Reborn as a tiger, he was chosen by the nation as its guardian beast.

Chapter 155 Entering the Underground World

Soon, he arrived at the foot of the giant tree.

Only by standing here can you truly appreciate the grandeur of this tree.

The thick trunk was like a continuous mountain range, its surface covered with deep, chiseled textures.

The bark is black, yet it has a dark red metallic sheen. It feels exceptionally hard to the touch and is also scorching hot.

Wang Hu scratched it with his claws, leaving only a shallow white mark.

"So hard!"

Wang Hu was taken aback.

He is well aware of his current strength.

A full-force claw strike could easily tear through even a tank's armor, but on this tree bark, it could only leave a white mark.

The tree was much harder than he had imagined.

This is definitely not an ordinary plant.

He began to explore the base of the tree trunk in circles.

He discovered that the tree's roots had many huge, cave-like holes. These holes varied in size, some large enough for a truck to easily drive in, while others were taller than a person.

The cave entrance was pitch black, with hot air occasionally gushing out, carrying an even stronger smell of sulfur.

Wang Hu chose a small, relatively secluded cave entrance and hesitated for a moment.

He didn't know where these caves led.

Does it lead to the interior of the tree? Or to the underground?

Could there be even more powerful monsters inside?

Just as he hesitated, the battle in the sky seemed to have reached a fever pitch.

"Boom—!"

A deafening roar came from overhead, and the entire earth trembled violently.

A destructive energy storm swept down from the sky, sending sand and gravel flying everywhere.

Wang Hu looked up and saw an enormous golden "sun" burst open in the sky, its light so dazzling that he had to squint.

Immediately afterwards, a multicolored streak of light, like a kite with a broken string, was blasted out of the golden sun and plummeted straight to the ground.

It's Lin Yue!

In the end, she was unable to withstand the combined attack of tens of thousands of three-legged golden crows.

Wang Hu could see clearly that she had lost consciousness in mid-air, the multicolored flames on her body had dimmed, and most of her magnificent wings had broken off.

"trouble!"

Wang Hu cursed under his breath.

He knew that Lin Yue could not die; the Nirvana Feather on her body would allow her to be reborn.

However, the place where she fell was not far from here.

Moreover, her fall would definitely attract the monsters lurking on the ground.

Sure enough, just as Lin Yue's body was about to crash to the ground, several sections of the ground below suddenly bulged up, and several huge monsters that looked like a combination of pangolins and scorpions burst out from underground.

They opened their huge mouths, which were filled with sharp teeth, and rushed to bite at the "delicious" food in mid-air.

Wang Hu sighed.

Ultimately, I couldn't just watch him die like that.

Even if she could be reborn, it should be at a more appropriate time.

His figure flickered and vanished from the spot in an instant.

The next second, he was already in the middle of those monsters.

It didn't revert to its original form; it remained the same kitten that had been modified with the drug.

However, an invisible, terrifying pressure originating from the deepest part of his bloodline suddenly erupted from his body.

Tiger's might!

A deep, guttural roar, seemingly emanating from the depths of their souls, exploded in the minds of these monsters.

The monsters, who were about to feast, suddenly froze.

Their eyes were instantly filled with endless fear.

In their perception, the seemingly harmless kitten before them had suddenly transformed into a colossal, towering beast. The beast's majesty rendered them utterly incapable of even considering resistance.

"roar!"

"Splash! Splash!"

Several monsters let out a mournful cry, their massive bodies collapsing to the ground, trembling, and defecating and urinating indiscriminately.

Wang Hu ignored these terrified guys.

He looked up and aimed at where Lin Yue was falling, then pushed off with his hind legs.

His body shot into the sky like a cannonball, and at the same time, his body suddenly returned to the size of a normal tiger. He caught Lin Yue's soft body precisely in mid-air, and then with a light turn, landed steadily on the ground.

He put Lin Yue on the ground and checked her over.

She was completely unconscious, her breath was extremely weak, and her life force was rapidly draining away.

But Wang Hu wasn't worried.

Because he saw that Lin Yue's chest was emitting a soft red light at that moment.

A strange life energy was flowing continuously into her body from her heart, repairing her damaged body and soul.

"That's some serious health; it's outrageously high!"

Wang Hu clicked his tongue in amazement.

This ability to recover from injury and even to come back from the dead is practically a bug-level ability.

He glanced at the sky.

After unleashing that earth-shattering attack, the three-legged golden crows seemed to have exhausted themselves, and their formation became somewhat scattered, so they did not immediately give chase.

This is an opportunity.

Without further hesitation, Wang Hu grabbed Lin Yue by the collar, dragged her up, and then turned and rushed into the dark tree hole next to them.

It's too dangerous outside now.

He needed to find a safe place to wait for Lin Yue to recover, while continuing his investigation.

This tree hole seems like a good option.

The passageway inside the tree hollow was much wider than Wang Hu had imagined.

The passage slopes downwards, its destination unknown.

The surrounding walls are made of the giant tree's own wood structure, hard and smooth, covered with naturally formed strange patterns.

The smell of sulfur and burnt metal in the air grew stronger, and the temperature rose higher and higher.

Wang Hu dragged Lin Yue along cautiously as they walked inside. His danger perception was constantly on, keeping him alert to any potential dangers.

After walking for several hundred meters, a fork in the road appeared ahead.

Two passages, each leading in a different direction.

Wang Hu stopped and put Lin Yue on the ground.

He leaned close to the two openings and smelled them.

The wind blowing from the left passage was hotter, and the smell of sulfur was stronger.

The passage on the right was relatively cooler, and a strange "buzzing" sound could be faintly heard.

Moreover, his sense of danger told him that the passage with the smell of sulfur was more dangerous.

Wang Hu hesitated for a moment.

He hesitated, unsure which path to choose.

But after only a moment's hesitation, he decided to follow his sense of danger to determine his direction.

As long as you follow the path where your sense of danger is weak, at least you won't get trapped in a desperate situation or surrounded.

Anyway, he's completely clueless right now, so having a direction is better than wandering around like a headless fly.