252: Chapter 252 No Way Out

On Ye Yisong's forehead, a bean-sized drop of sweat slid down his cheek and dripped onto the back of his raised right hand.

Warning the White Lion not to come down was not because Ye Yisong was reluctant to part with the roasted Long-backed Eagle, but because Ye Yisong instinctively feared the White Lion.

The White Lion was snow-white all over, with a clearly visible willow-leaf-shaped vertical mark on its forehead. If Ye Yisong remembered correctly, this should be the extremely rare exotic species from the northern part of the continent—the Snow Region King Lion.

How could it appear here?

"This young master never takes advantage of others; I will share this piece with you."

The White Lion grabbed the fragrant roasted Long-backed Eagle from the ground, tore off a large piece along with the tendons and bones, stripped the fatty and juicy eagle meat from it, and threw it to Ye Yisong.

"Many thanks… Lion King."

Ye Yisong's legs trembled, and he took the skeleton frame thrown over by the White Lion while shivering, forcing a smile as he spoke.

With Ye Yisong's current 5th Rank Mental Energy, the White Lion was able to easily evade his perception and step to a place less than five hundred meters away from Ye Yisong.

Furthermore, it was eating a Peak Tier 4 Long-backed Eagle that had grown up by consuming precious herbs, yet it still looked disdainful.

All these signs, without exception, illustrated the immense strength of the White Lion.

Ye Yisong grumbled to himself that today was truly unlucky.

First, he was hunted by five Late Stage Tier 4 Yao Beasts. After finally shaking off the pursuit, he had killed the Long-backed Eagle in a fit of resentment.

Before he could even catch his breath, he discovered that he had inadvertently fallen into a mysterious Restriction.

The unluckiest thing of all was encountering this White Lion, a 5th Rank Demon Beast.

Yao Beasts can only speak human language and begin to take on human-like forms after they Cultivate to the 4th Rank.

Only after Cultivating to the 5th Rank can they completely transform into human form.

He just wondered if it would still be able to maintain its current composure when it discovered later that it was trapped in this inconspicuous valley.

"Eat, what's wrong? Do you look down on this young master?" The White Lion urged, seeing that Ye Yisong hesitated to eat.

"How could that be? It is my supreme honor that the Lion King would bestow eagle bones upon this small one," Ye Yisong said fawningly, and as he spoke, he stuffed the eagle bones into his mouth and began to chew.

Not to mention, the Long-backed Eagle did not consume any precious herbs in vain; even the bones without a shred of eagle meat contained incredibly astonishing energy.

As the chewed-up eagle bones entered his stomach, Ye Yisong clearly felt that the speed at which his internal injuries were recovering had increased by another notch.

Seeing Ye Yisong begin to diligently chew the bones, the White Lion nodded in satisfaction and continued to gnaw on the Long-backed Eagle in its hand.

Having eaten until half-full, the White Lion licked its paws with satisfaction, glanced at Ye Yisong inadvertently, and said in a cute, fierce manner: "Kid, count yourself lucky today. If it weren't for this Long-backed Eagle, I would have definitely eaten you."

"Many thanks to the Lion King for not killing me," Ye Yisong immediately raised his hand to express his gratitude.

"I'm leaving."

As the White Lion spoke, it flew into the air towards the outside of the valley, but before it had completed its Ascension by even a hundred zhang, its body was blocked by a large transparent net.

The White Lion looked up and extended a paw, lightly touching the transparent net in front of it. The net only fluctuated slightly, showing nothing unusual.

Seeing this, the White Lion returned to the ground, sprinted forward a few steps, and ripples of white waves surged around its body, turning into a tangible shockwave that struck the transparent net along with the White Lion.

The net was not as calm as before; a yellow light shone brilliantly, and a giant palm descended from the sky, striking the White Lion's body.

"Awooo!"

The White Lion let out a cry of pain and was fiercely struck to the ground by the giant palm, kicking up several tens of zhang of dust.

From then on, the valley had gained another deep pit.

"It hurts this young master so much!"

The White Lion let out a miserable shriek, crawled out of the deep pit covered in dust, stuck out its tongue, and stared at Ye Yisong with an unfriendly gaze.

"Kid, you had better pray that this young master can walk out of this broken valley safely, otherwise, hmph hmph!" The White Lion did not show the slightest sign of panic from being trapped; instead, it seemed somewhat excited.

"I have stayed in this place for thousands of years, yet I never discovered that there was such an interesting valley here."

The White Lion looked around this valley, which was less than a hundred mu in size, and with great interest, knocked here and dug there.

"Kid, what are you still standing there for? Why don't you come and help?"

"Okay, okay, okay, coming right away." Seeing that the White Lion did not take its anger out on him for being trapped, Ye Yisong's tense heart gradually relaxed, and he diligently helped the White Lion dig dirt pits.

The two dug for two days and two nights, already numb to it. The White Lion had somehow transformed into the appearance of a ten-year-old child and was lying exhaustedly on the same dirt pit as Ye Yisong.

During these two days, a ten-year-old child carrying a three-meter-long shovel, digging pits frantically, looked quite comical.

The man and the beast had dug hundreds of dirt pits, with the shallowest being several tens of meters deep, and the deepest reaching several hundred meters.

Yet they gained nothing, not even discovering a trace of the Formation.

As for forcibly charging at the transparent net, they had not failed to try that here either, but the result was self-evident.

The transparent net seemed to become stronger when met with strength; no matter how the two tried, they could not break it.

"Kid, why don't you dig faster? If we can't get out of this valley, once this damn place closes, we'll have to wait over a hundred years for it to open again." The White Lion had slowly become familiar with Ye Yisong over the past two days, and out of consideration for the delicious food Ye Yisong provided, it did not put on any airs of a 5th Rank Demon Beast.

Perhaps this White Lion didn't even know what royal majesty meant at all.

It was just a gluttonous and playful Snow Region King Lion.

"If you, Lion King, are not worried, then I am not worried either," Ye Yisong said insincerely, his eyes darting around, not knowing what he was thinking.

In these two days, Ye Yisong didn't know how many Tier 3 Yao Beasts he had killed, yet he still hadn't found the Yao Beast leader that occupied this place.

"Hehehe, you kid are just stubborn. It's fine if we can't get out; staying behind to keep me company will save this young master from being lonely here alone." The White Lion drank a mouthful of the century-old monkey wine handed over by Ye Yisong and smacked its lips.

"Lion King, have you lived here for thousands of years?" Ye Yisong asked tentatively.

"What, you finally couldn't help but start inquiring about this young master?" The White Lion said indifferently.

"No, no, no." Ye Yisong quickly waved his hands, denying it.

Ye Yisong never believed that just because the White Lion ate his roasted meat and drank his monkey wine, it regarded him as a friend.

In this world, friendships have always been determined by strength; how could a 5th Rank Demon Beast possibly look up to a Tier 4 Martial Ancestor Martial Artist?

The only reason it looked at Ye Yisong more was because Ye Yisong was only one step away from the Martial King realm.

Otherwise, the White Lion wouldn't even bother to say a single word to Ye Yisong; it would be beneath its status.

"Hmm?" Both of their gazes simultaneously looked towards the valley entrance at a marmot that was entering and exiting freely, without blinking an eye.