Chapter 43 Ink Leopard.
In the dead of night, in the pitch-black forest, a powerful aura, far stronger than any of the soul beasts within a thousand meters, suddenly appeared.
Wu Xuan, who was asleep, opened his eyes the next moment.
"Hey! Not bad, little Wu Xuan, I was just about to remind you!" Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's voice rang in his mind at that moment.
Wu Xuan ignored Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's teasing and quickly called out to Zhang Lexuan and the other two, "Senior Sister, a powerful soul beast is rapidly approaching our camp."
As soon as Wu Xuan finished speaking, Zhang Lexuan and the other two instantly woke up, quickly getting up and gathering around Wu Xuan.
Zhang Lexuan frowned slightly, because she didn't sense any powerful soul beast at this moment. But her usual composure prevented her from uttering a rebuttal.
Wu Ming yawned and asked, "Junior Brother Wu, what kind of soul beast is it?"
Wu Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "Judging from its aura, it should be a top-tier soul beast of the second level, and at least ten thousand years old in cultivation."
Not long after Wu Xuan finished speaking, Zhang Lexuan's slightly furrowed brows instantly relaxed. At this moment, she also sensed the soul beast Wu Xuan had mentioned.
Zhang Lexuan was genuinely surprised by Wu Xuan's martial soul talent. However, this wasn't the time to think about such things; a top-tier ten-thousand-year soul beast could already pose a threat to everyone.
A short while later, a dark green light flashed from the distant forest.
"That's a Black Leopard! Its cultivation is at least twenty thousand years." Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's voice suddenly came from their minds.
Wu Xuan nodded and said to the three, "Senior Sister, it's a Black Leopard. Based on my experience, this Black Leopard's cultivation should be around twenty thousand years."
"A Black Leopard with twenty thousand years of cultivation!" Chu Qingtian exclaimed in surprise.
Black Leopards were described in a special lesson in Shrek Academy's curriculum. They were a special case among leopard-type soul beasts. Their forte isn't speed, but attack.
The Ink Leopard's limbs are much larger than those of ordinary leopard-type spirit beasts, especially its four claws, each the size of a lion or tiger, revealing foot-long claws when it leaps. Its destructive power far surpasses that of its kind, and combined with its speed—though not its strongest suit, it's still remarkably fast, making it extremely difficult to deal with.
Moreover, the Ink Leopard is a very cunning spirit beast; once it selects its prey, it will relentlessly attack and entangle it until the prey is worn down to death, or the Ink Leopard itself is killed by its prey; otherwise, there's no way to escape.
Zhang Lexuan raised an eyebrow, and a crescent moon suddenly lit up behind her. The crescent moon seemed to hang from the treetops. Its appearance instantly illuminated everything around it.
Her skin became translucent and white under the moonlight. Two yellow, two purple, three black, and one red spirit rings rapidly rose from her feet. The moment the alluring red 100,000-year spirit ring appeared on her body, the dark green figure in the distant forest visibly hesitated.
Zhang Lexuan pointed forward with her right hand, and a beam of moonlight shot out from the crescent moon. The stealthy dark green figure was instantly exposed to everyone.
Everyone could also see its general appearance. What Zhang Lexuan had just used was not a soul skill, but the innate ability of a top-level martial soul, like Wu Xuanfeng's elemental martial soul's aura perception, or the convergence of sharpness of the Soul-Breaking Spear.
Although Mo Bao took off running, the moonlight remained locked on him, and he could not avoid it no matter how he dodged.
"Mo Bao is running away?" Wu Mingjiao shouted, and a pair of golden-red wings spread out from behind her as she chased after him.
Two yellow, two purple, and two black soul rings, rhythmically moving, were particularly dazzling under the golden-red flames.
"Senior Sister Wu Ming, I'm here to help you!"
"First Soul Skill, Gathering Spirit Wind!"
An invisible, intangible breeze surged from Wu Xuan's body, accurately attaching itself to Wu Ming. The next moment, golden-red flames blazed fiercely, the temperature rising dramatically, seemingly touching the level of ultimate fire.
"Second Soul Skill, Light Spirit Wind!"
Wu Xuan raised one hand high, his purple soul rings shimmering, a gentle breeze rippling around him. With the gentle breeze attaching itself, Wu Ming's speed suddenly increased dramatically. In the blink of an eye, she caught up with the fleeing Ink Leopard.
"Senior Sister, aren't we going to help?" Chu Qingtian was eager to try; the soul rings of the top-tier soul beast Ink Leopard were perfect for him, and he didn't want to miss out.
"I think it's unnecessary!" Zhang Lexuan looked at Wu Xuan with some surprise.
"Ah!" Chu Qingtian clearly didn't understand the meaning behind Zhang Lexuan's words.
The next moment, Wu Ming threw back the half-dead, charred body of the Ink Leopard.
"What the hell is this?!" Chu Qingtian, caught off guard, nearly jumped up in fright.
"Chu Qingtian! Look at your cowardice, aren't you afraid of being laughed at by Junior Brother Wu Xuan?" Wu Ming couldn't help but tease.
"Hehe! Let them laugh! Thanks, Senior Sister Wu." Chu Qingtian chuckled and walked towards the corpse of the black leopard.
Chu Qingtian activated his Martial Soul and smashed the black leopard's head with a single claw. He then sat down cross-legged next to the black leopard.
A jet-black soul ring slowly rose from the black leopard's body.
As expected of a ten-thousand-year soul ring from a top-tier soul beast. The moment the soul ring condensed, a fierce aura emanated from it.
Chu Qingtian took a deep breath, calmed himself, and began to use his soul power to guide the soul ring and absorb it. For a typical level sixty Soul Emperor, absorbing a fifteen-thousand-year soul ring is the limit. But this limit is a bit low for an inner court student from Shrek Academy.
Shrek Academy's inner court students eat various soul beast meats and fruits and vegetables rich in soul power provided by the inner court every day, making their physical resilience far superior to that of ordinary soul masters. Coupled with the cultivation of various secret techniques, absorbing a 20,000-year-old black leopard is no problem at all.
As Chu Qingtian entered meditation, Wu Xuan and the other two protected him from the outside.
No one expected this soul hunt to be so successful; they encountered a suitable top-tier soul beast on their very first night in the mixed zone.
This undoubtedly made everyone even more eager for the subsequent actions.
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