Peerless Tang Sect: Hurricane Infinite Wind

Chapter 43 Black Leopard
Late at night, in the pitch-black forest, a powerful aura suddenly appeared, far stronger than that of all soul beasts within a thousand-meter radius.

Wu Xuan, who was sleeping, opened his eyes the next moment.

"Hey! Xiao Wuxuan is pretty good. I was just about to remind you!" The voice of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm also sounded in his mind at the right time.

Wu Xuan ignored Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's teasing and quickly shouted to Zhang Lexuan and the other two, "Big Sister, a powerful soul beast is rapidly approaching our camp."

As soon as Wu Xuan finished speaking, Zhang Lexuan and the other two woke up instantly, stood up abruptly and gathered around Wu Xuan.

Zhang Lexuan frowned slightly, as she hadn't sensed any powerful spirit beasts at the moment. However, her cultivation didn't allow her to refute the idea.

Wu Ming yawned and asked, "Brother Wu, what kind of soul beast is this?"

Wu Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Judging from its aura, it should be a top-level soul beast from the second level, and it must have cultivated for at least ten thousand years."

Not long after Wu Xuan finished speaking, Zhang Lexuan's originally slightly frowned brows instantly relaxed. At this moment, she also sensed the soul beast that Wu Xuan was talking about.

Zhang Lexuan was truly astonished by Wu Xuan's martial spirit talent. However, this was not the time to dwell on such matters. A top-tier, ten-thousand-year-old spirit beast could already pose a threat to everyone.

Soon, a dark green light flashed from the distant forest.

"This is the Black Leopard! His cultivation has been at least 20,000 years." The voice of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm suddenly came from his mind.

Wu Xuan nodded and said to the three of them, "Senior Sister, it's a black leopard. Based on my experience, this black leopard's cultivation should be around 20,000 years old."

"A black leopard with 20,000 years of cultivation!" Chu Qingtian said in surprise.

The Black Leopard, a special lesson in Shrek Academy's curriculum, once described them. They were a special case among leopard-type spirit beasts. Their specialty wasn't speed, but attack.

The Black Leopard's limbs are much thicker than those of common leopard-type spirit beasts, especially its four claws, each of which is the size of a lion or tiger. When it repel, it reveals a foot-long claw. Its destructive power far exceeds that of its peers. Combined with its swift speed, while not its strongest, it is extremely formidable.

Moreover, the black leopard is a very cunning soul beast. Once it selects its prey, it will continue to attack and harass it until the prey is dragged to death or it is killed by the prey itself. Otherwise, there is no way to escape.

Zhang Lexuan raised her eyebrows. A crescent moon suddenly appeared behind her. It seemed as if it was hanging from the treetops. When it appeared, it instantly illuminated everything around it.

Her skin became crystal white under the moonlight. Eight spirit rings rapidly rose from her feet: two yellow, two purple, three black, and one red. When her enchanting red hundred-thousand-year spirit ring appeared, the dark green figure in the distant forest visibly hesitated.

Zhang Lexuan pointed forward with her right hand, and a beam of moonlight suddenly shot out from the crescent moon. The stealthy dark green figure was instantly exposed to everyone.

Everyone also got a clear look at his general appearance.

What Zhang Lexuan just used was not a soul skill, but the innate ability of a top-level martial soul, just like the breath perception of Wu Xuanfeng's elemental martial soul and the sharp edge of the Soul-Breaking Spear.

Although the black leopard ran away, the moonlight continued to lock on it and could not escape no matter how it dodged.

"Is the black leopard trying to run away?" Wu Mingjiao shouted, and a pair of golden-red wings spread out from behind her and chased after her.

Two yellow, two purple, and two black, the six rhythmic soul rings were particularly brilliant under the golden-red flames. "Senior Sister Wu Ming, let me help you!"

"First soul skill, gathering spirit wind!"

An invisible and intangible breeze gushed out from Wu Xuan's body, accurately landing on Wu Ming's body. The next moment, a golden-red flame burned fiercely, the temperature rising so high that it even touched the level of the ultimate fire.

"Second soul skill, light and spiritual wind!"

Wu Xuan raised one hand high, and the purple spirit ring around him shone, and the breeze rhythmically moved. With the gentle breeze attached to him, Wu Ming's speed suddenly increased. In the blink of an eye, he caught up with the fleeing black leopard.

"Senior Sister, shouldn't we go and help?" Chu Qingtian was eager to try. The soul ring of the top soul beast, the Black Leopard, was very suitable for him, and he didn't want to miss it.

"I don't think that's necessary!" Zhang Lexuan looked at Wu Xuan in surprise.

"Ah!" Chu Qingtian obviously didn't understand the meaning of Zhang Lexuan's words.

The next moment, the half-dead and charred body of the black leopard was thrown back by Wu Ming.

"Oh my god, what the hell is this!" Chu Qingtian didn't pay attention and was so scared that he almost jumped up.

"Chu Qingtian! Look at your courage. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by your junior Wu Xuan?" Wu Ming couldn't help but joked.

"Hehe! Just laugh it off! Thank you, Senior Sister Wu." Chu Qingtian walked towards the body of the black leopard with a smile.

Chu Qingtian's martial spirit possessed him and smashed the black leopard's head with one claw. He then sat down cross-legged next to the black leopard.

A circle of ink-black soul ring slowly rose from the body of the ink leopard.

It was indeed a ten-thousand-year spirit ring from a top-tier spirit beast. The moment the spirit ring condensed, a ferocious aura emanated from it.

Chu Qingtian took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and began to use his soul power to guide the soul ring and absorb it.

For a typical level 60 Soul Emperor, absorbing a 15,000-year-old spirit ring is already the limit. However, this limit is a bit low for the inner court students who graduated from Shrek Academy.

Shrek's inner courtyard students consumed a daily diet of various soul beast meats and soul-power-rich fruits and vegetables provided by the inner courtyard, resulting in a physical toughness far beyond that of ordinary soul masters. Coupled with their practice of various secret techniques, absorbing the energy of a 20,000-year-old black leopard was no problem at all.

As Chu Qingtian entered into meditation, Wu Xuan and the other two stood outside to protect him.

No one expected that this soul hunt would be so smooth. They just went deep into the mixed zone and encountered a suitable top-level soul beast on the first night.

This undoubtedly makes everyone look forward to the subsequent actions even more.

(End of this chapter)