Chapter 1001 - 999: Snow Leopard
The Snow Leopard obviously doesn’t understand how to hide its strength, showcasing its Celestial Dao Three-Star power without reservation. This put Chen Tianlong in a predicament.
He’s on the tree at the moment, and if he jumps down like this, he’s sure to be attacked by the Snow Leopard. But if he doesn’t come down, can this fellow actually climb trees?
Chen Tianlong had never heard of Snow Leopards being able to climb trees, but this wasn’t an ordinary Snow Leopard. Who knows what skills this guy might have?
As he was in a dilemma, suddenly there was a "boom," and Chen Tianlong felt his body shake violently, almost being thrown off directly. After focusing his gaze, oh my, it turned out the Snow Leopard had crashed into the tree.
The tree was not large to begin with, it could be embraced by an arm. This kind of tree trunk swayed a lot when hit by the Snow Leopard.
After a hard time waiting for the tree to stop shaking, Chen Tianlong’s eyes sparkled from the shaking, just about to catch his breath and calm his nerves, yet, unexpectedly, the tree started shaking again.
Clearly, this Snow Leopard would not rest until Chen Tianlong was shaken off from the tree.
"Damn it!"
After cursing, Chen Tianlong threw the branch in his hand down. The Snow Leopard dodged it in a flash, and Chen Tianlong took the opportunity to leap down.
"Grrr..."
A strange sound came from the Snow Leopard’s mouth, which clearly differed from typical Snow Leopards. Its claws were as sharp as daggers, each looking quite intimidating.
"Bao, don’t come over, we have no grudges, I’m just gathering some firewood, it doesn’t bother you, right?" High-level Spirit Beasts can usually understand human language, so Chen Tianlong tried to clarify.
However, the Snow Leopard did not heed Chen Tianlong’s words. After scratching the ground several times with its claws, it suddenly raised its head and emitted a chill. In this cold and frozen place, few people linger overnight, for fear that a large group of armed humans would come to hunt them down once they are discovered.
It could escape, but its descendants would suffer.
Originally, the Spirit Beast Snow Leopard didn’t want to kill Chen Tianlong’s group, but one of its family members was seen by Chen Tianlong during the day. In other words, they’ve already been exposed. Spirit Beast Leopard certainly didn’t know if Chen Tianlong was good or bad, but once he returned and reported, many hunters might come to attack them.
Better to wrongly kill a thousand than wrongly let one go.
"Whoosh!"
As Chen Tianlong finished speaking, the Snow Leopard leaped and charged over at high speed.
This speed was like a rocket. Chen Tianlong hadn’t had time to dodge before he was hit, with a loud boom, his whole body was knocked flying.
A Celestial Dao Three-Star Spirit Beast isn’t just playing around. It’s of a completely different level from a typical Celestial Dao Three-Star. Despite Chen Tianlong using Powerful Qi to protect himself, he was dazed after being hit, rolling on the ground for a while before hastily getting up.
With one hand supporting the ground, the other hand began to gather power, causing the Martial God’s Arm to ache.
Chen Tianlong was subconsciously taken aback; the Leopard had scratched several deep gashes in his right arm when it attacked him, causing blood to flow freely.
"How the hell did it manage that?" Chen Tianlong mumbled, confused by the Snow Leopard Spirit Beast’s speed. Before, when he faced Celestial Dao Five-Star experts, he could barely dodge, but now he couldn’t even evade the Celestial Dao Three-Star.
Has my speed deteriorated, or is the Spirit Beast Snow Leopard’s speed too astonishing?
Before Chen Tianlong could think any further, the Snow Leopard rushed over again, and this time Chen Tianlong already had an answer, having prepared to dodge, but was still too slow, and was knocked flying again, sustaining two gashes on his chest.
Chen Tianlong had no choice but to seal the wounds first to prevent excessive bleeding.
The Snow Leopard didn’t bite Chen Tianlong directly but opted to use its claws, perhaps it didn’t dare to bite with its mouth as this would slow it down.
It can see through Chen Tianlong’s strength, even his speed.
With Nine Yang Celestial Dragon Technique rapidly activated, this battle wasn’t easy, as if the Spirit Beast Leopard intended to slowly wear him down, not giving Chen Tianlong any chance to catch his breath.
Covered in snowflakes, Chen Tianlong rolled through the night like a snowball.
Spirit Beast Leopard watched for a while, not wanting to play anymore, knowing no special situation would happen late at night nor would they be discovered. It raised its sharp claws, planning to catch Chen Tianlong and tear him apart.
Chen Tianlong had already sensed the Spirit Beast Snow Leopard’s move, and certainly couldn’t let it succeed, otherwise, he’d be visiting Yama.
Without delay, Chen Tianlong’s hand was ready with silver needles, even if they couldn’t cause much harm, at least it would make the leopard stop for a bit.
Since entering the Celestial Dao, Chen Tianlong hadn’t fully used the Soul-Stealing Three Needles, perhaps it might trigger some upgraded version this time.
Thinking of this, Chen Tianlong closed his eyes, pushed the Nine Yang Celestial Dragon Technique’s third layer to the extreme, and activated Martial God Step, reaching peak status.
Chen Tianlong realized, whenever during a fight, only by pushing himself to the extreme state, can unexpected effects occur.
"Whoosh!"
The Spirit Beast Leopard suddenly leaped and vanished.
Chen Tianlong definitely didn’t believe it could traverse time and space, it was simply too fast.
Chen Tianlong concentrated, sensing the nearby approach while rapidly running the Heart Method, and threw the Soul-Stealing Three Needles forward without hesitation.
The Spirit Beast Leopard chuckled wickedly, knowing the kid was prepared, deciding to flank for an attack instead.
But at that moment, it was dumbfounded.
Simultaneously, Chen Tianlong was also dumbfounded.
What was happening? When did the Soul-Stealing Three Needles become so awesomely powerful? After release, it could transform into a spherical form, centering Chen Tianlong, attacking from all directions.
"Awoo..."
The powerful Soul-Stealing Three Needles attacked, inflicting numerous hits on the Spirit Beast Leopard, whose Celestial Dao Two-Star power, combined with the Martial God Step’s effect, subjected the speed-dominant Spirit Beast Leopard to torment.
Though it couldn’t inflict severe wounds on the Celestial Dao Three-Star Spirit Beast Leopard, the piercing sensation throughout was quite unbearable.
Chen Tianlong never expected to trigger the Soul-Stealing Three Needles’ second transformation move, and this move was indeed powerful. If in a group fight, its effect would be even more obvious; almost no one could evade the attack.
Of course, except for experts much stronger than himself, who could easily wave it off.
"Humph, stupid leopard, realized how formidable I am now, better not provoke me, otherwise, I’ll make you die terribly." Chen Tianlong seized the chance to threaten.
Honestly, he only had a few silver needles, carrying nine to twelve at a time. If they truly aimed to attack to the death, it would be quite troublesome.
"Grrr..."
The Snow Leopard made a sound once more, then vanished again.