“Clang, clang, clang...”

The next moment, magnificent chimes emanated from the Inheritance Temple, spreading throughout the entire secret realm.

Instantly.

Countless fierce tigers in this space raised their heads, their eyes shining as they looked towards the temple.

"The Inheritance Temple is open! The final struggle has begun! The one who obtains the Tiger Ancestor's inheritance will be the future Tiger King!"

"The Tiger Ancestor's inheritance must be mine!"

"I don't want the inheritance, I just want to leave here as soon as possible..."

Ten thousand tigers roared excitedly, running through the mountains and fields, rushing towards the temple deep in the mountains.

"Creak, creak."

A teeth-grinding sound rang out as the ancient bronze doors opened. Thousands of feet tall, they emitted a shimmering radiance. Countless fierce tigers gathered from all directions, their eyes excited and frenzied.

Among them was a Dúshè Evil Tiger (tiger with features of lynx, dog, horse, and pig), possessing the physical characteristics of four creatures. With an ancient bloodline, it stood sixty meters tall, its aura far surpassing the surrounding fierce tigers. It was clearly an ancient beast.

With a single paw strike, rocks exploded and beasts trembled in submission.

There was also a Zōu Wú Tiger (mythical tiger), its tail longer than its body, its tiger stripes as bright as flower clusters, possessing the extreme speed of a celestial horse. It moved like a shooting star, and the tigers fled in terror.

In other directions, giant fierce tigers with extraordinary bloodlines appeared as well.

They were blessed by nature, enjoying the advantages brought by their bloodlines, evolving rapidly, their auras malevolent. They already possessed the aura of kings. In their eyes, majesty and scarlet light shone.

But at this moment, they all looked at the Inheritance Temple deep in the mountains, their eyes burning with passion and excitement.

Because within the Inheritance Temple lay the Tiger Ancestor's inheritance.

The one who obtains the inheritance would be the future king of the Tiger Clan!

"Roar—"

The tigers' roars shook the earth. They charged towards the temple, forming a torrent of ferocious beasts.

Zhu Tiandao was caught in the midst of countless tigers. Having been separated from Chen Ping'an during the chase, he was now filled with fear. He wanted to escape from here, but was swept forward by the massive flood of beasts.

He couldn't help himself.

Soon, he was swept into the Inheritance Temple.

Directly in front of him was a blood-colored orb the size of a plate, floating in mid-air, fluctuating with a profound aura, filled with countless images of tigers pouncing and killing.

"This is the Tiger Ancestor's inheritance?!"

Seeing the inheritance orb, all the giant tigers went mad with excitement, their eyes turning red as they roared and lunged forward, fighting for the blood-colored orb.

Zhu Tiandao didn't want to compete for any inheritance. He just wanted to get out of here as quickly as possible.

He saw the teleportation array in the corner. As long as he stood on it, it would automatically lock onto Xi Chuan Town and teleport him back.

"Quick, quick, I want to go back. What inheritance? I don't want it!"

"Only those ancient beast bosses are qualified to compete for the inheritance. I'm just a small Rank 7 fierce beast. What am I doing getting involved?!"

"I'll feel safe only by Snake Lord's side. It's too dangerous here."

Zhu Tiandao was excited, but also very calm.

The roars of tigers echoed around him, thunderous and continuous. Battles raged, blood and flesh flew everywhere. He struggled to avoid these bosses competing for the inheritance, heading towards the teleportation array in the corner.

Sometimes he got stepped on by the bosses, making him grimace in pain. He got up and continued to run.

Around him, there were other tigers like him, all running towards the teleportation array.

Finally.

He reached the teleportation array. The formation under his feet flowed with mysterious light, about to activate and take him away.

"Hahaha, I, Lao Zhu, am finally escaping this sea of suffering! Snake Lord, I'm coming back—!"

Zhu Tiandao laughed excitedly, opening his mouth wide.

But suddenly.

"Whoosh—"

A light orb flew through the air, knocked down after being fought over by the bosses, and happened to fall into Zhu Tiandao's mouth.

Like a precise throw.

"Gulp~"

Zhu Tiandao swallowed subconsciously, taking the orb into his stomach.

But the next moment, he realized what he had swallowed, and his tiger face turned pale with fright.

"Great bosses, did I swallow the inheritance orb? I swear, it wasn't intentional, do you believe me?"

He trembled, his tiger legs shaking, his tail tucked between his buttocks.

The hall was silent.

The atmosphere was oppressive.

All the tigers looked at him, their eyes fierce and angry.

Especially the Dúshè Evil Tiger, the Zōu Wú Tiger, and several other ancient beast-level bosses, all looked at him with shining tiger eyes, their auras booming, their massive bodies casting large shadows.

"Little thing, quickly spit out the inheritance orb!"

"Are you tired of living? How dare you steal food from a tiger's mouth? Is the Tiger Ancestor's inheritance something a small Rank 7 fierce beast like you is qualified to obtain?"

"Spit it out, or we'll beat you until you poop it out!"

"What's the point of talking nonsense, I swallowed it, the Tiger Ancestor's inheritance is mine!"

The tigers roared. The Dúshè Evil Tiger in front was the most violent, and the first to pounce, its bloody mouth biting towards Zhu Tiandao.

"Dúshè, don't even think about it, the inheritance is mine!"

The Zōu Wú Tiger roared, its speed erupting like a shooting star. Reacting faster, the Dúshè Evil Tiger's eyes flashed with a cold light as it bit down on the other's long tail.

Behind them, the other ancient beast-level giant fierce tigers also pounced, biting at the hind legs of the tigers in front, one biting another, like a string of candied haws, connecting one after another.

They didn't want the other to obtain the inheritance orb, all of them "dragging their feet."

Zhu Tiandao was terrified, screaming in fear. He was bitten on the butt by the fastest Zōu Wú Tiger. It was too ferocious, tearing at him, trying to swallow him whole.

"Help—!"

He cried out in despair, while also trying to claw at his throat, trying to vomit out the deadly inheritance orb. His sharp claws tore his throat, causing blood to flow.

"Whoosh~"

At this moment, the teleportation array under his feet was finally activated. A flash of mysterious light enveloped Zhu Tiandao.

"Hahaha, goodbye, I'm leaving! If you don't let go, you won't be able to go back!"

"Don't even think about leaving, leave the inheritance behind!"

The Zōu Wú roared, its fangs biting into Zhu Tiandao's body, refusing to let go, its eyes filled with ferocity and madness.

That was the Tiger Ancestor's inheritance! Obtaining it would make one the future Tiger King! How could they give up!

"We won't give up either!"

The ancient beast giant fierce tigers behind, strung together like candied haws, were also very ferocious, refusing to let go. Those behind bit the hind legs of those in front.

"Buzz~"

The teleportation array activated, a flash of light, taking Zhu Tiandao away, along with the Zōu Wú biting his rear half, the Dúshè behind it, and the other ancient beast evil tigers strung together like candied haws, all disappeared together.

A full thousand of the most powerful evil tigers followed Zhu Tiandao and teleported away, disappearing from the hall.

Xi Chuan Town.

Ominous fog shrouded the area, and red-haired rain fell thick and fast.

In the ruins of the High-Tech Zone, the Tiger Aspect Heavenly Stele stood tall. A giant steel python coiled around the Heavenly Stele, silently motionless, as if asleep.

"Hungry! I really want to eat meat, really want to drink blood!"

"Who can give me meat to eat?"

Zhang Ji sighed listlessly, his eyes languid. Xi Chuan Town could no longer satisfy his appetite. He wanted more blood and living beings to devour.

Just then.

"Buzz~"

The Heavenly Stele suddenly trembled, emitting a brilliant golden light.

"Whoosh~"

Zhang Ji was startled and darted out like lightning. He saw that the mysterious vortex he had seen that day had appeared on the Heavenly Stele.

Then.

A tiger shadow pounced out from within. It was a yellow-haired tiger thirty meters tall, its expression terrified. But upon seeing Zhang Ji, it was filled with surprise and excitement.

Zhang Ji ignored it.

The scarlet vertical pupils shone brightly, and his bloody mouth opened, devouring it in one gulp.

"Snake Lord, it's me, Lao Zhu, Zhu Tiandao!"

The yellow-haired tiger suddenly cried out in terror, speaking in human language, "Look behind me, I brought you food! Eat them, don't eat me!"

Zhang Ji's eyes shifted, and he saw that behind Zhu Tiandao's yellow-haired tiger, there was actually a Zōu Wú Tiger biting him, its aura ferocious and powerful.

It was almost comparable to the Wolf King Buck from that day.

The abundant aura of flesh and blood surged like a great river.

Instantly, Zhang Ji's eyes turned into red lanterns, emitting greedy, fiery red light.

But that wasn't all.

Behind the Zōu Wú Tiger, another Dúshè Evil Tiger appeared, biting the Zōu Wú's tail, pouncing out from the vortex.

"Another delicacy?!"

Zhang Ji drooled.

But behind the Dúshè Evil Tiger, there was actually another big tiger biting the Dúshè's hind leg, and on its hind leg, there was another big tiger…

One after another, the one in front biting the hind leg of the one behind, like a string of candied haws, came together.

They emerged from the Heavenly Stele vortex, their auras ferocious, roaring as they raised their heads, their eyes excited and mocking as they looked at the yellow-haired tiger Zhu Tiandao in front.

Zhu Tiandao, half of his body gone from the biting, crawled and howled miserably. At the same time, he gagged in his throat, finally vomiting out the Tiger Clan inheritance orb.

"Snake Lord, catch!"

Zhu Tiandao shouted loudly, flicking his mouth and throwing the inheritance orb towards Zhang Ji like a three-pointer.

"The Tiger Ancestor's inheritance is mine!"

"Get lost, who dares to compete with me for the inheritance?"

"All of you retreat, let me enjoy the Tiger Ancestor's inheritance alone, otherwise, die—!"

A group of ancient beast-level giant tigers roared, each one more majestic than the last, lunging towards the orb in the void, no longer paying attention to Zhu Tiandao.

But suddenly.

"Slap~"

Like a whip cracking, a terrifying blood-colored shadow fell from the sky, with diamond-like force, knocking all the giant tigers that were charging over flying away, their bodies collapsing in the ruins.

It was Zhang Ji who attacked, using the Lightning Five-Sequence Whip, knocking the beasts flying with one blow.

"Trash belongs in the trash can!"

He manifested his form from the fog, his two heads raised high, his scarlet vertical pupils majestic and cold, scanning the surroundings. Under the angry and incredulous gazes of the surrounding tigers, he swallowed the inheritance orb in one gulp.

"Whoosh—"

The inheritance orb flashed, actually trying to escape, flying towards the nearest Dúshè.

The Dúshè Evil Tiger was overjoyed, "The Tiger Ancestor's inheritance is choosing a master? It chose me! I am the Tiger of Destiny, awoo—!"

It opened its mouth wide, about to swallow the inheritance orb, but a barbed bone-spike tail stabbed into its throat at an even faster speed.

Like a divine spear, it instantly caused it to scream and wail, its mouth full of blood.

Zhang Ji rubbed his two heads together to generate electricity, arcs of electricity flowing across his scales. He shot out like silver light, chasing after the blood-colored orb, and swallowed it in one gulp.

"Little thing, still trying to run! All of you come into my mouth!"

But the blood-colored orb in his throat was not obedient, impacting left and right with great force, possessing the strength of an ancient beast, but that was all. It couldn't compare to Wolf King Buck.

"You are not my bloodline descendant, you cannot be used as a spare flesh fetus, you are… you are a different kind of bloodline, a damn heterogenous type!!! How could there be a different type here?!"

A voice of shock and anger rang out in Zhang Ji's throat.

Zhang Ji was shocked and dared not delay. A fierce light flashed in his eyes, and his fangs opened, the terrifying biting force crushing down.

No matter what it was, he would kill it first!

"Ah—"

A shrill scream rang out in Zhang Ji's throat, but it disappeared instantly.

As if it were dead.

Zhang Ji's eyes were cold, and he kept his mouth tightly shut, continuing to chew, his teeth grinding.

"Treacherous and cunning heterogenous type, when this ancestor's main body escapes, I will definitely kill you!..."

A hysterical angry shout rang out again in his throat. It was indeed an old schemer, pretending to be dead. But this time, it was completely dead, and the voice disappeared.

The next moment, a metallic voice rang in Zhang Ji's mind…

"Evolution points +1 billion, cumulative 1.05 billion/100 million."

"Reaching the conditions for the ninth evolution, evolve immediately?"