Zilin Ling pondered for a moment and said, "Alright! But if you encounter danger, I will forcibly take you into the contract space at the first possible moment!"
"That's great!"
Long'er jumped up excitedly and said, "Thank you, sister!"
Zilin Ling smiled and asked, "Can we go out now?"
"Yes, yes, yes! I'll have them withdraw!"
Long'er nodded repeatedly in agreement.
With a thought, he transformed into his colossal dragon form.
Zilin Ling was astonished. Last time Long'er transformed, his dragon body was only five meters long, but this time it had directly reached fifteen meters.
No wonder Old Du said that the divine beast race's strength would increase exponentially with each awakening of their bloodline.
"Roar!"
Having transformed into his dragon body, Long'er flicked his tail, and a clear dragon's roar echoed through the valley.
The beast army in the valley looked at Long'er in terror. Their front legs knelt, their heads bowed to the ground, trembling and submitting.
Long'er let out another roar.
From within the beast army, a fiery red lion, trembling, crawled forward to Long'er.
This fiery red lion was none other than the Fierce Flame Demon Lion, the nemesis of the Wind Wing Phantom Tiger.
The Fierce Flame Demon Lion prostrated itself dozens of times before emitting a series of questioning low growls.
Long'er nodded his massive dragon head, causing the Fierce Flame Demon Lion to feel somewhat flattered and continue to prostrate itself.
"Roar!"
Long'er roared again, and then his colossal dragon body vanished into the air.
He had transformed back into human form and returned to Zilin Ling's side.
"Sister, it's done!"
Long'er said with a fawning smile.
Zilin Ling nodded and said, "Then let's go!"
Saying that, she turned to leave.
The Wind Wing Phantom Tiger, seeing Zilin Ling about to leave, became anxious and vanished from its spot with a "whoosh."
When it reappeared, it was blocking Zilin Ling's path.
Before Zilin Ling could take a step, she felt something appear before her.
She looked down and saw the Wind Wing Phantom Tiger looking at her pitifully.
"What's wrong?"
Zilin Ling was quite fond of the Wind Wing Phantom Tiger, as women were naturally weak to fluffy things.
"Wuwuwu..."
The Wind Wing Phantom Tiger clasped its front paws together, stood upright, and let out a series of low growls.
"You want to leave with me?"
Zilin Ling understood its meaning.
Although she didn't understand beast language, it didn't prevent her from communicating with the Wind Wing Phantom Tiger.
The Wind Wing Phantom Tiger nodded its head vigorously, a hint of anticipation flashing in its eyes.
Zilin Ling pondered for a moment and said with a frown, "You weren't willing when I asked you before?"
The Wind Wing Phantom Tiger was startled and lowered its front paws.
It circled in place, then rubbed against Zilin Ling, gesturing for her to follow.
Zilin Ling blinked in surprise and then followed behind the Wind Wing Phantom Tiger.
The Wind Wing Phantom Tiger led Zilin Ling towards a small cave.
Zilin Ling frowned.
Wasn't that where the Wind Wing Phantom Tiger defecated? Why was it leading her there?
Despite her confusion, her steps did not falter.
The Wind Wing Phantom Tiger glanced back at Zilin Ling, a faint blush creeping up its tiger ears.
Bringing a woman into its private space made it feel a little embarrassed, even as a beast.
Zilin Ling was pondering the reason for the Wind Wing Phantom Tiger's actions and didn't notice its renewed shyness.
The small cave reeked, but Zilin Ling showed no signs of discomfort.
She had experienced scenes a thousand times more disgusting during her devilish training in her past life.
The Wind Wing Phantom Tiger walked all the way to the innermost part of the small cave before stopping and gesturing for Zilin Ling to look ahead.
Zilin Ling's eyes widened as she focused.
Before her stood a small tree, three feet tall.
The tree's trunk coiled upwards, about the thickness of an adult's thumb, with strange patterns. Upon closer inspection, these patterns resembled human blood vessels.
The leaves of the small tree were dense but arranged in an orderly fashion, shaped like dragon scales.
Three red fruits were embedded among the leaves. The fruits were bright red and translucent, causing Zilin Ling to feel a surge of blood.
Dragon Scale Fruit Tree!
Dragon Scale Fruit, a Xuan-grade spirit fruit, could enhance bloodline power.
The Dragon Scale Fruit Tree bore fruit once every ten years, yielding nine fruits at a time.
No wonder the Wind Wing Phantom Tiger hesitated when she asked it to leave earlier.
It would be strange for the Wind Wing Phantom Tiger to leave such a treasure!
Zilin Ling looked at the Wind Wing Phantom Tiger in surprise and asked, "You brought me here to give me this Dragon Scale Fruit Tree?"
The Wind Wing Phantom Tiger cast a reluctant glance at the Dragon Scale Fruit Tree and nodded.
Zilin Ling hesitated for a moment and said, "Alright, since you're willing to part with it, I won't refuse."
With a thought, she transplanted the Dragon Scale Fruit Tree to the spirit herb garden of the Goddess Palace, instructing Huang Yi and Yi Ran to take good care of it.
As for the Nine Spirit Ring, although it had a large space, it could only store inanimate objects, so it couldn't be used to cultivate the Dragon Scale Fruit Tree.
After taking the Dragon Scale Fruit Tree, Zilin Ling said to the Wind Wing Phantom Tiger, "Don't worry, from now on, you'll be with me, and I'll never treat you poorly!"
The Wind Wing Phantom Tiger's eyes lit up, and it affectionately nuzzled Zilin Ling's hand.
"Oh right, let me give you a name!"
Zilin Ling patted its tiger head and said.
The Wind Wing Phantom Tiger blinked, then nodded its head.
"What should I call you? You look so sturdy, how about Hu Tou (Tiger Head)?"
Hu Tou?
The Wind Wing Phantom Tiger stumbled, almost falling over. It shook its head, knelt on the ground with its front paws, and looked at Zilin Ling pitifully.
"You don't like it? Then what should I call you? Hu'er? Xiao Hu? Yes, let's call you Xiao Hu!"
Zilin Ling was never good at naming things, and coming up with this name was her limit.
Although the Wind Wing Phantom Tiger didn't like it, it resignedly nodded.
Xiao Hu, though a bit childish, sounded much better than "Hu Tou" or "Hu'er."
Seeing the Wind Wing Phantom Tiger agree, Zilin Ling's mood improved greatly.
Not only had her cultivation broken through today, but she had also obtained a Dragon Scale Fruit Tree and "kidnapped" a Wind Wing Phantom Tiger.
"Xiao Hu, let's go!"
Zilin Ling called out to the Wind Wing Phantom Tiger and walked towards the outside.
The beast army in the valley had mostly retreated under Long'er's command.
With Long'er and Xiao Hu, Zilin Ling soon reached the valley entrance.
"Stinky girl, you're finally willing to come out?"
Xiong Tai, a man of fiery temper, had been impatient after being blocked by the ferocious beast army all day.
So, the moment he saw Zilin Ling, he was the first to jump out.
Xie Shenghua also gritted his teeth and said, "You little slut, you still dare to show yourself!"