Facing this sudden turn of events, Liu Chen reacted extremely quickly. He unhesitatingly took out a Golden Snake Gu from his System backpack, which he hadn't used for a long time.
"Swallow me!" Liu Chen commanded the Golden Snake Gu.
As his voice faded, the golden python formed by the Golden Snake Gu instantly appeared before him. This massive golden python had a huge body, its scales shining with dazzling light, looking majestic and awe-inspiring.
As soon as the golden python appeared, it immediately opened its gaping maw and swallowed Liu Chen whole.
Just as the Wind Leopard's sharp claws were about to reach Liu Chen, the Golden Snake Gu had already completed this action, then immediately coiled its body, forming a snake coil.
"Clang!"
A crisp metallic clang suddenly rang out. The Wind Leopard's sharp claws fiercely struck the Golden Snake Gu's scales, but failed to cause any damage.
However, the Wind Leopard did not give up. It seemed to be enraged, furiously unleashing One by one wind blades that sliced towards the Golden Snake Gu's body like dense raindrops.
At this moment, Liu Chen had already been swallowed by the Golden Snake Gu. His body was completely enveloped inside the Golden Snake Gu, surrounded by complete darkness. Liu Chen took a deep breath, then held it.
At the same time, Liu Chen unhesitatingly gave an order to the Thousand Li Earth Wolf Spider: "Kill it!"
The Thousand Li Earth Wolf Spider flashed, speeding towards the Wind Leopard like lightning.
"Let me show you my System combo skill!" Liu Chen revealed a smile no one could see inside the Golden Snake Gu's belly.
Facing such a dangerous situation, Liu Chen remained calm in the face of peril. He made a decisive move, putting this Golden Snake Gu into his System backpack. Surprisingly, the moment the Golden Snake Gu was put into the System backpack, Liu Chen also entered the System backpack with it!
This was a small trick Liu Chen accidentally discovered while studying the System. Originally, he just wanted to try if he could put a Golden Snake Gu that had swallowed a living creature into the System backpack, and he didn't expect it to actually succeed.
However, due to the Golden Snake Gu's not-too-large size, the use of this trick was still somewhat limited. Otherwise, Liu Chen even intended to use this Golden Snake Gu as a storage Gu, which would make it convenient for him to carry more items.
Prior to this, Liu Chen had already tested this trick. He found that he could stay in the System backpack for a maximum of three minutes, which also happened to be the limit of his breath-holding time.
Facing the suddenly disappeared Golden Snake Gu and Liu Chen, the Wind Leopard was clearly stunned.
This momentary pause, in an intense battle, even a split-second pause, could become the key factor in determining victory or defeat.
Just as the Wind Leopard was momentarily stunned, the Thousand Li Earth Wolf Spider approached it swiftly like a ghost. This giant spider raised its drill-like feelers, glittering with cold light, and stabbed straight towards the Wind Leopard.
The Wind Leopard felt the threat from the Thousand Li Earth Wolf Spider. Its body trembled violently, and a powerful whirlwind immediately surged around it. This whirlwind, like an iron wall, tried to resist the Thousand Li Earth Wolf Spider's fatal blow.
However, the Wind Leopard's whirlwind shield appeared incredibly solid, but the Gu worm rank it activated was only Third Rank, and compared to the Rank Five Thousand Li Earth Wolf Spider, the gap in strength was obvious.
With a crisp 'crack,' the Wind Shield Gu instantly shattered under the Thousand Li Earth Wolf Spider's fierce attack, and the whirlwind shield also broke. The drill-like feelers pierced through the Wind Leopard's body without obstruction, and blood splattered out like a fountain.
The Wind Leopard let out a mournful wail, its painful cries echoing through the mountain forest. Its body was also directly pinned to the ground.
The Wind Leopard did not wait for death. It endured the intense pain and continuously launched wind blade attacks at the Thousand Li Earth Wolf Spider.
At this critical moment, another Gu worm on the Wind Leopard was immediately activated, and then its body transformed into a Flowing Wind, darting fifteen meters away at an astonishing speed.
Then, it unhesitatingly rushed into the mountain forest, but the injuries caused by the Thousand Li Earth Wolf Spider were too severe. The Wind Leopard only staggered a few steps before collapsing in the mountain forest, its crimson blood flowing and staining a large patch of snow.
The Thousand Li Earth Wolf Spider then came to the Wind Leopard's side, dragging the Wind Leopard's corpse back towards the village, emitting the Five-Rank Gu worm's pressure, which also prevented the wild Gu worms on the Wind Leopard from escaping.
Three minutes passed in a flash. Liu Chen quickly took out the Golden Snake Gu that had swallowed him from the System backpack. Under his control, the Golden Snake Gu opened its mouth and slowly spat Liu Chen out.
Liu Chen's body was still enveloped in a thin protective light cover of White Jade Gu, and he clutched a spirit stone that was mostly depleted in his hand.
It wasn't until Liu Chen saw the Wind Leopard's corpse with his own eyes that a huge weight was finally lifted from his heart.
"Damn beast!" Liu Chen walked furiously to the Wind Leopard's corpse and kicked it hard. This kick used all his strength, as if to vent all his anger on this exotic beast.
Liu Chen truly couldn't understand why he was so unlucky, inexplicably attacked by this Wind Leopard. He couldn't help but wonder if his luck had become particularly bad ever since he decided to leave Qing Mao Mountain and head to White Bone Mountain.
Failing to refine two key Gu worms in a row, settling in a random village, only to be attacked by an exotic beast here. All of this made him feel very surprised and helpless.
"Is this fate?" Liu Chen looked up at the sky and muttered, "Because I stole Lao Mo's Opportunity, I'm being targeted by fate? Should I still go to White Bone Mountain then?"
However, the sky remained clear and cloudless, without the slightest change, as if it wouldn't give him any answer at all.
"This Wind Leopard's corpse is really a good thing, it definitely can't be wasted!" Liu Chen thought to himself. Although the gloom in his heart was still difficult to dispel, he still decided to try to gain some benefits from this Wind Leopard as much as possible.
So, he unhesitatingly gave an order to the Golden Snake Gu beside him: "Swallow this Wind Leopard directly!"
Upon receiving the command, the Golden Snake Gu quickly acted. It opened its gaping maw and swallowed the Wind Leopard's corpse in one bite.
Liu Chen felt a little comforted watching the Golden Snake Gu swallow the Wind Leopard. However, he didn't forget to check if there were any other valuable things on the Wind Leopard.
After a careful inspection, Liu Chen was surprised to find that there were three wild Gu worms parasitizing the Wind Leopard, and all of them were Third Rank Gu worms!