Chapter 228 Battle and Slaughter
Holding the knife, his sharp eyes scanned the surroundings as he roared, "Who else?!"
Upon hearing this, Hu Shiba and Jiao Shiwu, who were usually on good terms with him, immediately lowered their front paws and bowed their heads towards Shan Wu, happily echoing, "Shan Shiwu is mighty!"
Then, the two of them were swatted away by Leopard Five from behind and crashed into the stone wall. Leopard Five immediately transformed into his magic leopard form, his body covered in dazzling yellow spots, and stood upright, roaring towards the roof.
Leopard Five, born with two tails, possesses the cultivation of an Emperor, and excels in stealth warfare. She is also a master killer trained by Yaochi since childhood.
But she was different from Liao Gang. She specialized in blood magic and was naturally quick-witted and ruthless. She had been looking for an opportunity to rebel against Liao Gang and become the head of the unloading workshop.
Unexpectedly, today Shan Wuxian actually uttered those words.
Leopard Five would never miss such a sure-fire way to make money. So, the moment Shan Wu uttered the word, she immediately mobilized her spiritual power, raised her knife, and surrounded the enemy, shouting "Fight!" This provoked Liao Gang into accepting the duel.
Having fought alongside Canglan Jun for many years, Shan Wu always maintained a clear mind in such situations. His imperial aura was fully revealed as he said to Ji Rong, "Nephew, please give a good pill to Fifteen and Eighteen, who support us. After I kill this unconvinced bastard, I will drink wine with them."
As he spoke, Shan Wu maintained his tiger form and rushed towards Leopard Five. He activated the "Spirit Refining Scripture," and eight invisible chains of spiritual energy attacked Leopard Five. Leopard Five sensed the unusual fluctuations of spiritual energy around him and retreated repeatedly. As soon as he took a step back, Shan Wu wielded three swords and slashed, cutting off Leopard Five's retreat.
Leopard Five was no ordinary person either; she flipped over and soared into the air, breaking free from Shan Wu's encirclement.
Then, she gently swung her hind paw backward, and ten sharp little iron knives, gleaming with a dark, eerie light, shot towards Shan Wu's neck with the precision of arrows.
Shan Wu was equally agile, dodging the small iron knives with a few flips. He then conjured twice as many chains of spiritual energy to continue surrounding Leopard Five.
Whenever he cornered Leopard Five, Leopard Five would always manage to use the still-standing wall as a fulcrum to escape Shan Wu's blockade.
Ji Rong watched absentmindedly from the outside. She fed Hu Shiba and Jiao Shiwu each a specially made pill from the mountain peak, and then Ji Rong transformed into her magic bird form.
She found the base of the array, focused her mind on the spiritual platform, and then her claws suddenly grabbed the base. Roots burrowed down her claws and found the energy source where the spirit crystals were placed, completely destroying the broken array. The slaughterhouse collapsed as a result.
As the slaughterhouse collapsed, the vortex of wind stirred up by Liao Gang's death immediately entered the ruins of the slaughterhouse. The sky full of earth and rocks blocked the cultivators' vision, and they scattered and ran far away.
Shan Wu and Bao Wu each hid in the ruins, remaining secretive and not coming out.
Ji Rong flew into the sky, hovering and surveying above. She then made a diving motion before quickly turning around and flying to the side. Her graceful figure was very conspicuous in the vortex of wind, but no cultivators clapped or cheered.
"Sigh," Ji Rong, who had failed to lure the beast, flew far away. She stopped on a big tree, looked at the dust in the sky and sighed. She looked around for a while and then squinted before quickly disappearing into the ruins that were completely covered by dust.
Ji Rong originally intended to create an opening to lure Leopard Five into making a move. If Leopard Five couldn't resist using his strength against her, she would use the Xuanhuan wooden plaque given to her by Shan Zhongfeng to block it.
As it turned out, Leopard Five wasn't fooled at all. Ji Rong thought to himself, "What a waste of my brilliant performance."
Leopard Five was patient enough to wait, but Shan Wu wasn't. He had just defeated Liao Gang, which had already depleted a large amount of spiritual energy, and his continuous use of the "Spirit Refining Scripture" was also extremely energy-consuming.
Shan Wu wielded a chain of spiritual energy, causing the nearby rocks to clang loudly. Then, three flying knives and dozens of wind blades flew out from the shadows ahead, accurately shooting towards the rocks.
Shan Wu wanted to chase after him, but the slight noise coming from the other side told him that Leopard Five was no longer where he was.
"Cunning!" Shan Wu and Bao Wu cursed in unison.
Both Shan Wu and Bao Wu were extremely experienced hunters, but the strong winds in the sky did not allow them to hide. One after another, the wind vortexes stirred up the soil and stones on the slaughterhouse ruins, making Shan Wu and Bao Wu's bright yellow figures stand out in the soil and wind.
With a hissing sound, twenty small curved blades, accompanied by hundreds of chilling wind blades, flew towards Shan Wu. Shan Wu immediately drew a blade with his left claw and hurled it at Bao Wu. He then stood up and swung his three blades swiftly, quickly scattering the twenty curved blades and hundreds of wind blades.
Then Shan Wu, wielding three swords, charged forward and slashed at Bao Wu. Bao Wu let Shan Wu pounce, a crimson light flashing in her eyes. Her front paws moved, and thin, bloodshot tendons shot out from them, binding Shan Wu.
As the ropes approached Shan Wu, they began to burrow into his body. They sucked blood, forcing Shan Wu to retract the spiritual energy chains into his body to protect his meridians, leaving only two chains beside him for protection.
As Leopard Five sensed the fading spiritual energy fluctuations around Shan Wu, it immediately opened its mouth and bit down hard on Shan Wu, who was bound by tendon ropes.
Leopard Five's mouth sank into Shan Wu's neck.
"Crack!" Her throat was also shattered by Shan Wu's spiritual energy chain, making it impossible for her to swallow.
Just then, thick roots burst forth from the ruins, climbing up Leopard Five's limbs and neck like snakes.
"My dear nephew is here!" Shan Wu was overjoyed. He immediately drew another knife from his three knives and chopped it straight at Leopard Five's forehead.
Leopard Five's unwilling roar echoed in the air. Then, her soul couldn't help but chase after that tendril. As soon as her thoughts drifted away, her neck was broken, and her stomach was ripped open by Shan Wuyong's great force, her intestines spilling out onto the ground.
Emperor Butcher Leopard Five, dead! He died because of his absolute confidence in the Blood Magic and Ji Rong's sneak attack!
As soon as Leopard Five died, the wasteland surrounding the slaughterhouse cracked open, and chilling spring water shot into the air like sharp swords.
The wind vortex in the air became even more violent, with tiny wind blades swirling around it and weaving through the space between heaven and earth.
Crouching amidst the ruins, Ji Rong had nowhere to hide and was struck by the chilling spring sword, which pierced a piece of her flesh.
Yamanashi maintained his upright stance, letting the wind blades slash at him.
Holding the three-bladed sword with seventeen notches in one claw, he retrieved the thrown sword from the ruins and inserted it back into the hilt of the three-bladed sword.
Then, gathering the remaining spiritual energy within him, he roared again, "Who else?!"
This time, no cultivators came to respond.
“Uncle,” Ji Rong called from below, “Quickly pull me out and take me to the medicine shop.”
Upon hearing this sound, Shan Wu immediately pulled Ji Rong out and carried her to the medicine shop.
This time, the black-dog cultivator learned his lesson and respectfully ushered the ragged Ji Rong and Shan Wu inside, letting Shan Wu carry Ji Rong to find Qing Qizi.
Qingqizi was not there. When Shenlao saw that neither of them had a good spot on their skin, he was very surprised. Without asking any questions, he carefully stroked his sparse beard, then suddenly plucked five hairs and handed them to Shan Wudao: "Eat them. Feed two to Qingjizi, and you eat three."
Then the old ginseng jumped to the ground and fled to call Qingqizi.
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