140: It is impolite not to return the favor!

Crunch! Crunch!

After the Sakura Empress fled in a panic, Xia Fan turned around and walked back to the massive body left behind by the Yamata no Orochi, then continued to feast in the water.

It must be said, the flesh and blood of the Yamata no Orochi was truly abundant.

Even though Xia Fan could now use abilities like Qi Devouring Mountains and Rivers and Extraordinary Magic Power to increase his digestion speed and energy conversion rate, after eating for so long, there was still a large portion of the Yamata no Orochi's flesh and blood remaining.

“Phew…”

When the last piece of the Yamata no Orochi's flesh and blood was consumed, Xia Fan let out a deep breath and then looked at the sea surface again.

Because in the previous battle with the Yamata no Orochi, the latter had forced many sea beasts to act as cannon fodder in order to contend with him.

So at this moment, there were still many corpses of sea beasts floating on the surface of the sea.

“Sigh, in the end, I still have to clean up the battlefield.”

He sighed softly, then once again performed Scattering Beans into Soldiers.

The next moment, hundreds of giant tiger-shaped beasts appeared, commanded by Xia Fan to find the scattered sea beast corpses in the water and drag them to a designated area for concentrated placement.

After they were packed, Xia Fan finally put all the fierce beast corpses into the space inside the eastern emperor bell.

The flesh and blood of these sea beasts were no longer useful to Xia Fan, but they could be used to enhance his subordinates.

He still had more than ten third-tier fierce beast subordinates on Yunxia Mountain, and among these sea beast corpses, there were not a few third-tier existences.

The crystals, on the other hand, were to be left for the Magic Cat.

“This little fellow, she accepts all crystals without refusal.”

“As long as it’s a crystal, she’ll happily hold it and devour it, just like eating a snack.”

Thinking of the Magic Cat’s fondness for crystals, Xia Fan smiled faintly.

After all, at this stage, he no longer cared for other trashy abilities, so he naturally wouldn't devour these ordinary crystals.

The Magic Cat’s strength was also considerable now, so she truly ate crystals like snacks.

“Hmm, my aura has grown; I should be close to breaking through to the mid-fourth tier?”

As time passed, Xia Fan gradually converted the consumed flesh and blood into his own power, and after sensing the changes within, he couldn't help but ponder to himself.

The Yamata no Orochi was a fierce beast with a cultivation level similar to his own, so it allowed his strength to grow very quickly.

Moreover, most of the energy within its flesh and blood was absorbed by him, with very little wasted, so the increase was extremely obvious… “This Tiger King… is truly terrifying.”

The human navy, seeing this scene, all gasped in awe, “Only a peerless powerhouse could openly feast like this in full view of everyone.”

“Of course, the Tiger King also doesn’t care at all that you and I are right here.”

Another companion gave a bitter laugh, but none of the naval soldiers had any intention of disturbing him.

What's the difference between trying to snatch food from the Tiger King now and seeking death?

They absolutely dared not!

“Tiger King, we cannot express our gratitude in words; we can only kowtow to you!”

“Thank you, Tiger King, for slaying the Serpent Demon and saving us from slaughter!”

“Tiger King’s life-saving grace, we will never forget…”

Many citizens watching the live broadcast, after learning that the Eastern Sea Area was calm, or rather safe, spontaneously came to the seaside.

Across the vast sea, they knelt down and bowed to Xia Fan.

Their expressions were sincere, their movements slow, as if only in this way could they express their profound gratitude to the Tiger King.

On the surface of the sea, Xia Fan lingered for a moment, then looked in the direction of the Sakura Country.

“Let’s go over and see, I hope that guy eats people faster!”

Xia Fan rode the clouds and mist, and as he turned, he accelerated to an extremely fast speed.

“Hehe, finally got it!”

After the dust settled on the sea surface in the Eastern Sea Area of Great Xia, an inconspicuous small boat at this moment sailed to the place where Xia Fan and the Yamata no Orochi had previously battled.

Besides them, there were also many civilian or official ships from Great Xia, cleaning up the remnants on the sea surface.

The people on this small boat were dressed very discreetly, so no one noticed them.

A burly man with hairy arms, a hooked nose, and blue eyes was taking out glass tubes one after another, collecting samples in the water, “This water contains the blood of that fourth-tier fierce beast from Sakura Island! With it, we will surely awaken that ancient overlord-level creature!”

This group of people no longer hesitated, quickly collecting the blood mixed with seawater.

Afterward, they quickly departed.

From beginning to end, they did not attract too much attention from others.

However, the appearance of these people, as well as the clothes they wore, clearly indicated that they were from that ‘free’ country… the Sakura Country.

Inside the Royal Palace, the Sakura Empress’s father, the Grand Emperor, was sitting at the head of the table, beaming with joy, drinking heartily with his ministers, his face full of excited smiles.

“Hahaha, the Empress’s move was truly brilliant…”

After three rounds of drinks, a minister chuckled as he raised his wine glass, looked at everyone, and loudly said, “The Serpent Demon has gone to Great Xia. With its terrifying destructive power and brutal nature, there will soon be no Great Xia on this world!”

“Yes, yes!”

All the ministers immediately echoed, “At first, I was somewhat unsupportive of the Empress ascending to power, but now I realize that what the Empress has in mind is truly killing two birds with one stone.”

“Exactly, exactly. It both spares our Sakura Country from the Serpent Demon’s ravages and directly makes Great Xia disappear.”

“From now on, Great Xia’s vast territory will be ours.”

“Because the Serpent Demon will not stop devouring. Once everyone in Great Xia is eaten, he will continue to other places.”

“Hahaha, exactly!”

“Come, come, let’s drink!”

The ministers of the Sakura Country grew more and more excited as they spoke, even beginning to fantasize about their grand blueprint for the future.

The entire Royal Palace was filled with a celebratory atmosphere.

No one showed any sadness; some ministers even started dancing on the spot out of joy.

“Something terrible has happened!”

However, not long after, a minister rushed in, his expression extremely panicked, “Grand Emperor, something terrible has happened! Our Sakura Country is facing a great disaster!”

“What is it?”

The Grand Emperor was puzzled.

He put down his wine glass, leaned forward, his face full of confusion, “Isn’t the whole country recovering? What big deal could there be?”

“The Serpent Demon, it’s the Serpent Demon!”

The messenger minister’s face was filled with terror; he even felt a great horror descending just by uttering the words “Serpent Demon,” “The Serpent Demon has returned to eat people!”

“What?!”

In an instant, the Grand Emperor and the ministers were all shocked, and then countless fears rose from their hearts, quickly causing chaos in the Royal Palace hall.

The Grand Emperor, however, remained relatively calm, but his voice was almost cracking, “Didn’t the Serpent Demon go to the east?”

“Why has he returned?”