fine..." just as An Xiu was about to stand up and say something, a soft rustling sound came from behind her.

"Hiss—"

Li Chen, with his sharp perception, immediately noticed the whiteness showing through the tear in her clothes.

And An Xiu’s face turned as red as a big apple.

She hadn’t expected things to turn out this way.

Just as she was about to say something, she found her mouth suddenly covered.

An Xiu looked at Li Chen with a hint of panic in her eyes. Was he planning to...

However, in Li Chen’s eyes, she could not see any inappropriate intentions.

On the contrary, Li Chen’s gaze was extremely solemn at this time.

In Li Chen’s perception, an immensely powerful presence was closing in on their location.

This presence was far more formidable than the earlier Tiger, not even comparable, and it even carried a familiar aura of sinister and demon-like strangeness.

He mildly turned his head.

Behind Li Chen, Andy was slowly walking over, holding the Red Moon in his hand.

Looking at Li Chen, Andy’s mouth curled into a wicked smile.

"King of the Netherworld, long time no see."