Chapter 1398: Apprenticeship, the Old Daoist

“Kid, your body is too weak, you can’t even handle this bit of wine.”

The Tiger King looked at Luo Feng’s flushed face and laughed heartily, took the wine jar from Luo Feng’s hands, tilted his head back, and gulped down mouthfuls. In the blink of an eye, the jar was empty.

“Good wine!”

The Tiger King wiped his mouth, exhaled a fiery breath, still savoring the wine.

Luo Feng watched in amazement, feeling as if his entire body was set ablaze, with endless flames churning in his chest, unable to resist the urge to roar a few times.

“Senior, what exactly is this wine?” Luo Feng asked with a dry voice.

“In my eyes, there is only good wine or bad wine. This wine should be good wine.”

The Tiger King casually tossed aside the wine jar, looked at Luo Feng and smiled, “How does it feel?”

“I…”

Luo Feng was about to speak when he suddenly felt fatigue disappear from his body, and his True Yuan was restored by two or three parts in an instant, making surviving another three hundred rounds in battle possible, causing him to be slightly stunned.

Coming back to his senses, Luo Feng immediately clasped his fists towards the Tiger King, “Thank you, Senior!”

Although he did not know what kind of wine this was, its potency was clearly remarkable, restoring part of his True Yuan so quickly.

It’s important to know that his five-grade Spirit Pill for restoring True Yuan would have difficulty recovering even one part in such a short time.

Turning his head, Luo Feng glanced at the nearby Flame Demon Tiger and asked, “Senior, is this your Beast Taming?”

The Tiger King nodded, stroked the flaming hairs of the Flame Demon Tiger, and laughed, “This is the Falling Star Sky-Splitting Tiger, named Juyan. It has been with me the whole time.”

“Falling Star Sky-Splitting Tiger? Yan Hu’s Beast Taming is also a Falling Star Sky-Splitting Tiger…”

Luo Feng’s gaze became slightly strange; comparing Yan Hu’s Falling Star Sky-Splitting Tiger to this one was like comparing a child. If Yan Hu’s Beast Taming had such power, he would surely win the New Dragon List Conference even without making a move.

“That kid still has a long way to go.”

The Tiger King spat out, “A Beast Taming’s power is closely related to the strength of the Wild tribe itself. If not strong enough themselves but possessing strong Beast Taming, it’s like a three-year-old child wielding a big hammer—only courting disaster.”

“I see.”

Luo Feng nodded; he himself had half of the Deathless King’s saber, yet could not use it—this was the same principle.

Taking a deep breath, Luo Feng clasped his fists towards the Falling Star Sky-Splitting Tiger beside him, “Thanks, Brother Ju, for showing mercy earlier.”

Luo Feng had long suspected that the Flame Demon Tiger intentionally circled around him, seemingly chasing him but never exerting full strength. Now, he was finally sure—had it used full strength, he couldn’t have lasted this long.

Whew!

Juyan glanced at Luo Feng, snorted two flames from its nostrils, walked to an open rock and lay down, soon accompanied by the sound of snoring.

“Don’t mind it, it was just caught in your calculation earlier and is sulking now. It’s lived for over a thousand years yet still has this temper, can’t bear a bit of loss.”

The Tiger King chuckled, pulled out a wine jar, took a gulp, and looked at Luo Feng, “Still, you managed to lead Juyan so far, not simple.”

Over a thousand years…

In Luo Feng’s eyes flickered surprise, instilling more awe towards the Wild tribe before him.

As he knew, ordinary people only live to about one hundred, Spiritual Rotation Realm Martial Artists up to around one hundred forty, True Yuan Realm Martial Artists can live three hundred years, Yuan Sea Realm Martial Artists’ limits are merely five hundred years, the God Realm experts can live up to a thousand years at max. From the Tiger King’s words, certainly over a thousand years old!

“Senior, I heard Yan Hu say you’ve returned to the Southern Forest.” Luo Feng steadied, asking.

The Tiger King nodded and chuckled, “That’s right, that kid wasn’t much before, couldn’t be restrained in the Southern Forest, always causing trouble. But now suddenly he’s become wise, eager to train seriously, even asking me to guide him. This matter actually involves you. That brat lost to you at the New Dragon List Conference and felt unconvinced, so he decided to confine himself for a year in the Southern Forest to train diligently. He’s in seclusion lately, I had some urgent matters, so I ventured out, unexpectedly meeting you here.”

Luo Feng smiled wryly, well acquainted with Yan Hu’s stubbornness; it was this unyielding tenacity in defeat that made him stronger each time.

“Senior, I have a request.”

Luo Feng pondered for a moment, placing the saber by his side, and bowed to the Tiger King, “I hope Senior could guide me.”

It was his first encounter with a person surpassing God Realm’s strength, and he felt the Tiger King’s fighting style was similar to his own. The recent fierce clash with Juyan benefited him greatly, feeling his Qinggong and Martial Arts were improved; if he could be guided by the Tiger King, his future training would surely avoid many pitfalls.

“Oh?”

The Tiger King was about to mention the ten-day guidance, but hearing Luo Feng’s request, he laughed, “Do you know that those wanting to apprentice under me wouldn’t fit even in a whole city, and yet they all failed.”

“I know.”

Luo Feng earnestly looked at the Tiger King, “But I’m more exceptional than any of them.”

These words left the Tiger King momentarily stunned.

“Hahaha, interesting…”

After a pause, the Tiger King laughed loudly; living over a millennium, he had met boastful folks, but few could compare to Luo Feng.

Claiming to be more exceptional than anyone else—such words spoken aloud would certainly be laughable to Martial Artists of the myriad, but that was what made him genuine.

“Why do you seek my guidance?” The Tiger King asked suddenly.

Luo Feng responded without hesitation, “A year later, there’s something I must do.”

The Tiger King laughed, “You didn’t have to say; I know. You aim to go to the North Sea Ice Palace to find that awakened Saint Soul, the little girl named Bing Ruolan, right?”

Luo Feng was stunned, “Senior knows?”

“Kid, this old bone of mine hasn’t lived for nothing.”

The Tiger King patted Luo Feng’s shoulder, speaking earnestly, “Going to North Sea Ice Palace for that little girl is no simple task. Awakening the Saint Soul means she’s qualified to unify the seas one day; North Sea’s major forces eye her like a tiger watching its prey, even your Nine Sacred Grounds from the Hundred Nations Area have their eyes on her. The most crucial point is the North Sea Ice Palace Palace Master—since his wife passed away, his temper has stunk worse than ever. Persuading him to change his mind is harder than filling the entire North Sea with land.”

The Tiger King spoke with disdain towards the Palace Master of North Sea Ice Palace.

Luo Feng shook his head, “No matter what, I’ll go. Persistently, there’ll be a day the North Sea water is filled.”

“Haha, no wonder that brat Yan Hu spoke of you as though heaven ranks first, and you second. With your tenacity, even heaven bows a head. Well, suits my taste!”

The Tiger King laughed heartily, showing appreciation with peculiar gleams in his eyes.

He had once wandered leisurely in the North Sea waters, and when passing near the Ice Palace, Juyan was provoked by a sea beast, leading to a fierce fight reaching Ice Palace’s vicinity. The North Sea Ice Palace’s Palace Master wouldn’t hear his explanation, hastily deciding to execute Juyan.

As a result, they fought for hundreds of rounds until someone mediated and ended it. Now the Tiger King wishes to observe what unfolds when the fearless Luo Feng encounters the stubborn North Sea Ice Palace Palace Master…

Certainly very interesting.

Hearing the Tiger King’s words, Luo Feng’s eyes lit up, “Senior is willing to guide me?”

The Tiger King nodded and said:

“Because of you, Yan Hu inherited the Falling Star Sky-Splitting Tiger; you’re a benefactor to that kid. Both emotionally and logically, I should offer something in return. I can guide you, but I’m used to wandering, not fond of constraints. I’ll guide you for ten days only; you needn’t apprentice under me. How much you absorb depends on your own talent and comprehension.”

Luo Feng was elated:

“Thank you, Senior!”