"Roar! Roar, roar!"
And so, after He Lingxuan lay low for two more days, the giant tiger seemed to let out an unwilling roar before finally leaving.
After the tiger left, he stayed hidden for another day. In the end, thirsty and hungry, He Lingxuan had no choice but to venture out in search of food and fresh water.
Fortunately, he didn't encounter any major dangers along the way. But the occasional enormous crashes, trembling earth, and shaking jungle made it clear this place was anything but peaceful.
Doing his best to stay calm, He Lingxuan ran for a while and found a huge leaf holding some dew. Parched and famished, he rushed over and gulped down several mouthfuls.
"Cough, cough!"
He stopped after choking on the water and looked around. Seeing no outrageous animals nearby, he drank a few more mouthfuls, then searched the area for some plants and put them together to make a cup. After filling it with a little water, he continued searching for food, but he couldn't find anything—not even a single fruit.
Just as He Lingxuan was about to give up, he spotted a vast orchard. Dozens of trees stretched as far as he could see, all laden with juicy-looking, unfamiliar fruit.
He was just about to rush out in excitement when two colossal beasts suddenly appeared and began fighting!
Deep in the enormous orchard stood a Giant Ape at least twenty meters tall. It grabbed a dead tree beside it in one massive hand, uprooted it, and hurled it skyward!
A sharp whistle split the air. A boundless shadow abruptly appeared in the sky, covering the earth below!
An Ancient Pterosaur swept in on a gale. Its enormous wings stretched dozens of meters across, and even a light flap stirred up fierce winds!
After beating its mighty wings hard several times, it formed two terrifying tornadoes, which tore the dead tree thrown by the Giant Ape in half!
As the hurricane scattered the broken branches, one piece landed just two zhang in front of He Lingxuan. The powerful wind nearly swept him off his feet.
Terror engulfed him, and cold sweat broke out instantly.
He Lingxuan did his best to stay calm, cautiously peering ahead.
When he saw that the two gigantic monsters hadn't noticed an ant like him, he breathed a sigh of relief. Then the two beasts seemed to start taunting each other.
One beckoned with its enormous hand, while the other kept flapping its wings, as if saying, "Come down here, then!" The other seemed to reply, "You come up here if you dare!"
He Lingxuan didn't waste another second. While the two beasts taunted each other, he took off running.
He made it back to the cave and leaned against the stone wall, still shaken. He felt as if he'd used every last ounce of his running strength fleeing this time—and during his last escape from the giant tiger.
To make matters worse, the cup he'd woven to collect dew had vanished without a trace. He had clearly dropped it somewhere while running.
That left He Lingxuan with neither food nor water. At least he'd drunk his fill before leaving. Otherwise, he might not even have had the strength to run.
After carefully getting through several days, He Lingxuan realized he'd starve to death if he didn't go out to find food. So he worked up his courage and prepared to forage again.
He drained the last of the dew from his woven leaf cup, then patted his cheeks, trying to clear his head.
But the fierce hunger gnawing at his stomach had left him weak all over. Muttering curses under his breath, he made his way toward the cave entrance.
As he neared the entrance, even his urge to complain fell silent.
He Lingxuan crawled forward and slowly peered outside. Only after watching the area for half an hour did he relax a little and climb out.
But the moment he emerged from the cave, a powerful premonition of mortal danger flooded his whole body!
A gigantic tiger paw came crashing toward He Lingxuan, bringing shadow and gale in its wake!
"Shit! That stupid tiger's a sneaky bastard!"
His mind in turmoil, he immediately tried to run back into the cave. But the tiger withdrew the paw that had been about to strike him and rushed to the entrance like the wind. Its enormous body blocked He Lingxuan's last sliver of hope!
The tiger blocking the entrance wore a scornful, almost human expression. Then it began to walk slowly toward He Lingxuan.
It came closer with every step, while He Lingxuan stood rooted to the spot, as if he were too terrified to move.
But as one low growl after another escaped He Lingxuan's lips, the approaching tiger sensed something was wrong.
"Why? Why are you forcing me? Why won't you give me a chance to live? I just want to survive! I've been hiding for so long—why won't you leave me alone? Why? Tell me why!"
With every low growl, He Lingxuan's handsome face grew more ferocious!
An overwhelming aura burst from within him.
He lifted his head and stared at the approaching tiger with eyes as deep as the starry sky, his gaze vicious.
"I'll fight you to the death!"
With that, he vanished from the spot!
The next moment, he appeared beneath the tiger's head. Blue veins stood out on his slender, pale arm and seemingly frail fist as he clenched it with all his strength.
For some reason, an ordinary person from Earth possessed such speed.
Even he himself didn't seem to realize why he had such speed and strength.
He punched the tiger beneath the jaw.
Bam!!!
Neither the tiger nor He Lingxuan had expected the blow to be so powerful.
The tiger had only meant to toy with its prey, planning to eat him once he was exhausted. It hadn't expected such a puny prey to strike back.
It had never imagined that one punch would nearly send it to meet its ancestors. The impact made its pupils vanish from their sockets, leaving only white eyes, and sent its enormous head snapping sharply upward!
But years of fighting in the wild had made the tiger tough. It recovered quickly and was about to roar in fury—
when He Lingxuan slid beneath its belly and unleashed dozens of punches in a row. Its soft underside became like a punching bag, battered back and forth!
The tiger swallowed its roar and felt a surge of pain. Once it came to its senses, it leaped backward and swung down a powerful paw!
Boom!!!!!!
The gust of wind was strong enough to blow a person away. The tiger's sharp claws gleamed brilliantly. Certain that it had dealt with He Lingxuan, it looked beneath its paw—but found no bloody remains of its prey.
At the last possible moment, He Lingxuan had somehow found the strength to dodge the blow.
He pushed off the ground and shot dozens of meters into the air. But He Lingxuan had no time to worry about that. All he could think about was killing the tiger in front of him!
He used a thousand-jin drop in midair—driving one foot downward—and hurled himself at the tiger's head as it looked around.
Bang!!!
The tiger's head sank into the ground, depressing the earth around it and forming a small crater.
He Lingxuan swung himself onto the tiger's back and began pummeling its head.
Muda! Muda! Muda! Muda! Muda!
Ora! Ora! Ora! Ora! Ora!
The tiger's head was driven deep into the earth, unable to rise. He Lingxuan wore a crazed expression as he swung his fists with reckless abandon, strike after strike!
Blood sprayed everywhere. It was impossible to tell whose blood it was; it had soaked He Lingxuan from head to toe and covered the tiger's upper body!
Gradually, the seconds ticked by. His frenzied punches grew sluggish, until at last he had no strength left.
He Lingxuan fell backward, collapsing onto the body of the tiger he had beaten to death!
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