Chapter 1497 - 557: Sowing Discord, Watching Tigers Fight
The tiger-faced leopard that walked out was clearly different from the other leopards.
Its light wheel physique was at least one or two times larger than an ordinary tiger-faced leopard, covered entirely in golden mottled circles.
Earlier, Luo Qianche cooperated with the Huangquan Team, slaying more than twenty tiger leopards in one go, coupled with the fierceness of Little Wuya and Little Zhiyo, thoroughly enraging the Leopard King.
"Turns out this group of tiger-faced leopards has a leader, that’s not going to be easy to deal with."
Bo Qing and the others felt a slight unease in their hearts.
They had hunted many demon beasts; generally, demon beasts with a leader often have clear division of roles, and unlike ordinary demon beasts, are not easy to repel.
But with advantages come disadvantages as well.
Taking this group of tiger-faced leopards for example, the real opponent now is just that one Leopard King.
This Leopard King is not ordinary at all.
Ye Lingyue was secretly vigilant.
With demonic power spreading, the copper coin-like circles on the Leopard King’s body turned into stripes, which were Demon Marks.
As the Demon Marks appeared, the Leopard King’s forelimbs lifted off the ground, swaying as it stood upright like a human.
The demonic power transformed into a thick black mist.
Great Demon Peak Level!
A sudden spray of black foul gas came from the Leopard King’s mouth.
The foul gas was incredibly pungent, corroding the flame wall of Little Wuya upon contact.
With the Leopard King’s move, the demon leopards previously intimidated by Ye Lingyue and others began to stir restlessly.
Like a barrage of arrows, they leaped over the extinguished flame wall.
"Everyone, scatter."
Ye Lingyue had just given the order when Luo Qianche beside her drew a sharp breath.
Ye Lingyue glanced down and saw her arm had a wound, the wound was dark and looked like she had been injured in the previous confrontation.
Ye Lingyue hesitated slightly.
A demon beast at Great Demon Peak Level, plus the strange Demon Marks, impossible to kill in a short time.
Unable to win, the best strategy is to flee.
"Senior Brother Xiao Chuan, you and Situ take City Lord Luo to find Guangzi. Guangzi can heal City Lord Luo’s poison."
Not knowing if Luo Qianche’s poison was severe, Ye Lingyue decided swiftly to split up.
"Hurry, Bo Qing and I will head south, I remember there’s a river over there."
Bo Qing said, exchanging glances with Ye Lingyue before they both took off running.
"Ten Layers of Heaven."
Ye Lingyue released the Divine Power Skill as she leaped.
The dozens of tiger-faced leopards, once entering the range of Ten Layers of Heaven, their limbs slowed as if stuck in mud.
Ye Lingyue and the others seized the opportunity and scattered left and right.
Roar——
The Leopard King, seeing its prey escaping, roared in fury.
It too was affected by the Ten Layers of Heaven but swiftly broke through the influence with its higher cultivation than other tiger-faced leopards, hesitated in mid-air for a moment.
It finally locked its gaze towards the direction where Ye Lingyue and Bo Qing had vanished.
Clearly, the Leopard King also noticed, the most obstructive one was that black-faced woman.
The Leopard King sprinted furiously, its form swept across like a gale.
Wherever it passed, the fierce demonic power snapped trees one after another, Ye Lingyue and Bo Qing were running ahead.
Ye Lingyue merely followed Bo Qing’s lead, since Bo Qing’s luck was good, the chosen direction was likely the right path.
After about an hour, sure enough, a river several hundred feet wide appeared ahead.
Upon seeing the river, at first the two were overjoyed, but soon their expressions darkened.
Because they found the suspension bridge over the river had been cut intentionally.
It appeared that the group fleeing from Shui City earlier, after crossing the bridge, cut it off for self-protection.
The river was empty without any ferry, plus a layer of black, dense mist hung over the river, seeming like a swamp, even flying over could pose a risk of poisoning.
"Didn’t expect my luck to run out too. Ling Yue, looks like we’re in for a tough fight."
Bo Qing laughed bitterly.
Behind them, that tiger-faced Leopard King was already closing in.
"Wait, maybe not."
Ye Lingyue seemed to have found something, she quickly glanced at a direction in the river.
Just then, she sharply noticed two unfamiliar auras in the northwest section of the river.
Demon beasts, and judging by the aura, these demon beasts were quite strong.
"There are other demon beasts in the river?"
Ye Lingyue and Bo Qing were delighted, Ye Lingyue promptly took out two Invisibility Elixirs, and they moved towards the source of the aura.
On the river’s shore, they indeed found demon beasts.
There were two Short-nosed Green Dragon Male and Female Crocodiles, their bodies covered in scales, rumored to have draconic blood and extremely domineering among demon beasts. Adult Short-nosed Green Dragon Crocodiles are comparable to a Great Demon Peak existence.
But because Azure Dragon Crocodiles are quite rare, whenever they appear in water bodies, they become the local overlords.
Ye Lingyue and Bo Qing discovered a pair of Azure Dragon Crocodiles, the male Azure Dragon Crocodile was lying on the female Short-nosed Crocodile.
This season is precisely the breeding season for demon crocodiles.
"Ahem, Ling Yue, there’s nothing to see here, we should just..."
Bo Qing coughed awkwardly, his face reddening, secretly grateful he’d taken the Invisibility Elixir, or else he’d be embarrassed if Ye Lingyue saw his face.
"Excellent. Bo Qing, you really are the Treasure Child, your luck is extraordinary."
Ye Lingyue couldn’t help but cheer out, forgetting she’d taken an Invisibility Elixir.
The two crocodiles were mating, and then the female crocodile suddenly screamed.
A tiger-faced leopard tooth fell from the sky, piercing the female crocodile’s heart.
From the tooth, a thread of black Cauldron Breath seeped into the female crocodile’s wound.
With a muffled explosion, like a dud suddenly going off, the female crocodile’s heart exploded.
This tooth was something Ye Lingyue had negotiated from Situ the night before.
The female crocodile died instantly.
The male Azure Dragon Crocodile had its moment ruined, naturally furious.
Yet all around was empty with no sign of the attacker.
Just then, from across the river came swift movement sounds, that demon-patterned Tiger-faced Leopard King was already chasing over.
Smelling the scent of the tiger-faced leopard, the male Azure Dragon Crocodile dashed towards the tiger-faced leopard in a frenzy.
The male Azure Dragon Crocodile and tiger-faced Leopard King are the two dominant forces of this area.
The Leopard King commands the forest’s tiger-faced leopard group, the male crocodile controls the water demon beasts of this area.
Both Great Demon Level beasts, equally matched in strength, usually not interfering with each other.
But today, with the male crocodile losing its mate, the two beasts fought ferociously.
Taking advantage of this gap, Ye Lingyue swiftly captured the female Azure Dragon Crocodile into her Qiankun Bag, and sneaked away with Bo Qing.