Chapter 17: Ancient Divine Beast White Tiger

"Boom!"

Xiao Chen, who had been falling for an unknown period of time, finally reached the bottom of the abyss. With a loud crash, a cloud of dust was kicked up.

"Ugh!"

Due to the high-speed descent, the moment he hit the ground, the impact caused Xiao Chen to spit out a mouthful of blood. His injuries had just healed a few days ago, and now he was injured again.

"My whole body hurts, I can't move," Xiao Chen thought, grimacing in pain.

"Roar!"

At this moment, a loud and clear roar echoed again, almost deafening Xiao Chen, and it came from right beside him.

Hearing this, Xiao Chen's heart raced with fear as he turned his head and saw a white tiger cub with wings, about the size of a regular dog, tilting its head and looking at him cutely.

"Is this little guy a tiger?" Xiao Chen was astonished, looking at the winged white tiger cub.

It seemed to hear Xiao Chen's voice, and the adorable white tiger cub began licking Xiao Chen's face, rubbing its head against him.

"Hehe, stop... stop licking, it tickles, hehe." Being licked by the cute white tiger cub, Xiao Chen couldn't help but laugh from the tickling sensation, and he also felt relieved.

"Hello, human, did you get hurt? Hehe." The white tiger cub tilted its head and spoke in a clear voice.

Originally, Xiao Chen had been worried about encountering a big monster, but now seeing a winged white tiger cub that could talk, he was shocked.

"A divine beast? You... you can talk?" Xiao Chen was startled and couldn't help but ask in shock, retreating in fear. It was his first time seeing a tiger that could speak.

"Human, don't be afraid, we divine white tigers are very kind. We ancient white tigers are so intelligent that we learned human language. It's normal," the little white tiger said with a proud expression, rubbing its head against Xiao Chen again.

"Are you sure you're a divine beast white tiger and not a demon beast?" Xiao Chen asked cautiously, struggling to sit up and looking at the ancient white tiger with vigilant eyes.

"Of course I'm a divine beast! How could a demon beast compare to me? When they smell my aura, they just run away," the little white tiger said proudly, then affectionately stuck close to Xiao Chen, licking his face again. Its cute appearance made Xiao Chen laugh involuntarily.

"Alright, alright, stop licking, it tickles, hehe." Xiao Chen laughed from the tickling, gently pushing the ancient white tiger away.

"Wow! The fur of the little white tiger is so smooth! So cute," Xiao Chen exclaimed in surprise as he pushed the little white tiger away, feeling its smooth fur. His innocent heart made him lose his guard against the little white tiger, as he didn't sense any malice from it.

Xiao Chen petted the little white tiger, which looked content, lying on his lap with its tail gently wagging. The more Xiao Chen looked at it, the more he liked it. He then asked with a smile, "Little guy, my name is Xiao Chen, what's your name?"

"I'm not a little guy, I am the ancient divine beast white tiger, White Tiger is my name," the ancient white tiger said, its clear voice sounding increasingly lovable.

"Uh... then I'll call you Little White Tiger from now on, and you can call me Xiao Chen," Xiao Chen said with a happy expression.

"Xiao Chen? I don't quite understand human names, but it sounds nice, hehe," Little White Tiger said, rubbing its head against Xiao Chen, looking very endearing.

"By the way, Little White Tiger, since you're a divine beast, why are you here?" Xiao Chen asked curiously.

Little White Tiger shook its head and said, "I don't know either, I've always been in this seal. It was only in the past two days that I came out of it. I'm afraid to leave here, afraid of encountering bad people, and afraid that humans might mistake me for a demon beast."

Xiao Chen looked at the seal that Little White Tiger mentioned, a stone door inscribed with strange runes. These things were too profound for Xiao Chen, as he had never seen them before.

Looking at the ancient white tiger, Xiao Chen asked again, "Little White Tiger, where is your mother and your family?"

"I don't know, I have no memory of them," Little White Tiger said sadly, tears streaming down its face, looking very miserable.

Seeing this, Xiao Chen became anxious and quickly said, "Little White Tiger, don't be sad. You must be very lonely here, right? Without anyone to play with. How about I accompany you? Let's be friends, and I promise to help you find your mother and family."

"Really? Thank you, Xiao Chen. You're the first human I've met, don't lie to me," Little White Tiger said, its expression very innocent.

"Of course it's true. From now on, we're friends," Xiao Chen said, gently patting Little White Tiger's head.

"Yes, from now on we're friends. Xiao Chen, you have to take me to play. I'm not familiar with this place and don't dare to go out alone," the ancient white tiger said with a smile, its sadness disappearing.

"Hehe, great! Ah, it hurts," Xiao Chen said excitedly, but his large movements pulled on his injured hand, causing a sharp pain to shoot through him, almost making him forget he was still injured.

"Xiao Chen, are you okay?" Little White Tiger asked quickly.

"Hehe, I'm fine. I got hurt when I fell, but it's nothing serious. A few days of cultivation should heal it," Xiao Chen said with a smile. He never expected that falling into the abyss would lead to him becoming friends with an ancient white tiger cub, making him very happy.

"By the way, Little White Tiger, I sensed a strong aura earlier. Was that your aura?" Xiao Chen asked curiously.

Little White Tiger nodded and said, "Yes, I just came out of the seal and haven't started cultivating yet. Right now, I'm at the Golden Core stage by your human standards."

"What? You haven't started cultivating and you're already at the Golden Core stage?" Xiao Chen was so shocked by Little White Tiger's words that he almost fainted. This was simply too extraordinary.

After being stunned for a long time, Xiao Chen asked again, "Little White Tiger, can you fly? I'm not at the Golden Core stage yet, so I can't fly. To find your family, we need to leave here."

The ancient white tiger nodded and smiled, "Okay! I also want to leave here and see the human world. Now that I know you, I'm not afraid anymore. Xiao Chen, get on my back, I'll take you up."

"Alright!" Xiao Chen smiled and jumped onto the ancient white tiger's back.

"Let's go!" Little White Tiger said excitedly. With a flap of its wings, it soared into the sky with Xiao Chen, moving at an incredible speed, making Xiao Chen extremely happy.

Along the way, Xiao Chen shared his story with the ancient white tiger. From this moment on, their journey of cultivation together began.