Reborn as a tiger, he was chosen by the nation as its guardian beast.

Soon, the group arrived at the village entrance, in front of the invisible barrier that Zhao Lei had previously explored.

Without hesitation, Wang Hu took the lead with steady steps.

The moment he stepped into the village entrance area with one of his front paws.

An invisible and mysterious force, like ripples on water, silently enveloped him, seemingly trying to distort his senses and confuse his senses.

However, the moment this force touched his body...

The innate tiger-like might within Wang Hu surged forth!

That strange power, like ice and snow under the scorching sun, was instantly washed away.

He paused only slightly, then continued walking unhurriedly into Wangjia Village without any further hindrance.

Everything seemed to be going smoothly.

But when he took seven or eight steps and looked back, he found that there was no one behind him.

He stopped and turned around.

Zhao Lei and his teammates were seen pacing around in circles at the village entrance, looking completely bewildered.

Their steps began to veer uncontrollably to the side, as if there were an invisible wall in front of them, guiding them out of a strange circle.

They couldn't even see Wang Hu, who was not far in front of them.

"Holy crap, where's my Tiger?"

Where did the big cat go?

"Strange, why can't I see it all of a sudden?"

"Captain Zhao, can you see this from your end?"

Zhao Lei and the others paced around in circles, shouting anxiously, their voices filled with confusion and unease.

This scene amused the grey parrot on Wang Hu's shoulder.

It cackled and yelled at the group of people spinning in circles in an extremely irritating tone.

"Idiots! A bunch of complete idiots!"

Wang Hu suddenly turned around and glared at the cheeky parrot.

The more familiar this guy becomes with me, the less he can tell the difference between the king and the queen.

The grey parrot immediately became docile after being swept over by Wang Hu's oppressive glance. It tucked its neck in and folded its wings, acting as if it were the big idiot.

Wang Hu was too lazy to pay any more attention to it.

He watched as Zhao Lei and the others circled around him twice before finally wandering out of Wangjia Village in a daze. Only after confirming that they were unharmed did he breathe a sigh of relief.

However, he did not leave again.

Since this strange barrier has no effect on him, he might as well go in alone and explore the way.

Wang Hu turned his head, his steps steady, and walked step by step into the depths of the village.

He wanted to see just what kind of thing was hiding in the village causing trouble.

However, as Wang Hu's figure completely disappeared into the village, strange things began to happen.

Previously, the villagers who were walking around in the courtyard or chatting under the eaves, as seen from the outside, suddenly stopped what they were doing.

One, two, three...

Everyone froze in place.

Then, one by one, they slowly walked out of their homes and gathered on the main road of the village. They stood there, staring at him strangely with an empty, emotionless expression.

There was no alarm or surprise like that of ordinary people when they see a tiger, nor any intention to kill or attack it.

He just stared at me without blinking.

This made Wang Hu's heart skip a beat.

It seems that the guy hiding in the village is quite something, as he can control so many people.

He continued walking forward at a leisurely pace.

Gradually, as he ventured deeper into the village, more and more people gathered by the roadside, watching him.

The entire village was deathly silent, with only the occasional cawing of the grey parrot on my shoulder.

Suddenly, Wang Hu's massive body abruptly stopped. He seemed to sense something and turned to look at the eaves of a dilapidated old house not far away.

There, at some unknown time, sat a tiny, exquisitely beautiful baby.

The baby looked to be no more than six months old, chubby and fair-skinned, wearing only a red bib, barefoot, with his two short little legs dangling in mid-air and swaying gently.

At that moment, the little child was facing him, grinning with a sinister smile.

"A ghost! A ghost!"

The grey parrot on Wang Hu's back bristled with feathers and immediately began flapping its wings, squawking in terror.

"Awooo—!"

A deep and majestic tiger roar rolled out from the depths of Wang Hu's throat.

He no longer held back in the slightest, unleashing the full power of the tiger within him!

An invisible, supremely yang and powerful aura, centered on him, swept outwards in all directions like a tidal wave!

At the same time, he suddenly exerted force with his hind legs, and his huge body turned into a golden afterimage, rushing fiercely towards the little devil under the eaves!

In an instant, the gloomy smile on the kid's face froze.

It seemed completely unprepared for the tiger to be so unafraid of it, and even more unprepared for the tiger to be so decisive and swift in attacking without a word!

A fear emanating from the depths of its soul instantly turned its delicate pink face deathly pale.

"Wow--!"

A sharp cry echoed throughout the village. The little ghost was so frightened that it burst into tears. At the same time, its small figure twisted violently, turned into a wisp of green smoke, and disappeared without a trace.

"hehe!"

Wang Hu landed steadily, looking in the direction the brat had disappeared, and sneered inwardly.

Sure enough, all those ghosts and gods were nothing but chickens and dogs in the face of his absolute power as the king of beasts.

Even more so, as his imposing presence spread, the villagers around him, whose eyes had previously been vacant, began to show a clear fear in their eyes and retreated one after another.

……

Meanwhile, outside Wangjia Village.

Wang Mingyuan watched as Zhao Lei and his group circled around the open space at the village entrance, then walked out looking bewildered. He quickly went up to them to ask what was going on.

"Director Wang, we couldn't see the big cat anymore as soon as we went in. And even though we were walking forward, we ended up back where we started!"

Zhao Lei's face was filled with helplessness.

Upon hearing this, Wang Mingyuan and Gu Xing exchanged a glance, both of them immediately becoming somewhat skeptical.

The two of them went forward themselves and tried to walk into the village.

As expected, the result was the same.

They walked straight into the village, thinking they were on the right track, but after a few steps they found themselves back at the crossroads, as if they were circling around an invisible pillar.

Everyone felt that they were in a difficult situation.

Especially now that even Wang Hu is nowhere to be seen, and no one knows how he is doing in the village, everyone suddenly became anxious.

"This must be a special magnetic field or energy wave that distorts our perception."

Gu Xing was the first to offer his opinion, his research fanaticism kicking in.

"How about we get two high-powered signal jammers or jammers to try? Maybe they'll work."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Shouzhou, who was standing nearby, felt that he was a professional after all, and quickly offered his own opinion.

"I've been reading some unorthodox Taoist books lately. They often say that ghosts are extremely yin and are most afraid of yang things, especially black dog blood, which has the strongest yang energy and is especially good at dispelling evil spirits. Maybe... I could get some black dog blood and give it a try?"

Hearing their suggestions, Wang Mingyuan was speechless.

He felt that the two men's proposals were increasingly outrageous.

Just as he was thinking of trying anything, he decided to have someone find both of these things and see how they would work.

"Awooo—!!!"

A tiger's roar, powerful enough to shatter clouds and split rocks, suddenly echoed from the depths of the silent village!

In an instant, everyone present felt a chilling pressure, like a whirlwind sweeping through the village!

The invisible and intangible barrier between them and the village shattered like fragile glass in the face of this overwhelming and domineering pressure!

Immediately afterwards, the extremely unpleasant and obsequious voice of the grey parrot rang out clearly.

"Tiger is mighty! Tiger is awesome!"

"My brother Tiger is invincible."

"You little brat, you'll run away in a panic!"