Standing in front of Ling Xiao was a brawny man who was more than three meters tall.
This brawny man was very burly, and his eyes were filled with arrogance. His upper body was bare, and the distinct muscles on his body seemed to be filled with infinite explosive power. His lower body was wrapped in tiger skin, and a tiger tail as thick as an arm was coiled around his waist.
From the outside, he looked no different from a human, but if one paid a little attention, they would be able to see the differences between him and a human.
His tail was too obvious, and the fluffy chest hair on his chest was too thick. His pointy ears were all revealing the characteristics of his original form.
Rank six spirit beasts could fly, rank seven spirit beasts could speak, and rank eight spirit beasts could transform into human form.
This guy in front of them was not a human, but an Earth Flaming Tiger, an eighth rank spirit beast.
The Earth Flaming Tiger ignored the fake Grass Snake and looked at Ling Xiao, who was about to die on the ground. It muttered, "This human is so weak, how could he be a friend of His Royal Highness?
This is really strange! "
When the fake Grass Snake heard this, its body trembled non-stop. "Is … is this human really a friend of His Royal Highness?"
At this moment, Ling Xiao's body was suffused with a rich golden light, and a noble aura was emitted.
The Earth Flaming Tiger's eyes revealed a look of shock as it said, "He … he actually has the aura of the Dragon God Clan. No wonder he could be a friend of His Royal Highness!"
Even the Pseudo Grass Snake, who was standing at the side, was surprised.
Although it did not use its full strength in that attack, even a rank five spirit beast would be smashed to death. However, not only did this human not die, his aura seemed to be gradually recovering, and he even had the aura of the Dragons. This made it a little afraid.
If this person was really a human friend of His Royal Highness, then it would be terrible.
The Ancient Emperor's Divine Technique was a God-level technique. After Ling Xiao had absorbed the Nine-Headed Dragon Snake's Dragons bloodline, he had already set the technique right. Its power was also obviously several times stronger than before.
Moreover, after more than a year of concentrated cultivation, the fourth transformation of the Ancient Emperor's Divine Technique had already reached the intermediate level, and its recovery ability had also been greatly enhanced.
Ling Xiao had not suffered such a serious injury for a long time.
Now, it was the perfect time to display the true healing effect of the Ancient Emperor's Divine Technique.
Ling Xiao was now completely unconscious.
In addition to the Ancient Emperor Divine Technique, the Three Parts Returning to Origin Qi was also quietly circulating, and the healing speed was not too slow.
With the two divine arts working in tandem, it would be hard for Ling Xiao not to recover even if he didn't want to.
Gradually, Ling Xiao regained his senses. He didn't even think about it and immediately used the Ancient Emperor's Divine Art to heal as fast as possible.
Two hours later, Ling Xiao could finally sit up.
Looking at the tower-like man and the miniature Grass Snake in front of him, Ling Xiao felt a strong sense of threat.
He could tell at a glance that the iron-tower-like man was definitely not a human, but a spirit beast that had taken human form.
Thinking of this, Ling Xiao had the urge to pass out immediately.
"Sigh, if I had known earlier, I wouldn't have taken this risk!" Ling Xiao thought regretfully.
He thought that it wouldn't be difficult for him to enter the depths with his own abilities, but now he realized that he was wrong.
The high-rank spirit beasts here were more terrifying than he had imagined.
The most depressing thing was that Lu Weng, that old man, was actually so afraid of death that he even abandoned him and slipped away.
"Human, are you alright?" The Earth Flame Tiger asked with a loud and clear voice.
Ling Xiao was stunned for a moment before he replied, "I won't die for now."
He couldn't understand what this fellow was doing. Could it be that he wanted him to be a human pet as well?
Thinking of this, his hair stood on end.
This fellow was obviously male, and he was also a man. The thought of two males together made Ling Xiao have the urge to vomit.
"It's good that you're fine. I'll take you to see His Royal Highness." The Earth Flame Tiger said.
"His Royal Highness?
Ha, I told you that Zizai wouldn't forget this big brother. "Ling Xiao jumped up happily and shouted.
"Ah!" As soon as Ling Xiao jumped up, he couldn't help but exclaim because of the injuries on his body.
Seeing that Ling Xiao was about to fall to the ground, the fake Grass Snake instantly scuttled behind Ling Xiao and acted as a meat cushion.
Ling Xiao felt that he was on top of the snake's meat, so he immediately jumped up and said vigilantly, "Brother Snake, are you going to eat me?"
The fake Grass Snake hurriedly said, "This … this is all a misunderstanding. I didn't know that you were His Royal Highness' friend!"
If His Royal Highness found out that it bullied his friend, it would probably lose its life.
"Uh … Brother Snake, what you said is wrong. Didn't I just tell you that I was His Royal Highness' friend?" Ling Xiao hesitated for a moment before saying.
Spirit beasts wouldn't lie, but the fake Grass Snake was about to cry. How could it have imagined that the noble prince would be friends with a lowly human!
"Honorable guest, I was wrong. I thought you were lying!" The fake Grass Snake explained.
However, the Earth Flaming Tiger coldly snorted and took two steps forward to grab the snake's tail. It roared, "How dare you disrespect His Royal Highness' friend! How dare you!"
After saying that, he threw the fake Grass Snake towards the ground.
Bang bang!
The fake Grass Snake was continuously smashed into the ground by the Earth Flaming Tiger, making a series of strong vibrations. The ground was smashed into several cracks, and it was obvious that the Earth Flaming Tiger wanted to kill the fake Grass Snake.
Ling Xiao couldn't bear to see it, so he said, "Forget it, forget it. As the saying goes, those who don't know are innocent. Let it go."
Humans and spirit beasts were natural enemies. Ling Xiao had rashly come to the other's territory and wanted to pick the fake Grass Snake, so the other would definitely respond.
The Earth Flaming Tiger coldly snorted and smashed the fake Grass Snake's entire body into the ground.
Ling Xiao swallowed his saliva and thought to himself, "Will that snake die just like that?"
However, just as this thought emerged, it was like a snake's head had popped out.
There was blood at the corner of the fake Grass Snake's mouth, and it looked weak. It seemed like it had just suffered a serious injury.
This was a high rank seven spirit beast, but it was beaten to the point that it didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
If such a spirit beast were to be born, the vast Northwest and Southern Territory would probably face a disaster.
Ling Xiao now deeply felt that his strength was still far from being able to compete with them!
"Let's go, honorable guest." The Earth Flaming Tiger ignored the fake Grass Snake and said to Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao nodded and was about to leave with the Earth Flaming Tiger.
However, at this moment, the fake Grass Snake opened its mouth and said, "Honorable guest, wait!"
"Is there anything else?" Ling Xiao turned around and looked at the pitiful fake Grass Snake.
The Earth Flaming Tiger glared at the fake Grass Snake and said, "Haven't you been beaten up enough?
Do you want me to eat you up before you're satisfied? "
"No … Lord Flaming Tiger, I have something to give to the honorable guest." The fake Grass Snake hurriedly explained.
Then, it gently swayed its body and pulled the nearby Pseudo Withered Grass over.
"I'll give this little thing to the honorable guest. I believe it will be of some use to you," the fake Grass Snake said respectfully.
Ling Xiao was stunned for a moment and said, "How can I accept this?"
Although he said he was embarrassed, in reality, his hand had already impatiently reached out to receive the Pseudo Withered Grass.
The Pseudo Withered Grass was a good item, and it was a precious spirit herb to wood-attribute martial artists. It would be strange if Ling Xiao didn't want it.
With the fake Grass Snake respectfully sending off Ling Xiao, Ling Xiao and the Earth Flaming Tiger rushed towards the depths of the mountain range.
Originally, the Earth Flaming Tiger requested to fly with Ling Xiao, but Ling Xiao rejected it.
He used his injuries as an excuse and chose to walk instead of flying.
The Earth Flaming Tiger also said that it could carry Ling Xiao on its back.
However, Ling Xiao rejected it once again, saying that he wasn't used to riding on someone else's back.
When the Earth Flaming Tiger saw Ling Xiao's insistence, it didn't say anything else.
Who didn't know that Ling Xiao was secretly laughing!
With the Earth Flaming Tiger as his escort, he could properly plunder this place.
Once Ling Xiao discovered a high-grade spirit herb, he walked over without hesitation and said, "If this kind of weed is left in nature, it will pollute the environment. As a peace-loving emissary who loves to protect the environment, I have the obligation to exterminate it."
Ling Xiao spoke with a strong sense of righteousness and collected all the stalks of high-grade spirit herbs.
The spirit beasts guarding the area didn't dare to make any moves. Who asked him to have the existence of the Earth Flaming Tiger by his side?
After a day of walking, the injuries on Ling Xiao's body were mostly healed. At the same time, he also harvested a large pile of fifth and sixth level spirit herbs. He also obtained a few stalks of seventh level spirit herbs. Each stalk was simply priceless!
The Earth Flaming Tiger saw all of this, but it didn't care.
Since he was a friend of His Royal Highness, then he was a friend of the beasts. Naturally, it wouldn't be stingy with these spirit herbs.
After harvesting for a day, Ling Xiao didn't delay any further. He told the Earth Flaming Tiger that his injuries were healed and he could fly.
Then, Ling Xiao summoned the Blue Water Dragon.
The Blue Water Dragon didn't dare to make a sound when facing the Earth Flaming Tiger, but it didn't lower its proud head. After all, it had the noble bloodline of Dragons in its body.
While flying, Ling Xiao couldn't help but ask, "Brother Tiger, why didn't your Royal Highness come to welcome me personally?"
With his friendship with the prodigal, if the prodigal knew that he was coming, he would definitely come personally. Could it be that the prodigal had changed?
The Earth Flaming Tiger replied, "I don't know. I was only ordered to come and pick you up."
"I see." Ling Xiao replied, but his heart was filled with doubts.
The two of them flew quickly for a day and arrived in a dense red forest.
This dense forest was filled with a strong fire attribute. Even an Earth Sovereign would be vaporized by the high concentration of air. Even a Heavenly Venerable wouldn't dare to go near easily.
The Blue Water Dragon let out waves of uncomfortable cries.
Ling Xiao could only keep it. His entire body was covered in Heavenly Fire, isolating the heat from the flames outside.
However, at this time, the Blue Demon Fire Pearl in his Sea of Knowledge showed signs of wanting to leave his Sea of Knowledge again.
"Trying to steal food again? Stay here obediently, or I'll cripple you!" Ling Xiao ordered the Blue Demon Fire Pearl.
The Blue Demon Fire Pearl had such a strong urge, so Ling Xiao was sure that there was an extreme Yang flame inside. Otherwise, the Blue Demon Fire Pearl wouldn't be so excited.
"Alright, esteemed guest, I'll send you here. You can go in!" the Earth Flaming Tiger said to Ling Xiao. Its eyes were filled with respect as it looked at the fiery forest in front of him.
"Flaming Tiger, come in with him!" A faintly discernible voice leisurely rang out from the dense forest.