Chapter 11 Gold Devouring Leopard
The yellow of the setting sun shone through the layers of treetops. Tang San, who was sprinkling the powder, caught a glimpse of unusual movement from the corner of his eye.
With the unique skills of the Tang Sect and the experience of two lives, Tang San instantly caught the sound of breaking through the air from the side. In a flash, Tang San stepped on the ghost and dodged the sharp claws that attacked from the dark at an extremely subtle distance.
Looking closely, a golden leopard was looking at him cautiously.
Shi Yi and the others also noticed the movement from Tang San's side, and several people quickly gathered together.
This leopard was completely different from the usual ones. Its body was larger than the one Shi Yi saw in the zoo in his previous life. The sharp claws with a strong metallic luster showed its extraordinaryness. The extremely developed legs were thick and powerful, and every step sank deeply into the mud.
"Is this... a gold devouring leopard?" Looking at this golden leopard, Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up.
Shi Yi was also surprised. He had been with Yu Xiaogang for two years without any slackness. He could tell at a glance that the age of the gold-eating leopard in front of him was very suitable.
"Is there really such a thing as luck in this world?" Shi Yi thought to himself.
If the mandragora snake in the original book was lucky, then was this gold-eating leopard just a coincidence?
Shi Yi was not sure. In his opinion, the so-called luck was nothing more than something destined by heaven, and in this world, destiny often meant the decision of God.
Seeing that Shi Yi had a large number of people, the gold-eating leopard showed humanized seriousness and solemnity on his face. The golden hair on his body exploded, and the claws on his feet stretched out, faintly emitting golden aura, trying to intimidate Shi Yi and his people.
Shi Yi looked at the gold-eating leopard and was slightly surprised. The intelligence of this soul beast was higher than he had imagined.
"I'll leave it to you." Yu Xiaogang smiled at the dean beside him.
The dean nodded, and his expression seemed very relaxed. With his strength as a soul master, he was confident that he could kill an ordinary thousand-year soul beast, not to mention this ordinary hundred-year soul beast.
Shi Yi was somewhat curious about this dean who had not been described in much detail. The next second, the dean summoned a long sword, and four white, yellow, purple and yellow soul rings lingered around his body.
Feeling the aura of the dean, the foot of the gold-eating leopard could not help but retreat slightly, as if ready to escape at any time.
Shi Yi watched carefully. This was the first time he saw a serious soul master fight. As for the children in the academy, they were just fighting.
As the dean's soul ring lit up, the long sword in his hand also lit up. His eyes were as sharp as a knife, and he stared at every move of the gold-eating leopard. The blade of the long sword glowed with a faint blue light under the moonlight, and the blade was so sharp that it seemed that it could even split the air in two. The dean's feet were not straight, and his body was slightly leaning forward, ready to fight at any time.
Suddenly, the gold-eating leopard let out a low roar. He knew that he couldn't run away at this time. Running away at this time would be equivalent to giving his back to the opponent. He kicked his hind legs hard, and pounced on the dean like a golden lightning. Its claws became dim with the light of the setting sun, with the power to tear everything apart, and a strong sound of breaking through the air. The dean's eyes were stern, and the long sword drew a perfect arc in the air, slashing towards the attack of the gold-eating leopard's claws.
The blade collided with the claws of the gold-eating leopard, making a crisp metal collision sound. The dean took advantage of the force, turned his body, and dragged the long sword along with the momentum. The fast and strong force cut the fur of the gold-eating leopard. The gold-eating leopard felt pain and roared, but it did not retreat. Instead, it pounced on the dean more fiercely.
"Is this the battle of soul masters? Although it is simple, with the speed and power of the soul power, simple moves can become extremely effective. No wonder no one in this world studies things like moves." Shi Yi said secretly in his heart.
Obviously, in this era when most soul masters cannot cultivate to the level of soul saints, moves are not that important. Cultivation is the most important thing. Moreover, those who cannot even reach the peak of cultivation obviously do not have the qualifications to create powerful moves, but the Haotian Sect is obviously the exception.
The dean did not retreat but advanced, relying on his own reaction to dodge. Although he was a little embarrassed, he shuttled accurately among the attacks of the gold-eating leopard. Every swing of the knife was accurate to the vital point of the gold-eating leopard. The difference in cultivation and intelligence was revealed at this moment. Most of the dean's attacks were able to hit successfully.
The battle became more and more intense. The figures of the dean and the gold-eating leopard intertwined in the forest. The knife light and the leopard shadow intertwined into a thrilling picture. In the end, in the contest of strength and speed again and again, the dean's long knife cut off the two hind legs of the gold-eating leopard. The gold-eating leopard wailed and fell to the ground with unwillingness in his eyes.
Having lost its hind legs, it could no longer move normally. At this time, Yu Xiaogang took out a short sword from somewhere and handed it to Tang San, saying, "Xiao San, this decision is related to your entire soul master career. This soul beast is of the right age. If you decide, go and kill it yourself."
Tang San took the short sword and hesitated for a moment, but still walked towards the gold-eating leopard firmly. He was not very confident in his plan, but very confident in the Tang Sect's unique skills. He believed that in this wild world where the skills have not yet been popularized, the Tang Sect's unique skills will definitely shine in this world.
Soon, the sharp blade pierced through the head, and a faint yellow light began to condense above the body of the gold-eating leopard, and a yellow soul ring appeared in front of everyone.
Shi Yi looked at this scene and seemed quite interested. He asked Yu Xiaogang, "Teacher, do you know why soul rings appear after soul beasts die?"
Yu Xiaogang was slightly startled when he heard this. For him, this question was like why people were born, and he couldn't answer it.
"It's not like no one has asked this question before, but no one knows the answer. The current mainstream explanation for soul rings is that after the soul beast dies, the cultivation, bloodline and residual soul on its body are combined into an energy body." Yu Xiaogang said slowly.
Shi Yi nodded slightly. Yes, soul rings generally have these things as Yu Xiaogang said, but why can soul masters absorb soul rings to push themselves to break through the boundaries, and soul beasts can transform into humans after deep cultivation, and where did the world's first soul master come from? These are all very intriguing questions.
Shi Yi didn't think much about it. He understood that all doubts came from his own lack of strength. When his strength is sufficient, many things will naturally be understood.
At this time, Tang San has begun to absorb soul rings, slowly condensing his soul power into his palm. With a light blue halo, blue silver grass grows out from his palm, emitting a faint breath of life and swaying gently with the fluctuation of soul power.
"Come on, my first soul ring, I hope you can shine your own light in the new world with the unique skills of the Tang Sect." Tang San said secretly in his heart.
Under the guidance of the pale blue light, the Hundred-Year Gold Devouring Leopard Soul Ring slowly flew towards Tang San.
Yu Xiaogang stared at the floating soul ring and reminded him at the right time, saying in a deep voice: "Sit cross-legged and focus on your martial spirit."
Tang San followed his words and sat cross-legged on the spot, focusing his attention on the martial spirit in his right hand. At this time, as the Hundred-Year Gold Devouring Leopard Soul Ring approached, he felt an unprecedentedly strong pressure, and even the bones in his body made a slight sound under this pressure.
Soon, the yellow halo came to the top of Tang San's head, without giving him any chance to react, the yellow halo suddenly shrank and turned into a bracelet-sized, but extremely solid golden ring that fell directly on the blue silver grass martial spirit in the palm of his right hand.
Tang San felt as if his right hand was invading magma, a stream of hot energy rushed in crazily, and a violent heat flow rushed into his body instantly, and in an instant, his internal organs were burning. His body couldn't help but tremble violently.
"No matter how the power of the spirit ring impacts your body, remember to stay awake. Only in this way can you make better use of the power of the spirit ring in the future."
This was the last sentence Tang San heard from the master. The next second, he closed his eyes and his consciousness was completely immersed in the boiling ocean.
While Tang San absorbed the spirit ring, he looked at the lifeless body of the gold-eating leopard. Shi Yi summoned Xiao Yi.
Shi Yi casually broke off a branch and wrote on the ground: "Can I eat it?"
In the past two years, Xiao Yi has learned a lot of words under Shi Yi's training. Although there is still some gap between his expression ability and that of normal children, at least Shi Yi can understand the general intention from Xiao Yi's answer.
Seeing Shi Yi writing on the ground, this scene surprised the dean. He has been practicing martial spirits for so many years, but he has never heard of anyone who can communicate with his martial spirit in a human way.
When the dean saw the crooked word "can" written by Xiao Yi on the ground, the surprise in his eyes was even greater.
Shi Yi was also surprised to see Xiao Yi's answer, but he was relieved after thinking about it. The weaker the thing, the more inclusive it is, just like a drop of water can be integrated into anything. Moreover, in the modern knowledge system, ants are omnivores, and there are many things that can be eaten, including meat.
Thinking of this, Shi Yi whispered to Xiao Yi: "Then go and eat the meat."
Xiao Yi nodded humanely and even showed a hint of eagerness and desire, and soon lay on the body of the gold-eating leopard and gnawed it.
Yu Xiaogang also sighed when he saw this scene. Since Shi Yi appeared, he has opened up many new ideas for him. He has also tried this method to try to let Luo Sanpao evolve on his own, but Luo Sanpao looked disgusted no matter what kind of soul beast he saw, as if eating a bite would taint its precious bloodline.
Even the thousand-year-old Asian dragon that he asked Flanders to take him to find, Luo Sanpao didn't even look at it.
This process was not very long. Every piece of flesh and blood that Xiao Yi ate turned into energy as if it were a bottomless pit, until the body of the gold-eating leopard completely disappeared in front of everyone.
"Please, Dean, protect my junior brother." Shi Yi bowed slightly to the Dean.
The Dean nodded and sat cross-legged beside Tang San, while Yu Xiaogang and Shi Yi also set up a tent nearby.
It was getting dark, and Shi Yi did not enter the state of cultivation for the first time. After all, the Dean needed to protect Tang San who was absorbing the spirit ring. A gold-eating leopard had just died here. If something came, the master and apprentice would not have much fighting power. Shi Yi simply took this time to carefully observe the changes that Xiao Yi had after devouring the body of the spirit beast.
You don't know until you see it. Shi Yi was also surprised. Under the background of the campfire, the carapace on Xiao Yi's body had a hint of imperceptible metallic luster. If Shi Yi was not close, he would not be able to detect this tiny luster.
"Gold attribute? This world doesn't seem to have gold attribute, or sharpness?"
"Sure enough, plundering is the quickest and most effective method. I just don't know if the more the little ants devour, the more they will reject other attributes that counteract it."
Seeing the changes in the little ants, Shi Yi's young face also showed a smile.
"It seems that I have to stay in the Sunset Forest for a while when I am strong enough."
Now Shi Yi can only rely on the masters' car. In the final analysis, it is because he does not have the ability to hunt soul beasts alone. Thinking of this, Shi Yi's eyes fell on Tang San. When Tang San builds the Zhuge God Crossbow, he can also consider going to the Sunset Forest.
According to Shi Yi's calculation, six years later, when Tang San is twelve years old, he will be able to go to Shrek with Yu Xiaogang to get a Zhuge God Crossbow. With the Zhuge God Crossbow, as long as Shi Yi is careful, he can still get around in the Sunset Forest. Moreover, the Yin-Yang Eyes of Ice and Fire in the Sunset Forest also have what Shi Yi wants most, which must be obtained before Tang San.
With this in mind, Shi Yi took out a book from his storage belt and started reading by the firelight.
There was no conversation that night. When Tang San slowly opened his eyes, it was already bright, and the vigorous vitality brought by the new day seemed to be calling his body.
Tang San looked down at himself and found that his body seemed to have undergone some changes because of the spirit ring. His originally thin figure seemed to have grown a little taller, his shoulders were a little wider, and his skin had an extra layer of lustrous luster.
Between his gestures, the feeling of lightness full of power was so comfortable. He didn't need to deliberately experiment. He also knew that not only did his internal strength break through the bottleneck, but the functions of all aspects of his body were also greatly improved under the effect of the spirit ring of the Hundred-Year Gold Devouring Leopard.
"Teacher." After waking up, the first person Tang San thought of was Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang, who was sitting not far away, smiled and said, "You're awake. It seems that you have gained a lot."
Shi Yi and the dean also set their eyes on Tang San. Tang San nodded excitedly and said, "Look."
As he spoke, Tang San raised his right hand, and a faint white light appeared on the surface of his skin. Then, dark blue silver grass swarmed out from his palm, and the dark blue leaves faintly exuded a sharp meaning. A clear yellow halo rose from his feet and circled around his body. It was the distinctive feature of a one-ring spirit master.
The next moment, Tang San's left hand kept swinging back, and several leaves shot into the tree trunk not far away like scimitars.
"What an accurate technique." Yu Xiaogang was surprised. He suddenly understood why Tang San developed his martial spirit in this way.
And this is just an entry-level technique among the Tang Sect's hidden weapons, the hand-swinging arrow.
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(End of this chapter)