Xuan Yuanxun, Shangguan Yulin, Shen Liuxing, Rong Guang, Old Du, and Dan Qianqiu, led by the patriarchs of the thirteen major Tiger clans, quickly arrived at the entrance of the Tiger God's Tomb.
However, the entrance had transformed into a colossal black vortex.
Countless spatial rifts connected around the vortex, emitting a terrifying devouring force, as if a famished taotie had opened its maw wide, attempting to consume even the surrounding void.
"This is bad!"
Upon seeing this, the patriarchs of the Dark Night Demonic Tiger clan and the Striped Blood Tiger clan cried out in alarm.
The other clan patriarchs turned deathly pale, while only the patriarch of the Blazing Holy Tiger clan chuckled with schadenfreude.
"What's going on?"
Xuan Yuanxun immediately sensed an unusual aura and asked urgently.
The patriarch of the Dark Night Demonic Tiger clan replied anxiously, "Our Tiger King and the others are in trouble!"
Hearing this, Shen Liuxing, Old Du, Rong Guang, Shangguan Yulin, and Dan Qianqiu's faces contorted with worry. such a dangerous aura made their hearts clench.
"Are you sure?"
Xuan Yuanxun gazed at the massive black vortex, his voice trembling.
The patriarch of the Striped Blood Tiger clan quickly explained, "If they were to emerge normally, the vortex at the entrance would not tear apart the surrounding space nor emit devouring energy. The current situation is likely a chain reaction caused by spatial collapse within the tomb."
"Spatial collapse?"
Xuan Yuanxun, Shen Liuxing, Old Du, Shangguan Yulin, Rong Guang, and Dan Qianqiu stumbled back involuntarily.
Spatial collapse was no laughing matter. Those trapped inside could very well be sucked into spatial turbulence, facing certain death.
"Sister Zi!"
Shen Liuxing cried out, leaping forward and flying towards the black vortex.
He was going to save them!
The woman he loved most in this life was inside; how could he remain indifferent?
"Danger!"
The patriarchs of the Dark Night Demonic Tiger clan and the Striped Blood Tiger clan shouted to stop him, but it was too late.
"Brother Shen!"
Xuan Yuanxun, Old Du, Shangguan Yulin, Rong Guang, and Dan Qianqiu exclaimed and also leaped towards the vortex.
At the critical moment, a white tiger claw extended from the vortex.
Shen Liuxing, unable to stop himself, collided directly with the white tiger claw and was sent flying backward.
Seeing Shen Liuxing thrown back, Xuan Yuanxun instinctively reached out to catch him.
This action directly blocked the path for Old Du, Shangguan Yulin, Rong Guang, and Dan Qianqiu.
During this brief delay, another tiger claw and the tiger's head emerged from the vortex.
"Tiger King! It's our Tiger King!"
The patriarchs of the thirteen major Tiger clans, except for the patriarch of the Blazing Holy Tiger clan, exclaimed with joy.
However, as they saw the spatial rifts around the vortex widening, their hearts rose to their throats.
Xiao Hu let out a low growl, and its tiger body also quickly emerged from the vortex.
Wrapped in Xiao Hu's wind wings, Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan also appeared in everyone's sight.
Seeing them emerge, the six of Xuan Yuanxun finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Soon, Xiao Hu's entire body was outside the vortex. Due to the exhaustion of its strength, it tumbled headfirst towards the ground.
Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan hastily jumped off Xiao Hu's back. Without the time to greet the others, they quickly put Xiao Hu into their contract space.
At that very moment, the black vortex shattered with a roar, creating a black hole in the void, and the surrounding spatial rifts spread out in a web-like pattern.
Everyone could see spatial turbulence raging within the spatial rifts and the black hole, with densely packed spatial wind blades.
Zi Linling looked at Ye Lingyuan with lingering fear, a smile of surviving a great calamity on her face.
Fortunately, she had fully merged with the memories of the Kunlun Divine Maiden, learning that the Tiger God's Tomb was constructed by Zu Shen Chaos under the command of a wisp of the Kunlun Divine Maiden's remnant soul, thus finding a way to open it. Otherwise, she and Xiao Hu would likely have perished in the spatial turbulence.
"Sister Zi!"
Shen Liuxing happily pounced forward, intending to embrace Zi Linling, but was blocked by a wall of a person.
The one blocking him was Ye Lingyuan, exuding a dangerous aura.
Shen Liuxing felt helpless. Although he disliked Ye Lingyuan's overbearing nature, he couldn't defeat him.
Fine! He would endure it!
Shen Liuxing retracted his embrace, scratched his head, and walked up to Zi Linling, saying, "Sister Zi, I'm so glad you're safe!"
Xuan Yuanxun, Old Du, Shangguan Yulin, Rong Guang, and Dan Qianqiu also gathered around, sharing a tacit smile.
All their worries and emotions were conveyed in that smile.
The patriarchs of the thirteen major Tiger clans also approached, eager to inquire about Xiao Hu's condition.
Zi Linling glanced at the black hole created in the sky and said calmly, "Let's leave this place first!"
The group, in a grand procession, soon returned to the Tiger clan.
In the Tiger God Hall, everyone sat down, with the hosts and guests taking their respective seats.
Zi Linling examined Xiao Hu's condition and said, "Xiao Hu is fine, just exhausted."
Then, she gave a general account of the Tiger God's Tomb collapsing, omitting the matter of the Kunlun Divine Maiden, of course.
With this, the Tiger clan's affairs were considered concluded. Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan, after consulting with the six of Xuan Yuanxun, prepared to set off for the Phoenix clan in three days.
Xiao Hu recovered that very night. At Zi Linling's behest, it immediately summoned the patriarchs of the thirteen major Tiger clans to convene a meeting regarding establishing an alliance with the Human race.
The patriarchs of the thirteen major Tiger clans, upon learning that Xiao Hu had fully integrated the Tiger God's inheritance and become the new Tiger God, no longer opposed Xiao Hu's proposal.
On the morning of the third day.
The patriarchs of the thirteen major Tiger clans escorted Zi Linling and the others out of the Tiger clan. Just as they were about to bid farewell, they noticed that the surroundings had suddenly darkened.
Everyone looked up and saw a massive black net appearing in the western sky.
This black net was rapidly encroaching upon the Tiger God's Tomb.
Everyone was shocked and hurried to the area outside the Tiger God's Tomb to investigate.
Upon reaching the Tiger God's Tomb, they discovered that the huge black hole and the spatial rifts that had been blasted open had not healed, and a palpable demonic energy emanated from within.
What was going on?
The elders of the thirteen major Tiger clans were bewildered.
However, the faces of Zi Linling, Ye Lingyuan, and the six of Xuan Yuanxun turned ashen.
"Not good!"
Zi Linling cried out in alarm and said to the six of Xuan Yuanxun, "Brother Dan, contact the Divine Remnant Domain, the War Heaven Domain, the Nine Saints Domain, the Xu family of the Chaotic Domain, and the Cao and Gou families of Crimson Blood City as quickly as possible. Tell them the great tribulation of annihilation is approaching, and demonic creatures from beyond the domain may invade at any moment. Instruct them to immediately enter a state of readiness and prepare teleportation array materials to open cross-continental teleportation arrays."
"Yes, I'll go immediately!"
Dan Qianqiu finished speaking and departed swiftly.
He had to return to the Divine Remnant Domain first and then use the long-distance transmission array there to send out the message.