AMSSO-Chapter 55: Failed Struggle for Favor

Ke Chongbo turned pale and felt his blood freeze as the Soul-Devouring Tiger slowly stood up from the corner, its body growing larger bit by bit.

Why is a Soul-Devouring Tiger here?!

Just by its size alone, he could tell it had lived many years, with extraordinary strength!

Which meant, if it slapped him with just one paw, he would be dead!

Facing the Soul-Devouring Tiger’s enormous eyes, the back of Ke Chongbo’s head went numb.

It seemed like he could see dissatisfaction in its gaze!

Dissatisfaction?

Panicked and flustered, Ke Chongbo thought he must’ve seen it wrong, but he had no time to think further, because the Soul-Devouring Tiger was walking toward him.

“T-t-t-tiger…”

Instinctively, he wanted to run, but his body refused to obey.

Watching the Soul-Devouring Tiger approach, his heart turned ice cold.

It’s over! It’s over!

He’s going to die!

They’re all going to die!

The next second, the Soul-Devouring Tiger stopped before him and opened its mouth.

—He’s doomed!

Ke Chongbo’s face went bloodless, his mind went blank.

Then, the Soul-Devouring Tiger lowered its head, opened its mouth, and bit the jar in his hands.

It chewed twice, then spat the jar back out.

“Yip!” The Iron-Eating Beast cub’s voice rang out, as if breaking a curse and snapping Ke Chongbo back to his senses.

Turning his stiff neck, he finally noticed that aside from his own terror, everyone else’s attitude was very calm.

No, that wasn’t right. Mu Shiyue’s face was dark as she scolded, “You’re an adult… a big tiger, how could you be so shameless to steal food from a child?!”

Ah?

Ah?

Ke Chongbo’s mind was muddled, unable to process it for a long while.

“Yip! Yip!” Little Sesame cried louder, bouncing in Mu Shiyue’s arms in anger.

That was honey!

What bear didn’t like sweet honey?

But now, the honey was stolen by the Soul-Devouring Tiger!

Little Sesame was furious, but with its tiny arms and legs, it couldn’t possibly compete with the Soul-Devouring Tiger’s paw.

If it encountered the Soul-Devouring Tiger in the wild, it would’ve run immediately.

But after living in Wanxuan Sect for so long, it had long grown used to the Soul-Devouring Tiger’s pressure.

Now, the Soul-Devouring Tiger was nothing more than an annoying elder stealing food from a child!

“Yip yip yip! Yip!”

Little Sesame’s reaction was faster than before, it pointed its little paw at the Soul-Devouring Tiger, almost in tears.

“Roar~”

The Soul-Devouring Tiger growled at it.

Mu Shiyue couldn’t resist rolling her eyes. She tapped its big head and said, “You actually think you’re reasonable?! Even if Little Sesame ate, it wouldn’t finish that much at once! Did you need to help it?”

Hearing this, the others finally understood what was happening.

Their eyes grew complicated as they looked at the Soul-Devouring Tiger.

It even had reasons for stealing food now!

So it had indeed improved!

A mighty Soul-Devouring Tiger could just grab whatever it wanted. Who needed excuses?

Yet now, it’s making up reasons!

The disciples were all stunned by it, while Ke Chongbo was utterly dumbfounded.

“Y-you-you… you all and i-it…” His words stumbled incoherently.

“This is our Senior Hu Niu,” Qin Yiwei said.

“Hu Niu?!”

Ke Chongbo’s jaw dropped straight to the ground.

The Soul-Devouring Tiger had a name too?!

And that name was…

Ke Chongbo felt like his worldview was being shattered again and again today.

Whether it was the abilities this group had shown, the adorable Iron-Eating Beast cub, or this Soul-Devouring Tiger called Hu Niu, he felt like his past twenty-some years of life had been completely wasted!

How could they interact with a Soul-Devouring Tiger so casually?!

This sect must definitely be a branch of some great sect!

What shocked and intrigued him the most, however, was this Master.

She didn’t look very old, about the same age as them.

Since she hadn’t made a move, he had no idea what her cultivation really was.

But she could hold an Iron-Eating Beast cub in her arms and even scold a Soul-Devouring Tiger, there was no way she was ordinary!

Ke Chongbo couldn’t resist speculating on Mu Shiyue’s strength.

At the very least, she had to be a Spirit Severing Stage expert to deal with a Soul-Devouring Tiger so effortlessly, right?

But she didn’t carry any obvious pressure. He couldn’t sense any aura of a powerhouse from her.

Or perhaps, she had returned to simplicity?

Realizing this, Ke Chongbo’s pupils shrank, his heart jolting.

She’s a hidden expert!

Mu Shiyue, unaware of Ke Chongbo’s wild guesses, simply pushed Hu Niu aside, “Since you’ve already eaten, today’s meal can be skipped.”

“Roar~!”

Hu Niu immediately grew anxious.

It had only eaten some honey, how could that mean skipping a whole meal?!

Mu Shiyue chuckled coldly, “Keep roaring, and tomorrow’s will be gone too.”

“Whine…”

Hu Niu’s growl dropped low, full of grievance.

Mu Shiyue wasn’t moved in the slightest.

She knew Hu Niu was competing with Little Sesame.

“How big are you and how small is Little Sesame? You’re about to be a mother! You’re no cub!” Mu Shiyue pushed away Hu Niu’s big head as it tried to nuzzle closer.

“Whine…”

Hu Niu sounded even more aggrieved.

Mu Shiyue remained unmoved.

The others, however, felt a little sorry for it.

Although the Soul-Devouring Tiger was a senior and soon to be a mother, it was still fluffy!

But no matter how they pitied it, they never got even a glance from Hu Niu.

Mu Shiyue’s cold attitude couldn’t stop its enthusiasm.

Over these past few days, they had witnessed Hu Niu’s many attempts to compete for affection.

But its body was simply too big. Compared to Little Sesame’s cuteness, it had no chance of stealing Mu Shiyue’s attention.

Everyone was used to its repeated failures.

Only Ke Chongbo, seeing this for the first time, was stunned.

If not for its powerful aura, he would’ve really thought it was just a regular tiger!

Even in Myriad Beast Sect, he had never seen such a “soft” tiger!

Myriad Beast Sect was a famous great sect, full of spirit beasts.

But, their disciples didn’t interact with spirit beasts in such a casual manner.

Even if they didn’t treat the spirit beasts like ancestors, it’s not far off.

Those spirit beasts were their masters.

And the spirit beasts’ tempers were terrible. If the disciples didn’t treat them well enough, they would go on strike!

But now, seeing the Soul-Devouring Tiger scolded by Mu Shiyue, daring not to resist and only whining in complaint, Ke Chongbo was numb.

He even saw Mu Shiyue pull out a cornbread bun from her storage pouch to coax the Iron-Eating Beast cub.

So adorable!

As tears of envy welled in his eyes, one of the tied-up men suddenly twitched.

Before he could even open his eyes, Jiang Yunnuan, who was keeping watch, smacked him again, knocking him out again.

“How should we deal with these people?” Everyone’s attention was drawn back.

“Kill them?” Jiang Yunnuan tilted her head, eyes flashing with killing intent.

“Why kill them?” Mu Shiyue raised a brow. “They weren’t here for us.”

At those words, everyone turned their gaze toward Ke Chongbo, making him break out in cold sweat.

“Don’t worry, I’ll handle it!” he quickly promised. “I’ll send a flying message to my father, mother, and elder brother right away!”

“Alright.” They nodded.

But before Ke Chongbo could sigh in relief, he saw them reaching for the captives’ chests.

“Almost forgot!”

Very soon, all of the captives’ storage pouches were pulled out.

Ke Chongbo: “？？？！！！”