Capítulo 54: Eye of the Tiger
Whoosh! Flap! Flap!
The sound of wings flapping could be heard from within a large altar that worshipped an unknown being. The sound of a flying beast could be heard speeding through the hallway that was lit up with dark purple-colored flames.
A chubby young man sitting on a golden tiger with black wings as it crossed through the hallway that seemed endless. Even after ten minutes had gone by, the hallway didn't seem to be any different than previously.
It was as if they were going around in a loop the entire time. Seeing that they weren't getting anywhere, the tiger headed up and had a birdseye view around the space.
"Hmm, everywhere looks identical to another place. Even though I've been going around for a bit, there has been no change, could it be an illusion? Or am I taking the wrong approach, maybe the way forward isn't 'forward' but rather..." the chubby young man thought.
As he thought that, he began looking above. All he could see was pitch black above himself. He squinted his eyes and focused all his senses on his eyes as much as he could.
After squinting as hard as he could, the chubby young man noticed a tiny speck of purple light above him. To describe how small it was, just imagine a computer screen with 1920 x 1080p, the single light was like a single pixel.
The young man looked up as the golden tiger below him flew towards the light with great speeds. As they flew up, the closer they got to the source of light, the brighter and larger it became.
Only until they reached past it, did the light become blinding. Opening his eyes, the young man saw a large door in front of him.
"Why the hell did they think of putting a door up here? Which idiot thought of that? But hmm, according to those drawings on the walls, the humans of the past could fly, then does that mean cultivators like in novels and dramas truly existed in the past?"
"I mean if monsters can exist, then maybe it's possible..."
The young man then proceeded to imagine himself standing on a sword and taking flight with it using his own powers.
"Hehe, that would be cool."
He then snapped out of his delusions and got closer to the door. He held onto the handle and began opening the door with all his might.
Even as he used all his strength, the door only opened up extremely slowly. It took an entire five minutes of pushing to get the door open. At some point, the golden tiger with black wings had to help the young man push the door open.
Opening the door, he wiped his sweat with his sleeve. "Damn, I feel like I lost some weight just opening the damn door, who made it so heavy?"
In front of him, was another hallway that seemed endless. He hoped through and stayed in one spot. "God, don't tell me I have to keep finding the location of the door like this, I don't have the time or energy for this, whoever designed this place I really want to slap em."
The door behind him closed on its own when he went to the centre of the room. All of a sudden the torches on the walls went out, making it completely dark.
The chubby young man felt a chill down his spine and shivered.
"Hey, hey, a giant monster isn't going to appear behind me is it?"
As soon as he said that, he felt a presence behind him. "Me and my big mouth..."
Turning around slowly, the young man saw a giant eyeball that was many times larger than himself and even his partner combined.
The eyeball was not only huge, but it was also purple. The iris was green, while the pupil was also purple.
The golden tiger took a step back. Suddenly, the torches were lit once again. The large hallway filled with torches and pillars had changed and somehow became a large open space. The space looked the same as the hallway, but the pillars were missing.
With the entire room lit, the young man could see clearly what the monstrosity before him was. Just like he thought, it was a giant purple tiger that was over fifty meters in height. Just the size of one fur was already bigger than the young man himself.
The huge tiger had a few black stripes around its body, but not many. It seemed more like a saber-tooth tiger than a regular tiger because of its few stripes. However, the shape of its head definitely wasn't that of a saber-tooth.
It's long, huge fangs themself were over seven meters in length while they were extremely thick like pillars.
"It must've transported me to another location, if that's the case it should be of the Space element as well as Fire from what the drawings told me."
"Hehehehe, I'm Wang Tao what's yours?" the young man introduced himself.
Pfff!
The Giant Tiger God, which Wang Tao called it puffed a huge gust of air from its nostrils right into his face. The air was strong enough to blow his hair back, changing his hairstyle completely.
"You aren't going to eat me right? Trust me, I don't taste good at all, despite how chubby I look, I can guarantee that my meat isn't any good. 100% fat and disgusting, the most you could do with me is make oil out of my fat." Wang Tao said.
Pfff!
Another gust of air was blown at him.
Wang Tao jumped off and groveled onto the ground. "Waah!!! Don't eat me! I have a wife and children as well as my mother to take care of!"
"Don't lie human, you are merely a child who still has his vital Yang energy, there is no way you can have children." the Tiger God spoke.
"Ah? You figured it out, hehe." Wang Tao stood up as he rubbed the back of his head.
"It's been a long time since I have seen a human, about ten thousand years I think? I haven't counted but it should be around there. So what brings you down here?" it asked him.
"Huh, this tiger god seems to be friendly, no it could just be a trick to make me lower my guard. Though it could eat me at any time even if I was careful." Wang Tao thought.
"But man, ten thousand years since it had seen a human? It really is a god then, or at least an immortal being."
He then began explaining the situation to the huge tiger god.
After explaining his situation to the huge tiger, it looked at him.
"I see, well since you're the first human I've seen in years, I guess I'll help you." it said.
"Really? Thanks! You're a pretty nice guy huh?" Wang Tao thanked.
"I'm a female." it replied bluntly.
"A what?"
"A female."
"..."
"..."
"I.. I see, my mistake."
"There's a catch, you must tell me of all the things that have happened since that time. Of course, only the things you know, I will also train you so you don't die a dog's death after all the effort I take in getting you out. the Tiger God said.
"Ah? Training? I see, please don't be too rough." Wang Tao said as he rubbed the fat on his body.
That day, Wang Tao spent the entire night talking about the past thousand years that he knew about. Of course, a single night isn't enough to talk about such a long history. He showed the Tiger God, his smartwatch and even some other things he had stored inside as well.
The Tiger God seemed interested as he explained things. The next morning, it let him get some rest since he had spent a while telling it about humanities' development. It was most interested when he spoke about the monsters.
Long ago, it had sensed a disaster that would befall the planet. However, it didn't know what would happen. Since it was an immortal being and could not die, it didn't concern itself too much with the disaster and stayed underground for thousands of years.
Once he woke up, Wang Tao's training began.
"Don't be too hard okay? Look how fat I am, I won't be able to do much." he said.
"By the time I'm done with you, not an ounce of fat will be left remaining." it replied.
"Noo!!! The fat that I kept for almost two decades!!!" he screamed internally.
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Huff. Huff.
A young man who is roughly 180cm tall could be seen running laps around a singular room. The room was dark, purple colored torches were the only source of light. Even then, it was still dark and gloomy inside.
Looking around, the room looked like a huge open area with strange patterns on the wall. With a single look, one could tell it was some sort of altar, but, not a single pillar to hold up the ceiling could be seen.
The young man was shirtless, his clothes had long been too loose for him. Even the pants he wore had to be pulled up, but even then it was still baggy.
From behind, one could see thick muscles from his back, shoulders, and arms. Since the back had such a sight, naturally the front was masculine as well. A symmetrical six-pack, as well as two pecs, could be seen.
The young man's hair wasn't long. It was as if it had never grown in the time he spent in the space. It seemed as though a long time had passed within.
From a corner of the room, a huge tiger that was over 50 meters could be seen staring at the young man. Its huge eyes stayed in one spot, as it observed the man from far away.
After running for over 30 minutes, the young man stopped running and stopped to catch his breath. Beads of sweat dripped down his forehead, as down his back.
He took a towel out from his smartwatch and wiped the sweat down.
"Your training is complete. You can leave." the huge tiger spoke.
The young man turned to face the voice. "Thank you for all this time. I didn't think I would be able to lose all that fat in such a short timeframe." he replied.
"Of course, I changed the space into various places with high temperatures or cold weather. By now, you should be immune to temperature up on the surface." it laughed.
"Besides, down here, it has been over a year. Up there, it has only been three months of time."
"Ah? So that much time has passed..." the young man muttered.
"Before you go, let me give you a gift." the huge tiger spoke.
Suddenly, it's huge body shrunk down to a mere three meters in length and just over 2 meters in height. The Tiger God is now much smaller than before, it looked exactly the same as it did while it was large.
Judging by its size, it must be weaker than its large size, but many times more agile than before. During the one year that the young man spent, he had learned that the Tiger God could use the Space and the Fire attributes.
It opened its mouth as a purple light flew out and attached itself to the young man's body. On his chest, a winged tiger could be seen. It looked exactly like a tattoo. He felt a chilling sensation on his chest, and after a few seconds, it became invisible.
"So this is the gift huh, you're coming with me? What about this altar?" the young man asked.
"No, I'm not leaving." it replied.
"Huh? Then why did you shrink yourself?"
"My daughter will go in my place." it replied.
"Your.. your daughter?"
"That's right. Don't be mistaken, I gave birth to her using my own powers rather than having a partner." the tiger god said.
"That works!?" he shouted.
The tiger god didn't say anything more. A tiger the same size as the Blackgold Python tiger suddenly appeared beside the Tiger God. The female tiger looked like its mother. There wasn't much difference between them. The biggest difference was that her stripes weren't as dark as her mother's.
"Mother, do I really need to go with him?" it asked.
"Go, I know you've been watching this entire time. Explore the world above and enjoy your life. Your mother will be fine, I've lived a long life." the Tiger God replied to her daughter.
The young man who had lost all his fat simply watched in silence.
The mother and daughter pair rubbed their heads together for a moment. The Tiger God then returned to its huge size, her daughter stood by the young man's side before disappearing from the space in an instant.
Whoosh!
"Take care of my daughter." The Tiger God thought.
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