Chapter 374: Holy Wing Heavenly Tiger

"Boom—"

A mountain peak within the Langya Realm collapsed with a thunderous roar that shook the heavens and earth.

A lazy voice drifted from within the dust, "Hey, hey, hey, Lao Ye, what is the meaning of this?"

"Isn't an apology enough?"

However, what greeted the owner of the voice was a thousand-foot sword aura, condensed to the absolute limit.

"Whoosh!"

The sound of wind breaking rang out, and the sword aura arrived in an instant, finally slashing against an ice shield dozens of feet wide.

"Crack!"

After a crisp sound, the ice shield slid apart at the waist, leaving behind a smooth, level cut.

"Hah!" Xiao Han examined the severed shield before him and praised sincerely, "Lao Ye, your strength has grown quite a bit in these two years!"

One must know that this ice shield of Xiao Han's was condensed entirely based on the strength Ye Jianxin possessed when Xiao Han had left; that it was now slashed open in a single strike clearly showed the latter's rapid progress.

Having vented the anger in his heart, Ye Jianxin also put away the long sword in his hand and sneered, "Does the Ice Saint still remember that he has a sect?"

"If not for the wedding of your own descendants, I fear you would have been too happy to think of home, wouldn't you?"

Sensing the lingering killing intent in the air, Xiao Han gave a sheepish laugh, "It's just that I, your brother, have confidence in you!"

"Don't be angry, don't be angry!"

"I did bring you a gift, after all." As he spoke, Xiao Han began rummaging through his Storage Ring.

"A gift?" murmured Ye Jianxin, who had been feigning indifference while actually listening intently from the side, his peripheral vision involuntarily sweeping toward Xiao Han's direction.

Finally, what appeared before Ye Jianxin's eyes was an egg a full person's height tall. Looking at the giant egg that had suddenly blocked his view, Ye Jianxin was instantly startled; an egg of such size was rarely seen even among Magic Beasts.

However, although its size was astonishing, it looked extremely ordinary, with not a shred of aura leaking out, no different from a common farm egg. As for the pale blue spots densely covering the egg, he could not discern any clues either; after all, based on what Ye Jianxin knew, there were no fewer than a hundred types of such spots.

"Where did this egg come from?" Ye Jianxin put away his resentment and asked curiously, thinking it might perhaps be some rare Magic Beast species!

Xiao Han's next answer, however, made the corners of Ye Jianxin's mouth twitch a few times, "I don't know, I just picked it up at the time."

"Picked it up?" Are you joking? Ye Jianxin complained inwardly.

He had traveled north and south for so many years and had indeed picked up many Magic Beast cubs, but a Magic Beast egg of this size was unheard of!

Regarding the thick suspicion in Ye Jianxin's eyes, Xiao Han spread his hands, indicating it was indeed so, and pursed his lips toward a certain direction, "That little fellow picked it up."

Following Xiao Han's gaze, Ye Jianxin fixed his eyes on the single-horned little beast in Yi Huang's arms. At this moment, the latter was closing its eyes slightly, occasionally letting out comfortable purring sounds from its throat, appearing quite content.

Seeming to sense the gaze from the outside, the little beast wrinkled its nose, turned its head away, and continued to nuzzle into Yi Huang's arms, causing the latter to laugh and stroke it gently a few times.

Seeing this, Ye Jianxin's expression instantly became rich; he silently moved several feet away from Xiao Han. Looking over, the latter was indeed as sullen as water, as if thick black mist were radiating from his surroundings.

Suddenly, Ye Jianxin felt his resentment toward Xiao Han for abandoning him vanish completely, and he even felt a trace of sympathy for the latter—to be unable to compete for favor even against a Magic Beast was quite miserable.

However, why did this Magic Beast look so familiar?

Involuntarily, Ye Jianxin examined the single-horned little beast carefully again. Apart from the single horn, this little beast was no different from an ordinary tiger-shaped Magic Beast, at most just much fatter.

When Ye Jianxin caught sight of the two tiny, almost invisible bumps on the little beast's back, an answer formed in his heart, and the image of an ancient Magic Beast leaped into his mind.

"Hey!" Ye Jianxin patted Xiao Han's chest and said with slight surprise, "Could this be the legendary, extinct Holy Wing Heavenly Tiger?"

"You recognized it?" Xiao Han looked at Ye Jianxin in surprise, "Your eye for things is not bad!"

The Holy Wing Heavenly Tiger, an ice-attribute Magic Beast, is the strongest species of tiger-type Magic Beast. Its bloodline rank is enough to rival super Magic Beasts like the Taixu Ancient Dragon. Not only is its strength powerful, but the Holy Wing Heavenly Tiger also has an extremely special talent—increasing fortune.

Such an ethereal and illusory thing as fortune is considered unbelievable by many, but the powerhouses on the continent unanimously agree that such a mysterious and profound thing as fortune absolutely exists.

Those who possess great fortune can turn disasters into blessings without effort, receive unexpected wealth until their hands go soft, and achieve sudden enlightenment while viewing flowers. A child of the plane like Xiao Yan can even achieve a heaven-defying counter-kill under a heaven-collapsing start, rising in just a few decades to forcibly finish off the greatest villain who had been plotting for a thousand years.

Without fortune, if one is lucky, one might live a peaceful life, but if the Heavens do not acknowledge one, one could choke to death just by drinking water.

Therefore, this bug-level ability of the Holy Wing Heavenly Tiger allows it to basically grow up safely; very few Magic Beasts are willing to target a Holy Wing Heavenly Tiger.

Even if it decides to start its own business, a Holy Wing Heavenly Tiger will often have a large group of underlings surrounding it; it only needs to be responsible for eating and drinking well, and the underlings will solve all its troubles.

If it joins the ranks of other Magic Beasts, it will become an absolute second-in-command; the boss values it, the underlings are convinced by it—an absolute winner in beast life!

But the Heavens are also fair; behind the Holy Wing Heavenly Tiger's powerful abilities lies the awkward situation of an extremely low birth rate.

Often, if one offspring can be born among ten pairs of Holy Wing Heavenly Tigers, it is already considered a blessing from the Heavens. Precisely because of this, as their numbers became increasingly scarce, the Holy Wing Heavenly Tiger gradually disappeared from the eyes of the world, which is also the reason why it is not famous on the continent.

Who would have thought that when Xiao Han and Yi Huang were paying their respects in the Extreme North, they would coincidentally encounter this ignorant and easily deceived juvenile Holy Wing Heavenly Tiger in the territory of the overlord, the Heavenly Frost Snow Eagle.

Yi Huang, instantly charmed by the Holy Wing Heavenly Tiger, almost subconsciously took out the Medicinal Pill specifically refined to attract Magic Beasts, and with a bit of temptation, abducted the little tiger cub on the spot.

Even though the Heavenly Frost Snow Eagle was unwilling, under Xiao Han's "amiable" communication, the Heavenly Frost Snow Eagle sent the two people and one beast away with a smile on its face (while cursing "m" in its heart).

After listening to the whole story told by Xiao Han, Ye Jianxin let out a long sigh; this is all fate!

Look at others, they can bump into a rare Magic Beast just by going out, while he can only guard the Langya Pavilion alone and stir up trouble.

"How about it, this doesn't count as me scamming you, right?" Xiao Han patted the giant Magic Beast egg in front of him and laughed.

Ye Jianxin snorted coldly, "What kind of person do you take me for?"

Immediately, Xiao Han stumbled, and the Magic Beast egg was instantly taken away by Ye Jianxin. Anything qualified to be picked up by a Holy Wing Heavenly Tiger, the embodiment of fortune in the Beast World, must not be an ordinary item; he would never let a good thing go to waste.

Don't I know what kind of person you are?

Xiao Han was speechless in his heart.

"Let's go, get ready to head to the Heavenly Mansion; those clansmen and descendants of yours are still waiting for you." Ye Jianxin said, leaving first.

Xiao Han shook his head helplessly and followed. Yi Huang, who had been watching the two brothers reconnect from afar, heard the call and also left while holding the Holy Wing Heavenly Tiger.