In a world dominated by darkness and cold, a majestic striped tiger galloped wildly across the boundless wilderness.
The tiger was enormous, radiating an exceptionally dense aura of savage violence and baleful intent that sent chills down one's spine.
The stripes on its body were not black, but dark red. Combined with its mismatched tiger eyes, it looked exceedingly demonic.
"Roar!"
Rice Bucket threw back its head and roared. Its tiger's might spread outward, making the exotic beasts within nearly a hundred miles tremble in fear.
At that moment, it was as if it were the king among exotic beasts.
Yet atop the back of such a boundlessly savage tiger king sat a tall, straight-backed young man.
"Are you sure you still want to keep devouring the Red Crystals of Second-order Exotic Beasts? Why do I feel like you're reaching your limit?"
Li Qing, seated on Rice Bucket's back, frowned as he asked, deeply worried about Rice Bucket's current condition.
"Roar, roar!"
Rice Bucket responded affirmatively, its roars brimming with determination.
Sensing that determination, Li Qing merely sighed and said nothing more.
It had been nearly eighteen days since they arrived in the Eternal Night World. During that time, Rice Bucket had hunted three Second-order Exotic Beasts alone in the cold, desolate wilderness and swallowed all their Red Crystals.
Li Qing had not interfered in any of this. He had only watched silently.
After devouring three Second-tier Red Crystals, Rice Bucket's strength had surged dramatically. It had leaped straight from the early second tier to the mid second tier!
Its bloodline had also undergone another slight mutation. The black stripes on Rice Bucket's body had now completely evolved into dark red.
Especially the fangs protruding from Rice Bucket's mouth—they had grown considerably longer.
Even though Li Qing had browsed many