The Crocodile Tiger immediately looked toward the source of the sound and spotted Jiang Lang.
It couldn't help being stunned.
An ordinary person dares to jump out and act tough?
Is this damn thing an absolute idiot?
It opened its mouth directly and blasted a breath of tiger mist toward him.
Jiang Lang stood motionless, preparing to make a move.
Yet at that moment, the woman appeared in front of him out of nowhere. With a flourish of her long spear, she wove a floral pattern that acted like a shield, blocking the tiger breath as she said in a deep voice, "Run!"
Jiang Lang was taken aback.
He truly hadn't expected that under these circumstances, the woman would still jump out to protect him. It showed that she must be a kind-hearted person with a strong sense of justice.
Jiang Lang spoke up, "I came to save you."
The woman said, "You're just an ordinary person..."
Before she could finish her sentence, the Crocodile Tiger had already pounced.
Her expression tightened slightly. It seemed she would have to use her trump card.
Right at that moment, she suddenly felt an incomparably powerful and terrifying aura rise up behind her—one that made even her heart palpitate.
The next second.
A fierce wind swept past her back, and then she saw the young man leap high into the air and bring his fist crashing down!
At that moment, the scorching sun hung high in the sky, and the young man's figure was dazzling beyond compare.
Boom—
Following a loud crash, the hill-like, robust Crocodile Tiger plummeted into the dirt, causing the earth to shudder and leaving behind an enormous, deep crater.
Bleeding from all seven orifices, the Crocodile Tiger died on the spot.
"This... this is impossible!"
The woman stared at the scene before her with utter disbelief.
Killed instantly with a single punch!
You have to remember, this was a Crocodile Tiger!
Its defensive power was astonishingly high, yet it couldn't withstand a single punch from this youth?!
Moreover, the youth didn't have the slightest fluctuation of Spiritual Qi whatsoever!
In other words, relying purely on physical strength, he had beaten a Crocodile Tiger to death with one punch!
Simply outrageous!
Just as she was in shock, a sharp pain in her lower abdomen caused her face to turn pale for a split second.
Jiang Lang immediately asked, "Miss, are you alright?"
Hearing this, the woman's face flushed red instead. "Don't follow me."
With a light stamp of her foot, she flew deep into the dense forest.
Jiang Lang was a bit bewildered.
However, since the woman told him not to follow, he became all the more curious. With a flash, he followed her in anyway.
As a result, he saw the woman pull down her trousers, stick something on herself, and quickly pull them back up.
And then, she saw Jiang Lang.
Facing each other, both of them froze.
"Ah!!!"
A scream sent the birds in the forest fluttering into the sky.
Followed by a crisp "slap," Jiang Lang walked out with his face covered, his cheeks burning red.
Sure enough, the old saying is true: curiosity killed the cat...
No wonder this woman's combat effectiveness had suddenly plummeted; she had been hit with a negative status effect.
Soon.
The woman also walked out, her face as red as a late-autumn persimmon.
She raised her head and glared fiercely at Jiang Lang. "If you dare breathe a word about what happened today, I will kill you."
Knowing he was in the wrong, Jiang Lang hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Miss, I certainly won't."
The woman breathed a slight sigh of relief. Looking at the corpse of the Crocodile Tiger lying on the ground, she spoke up, "I still have to thank you. Otherwise, given my state just now, I might have had to use some trump cards to slay this vicious beast. Using a trump card on a beast like this would simply not be worth it."
Jiang Lang said, "Don't mention it, just a matter of convenience."
With that, he directly smashed open the Crocodile Tiger's head and fished out a drop of Precious Beast Blood. "I want this thing, and the rest of the loot is yours. How does that sound?"
The woman felt a mild surprise. "You only want this?"
One had to know that this Crocodile Tiger was a treasure from head to toe, and the Precious Beast Blood was the least valuable part. Strictly speaking, since the Crocodile Tiger was slain by Jiang Lang, it should all be considered his spoils of war.
Jiang Lang said matter-of-factly, "You fought for ages while I just picked up a cheap win. You should take the lion's share."
Hearing this, the woman looked at Jiang Lang for a long while. "You're a very interesting person. Your strength is formidable; even if you insisted on swallowing the entire Crocodile Tiger, I'm afraid I'd be helpless to stop you."
One had to realize that this was a world of the jungle law, where people were driven solely by profit. Faced with a fifth-rank beast like the Crocodile Tiger whose entire body was made of treasures, probably anyone else would have been consumed by greed.
Because of this, she had maintained a guard against Jiang Lang from start to finish.
Jiang Lang said, "I don't like bullying the weak."
The woman gave Jiang Lang a deep look and suddenly asked, "Did you come from Lieyong City?"
Jiang Lang nodded.
The woman said, "I heard that a peerless monster who triggered a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon has emerged from Lieyong City, named Li Muxian. Is that you?"
Jiang Lang said, "I am not Li Muxian."
A flash of disappointment crossed the woman's eyes. "I thought you were him. You're very strong too, but the fact that you don't have a shred of Spiritual Qi throughout your entire body is truly a pity..."
Jiang Lang smiled faintly. "It seems you have quite a few stereotypes about cultivation. You can cultivate just fine without Spiritual Qi."
The woman glanced at Jiang Lang and let out a light sigh. "If it makes you happy."
As she spoke, a giant cauldron suddenly appeared above her head, instantly generating a suction force that swallowed the mountain-like Crocodile Tiger almost in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, Jiang Lang's expression changed slightly. "You are... the current Ninth Princess, Ye Lingyue?!"
Ye Lingyue glanced at Jiang Lang. "You actually know me?"
Jiang Lang said, "Who in the Riyue Dynasty doesn't know that Ninth Princess Ye Lingyue was born extraordinary and possesses a Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron capable of devouring all things? Since this cauldron is already a symbol of your identity, it's no surprise that I recognize you."
Ye Lingyue nodded, just as she wanted to say something, but her expression shifted slightly, and she clutched her stomach in pain.
Jiang Lang was stunned.
He truly hadn't expected that someone of such proud talent would suffer from menstrual cramps.
Seeing the cold sweat beading on Ye Lingyue's forehead, Jiang Lang couldn't bear it and spoke up, "Ninth Princess, would you like me to take a look at you?"
Ye Lingyue looked at Jiang Lang. "You know medicine?"
Jiang Lang nodded. "More or less."
During his three hundred years in the Purgatory of Imprisonment, Empress Yaochi had given him a Painting of the Heavenly Emperor. Within the painting were nine ancient Heavenly Emperors who mastered the myriad DAOs of the heavens. By comprehending the Painting of the Heavenly Emperor, one could obtain the legacy of all nine Heavenly Emperors.
Among them was the Reversing-Death Medicine Emperor, who specialized in the medical dao. Jiang Lang had comprehended his teachings for a long time, and his attainment in the medical dao was now profound indeed.
Ye Lingyue originally wanted to refuse, but a churning turmoil in her lower abdomen caused the words at the tip of her tongue to retreat back into her mouth. "Then I'll have to trouble you."
Jiang Lang nodded. "It might be a little offensive."
Ye Lingyue gritted her teeth. "Stop talking nonsense, I'm fucking dying of pain."
Jiang Lang was taken aback.
It seemed this girl really was driven a bit irritable by the pain.
That being the case, he didn't hesitate. He thrust a hand directly beneath Ye Lingyue's garments and slid it to a spot three inches below her navel.
In an instant, a warm sensation radiated from his fingertips.
As for Ye Lingyue, she froze entirely.