Little White Tiger [3203]

Who would have thought that one day, he, Xiao Tian, would become a prospective son-in-law whom others saw as having the makings of a Venerable? All that was missing now was a protagonist who would come along, slap him in the face, and steal the War Goddess's heart.

At that thought, Xiao Tian could not help shaking his head. His imagination had taken a wicked turn. Only a novel would unfold like that.

"Roar-boy, what are you looking at? Why are you staring at me and shaking your head?"

Just then, a White Tiger seated in a white jade carriage came down the street. As the carriage passed Xiao Tian, the tiger suddenly let out an angry roar.

Xiao Tian had never imagined that a Little White Tiger would one day pick a fight with him over nothing. When had he even looked at the tiger?

"Our Deer-Chasing Academy fears no one. Little white cat, you've grown used to throwing your weight around at home, haven't you? Take a good look at where you are. Is this a place where you can run wild?"

Just then, the War Goddess stepped forward, killing intent radiating from her as she spoke.

In this Lower Realm, where Divine Fire Realm cultivators were nowhere to be seen, the Heaven Mending Pavilion might have declined, but the Deer-Chasing Academy was flourishing and feared no force.

Besides, Xiao Tian was already halfway to being her husband in name. That was simply the War Goddess's nature. She had no rebellious streak. Her grandfather had chosen Xiao Tian, the Deer-Chasing Academy's elders approved of him, and Xiao Tian truly was outstanding. She was no match for him either.

That was enough. Xiao Tian already counted as her man. Even if he was still young now, it would only be a matter of a few more years.

That was the War Goddess's character: strong-willed, decisive, and bold in both love and hatred. She disliked dragging things out. Otherwise, she would never have earned a title like "War Goddess."

Sensing the pressure of the War Goddess's Spirit Transformation Realm cultivation and hearing the Deer-Chasing Academy's name, the White Tiger's arrogant swagger faltered.

"How imposing the Deer-Chasing Academy is! Our young master comes from-Xiling Beast Mountain. Even if the mountains never turn, the rivers do. Our paths will cross again."

The driver was an old man of the human race, and he spoke without the slightest fear.

"Boy hiding behind a woman, we'll meet again inside the Hundred Broken Mountains Range."

The Little White Tiger delivered that cold remark, and then the driver drove the carriage away.

"Thank you, beautiful. I don't really care for these battles of words, and now isn't the time to fight. When I come out, I'll bring you the White Tiger Primordial Treasure Bone growing inside that tiger."

Xiao Tian leaned close to the War Goddess's ear and spoke earnestly.

"Be careful. There's no need for pointless fighting like this. Safety comes first. Only if you come out alive can there be a future. Grandfather wasn't the most outstanding person to enter the Hundred Broken Mountains Range back then, but now he's a Venerable. Don't forget his advice."

The War Goddess spoke solemnly.

"Don't worry. I've actually opened ten Heavenly Grottoes already. That's why I can fight you."

Xiao Tian transmitted his voice through his divine sense.

"I'd already guessed as much. Fighting across a major realm from the Cave Heaven Realm isn't that easy. I only entered the Spirit Transformation Realm after opening eight Heavenly Grottoes."

The War Goddess rolled her eyes at Xiao Tian and replied through a voice transmission.

Seeing the two leaning so intimately together, the Deer-Chasing Academy's two supreme elders smiled like doting aunties.

As for whether Xiao Tian could defeat that Little White Tiger, they had no doubts whatsoever. Even the War Goddess at the Spirit Transformation Realm could not beat Xiao Tian. Hadn't he subdued her even when she joined forces with her Primordial Remnant mount?

During his month at the Deer-Chasing Academy, there had been a major fight every three days and a minor one every two.

The War Goddess had lost so often that she had gone numb, and the academy's elders had grown numb from secretly watching. Their Deer-Chasing Academy's little princess, the War Goddess, had suffered one crushing defeat after another. It was too pitiful.

They suspected that even Pure-Blooded Fierce Beast Descendants at the Cave Heaven Realm might not be a match for Xiao Tian.

This Little White Tiger might have a relatively pure bloodline, but the tiger was certainly no pure-blooded White Tiger cub.

Even the Deer-Chasing Academy's other seven disciples, four men and three women, gazed at the White Tiger's retreating figure and silently mourned together. They knew all too well how powerful Xiao Tian was-so powerful that he plunged them into despair, leaving them afraid even to dream of catching up.

They also knew how petty Xiao Tian could be.

At the Deer-Chasing Academy, he had challenged every junior brother, senior brother, and senior sister in turn.

Anyone who spoke ill of him received a challenge every five days. He would not seriously injure them, but he would make it hurt. Their injuries would heal completely in three to five days, just in time for another challenge.

He had challenged Senior Brothers Bai Yunkong and Lu Chuan, who liked the War Goddess, once more just before leaving the Deer-Chasing Academy. The real kicker was that both Bai Yunkong and Lu Chuan still looked ready to fight him again after he returned from the Hundred Broken Mountains Range. They probably thought they were only a hair's breadth from winning!

In truth, quite a few people had once thought the same, only to be left with despair. These seven had special standing, and their masters had told them that even their eldest senior sister, the War Goddess, was no match for Xiao Tian.

That was why these once unruly, hot-blooded youths had become so obedient and sensible, speaking little along the way and watching and listening more.

"Let's go back and rest. We'll settle down and get ourselves into peak condition. This isn't a suitable place for fighting either. Beat the young ones and their elders will come running, making trouble for our elders. Once we enter the Hundred Broken Mountains Range, we can settle every account."

Xiao Tian lowered his voice.

"All right."

The War Goddess also felt there was no need to keep wandering around.

The Deer-Chasing Academy's two supreme elders, one fat and one thin, exchanged a glance and saw satisfaction in each other's eyes. He was powerful, yet knew how to hold himself back, advancing and retreating with good judgment. They were becoming more and more pleased with Xiao Tian, to the point that they wished they could marry their own granddaughters to him.

The Little White Tiger truly was furious. Earlier, when the tiger went out, several Heaven Mending Pavilion disciples had actually mocked the tiger for having a master. Enraged, the tiger had taken that to heart and sworn to devour those disciples completely if they met inside the Hundred Broken Mountains Range.

And now the tiger had run into people from the Deer-Chasing Academy too. How hateful! That woman-was she the War Goddess? The tiger recalled the voice transmission from the servant who also served as a protector. The War Goddess was one of the finest of the human race's younger generation, the current eldest senior sister of the Deer-Chasing Academy. The tiger was no match for that woman yet.

Just wait. Once we enter the Hundred Broken Mountains Range, I'll eat every Deer-Chasing Academy disciple too if I get the chance.

Xiao Tian's Da Wa body was utterly speechless. He only had two bodies in total, each belonging to a different faction, yet both had clashed with this Primordial Remnant Little White Tiger.

Surely this must be some special twist of fate?

As for the Heaven Mending Pavilion's side, trouble would come sooner or later, so there was no need to keep too low a profile.

Xiao Tian and Shi Hao wandered through the streets, with the other four disciples following behind.

They had barely reached the street when they saw two groups, both made up of disciples from great clans-fools much like Jiao Peng had been. The two clans' youths faced off, dozens on each side, and actually began fighting right there in the street. Runes appeared, transforming into weapons and beast phantoms, while surging waves of energy stirred up gust after gust of wind.

"A bunch of frogs at the bottom of a well. If you fools really have any ability, go fight to the death in the Hundred Broken Mountains Range. Losing your composure and fighting now will only let others reap the benefits."

A youth drinking tea by a second-floor window in a nearby teahouse had been disturbed and spoke with a frown.

"What damn business is it of yours? Who are you calling fools?"

Hearing that, the two groups of youths about to brawl immediately turned toward the tea-drinking youth.

"You're courting death."

The youth uttered those words indifferently. A brilliantly colored spirit sparrow on his shoulder flew out as a streak of five-colored light. It opened its beak and inhaled, forming a terrifying five-colored vortex that was about to swallow all those dozens of people.

Snap!

The paper fan in Xiao Tian's hand snapped open, and the five-colored vortex vanished. He did not let those people be devoured before his eyes. Meanwhile, the Five-Colored Spirit Sparrow flew back in confusion, remembering that it had already eaten them.

Those who had escaped death were so frightened they nearly wet and soiled themselves, and none dared remain there any longer.

The youth drinking tea also frowned slightly. Without saying anything more, he set down his cup and hurried away.

"Little big brother, why did you save them? They brought it on themselves. If they don't learn their lesson, they'll still end up dead."

Shi Hao spoke.

"I saved them because I don't like Fierce Beasts and Demonic Birds eating people in front of me.

"As for what happens later, that's none of my business. I'm not their father."

Xiao Tian replied.

The Heaven Mending Pavilion's four senior brothers and sisters were inwardly shocked. None of them had even noticed Xiao Tian make a move. He was incredible, every bit as mysterious as the rumors claimed.

Zhou Yuhao and the white-robed Yu Feng had been his victims.

"Damn it!"

Shi Hao saw someone handing out flyers on a street in Crosscut Mountain. Printed on them was a portrait of him from the Void God Realm. Someone wanted his head and was offering rare precious artifacts, Bone Scriptures, spirit medicines, and other treasures as a bounty.

"The Hundred Broken Mountains Range has opened at just the right time. I heard the human race has produced three peerless geniuses. One is the bearer of Double Pupils, a born sage. Another is even more mysterious-he knocked down that bearer of Double Pupils on the latter's first visit to the Void God Realm.

"The last one is the youngest and has been the most famous lately. They call him Bear Child or something. Many Human Race factions are offering a bounty on his head."

A Tree Person standing a full thirty feet tall spoke.

The Tree Person's body had limbs arranged much like a human's, with dark green skin resembling old tree bark. The head looked like a tree stump, but little branches grew from it, with green leaves for hair.

The eyes were crimson, and the open mouth was packed with fangs like two rows of saw teeth, fitting perfectly together when the jaws closed.

"The Human Race, heh. Scheming against one another is what they do best. Instead of protecting their geniuses, they want to snuff them out. Their brains must have holes in them."

A young Winged Person standing three meters tall spoke, a pair of purple feathered wings on his back rippling with lightning.

"Rather than waste them like that, they might as well be captured and made my slaves. I've already captured four beautiful female Human Race geniuses as maids and twelve strong male Human Race geniuses as guards. Every one of them is a genius from a great Human Race clan with a population of over a hundred million."

Just then, a two-meter-tall member of another race appeared, dressed in azure armor. He looked the closest to a human, with violet hair that shimmered with light and possessed a striking beauty. His face was also nearly human and quite handsome, but a single golden horn grew from his forehead. When he spoke, a pair of snow-white, vampire-like fangs showed in his mouth, making him look utterly ferocious.

"You already have so many slaves and maids. That human Bear Child is mine. If the human race doesn't want him, I do. From now on, he'll be my servant.

"Go ahead and spread the word. Tell that human genius to follow me. One day, he too can rule over boundless lands, receive a fief and be crowned a king, and settle accounts with his enemies."

A Golden Lion four meters long and over two meters tall at the shoulder walked over, golden fur gleaming brilliantly and dazzling the eye. Most importantly, the lion had been born with nine heads: one large head in the center, with four slightly smaller lion heads on either side.

This was unmistakably a Nine-Headed Lion. Every head was vivid and extraordinarily imposing, with piercing eyes and an overbearing presence that spilled forth unchecked, terrifying all who beheld the lion. When the lion spoke, the sound made people's ears ring.

This was an innate lion's roar. Once all nine heads roared together, it would be enough to topple mountains and rend the earth, dry up rivers, and turn every tree to ash.

(End of chapter)