The tiger burped, a puff of green smoke emerging from its mouth.
It tilted its head, looking at Tang Xueyao and the others, its expression as if asking: Anything else? Give me another!
"This..."
Lin Xiaoxiao and Su Ran were instantly petrified on the spot.
They had both arrived after Tang Xueyao had occupied Shuangfeng City and were unaware of the tiger's fearsome title as "Demon God." They had mistakenly thought it was just a large dog.
After all, the tiger usually acted goofy, either sleeping or chasing butterflies, with a carefree demeanor.
Who could have imagined that this seemingly foolish creature was capable of destroying an entire nation?!
"I didn't expect the Demon God to help us. This must truly be the will of the True God!"
Tang Xueyao immediately knelt down with sincere devotion, clasped her hands together, and began to pray silently.
Lin Xiaoxiao and Su Ran also quickly knelt down.
If it weren't for the True God, who could have tamed a Demon God and kept it as a pet?
This was completely unscientific!
In reality, this incident had only a minuscule connection to Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen had predicted that Tang Mengyao would find it difficult to resist the attacks of powerful enemies, which was why he had left the tiger by her side.
As for the tiger swallowing Jin Zaishi in one gulp, it was purely because it was hungry.
Since leaving the Death Forest, from River Valley City all the way to Shuangfeng City, it hadn't eaten anything.
Tang Xueyao was also rather careless, foolishly believing that the Demon God didn't need to eat and only absorbed spiritual energy from heaven and earth.
The tiger had been hungry for days and finally saw someone whose scent was different from the others around, so it swallowed him in one go.
*Slurp!*
The tiger slowly walked to Tang Xueyao's side and gently licked her clothes with its tongue.
"Thank you, Lord Demon God, for saving us!"
Tang Xueyao said respectfully.
*Slurp!*
The tiger licked Tang Xueyao's clothes again.
"What does it mean by this?"
Tang Xueyao looked to Su Ran and Lin Xiaoxiao for help.
"This... the will of a god, how could we mortals possibly fathom it?"
Su Ran said with her head bowed respectfully.
"Um... I have an idea, I don't know if I should say it..."
Lin Xiaoxiao asked timidly.
"Tell me!"
Tang Xueyao said.
"Um... do you think it might be hungry?"
"Usually... it's like this when they're hungry!"
Lin Xiaoxiao omitted some content in her second sentence.
The complete sentence should have been: "Dogs are usually like this when they're hungry; they lick their owners."
But this was a Demon God! To call a Demon God a dog would be madness!
The True God could call the tiger whatever he pleased, but given Lin Xiaoxiao's status, she dared not speak carelessly.
"Hungry? So, Demon Gods also need to eat?!"
Tang Xueyao suddenly came to her senses and quickly had her subordinates prepare two large carts of monster meat.
Seeing the monster meat, the tiger's eyes lit up. It circled the two large carts several times, its tail wagging like a fan.
It was so excited it almost jumped, sniffing here and there, its saliva dripping down.
*Gulp!*
Suddenly, with a gulp, the tiger spat out Jin Zaishi's corpse.
It seemed that compared to Jin Zaishi, this monster meat was more appealing.
"Ugh... so disgusting!" Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but cover her nose and mouth.
"At least it shows that unless it's starving, the Demon God won't eat humans easily. It prefers monster meat with a chewier texture,"
Su Ran said with a smile.
Monster meat had to undergo multiple processing steps before it could be consumed by people.
Even though they were dead and raw, they were still incredibly tough. Ordinary people would find it difficult to injure them with weapons, let alone bite them directly.
Only the tiger's teeth could withstand it.
As they were talking, the tiger tore a large leg of monster meat in half with a fierce rip, put it into its mouth, chewed twice, and swallowed.
Tang Xueyao slowly walked to Jin Zaishi's corpse.
Even though he had only been in the tiger's stomach for a little over ten minutes, his skin had already been corroded, revealing horrifying bloody muscles, sending shivers down one's spine.
"We can't waste this!"
Tang Xueyao reached out and gently touched Jin Zaishi's body.
Instantly, a surge of immense energy flowed into her body, and her strength advanced by leaps and bounds once more.
"Thank you, True God, for bestowing your power upon me. Praise the True God!"
Tang Xueyao slowly stood up, her entire aura transforming.
After continuously absorbing the energy of the Qing Song City guard, the Shuangfeng City lord, and Jin Zaishi of the Black-tailed Swallow Legion, her strength had instantly advanced to the Emperor Realm.
She had now undeniably become the strongest in the empire.
Even across all countries worldwide, the Emperor Realm was a rare existence, like a giant panda.
Tang Xueyao's eyes were filled with hope, and the moment of the True God Sect's revival seemed to be just around the corner.
Meanwhile, on the territory of the Elf Kingdom, in the Joyful Whispering Woods.
The once vibrant forest was now desolate and silent.
Zhang Chen and the three little cats walked slowly through the woods.
"Something seems off here!"
Miaoke said vigilantly.
"Indeed. Ever since we entered here, it's been too quiet. There's not a sound!"
Miaoqi nodded in agreement.
"Exactly. Let alone a forest, even one's own backyard wouldn't be this quiet. There should at least be some insect chirps or bird calls."
"All I can hear now are the sounds of the wind blowing through the leaves and falling leaves. This is very abnormal."
Miaoyin nodded in agreement.
"All living creatures besides plants have disappeared from the surroundings..."
Zhang Chen activated his Absolute Vision and said slowly.
"Wait, there's a strange fellow nearby absorbing life force!"
Zhang Chen paused and suddenly noticed a giant monster about two kilometers away, drawing in surrounding creatures as energy.
Simultaneously, it was also growing stronger.
"A creature that absorbs life force!?"
"It must be interesting!"
"Perhaps it's a new species!"
"I really want to see what it looks like!"
"Master will probably go and check it out..."
The three little cats' faces immediately showed curiosity.
For them, curiosity was an unchangeable, strong instinct.
"Let's go, we'll take a look!"
Zhang Chen smiled helplessly.
A portal opened, and in an instant, they arrived next to the monster.
Originally, the four of them had come to search for traces of Qing Luan and Bai Lu and to eliminate the puppet army of the Mother God Cult.
However, because they had started a little late, their pursuit of Qing Luan's energy traces had only led them to this forest.
About fifty kilometers further ahead was the encampment of the Mother God Cult's puppet army.
Unexpectedly, they encountered something strange.
"This... is... that creature that absorbs life force?!"
"It's so big..."
The three little cats tilted their heads back, exclaiming in amazement.
"What is this thing..."
Seeing it, Zhang Chen couldn't help but be taken aback.