30: The human warriors were defeated, and the Whirlpool Forest won!

Meanwhile, a massive shadow appeared in front of the Silver Scale Rhino King, easily blocking the attack from the Shadow Wolf King.

Seeing this, the Silver Scale Rhino King also forced himself to rally, speaking in a weak voice to the shadow, "I thought you weren't going to make a move? Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King!"

The shadow, which was the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King, saw the Silver Scale Rhino King's disheveled state and spoke to him condescendingly, "Look at you, Silver Scale Rhinoceros Beast, truly pathetic!"

"Think of how glorious you once were!"

As he spoke, he looked at Feng Zhe, Mo Cangxuan, and Lei Hong, saying disdainfully, "Just these few human ants and a weak demon race failure forced you into this state; you're truly regressing as you live."

"Watch closely, and see how I crush these ants today."

When the three, Feng Zhe, Mo Cangxuan, and Lei Hong, first saw the rescuing demon beast look their way, their expressions immediately changed.

They instantly realized he was not someone they could contend with, and without hesitation, they turned and fled.

They had miscalculated; they hadn't expected the Silver Scale Rhino King to seek reinforcements.

Didn't they say that demon beasts are very territorial?

Generally, two demon beasts of similar strength would not appear in the same area simultaneously.

Moreover, judging by how this demon beast was able to intervene in time, it was clearly not a last-minute rescue by the Silver Scale Rhino King.

Perhaps the Silver Scale Rhino King had already notified him when he arrived; no wonder he seemed so fearless earlier.

It might even be that he had been watching them fight for so long, enjoying the show.

However, what's done is done; there's no use in talking more. This time, they truly suffered a great loss.

The Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King was also stunned to see the three turn and flee.

He hadn't expected that the three, who had been so brave when fighting the Silver Scale Rhino King, would run so decisively, not even planning to try a single move.

Interesting. No wonder they could fight the Silver Scale Rhino King for so long and reduce him to such a pathetic state.

Don't let his disdainful attitude towards the Silver Scale Rhino King fool you; in reality, he wasn't much stronger than the Silver Scale Rhino King.

He didn't have the bonus of an ancient bloodline like the Silver Scale Rhino King, allowing him to contend with a Demon Spirit Realm sixth-level as a Demon Spirit Realm fourth-level.

His strength was merely the combat power reflected by his current realm, Demon Spirit Realm seventh-level.

He was only one realm level stronger than the Silver Scale Rhino King in terms of combat power.

In fact, the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King's bloodline potential was much higher than the Silver Scale Rhino King's.

The Silver Scale Rhino King possessed a complete low-level bloodline and a severely incomplete trace of a top-tier bloodline.

The Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King, on the other hand, possessed a complete high-level bloodline.

Although the Silver Scale Rhino King's top-tier bloodline was powerful, it was severely incomplete.

The extent to which it could raise the Silver Scale Rhino King's realm limit was even less effective than the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King's high-level bloodline.

However, it allowed the Silver Scale Rhino King to possess some characteristics even more powerful than the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King, such as the ability to cross two minor realms in combat power.

Back then, when the Silver Scale Rhino King broke through to Demon Spirit Realm third-level, the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King was only Demon Spirit Realm second-level.

When the Silver Scale Rhino King broke through to Demon Spirit Realm fourth-level, the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King was Demon Spirit Realm third-level.

But when the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King broke through to Demon Spirit Realm fourth-level, the Silver Scale Rhino King was still Demon Spirit Realm fourth-level.

Now, the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King has already broken through to Demon Spirit Realm seventh-level, yet the Silver Scale Rhino King is still Demon Spirit Realm fourth-level.

According to the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King's estimation, if the Silver Scale Rhino King's bloodline cannot awaken again, then he will most likely stop at Demon Spirit Realm fifth or sixth-level.

His thoughts flowed, but it was only for a moment, and then he stopped thinking further.

He then attacked the three.

However, the three had been fighting the Silver Scale Rhino King for many years, and their life-saving methods were incredibly potent; they had long mastered excellent escaping skills.

Although the demon beast in front of them was one minor realm level higher in combat power than the original Silver Scale Rhino King, the three of them had also temporarily raised their own realm by one minor level.

With this give and take, they actually didn't suffer any disadvantage in terms of escape.

However, perhaps because it was their first encounter with the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King, they were not yet familiar with each other's fighting styles.

They were caught off guard, and one of them carelessly lost an arm in this battle.

Seeing that the three had already fled far away, the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King did not pursue them further.

After all, there was a city-protecting array in the human martial artists' cities.

This city-protecting array was not comparable to the kind of setup used today to ambush the Silver Scale Rhino King.

The city-protecting array of a city like Tianfeng City was powerful enough to contend with a peak Demon Spirit Realm demon beast.

Therefore, after they fled far away, it was meaningless to continue the pursuit.

If he chased them to their human martial artists' city and they activated the city-protecting array, he would be completely helpless.

Of course, activating the city-protecting array would still require a certain amount of time.

However, the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King had every reason to believe that, judging by the performance of those three cowards, they had probably already arranged for Tianfeng City's city-protecting array to be kept in a ready-to-open state before they even set out.

But then again, if it weren't for the power of the city-protecting array, given the human martial artists' repeated provocations of the Vortex Forest, the Silver Scale Rhino King would have annihilated Tianfeng City countless times over.

The Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King had completely underestimated how troublesome those three human martial artists were, to actually escape from his grasp.

Thinking of the boast he had made earlier, he immediately felt a loss of face.

After so many years, it was finally his turn to show off, and it ended up like this.

Not only did he not gain face, but he also made a fool of himself.

In a fit of rage, he looked at the human martial artists who had no time to retreat.

Now, those left-behind human martial artists were also a bit bewildered.

Had they been... abandoned?

Who would have thought that one moment they were happily killing demon beasts, and the next, their leader had vanished without a trace, without even taking them along?

After all, everything happened too quickly; from the Silver Scale Rhino King's defeat to the three martial artists' retreat, it was only a matter of a dozen breaths.

Who could have imagined so much happening in just a dozen breaths?

It was simply outrageous!

So, at this moment, they also realized something was wrong.

Thus, they scattered and fled like madmen.

Allowing those three human martial artists to escape had already caused the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King to lose a lot of face.

If he let these human martial artists, who weren't even in the Spirit Opening Realm, escape as well, then what kind of reputation would he have?

He could even already feel the mocking and derisive gaze from the Silver Scale Rhino King behind him.

This made the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King furious to the point of madness.

Thus, fueled by anger, the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King fiercely attacked those human martial artists.

Even if they all fled in different directions, under the speed and attack range of the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King, a Demon Spirit Realm seventh-level demon beast, these escape methods proved meaningless.

In an instant, all the human martial artists were torn to pieces; not a single one was left with a complete corpse.

Then, the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King silently looked at the Silver Scale Rhino King and walked towards him.

"Silver Scale Rhino King, my intervention comes with a price."

The Silver Scale Rhino King did not look at him as the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King had expected.

He merely changed his posture, lying prostrate on the ground, consuming spiritual medicine and healing his injuries with demonic power.

Upon hearing the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King's words, he raised his head and said, "I naturally know, from now on, sixty percent of the Vortex Forest's resource output."

To the victor go the spoils; to ensure his survival, paying these costs was beyond reproach.

The Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King nodded. Seeing the Silver Scale Rhino King's current disheveled state, and remembering his past glory, he found himself not wanting to utter the sarcastic words that had been on the tip of his tongue.

He sighed and said, "You should know that my strength isn't much greater than yours, and I'm not qualified to demand such tribute from you.

However, I am a subordinate of that Great One, and also a member of his clan. To seek aid from that Great One and have a demon beast intervene, this is the price you must pay."

Upon hearing this, the Silver Scale Rhino King naturally knew who the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King was referring to as that Great One—a powerful demon race expert who had reached the Demon Transformation Realm and could already shapeshift.

In front of such a powerful demon beast, the Silver Scale Rhino King could not muster a single thought of resistance.

Among demon beasts, there was naturally also deceit and betrayal of promises, acts of being untrustworthy.

These resources naturally made the Silver Scale Rhino King's heart ache immensely.

If these resources were to be given to the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King, then today, with the Silver Scale Rhino King severely injured, he would naturally keep his word.

However, once the Silver Scale Rhino King's injuries healed, this agreement would no longer be valid.

But these resources were to be offered as tribute to a Demon Transformation Realm existence, so the Silver Scale Rhino King had no right to break the contract.

In fact, as long as the Silver Scale Rhino King did not break through to the Demon Transformation Realm, he would have to abide by this promise forever.

That's why earlier, the Silver Scale Rhino King was clearly at a disadvantage, but he didn't let the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King intervene until he was almost beaten to death.

Wasn't it precisely to try and preserve these resources as much as possible?

Thus, the Silver Scale Rhino King nodded and said, "Don't worry, I still know the rules. The resources will be delivered on time."

Seeing the Silver Scale Rhino King's demeanor, the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King said nothing further. Then, thinking there was nothing else for him to do there, he said, "Since the matter is concluded, I shall take my leave."

The Silver Scale Rhino King replied, "In that case, I respectfully bid you farewell. However, as I am currently injured, I cannot see you off far."

"Then you should focus on healing!"

With that, he disregarded the Silver Scale Rhino King and turned to leave.

The Silver Scale Rhino King remained prostrate on the ground, watching the Earth Spirit Magic Tiger King gradually disappear into the distance.

Only after his figure had completely vanished did he head towards the southern part of the Vortex Forest.