Only after the fierce tiger had gradually gone far away did Chen Xuan let out a long breath of foul air, his mind and spirit slowly settling down.
Even now, recalling that instant still left him with lingering fear.
"Looks like this step won't be so easy either!"
Chen Xuan sighed softly. Even though he had expected it, the scene had still given him quite a fright.
But clearly, it had only been a fright. He had no intention of giving up.
He quickly stepped forward and arrived at the spot where the fierce tiger had originally been.
After searching for a moment, he soon found fresh tiger dung. Without the slightest hesitation, he smeared it all over his body, just as before.
Only after he had finished did he continue following the tiger's tracks ahead.
Half an hour later.
Chen Xuan saw that fierce tiger again.
Within the dense forest, the enormous tiger crouched low to the ground. Its muscles were taut beneath the faint morning sunlight, like the string of a bow and arrow, ready to be loosed at any moment. Its tail was long and powerful, like a supple steel whip, constantly swaying through the air to maintain balance. Its gaze burned like torches, fixed tightly ahead.
Following the tiger's gaze, Chen Xuan saw a sika deer grazing on fresh grass.
The sika deer had not noticed the slightest danger. Every now and then, it swept its surroundings with wary eyes.
The tiger slowly crawled forward, its body pressed close to the earth and its movements exceptionally slight. It carefully skirted around trees and shrubs so as not to make a sound and alarm its prey.
Clearly, the fierce tiger was hunting.
Chen Xuan's gaze flickered as he stared fixedly ahead.
His body also unconsciously followed the