Bright Tiger King

The sky was faintly bright. The air was slightly cool.

The morning forest was always laden with dew. It was nature's gift to the animals...

Nothing happened last night.

Zhu Rong and Tang Hao had rested within the Blazing Tiger's territory. Weak soul beasts hardly dared enter its domain.

The Blazing Tiger was dead, but its intimidating presence remained.

Perhaps it would take a few more days before any soul beasts dared cautiously enter the Blazing Tiger's territory to investigate.

"Let's go. We'll look around first."

Seeing Zhu Rong open his bleary eyes, Tang Hao, who had not slept all night, spoke to him.

After saying that, he headed off in one direction on his own.

The alcohol they had bought before coming to the Soul Hunting Forest had already been finished last night.

Tang Hao left the empty wine gourd where it was.

Zhu Rong: ...

"No, is there really such a rush?"

Without time to think, Zhu Rong immediately got to his feet and followed.

The morning air was crisp and pleasant.

But the forest was quite damp. Fortunately, Zhu Rong possessed Soul Power, so he did not feel chilled to the bone.

The air within the Soul Hunting Forest was crisp, yet it also carried a faint, sweetly rancid scent of blood.

It seemed that last night had not been as peaceful as it appeared.

Night was when most soul beasts hunted. During the day, they hid somewhere to rest.

"You must not let your guard down when hunting soul beasts. You need to remain vigilant at all times..."

As Tang Hao walked, he explained to Zhu Rong:

"The most terrifying things are often not those ferocious soul beasts, but humans stronger than you..."

With nothing else to do, Tang Hao simply taught Zhu Rong some hunting experience, along with the lessons he had learned during his own travels.

He could not protect Zhu Rong at every moment. Once Zhu Rong and Tang San entered school, he would also have matters of his own to handle.

"Spirit Hall, we will settle our score!"

After hearing Tang Hao's "wilderness survival" experience, Zhu Rong did not fully understand, but it still sounded impressive. He nodded subconsciously.

In the real world, conflicts could break out anywhere, anytime, for the sake of profit.

Just like those two "poachers" yesterday—had they died at the hands of soul beasts?

No, they had died at the hands of their own kind, without even having a chance to resist.

All because they had obtained a "treasure"!

Murdering people for treasures was perfectly normal in the world of soul masters.

Whoever had the bigger fist had the final say. The treasure belonged to whoever was stronger!

It was not just Tang Hao who would do such a thing. Anyone else would do the same.

Do not flaunt your wealth. Do not show off your treasures.

As the two walked, the trees beside them continuously slipped behind them. Just then, a burst of noisy voices came from ahead.

"Roar~"

"Quick, quick! Attack together! This beast is almost done for!"

"I never thought Young Master Xiao would be so lucky. This ninety-year Lone Wolf was practically born for Young Master Xiao..."

"Brothers, give it everything you've got! Give it everything you've got..."

"Wooo~"

A mournful wolf howl echoed through the woods, as though it were giving the world one last farewell.

"Young Master Xiao? A ninety-year Lone Wolf??"

That was a lot to take in!

Could it be that idiot son of Nuoding City's lord?

Nuoding City might have been a small city, and its city lord's Soul Power Level was only in the forties.

But as the city lord's son, Xiao Chenyu's first soul ring had actually been a ten-year soul ring!

Just how useless did that city lord have to be to get his son a ten-year soul ring!

If a Soul Ancestor could not handle a hundred-year soul beast, he might as well slit his own throat...

"Two Soul Grand Masters, three Soul Warriors, and one level-ten Soul Warrior. Looks like we've reached the outskirts. Let's change direction..."

Just as Zhu Rong was wondering whether the other party was the city lord's idiot son, Tang Hao said from beside him.

Tang Hao had no intention of going over to watch. A bunch of worthless weaklings were not worth watching.

The two decisively changed direction and headed deeper into the Soul Hunting Forest.

At first, Zhu Rong refused. He wanted to see whether that person was truly the city lord's idiot son, Xiao Chenyu.

But Tang Hao did not give him the chance!

He grabbed the back of Zhu Rong's collar with one hand and carried him away...

"Is there really such a rush?"

Zhu Rong rolled his eyes, his handsome little face filled with helplessness.

He should have made the old man take him to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!

Once they reached the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, all he needed to do was copy a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and the others would definitely treasure him like the apple of their eye!

A short while later.

Tang Hao suddenly stopped, a sharp gleam flashing through his murky eyes.

Even Tang Hao, who normally spoke in a lifeless tone, said somewhat excitedly:

"I never expected such a soul beast to exist in this tiny Soul Hunting Forest!"

As though afraid that the soul beast might escape, Tang Hao set Zhu Rong down, then vanished with a whoosh.

"???"

Zhu Rong was utterly confused. What kind of soul beast could make Tang Hao lose his composure like this?

Zhu Rong did not dare foolishly stay where he was. If some blind soul beast ambushed him, a six-year-old brat, he would have nowhere to cry.

He hurriedly summoned the Blade of Sanction, sweeping the area within roughly twenty-one meters with his spiritual power.

Only then did Zhu Rong feel a little safer!

Before long, Tang Hao returned.

Seeing Zhu Rong being so cautious and alert, he nodded in satisfaction.

This kid knows how to apply what he's learned. As expected of a disciple of my Clear Sky Sect! Not bad, not bad!

Tang Hao casually tossed the soul beast onto the ground, tilted his head up at a forty-five-degree angle to stare at the sky, crossed his arms over his chest, and looked sideways at Zhu Rong.

"Kid, I refuse to believe that even this soul beast isn't suitable for you!"

For a dignified Title Douluo, capturing a mere hundred-year soul beast was naturally effortless!

Tang Hao dared say this because he was extremely confident in this soul beast.

This was no ordinary soul beast. Tang Hao had never seen one before, only read about it in books.

He had not expected to catch one today!

Zhu Rong looked at the creature Tang Hao had thrown onto the ground. It was a large, pure-white beast!

It was around three meters long, with golden markings on its forehead that formed the character for "king."

Unlike ordinary tigers, this white tiger before him actually had a pair of snow-white wings!

"What is this?"

Zhu Rong was completely bewildered. He truly had no idea what a winged white tiger was. It had not been mentioned in the original novel either.

There had been a winged tiger in the book, though.

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger!

That soul beast had nearly killed Tang San after he had already become a Title Douluo. It was only around sixty thousand years old!

On the Douluo Continent, only one Dark Demon Evil God Tiger could ever exist in the world at a time.

Only after the previous Dark Demon Evil God Tiger died would the Evil God seek out another white tiger and transform it into a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

Could this white tiger be the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's backup?

"Kid, this is a Bright Tiger King. This is also my first time seeing such a soul beast."

"It possesses light and fire attributes. It is around four hundred years old, making it just right for your first soul ring!"

"Bright Tiger King?"