Rumble...
Pale Boundary Lightning tore through the firmament. Space throughout the Ghost Capital twisted violently, and as time passed, more and more cracks appeared in the distortion, as though the whole region were about to split away from the world.
"Roar!"
Just then, a tiger's head, caked in dust and dirt, suddenly poked out of a dry well amid the ruins! Tiger's round amber eyes swept rapidly over the devastated surroundings, and his pink nose twitched as he sniffed the air anxiously.
A few breaths later, he seemed to catch the direction of a faint but unmistakably familiar scent. The huge tiger made several clumsy yet swift leaps, nimbly weaving his massive body through the rubble.
At last, he stopped before a corner piled with broken beams and shattered stone.
He sniffed again, then cautiously stepped forward. At last, amid the ruins, he found Xiao Ran, unconscious, his body covered in charred cracks and bloodstains.
The pink nose drew close to Xiao Ran's body and cautiously sniffed his clothes. In an instant, the giant tiger jerked his nose back as if he'd touched a red-hot iron, every hair on his body standing on end!
Overcome with terror, he bounded backward, his massive body moving beyond his control. A low, fear-filled roar rumbled in his throat.
"Roar!!!"
The tiger demon's frantic roar brought another figure hurrying over from behind. It was none other than Guxin Hall.
Seeing Xiao Ran lying on the ground, Guxin Hall quickly shouted back.
"Over here! We found him!"
Shao Hongzhang, who had been searching the ruins nearby, looked over and hurried toward them, holding up his clothes.
Guxin Hall walked over to Xiao Ran. He was about to feel for Xiao Ran's pulse, but the moment his fingers touched Xiao Ran's arm, a stabbing pain shot