Although Chen Nan was overjoyed, he still said, "Senior, why don't you eat me now?"
"I am naturally dull."
"Although I feel I am one step away from breaking through."
"But..."
"What if I can't break through? Wouldn't that be a waste of your precious treasure?"
He felt a bit like a green tea.
These words were even more bitchy.
However.
Some things had to be said upfront.
The Nine-headed Flame Lion's eyes widened: "No, I must let you step into the Upper God King realm. Only then will you be tender and delicious to eat."
"Come!"
"Ride me!"
"I'll take you back to the mountains."
Chen Nan obediently rode on the Nine-headed Flame Lion's back, and then followed it to a continuous mountain range.
At the foot of the mountain was a stone tablet.
It read Crazy Lion Cave.
Dozens of lions lived in the mountains.
However, the realms of those lions were very low.
The strongest was at most Upper Heavenly God.
"Here are the medicinal herbs and spirit fruits I picked elsewhere. You can take them first!" The Nine-headed Flame Lion took out all its treasured medicinal herbs and spirit fruits.
What Chen Nan didn't expect was.
The Nine-headed Flame Lion actually possessed dozens of rare medicinal herbs and spirit fruits.
Chen Nan's eyes shone with greed.
He believed.
These medicinal herbs might allow him to break through the bottleneck.
Step into the God Venerable realm.
Thus, Chen Nan stayed in Crazy Lion Cave with peace of mind, consuming the medicinal herbs and spirit fruits treasured by the Nine-headed Flame Lion.
Regrettably.
Even after consuming a large amount of medicinal herbs and spirit fruits, he did not step into the God Venerable realm.
"To step into the God Venerable realm, one must possess at least ten million years of cultivation."
"And the medicinal herbs consumed before only added up to eight million years."
"There is still a significant gap to break through!"
Chen Nan was a little disappointed.
But it was only a little disappointment.
There was still the Nine-headed Flame Lion anyway.
He could completely continue to milk it.
Thinking of this.
He walked out of the Nine-headed Flame Lion's cultivation cave in a daze and came to the bright outside.
At this moment, the Nine-headed Flame Lion was shamelessly engaged in continuing its lineage with several female lions.
"You haven't broken through yet?"
Seeing Chen Nan come out.
The Nine-headed Flame Lion, which was originally enjoying itself, had its eyes flash with sharp cold light, scaring several female lions to quickly run elsewhere, fearing that the king's anger would affect them.
Chen Nan sighed, "Senior, I also want to break through, but... I always feel like something is missing."
The Nine-headed Flame Lion roared in anger: "This is unbelievable! You've consumed so many divine medicines and spirit fruits. According to reason, you should have completely stepped into the Upper God King realm."
"But why are you still a Middle God King?"
Chen Nan looked utterly dejected: "Anyway, I'll be eaten by you sooner or later. Why don't you eat me now!"
"Death is not scary!"
"What's scary is disappointing your expectations!"
"No!" the Nine-headed Flame Lion roared, "You've already eaten so many divine medicines. If I eat you now, wouldn't that be a waste of so many divine medicines?"
"No matter what, I must help you step into the Upper God King realm."
Middle God King and Upper God King, although only a word apart.
The divine power difference within them was as vast as the difference between 1 and 100.
"But, I've eaten all your medicinal herbs!" Chen Nan looked depressed, giving the impression of an inferior and useless person.
The Nine-headed Flame Lion snorted heavily: "There are so many great demons in the Second Heaven. Even if you've eaten my medicinal herbs, I can go and snatch them from other great demons."
"This matter is happily decided."
Speaking of which.
It opened its mouth and spewed out a red light.
The light landed on Chen Nan's wrist and transformed into a blood-jade bracelet.
At the same time.
A violent pain made Chen Nan's expression contorted.
He felt a terrifying force trying to engulf his soul.
Once engulfed.
It would be troublesome to some extent.
Without further thought.
He let his sub-soul step forward, allowing that terrifying force to engulf his sub-soul.
"Don't even think about escaping from here. Once you leave the territory of Crazy Lion Cave, you will suffer the backlash of the Soul Suppressing Bracelet, and you will be scattered into ashes."
The Nine-headed Flame Lion uttered a ruthless threat and soared into the sky, disappearing from Chen Nan's sight.
Chen Nan looked down at the Soul Suppressing Bracelet on his wrist.
He almost burst out laughing.
This Nine-headed Flame Lion was not stupid.
It actually wanted to restrict his freedom with the Soul Suppressing Bracelet.
But...
Was it necessary?
Even without this little thing, he wouldn't have left!
The next evening.
The Nine-headed Flame Lion returned to Crazy Lion Cave.
However.
It was severely injured.
Not only did it lose a head.
It had numerous shocking wounds all over its body, looking like it had been scratched by some beast.
Its aura was also far less powerful than before.
It looked very weak.
"I snatched more than eighty medicinal herbs for you."
"These medicinal herbs will definitely allow you to step into the Upper God King realm." The Nine-headed Flame Lion was extremely weak, and then spat out a storage bag.
Chen Nan nodded solemnly, "Great King, don't worry, I promise I won't disappoint you this time."
The Nine-headed Flame Lion said in a low voice, "It doesn't matter anymore. I'm very weak now. Whether you can step into the Upper God King realm or not, I will eat you to recover my cultivation."
Do your best, know your fate.
This was the only thing the Nine-headed Flame Lion could do for Chen Nan.
No matter the outcome.
It had to eat Chen Nan.
"Then please rest outside for a while. I'll consume these medicinal herbs now and strive to step into the Upper God King realm!" Chen Nan eagerly entered the Nine-headed Flame Lion's cultivation cave with the storage bag.
Watching Chen Nan's departing figure.
The Nine-headed Flame Lion's eight heads looked at each other.
They even started chatting amongst themselves.
One of the heads' eyes were full of suspicion: "Why does this human seem so eager? Is he so eager to be eaten by us?"
Another head said, "Although it's said that it's better to live than to die, he must be suffering greatly living in our hands. The reason he's acting so excited might be that he wants to be freed as soon as possible."
"Not necessarily," said a one-eyed head. "They say humans are extremely cunning. He might want to step into the Upper God King realm and then escape when we are weak."
"Ha, does he have the courage?"
"Well said. Even though we are currently in a weakened state, we can still instantly kill a human who has just stepped into the Upper God King realm!"
Although the Nine-headed Flame Lion seemed to be talking to itself, it had nine independent souls.
Although one head was chopped off when it snatched medicinal herbs from other great demons before.
For the Nine-headed Flame Lion, as long as not all nine souls were destroyed, it would grow a new head in no time.
This was extremely rare throughout the Three Realms.
Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, it was the next morning.
The fiery red sunrise appeared in the eastern sky from afar.
The missing head of the Nine-headed Flame Lion had also grown back.
And at this moment.
A thunderous roar erupted from inside the cave.
Immediately after, a terrifying divine power spread out.
The Nine-headed Flame Lion's eyes were full of excitement: "That human didn't disappoint us. He successfully stepped into the Upper God King realm! Quickly, eat him while his realm is unstable!"