One Sip, Just One Sip

"Yang Ling?"

"That little brat really is useless, all he knows is spout nonsense."

"Don't worry. I'll avenge you later and eat him with my own mouth."

The tiger demon shook its head and bared a savage grin.

Among the crowd.

Yang Feng and the Golden Bell Guard from the Yang Family both wore ugly expressions.

Yang Ling was the Yang Family's direct-line young master.

An Innate Inspector.

The red-robed inspector's words were not hard to understand.

It seemed Yang Ling had confidently gone after the tiger demon, only for it to escape.

They did not dare show the slightest displeasure at the Yang Family being called trash.

Right now...

"If I had the chance, I'd really like to eat you alive. Unfortunately, you won't get that chance."

The red-robed inspector suddenly sneered.

"Hm?"

The middle-aged demon and the tiger demon both froze.

"My lord, please make your move."

The red-robed inspector respectfully bowed toward a spot in the wilderness.

For an Innate Inspector to act so respectfully, while showing no fear toward an Innate Perfection expert or the tiger demon...

Zhao Hong's eyes lit up.

The Judge's Office did have some substance after all.

"Get out here!"

The tiger demon swept its gaze around and let out a roar.

"Too noisy!"

Whoosh!

The instant the cold shout rang out, a beam of finger force pierced through the sky from afar and arrived in the blink of an eye.

The tiger demon's eyes split wide, every hair on its body standing on end as unprecedented terror filled its eyes.

But the finger force was simply too fast.

By the time it saw it, death had already arrived.

Pfft!

A jet of blood sprayed out.

The enormous impact sent the tiger demon flying before smashing it hard into the ground.

A bloody hole had been punched through its forehead, its edges entwined with strands of suffocating force that refused to disperse.

The tiger demon's life force was extinguished in an instant.

Killed in a single strike.

From at least a hundred zhang away.

Everyone stood dumbstruck.

The middle-aged demon began trembling uncontrollably, beads of sweat the size of beans forming on his forehead.

Only one thought remained in his heart: This had gotten out of hand.

Yet he was even more confused. All of the Judge's Office's powerful forces had been tied down in the depths, and they had suffered no small number of losses during this period. How could they still spare someone?

"Beyond Innate!"

"You actually still have an expert of this level to spare."

"Damn it."

With a shriek, he fled madly.

A figure drifted over from afar, strolling leisurely.

He appeared exceedingly slow.

Yet with each step, he crossed a hundred zhang.

Zhao Hong's throat bobbed repeatedly.

While everyone else was immersed in the shock of an expert Beyond Innate revealing himself, Zhao Hong's eyes were practically glued to the tiger demon's corpse nearby, only several zhang away after being blasted over.

Its tiger eyes were wide open.

It had died with eyes unclosed.

The demonic aura around its body was still terrifying.

Gulp!

Saliva flooded Zhao Hong's mouth.

The blood of an Innate tiger demon.

It was practically a treasure.

Just one sip, and he would make a huge profit.

It was worth more than a merit contribution.

So close—it was practically a gift from heaven.

Damn it, I can't hold back anymore.

Gritting his teeth, he shot forward.

I did put in plenty of effort for the Judge's Office and earned some merit.

It wasn't too much to take a couple of sips of blood, was it?

An existence Beyond Innate certainly would not care about a tiger demon at the early or middle Innate stage, right?

The craving deep within his bones surged wildly.

The moment he arrived before the tiger demon's corpse, the Dragon Tendon and Tiger Bones within him began boiling and churning beyond his control.

It was as if a fierce tiger had awakened inside his body, roaring without end.

Eat it, quickly eat it.

Zhao Hong pounced fiercely onto the tiger demon's corpse. His entire body trembled with excitement, but his hands did not hesitate in the slightest.

Pfft!

His fingers curled into claws and viciously tore open the tiger demon's hide.

Fresh blood immediately spilled out.

Holding a jade bottle, Zhao Hong frantically filled it.

The scent of the blood brimmed with endless temptation.

He fought it down desperately. Fill the jade bottle first.

Zhou Baishan's eyelids twitched wildly.

Good heavens.

What a kid.

You really have guts.

He swallowed, then suddenly swept his eyes around. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he too darted over.

"Brother Zhou?"

Zhao Hong was startled.

"Shut up. Hurry."

Zhou Baishan gave a low shout and pulled several jade bottles from his person as well.

Their eyes met.

Both desperately suppressed the excited smiles on their faces.

"Zhao Hong."

"Zhou Baishan."

"You've got some nerve."

An angry shout suddenly rang out.

Zhao Hong knew who it was the moment he heard it.

Yang Feng.

That damned pest just wouldn't go away.

"Get the hell out of here."

Zhou Baishan swept his sleeve.

A gust of force directly sent Yang Feng, who had been sneaking over, flying away.

Yang Feng crashed to the ground in a miserable state, staring in stunned disbelief.

"Profound Embryo?"

"How is that possible?"

They had not seen each other for more than a few days. How had he broken through to the Profound Embryo Realm?

Watching Zhou Baishan and Zhao Hong secretly bottle the tiger demon's blood, Yang Feng's expression twisted. If I can't have it, neither can you two.

At that moment.

A scream suddenly rang out in the distance.

The fleeing middle-aged demon abruptly froze, then his entire body exploded into a drifting cloud of blood mist.

"Zhou Baishan, Zhao Hong, you actually dare steal the tiger demon's precious blood!"

Yang Feng's roar followed immediately after.

Gazes swept over in unison.

Even the red-robed inspector looked over.

Every part of a tiger demon was valuable.

Especially one at the Innate Realm.

By the rules, prey like this belonged to its killer.

But with that lord's strength, he would not even spare this tiger demon a glance.

Barring any surprise, it would most likely end up with the red-robed inspector.

It could greatly increase his strength.

"How audacious."

Yang Erhe's face darkened as he shouted furiously.

Zhao Hong and Zhou Baishan cursed inwardly in anger and turned to leave.

Before leaving, Zhao Hong and Zhou Baishan almost simultaneously leaned in and took a sip.

Boom!

Zhao Hong's entire body shook violently, his muscles and bones trembling with a hum.

Scalding, incomparably violent power rampaged madly through his body.

It felt as though his entire body were about to ignite.

Zhao Hong staggered after Zhou Baishan as they retreated into the distance, gritting his teeth tightly as flames seemed to erupt from his eyes.

Examine dragon and tiger.

Refine it for me!

Roar!!

The Dragon Tendon and Tiger Bones erupted with unimaginable divine power. No matter how the force crashed against them, they stood as firm as mountains, greedily absorbing it.

In a daze.

It was as if he saw an overbearing, mighty tiger beast take shape within his body, utterly fearless as it opened its jaws and devoured the astonishing energy transformed from the tiger demon's precious blood.

The pain was unbearable.

His flesh tore apart.

His entire body was drenched in blood.

Zhao Hong dropped to one knee, shaking like a sieve.

At a certain moment.

Along with a joyous tiger roar echoing within his body, the tiger phantom suddenly shattered into countless fragments that merged into his muscles and bones, blooming with golden radiance.

Boom!

Zhao Hong spat out blood and straightened abruptly, his aura surging wildly.

Mid Blood Gang.

Just one sip.

The tiger demon's precious blood was truly astonishing.

Feeling the transformation and improvement as though he had been reborn, he greedily licked his lips. The fishy scent of tiger blood still lingered at the corners of his mouth.

There were still four jade bottles in his robe.

All filled to the brim.

Beside him.

Zhou Baishan also wore an expression of agony.

But soon, his aura surged sharply.

He had actually forced a breakthrough as well, reaching the middle Profound Embryo stage.

His sip had been larger.

"Congratulations, Brother Zhou."

Zhou Baishan caught his breath, unable to hide his delight, the corners of his mouth curling upward. "Same to you, same to you."

Looking at Zhao Hong, he was filled with emotion.

"But you really are fierce, kid."

When it came to guts,

he had to admit he was inferior.

Still, he was a genuine Profound Embryo cultivator. Though the tiger demon was at the Innate realm, its ordinary blood was something he could withstand.

Zhao Hong was only at the Blood Gang realm.

Yet he had actually dared to drink it directly—and had even broken through without suffering any harm.

Zhao Hong tugged at the corner of his mouth.

The bold starve; the timid starve.

The tiger demon was simply too tempting.

Besides, he knew his own condition best.

Dragon Tendon and Tiger Bones was what he had to rely on.

"That damn Yang Feng."

"Brother Zhou, there won't be any trouble, right?"

Zhao Hong suddenly felt a little guilty, as though needles were pricking his back.

"What big trouble could there be?" Zhou Baishan seemed utterly unconcerned.

Zhao Hong swept his gaze around and met several sharp stares.

There were also gazes filled with envy and jealousy.

Meeting Yang Feng's venomous glare, he bared his teeth in a grin. That bastard really deserves to die.

"This was the prey of that lord above the Innate realm. That lord surely won't care about it. In the end, it'll most likely go to that Crimson-Robed Inspector."

"What does taking a little blood amount to?"

Zhou Baishan leaned close to Zhao Hong and whispered, "In a moment, you should go..."

"Huh? Is that... really okay?"

"Why me?"

Zhao Hong's heart skipped a beat, his eyes widening round.