"In the future, if my strength allows, I also want to try a dragon! I wonder what it tastes like? Does it melt in your mouth or is it chewy..."
Jiang Che dreamed.
Dragon Liver and Phoenix Marrow!
This was a legendary treasure.
In the myths and legends, Dragon Liver and Phoenix Marrow were delicacies enjoyed by gods and immortals!
If dragons and phoenixes really existed in this world, he naturally wanted a taste, to relish the treatment of gods and immortals.
However, for now, Jiang Che could only fantasize. With his current strength, reaching the level where he could hunt dragons and phoenixes seemed like a matter for years in the future.
While Jiang Che was daydreaming, Fang Yuan was staring intently at the children outside the glass, eyes filled with greed, unable to stop licking his lips.
"These kids, with their tender skin and juicy flesh, are an absolutely delectable blood meal!"
But thinking of the thick barrier between them, the fiery passion in Fang Yuan's eyes was instantly extinguished, leaving him dejected.
Being watched like a monkey every day was an extreme humiliation for Fang Yuan.
"It's all because of this damn barrier!"
"When my strength increases, I will break this barrier and devour these blood meals, consuming to my heart's content!"
Fang Yuan glared at the tempered glass, cursing angrily in his heart.
The blood meals before him were like alluring beauties, tempting him repeatedly. Yet he could only look and not touch, which made him furious!
Jiang Che snapped back to reality, inwardly speechless. Is there anything else in that brain of his besides blood meals?
This guy should be thankful he's just a young tiger, and there's tempered glass to keep him from hurting anyone.
Before the Spiritual Energy Revival, if he dared to bite or devour humans, he might be welcoming a bullet to the head.
It's not a big deal if the second one dies, but he's taking up one of Jiang Che's slots!
Jiang Che stopped looking at this crazy guy, closed his eyes, and laid back down comfortably.
Time flew by, and it had already been over a month since Jiang Che was reborn.
With an ample supply of food, and the stimulation of the Body Refining Technique, each of them had grown to the size of an ordinary dog, their shoulders reaching or even surpassing the knees of their keeper.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
That day, beneath a camphor tree as thick as a thigh, Nangong Luo charged into the trunk repeatedly, the impact causing the tree to tremble slightly, with pale yellow leaves fluttering down.
Suddenly, Nangong Luo halted, his body trembling, letting out a soft roar. Then a series of slight popping sounds emanated from within him.
In an instant, Nangong Luo's tiger body quivered, his bones stretching, his muscular contours becoming more defined, his fur gleaming, golden in luster like a Divine Tiger standing under the tree!
Clearly, after a month of arduous body refining, Nangong Luo's strength had significantly improved.
[Ding! Detected an increase in Nangong Luo's strength, congratulations to the host for receiving tenfold feedback.]
As the system notification sounded.
A warm flow surged within him, continuously nourishing his tiger body until the heat was depleted.
Jiang Che clearly felt himself becoming somewhat enhanced.
He opened the attribute panel for a look.
Host: Jiang Che
Species: Northeast Tiger
Level: Level 4
Bound Targets: Nangong Luo, Fang Yuan
Lying down, Jiang Che felt a burst of comfort, having just leveled up again, making himself even stronger.
Feeling the surging vitality, he curled his tiger paw, testing his strength, pondering in his mind.
Previously, he could break a wrist-thick tree trunk with one paw. With his strength upgraded now.
If someone were struck by him, they might not die, but would certainly be severely injured.
In just a month's time, this pace of progress was incredibly fast!
If not for the system's limitation, Jiang Che wished he could bind thousands of targets at once, letting them all refine their bodies so his strength would rocket skyward!
Unfortunately, the system wasn't that accommodating...
Alas, brothers and sisters, for now, your elder brother has to rely on you, work hard.
Whether your brother can taste Dragon Meat rests entirely on your performance!
After receiving the feedback, Jiang Che turned over and fell asleep again.
The next day
Squeak!
The iron gate within the Tiger Garden was pushed open, and a middle-aged woman in a zoo uniform walked in carrying cleaning tools, starting to clean the area.
Upon hearing the noise, Fang Yuan awoke from his body refining practice, stood up, and stared at the woman entering the Tiger Garden, his eyes flashing with bloodthirst, drooling tiger saliva!
"If I could devour this fresh blood meal before me, my demonic skills might advance further! Then I would have more confidence in escaping from here!"
Since being reborn, he had been trapped in this damn tiger garden, eating only low-quality meat chunks every day, causing his Heaven-Swallowing Demon Scripture to make little progress.
Fang Yuan was growing anxious, and now finally saw an opportunity.
Walking halfway around the area, Fang Yuan approached the woman from behind, moving silently.
Nangong Luo was indeed a cultivation fanatic, currently engrossed in body refining, his shining tiger body continuously crashing into the tree trunk, not noticing anything unusual.
As for why the keeper didn't stop Nangong Luo from hitting the tree, it was because repeated corrections had failed, so the keeper had given up.
Nangong Luo didn't notice, but Jiang Che, who heard Fang Yuan's intentions, couldn't sit idle.
Before the Spiritual Energy Revival occurs, no one can die in the Tiger Garden. Otherwise, Fang Yuan could die, and Jiang Che and Nangong Luo would also be implicated, perhaps even separated.
Additionally, if Fang Yuan died, Jiang Che would lose one of his slots, which he could not allow!
There were only five slots in total, and he had just bound two targets. Losing one would be a painful blow to Jiang Che.
Actually, the tiger garden had a human-tiger separation system. When keepers cleaned, the tigers would be confined to prevent any attacks.
However, it was only for adult tigers. The three of them were not yet big enough to necessitate the human-tiger separation protocol.
Not implementing human-tiger separation was not an issue for the other young tigers, as they lacked intelligence and hunting instincts.
But for Fang Yuan, with his human-like intelligence and constant thoughts of blood meals, it was quite problematic.
Before, their size was too small, even if Fang Yuan wanted to attack the keeper, it would be beyond his capability, so there was no danger.
But now, after a month of growth, the three had increased significantly in size, and their sharp teeth could easily tear through flesh. If Fang Yuan caught the keeper off guard, he could certainly kill.
"This second one is clueless! Do you realize you're doing something stupid? What's the difference between this and suicide!"
"This fool can't even distinguish between a feast and a famine!"
Suddenly, Jiang Che sprang up and rushed towards his errant sibling.