Chapter 96 The Sacred Beast Under the Well

The well was very deep, the long tunnel was dark and gloomy.

The whistling wind rushed past my ears.

Su Yu could clearly sense that she was falling endlessly downwards.

With nowhere to rely on, and nowhere to go.

Oh, and this is the main body of Crystal Peak.

He closed his eyes slightly, knowing that everything in front of him was black no matter what.

"Miah, are you crazy?! You're not even using demonic energy to protect yourself?! Aaaaaah!!!"

Jingdian flapped its claws and hooked onto the thread on Su Yu's clothes shoulder, howling loudly in Su Yu's ear.

"Quickly, use demonic energy to protect yourself!!!"

...Two breaths, three breaths, we're probably almost at the bottom.

The Xue family's well is much deeper than ordinary wells.

"knew--"

Su Yu replied lazily, sounding even somewhat regretful.

The evil purple demonic energy obediently surrounded them, and their descent suddenly slowed down. Finally, they landed steadily on the broad back of a huge creature, where they were submerged in white fur.

The space underground was vast, and it was pitch black all around. The only things that could be seen were the white fur around them and the heavy breathing of the giant beast beneath them.

What a strange well! Even with their excellent night vision, the demons couldn't see it clearly.

Su Yu groped her way up in the dark, propping herself up with her hands, and turned to Jing Dian, saying, "I've delivered it to you."

The air seemed to be filled with the smell of blood, yet it carried a unique, sweet scent.

Su Yu paused in her action of taking Jing Dian off her shoulders.

The giant creature beneath them seemed to sense the movement on its back, slowly moving its claws and letting out a low growl.

"Roar—"

"Splash—"

It was the sound of chains being moved.

Jingdian suddenly jumped out: "My true form is calling me, I'll go first, goodbye, thank you!"

"Just wait patiently, I'll wake up around dawn!"

Su Yu casually hummed in agreement, then sat cross-legged in the distance, watching the little leopard waddle its short legs toward the head of the giant beast beneath it.

As the young leopard ran, its body gradually transformed into a white halo, floated lightly, and disappeared into the true Snow-Treading Crystal Leopard body beneath it.

The smell of blood in the air gradually faded.

The little leopard also disappeared completely.

Silence fell, with only darkness surrounding them and the slow, drawn-out breathing of the giant beast.

Su Yu remained silent for a moment, then simply sat cross-legged and began to cultivate.

...No demonic energy?

No wonder they were able to imprison the Snow Leopard here.

Su Yu relaxed, slumped onto the furry back, and closed her eyes to rest.

A sliver of dim light shone through the well opening and fell upon the black-robed demon youth, waking him up.

Her fine eyelashes trembled, revealing clear and bright eyes.

Su Yu got up to check, and the fur of the giant beast beneath her appeared as white as snow under that ring of light.

A majestic and ancient female voice, accompanied by the roar of a beast, appeared in Su Yu's mind.

"...Jing Dian?"

Su Yu paused for a moment: "I'm just fulfilling a transaction. Do you need any help, senior? This time it's free."

The female voice in my head chuckled softly:

Su Yu's expression softened: "Of course."

Upon hearing this, the Snow Leopard said no more and quickly began to act.

"Boom!"

Su Yu's brows furrowed. The Snow Leopard, which had been weak last night, was now brimming with powerful and potent demonic energy.

In the blink of an eye, he figured out the function of the little leopard's clone.

Jingdian was trapped in this well devoid of demonic energy. If the demonic energy in her body was exhausted, she would be unable to absorb any more to replenish it. That clone was probably a backup plan she had left for herself, in order to retrieve the clone, replenish her demonic energy, and then escape in one fell swoop.

That little leopard looked to have a very low cultivation level, but who would have thought that it possessed enough demonic energy within its body to restore its original strength to its full potential?

As for why the clone came from another city with Miss Yuan, we'll have to wait for Jingdian to tell her story later.

Su Yu crouched down to steady herself, her perspective suddenly rising. The cracking sound of chains breaking came from all directions. The Snow Leopard raised its head and growled, announcing its return to the world outside the well.

In an instant, the world before my eyes turned from dark to bright, and the howling wind swept away the old dust from the well.

Under the sunlight, the Snow Leopard finally revealed its full adult form. Black rings swirled among its white fur, and a single ice-blue diamond mark on its forehead matched its eye color, revealing a cool divinity from the snow-capped peak.

But then the demons attacked.

It was accompanied by a heart-wrenching cry: "The sacred beast is foolish! How could it aid the traitor!"

Only Su Yu understood the meaning of the roar.

The Snow Leopard was exhaling fragrant language.

Clearly, the Snow Leopard, now free, is exceptionally ferocious.

It is a beast, not a god.

With a single claw landing, ice forms instantly; with a sweep of its long tail, those so-called junior Snow Maidens were unconscious and swept away from the battlefield, their fates unknown.

The thick, white down shimmered in the sunlight, yet at this moment it resembled the hardest armor, impervious to swords and spears.

Su Yu stayed comfortably on its back, enjoying a rare position where she didn't have to fight but could only watch.

The Xue family patriarch and elders dodged in a sorry state, fully aware that they were no match for the Snow-Treading Crystal Leopard, but they still delayed and prevented Jingdian from leaving the courtyard.

"Has the Ancestor returned yet?!"

"They're almost there, on their way," the elder replied, unable to hide his relief and joy. "Our ancestor has emerged from seclusion ahead of schedule and will arrive soon!"

"Alright! If we work together, we only need to stop the sacred beast from leaving. Once the ancestor returns, he will suppress the sacred beast."

Just as they said, a moment later, an old man appeared on the horizon, with white hair and beard, dull and withered, and with a somewhat sinister air.

His voice seemed to come from the horizon, echoing all around: "Sacred Beast, why are you angry?"

Although the aura was impressive, Su Yu heard Jing Dian's embarrassed voice in her mind:

Although the Snow Clan Ancestor only had the cultivation of the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, with the addition of 60% of the power of the Snow-Treading Crystal Leopard, he had the overall power of the peak of the Integration stage. However, after the power of the Crystal Peak stage was borrowed, he only had 40% of his own power left.

After assessing the situation, Jingdian concluded that they couldn't win.

Jingdian decided to run first.

She muttered angrily:

Otherwise, she wouldn't have chosen to withdraw her clone and escape to seek revenge at this time.

Seeing that the Snow Crystal Leopard still dared to roar and provoke, the old man frowned in dissatisfaction, raised his palm and gathered demonic energy, and a huge purple palm print appeared in mid-air, ready to be unleashed.

"Sacred Beast, go back now, stop being naughty."