Azure Nether Tiger

Hua Qiang indulged in a moment of self-satisfaction, then put it into action.

He slowly searched around the pond, and sure enough, he found several more.

These Level 1 Exotic Beasts were easy for him to kill. It barely took any effort.

After circling the pond once, he had actually gained another 2,400 Slaughter Points.

Seeing the 2,880 displayed under Slaughter on the Void Panel, Hua Qiang's heart burned with excitement.

He was full of anticipation for the journey ahead as well.

Although these Mutant Beasts were no longer a match for him, he still remained very cautious. Better safe than sorry.

He did not want to capsize in a gutter over some tiny mistake.

A faint rustling came from the grass ahead. Something was crawling through it.

Sure enough, a Green-skinned Forest Python several meters long and as thick as a sea bowl entered his sight.

It was a Level 1 Peak Realm Exotic Beast.

Hua Qiang activated Shadow Dodge and instantly appeared beside the python. With a swing of his great saber, he beheaded it on the spot.

Slaughter Points +960

Even at the moment of death, the forest python could not understand how this human had suddenly appeared beside it.

It did not even have time to react before being killed.

With strength like that, appearing at the edge of the forest to slaughter helpless people—no, beasts—was this not simply bullying them Mutant Beasts?

Hua Qiang was in a pleasant mood as he killed his way along, because his Slaughter Points had accumulated to 5,660 again.

That was only one hour's haul. At this rate, would he not be able to earn fifty or sixty thousand Slaughter Points after ten hours?

He had never been this rich in his life. It was almost too much to imagine!

He found a patch of flat ground, set up a simple barbecue rack, took out one of the Red-eyed Steel-toothed Rabbits he had caught earlier, skinned it, removed the innards, then lit a fire and began roasting it.

After all that running and hunting Mutant Beasts, Hua Qiang was getting hungry.

He planned to fill his stomach first, then continue hunting.

Before long, the rabbit had roasted to a golden brown, sizzling with oil. The fragrance of grilled meat rushed into his nose, making Hua Qiang swallow.

Feeling that the heat was about right, he took out salt, cumin powder, and other seasonings from his Storage Bag, sprinkled them over the rabbit meat, and brushed on a layer of chili sauce.

At once, an exquisite aroma wafted from the rabbit meat and spread endlessly into the surroundings.

Hua Qiang could no longer endure it. He tore off a rabbit leg, blew on it a few times, and when it had cooled slightly, took a bite. Crisp, fragrant, tender—delicious!

Mutant Beast meat contained spiritual energy. Its texture was especially fresh and flavorful, with plenty of chew.

Back on Earth in his previous life, he could never have eaten ingredients like this.

After Hua Qiang finished one rabbit leg, he tore off another one. Just as he was about to eat it, a fierce gust of wind suddenly swept over.

The wind carried a trace of fishy stench.

Was a Mutant Beast approaching?

It had most likely been drawn over by the aroma of his roasted meat.

Hua Qiang hurriedly tore off the rabbit's remaining two legs, wrapped them in a leaf, and placed them in his Storage Bag.

As for the remaining torso, he left it skewered on the crossbar of the wooden rack.

Since the aroma could attract Mutant Beasts, he might as well wait by the stump for rabbits—no, beasts!

If Mutant Beasts kept delivering themselves to his doorstep, it would save him all that exhausting travel.

That really was not a bad idea!

Other people fished. He... fished for Mutant Beasts.

Awooo...

A ferocious tiger's roar shook the mountains and wilderness before reaching Hua Qiang's ears.

A tiger had arrived!

Following the sound, he saw a patch of low shrubs constantly churning. Then a tiger three or four times larger than an ordinary tiger appeared in his field of vision.

The tiger was covered in azure fur, while a red character for king shone on its forehead with a bewitching crimson glow.

It seemed as though a layer of blood mist swirled around it.

This was a Level 3 Exotic Beast, an Azure Nether Tiger.

Hua Qiang quickly confirmed the Mutant Beast's information.

Level 3 was equivalent to the human Grand Martial Master realm.

If he could slaughter this tiger, would the Slaughter Points not be more than double what he had earned before?

Hua Qiang had already reached the Intermediate Martial Master realm, while his combat strength had reached the Grand Martial Master level. He did not fear a Level 3 Exotic Beast. He could fight it!

Even if he truly could not defeat it, he still had so many Slaughter Points on him. He could add to his Blood Qi at any time and raise his realm.

The Azure Nether Tiger's bell-like eyes stared fixedly at the rabbit meat skewered on the wooden rack. Hua Qiang, such a large living person, seemed unable to enter its sight at all.

It had been drawn here by that fragrance!

At that moment, the tiger kept twitching its nose, savoring the irresistible temptation of the scent.

The expression on Hua Qiang's face became somewhat unpleasant. This tiger was ignoring him.

Its eyes held only the rabbit meat, not him, a living human.

Naked contempt!

The Azure Nether Tiger finally glanced at Hua Qiang beside it, shifting its attention from the delicious rabbit meat to the human nearby.

Awooo—

The fierce tiger threw back its head and roared, then pounced at Hua Qiang.

It would not let such delicious flesh and blood escape either!

The rabbit meat might smell good, but there was too little of it. It was not even enough to fill the gaps between its teeth.

This human could barely serve as a snack, an offering to its five viscera temple.

Hua Qiang's mood finally improved a little. In terms of value, he had surpassed the rabbit meat.

He gripped the saber tightly and fixed his eyes on the Azure Nether Tiger's pouncing movements, activating Prediction.

In an instant, the tiger's movements slowed in his eyes.

Moreover, the tiger's next landing point, the conditions that would appear across every part of its body, its route of advance, and the damage it would inflict on him—all that information surfaced in his mind.

The corner of Hua Qiang's mouth lifted as he lightly flashed aside and activated Shadow Dodge.

In the blink of an eye, he appeared at the fierce tiger's side, and his saber struck its throat with precision.

Pfft!

Fatal Slash

One slash, one kill!

While the tiger was still pouncing forward, it felt its life rapidly draining away and blood spurting wildly.

When its body hit the ground, it weakly twisted its head, stared at Hua Qiang with a face full of disbelief, then crashed down heavily.

A powerful Level 3 Exotic Beast like it had actually been killed by a human whose realm was lower than its own.

One slash!

Just one slash—how could it dare believe it?

Was it angry or not?

Were humans all this powerful?

Then where would Mutant Beasts like them have any room left to survive?

Slaughter Points +10000

Holy shit!

Hua Qiang could not help blurting out a curse. Killing one tiger had actually earned him 10,000 Slaughter Points!

That felt incredible!

He would kill a few more later, earn several tens of thousands of points, properly improve himself, and then push onward into the central region.

After storing the tiger's corpse in his Storage Bag, Hua Qiang sat down, took out a rabbit leg, and began gnawing on it again.

He had only eaten one earlier, and before he could fill up, the Azure Nether Tiger had disrupted his meal.

Yet that Azure Nether Tiger had brought him such a huge surprise.

He decided to wait!

Since this tiger had been attracted by the fragrance, might other Mutant Beasts come visit this place as well?

Hua Qiang finished all the rabbit legs, and the guest he had been waiting for finally arrived...