Hrmmh.
A hot, foul breath washed over Fang Yuan's neck and his spine instantly went rigid.
He gulped and slowly turned around.
What greeted him was a towering beast.
The beast stood at least four times his height, its massive frame radiating raw pressure.
Its skin was a deep, brutal red, stretched tight over corded muscle.
A pair of curved tusks jutted from its maw, gleaming faintly. Its body resembled a wild leopard, but with arcs of thunder crackled across its hide, snapping and hissing like living lightning.
Before Fang Yuan could even say his greetings, the beast lunged forward.
BOOM!
Its jaws snapped shut where Fang Yuan had been standing a heartbeat earlier.
Despite his sealed cultivation, Fang Yuan's body had moved on its own, barely slipping free of the killing bite.
But it had not been so fullproof as soon pain exploded through his left hand.. or due to the fact that it was missing.
He hit the ground hard, rolling across the dirt as blood sprayed.
