# Chapter 1084: Neither of Us Was Wrong
The fat tiger clenched her teeth, her fangs bared. Still laughing?
Was he laughing at my stupidity? I don't care anymore—I just want to kill you!
Her massive body lunged furiously toward Jiangnan, but at the critical moment—
With a deafening "BOOM," hundreds of meters thick green vine roots burst from the ground like spears!
They slammed violently into the fat tiger's belly, sending her flying!
At the same time, the entire ancient forest was destroyed in an instant!
Hundreds of thick green vine roots emerged from underground, writhing like demonic snakes in the sky!
At the center, one root grew at an alarming speed, expanding to over a kilometer in size!
The Skyborn Green Vine had actually moved its spirit pearl all the way from Zone 066 of the No Man's Land's center here!
The fat tiger's eyes split with rage: "Damn it! Is that stinking vine? Its main body?"
Jiangnan wiped his nose: "Give up. Let's sit down and talk. We can—"
"Shut up!" the fat tiger's eyes were bloodshot. "I won't believe another word you say! Humans are all liars!"
"Die!"
Now the fat tiger ignored the vines whipping toward her. Her tiger claws were sharp as blades!
She charged straight at Jiangnan, shredding every vine root that came at her!
The two Dao Heaven-rank Four Perils clashed violently!
With tens of thousands of meters of polar daylight cloud sea swirling around the fat tiger—effectively her domain—
The Skyborn Green Vine couldn't use its Gifted Spiritual Arts. Neither Blood Drain, Parasite Spores, nor Thorn Whip were usable!
It could only keep lashing at the fat tiger with its roots, restricting her movements!
At first glance, it seemed at a disadvantage!
But its roots outside the cloud sea weren't affected by the skill seal. Blood Drain let it continuously siphon Life Essence from the earth!
It could generate endless new vine roots. No matter how many the fat tiger cut down, it was futile!
By now, the effect of the Chicken Tiger Biscuit on the fat tiger had worn off!
The "king" character on her forehead had turned black, and her wings had vanished!
Her movements were being stalled by the green vine!
Jiangnan and Ziyuan were lifted up by the vine, watching the battle between the two beasts from the branches!
Ziyuan let out a long breath. The Skyborn Green Vine's strength was undeniable!
The fat tiger had no chance of winning. They were finally out of danger!
Jiangnan patted the vine: "Don't hurt her too badly. Drain her spiritual energy until she can't sustain the cloud sea!"
"She won't listen to what I have to say until she's completely exhausted!"
Time ticked by, second by second. No matter how the fat tiger tried to break through and cut the roots, new ones grew!
Eventually, she stopped cutting altogether and let the roots lash into her body!
Sharp thorns tore through flesh, blood streaming everywhere!
But the fat tiger seemed not to notice. Only one thought remained in her mind—
Kill Jiangnan!
By trading wounds for wounds, the fat tiger finally managed to get close to Jiangnan!
But the vine kept moving Jiangnan's position, preventing her from getting near!
The cloud sea's range shrank continuously. The fat tiger's spiritual energy drained crazily, nearing depletion!
Now the fat tiger was drenched in blood, exuding a terrifying murderous intent!
Her eyes locked onto Jiangnan for one final gamble!
"Tiger Hunt • Aurora!"
In that instant, the stripes on the fat tiger's body turned pure white, radiating blinding light!
Her figure vanished from where she stood, bending and rebounding across the ground several times, tracing a trajectory of light!
Her speed was so extreme it was nearly impossible to track—even the Skyborn Green Vine couldn't react!
The fat tiger climbed up along the vine tendrils, her sharp claws aiming straight for Jiangnan!
Jiangnan's scalp tingled. *This is bad!*
A sensation of death enveloped his entire body!
He was about to dodge, but right then—the Horse Biscuit's effect ran out!
His legs, which should have been used to escape, kicked backward at an impossible angle!
Right behind him was the Ziyuan Tiger!
A full-power backward kick!
Jiangnan: !!!
*Did you really have to kick me at a moment like this?*
I didn't even eat a Lucky Little Cherry—why am I so unlucky?
Ziyuan only saw two black, grimy little feet flying toward her face!
Her expression was one of pure terror!
"You—"
"BAM!"
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Ziyuan's massive tiger body was actually kicked hundreds of meters by Jiangnan, her face completely deformed!
She spun through the air and slammed hard into the ground!
(꒪ཀ꒪(#) "Ppthah—"
Because of this delay, Jiangnan didn't even have time to pull out his Vendor Cloth!
Under the polar daylight cloud sea's coverage, he couldn't use Teleportation either!
The fat tiger's paw slammed into his chest. A crisp sound of breaking bones echoed!
Jiangnan's eyes went wide as he coughed up a mouthful of blood!
"BOOM!"
He was slammed into the ground by the fat tiger, pinned firmly under her tiger paw!
The fat tiger was covered in blood, her killing intent exploding!
"Seems like a god isn't so hard to kill after all!"
Jiangnan: !!!
"I still have something to say—pthah—"
Before he could finish, the fat tiger pressed down, forcing another mouthful of blood out of him!
The fat tiger opened her blood-dripping maw, aiming straight for Jiangnan's head!
Ziyuan panicked, her eyes bloodshot!
That backward kick Jiangnan just did nearly kicked me half to death, but... was it to save me?
In such a critical moment, he was thinking of using his own life to protect me!
In an instant, Ziyuan's nose stung. She was so moved!
*No, I can't keep being this cowardly anymore! I need to protect Jiangnan too!*
So she charged forward without hesitation, throwing herself between the fat tiger and Jiangnan!
Reverting to human form, her back to Jiangnan, she spread her arms and faced the fat tiger's gaping maw!
Her eyes wide, her face full of bravery!
"Little Cat! If you want to bite Jiangnan to death, then bite me first!"
The fat tiger's massive jaws froze mid-motion. Her overwhelming killing intent seemed to stall for a moment!
Her face was full of shock: "Zi... Ziyuan sister? How are you..."
*That lipstick-stamped tiger was Ziyuan?*
Jiangnan's eyes were wide as he stared at Ziyuan's back facing him!
The blood that should have come out of his mouth took a wrong turn—
And sprayed straight out of his nose!
Even more violently than if he'd eaten a Vitality Ginseng!
Σ(›⊙།꒨།⊙‹) Oh-ho—
*She reverted to human form at last?*
The moment she saw Ziyuan's face, the fat tiger finally calmed down quite a bit!
Her eyes were filled with complexity: "Ziyuan sister! Get out of the way! If you don't go back and snitch, I won't kill you!"
"But Jiangnan has to die!"
Over these four or five years, Ziyuan's precognition had helped her tremendously!
When she first went undercover at the base, the first person to feed her cat canned food was Ziyuan!
She was a good person. The fat tiger couldn't bring herself to hurt her!
Ziyuan's eyes were stubborn!
(･᷅～･᷄) "I won't move! If Jiangnan dies, I won't have the face to go back alive either!"
At this moment, a green vine root reached out, but Jiangnan shook his head, signaling the vine not to act!
The fat tiger's expression was conflicted: "Don't force me to make a choice. I can't risk my tribe—they're everything to me!"
"I won't go back to the base anymore. Just get out of the way!"
But Ziyuan shook her head desperately, even though she was trembling with fear!
Jiangnan's voice was hoarse: "If you kill me, you and your tribe are finished. Your approach is dooming the Ghost Spirit Beast Group!"
"I left a note. If anything happens to me, the human Dao Heaven-level experts will know it was you. You and your companions will all die!"
"The moment I found out you were an undercover spy cat, you had no choice left!"
The fat tiger's eyes turned bloodshot, tears seemingly glistening in them!
"I just wanted to lead my tribe to survive! Why is it so hard? What did I do wrong?"
"I tried every possible method, even pretending to be a cat and going undercover! Why do you humans have to exterminate us completely?"
Jiangnan looked at the fat tiger and was silent for a long time.
He looked up at the brilliant starry sky.
"You didn't do anything wrong. You wanted to protect your tribe, and you'd stop at nothing to achieve that."
"I didn't do anything wrong either. I wanted to protect Huaxia. If the Western Frontier No Man's Land remained unstable, a lot of people would die. Neither of us had a choice."
"We simply have different standpoints. Neither is wrong. I don't hold it against you either—otherwise, I wouldn't have come here with just Ziyuan. There would have been four Dao Heaven-level experts."
"Cooperate. I'll give you and your tribe space to survive, and you help humans govern the No Man's Land!"
Ziyuan's eyes went wide!
*Jiangnan's real goal was to recruit the fat tiger and her group? What kind of ambition is that?*
*But can he really pull it off?*
The fat tiger's expression was indignant: "No way! You're just saying that to survive! Humans are all bad!"
"Once you achieve your goal using us, you'll discard us! Humans and spirit beasts can never coexist peacefully!"
"Cooperating with you is like plotting with a tiger to get its skin!"
Jiangnan rolled his eyes: "Seems like you're the tiger here, aren't you? I'm giving you a chance to choose!"
"You know the situation in the Western Frontier. The spirit calamity will eventually be suppressed—it's just a matter of how much it costs."
"How many strong people does Huaxia have? How long can you spirit beasts in the No Man's Land hold out? One year? Three years?"
"Sooner or later, you'll be suppressed. To put it harshly, you can't beat humans. If you want a way out, I'm offering it to you!"
The fat tiger's expression wavered with hesitation, but her claws lifted from Jiangnan's chest!
Jiangnan pressed his advantage: "The entire No Man's Land will eventually become the Skyborn Green Vine's territory. By then, you'll have no choice left!"
"Why can't humans cooperate with spirit beasts? Do you think our interests conflict?"
"If you want to hunt, humans will take you hunting! If you need living space, the vast No Man's Land is yours to choose!"
"We just need you to help maintain order in the No Man's Land—each side gets what it needs! Then the Skyborn Green Vine will be second, and you'll be third!"
Ziyuan: ???
*Then who's the big brother?*
The fat tiger's eyes were conflicted. Of course, she knew the benefits of cooperating with humans!
In the long run, it was the only way to survive!
But would humans keep their promises?
"I don't trust you! And I don't trust humans!"
Jiangnan took a deep breath: "You don't want to become a target for liquidation, do you?"
"I can give you my word! If humans don't do what I said afterward, anyone who wants to touch you—they'll have to touch me first!"
"This is a cooperation, not enslavement! I have many spirit beast friends, and you know that!"
"I, Jiangnan, might lie ninety percent of the time, but not this time! Trust me just once!"
At this moment, the fat tiger stared hard into Jiangnan's eyes!
Before this, she couldn't see any way out for the Ghost Spirit Beast Group. But now... she seemed to see one!
"Do I have the right to refuse?"
Jiangnan shook his head: "You don't."
The polar daylight cloud sea dissipated, revealing that they were already surrounded by thousands of green vine roots!
The fat tiger had no way out. Cooperation was her only option!
"Fine then."