Scaled Lion Tiger

Morning.

Su Luo had already packed his supplies and was ready to depart.

He planned to visit the Tiger Roar Mountain Range again.

With his current strength, hunting a Tier 4 Exotic Beast should not be a problem.

He would feed the obtained Tier 4 Crystal Core to the Devil Fruit Tree.

He intended to eat another Devil Fruit before school started.

No matter what Devil Fruit it bore this time, it would allow him to successfully advance to a Mortal Transcender.

He was only 18 years old now.

A Mortal Transcender at this age.

On Azure Star, it was a once-in-ten-thousand-years occurrence.

Only then would Giant Ability University pay enough attention to him, and he would receive more Crystal Core resources.

He opened the door and entered the living room.

Hearing Su Luo open the door, the two sisters simultaneously opened their doors, ready to see Su Luo off.

"Su Luo, be extremely careful, stay safe," Shen Huaiyue said worriedly.

"Brother Su Luo, if you don't let us follow, we won't go, but you must be careful," Shen Huaiyu added.

"I'll be back soon, don't worry too much," Su Luo replied, reaching out to pat their heads.

Su Luo's sudden affectionate gesture instantly calmed the sisters' worried hearts.

He left the city and returned to the familiar Tiger Roar Mountain Range.

His body ignited with azure flames, and flame wings sprouted from his back. He flapped his wings and flew towards the depths of the Tiger Roar Mountain Range.

Tier 1 Exotic Beasts no longer caught Su Luo's eye.

He would at least need a Tier 2 Exotic Beast before Su Luo would descend from the sky to hunt.

Unknowingly, he had flown for a long time.

He looked back and could no longer see any trace of Tianshui City behind him.

Looking down, a long, winding river appeared in his sight.

Just as Su Luo was about to land and rest for a while.

From the dense forest in the distance, several angry roars suddenly echoed.

Judging by the sound, it seemed like Exotic Beasts were fighting.

After thinking for a few seconds, he landed on the spot.

Flying straight there would be too conspicuous; the Exotic Beasts might attack him en masse.

He landed smoothly on the ground and ran towards the source of the sound.

He hid behind a large tree and looked towards a cave in the distance.

Those roars were coming from inside.

He held his breath and waited quietly for the commotion inside to subside.

He wanted to play the role of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

He waited for a long time, and the sun had already reached its zenith.

Clearly, it was noon.

The commotion inside the cave had ceased for about half an hour.

He leaped forward and arrived at the cave entrance.

He roughly observed the cave.

It was about seven or eight meters high, so the creature residing here should also be around seven or eight meters tall.

He shone his flashlight inside.

Unfortunately, it was pitch black inside, and he couldn't see anything.

He cautiously stepped inside.

As he walked, he remained vigilant of his surroundings.

Before long, he felt something sticky under his feet.

He shone his flashlight down.

He saw patches of blood on the ground and a dragging mark.

He squatted down and dipped his finger into the blood, testing its temperature. It was still warm.

This meant that the Exotic Beast inside had definitely not gone far.

He then continued to follow.

As he walked further inside, the temperature in the cave rose, accompanied by a foul, fishy odor.

He waved his hand in front of his nose, but it didn't help much.

He could only hope that the target Exotic Beast would be found quickly so they could get out.

Suddenly, a heavy panting sound came from somewhere.

Su Luo immediately turned off his flashlight and stopped.

His intuition told him that the Exotic Beast was nearby.

A wisp of blue flame ignited on his finger, providing a faint light.

He looked around in the dim glow.

He saw two Level 3 Exotic Beasts, Scaled Lion Tigers.

They were sleeping peacefully on their respective piles of grass.

Beside them were several human skeletons and half-eaten Exotic Beast carcasses, still bleeding profusely.

Seeing that they were Level 3 Exotic Beasts, Su Luo was a little disappointed.

He had thought he could complete his goal of hunting a Tier 4 Exotic Beast directly, but it seemed he would have to keep searching.

However, Level 3 Exotic Beasts couldn't be wasted.

After all, he still needed Level 3 Crystal Cores to upgrade his Devil Fruit Tree.

He slowly approached the two Scaled Lion Tigers.

Seeing them sleeping soundly, Su Luo felt a little bad about disturbing them.

The black fur on the Scaled Lion Tigers' bodies.

Reminded Su Luo of that Ghost Controlling Dark Tiger.

A peculiar thought suddenly occurred to him.

Could these two Scaled Lion Tigers be descendants of that Ghost Controlling Dark Tiger?

The Tiger Roar Mountain Range had always been home to many tiger-like Exotic Beasts.

These tiger-like Exotic Beasts were likely all descendants of the Ghost Controlling Dark Tiger.

If he hunted these two Exotic Beasts, would the Ghost Controlling Dark Tiger hold a grudge against him?

This question of safety troubled Su Luo.

Just as Su Luo was agonizing over it, one of the Scaled Lion Tigers slowly opened its eyes.

Seeing this, Su Luo made up his mind.

He clenched his right fist and slammed it into the Scaled Lion Tiger's head.

The vibrational force contained within his fist.

Shattered the Scaled Lion Tiger's brain in an instant.

The Scaled Lion Tiger couldn't even make a sound and died on the spot.

The other Scaled Lion Tiger heard the commotion and its eyes snapped open.

Seeing a human in its den.

The Scaled Lion Tiger immediately became enraged.

It got up, opened its mouth wide, and lunged at Su Luo, intending to bite his neck off.

Su Luo sneered.

Ever since he had advanced to Noble, Level 3 Exotic Beasts posed no threat to him.

He raised his hand and grabbed the Scaled Lion Tiger's two long fangs.

He suppressed the Scaled Lion Tiger with absolute strength, then threw it with all his might.

The Scaled Lion Tiger was thrown flying, crashing into the wall with a loud thud.

Protected by its scales, the Scaled Lion Tiger was completely unharmed.

It got back on its feet cleanly.

Its tiger eyes stared intently at Su Luo, a hint of confusion in them.

How could it have been grabbed by the teeth and thrown by a human?

Why was this human so strong, able to overpower it in terms of strength?

Of course, with its small brain, it couldn't comprehend these questions.

Its tiger eyes flickered to the side, looking at its brother.

Seeing its brother's miserable state.

It finally knew fear on this day.

It watched as its brother, bleeding from all seven orifices, lay lifelessly on the grass, long dead and beyond saving.

Its limbs began to tremble uncontrollably.

It was afraid.

It didn't want to end up like that.

Su Luo saw the Scaled Lion Tiger actually start to tremble on all fours.

He immediately burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect an Exotic Beast with so little intelligence."

"To actually know fear, how rare."

Seeing Su Luo laughing at it, the Scaled Lion Tiger's rage instantly overcame its fear.

Its mind went blank, and it charged at Su Luo once more.

Su Luo emerged from the cave and looked up at the sky.

The sun was already beginning to set.

He took out his phone and checked the time.

It was past four o'clock.

He decided to stay for another two hours.

If there was still no sign of a Tier 4 Exotic Beast, he would return to the city immediately.

The Tiger Roar Mountain Range was too dangerous at night; he couldn't stay.