Could it be that the reason the Winged Tiger returned halfway yesterday was because Qian Wenlong made a surprise counterattack?
Zhou Chun remembered the roar of the Golden Sword Tiger from that time and immediately had this speculation.
He also quickly discovered that the Tiger Den already had no hint of the two tiger demons' aura; it seemed they had moved.
After realizing this, Zhou Chun immediately spread out his Divine Sense, fully detecting the situation on the mountain.
A little while later, he judged from the fragments of flesh and bones collected from the ground that Qian Wenlong had indeed met his demise.
Then, he found traces of digging outside the Tiger Den and unearthed a golden Battle Axe from a pit, which was Qian Wenlong's Magic Artifact, still bearing some tooth marks.
Clearly, the Golden Sword Tiger or the Winged Tiger had attempted to destroy this Magic Artifact but finding it too difficult to do so completely, buried it instead.
"It looks guy really did meet his end in the tiger's maw!"
Shaking his head, Zhou Chun gathered the golden Battle Axe and those fragments of flesh and bones to present to the Great Protector Guan Cheng later.
Then he went into the Tiger Den.
The Tiger Den located inside the mountain was large, but not deep.
Zhou Chun took out a "Sun Glow Stone" for illumination and quickly made a discovery.
In a corner deep within the Tiger Den, many animal Beast Skins were spread out, with many tiger hairs scattered about, obviously a spot where the tiger demons frequently slept.
With sharp eyes, Zhou Chun easily found some special wet marks and bloodstains on some Beast Skins, and he also found some fine hairs.
"It seems my guess yesterday wasn't wrong; the Winged Tiger must have recently given birth, hence the unusual aura!"
"And the fact that the Golden Sword Tiger, even severely injured, kept guard outside the Tiger Den must have been to protect the newly born cubs!"
"Thinking back, Qian Wenlong must have reconsidered the Golden Sword Tiger's abnormal behavior, hence why he returned, hoping to take advantage of the situation!"
"If these speculations are true, then the Blood Spirit Grass must also have been eaten by the Winged Tiger to quickly recover from the weakness after childbirth!"
Zhou Chun's eyes twinkled, and he quickly deduced many things based on the clues he had found.
Then he couldn't help but have certain thoughts.
One must know that the Winged Tiger, a unique beast among tigers, has a characteristic, just like the Wolf Bear beasts they once hunted, of being able to mate with any tiger demon to produce offspring, with a high probability that the offspring will also be a Winged Tiger.
Without a doubt, Winged Tigers are excellent mounts.
Not only do they possess powerful combat capabilities, but they also look impressive and have great speed.
Although Zhou Chun's Silver Lightning Python Baibai could now fly, it relied on Mana, making it unsuitable for long-distance travel as a mount.
The Golden Armor Rock Turtle, even less so, with its massive size consuming a considerable amount of Mana to fly.
So at this moment, he couldn't help but be tempted by the prospect of the newborn Winged Tiger cubs.
If he could obtain a Winged Tiger cub, with just a few years of cultivation, even without waiting for it to ascend to the second tier, he would have a very decent mount.
Zhou Chun's thoughts raced, quickly coming to a decision.
He left the Tiger Den swiftly, starting to search for the Golden Sword Tiger's scent in the area.
As expected, just as he had surmised, the Golden Sword Tiger, wounded the day before, had left the ground.
Since it hadn't been a full day, the scent was still lingering and hadn't dissipated.
Zhou Chun followed the scent and, after pursuing it for roughly three to four hundred li, once again found the two tiger demons' new lair.
This time, the two tiger demons had moved their lair to a valley with towering ancient trees. This place wasn't rich in Spiritual Energy, but its remote and quiet environment made it suitable for recuperation.
Zhou Chun, who had tracked down to here, was soon discovered by the vigilant Winged Tiger.
Accompanied by a roar filled with shock and fury, the figure of the Winged Tiger quickly appeared in Zhou Chun's field of view.
In the blink of an eye, a volley of cyan wind blades shot towards him across the sky.
Zhou Chun let out a low shout and immediately put up a Profound Light Barrier to block the wind blade assault, releasing his Silver Lightning Python Baibai, directly executing the "Ancestral Resurrection" secret technique.
Soon, accompanied by a dragon chant, the Thunder Flood Dragon Baibai came online.
The cyan Giant Tiger and the Silver Flood Dragon quickly engaged in a mid-air battle.
After transforming into the Thunder Flood Dragon, Baibai's combat power doubled, easily matching the postpartum Winged Tiger.
A dragon and a tiger fought in the sky, clashing with the forces of wind and lightning, a spectacular sight.
After observing for a while and ascertaining that the Silver Flood Dragon Baibai was safe for the time being, Zhou Chun directly ignored the dragon-tiger fight in the sky and rushed straight towards the Tiger Den.
The Winged Tiger, noticing Zhou Chun's move, let out an angry roar and immediately tried to abandon Baibai to pounce on him.
But Baibai, well prepared, wouldn't give it the chance.
A Silver Thunder Dragon flashed across the sky in an instant, pouncing on the Winged Tiger, immediately causing it to smoke all over its body.
By the time it recovered from the paralyzed and rigid state, Thunder Flood Dragon Baibai had already hit it with several thunderous Dharma Spheres, giving it another harsh blow.
Zhou Chun listened to the sound of thunderous explosions from behind but didn't look back.
After verifying in actual combat, he had great trust in the strength of Thunder Flood Dragon Baibai and didn't believe that a Winged Tiger not at its peak could do anything to it before the transformation ended.