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Chapter 117 The End

The shadow leopard, lying on the ground, tried to struggle to get up and escape, but it had already lost all its strength.

The first shadow leopard stopped its attack when it saw its companion lying on the ground, bleeding profusely.

A flicker of fear flashed in the shadow leopard's eyes from time to time. A moment later, the shadow leopard turned around without hesitation, preparing to dart into the dense forest and leave this dangerous place as soon as possible.

"Where do you think you're going!"

Seeing the shadow leopard trying to escape, Dongfang Jinghong swiftly swung her longsword. In the flashes of lightning, she didn't simply split the sword shadows this time, but created two figures on the left and right. These three figures blocked all of the shadow leopard's escape routes.

In the ensuing chaos, Shadow Leopard darted about in all directions, only to be stabbed in the side by Dongfang Jinghong from the right, the sword piercing right into Shadow Leopard's heart.

The shadow leopard didn't even have time to scream. The moment the longsword pierced its heart, its eyes widened and it spat out some blood before collapsing to the ground, echoing the convulsing corpse of its companion not far away.

The entire battle started and ended very quickly.

Li Youan put away the Bloodthirsty Spear, breathing slightly heavily. The timing of his dodge and the subsequent counterattack was slightly off. Although the protective shield prevented him from being seriously injured, being hit by the Shadow Leopard was still unpleasant.

Of course, throughout the battle, Dongfang Jinghong's cooperation with himself was also excellent. Under the restraint of that illusion sword technique, the two shadow leopards could only struggle to cope with the combined attack of the two, and eventually both perished.

"As expected of someone from the same year, you two cooperated quite well." Luo Jingshan's figure appeared beside the two of them at the same time as his voice.

"However, during the battle just now, when you dodged forward, you should also make sure to protect your body's openings with your left hand. Don't leave it idle at your side; always be ready to protect yourself. This will make you more secure in the battle."

Li Youan nodded. He thought he had performed quite well in this battle, but he didn't expect there to be such a fatal flaw.

"As for Jinghong, when you use the second form of the Illusion Sword Technique, you can conceal your own energy fluctuations even more. That way, you can use it in situations where you're about to be ambushed. Otherwise, right now you can only use this move in a head-on attack. You'll definitely be discovered when you try to ambush someone."

"Thank you for your guidance, Captain." ×2.

Li Youan and Dongfang Jinghong showed no impatience and humbly accepted Luo Jingshan's guidance, which was an important reason why the two were able to quickly integrate into the thirteenth squad.

Seeing that Luo Jingshan stopped speaking, the two quickly went forward to deal with the two shadow leopard corpses. However, this time they did not put them all into their storage rings. They simply picked out the most valuable materials from the two shadow leopard corpses and then returned to the team with Luo Jingshan.

Rewind time to the Forest of Ten Thousand Demons, the Valley of Miasma.

This miasma valley is shrouded in gray-green mist year-round. This mist is not only highly poisonous, but it can also erode vital energy and shield divine sense.

Whether human or demon cultivators, anyone who stays in the Miasma Valley for too long will experience dizziness and headaches, and in more serious cases, their cultivation level may even drop.

Moreover, the vegetation in this miasma valley has mutated under the influence of the miasma; most of the trees are short and twisted, with branches drooping to the ground like tentacles. This is a forbidden place for all life.

Outside the Miasma Valley, Monkey King and Eagle Soar had already arrived with a group of demonic beasts.

The group of demonic beasts stood behind Monkey King and Eagle Soaring, their gazes fixed on the miasma-filled Miasma Valley, and hesitated to move forward.

"Disperse according to the established plan."

Monkey King went over the plan in his mind again, making sure there were no loopholes, and then ordered the little demons behind him to carry it out.

After the group of lesser demons dispersed, Monkey King took out a blood-red fruit from his pocket.

The moment the fruit was pulled out, the eyes of Eagle Soaring and several other True Spirit Realm demonic beasts were drawn to it.

"This is... a Crimson Blood Fruit?!"

Eagle Soaring looked at the red fruit in Monkey's hand and swallowed hard. "Brother Monkey, you still have such good stuff. No wonder you were so sure they would come. No one can resist this."

"To avenge my two brothers, this is nothing; I'm willing to pay any price," Monkey said sinisterly.

"I will distribute the miasma grass in a little while. As long as everyone eats it, they will be immune to the miasma in this Miasma Valley for a period of time."

Monkey took out a handful of pale yellow grass and distributed it to the demons around him.

"As soon as the lesser demons send word, we'll immediately enter this miasma valley, wait for them to enter the ambush, and then—kill them."

As the organizer of this operation and the most powerful among the demons, Monkey King naturally had no reason to object to him.

Moreover, before they came, Monkey King had promised them quite a few things. Everyone was worried that Monkey King might break his promise and that he only came because of the circumstances. Now that they saw the crimson fruit, they were all relieved and responded in kind.

"certainly."

"I'll follow Boss Monkey's arrangements."

"We will make sure they never return."

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The two shadow leopards were just an appetizer. For the rest of the journey, Luo Jingshan deliberately adjusted the route while keeping the general direction unchanged, so that the team passed through several areas where it was certain that there were Kaiyuan Realm monsters active.

Under his arrangement, Li Youan and Dongfang Jinghong fought against various monsters with different forms and talents, including the "Iron-Scaled Python," the "Poison Dart Frog," and the "Ghost-Faced Spider."

However, Li Youan and Dongfang Jinghong did not always work together; sometimes they also acted independently.

enemy.

Or one person would take the lead in attacking while the other provided support. Through the experience gained from these battles, Li Youan made further progress in formations.

After each battle, Luo Jingshan would point out the shortcomings of the two, and veteran team members such as Qi Xuan and He Xiaoluo would also share their experience in fighting monsters.

Of course, it wasn't just the two of them; the rest of the group would also fight against the monsters under Luo Jingshan's arrangement. After all, only when everyone's strength was improved would they be safer carrying out their missions in the Ten Thousand Demon Forest.

Time passed slowly, and Li Youan's "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear" became increasingly proficient through practical experience. It was no longer just a mechanical repetition of moves, but rather he could adapt his fighting style to different monsters.

Furthermore, he had become even more proficient in the formation techniques that Bai Ze had previously taught him, and had a better understanding of the timing for releasing different formations. In addition, Li Youan had also gained new insights into how to quickly set up simple formations in actual combat.

Dongfang Jinghong's illusion sword technique became increasingly exquisite, and the flight ability of the Blazing Fire Armor was applied more flexibly and variedly.

In this intense battle, Li Youan and Dongfang Jinghong absorbed and digested the combat experience at an astonishing speed, and their strength rapidly improved under the tempering of these real battles.

Finally, on the afternoon of the third day, the 13th squad arrived at a high ground about twenty miles from the Miasma Valley.

Looking towards the Miasma Valley from here, everyone can see that the entire northwest direction is shrouded in a layer of gray-green mist, as if they were two completely different worlds.

Even from such a distance, Li Youan could sense an extremely oppressive atmosphere emanating from the gray-green mist.

An oppressive atmosphere.