White Tiger Inheritance

"Not bad. Killing an S-rank spirit beast has saved me quite a bit of trouble!"

A playful voice rang out. The leader turned his head abruptly, his pupils constricting.

"Who's there!"

Immediately after, a young figure appeared in the leader's line of sight.

In the leader's view, his subordinates were all bound, unable to move their hands or feet.

It was clearly the handiwork of that young figure!

And that young figure was none other than Yang Chen.

Yang Chen looked at this Island Nation person with a smile, feeling quite satisfied.

After all, an S-rank spirit beast was still somewhat troublesome. Although this White Tiger was not even as strong as that Flying Tiger, it was a good thing to be able to resolve it without having to do it himself!

This group of pawns was truly useful!

"An ability user? What do you want? Number 98s are not allowed to kill each other!"

The Island Nation person forced himself to stay calm, speaking in somewhat broken Huaxia.

"Number 98? What kind of game are you playing with me, you Island Nation person? Do you think I'm stupid?"

Yang Chen laughed as he looked at him, his smiling eyes making the Island Nation person feel uncomfortable.

"How did you find out!"

The leader said in a deep voice. He had thought his disguise was flawless, but he hadn't expected this kid in front of him to see through it.

"Find out? Are you an idiot? Have you ever seen anyone in Huaxia wearing wooden clogs for no reason?" Yang Chen looked at the leader with the gaze one would use for a fool, his eyes filled with thick sarcasm.

"So that's how it is." The leader lowered his head, his expression unreadable. Then, he suddenly raised his head with a ferocious look and roared, "Go to hell!"

A small dagger had appeared in the leader's hand at some point. A faint cold light radiated from the blade, and a trace of killing intent emerged from it.

He then lunged at Yang Chen!

There was a smugness in the leader's eyes as his scheme succeeded. In his view, Yang Chen was still too young; even though he was at the end of his rope, he still had one desperate strike left in him!

And this dagger was his final blow!

The leader could already imagine his dagger piercing into Yang Chen's body and the spray of blood that would follow.

That must be wonderful!

However, for some reason, halfway through the strike, a massive force suddenly seized the leader's arm.

No matter how hard the leader struggled, he could not pull it free.

The leader looked at Yang Chen in horror, only to find that same smiling face as before.

"What, still want to kill me?"

Yang Chen was all smiles. Although he was a novice among ability users, he was no amateur when it came to these low-level tricks!

The moment the leader moved, Yang Chen had already detected it. Yang Chen's strength was already far above his, and his speed was even greater; taking the dagger from this person was an effortless task.

Yang Chen's smile was gradually replaced by coldness. With a slight movement of his palm, a massive force crushed the leader's arm. Then, Yang Chen took the dagger into his own hand and thrust it straight into the leader's heart.

Puchi~

The sound of the blade entering flesh rang out, and blood gushed wildly from the wound, flowing all over the ground.

A trace of unwillingness lingered on the leader's face as his head tilted to the side. Before he died, his eyes were fixed on the entrance of the White Tiger Grotto.

He was so unwilling!

He had made it this far, even defeating the guardian beast, and the inheritance was supposed to be his. Why, why did it have to be snatched away by someone else at this very moment?

He was truly unwilling!

Yang Chen expressionlessly pulled out the dagger, then used the same method to kill the three B-rank Island Nation people. He tossed them aside, clapped his hands, and walked toward the White Tiger's body.

The White Tiger's head had been smashed, but its inner core remained intact.

He rummaged through the White Tiger's corpse and pulled out a bead radiating a blue glow.

On the surface of the bead, faint arcs of lightning seemed to flicker.

Yang Chen's eyes flashed. A pitch-black light emerged from his fingertips, enveloping the blue bead.

Hum, hum.

A crisp chirping sound rang out, and immediately after, Yang Chen felt a strange power filling his dantian.

Then, within the pitch-black bead in his dantian, a blue arc of lightning gradually emerged!

Thunder Ability!

Yang Chen's spirit shook. With a thought, weak arcs of lightning began to dance at his fingertips, and the surrounding air was shattered by the lightning!

"Hiss, this power is quite strong!"

Yang Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling a sense of joy.

Among his abilities, his Flame Ability had previously been the strongest in terms of offensive power, but now that he had devoured the Thunder Ability, his offensive power had become even more terrifying.

This meant that Yang Chen's strength had improved once again.

Relying on his Grandmaster physique and spiritual energy cultivation, Yang Chen was already considered the most powerful existence below the Grandmaster level. Now, after his trip to White Tiger Mountain, Yang Chen had acquired three new abilities, further elevating his strength. Yang Chen was now confident that he could even contend with a powerhouse who had just stepped into the early Grandmaster realm.

Furthermore, his spiritual energy cultivation had also reached the S-rank.

In truth, Yang Chen had been quite covetous of the Island Nation People's weapon ability. After all, Yang Chen still wanted a weapon, though the Island Nation People's weapon ability was merely a staff. To be honest, Yang Chen really didn't like staffs.

What Yang Chen preferred was a sword!

In the past, seeing those ethereal and graceful sword immortals in television dramas had filled Yang Chen with yearning.

As the saying went, "A single flash of a sword chills nineteen provinces."

That was the definition of a sword immortal!

Emmmm, more importantly, sword cultivators are just cooler!

As for the other abilities of the Island Nation People, Yang Chen had only devoured the ability of the ice-attribute user. After all, the ice attribute, much like the fire attribute, was quite useful.

Immediately following this, a snowflake slowly emerged on the surface of the black bead within his dantian.

After finishing everything, Yang Chen manipulated his flames to incinerate the corpses of the group until they were nothing but ash, burning them along with the carcass of the White Tiger.

The main reason was that this was still White Tiger Mountain. Even if he didn't sense any other spirit beasts at the moment, the smell of blood would inevitably spread. If it attracted other spirit beasts, even if they weren't strong, it would interfere with Yang Chen entering the White Tiger Grotto.

Yang Chen didn't want to invite any unnecessary trouble.

Once everything was done, Yang Chen finally cast his gaze toward the depths of the White Tiger Grotto.

Yang Chen hadn't followed them in before, and those Island Nation People had only just entered for a short while before encountering the guardian beast and retreating.

Therefore, Yang Chen had absolutely no idea what the situation was like inside.

However, Yang Chen had read the files on White Tiger Mountain.

White Tiger Mountain was rumored to be the place where a Grandmaster-level White Tiger had fallen. As for whether this Grandmaster level referred to the Shackles, the Heavenly Gate, or simply the Grandmaster realm, the files did not specify.

But regardless of the exact realm, it was a level of power Yang Chen could not yet match.

That such a powerful being's grotto would lack defensive measures was something Yang Chen simply could not believe.

Take that White Tiger, for instance; it was clearly one of the measures left behind after the being had fallen. As for what other measures remained, Yang Chen was unsure and would only know once he went inside.

Yang Chen took a deep breath and then walked toward the portal.

Behind the portal was pitch-black darkness. A flame sprouted from Yang Chen's fingertip, and suddenly, a faint light illuminated the surroundings.

"If only I had a light ability, I could use it as a lightbulb whenever I needed!"

Yang Chen grumbled to himself, then used the dim light to survey the situation.

He saw that the area was entirely a simple, ancient room. The room was quite large, spanning at least three or four hundred square meters, and contained a bed, a table, and other such items.

Yang Chen paused, his expression turning strange.

The hell? This is a grotto?

This is just a bedroom!

You're kidding me, you put your inheritance in your bedroom?

Yang Chen looked around the room again with a strange expression and realized it really was just a bedroom!

There were no other so-called measures in the bedroom. Perhaps that S-rank White Tiger spirit beast was the only obstacle in this grotto.

Good grief, that's really casual!

Yang Chen muttered, feeling a bit of emotion for those four Island Nation People.

If not for him, they might have actually obtained the White Tiger's inheritance. Unfortunately, after they killed the only obstacle, he had swooped in and snatched it away.

Sigh, sometimes, bad luck is a major problem!

It was meant to be!

Yang Chen strolled through the room, only to discover that aside from some ancient utensils and furniture, there was nothing else here.

"Hmm?"

Yang Chen rummaged through the cabinets and searched the room, only to find that this so-called White Tiger Grotto contained absolutely nothing.

Then why were you keeping a White Tiger locked up in here?

Yang Chen was a bit confused.

You're just messing with me!

Yang Chen was speechless.

You have such a large grotto and nothing else in it? Are you trying to fool people?

Yang Chen was somewhat annoyed. Although he hadn't put in much effort, the result still left him feeling restless. Suddenly, arcs of lightning began to flicker around his body.

He really wanted to just blow this grotto to pieces.

However, the moment the lightning arcs appeared around Yang Chen's body, a brilliant radiance suddenly erupted from a corner of the room.

Yang Chen's gaze was drawn to the light, and when he saw the object within the radiance, he couldn't help but gasp.

"This is..."

To be continued!