Jiang Che's modesty made Nangong Luo feel grateful, yet she didn't refuse.
Roar!
Nangong Luo gave a gentle roar to Jiang Che, her eyes soft, expressing gratitude before stepping towards the Spirit Tree.
Jiang Che retreated a few steps, giving her space.
At this moment, the ripe Red Essence Fruit hung on the branch, shining brightly, emitting a crimson Spiritual Light, with a faint halo outside its peel.
Instantly, a rich fragrance hit her nose, making Nangong Luo's eyes light up with immense joy in her heart.
As long as she consumed this Red Essence Fruit, her strength would undoubtedly see a substantial increase.
Without hesitating, Nangong Luo opened her mouth and swallowed the entire Red Cloud Fruit.
Boom!
At the moment of biting into the Red Essence Fruit, juice splattered everywhere. As the peel broke, a tremendous medicinal power surged forth, rampaging within Nangong Luo's body!
"Not good, I must quickly refine it!"
Feeling the medicinal power surging, Nangong Luo's heart tightened, and she hurriedly squatted down, fully activating her cultivation technique to slowly refine the power.
She had just forgotten that she was no longer the high and mighty Empress of her past life, but just a tiger who had recently undergone a blood mist baptism.
And this Red Essence Fruit, which she would have overlooked in her past life, was now a substantial tonic for her current self.
She had to refine it quickly, or the overwhelming power might cause her body to burst.
Jiang Che had been keeping an eye on Nangong Luo. Seeing her suddenly close her eyes and squat down with her aura fluctuating, he understood that she was refining the Red Essence Fruit.
At this moment, external disturbance was the most taboo!
To be safe, Jiang Che guarded around Nangong Luo, constantly pacing, his keen tiger eyes vigilantly scanning the surroundings.
The forest was silent.
Earlier, the two tigers had hunted beasts, their roars echoing through the mountains, exuding overpowering and formidable auras that had long scared the birds and beasts in the forest into fleeing.
A quarter of an hour passed.
Suddenly, the aura of Nangong Luo, who had been motionless, changed dramatically, surging upwards with extraordinary momentum, and the golden fur on her body flashed with golden light.
"Ding! Detected Nangong Luo's breakthrough in strength, congratulations to the host for receiving tenfold feedback!"
With Nangong Luo's breakthrough, the system's prompt was heard again.
Hearing that wonderful sound, Jiang Che was overjoyed.
Instantly, a warm current flowed into Jiang Che's body, nourishing it, igniting vitality in his flesh and cells; his once pale tiger bones gradually exuded a jade-like luster, and his mottled fur became increasingly smooth and sleek!
Feeling the surge in power, Jiang Che was full of joy, naturally pulling out the attribute panel.
Host: Jiang Che
Species: Northeast Tiger
Level: 15
Bound Targets: Nangong Luo, Fang Yuan
"Indeed, another level up!"
"I really found the right path!"
Jiang Che was secretly joyful, greatly admiring his wise decision earlier.
He had decided that in the future, any resource that could enhance strength should first be given to the second and third siblings to consume!
As the eldest brother, he should bear the responsibility of looking after his younger siblings, sharing the 'good things' to help them grow continuously.
Even if it meant suffering a bit of 'hardship' and 'tiring' himself, what would it matter!
After fully refining the Red Essence Fruit, Nangong Luo opened her eyes, with a sharp golden light flashing in her dazzling tiger eyes. As she slowly got up, a powerful tiger's might swept out.
"Is the big brother guarding me?"
Nangong Luo saw Jiang Che guarding beside her, vigilant of the surroundings, which warmed her heart, and even her originally sharp gaze softened suddenly.
"Big brother truly treats me well, protecting me in every way. This kindness cannot go unreturned. When I rise to power, I must cultivate big brother into a strong force!"
Nangong Luo was a bit moved in her heart, secretly swearing.
Hearing Nangong Luo's heartfelt thoughts, Jiang Che turned his head to look over, his eyes somewhat peculiar.
"Is such a small kindness enough to move the third sibling?"
"It seems the third sibling is quite sentimental! That's good too!"
Unlike the second sibling, that damn thing.
If he were given a Red Essence Fruit, the second sibling would surely swallow it without hesitation.
Not only that, he would likely turn around and secretly curse Jiang Che as a big idiot, without his grudge diminishing a bit.
Roar!
Nangong Luo didn't catch Jiang Che's look but gave a nudge to urge him, preparing to move out again and stepping forward.
Jiang Che closely followed, and the two tigers continued their journey toward the Great Cyan Mountain.
They avoided areas populated by humans, choosing forests, although they couldn't help but encounter some ferocious beasts in the woods.
However, due to the power gap, these beasts were mostly instantly taken care of by Jiang Che, barely affecting the tigers' pace.
Yowl!
Suddenly, a piercing scream erupted from the forest, startling a flock of birds.
In the dense woods, a giant wild boar, as large as a small mountain, was being forcefully pressed down by Jiang Che. The wild boar struggled frantically, letting out blood-curdling cries, yet couldn't escape Jiang Che's suppression.
Jiang Che opened his mouth, and his sharp tiger teeth instantly severed the wild boar's throat. With a pull, he tore off its entire head, blood gushing from the wound and staining the ground red with a thick, bloody scent.
The scene was extremely gruesome!
The giant wild boar's wailing abruptly stopped at this point.
Subsequently, Jiang Che began devouring the boar, leaving one of its hind legs for Nangong Luo, while consuming the rest himself.
Due to his enormous size, Jiang Che had an astonishing appetite. Most of the beasts hunted along the way had ended up in his stomach.
"With big brother's help, I should be able to secure all early resources, and then my strength will rapidly rise!"
Observing a wild boar nearly her size being vanquished, the spectating Nangong Luo felt a sense of admiration amidst a profound sense of security.
"With big brother's talent, he surely isn't inferior to the former Demon Emperor—the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox. How come I've never heard of big brother before? Did he fail to grow and perish midway?"
Snapping back to reality, Nangong Luo mused with a touch of doubt.
The Nine-tailed Celestial Fox was the Monster Race's Demon Emperor, whose strength rivaled hers when she was the Empress of the Human Race, and they were great rivals in the past life, clashing numerous times.
"Nine-tailed Celestial Fox?"
"The future Demon Emperor, is it? Alright, decided, the next binding target will be you!"
In the midst of feeding, Jiang Che's motions paused, immensely delighting.
Unexpectedly, he had found a suitable binding target courtesy of Nangong Luo.
The Nine-tailed Celestial Fox, as the future Demon Emperor, undoubtedly had inherent gifts. If he could bind her, then Jiang Che would have three capable subordinates in his command.