3: Spiritual fruit!
Lu Yu followed the white tiger, galloping for a day and a night.
“As expected of the Tiger King, who was among the first to evolve after being cleansed by Spiritual Qi, its stamina is truly impressive!”
Lu Yu looked at the white tiger, which showed no signs of slowing down, and sighed softly.
During the Spiritual Qi Revival, the first animals to evolve were all beings with high-grade bloodlines.
This white tiger began its evolution immediately yesterday, and after a day and a night, its strength was already considerable.
Lu Yu flew while glancing at the two suns in the sky, sighing inwardly.
Although he had been prepared, Lu Yu still felt a bit regretful after learning the answer.
A day and a night had passed, and Lu Yu still hadn't felt the Spiritual Qi cleansing.
Clearly, the Golden Eagle that Lu Yu had been reborn as, despite being a rare animal, possessed an extremely ordinary bloodline and was not qualified to be among the first creatures to evolve.
However, Lu Yu didn't lose heart.
What if his bloodline wasn't good?
He had a golden finger, and even without relying on the Spiritual Qi cleansing, he could evolve into a peak existence!
Taking a deep breath, Lu Yu forced his tired body to chase after the white tiger.
At this moment, the white tiger had arrived at a forest, and Lu Yu, flying in the air, could clearly see a prominent tree in the very center of the forest!
The reason it was called prominent was simply that it was too tall.
The surrounding trees were at most twenty meters high, while the central tree was more than twice the height of the others.
Lu Yu estimated that this tree was close to fifty meters tall!
Clearly, this tree had also undergone the Spiritual Qi cleansing and evolved.
Lu Yu was slightly excited, wondering if the legendary spirit fruit was growing on this tree?
A moment later, the white tiger reached the very center of the forest, beneath the giant tree.
Lu Yu, soaring high above, with his sharp eagle eyes, clearly saw that beneath the giant tree, there were already two uninvited guests.
A ten-meter-long giant python was coiled around the tree trunk, confronting a giant wolf nearly three meters long.
Seeing the white tiger suddenly intrude, the Wolf King quickly shifted its position so it could see both the giant python and the white tiger simultaneously, then bared its fangs and growled lowly.
The giant python beside it also noticed this uninvited guest, its forked tongue flickering menacingly.
Although the white tiger was not as long as the giant wolf, measuring only a little over two meters but less than three, it showed no fear. It didn't even seem to notice the giant wolf and giant python, looking up instead.
Lu Yu also followed the white tiger's gaze, only to see a fist-sized fruit condensed on the giant tree.
The fruit glowed with a faint luminescence, emanating a spiritual aura.
A spirit fruit!
Lu Yu's eyes lit up, and he immediately circled once before landing on a nearby treetop to rest.
The reason Lu Yu didn't act first to seize the spirit fruit was because before it matured, a barrier would form, preventing other creatures from approaching.
If a powerful being forcibly broke through the barrier, the spirit fruit would automatically wither.
Therefore, in his previous life, every time a spirit fruit appeared, it inevitably triggered a brutal battle, and only the final victor could obtain the spirit fruit; there was no possibility of stealing it beforehand.
This was also why the giant python and giant wolf were confronting each other but not climbing the tree to pick the fruit.
Lu Yu didn't hide his presence; he couldn't hide anyway, so he simply waited openly, conserving his strength.
As for the three, the white tiger, the giant python, and the giant wolf, they didn't pay Lu Yu any mind; Lu Yu even saw a hint of disdain in the giant python's eyes.
Good heavens, now even snakes dared to provoke eagles!
However, there was nothing he could do. Lu Yu hadn't undergone the Spiritual Qi cleansing and had no Spiritual Qi on him, so naturally, these fierce beasts with excellent bloodlines wouldn't take him seriously.
“Roar—”
The white tiger glanced at the spirit fruit, then withdrew its gaze with satisfaction, letting out an angry roar, intending to drive away the giant python and giant wolf to enjoy the spirit fruit alone.
But it was clear that while the giant python and giant wolf were somewhat wary, it was impossible to scare them away.
Seeing the two unmoved, the white tiger immediately became enraged and lunged directly at the giant wolf.
Roar—
With a tiger's roar, the white tiger swiped at the giant wolf with its paw.
Lu Yu saw clearly that the white tiger's paw glowed faintly, clearly having evolved.
The giant wolf seemed not to have expected the white tiger to attack so suddenly. Unable to react in time, it was directly struck by the paw, letting out a cry of pain, staggering back three steps, its eyes filled with both wariness and ferocity.
The giant wolf knew its strength was inferior to the white tiger's and couldn't fight head-on, so it began to circle.
But the white tiger's agility was also high, and it quickly caught up to the giant wolf, striking it back with another paw.
The giant wolf cried out in pain, retreating repeatedly, then let out a howl towards the giant python beside it, seemingly wanting to team up with the giant python against the white tiger.
However, the giant python did not respond, merely staring at the white tiger with its vertical pupils, with no intention of moving.
“Woo—”
In desperation, the giant wolf moved away from the white tiger and let out a loud howl.
The next moment, a rustling sound came, accompanied by a series of wolf howls.
Dozens of red-eyed wolves rushed out, charging towards the white tiger.
However, the white tiger was disdainful, standing on its hind legs and batting away the wolves one by one.
Just then, the giant python, which had been observing, moved.
It shot towards the white tiger like an arrow, its mouth biting fiercely into the white tiger's foreleg.
“Roar—”
Clearly, this sudden sneak attack caught the white tiger off guard, and it immediately cried out in pain, its mouth wide open, biting directly into the giant python.
The tiger's fangs sank into the giant python's body, but the giant python not only didn't let go but twisted its ten-meter-long body, coiling around the white tiger.
At this moment, the giant wolf's eyes lit up, and it also rushed over, its mouth wide open, biting straight for the white tiger's neck.
If this bite connected, the white tiger would be severely injured, if not killed.
In this critical moment, the white tiger let out a roar, and a burst of white light erupted from its entire body.
The next moment, the giant python was directly blasted away by the light, crashing into the giant tree, severely injured.
The charging giant wolf clearly hadn't expected the white tiger's sudden burst of power and was directly slammed to the ground by a paw. The white tiger's mouth opened wide, biting the giant wolf's neck.
Crack—
A crisp sound echoed, the giant wolf's eyes widened, and then its body went limp as if it had lost all strength.
Seeing this, the wolf cubs turned and fled.
Lu Yu, who had been observing the battle, couldn't help but praise:
As expected of a white tiger capable of becoming a Tiger King, it already possesses a skill!
Facing a siege, it not only escaped a certain death situation but also counterattacked, resulting in one death and one severe injury—this is the power of a skill!
The white tiger sensed that the giant wolf was dead, then let go and turned to look at the giant python.
The giant python was now on its last breath, but the white tiger was not doing well either.
With its previous strike, the giant python had injected all its venom into the white tiger's body, and the white tiger was now poisoned by snake venom.
Just then, a sound of a bubble bursting occurred, and the spirit fruit on the tree matured and fell.
Lu Yu's eyes lit up, and he immediately spread his wings and rushed up.
Harvest time!