The Sabertooth Tiger had stopped breathing, but Xu Yi still kept his arms clamped tightly around it, not daring to relax even a little. He held on for another fifteen minutes before he couldn't muster another ounce of strength. Only then did his arms loosen, his whole body going limp.
After catching his breath, he sent his divine sense into the Sumeru Ring and brought out a bottle of Qi Replenishing Pills he hadn't used in ages. His divine sense broke the seal, and he tipped the entire bottle into his mouth. As the medicinal power spread, every inch of his meridians, bones, muscles, and organs felt as though they were soaking in warm broth.
In a moment, his energy had fully recovered. He lifted the Sabertooth Tiger with one hand and examined it closely. Despite countless impacts that had torn through forests and split mountains, its fur and bones hadn't suffered the slightest injury.
Just then, a figure came hurtling out of the woods to the south. It was Dongfang Tuo. Seeing Xu Yi, then the tiger in his hand, Dongfang Tuo let out a long breath and cupped his hands from afar. "Brother Wang, your might is awe-inspiring. I concede! I'll repay you for saving my life later!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than another figure sprang out of the woods. It was Xu Nian.
Xu Nian's gaze never once settled on Xu Yi's face. From the start, his eyes had been fixed on the Sabertooth Tiger's corpse.
Xu Yi's divine sense stirred, and he stowed the corpse in his Sumeru Ring. The tiger vanished, and Xu Nian suddenly came to his senses. He remembered how Xu Yi had abandoned him by the River of Sorrow, then stood by and watched as the tiger threatened him. Worst